Will Press Pounce on Drudge's Kerry Rumor?

Editor & Publisher ^ | Feb. 12, 04 | By E&P Staff

[churchillbuff]

...Late this morning, DrudgeReport.com alleged that a new scandal was about to rock the campaign of Democratic frontrunner John Kerry: some sort of purported recent marital "infidelity" that involved a woman who once worked for the Associated Press, and has now supposedly "fled the country." ...[snip] Reached by E&P for comment, AP spokesman Jack Stokes said, "We simply don't comment on stories we are pursuing or not pursuing."

Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of The Washington Post, acknowledged that his staff had begun to dig deeper into the life and career of Kerry, but said he had not heard anything about an alleged infidelity. "What we're finding, I don't know," he said. "This is the first we are looking into him this way."

[Howie66]

Bets?

[Mike Bates]

Shirley you jest, Surely.

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[PRND21]

Hannity did.

[Tacis]

I'm sorry, but since Kerry was doing the wife of the Editor of the NYT, the left wing newspapers have had to recuse themselves. They know it is a wonderful and impotrtant story but since they made such an issue of Scalia recusing himself for going duck hunting with Cheney they feel that journalistic integrity requires that they leave this alone.

[unixfox]

My guess as to who will break the silence first.

Fox News on Fox & Friends tommorrow morning unless, O'Reilly decides to run with it tonite.

Once that happens they will fall in line like good little serfs, CNN, ABC, NBC, and tagging along will be CBS.

[NC28203]

Seems like an odd question when Drudge's rumor is about the press.

"A serious investigation of the woman and the nature of her relationship with Sen. John Kerry has been underway at TIME magazine, ABC NEWS, the WASHINGTON POST, THE HILL and the ASSOCIATED PRESS."

[Prime Choice]

Will Press Pounce on Drudge's Kerry Rumor?

The "mainstream" (sic) press only pounces on rumors that negatively affect Republicans and Conservatives. In those cases, the rumors are framed as "charges."

When rumors circulate about something damaging to Democrats and Leftists, the stories are either spiked or framed as "unsubstantiated allegations."

Mark my words. This will receive little or no coverage except for character assassination of the originator of the scandal story.

[dead]

Maybe if Drudge bares his nipple.

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

(Will Press Pounce on Drudge's Kerry Rumor?)

Considering the press is Lib. I very much doubt it. If they do it will be after he is nominated.

[StacyMac]

Rush said today that there are pics of the woman on the internet. Anyone have it here that they can post, so we can get her name?

[NC28203]

Drudge makes no mention of the woman's name. How does Rush know who she is and that there are pictures of her?

[PRND21]

Maybe if Drudge bares his nipple.

Developing Hard.

[barker]

They won't cover it unless forced to because Drudge broke the story.

[faithincowboys]

Fox news can't be the first outlet to cover this--that way it'll get easily dismissed. Let the Rats (considering they dropped this bomb) fight it out and report it.

[Jet Jaguar]

Try this link. I got
it off a thread earlier today.
http://www.smashcam.com/modeling_photos.htm

[Texican72]

Maybe if Drudge bares his nipple.

Developing Hard.

Maybe for you..... < shudder> lol

[NC28203]

How does anyone know that this is the woman referred to by Drudge?

[GOPJ]

If this had been about Bush, they would have found it. The lamestream media is getting silly.

...editor of The Washington Post, acknowledged that his staff had begun to dig deeper into the life and career of Kerry, but said he had not heard anything about an alleged infidelity.

[gg188]

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