Shocking Inside DC Scandal Rumor: A Media Ethics Dilemma

Ron Rosenbaum.com ^ | 10/29/07 | Ron Rosenbaum

[Chaguito]

Be ready for responses from folks that can’t tease out the irony from your post.

[Cicero]

A typical family pattern that results in a child becoming homosexual is an absent father and a dominant mother. It doesn’t always work out that way, but it does fairly often.

I bring up the possibility because, when you think about it, that seems to be the story of Obama’s life. He had two fathers, both Muslims, both difficult or absent; and a dominant, trendy, rich hippie mother.

Sure, he’s married, but politicians often use marriage for cover.

This is purely speculative, of course. We’ll see. Or maybe we won’t see. I don’t know how credible this source is.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The way I heard it they’d had it for a while but don’t know what to do.

This screams "Democrat".

If it were a Republican, we'd have read it already.

[ellery]

I agree — the “in this specific form” would seem to imply that it’s someone with a well-known history of scandal. That would point to the ‘toons or Giuliani. But who knows?

[higgmeister]

Why did it take twelve paragraphs to not even say that the muckrakers and scandalmongers have some juicy gossip but have not determined yet how to spin it for the most devastating effect?

[GOPJ]

My first thought, if they’re keeping it quiet it must be a dem, but on second thought, it could be a pubbie and they are just waiting to see if he wins the primary before they release it which would help the dem candidate.

Ding, ding, ding - we have a winnah...

[joebuck]

"this rumor the LA Times is supposedly sitting on is one I never heard in this specific form before." Interesting little clue, there."

Maybe the behavior at issue involves a candidate's spouse?

[TornadoAlley3]

My guess is it is Rudy.

[pbear8]

I know, I know, Obama’s in the gay sex tape with Viscount Linley.

[Izzy Dunne]

I don't think that's it.

Rumors of Hillary's gayness have been around for years.

Rumors of straight affairs (a la Foster, Hubble) have also been around.

Some evidence of it WOULD be in that specific form.

A DIFFERENT form would be Hillary with a different species, possibly vegetable.

Hillary's been around long enough to have all sorts of rumors bound.

I'm betting O'bama, because, despite all evidence, they call him a "leading" candidate.

And they wouldn't sit on a Republican scandal.

[Dad yer funny]

yup Daralundy , .. it took all the way to 16 posts to “Ring da Bell”

[darkwing104]

Translation...It's a Democrat. Keep an eye on the Drudge Report.

[JennysCool]

By Jove, I think I've got it!

Hillary’s Mystery Woman: Who is Huma? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872041/posts

It's from last April ... and had me and a lot of others wondering. This woman, the article says, "lives with the Clintons."

[Kevmo]

If it were a republican, we’d have heard it by now, splashed everywhere. And a lesser candidate like Breck Girl or Obama wouldn’t cause this much consternation. Hildebeast may take a big hit. My guess is the democrats would rally around her.

[theDentist]

“I know something you don’t know.” - Ron Rosenbaum, 3rd Grader

[Izzy Dunne]

Maybe the behavior at issue involves a candidate's spouse?

Well, then it couldn't possibly be Hillary, because everything under the sun has been rumored about Bill.

[snowrip]

The story?

Hillary’s a MAN, baby!

[Brad from Tennessee]

Eighty percent of what the news media diseminates is shaped for political effect. If this story is genuine it must be about an individual the news media supports. The source of the story is probably an opposing candidate. The reference to “ethics” and the Los Angeles Times in the same column is a joke.

[kAcknor]

Or Chelsea's real last name is Hubble

Naw, old news. ;)

[CindyDawg]

Well, if it’s a Republican it’s better we know now than later. They can’t hurt with this.