Newt just managed to spin the "open marriage" thing into a positive.

[Brass]

Quote from wjk:

I'm fascinated by your ability to dodge fact.

Fact as defined by convenient constructs to support preordained conclusions.

 

[wjk]

Quote from RCG Trader:

Wow.....just......wow:eek:

Did my sarcasm escape you? Or are you expressing shock at T dog's unbelievable spelling error, assuming he meant construct?

 

[Max E.]

When it comes to Liberal scandals, the liberal media are quite happy to skin them once, and make off with their pound of flesh.

When it comes to conservative scandals, the vultures in the left wing media keep circling until they are picking at bones. (which is exactly what we saw last night)

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from RCG Trader:

Wow.....just......wow:eek:

Obviously thunderpussy meant to incorporate the words bruh and dude into his retort.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Brass:

... Should the media have ignored her timing ...

Yes, but then that would imply integrity the media simply does not posses.

 

[Brass]

Quote from Maverick74:

Well, first of all, ex-wives are probably the "least" reliable source you can find for anything. Max is right about that. Ever hear the phrase "Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned"? This woman's story has not been corroborated by anyone. I tend to believe her for the record. But digging up an ex-wife's bitter feelings from 15 years ago and present that as breaking news in a politcal primary is pretty bad. Now if one of the candidates wanted to bring it up, that's fair game. But for the media to spend time, especially opening the debate with this, well, that's just pathetic. And yes, what the media did to Rand Paul was pretty pathetic too. Chris Mathews I swear to God presented that as a lead story for 5 nights straight. A lead story!

So you're saying that the media should exercise discretion when it suits you, but not so much when it doesn't?

 

[wjk]

Quote from Brass:

an S-hole like you

I'll just use your previous quote to respond.

You're looking in the mirror. I only reflect what I see.

 

[Brass]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

When it comes to Liberal scandals, the liberal media are quite happy to skin them once, and make off with their pound of flesh.

When it comes to conservative scandals, the vultures in the left wing media keep circling until they are picking at bones. (which is exactly what we saw last night)

Hart, Edwards and Spitzer were flayed politically. They became non-players. What was there left for the media to do? Meanwhile, Gingrich is too dumb to die.

 

[Max E.]

If edwards was to run for democratic nominee in 2016, would you find it appropriate for the moderators in the debate to ask him if he had a small pecker because his ex-wife said he did?

Quote from Brass:

Hart, Edwards and Spitzer were flayed politically. They became non-players. What was there left for the media to do? Meanwhile, Gingrich is too dumb to die.

 

[Maverick74]

Quote from Brass:

So you're saying that the media should exercise discretion when it suits you, but not so much when it doesn't?

No, I'm saying reporting things from 15 to 20 years ago should be not front page headlines or open debates. In journalism school they teach you about the timeliness of news. Things in the present take precedence over things that happened 20 years ago. One of the reasons for this, as you are taught in journalism school, is that old stories from 20 years ago tend to be very unreliable. Facts are usually absent and the stories heavily rely on one person's weak memory of that event. Things that happen recently tend to have the opposite characteristics. They tend to be easy to corroborate and much more reliable.