WTF? Why Is Bill Clinton's Affairs Being Brought Up Re Edwards, Not John McCain's Affairs?

[Median Democrat]

The MSM Bias continues. Niether John Edwards, Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton are a presidential candidate or a Vice Presidential candidate. John McCain IS a presidential candidate. Yet, the only affair that is being brought up with consistency in connection with John Edward's admission of an affair is Bill Clinton with comparison's made between Elizabeth Edwards and Hillary Clinton.

C'mon MSM, try not to make the anti-Democrat bias so freaking apparent. I understand the excuse given about McCain is that it is old news. Well, hasn't Bill Clinton's affairs been beaten to death? Yet, we have the numerous articles listed below dredging up Bill Clinton's infidelity with no mention of John McCain, and we have RW pundits liks Pat Buchanan and Michelle Malkin using this as a fresh excuse to rip on Bill and Hillary Cliton with NO MENTION of John McCain's unfaithfulness to a wife who stayed true to him during his years in Vietnam.

Here are just some of the stories that dredge up Bill Clinton's affairs in reference to John Edward's admission of an affair:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-de-zengotita/elizabeth-edwards-and-hil_b_117857.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/opinion/10dowd.html

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/09/edwards.affair/

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bronstein/detail?&entry_id=28924

http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/saturday/longisland/ny-lijani095794722aug09,0,4713549.story

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-webrefers_0809aug09,0,6853990.story

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/08/MN7T127SOO.DTL&type=politics

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/70927

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/26423989.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUt:aDyaEP:kD:aUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

[RoyGBiv]

1. Liberal Media ...

We eat our own, doncha know.

[greenman3610]

2. THEY are not WE

They are corporate animals, and they are completely
predictable because they are self regulating.
They hone in like heat seeking missiles on exactly
which narrative they know will be rewarded.

[RoyGBiv]

7. Oh, I dunno ...

There's an awful lot of WE on this forum who've spent enormous amounts of energy worrying over this, swallowing whole the corporate fed "important" story of the day while at the same time complaining about it.

The only thing I can say about all this mess is that we have a candidate named Barack Obama running for President and that John Edwards was defeated in the primaries long ago. So, I don't care really except to note how many of our own seem consumed with this story the way some people are consumed by American Idol or Days of Our Lives. It's sad, really, that WE let ourselves get distracted by such nonsense.

[Median Democrat]

6. This Is Worse Then Censorship, Its A Corporate Media Anti-Dem Smear Job

First, as all those links show, numerous MSM outlets have no problem dredging up and revisting Bill Clinton's affairs even though its been close to 10 years since these affairs were news. Its as if the talking point was shared and repeated at once.

Second, it is almost eerie how difficult it is to find a story that acknowledges, let alone compares or discusses John McCain's affairs. Indeed, as noted in a separate thread, ABC's posted transcript of an interview with John Edwards DELETES Edwards' reference and comparison to John McCain's affair, which is the one thing in this whole situation that is relevant to the election. How can ABC put the John Edwards' affair in its politicial coverage, yet not include the portion of the transcript that actually discusses a candidate, John McCain.

[Joe Bacon]

11. WHAT Liberal Media?

Most of the so-called Mainstream Media is owned lock stock and barrel by the Republic Party. And who do they get to do their bidding? LIARS like David Broder.

[RoyGBiv]

14. It was a joke ...

Sorta.

The so-called liberal media that actually does have some semblance of a liberal bias (a tiny minority) is just as susceptible to sensationalism as the MSM. It sells.

[featherman]

3. McCain's infidelity is rumor. The other two are a matter of public record.

Certainly McCain was a serial adulterer but never proven or admitted in so many words.

[gateley]

5. McCain's infidelity isn't a rumor -- he himself wrote about it in his book.

And, he applied for his marriage license to Cindy while still legally married to Carol.

Not a rumor. Fact.

[featherman]

12. Well I didn't read the book (why would I? He is soon to become a very unimportant

person ala Bob Dole). However I was under the impression that he glossed over the actual adultery with the usual "mistakes were made", " I was not a good husband", and similar evasive hints rather than "I was an adulterer" with detaied revelations. Good be wrong. Applying for a marriage license, for example, is not an actual admission that you have consummated the relationship with your newly intended.

My point is: the media has a slippery out with McCain without direct, lurid confessions, few details, and long time past. Clinton and Edwards were caught and publicly confessed.

[Median Democrat]

15. Exactly, The Marriage Took Place Just 3 Months After The Divorce

John McCain met Cindy Hensley in April 1979. He was 43. She was 25. McCain and Hensley quickly began a relationship, traveling between Arizona and Washington to see each other. John McCain pushed to end his marriage; Carol McCain and John McCain stopped cohabiting in January 1980. John and Cindy were married on May 17, 1980 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. Carol McCain is quoted as saying, I attribute it more to John turning 40 and wanting to be 25 again than I do to anything else."

[Gabi Hayes]

21. 5 weeks....he LIES about almost everything, even this:

Although McCain suggested in his autobiography that months passed between his divorce and remarriage, the divorce was granted April 2, 1980, and he wed Hensley in a private ceremony five weeks later. McCain obtained an Arizona marriage license on March 6, 1980, while still legally married to his first wife.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-divorce11-2008jul11,0,6546861.story

[my2sense]

4. Perhpas the blogs

will push the McCain story. The M$M is NOT going to attack their "Golden Child".

[DogPoundPup]

8. CLINTON? And what about GINGRICH!?! n/t

[Joe Bacon]

13. Jesus forgives Republic Party members, but he hates Democrats

No matter what a Republic Party member does, their preacher pals forgive them and attack Democrats. It's IOKIYAR in action!

[Triana]

9. Clinton and Edwards are DEMOCRATS - that's why. It's OK when Repigs do it. n/t

[RazBerryBeret]

10. and oddly

Larry Craig stands alone...

just him and his wide stance.

[Top Cat]

16. Ratings

The media needs to keep their ratings up for their political pundits during the Olympic games...

[fascisthunter]

17. Corporate Republican Biased Media

they favor the GOP because the GOP does the bidding of the corporate wealthy. Always have and always will....

partners in crime for corporate America=fascists

[Pisces]

18. I guess when you marry the trollop it makes it less egregious.

[Metric System]

19. Back in 1992 when the media was going crazy over Gennifer Flowers, Hillary wanted to hit back by

making an issue out of Poppy Bush's mistress, something the media did not report on and the average American did not know about. However, others in the campaign said it could backfire and the idea was dropped.

[LibDemAlways]

20. My advice to any politician contemplating an affair -

become a Republican first. The press will leave you alone and you'll have nothing to worry about.