Holy shit!!! National Enquirer to publish story that Palin had an affair

[cali]

with her husband's business partner.

Failin' Palin- the gift that keeps on giving.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml

[TwilightGardener]

1. Could not be more awesome--I feel bad about the Edwards thing, but it's

good to see the tabloids are BIPARTISAN!

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. Not necessarily

It could just be that they see how damaging she would be to the Repuke ticket, and they want this story surfacing now, so the party can act at the convention to get rid of her.

[no limit]

12. I dont think this has anything to do with partisanship. The National Enquirer is all about money

[TwilightGardener]

23. Yep--they are loyal to the "green" party!

[Sebastian Doyle]

29. Tabloids usually have an obvious right wing bent to them.

The last time I remember them printing anything embarrassing to a Republican would be the drunken Bush twins pics in the summer of 2001. And the guy who published those was the first one Anthraxed.

[RamboLiberal]

41. The Globe has been regulary printing drunken Bush

and Laura is leaving Bush stories after they leave the WH.

[elehhhhna]

155. which is brave considering they got ANTHRAXED in 2001

[loveable liberal]

14. No one is attending the convention.

I'm sure Boooosh could show up tonight now that Gustav is over. He should show up, that would be funny.

[MindMatter]

94. Wheeersssssh the microphone. Ah got shumptin to shay to evebody thatsh here in shain louie

Ahm the goddam deschider. Ahm the damn Preshident.

[AZ Criminal JD]

111. But I thought the tabloids are all a bunch of lies

Thats what I was told when I posted that the Edwards story was true. Everyone on DU said the tabloids printed nothing but lies and the Edwards story was false.

[trueblue2007]

146. What a great cover. Sarah getting nailed by the truth!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/03/mccain-camp-battles-natio_n_123696.html

John McCain's presidential campaign is threatening a lawsuit against the National Enquirer over a print edition story the tabloid ran today alleging that Gov. Sarah Palin has had an extramarital affair with her husband's business partner.

The allegation would normally be dismissed by political observers as the random musings of a supermarket tabloid -- indeed, the McCain campaign said as much in its statements on Wednesday -- except that the paper has built up a reservoir of legitimacy following its earlier reporting on the John Edwards affair.

In a statement to the Huffington Post, a spokesman for the paper, who promised a larger report next week, tapped into that pool of quasi-respect.

"The National Enquirer's coverage of a vicious war within Sarah Palin's extended family includes several newsworthy revelations, including the resulting incredible charge of an affair plus details of family strife when the Governor's daughter revealed her pregnancy. Following our John Edwards' exclusives, our political reporting has obviously proven to be more detail-oriented than the McCain campaign's vetting process. Despite the McCain camp's attempts to control press coverage they find unfavorable, The Enquirer will continue to pursue news on both sides of the political spectrum."

Clearly, this is a touchy matter. Already, rumors that Palin's youngest son was actually the son of her daughter were batted down. And the McCain campaign has strenuously insisted that the current crop of insinuations is not only false but also potentially libelous.

"The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie," said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt. "The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it."

But the Edwards reporting complicates matters. Just one month ago, conservatives were bemoaning the fact that no major media outlets had the temerity to follow the politically and personally sensitive rumors about the former North Carolina senator's infidelities. Jonah Goldberg, for example, wrote on the National Review's the Corner in later July that:

"Whatever the merits of the whole Edwards love child story, are we really supposed to believe that one of America's most famous trial lawyers wouldn't sue a publication that printed defamatory and slanderous lies about him? Also, it's worth pointing out that while the Enquirer may or may not be scrupulous in its choice of stories -- that's in the eye of the beholder -- it is pretty scrupulous about its facts. They win lawsuits. They've broken a host of stories the MSM guys couldn't."

Does the MSM now have an obligation to pursue this rumor, however touchy, or at least ask questions?

"The "success" with Edwards no doubt will give them some more credibility, although we should remember that some of the allegations in their "lovechild" stories have been far from proven (although also far from disproven)," wrote Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor and Publisher Magazine.
"Some of their Palin revelations may be quickly firmed up, prove bogus or more likely rest somewhere in-between for awhile. But what will be interesting is whether the Republicans and conservatives and MSM critics who jumped on the MSM and liberals for not quickly embracing the Enquirer's Edwards work will now pooh-pooh the Enquirer when it comes to THIS candidate....:"

And yet, at the same time, the Enquirer's story may be something of a break for the McCain campaign, which has come under siege for the Palin pick. If the Arizona Senator and his aides are able to effectively portray attacks on the Palin as the product of smear, sleaze and innuendo, it clouds those that are more legitimate. And with new attack lines opening up against Palin seemingly every hour, Democrats may be even more hesitant about straying into the tawdry.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/03/mccain-camp-battles-natio_n_123696.html

[chelsea0011]

2. Will the liberal press pick it up?

[gatorboy]

4. Does a bear shit in the woods?

Then get shot in the face by Palin?

[AzDar]

83. Okay ...that made me hoot. Like an owl. Well-played, Sir!

:rofl:

[gatorboy]

129. Thank you dear, thank you.

If there's one thng I do well, it's bring out a person's inner hoot.

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. Maybe if there WAS such a thing as a liberal press, they would

Will Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes, and Mike Malloy mention it? Probably. Will Keith Olbermann bring it up? Most likely, except they're trying to lock him out of the Repukeapalooza coverage, last I heard.

Aside from that, it will be more or less ignored, unless the powers that be in Repukeland make it obvious that Tundra Barbie needs to be forced out before she drags down Gramps with her.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

73. once upon a time, there was. but our democracy was much stronger then

in great part due to a vigilant, liberal press.

[Maat]

121. It's not "Tundra Barbie," I say!

It's "Northern Exposure Barbie!"

[seemslikeadream]

3. Where did you hear this?

[cali]

5. added the CBS link to the OP

[Cattledog]

7. Too good to be true!

Thanks!

[RufusTFirefly]

38. Too good to be true? Mebbe so?

Not to be a wet blanket, but I sure hope this isn't some sort of Rovian setup designed to undermine some very real Palin scandals. Think about it: If it turns out that this particular allegation is false, all of the other substantiated allegations could be swept away with the same broad brush.

On the other hand, if it is true, Woo hoo!


:headbang:

[Nothing Without Hope]

76. That's exactly what I was thinking - and other Rovian-type interpretation:

They need an excuse to dump her from the ticket that doesn't tie in with her neocon lunacies and would fly with the anti-choice quasi-religious nutcases. Could be that an uncovered affair could work. Surely, with all the resources - legal and otherwise - at their disposal, dirt could be found quickly.

[nichomachus]

90. No more calls -- we have a winner!!!!!!

Pure Rove -- how many times have we seen this?

Plant a provably false story. Prove it's false. Then, any other real stories that come up are just dismissed as "more of the same."

And the Suckers, aka American people, fall for it every time. For Rove, it's like taking candy from a baby.

[verges]

116. Doesn't the NE and the GOP

largely pander to the same audience? Without a retraction, it's true. whether it is or not. And how often has the NE printed retractions? Carol Burnett is the only instance I can recall; and that was after a long drawn out court battle.

[notadmblnd]

8. My, my, my.

you dont by chance have a link? I'd like to have it to show to those here at DU who believe she is a saint.

on edit: thank you

[Redstone]

9. Oh, wouldn't THAT be suh-weet. Especially for those of us (including me) who said

the whole Edwards story was pure bullshit because of the source.

Boy, did I (and a lot of other people) end up being embarrassed because we said "Hey, it's the National Enquirer, so it's gotta be pure bullshit!"

Redstone

[flvegan]

10. I want taxilatino to chime in with his most excellent political analysis

on this one!

[cali]

11. lol. is it still alive? I'd love his reaction.

[flvegan]

18. The losah from Chatanoogah is still around, yes.

[BronxBoy]

65. LOL n/t

[monmouth]

13. Would that be the car wash business they didn't pay some fees on

and it was dissolved? Also, is this why husband is always, always in the background??? Enquiring minds want to know...

[GoesTo11]

15. Families and lovers are off limits, people.

Let's respect privacy of Mrs. Palin and her husband and her ex-lover / his ex-business partner as they deal with this personal matter. It has no bearing at all on her fitness to serve as Vice-President. As we well know, Democrats including presidents are not without blemish in this regard.

[EOTE]

27. Did you forget your sarcasm tag?

Yes, democrats are not without blemish in this regard. That's why their feet are held to the fire any time something like this happens. Why should republicans get a pass? Oh yeah, I forgot IOKIYAR.

[GoesTo11]

37. Oh, maybe it was just familes that are off limits, not lovers. My bad.

I forget, did the Republicans treat Bill Clinton's extra-marital activities as off limits?

[Speck Tater]

hehehehe. LOL. that's rich. "let's just be Dems and let them win anyway.". Sure. Why not? NT

[Caretha]

45. No

[Sal Minella]

47. Yes, the family has requested privacy and in this case, if not in all cases, "family" is understood

to include all various ex-lovers (of whatever sex) of all family members. I'm surprised us Dems aren't more exquisitely sensitive to family feelings in these matters.

[GoesTo11]

62. Program! Get your program. This is getting to be like the OJ story.

All the characters. Mother in law, sister, sister's ex-husband, boss of sister's ex-husband, whoever had an affair with one of those people, mother-in-law, husband's business partner, baby, doctor, daughter, daughter's baby, daughter's boyfriend, boyfriend's sister, boyfriends girlfriends, I can't keep it straight.

[Lorien]

85. After what they did to Clinton? Hell, no! Let's rub their noses in their own

hypocrisy! When a politician DOES NOT point fingers and blather on endlessly about "family values" I ignore their private lives. But when they turn the private lives of others into a political tool (like gay marriage, for example), then they deserve to have their own endure public scrutiny as well. It's the brutal hypocrisy of it all that needs to be called out.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

89. Not as long as they preach their twisted version of "family values."

You know, the one that excludes non-Christians and gay people. Fuck their hypocrisy.

[verges]

117. Okay.....

1) Your outta yer mind!!!

2) It's the National Enquirer, not us. I don't think anybody here has editorial control over that (ahem) august publication.

[Random_Australian]

151. I agree. n/t

[book_worm]

16. Well they turned out to be correct about Edwards, so I can't dismiss it right away.

[Bake]

57. My wife swears by the Enquirer!

Especially when it deals with stories like this. Not so much on the Bigfoot sightings.

Bake

[Lars39]

17. Boy Howdy!

Never rains that it pours. :rofl:

[Mrs. Overall]

20. I step away from the computer for a few hours and all hell has broken loose!

Cool!

Sex on wheels has his photo with McCain
Paternity of baby Trig and baby in the oven questioned
More apparent misuse of power
Repugs beginning to abandon ship

And

She may have had an affair with hubbie's partner?

John McCain is an absolute ass!!!!!!!!!!!

[FatDave]

80. Sex on wheels?

OK, what did I miss?

[kath]

97. The redneck who knocked up the guv's daughter. All post-makeover on the tarmac.

[ourbluenation]

21. GREAT ODEN'S RAVEN!

oh dear.

[EFerrari]

28. . . .

:rofl:

[ourbluenation]

59. giiiiirl.

:rofl:

[ObamaKerryDem]

22. Whoa! :o What's next?

Now usually, I'd be hesitant to give the NE credit for anything, but hey, they DID break the Edwards thing and have, however unfortunately, gained some credibility in the mainstream as a result. So...:popcorn:

The only thing better would be for it to have been her having an affair with McSame himself...oh wait, scratch that..mental picture.....gah.. :puke: LMAO..

[RamboLiberal]

46. And MSM took a lot of heat from RW for being liberal press

and not reporting Edwards story till after NE broke it. H'mmmm, hung by their own petard?

[verges]

118. too bad it's not a lesbian relationship.

n/y

[seshers]

24. A little birdy told me...

it's true.

[hlthe2b]

25. someone needs to run down to the newstands...

and give the full gist of what they are reporting... 'Enquiring' minds want to know...:evilgrin:








oops, forgot the mandatory qualfier: YES, I DO know that this is beneath us! :evilgrin::evilgrin:

[RamboLiberal]

70. I don't think the Magazine is out yet

Friday?

[RamboLiberal]

72. Keep an eye of Drudge - he has story up - Enquirer about to rebut

McCain threat.

[hlthe2b]

86. Well, that should be interesting....

;)

[lpbk2713]

26. Has McLame had a nervous breakdown yet?

I think I'll start a raffle. Closest guess to the correct time and date of his collapse wins.

[TwilightGardener]

30. BTW--heads up--Free Republic is blaming this on the CLINTONS--

they are saying that a Clinton crony owns the Enquirer and is trying to destroy all of Hillary's enemies, especially PALIN, so that Hillary can still be the first female Prez.

[ObamaKerryDem]

53. Yeah that's right Fundies, when all else fails, blame the Clintons...

:eyes:


LOL! How pathetic..

[TwilightGardener]

55. They must be done courting the PUMA vote. Gave up on that--back to

attacking.

[beac]

132. It's the CLENIS!!! Oh NOES!

Run for your lives!!!!!!

:eyes:

[rbrnmw]

145. And it's also their fault.................

for every major scandal in the world Bill Clinton forced Larry Craig to solicit gay sex in a Airport bathrooom and Mark Foley was hitting on pages cause Clinton made him do it. Hypocrits make me want to puke!!!!!!

[rebel with a cause]

147. I thought the devil made them do it.

that is usually what they say as they beg for forgiveness. :puke:

[Solly Mack]

31. Oooh - she made an oopsie. Will Tony Palin stand at her side during the "I have sinned..

but am forgiven" press conference?

[Geek_Girl]

39. That'll be interesting to see

nt

[Solly Mack]

92. Well, yeah..actually...the dutiful husband would be a change

and interesting to witness should such rumors be true

It's all gotten so comical....

[BR_Parkway]

32. Wow, I know A LOT of guys would want to have a beer with her!

[Sal Minella]

52. But somehow I think these aren't the same guys who wanted to have a beer with Junior?

[spotbird]

33. OK, I'll say it

There is a God after all.


Who is Trig's daddy?

[rbrnmw]

142. Dobson better quit praying for rain LOL

seems the repukes have been hit with another rain storm brb getting the tums and popcorn I have to watch this freakshow. and quote the late great (sarcasm) Fatwell God is punishing them for their hypocrisy. Can we say President Obama and VP Biden????? It's about time the (r)Atwaters and Rovers get a taste of their own medicine.

[FVZA_Colonel]

34. They might have broken Edwards, but I'm still sort of skeptical.

But, they are still a tabloid, with no connection to the Obama campaign, so for McCain to present them as "the media" is just a damn joke.

[cobalt1999]

35. What makes this interesting after the Edwards story is...

that most Americans will give credibility to the story even though it is the National Enquirer.

They now have some street cred with politician and their affairs stories.

[RamboLiberal]

56. Yep and remember how RW criticized the "liberal media"

for not reporting on the Edwards story till Edwards confessed? Ooops!

[cobalt1999]

61. What's better is, this is thier base they sold the NE credibility to.

How can they say ignore it all now?

True or not, it's funny as hell.

[no_hypocrisy]

36. Here's what I don't understand:

Did Sarah Palin really believe that NOBODY would talk, would "tell on" her during this entire process? Where there's smoke, there's fire.

And if true, why on earth did she agree to sign up with so many negatives? Ambition, yes, but what about common sense? Beyond naiveity. This goes into Stupid Territory.

[EFerrari]

40. Can you spell "bad self image"? Apparently, she isn't real enough to herself

let alone, real enough to herself to present to public scrutiny.

[Marr]

60. Arrogance, stupidity... and the laziness that comes with decades of

corporate media complicity. The Republican ranks haven't been regularly pruned the way their oppositions' have. The corporate media does not hold them accountable for things like this, and so their ranks have been swollen with crooks and fools.

[dkofos]

67. Did you really think she had a clue??

[no_hypocrisy]

69. Lemme put it to you this way. With my personal history, I wouldn't dare

run for board of education or anything higher. People who oppose your candidacy can get access to just about anything you thought would stay hidden and use it against you.

[leeroysphitz]

82. God told her to run. n/t

[beac]

133. Well he better be telling her to run like hell now b/c the

National Enquirer is on her nasty, vicious ass and after the speech she gave tonight, I hope they shred her until there's nothing left but her 1980's banana-clip hairdo!

[rbrnmw]

144. 80's hairdo

I was thinking the same thing I told my friend that someone needs to tell her 1987 called they want their hairdo back

[MindMatter]

96. Yes. In Alaska

It is so remote, politicians are accustomed to getting away with anything.

[everything-bolt-up]

42. Oh. Sweet. Jesus.

Rock of ages........let her wrap herself in thee

[Fuzz]

43. You gotta be kidding me.

[The Straight Story]

44. wait, I thought we were supposed to be critical of the National Enquirer and such things?

Or do we leap with both feet first when it is news we like :)

[cali]

49. I'm actually neutral on the NE

though I confess I've never read it. And yeah, I jump in with both feet when it's news that's damaging for McCain or Palin.

[cobalt1999]

78. I'm still as skeptical of any NE story as before.

I will also say, affairs should only be the concern of the families involved and not reported upon.

However, the fact that the conservatives have been harping on the credibility of the NE and they are the only ones doing "true journalism", is deliciously ironic now.

[Hubert Flottz]

48. If it was with a person from Russia we're in big trouble.

Edit... "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert" "foreign affairs expert"

[OneGrassRoot]

66. Well, she IS awfully close to them and all.....

:rofl:

Good one, Hubert!!!

:applause:

[lumberjack_jeff]

68. ROFL! Worse yet, he might have been an oil company executive. n/t

[BunkerHill24]

88. ROFL that'ts hilarious

:rolf:

[MindMatter]

98. She was a CIA agent on a secret mission

No you blew her cover, you traitor. Off to the gallows with you.

[opihimoimoi]

101. Fucking them Russians gonna give ya Experience in Foreign Affairs

OMG

[Hubert Flottz]

106. They tried to teach her to blow up an airplane and she burnt her

lips on the exhaust pipe. She's is making straight Fs in her schooling so far I heard.

Asskissing 101 is the only one she's passing so far and she has an A+!

[opihimoimoi]

108. She burnt her LIPs on Blowing Pipes??? OMG...those pipes musta been hot

AssKissin....now there is an art form thats been highly polished by the Conservatives...they just love to KISS ASS when they want your votes and then shun you after they got what they wanted

And whats with those EMPTY SEATS???? They even got the security guards and hookers to help fill them.....to no avail...

The Convention is a Failure....

[Hubert Flottz]

150. Pipe Blowing 101

She should ace that class...I think the reason we haven't seen Larry Craig at the convention is that he's teaching some classes.

Citizenship might not be so easy for her...

[JVS]

130. zOMG Vladimir Putin fucked McCain's VP!!!!111!!!11!

HUGH!

[beac]

135. She is screwn. n/t

[JVS]

136. "I have screwn you, tovarish" is what Putin told her.

[beac]

141. And then Sarah shot him in the face and field-dressed him.

[Hubert Flottz]

148. I think the guy wrote a how to book about the hole affair.

'Russian Tragedy' by Hegnawedher Titoff

Even Mooseheaven ain't safe anymore I tell ya!

And now she wants a chance to screw everybody in the USA too!

[peekaloo]

158. Vlad the Inpalin!

just who's been impalin' Palin?

[Hubert Flottz]

166. Probably be easier to list the ones who haven't.

Of course Russia ain't all that big. Not like Alaska...which has grown even bigger since last Friday to hear the GOPers tell about it.

"I love my cigar too, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while," Graucho Marx

[Marr]

50. Isn't it strange how the people who want to force their morals on everyone else

always seem to be the slimiest sacks of shit out there? I really wish they could keep their inner moral struggles INTERNAL.

[tosh]

137. "Isn't it strange...

how the people who want to force their morals on everyone else
always seem to be the slimiest sacks of shit out there?"

That's what my Mama always told me. And she was always right.

[ColbertWatcher]

51. “Legal action will be considered with regard to this disgraceful smear.”

And by "legal action" McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt means "another anthrax letter" and by "disgraceful smear" he means "affair that ended a while ago".

[Vickers]

134. Har! Excellent analysis.

:thumbsup:

[RamboLiberal]

54. Drudge has link to story up on his website

No ignoring it now.

What's the dead pool on Palin? Will she make it to the speech tonight?

[rbrnmw]

138. talk about the Elephant in the living room!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they have cesspool-ed and swift boated Democrats for years they started the shit now they don't like it a damn bit Oh well maybe they will think before the speak or in this case vet before they pick next time. But I have a sneaky feeling that the infamous Karl Rove may be behind this it would be the first time, he tried to muddy the waters in texas and blame it on the opponent

[Uncle Joe]

58. In an airport men's room of all places, one them signaled the other by tapping their shoe. n/t

[Caretha]

63. Holy Moly!

She's like "the gift that keeps on giving". I'm with another poster here on DU. Who'd a thunk it, there is a God

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

64. It just keeps getting better...and funnier.

:rofl: :rofl: :popcorn: :rofl: :rofl: :popcorn: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Fuzz]

71. Freeper response

Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

5 posted on 08/08/2008 11:58:37 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Wolfie

You said it!

The media should be absolutely ashamed. They ignored this and tried to play it off as non-news, when if it were a Republican candidate, they’d be all over it. Wife with cancer? Affair?

I’m sick of the MSM shilling the Democrat Party. I hope they are all embarrassed with themselves and how unprofessional they truly are.

31 posted on 08/08/2008 12:02:56 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: Wolfie
Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

He should have admitted this in an interview with the Enquirer so everyone in the MSM could have gone on pretending .
32 posted on 08/08/2008 12:02:59 PM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know)
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To: Wolfie

That is the truth. A sad state of journalism when the National Enquirer has more credibility than the dinosaur media? Just damn.

54 posted on 08/08/2008 12:07:23 PM PDT by SueRae
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To: Wolfie
Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

IMHO, the National Enquirer lives for sensationalism...period. Nevertheless, IMHO, NE vets its stories and requires back up far better than the NYT or the Minneapolis Star and Tribune (my hometown rag sad to say). If you want the truth, read NE far sooner than you rtead NYT...or the MPLS Star and Tribune.
403 posted on 08/08/2008 1:35:40 PM PDT by stevem
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To: Wolfie
Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

And you're not kidding!
414 posted on 08/08/2008 1:38:37 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Racist, Charismatic Leader Promises Hope, Change and Socialism? USA, 2008 or Germany, 1932?)
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To: Wolfie
Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

LOL, at least there is one MSM paper with credibility ...
479 posted on 08/08/2008 2:07:04 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (Waiting for Samson)
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To: Wolfie
Sad when the National Enquirer is the only newspaper doing journalism.

I say let's give the National Enquirer a black budget - they'd have Bin Laden by Halloween. LOL.




OH WAIT, I'M SORRY, THAT'S SOME RESPONSES FROM:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058710/posts

A thread about Edwards!

D'oh.

[MelissaB]

91. Thanks for that!

Karma is indeed a fill in the blank. :)

[RufusTFirefly]

Photo of her husband's business partner?

[asdjrocky]

75. I love that movie.

[verges]

122. The guy on the left or right?

(this is in response to the picture of the business partner. An unumbered post)

[verges]

123. Damn, A dupe post!! Drat!!!

n/t

[Synnical]

74. Here's the cover

Via Perez Hilton

[madrchsod]

87. the cover is on their website

[Greg K]

77. Jackpot!!

"Have you ever cheated on your spouse" was one of those "70 questions" in the vetting.

[malaise]

79. Getting up off the floor

Samantha Bee was correct - here comes the Cat 5 shitstorm.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Nothing Without Hope]

81. Could this be a deliberate lead-in to a story that could be used to dump Palin

without stirring up her lunatic fans too much against McCain? I'm getting more paranoid all the time with this bunch. If this story is true - which is still a big IF - what purpose could it serve the GOP in getting rid of Palin as quickly and painlessly as possible?

[pleah]

84. I was right! McCrazy gave us another gift when he

chose Hotpants Palin! And, it keeps giving and giving and giving!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[workinclasszero]

93. Wow! Can't wait for the repuke Pharisees to defend adultery like they now defend

out of wedlock pregnancy by teenagers, DUI's and reich wing secessionists!

Damn, a shotgun wedding, a drunk secessionist hubby, Troopergate and all the other gates and now adultery?!?!

This beats the hell out of soap operas!:popcorn:

What say you Dr Dobson? You down with teen sex and adultery now???

[SpiralHawk]

153. The republicons took a Wide Stance on Diaper Sex with hookers for republicons

...so I am sure Adultery (by a republicon) will meet the test of their so-called 'family values.'

[Jack Rabbit]

95. That's the National Enquirer

So they got Edwards? A broken clock is right twice a day.

Sorry, I want a more reliable source.

Of course, anybody dumb enough to even consider Palin is dumb enough to believe the Enquirer.

[verges]

127. Of course, anybody dumb enough to even consider

Palin is dumb enough to believe the Enquirer.



That's the beauty of it.

[kath]

99. A stoning, a stoning!!

Will we get to see a Dominionist stoning??

[Donald Ian Rankin]

100. Anyone want to bet that it turns out she didn't?

My instinct is that this will go the same way as Rathergate.

[Dr Fate]

103. In that case, you mean she did do it, but the rest of the media will lie & cover for her?

Like they did when Rather was right about Bush?

Is that what you mean?

[kath]

119. poster below has it right -- Rather had the story RIGHT. Just because Rove planted some fake

documents does NOT negate the truth (backed up by lots of other evidence) that Bush was AWOL from the NG.

[ThomWV]

102. I presume her husband will want a paternity test done on the baby

You know, just out of curiosity.

[Zookeeper]

115. Yeah, right. Like the Rethugs would ever allow that to happen. n/t

[DemoTex]

104. MILF'ing for Jeebus?

Just asking.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

109. she puts the fun

in Fundy

[dysfunctional press]

126. VPILF-ITA...

but i'm gonna guess that road's already been plowed...whether tony is aware of it or not is another issue entirely.

[B Calm]

105. all is forgiven with the religious right as long as you have the magic R

Look how they forived McCain for his affairs!

[KoKo]

107. Could this "business partner" be baby Trig's Daddy?

We didn't believe the enquirer about our own Dem...can we trust them this time? :shrug:

[my3boyz]

110. Oh please let it be true! I want to see McCain cry! Sick of them attacking Obama! nt

[Retrograde]

112. What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose

I'll take the same position as I did with Clinton and Edwards: it's only the business of the people directly involved.

And just like the Republican party and its trained talking heads respected the privacy of those persons...

[RamboLiberal]

113. Enquirer rebuttal to McCain threatening suit

ENQURIER RESPONDS TO MCCAIN/PALIN
Wed Sep 03 2008 18:19:21 ET

"The National Enquirer's coverage of a vicious war within Sarah Palin's extended family includes several newsworthy revelations, including the resulting incredible charge of an affair plus details of family strife when the Governor's daughter revealed her pregnancy. Following our John Edwards' exclusives, our political reporting has obviously proven to be more detail-oriented than the McCain campaign's vetting process. Despite the McCain camp's attempts to control press coverage they find unfavorable, The Enquirer will continue to pursue news on both sides of the political spectrum."

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3ne.htm

[Nevernose]

124. But there's ZERO mention of an affair in the actual article

They just mention the family strife. Maybe they're waiting for a more sales-worthy release date, or just getting their legal ducks in a row. Or maybe it's nothing -- but I doubt it, because as scary as it sounds, the Enquirer is virtually always right, or at least always well sourced, since they got the shit sued out of them in the 80s.

[crispini]

160. is the article out yet? I thought it was out today.

Do you have a copy of the magazine? The NE typically doesn't put whole articles up on their website.

[Zookeeper]

114. But, how will the Rethugs whine about how unfair it is, mere...

weeks after the John Edwards expose? 'Gotta love the timing, if this report is true.

[Marr]

159. Oh, that part will be easy.

I've seen Republicans argue for and against a point in the same breath. One of my favorite examples is playing out right now.

Obama is too inexperienced to be the President.
Palin's lack of experience makes her uniquely qualified to be President.

Biden's long political career makes him a Washington insider who should not be trusted.
McCain's long political career makes him an experienced leader, uniquely qualified to be President.

Obama has no "executive experience", which should exclude him from the presidency.
McCain has no "executive experience", making him uniquely qualified to be President.

[ddeclue]

120. With John Edwards???

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[dysfunctional press]

125. so- she's got A LOT of experience with drilling in alaska...?

is that how they should spin it?

[rbrnmw]

143. LMAO

thanks I may have to call life alert I've fallen from laughing my ass off and can't get up

[Vanje]

128. Who would know more about Palin's sex life than McCain senior advisor!

"“The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov. Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie,” said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt."

Steve Schmidt. McCain Senior Advisor. Like he whould know all about who's fucking the governor up in Alaska.

[Tutonic]

131. Ole hubby can't keep his thingie in his pants either--Enquirier coming

out next week should cover this. They're a couple of redneck swingers!

[CreekDog]

139. If this is the reason you quit, do you say it's to "spend more time with your family"?

:shrug:

[riverdeep]

140. What are the pubs going to say now?

They were acting indignant about the mainstream press 'ignoring' the Edwards story when it came out in the Enquirer. What will they say now? Well, the McCain camp is about to sue them. Good luck with that. They've only been successfully sued once. And that was a long time ago. Their track record is surprisingly good.

Entertainin' Pallin.

[brettdale]

149. Not a chance that they will publish it

Unless its part of a plan, they know its not ture, and then the media will give her sympathy.

[Ganja Ninja]

152. Inquiring minds want to K & R!

[kurth_]

154. Well, it shows she's HUMAN

She's got sexual needs too, just like her daughter, just like Ted Haggard et al...

“They’re not gonna get me for cheating on my husband." (Sarah Palin on Rick Rydell, 7/24/2006)

[Fluffdaddy]

156. ahhh .......welcome to Democratic Underground

[marshall]

157. They better be publishing photos with the story

Nobody believed the Edwards story until they posted photos of him holding the baby.

[dajoki]

161. Tort Reform?

“Legal action will be considered with regard to this disgraceful smear.”

[Subdivisions]

162. Comment at CBS link:

"Funny how the RNC thought highly of the National Enquirer''''s journalistic standards when it broke the story about Edwards ... but now they have a problem with it. "

[marshall]

163. Wait until the story comes out

I think we should be careful about where we go until the story is actually out. The NE has a history of printing sensationalistic headlines and then the actual story isn't that big a deal. For instance the same cover says of Brad and Angelina: "Something is wrong with the twins", implying they have some deathly illiness or whatever. It's likely that the story itself is about something totally different.
And the headline of Palin reads "affair that nearly ruined her career." Whose affair is it? What do they mean by affair?
There could be something useful when it's all out in the open (as much in the open as it will get) but I think it's wise to wait until more than the headline is out.

[KelleyKramer]

164. Didnt she just have a baby a few months ago ??

things that make you go.... hmmmmmmm ?

[mistertrickster]

165. Firing federal prosecutors over politics? Too complicated. THIS is what US media understands! nt

[Raster]

167. cali, you can't be a rethuglican unless you have an extramarital affair.

It's in their rule book.