Comments on: Edwards’ love child and the hetero/homo double standard divide

By: cybercitizen

cybercitizen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:48:37 +0000

The Republicans are very afraid because both Obama and Edwards ARE LOYAL to their wives, and McCain was not at all loyal to his first wife after she had been crippled. So the Republicans are starting early and going after one of the Democrats strongest strength–their loyal marriages with magnificent wives–and try to neutralize that. Just as the Republicans went after Kerry’s and Cleland’s war records to minimize the lack of military participation on the part of Bush, Cheney, and Chambliss. Rove’s fingerprints are all over this.

And why do the Republicans make so much fuss about Edwards’ hair and house? Because they are obvious strengths of his–good health and being a self-made success. Again, go after the biggest strengths to neutralize them.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:06:10 +0000

As I said in Sean's thread:

The thing with the Senator Craig story was that he was in public a homophobic hard line Republican who had plenty of "Outrage(TM)" about the Clinton thing in 1998 but was in private "toe tapping" for probably years before he was caught.

The hypocrisy of Senator Craig is what made that story stay in the news for so long.

By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:12:54 +0000

Unless it involves criminality or the public good in some other way, I think outing the private lives of all types is despicable.

That the media would be interested is understandable. That they would eschew responsibility for the consequences is inexcusable.
Who is to judge except Jodie Foster what's best for her and the other people in her life?

Beware of do-gooders messing with other people's lives, I say.

By: Silhouette

Silhouette — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:08:25 +0000

Breaking the ice eh?

Just as long as your tricks don't turn up murdered when they "come out" about you if you decide to run for high public office. And speaking of high..I wouldn't recommend either gay or crack cocaine scandals if courting the middle vote.

Just the gay thing isn't an issue..with me.

I can't speak for millions upon millions of other people though..

By: Buck Naked Politics

Buck Naked Politics — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:12:21 +0000

Not Ignoring the Edwards Scandal….

by Damozel | Yep, lots at stake here. But for me, the ‘double standard’ at play is the one between National Enquirer and other publications that don’t sometimes turn out to be not quite accurate about their inferences. I’m not calling him out just …