CNN's about to report the Kerry/Intern affair rumor...

[robsul82]

Here we go. Fox News CAN'T be far behind.

Later.

RJS

[aquart]

1. Of course they are. Can't wait to hear the confirmed evidence.

They will have some, won't they?

[pezcore64]

2. hum

my theory :
better now than later!

to use a phrase both shrub and kerry like to use

'bring it on!'

[dennis4868]

3. fasten your seatbelts people....

we have only begun the ride....dems cannot have affairs and repubs can.....WTF?

[Jack_Dawson]

4. Quick!!! Douse The General's Endorsement!!!

[robsul82]

6. Don't worry, they're reporting all the good before the bad.

"Permission to come aboard, sir?"

Later.

RJS

[MoonRiver]

9. OK, I don't have access to a t.v.

Jack, can I trust you to give me the unvarnished truth about what CNN says? If so please report back to the unspin zone.

[robsul82]

11. Unvarnished, hahaha...

:puke:

Later.

RJS

[Cheswick2.0]

47. sorry, there is nothing unvarnished on CNN

I am afraid all we will get is the varnished truth

[Jack_Dawson]

57. Sorry Saywhat, I'm at work -

But you can always count on me to call 'em as I see 'em. :toast:

[AP]

5. They aren't going to hurt him until after Super Tuesday.

[goodhue]

7. what rumor?

[hlthe2b]

8. Remember to feed your friendly Cube Rats!

please!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

10. Are you sure? What's your source on this one?

I wonder how they will report it. I doubt they have any new meat.

[robsul82]

12. They showed a split screen of Bush and Kerry...

...with the desk jockey saying, "And here's the new rumor - and it's all over the Internet!"

Later.

RJS

[meegbear]

15. Really?

Haven't heard a thing about it here.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

Doesn't sound like they're taking it too seriously. I wonder.

[quinnox]

13. Watching...nothing so far

Just reporting on Kerry special interests smear campaign from GOP.

[bigtree]

14. The lady on CNN said they can't report the rumors because they

don't have the facts"

Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!Quit spreading unfounded rumors!

[aldian159]

16. yeah, noticed that too

how strange.

Well, if the press grows up now it's better than staying dumb forever.

[quinnox]

17. Yea, and the man she was speaking to said there is a lot of false

rumors going around. Hmmmmmmm

[stepnw1f]

27. Do we have Repugs here..

spreading these rumors or what? I just watched CNN and they said squat!

[robsul82]

28. She mentioned it, but the teaser of...

"And it's all over the Internet!" made me think she'd actually discuss it, not say "there are rumors, but there's nothing yet."

Later.

RJS

[incapsulated]

19. Doh!

Still waiting...

[janx]

29. She said that they are busy tracking things down and don't

have the facts yet.

[incapsulated]

31. If there is anything to this story

They will find it.

So, do give us a ring when they do. And pray they don't, because even if it takes Kerry down, the Party is toast if there is another sex scandal associated with it. Don't think your guy is getting a trip to the White House over Kerry's body.

[nomaco-10]

20. Reporter: There are some salacious stories on the web, but...

we don't have the facts YET.

[robsul82]

23. Hmmm, that reminds me of the convo in High Fidelity...

You know, "What if I said I hadn't seen Evil Dead 2 YET? Would you think I wanted to?" Same diff, by saying "yet," does it mean, "well, we've heard about it," or does it mean, "we're looking into it, so far nothing?" Hmmm.

Later.

RJS

[bigtree]

32. There's a world of difference between truth and facts.

Facts can obscure truth.

--Maya Angelou American poet, writer, and actress

[robsul82]

18. I think it's coming up after this Bush NG stuff...

What else could the lady saying "And it's all over the Internet!" have been referring to?

Later.

RJS

[bigtree]

24. She said bushshit was all over the internet

And all they had to do was put it out there and idiots would spread it for them. Did she say idiots? Maybe not. :eyes:

[smiley_glad_hands]

21. Basically CNN said NO Facts---NO Story

And until then not reporting it. Its about time they got some Journalistic integrity.

[smiley_glad_hands]

25. Funny---then they followed with AWOLgate.

[sadiesworld]

22. "they aren't going to hurt him until after Super Tuesday"

Seems to me they're trying now.

[bushisanidiot]

26. They'd Better Follow It Up With The Bush Abortion Rumor. Tit For Tat!

let's just see how fair and balanced they are. if they are going to report enquirer news magazine rumors then they should report them on both sides of the aisle!!

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[nomaco-10]

33. Make no mistake, CNN has a whole slew...

of people on this story trying to find credible sources. If there are any facts to back the story up, they will find them and run the story. It's all about ratings and they're not about to let FAUX or anybody else get a leg up. The parents may speak out, somebody might track the girl down in Africa for comment or the story may die by tomorrow or it may take off and be huge. It's a wait and see situation. Kerry will be vindicated or vilified.

[MoonRiver]

34. FAUX and Drudge have already "researched" it.

Anything to distract from AWOLgate. I think this obvious rumor/lie should bring down the House of * even faster than expected. If the Pukes keep pushing it that is. Maybe even they will get a clue.

[NNN0LHI]

35. Has it been on yet? I have been watching since you posted but no dice?

What did they say about Kerry. I must have missed it.

Don

[Jacobin]

36. Get it all out of the way NOW

If he didn't fool around, great.

If he did, maybe we have time to recover.

[MoonRiver]

38. Looks like there's nothing to get out of the way.

Or should he be apologizing for something he didn't do? :shrug:

[corporatewhore]

37. only teresa should care about this

[RobertSeattle]

39. Agree and Excellent Point

Someday I'd love to see the "aggrieved" wife/husband go to the Press and say "This is none of your (g-d) damn business" and give them (and the Public" a real dressing down about this kind of rumor mongering.

[MoonRiver]

40. That wouldn't stop them. Although in this case the "press" seems to be

doing its job, by not engaging in rumor spreading.

[redqueen]

42. Odd, isn't it?

Did they wait for all the facts before reporting about Lewinsky?

[MoonRiver]

44. You're kidding right? Before Lewinsky cometh Paula Jones, and

before Paula Jones cometh Jennifer Flowers. And I know I've forgotten many of them, but the press was on the neverending Clinton sex scandal story 24/7.

[redqueen]

49. True, I remember

that with Clinton they had enough precedent to justify running with the gossip...

But what about with the first incident? Did they run with it or say 'we'll wait till we have the facts'?

[aldian159]

53. Reminds me of that scene in Die Hard

Where Bruce Willis and his wife are walking away and Bruce is messed up and some reporter (who interviewed Willis' kids) goes to the couple and says "how do you feel?" Anyway, Willis' wife punched him but good.

[progressivebydesign]

41. No. Primary voters who worry about defeating Bush care about it.

One of oft-stated reasons for KErry getting votes in the primaries, is the illusion that he can beat Bush. Any hint of scandal does not bode well for a man who's rise to the top is based on.. 'well, he's not my first choice, but he's the one I think can beat Bush'. I told you all.. electability is a myth and it's transient.. it can disappear in a flash.

[West Coast Democrat]

43. Sadly, if the Kerry rumor were true...

it still wouldn't make Dean any more electable.

[JVS]

45. We still have Edwards and Kucinich

[Cheswick2.0]

50. actually Dean is electable

That's the problem. No one really wants anything to change, it's too scary.

[redqueen]

52. Maybe we should think about running on issues

instead of chasing after something as vague and indefinable as 'electability'.

Just a thought.

:shrug:

[West Coast Democrat]

58. I didn't bring up "electability"

but Dean supporters use the issue as an attacking point as much as other supporters do.

[VolcanoJen]

46. CNN just aired the Imus show excerpt with Kerry

The anchor introduced the brief segment by saying that Kerry went on Don Imus this morning, where he was asked about the internet rumors that he has been involved with a young intern.

After playing Kerry's response, the anchor said "Well! There you have it."

Intern???? :mad: :grr: :mad: Has anyone actually confirmed who's intern this woman was? Seems like VRWC code to me.

[slinkerwink]

48. oh, good......

[stickdog]

51. Three of Murdoch's executives are among Kerry's 50 biggest corporate

campaign contributor bundlers.

Fox News appears to be behind John Kerry's Presidential bid 110%.

[aldian159]

54. I'd rather have them for me then against me

n/t

[redqueen]

59. They don't do altruism

If they're 'for' you it's because you can do something for them.

[dawn]

55. They won't report it because they support Kerry.

Aren't some big media companies huge donors to his campaign? Why would they want to tear him down? He won't change the status quo for them.

I think it's great that they are dismissing it as a rumor, but I doubt that it is showing their "integrity." If these rumors were attributed to any of the other candidates, they'd pounce, in my opinion.

[yellowcanine]

60. Yeah that makes sense.

A major news organization has "the goods" on someone but they are going to sit on the story because they donated to his campaign? First of all - do you know CNN donated to the Kerry campaign? Second, why would a news organization sit on something they knew to be true if it is going to come out anyway - which it will if it is true? The one constant with any news organization is that they do not want to be "scooped" because they were too slow to get a story out. If they say they don't have anything, believe me they don't have anything.

[Gloria]

56. Keep your eyes out for more..............

a second AP source/person involved, perhaps. Once there is another source/person, this story will be here to stay.