Media Matters on Patrick Healy of the NYT re: erroneous stories on Kerry

[_dynamicdems]

and Hillary Clinton. Good article. Remember this guy and these stories? Media Matters takes on Patrick Healy's shoddy and deceptive journalism.

Author of NYT tabloid story on Clintons has checkered record

Summary: Patrick Healy, the author of a New York Times article purporting to examine the married life of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and former President Bill Clinton, wondered in a 2004 report whether Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kerry (MA), was "a bit kooky" and openly questioned "what kind of marriage the Kerrys have" while filing other erroneous stories on the Democratic nominee that fueled Republican attacks. By contrast, Healy has let another prominent New Yorker and possible presidential contender, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, escape similar personal probing in three recent stories.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200605240005

[globalvillage]

1. What kind of sick bastard questions someone else's marriage?

For one thing, it's stupid, and for another, it's really no one's business except the people who are married to each other.

IMO, anyone who questions, or even has more than a passing interest in anyone's personal relationship with another person needs to get a life of their own.

To actually write about it is just weird. And to write about the personal lives of both the Clintons and the Kerrys seems more than a little obsessive.

[Island Blue]

2. I agree.

First of all, how could anyone possibly question the Kerry's marriage after seeing photos and video of the two of them together? Their body language tells you everything that anyone needs to know.

As far as the Clinton's are concerned, while I was certainly pissed off and disappointed at Bill for what he did, I always figured it was no one's business except for Bill and Hillary.

[_dynamicdems]

4. And the bicycle built for two.

JK and Teresa are so obviously a close couple. Leave them alone.

As for Bill and Hillary, after having to endure the scrutiny and public humiliation as long as they did, it's disgusting that the RW won't let them get on with their lives.

It's tabloid journalism at best to delve into peoples' marriages.

[_dynamicdems]

3. Funny you should mention the perv aspect.

The wingers are a bunch of cheating, lying perverted bastards. Gathering outrageous statements by the RW for the quotation generator made me sick to my stomach. The preoccupation with the sexuality and sexual behavior of other people seems widespread on the right from what I've been reading.

All this worrying about what people do in their bedrooms is totally creepy. Santorum is only one case in point. There are many others.


This is just a partial list of RW perversions off the top of my head:

Jeff Gannon (aka: Jeff Guckert, Hot Military Stud) phony reporter and paid male escourt: Who was his boy toy in the WH?

Then there is Hookergate.

And the Gropenator.

And remember Jack Ryan?

The are obsessed with Bill Clinton's marriage, but the RW has their cheaters too. Contrary to RW press, the sanctity of marriage isn't always practiced as preached by Republicans:

McCain was nailing everything that moved when still married to his first wife, who he finally divorced to marry his second wife. But he's Saint McCain as far as the MSM is concerned. He truly makes Clinton look like choir boy.

Guilliani had widely publicized affairs while married, but all was forgiven because he was the "hero" of 911.

[karynnj]

5. It is weird that the Republicans aren't usually called on their problems

Jack Ryan is an exception as he was forced out because of his marital problems. (Your right on McCain. I assume that noone will question anything if he self finances anything - though most of his money is his wife's - and the Republicans were watching that like hawks to make sure that she didn't give her husband money.

I didn't know till it was posted in the last week that his second wife was 24 to his 40 something and an heiress and that he married her 3 months after dumping his first wife. (and Healy questions the Clintons' and Kerrys' marriages )

[_dynamicdems]

6. And Bush ran around on Laura too! That was before he found God and

stopped drinking. And now that rumors abound about Bush drinking again and marital troubles, wouldn't you think that this would be right up Healy's alley? Of course not! He only pokes his nose into the marriages of Democrats.

[ginnyinWI]

7. They look upon Democrats as some kind of underclass

We're the second-class citizens whose behavior can and should be questioned and monitored. In other words, we can't be trusted. But question a Republican--why, whatever for? They didn't mean it! Surely we mustn't be too judgemental! Being a Republican covers a multitude of sins. Being a Republican means never having to say you are sorry. :sarcasm: