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I haven't posted anything about this ridiculous non-story, but from what I have gathered from MOST of the coverage on TV is this: the MSM is playing this up because they have been so rough on the Rs for the past 6 weeks that they are looking for something - ANYTHING - that will give them a he said/she said story to air.
They have tried to get other stories to stick - Harold Ford, William Jefferson, for example - but none of it has risen to a significant level of interest with the public. The FACTS ON THE GROUND in Iraq and the Rs continued slide in the polls has simply overwhelmed any electoral relevancy.
Tweety has been very much on this as a non-story. He is extremely disappointed that JK apologized, and I think he's right. But I will repeat now what I said a few weeks ago during an earlier round of DU hand wringing: events on the ground in Iraq will outweigh anything that could happen to help the Rs in this election. The JK story isn't Foleygate. It isn't 105 Dead soldiersgate. It isn't Allengate. It is a blip. But it's the only blip the MSM has had in the past 6 weeks that gives them a chance to blast a Dem.
The problem for the Rs is that the attacks are all directed squarely at JK and NOT at the Ds in general. This will be a non-issue by the weekend, unless it bites the Rs in the ass, which it may well do.
This blip isn't going to hurt us one bit on Tuesday. Trust me.
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