“Edwards is no longer an elected official and he is not running for office now. Don’t expect wall-to-wall coverage.”

Has there been a bigger load of macaca ever uttered. – Lorica

He’s not being accusecd of a crime; he’s being accused of being the biggest douche-bag since Larry Craig.

On the other hand, the reason that it hasn’t been in the MSM is simply that nobody really cares.

I know that Ann Coulter is not one of ST’s favorites, but today Ann had some snark that was priceless:

The mainstream media’s reaction to the National Enquirer’s reports on John Edwards’ “love child” scandal has been reminiscent of the Soviet press. Edwards’ name has simply been completely whitewashed out of the news.

Also:

Do you know what this means? At this precise moment in time, I could call Edwards a name that would send me to rehab, and the media wouldn’t be able to report it!

Finally:

A Washington Post reporter defended the total blackout on the National Enquirer’s John Edwards’ love child story, telling the Times of London: “Edwards is no longer an elected official and he is not running for office now. Don’t expect wall-to-wall coverage.” This was the perfect guy to talk to because if there’s one thing they’re careful about in London, it’s tabloid excess.

Isn’t there some level of coverage between “wall-to-wall” and “double-secret probation, delta-force level total news blackout” when it comes to a sex scandal involving a current Democratic vice presidential and Cabinet prospect?

Hey, what sort of “elected official” was Ted Haggard again? He was the Christian minister no one outside of his own parish had ever heard of until he was caught in a gay sex scandal last year. Then he suddenly became the Pope of the Protestants. And yet, despite the fact that Haggard was not an “elected official,” the Post gave that story wall-to-wall coverage. And what sort of “elected officials” were Mel Gibson, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Bennett?

Perfectly said. I think that Coulter too often goes over the top, but I give her credit for nailing this one.

I don’t know if this story is true, but then again the MSM has pushed a long string of “fake but accurate” charges against Republicans in recent years. So if accuracy is not important to the MSM, and if journalistic ethics never were a concern, then why don’t they run wild with this story? What’s the hold up?