I think by focusing on the Sex scandal, Dems are helping GOP

[greenman3610]

in the long run, the continuing fascination with sex news just
perpetuates the media's downward spiral into the avoidance
of real news by focusing on the salacious.

The real news is Condi Rice, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft lying to the
911 commision, which has been totally lost.

[bryant69]

1. It's not about the sex

It's about the predatory nature of this sex, and the failure of House leadership to effectively deal with this predation.

It's about a house leadership that is unwilling to question one of their own. If nothing the kind of oversight Hastert and co. provided over this page scandal is a perfect metephor for the kind of oversight they've provided for the Bush Administration.

Bryant
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[LostinVA]

9. And... it's ABOUT THE COVERUP

Just like Watergate.

[bryant69]

10. I think there's an element of that

But I think the larger issue is that the House leadership walked away from their oversight responsibilities - just like they have done in Iraq, the War on Terror and a number of other places.

I guess it depends on how much you think they knew before this broke. My personal take is that they had enough to start an investigation, but they didn't really want to know.

Bryant
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[Pale Blue Dot]

2. Let's get the Republicans out of power and then have this debate. nt

[Oleladylib]

3. Sounds great..give us a plan

Mine is exiting from Iraq..a health care program for all and stability of jobs..

[KurtNYC]

4. Dems don't control any news outlets - It isn't the Dems driving this

The MSM outlets are owned by war profiteers -- they will NEVER cover the things you have listed in any way other than to catapult the propaganda.

[dorktv]

5. Again, who cares if the media wants to talk about sex...I want us back in

power and if it takes showing the Repubicans for the morally bankrupted party that they are...then yahoo!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. The Dems have been very judicious, IMO, in their remarks about

this scandal.

The MSM is trumpeting this all over, and there is a strong likelihood that more repubs will go down. So, it's not all bad.

However, I agree, it's time to focus on this latest information about the lies the cabal told regarding pre-9/11 and then to the 9/11 commission. Will the MSM provide the focus? Probably not.

I am hoping this scandal runs its course. The Woodward book isn't going anywhere. MKJ

[Jim__]

7. If the media weren't focusing on the sex scandal, what do you think they'd

be focusing on? Things like:

Did bush lie? Is Iraq a deadly quagmire?

Or, things like:

Are the dems really weak-kneed? Do the dems endanger national security?

I think the latter. I hope the sex scandal keeps on going.

[rock]

8. That might be true if the voters were

interested in issues (which apparently is not the case).

[KittyWampus]

11. Democrats aren't the ones focusing on the GOP sex scandal.

Please indicate which Democrat has focused on the GOP sex scandal.

[NNN0LHI]

12. Sex scandal? Thats kind of minimizing things isn't it?

This guy was a pedophile that the Republicans were protecting.

That hits home with most parents I know.

Don

[LostinVA]

13. Agreed -- I started a thread saying that yesterday:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2320800