Tabloid Outshines Mainstream Media Again

It is sad to say, but sometimes you have to read the sleazy tabloids to learn the truth about our politicians. The National Enquirer, as it has on previous occasions, broke a story on a major political candidate. This time it was presidential candidate John Edwards. The Enquirer informed us the married Edwards had an affair with a campaign associate and fathered a child with her. The mainstream media ignored the story. The Enquirer stayed on it. And now Edwards admits the "tabloid trash" as he called it was entirely true--at least with respect to the affair. He hasn't taken a paternity test to determine if he is the father of the child yet. Here is part of Edwards' statement:

In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99% honest is no longer enough.

I was and am ashamed of my conduct and choices, and I had hoped that it would never become public. With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006 and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. I am and have been willing to take any test necessary to establish the fact that I am not the father of any baby, and I am truly hopeful that a test will be done so this fact can be definitively established. I only know that the apparent father has said publicly that he is the father of the baby. I also have not been engaged in any activity of any description that requested, agreed to or supported payments of any kind to the woman or to the apparent father of the baby.

I'll now be accepting apologies from the Democratic bloggers who trashed me for discussing the Enquirer's report on this blog. When the tabloids take away time from the Hollywood celebrities to take on politicians, it's usually because the mainstream media is covering up for the politician. Yes, Robert Altman is a big shot for the Enquirer and a close friend of the Clintons. Edwards supporters will no doubt blame the Clintons. The real question should be focused on why the media chose to ignore Edwards' blatant hypocrisy. You can bet they wouldn't ignore a similar story about a Republican or a Christian minister.