Is it just me, or...

No it's me and you.



They do it for the fame. They see a politician who wants them and they're in until it's confession time.

The politician gets the boot and the girl gets her name splashed all over the place. Now she has more friends on MySpace.

It's the American way.

I smell book deal with a 7-figure advance and at least 2 days on Oprah!

Actually, it *IS* you; or, rather, the collective 'us'.

Media is in business to make money; which they do by selling advertising space/time. It's value is determined by how many people see that 'spot'. So media panders to the lowest common denominator.

In short - if we let them know we would boycott any product whose commercial aired during 'news' we disprove of, it'd stop showing up on the air pretty darn quick....

tinasamuels said:

...their claim to fame is only that they fcked a married politician??

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Yeah, that sure is something to be proud of. I wonder what she'll say when it comes time to explaining her now very public past to her grandkids.

Take Monica Lewinsky's future queries, for instance: "So Grandma, is it true you blew the president of the United States? Oh, and where exactly did he put those cigars?"

I'd rather we weren't privy to such trysts. Most of us have at least one skeleton in our closet that we pray will be kept from our family, let alone the media's glare.

Silver King said:

I'd rather we weren't privy to such trysts. Most of us have at least one skeleton in our closet that we pray will be kept from our family, let alone the media's glare.

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I think the public actually has a "need to know" when Mr. "I CRUSADE AGAINST VICE AND CRIME!" is actually a regular customer of a criminal vice enterprise.

But like you, I don't want to know any of the details. Between Governor Spitzer and Senator Vitter, I had to order extra brain bleach.

if a hooker can't get a million dollar deal out of banging a governor than there's something wrong with america.

She grew up in my area. No one really remembers her. And in a few years, it'll be the same thing. No one will remember. She'll be back to being an unknown.

Bravo said:

if a hooker can't get a million dollar deal out of banging a governor than there's something wrong with america.

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I know. Maybe she should audition for Rock of Love XI or Flavor of Love XLIV with the rest of the ho's?

tinasamuels said:

try the drano injections, they've done WONDERS for me

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...and, if that doesn't work, try the drano injections; they've done wonders for ME!

IceCreamEmpress said:

I think the public actually has a "need to know" when Mr. "I CRUSADE AGAINST VICE AND CRIME!" is actually a regular customer of a criminal vice enterprise...

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It's what I refer to as The Comeuppance Factor. Many feel he's getting what he deserves in light of his strong stance against crime and his take-no-prisoners attitude toward enforcing the law. I agree with his decision to step down as governor. However, it's the manner in which he's been portrayed, the public flogging until he's flayed mentality that has me feeling uncomfortable. We always expect more from public officials and hope they'll transcend our own weaknesses. But they never do, and yet we're suddenly mortified when that's brought home to us, even though it continues to happen with surprising frequency.