The Suspense Was Killing Me
By Mitch Berg
Headline on USN’nWR: Sanford Affair Will Hurt Republicans in the South, Democratic Strategists Say.
Democratic strategists say the much-publicized moral lapses of Republican Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina will damage the GOP brand in the South.
Whew. I’d wondered if Democratic strategists were going to spin this to show the affair – also “anything” – was going to help the GOP.
In related news:
- Dean Barkley Thinks Sanford Affair Will Help “Independence” Party In MN
- Socialist Workers Party Reps Believe Sanford Slip Will Bolster Trotskyites
- American Nazi Party Believes Sanford Affair Implicates Jews
Thanks, USN’nWR. Now that you’ve gone online, I’m glad to see your editorial talent has gurgled down toward Minnesota “Progressive” Project level.
July 9th, 2009 at 8:35 am
I thought the Sanford affair was the fault of the previous administration.
July 9th, 2009 at 8:39 am
It’s funny to see you guys so deeply in denial. Witnessing the unexplainable self-destruction of yet another Republican with presidential ambitions reminds Angryclown of a line near the end of “The Hunt for Red October.”
“Andrei, you’ve lost another submarine?”
July 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Since the topic is Journalistic Excellence, parse this sentence (well, conglomeration of clauses, anyhow) from Marc Ambinder re journalists and conflicts of interest:
We participate in sponsored dinners, off-the-record dinners; roundtables; we exchange information with our sources, etc.; Each situation is different, and as a general rule, good journalists have a good gut sense about what’s right and wrong. There are no written rules for our profession, only habits and customs, enforceable mostly by peer pressure and shaming.
‘As a general rule, good journalists have a good gut sense about what’s right and wrong’. What does this say about the reaction of any particular journalist who is open to the charge of a conflict of interest? Nothing at all, really. If they area good journalist they might know that that they have a conflict of interests, but that doesn’t mean that they handle the situation ethically or ever have their actions put under review by other journalists.
July 9th, 2009 at 9:09 am
See that, AC? You run out of sterno for just one night and BAM!, you’re back on your game.
July 9th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Associated Press – Coordinates 0,0
Chancellor Martok of the Klingon High Council released a statement today from Earth on the Sanford affair and stated “This will harm the federation in ways many and far-reaching, [grunting noises].”
Federation representatives were not available for comment.
July 9th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Ka’plah!
July 10th, 2009 at 12:30 am
The only person I heard hawking Sanford was Mike Gallagher. Mike doesn’t impress me, so the endorsement was ineffectual, and I wasn’t too impressed with Sanford the few times I heard him speak. Is there any good reason why Sanfords stupid streak is such a blow to Republicans?
July 10th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Cause it seems to run straight through the party. Sanford, Ensign, Palin are just the latest bizarre meltdowns among national Republicans.
July 12th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Luckily for Republicans, the “latest bizarre meltdowns” among national Democrats are happening in the highest executive and legislative offices.