Bill O'Reilly the Only Decent Journalist Who Sat on John Edwards' Scandal While Still Reporting Terrible Truthy Things About Him

CBS News SVP Paul Friedman says he didn't report on the John Edwards scandal because the network "saw no reason to make his life or the life of his family any worse, until it became well-documented or he admitted it, which is what happened today." Uh huh. The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz says he " came to believe that we should publish a story. But I don't get paid to make those decisions." Riiight. And Politico's Michael Calderone insisted there was no coverage in his space because "it was decided that writing on the rumors — without confirming them — simply validates the Enquirer," which, it's been shown, got much (if not all) of the story right.

But you know who also claims to have had the story about Edwards' affair but opted out of reporting on it? A one Bill O'Reilly, who, like Friedman, was doing the kind thing and not making Elizabeth Edwards' life miserable! Instead, O'Reilly just smeared Edwards as a shitty senator. "And that is the true story," he said last night. "The Factor painted an accurate picture of John Edwards without harming his family." Now, is that "accurate" with one "in-" or two?

Aug 12, 2008 · posted by david · Link · 6 Responses
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Comments (6)

No. 1 james kaye says:

aaahhhhhhhh do we really want a ambulance chaser attorney for a president who spends thousand dollars on a hair cut whoa we dont need a moron like this in the white house most lawers dont pay there bills edwards has no reguard for the cannons of ethics he wouldnt think 2x about screwing us think about let alone his shorty

Posted: Aug 12, 2008 at 1:05 pm
No. 2 hms says:

james kaye,
Did you flunk out of English in public school?

Posted: Aug 12, 2008 at 1:09 pm
No. 3 hms says:

I'm becoming more and more convinced that this country is made up of shysters, con artists and incredibly gullible people.

Posted: Aug 12, 2008 at 1:11 pm
No. 4 jo ann deal says:

Most people know that Law 101 is deny, deny, deny, even if the horses tail is hanging out of your mouth. Just say it isn't a horse, and deny, deny…..The central theme of law school is how to lie and screw others before they screw you. No man can be as good as John E. proclaimed himself to be..I'd never trust a man that wears more hairspray than I…..

Posted: Aug 12, 2008 at 1:18 pm
No. 5 Keithsego says:

Of course he lies, he's a politician. And Bill-O? More of the same.

Posted: Aug 12, 2008 at 9:52 pm
No. 6 Santa Maria Eats Big Bananas says:

It's starting to get difficult to have adult conversations with people that write proper English portraying their abilities to balance opposing thoughts!!

I will not defend John Edwards, but Billy O needs to not throw stones..

Bill O'Reilly needs to let us know just how much money he paid the woman that accused him of sexual harassment?

Click and scroll down to read all the sordid details..

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/a.....kris1.html

Posted: Aug 13, 2008 at 12:56 am
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