tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post6540401999349469262..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: In What WorldRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-23839916557843894952008-08-18T05:37:00.000-04:002008-08-18T05:37:00.000-04:00And when a former Democratic national candidate us...And when a former Democratic national candidate uses campaign finance money to commit a crime by paying hush money to his pregnant mistress, of course it's a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-14050501443657162442008-08-11T00:22:00.000-04:002008-08-11T00:22:00.000-04:00How much media coverage did Chechnya merit? How im...How much media coverage did Chechnya merit? How important are wars for democracy and independence in trivial little countries that don't have large oil deposits or nuclear weapons anyway? Is it possible the Republicans have too much tarnish to cover up like those homophobic pretenders who are grabbing pages? Or the Family Values' candidates like Newt Gingrich and Rudy Guiliani? At least now they can point to the Dems and say 'see, see, they have illicit sex too!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-35781775704706514072008-08-10T00:31:00.000-04:002008-08-10T00:31:00.000-04:00Because it's easy. Lots of people know who Edward...Because it's easy. Lots of people know who Edwards is, and North Carolina isn't hard to find. Plus, everyone kindly faxes press releases, saving much of the work of writing the story.<BR/><BR/>The Opening Ceremonies are a close second, because it's in a faraway place and you'd actually have to watch them to intelligently discuss it.<BR/><BR/>The Georgia story is hard...it's in a far away place, where they don't speak English, don't have nice hotels, and involve hard-to-pronounce goings-on. Not the media's kind of story.Quriltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899113009557697341noreply@blogger.com