Are sex scandals the only scandals Americans care about anymore?
In the 1920s, the nation was rocked by the Teapot Dome scandal, which basically involved President Harding’s Secretary of the Interior receiving kickbacks for leasing oil fields.
Today, I suspect such allegations would be met with a collective yawn by the press corps since the scandal was devoid of, say, a congressman tweeting a nearly-nude photo of himself.
Heck one gets the feeling that Watergate might not even play today — unless there was a sex scandal attached to it.
Don’t believe me? Bill Clinton, you’ll recall, skated for years on boring accusations regarding Whitewater and cattle futures, among other things. It was only a sordid relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky that got the press salivating.
Sex sells. And if your scandal has a sexual component, you can bet the press will dig deeper than they otherwise would.
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They love a good Honey Boo Boo scandal. Throw in some Kim Kardashian. A bit of Snooky and they’ll be beating down your doors for more information.
ButterflyDragon on February 14, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Apparently. They ASSUME the other corruption is ubiquitous, therefore boring.
michaelo on February 14, 2013 at 9:44 PM
sex and waterbottles.
Sachiko on February 14, 2013 at 9:44 PM
What about sips of water?
SagebrushPuppet on February 14, 2013 at 9:45 PM
Sometimes not even then. That child-diddling Demoncrat should’ve had to be locked in the local jail as protection from a lynch mob, but AFAIK he’s not even facing charges on his sexual indiscretions yet!
MelonCollie on February 14, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Watch any given episode of Jerry Springer for further details…
CPT. Charles on February 14, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Bush’s “scandal” involved bullshit allegations that Cheney and Libby were responsible for someone else non-outing a not-covert agent, but I don’t think there was any sex involved.
RINO in Name Only on February 14, 2013 at 9:47 PM
Only if the woman is hot and there are pictures.
The Rogue Tomato on February 14, 2013 at 9:48 PM
I know that putting dogs in roof kennels 20 years ago ranks right up there.
Kataklysmic on February 14, 2013 at 9:49 PM
Having a tanning bed also fairly scandalous.
Kataklysmic on February 14, 2013 at 9:49 PM
Answer: MSM hours spent on Newt’s mistress vs MSM hours spent on FnF = the public is as stupid as a box of rocks.
Limerick on February 14, 2013 at 9:50 PM
Just the low-information voters.
RoadRunner on February 14, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Yes..appears so…and even at that they won’t care unless there is videos or at least pictures.
That is probably due to the fact that many Americans have lost the ability to read as well.
William Eaton on February 14, 2013 at 10:21 PM
The question really is: Are Republican scandals the only scandals the media cares about anymore?– and the answer is, “yes.”
Glenn Jericho on February 14, 2013 at 10:23 PM
Only if there’s an “R” after the person’s name. (Menendez (D) – NJ)
Mitoch55 on February 14, 2013 at 11:29 PM
No. Media can’t even get out of bed to cover a Senator have sex with children. So – the only scandals that Americans care about (because they are the only ones that the press will cover) are scandals that involve conservatives or Republicans.
Sex with underaged girls, but Democrat? No story.
Taking a drink of water, and Republican? Major story.
besser tot als rot on February 14, 2013 at 11:56 PM
Frankly it’s both sides. Some of us profess to know what happened with Clenis or Scooter Libby or whomever. But what do you really know? What the MSM told you? Good luck with that.
Dack Thrombosis on February 15, 2013 at 12:03 AM