Spare the Rod

New Republic by Jonathan Chait | Feb. 2, 2009 (Opinion)
In defense of Blagojevich (kind of).

Now consider how the two stories have fared in the national press. Blagojevich has turned into the biggest crime story since O.J. Simpson. Can you guess how many articles about the Coleman scandal have appeared in the national media? One short wire story. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Feb. 2, 2009

If an article qualifies as being good because it provides me information I didn't know, then this is a good article. It also raises an interesting question: exactly how are all those who are putting their faith in Coleman going to react when his FBI investigation is finally given attention by the media?

An article with the premise that the media are more interested in stories full of drama, violence, sex, booze, corruption and all the other things that make life worthwhile has a suspect premise. Of course that's what gets the attention--for a while. There are just too many stories out there full of...the stuff that makes life worthwhile.

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