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Sounds like a confession by the media

hypocritexposer

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I wonder if there were any other candidates besides Edwards, that the liberal biased media did not properly vet?

Edwards epilogue: Does the press really vet presidential candidates?
By: Michael Calderone
February 28, 2010 07:01 AM EST

Over the past few weeks, the world has learned quite enough about John Edwards – from the lies he told in trying to cover up an adulterous affair to the compulsive vanity that left some people close to him questioning his judgment and even his grip on reality.

Democrats who seriously considered making Edwards the party’s 2008 presidential nominee could be forgiven for asking: Now you tell us?

The revelations about Edwards, contained in two best-selling books, have undermined one of the favorite conceits of political journalism, that the intensive scrutiny given candidates by reporters during a presidential campaign is an excellent filter to determine who is fit for the White House.

While the media “usually does well” in vetting candidates, said presidential historian Michael Beschloss, “Edwards is a good case” in which it didn’t.

And that failure is worrisome in a changed political world where politicians - be they Barack Obama or Sarah Palin - can burst upon the national stage and seemingly overnight become candidates for higher office.

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=F1BEE054-18FE-70B2-A81A44D12F91A4C0
 
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