James Webb Giving Allen Hell
Still no word on George
Allen's arrest warrants, or his sealed divorce records. Why not? Where's
the corporate media? In the bag for Allen, or just too lazy to do their jobs?
If I had their budget I'd be all over it. Greg Sargent agrees.
Okay, so today both the New York Times and the Washington Post devoted substantial
ink to GOP Senator George Allen's attack on Dem Jim Webb's treatment of women
in his novels. So now the question is: When are the major dailies going to
do stand-alone stories on Allen's refusal to unseal his divorce file and account
for his unexplained 1970s appearance in court records? Allen and the NRSC
(see ad below) are making a central issue of Webb's (literary and verbal)
treatment of women. So Allen has opened the door for news orgs to press hard
for his divorce record — which could tell us something of Allen's attitudes
towards women, specifically his ex-wife. As both Josh over at TPM and Political
Wire noted yesterday, reporters are working on the story but the Allen camp
is tight-lipped. Will we see stories on this? Relatedly, the DSCC today sent
out a release demanding that Allen account for his appearances in court records
and insisting he release his Bar application. Will we see stories on this
tomorrow?Will
Major Dailies Do Stories On Allen's Divorce And Warrants?
Allen has gotten a pass on his racism for decades. It looks like that pattern
continues.
This one is close, with the DSCC posting new
numbers. They also are pressing
the state bar to release Allen's arrest records. Want to take bets on what
happens?
Oh, and by the way, Colonel Hunt endorses James Webb, much to Sean Hannity's shock.
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