If Matt Drudge hadn't reported the Monica Lewinsky scandal, would the lib media have continued to sit on it?

Answer 1

Although there is frequently bias in the media, I am a firm believer that the "liberal media" is a myth. The "media" is owned by huge megacorporations, most of whose owners are VERY conservative.

As to your question, its irrelevant, since the story is out, although Ken Starr had to spend $50 million dollars of the American taxpayers money to find out that the President was "getting some", which is also kind of pathetic. Without Ken Starr's investigation, Matt Drudge might have had nothing. And there is this: no one died when Clinton lied. Clinton was getting some extracurricular nookie, but Bush lied about Iraq, and now thousands are dead because of it, which makes the Monica Lewinsky scandal look like a weird joke by comparison.

Answer 2

Hard to say. I mean whatever anyone says about liberal or conservative bias in the media, I still think that a good story that sells magazines and gets good TV ratings and makes money for the company comes before politics in most cases. And Monica Lewinsky was a great story. Michael Isikoff of Newsweek had the sotry prepared and it was supposed to be printed soon after, but Newsweek delayed or killed the story or whatever but Drudge got a hold of it and reported it. I mean who would have guessed it would have led to the impeachment, there were plenty of stories out there about Bill Clinton's womanizing so then maybe they thought it was nothing special but I still think it would have gotten out eventually, from Drudge Report or anyone else. It seems inevitable that it wouldn't have.

Answer 3

That is the traditional stance the press takes when made aware of Presidential marital infidelity.
The impeachment of a US President for trying to shield a consenting-adult affair is scandalous, and will be seen as an example of the low-brow, poisonous politics of this time.

Answer 4

According to several sources, Michael Isikoff of Newsweek Magazine was about to break the story. Matt Drudge somehow beat him to it. The story was coming out, some have said Drudge stole the story. I think that was sour grapes.

Answer 5

Yes,

just like they did for so many other Presidents before him. Sad, maybe, but true.

The Lewinsky scandal made a mockery out of this country. It was ridiculous and embarrassing.

Answer 6

Probably and we all would have been better off for it. The public supported Clinton in spite of this but it did provide a titillating distraction, once the media ran amok with it, and the basis for a lot of Republican “family values” propaganda.

Answer 7

You are concerned about consensual sex between two adults that happened years ago, while your guys Larry Craig, Mark Foley, Ted Vitter, Ted Stevens and Dan Young are out chasing underage boys for sex? So tell me, are you guys still thinking you are the party of "family values"? Oh, and let's not forget about the corruption and Obstruction of Justice charges and convictions of Tom Delay, "Duke" Cunningham and Bob Ney - your repubs have absolutely, unequivocally no license to even think of who has literally screwed this country and everything it used to stand for - and all you can think about is a bj in the white house. You're nuts!

Answer 8

Who cares? That was long ago, this country has real problems like the 9 trillion dollar debt.

Answer 9

YES

who said what he did was unconstitutional? It was the fact that he was distracted from our enemies and allowed 9/11 to be planned and recruited for while he played "wag the dog"

Answer 10

Yes. Even BjClinton has been quoted as saying he probably would not even have told his wife, and of course upset his daughter. I believe the entry is in one of his books.