really mediate? really? anything for stats, yeah?

Love love love, he wanted her love

“Let me be clear, I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Baker.”

Why don’t you ask John Edwards about the accuracy of the Enquirer?

And it has to be said, can you blame him??

To be fair to the Enquirer, they said that the Brangelina/Down Syndrome rumors were untrue.
On bloggers’ descriptions of the kids: “And it’s those descriptions that have sparked the false online speculation.”

John Edwards, Barry Obozo……hmmm. I believe it!! Wonder how long it will take the Chicago MOB to confiscate the Hotel Tapes and destroy them? I couldn’t figure out why Obozo fought so hard to keep his Blackberry after he became POTUS. Maybe “Vera” was the reason. This could become quite a scandal for the hot, steamy summer months.

hot, steamy summer months in Martinique, yees

Are there no editors at Mediaite on Friday nights? Sad.

I certainly hope this is not true — first and foremost for the sake of his darling little girls, but also for his wife and the country. The last thing we need is more dirt and scandal in the political world, from either side. I’m a little worried in light of the NE getting it right in the Edwards case. They must have something pretty substantial in order to go after the POTUS.

Wait, did I read this wrong or is the “evidence” merely that they left a hotel at the same time? How is a tape of them walking through a door proof of anything?

NE has been working on this story since 2008. They must have quite a file and I am sure it will all come out, sooner or later. The MSM refused to print anything about the Breck Girl and his baby with the Bimbo so they will probably ignore this one too. Kool-Aid swilling Lap Dogs!

You right-wingers will latch onto anything as always. Veracity of the speculation be damned. Here’s yet another “scandal” that you blithering political neophytes can embarass yourselves again – just like the last supposed Michelle Obama “whitey” tape.

If it’s true, watch the Democrat Propaganda media try to discredit it, instead of treating it as a major scandal – just compare how they’ve handled less sensational exposes!

How long will it take the Democratic Media to bring out their favorite smear tactic, of course – the phony charge of, everybody now, RACISM!

No idea if it’s true, but I agree the they must have something pretty concrete to go after him. I’d tighten my personal security, it I were them. You never know what Rahmbo might do.

This scandal surfaced in October 2008, and at the time was blamed on Hillary supporters. So…who’s behind it now?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1076695/Obama-hit-affair-smears-following-claims-attractive-aide-banned-wife.html

Following the sordid saga of John Edwards (Lib-NC), we know one thing to be CERTAIN: If the lamestream media buries THIS story as well, we’ll have our proof that Obama (Lib-IL) is guilty as charged. Those poor, poor daughters of his. What a sad legacy he’s left them with.

This is a big story – for Mediaite. If this is NOT true then the credibility of this new and promising site will be all but destroyed – at least in my eyes. I agree with the above commentator who lamented “anything for stats”. Whoever posted this story last night certainly took a risk which will influence how people see this website.

Dan Abrams: do you want to be a journalist or another bottom dweller?. Seems like you are in a position where being responsible is an option. You’re not a novice. You’re not broke. You’re not trying to make a name for yourself. You don’t need this. You better be right.

So with this story Mediate jumps off the cliff. Now let’s see if you soar to great heights or if you have ruined the promising future of Mediaite and your own personal reputation because of it.

According to my cousin who is pretty high up on the editorial staff of a major news outlet, the affair beween Jug Ears and the woman is pretty much common knowledge among the flock of sheep news Washington news people. They are covering it up like they did with Clinton (until Drudge leaked what Newsweek had) and the Edwards.

The truth will come out eventually after some WH aid or reporter becomes disgusted enough with the Idiot-in-Chief

This scandal surfaced in October 2008, and at the time was blamed on Hillary supporters. So…who’s behind it now?

People like you who hate the President so much that they can’t see facts or reason.

Um, just how dumb are you people? Clinton was impeached because of the perjury charges against him, and lying on the stand about having an affair, which of course is what the republican’s were after when they brought the lawsuit on behalf of that bimbo from Arkansas. The Republicans of course, having nothing better to do than interrupt Clinton’s governing the country, along with his anti-terrorism efforts by having him testify about a sexual relationship – got him on the old parsing of the words, which of course led to impeachment. In hindsight, what a great waste of taxpayer dollars and squandering of national security that was eh? That said, who cares who Obama gets it on with – until he gets on a stand and lies about it, it doesn’t mean a damn thing. It’s less than irrelevant.

Dan Abrams: do you want to be a journalist or another bottom dweller?.

I use to respect Abrams but have come to the conclusion that he’s turned himself into a bottom dweller.

This is not an indictment against Mediaite. They are just doing their jobs. They covered the Edwards affair….they covered the Tiger affair….both btw, originating from the National Enquirer, so don’t lecture Dan…Colby and the others.
I also hope none of this is true….but Mediaite is not to blame for this….if anything they should be commended for displaying the courage of their convictions….

This has nothing to do with Mediaite or any of several other sites I’ve run into this on.As for the source,once it would have been a joke for anything to originate in the Enquirer then came several high profile 100% accurate bombshells and as stated they are risking a lot to publish if they have no actual evidence etc.Still,who knows?

That said if this turns out to have even a shread of reality to it,the whole world just changed…

“That said, who cares who Obama gets it on with”

I’d encourage you to ask his wife.

“So with this story Mediate jumps off the cliff.”

For linking to an Enquirer story?

LOLOL

“You right-wingers will latch onto anything as always.”

So now the National Enquirer is right wing??

LOLOL

Outrage from the left!!!!!! Hahahahaha

Give it a rest!

I’ve never seen any outrage from them when it comes to false Palin stories…

Ugh, this is garbage. I suppose Mediaite has to post on this but I’m really not sure why.

It’s really not a credible source (yeah, they’ve gotten a few stories right but how many have they flatout gotten wrong?)

I guess the Edwards’ story gives them a bit more credibility but not enough to promote this story here and now.

Just what the right-wing was waiting for!!!!!! Too bad it’s probably not true. I’m not denouncing the Enquirer, all I’m saying is that this is a little too convenient. They were right on Tiger and John Edwards, but they were wrong on Bush, Palin, Hillary, and a few others. We’ll just have to wait and see, but I doubt anything will come of this just like the Blago subpoena.

Didn’t the Enquirer nail Spitzer too? I would watch myself if I was a Politician, why would I want to go to a 5 star motel where everybody would see me? Just for a roll in the hay.

Then again, I always said the first thing Obama should do if his poll numbers go south is start leaving stained blue dresses all over the White House and then lie about it.

Mr. Lurker said:

“I’ve never seen any outrage from them when it comes to false Palin stories…”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/keith-olbermann-gets-bad-news-on-sarah-palin-perjury-accusation/

I just woke up to the usual blather that somehow I am the puppeteer behind all controversial stories on Mediaite. As I have said many times, Colby Hall is responsible for the editorial content on this site.

With that said, @politicalglutton you say “If this is NOT true then the credibility of this new and promising site will be all but destroyed.” Huh? How does this line vouch for the credibility of the story: “. . .the fact that it is the National Enquirer reporting it makes the matter highly questionable, especially in light of their previous attempt at launching an Obama sex scandal. ” Hmm. The author, Frances Martel, is reporting it as a significant story, at least about the media, now that Drudge linked to it. I may not entirely agree with Frances’ reasoning as to why that makes it significant, but there is no question she is right that with Drudge’s millions of eyeballs, it should be covered by a media site. If we were reporting this story as a fact or even suggesting it was likely true, then the criticism would be valid –of course it did not. These days, a media site should not just ignore a story about the President of the United States that is being seen on the website that many newsrooms around the country use to mine for stories. I understand those who say that just because Drudge links to the Enquirer that does not make it news. True enough. But when Drudge links to a story suggesting the President of the United States might be having an affair, that is at least a -media- story for a media website.

Those who are looking at this purely through a political prism, can rest assured that if this is as thinly sourced as many Enquirer stories, then it will have no real impact. It will be viewed as a flash in the pan but it will also have been another step in the evolution of the new media and I think Mediaite has to cover that.

Boyc Ottintouch says:
May 1, 2010 at 9:02 am
Um, just how dumb are you people? Clinton was impeached because of the perjury charges against him, and lying on the stand about having an affair, which of course is what the republican’s were after when they brought the lawsuit on behalf of that bimbo from Arkansas. The Republicans of course, having nothing better to do than interrupt Clinton’s governing the country, along with his anti-terrorism efforts by having him testify about a sexual relationship – got him on the old parsing of the words, which of course led to impeachment. In hindsight, what a great waste of taxpayer dollars and squandering of national security that was eh? That said, who cares who Obama gets it on with – until he gets on a stand and lies about it, it doesn’t mean a damn thing. It’s less than irrelevant.

So, tell me James, did you show the same outrage when the Clinton Administration went after the Wall Street firms because there CEOs and top execs were having sex with junior people. You know, sexual harassment and some Clinton Justice people even wanted to charge rape because they said when a person in authority has an affair with someone junior the inequity in power is such to make it the same as using force. I guess that reasoning doesn’t apply when its a Democrat President of the United States. You also seem to think that its alright to lie to a Federal District Judge under the right circumstances. Tell me, do those circumstance apply to everyong or does a Democrat President of the United States have special priviliges?

Dan is right on this. This is a media site, and this is an interesting media story because the Equirer and Drudge are pushing it. Mediaite is not vouching for the story. Moreover, the editorial content couldn’t be in better hands with Colby, who is a stand-up guy who has repeatedly demonstrated his professional integrity on this site.

As for the story, I highly doubt it’s true. My guess is that it disappears by Monday.

But if it is true, it is devastating for Obama. It’s certainly not impeachable, but it would completely destroy what’s left of his approval rating with the public. THE ONE is supposed to be above all that.

Dan Abrams says:
May 1, 2010 at 10:24 am
These days, a media site should not just ignore a story about the President of the United States that is being seen on the website that many newsrooms around the country use to mine for stories.

But don’t you know, one dare not speak out against *The One* or else suffer the wrath of the Obamabot thugs.

That the “media” publishes or runs a story doesn’t mean that a responsible site like Mediaite has to promote it. There are all types of stories being disseminated by a wide range of media sources. In this day and age, in particular, the “media” includes a vast array of entities. Some good, some lousy, and some in between. Surely the writers of Mediaite pick and choose what stories are worthy of comment and what are not?

It’s called editorial judgment. Mr. Hall and the writers here use their discretion all the time, correct?

This is a thinly – at best – sourced story from a very dubious media outlet. It deserves to be ignored.

Pretty interesting all the history revision in this thread as well as the implication that a President that lies on the stand is somehow forgiveable…if it suits and agenda.

The fact that any site is covering this is pointless.This is news whether it’s true,false or somewhere in between.Even if it’s false it must be addressed by the administration and there must be real proof one way or another.If the administration’s response is that they won’t respond or they just “laugh it off” that is a terrible response,just like Clinton’s was,and opens the door even wider to accusations etc.

So this story will go on like it or not and it’s up to Obama et al to end it.

And yes if this is even a little bit real,the game changes big big time.Right now the Dems and Obama has a razor thin situation that may change later this year regardless and be even thinner.If Obama is seen to be playing around on his wife and especially as lying,boom!

Colby Hall is responsible for the editorial content on this site…

from what ive read by him -thats troubling.

ive always liked and respected Abrams work but Hall writes like a Huff Post contributor…

ex political-media hack says:
May 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Dittos!

by the way im a lefty labor dem – im not a
‘new style liberal” or a supporter of obama.

as to this, after experiencing the Obots in 2007 and 2008 using bill clintons affair as a weapon against hillary, all i can say is beware, karma really can be a bitch!

Watch how this story gets covered (or ignored). It will tell you which news outlets see their job as reporting the news, and which ones see their job as protecting the White House.

As of this moment, the mainstream media is ignoring the story. They hope it will just go away. And maybe it will.

Of course, there is the other school of thought, which is to report the story now, and let the audience make up its own mind. But that has never been the philosophy of CNN, CBS, NBC, the New York Times, etc. when it comes to any story that might hurt any major figure on the left. Then again, if this were a Republican president in question, this story would already be a front page news.

Really Mediaite? Really? You know, I like this site, even though it does tend toward the Fox News and Sarah Palin worship a bit too much for my taste … but on this one, I’m embarrassed for you. FAIL.

Say it ain’t so, BO!

And by the way Dan, I generally have a lot of respect for you, but saying that Drudge linking to something makes it de facto an important media story says a lot about you, and a lot about the dismal state our or media.

A few reminders of how the mainstream media handles these kinds of rumors when it comes to Republicans.

1981: New York Times reports on unsubstantiated rumors about an alleged affair by George H.W. Bush

1981: The Washington Post reports on unsubstantiated rumors about an alleged affair by George H.W. Bush

1992: Mary Tillotson of CNN asks President Bush outright about his possible adulterous behavior. He responds: “I’m not going to take any sleazy questions like that from CNN.”

1992: Stone Phillips of NBC asks Bush about a possible affair.

Etc. etc. etc. Of course, none of these rumors were ever proven.

Now who thinks that CNN or NBC will treat this story the same way?

felix,
Look, say what we al may about FOX, but do not say it is anything but an advocate for the right. That is the “balanced”, part, because you are right, felix, the liberals do dominate in popular culture, and there is indeed a progressive slant to most maintsteam media, as you suggest. Fox is on the right in order to balance the equation, somewhat, so that millions of non progressives, who are in the minority, can find a voicoe for their sentiments. FOX provides that voice. That is important in a free society.

It’s a real education reading the comments above. The main concern of the Left is not with the accuracy of the story, or the implications if true, or even how to prove that is fales. They just want to silence any coverage of it, and bully anyone who dare mentions it. Sound familiar? Must be hard for the Leftists to live in the Internet age, when it is so hard to kills stories and silence reporters.

Note to the Left: this story will live or die now based on whether it is true, and how much evidence substantiates it. The very fact that you are so focused on intimidating people into keeping quiet should tell you why the left-tilting media is losing its audience. People will ultimately judge these stories on the facts, and that is how it is supposed to work in a free society.

Obama’s spent the last nine days trying to contain a media spill the size of the Gulf of Mexico.

That Barack Obama certainly is a slippery character. On the one hand, for years, he’s been trading back slaps with everyone from Michael Moore to Jeremy Wright to Bill Ayers about the four funny filled minutes George Bush read to 2nd graders after he was notified about the terrorist attack on 9/11. Which really was a non-story. If anything, it was a dirty story, using four minutes that tortured George Bush and the nation for political gain.

Fast forwarding to 2010, though, finds Barack Obama dealing with his own political disasters. For example, spending the last nine days twiddling his thumbs waiting for BP to solve a gushing, catastrophic problem in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an oil spill the size of Texas, about which Obama has taken updates instead of action. Then again, maybe it’s Bush’s fault.

Maybe George told him to sit tight till it blew over. Regardless, not the best advice. Fact is, Obama could have used one of his many executive orders to call in the Marines, or the Navy or whomever to set the spill on fire, contain it with chemicals or do a dozen other thumb busying things. But, instead, he’s twiddled rather than tended to the nations’ business. Apparently, been quite distracted. Granted, the Vera Baker story is much sexier, especially if a certain hotel tape is found before it’s destroyed which could make Barack a rising star, but think of the potential damage the oil spill can do. Kill fishing. Wildlife. And tourism, much like Obama’s remarks tried to do to Las Vegas. I thought President Obama cared so deeply about the environment. Was I wrong?

Although the The New York Times will treat it as a non-story for as long as it can, it’s sure to eventually seep into the major media. As John Edwards will attest to, eventually the truth leaks out. The Vera Baker thing isn’t blowing over. And what if, rather than lying, she confirms it? The blow back could be enormous. Goodness sakes, his Presidency could be destroyed.

And what about Michelle? If frowns could kill, the Secret Service might have to put Michelle in lock down mode. The real danger for Obama isn’t simply that oil is in the water. Now there’s blood.

j2thaizzo says:

like this site, even though it does tend toward the Fox News and Sarah Palin worship a bit too much for my taste …

oh boy….wtf?

Valkyrie, I am not suggesting that Fox report this story. There is not yet enough evidence that this story is credible, at least in my opinion, to warrant TV coverage. All I am suggesting is that (1) if this were a Republican in question, the story would already have much more traction, and (2) the reason stories of this sort get covered first in the National Enquirer or the Drudge Report is simply due to the fact that the mainstream media will never investigate such matters when they impact the political prospects of a leading Democrat.

CBS or the New York Times could have easily uncovered the John Edwards or Monica Lewinsky stories if they had devoted a fraction of the effort they had spent scrutinizing every last little detail about, say, Sarah Palin. In my mind, that is the real value of stories such as this one. They allow the rest of us to see which media outlets are the most biased and are the most zealous in covering up stories. Sad to say, it is a long list.

felixw – when CNN or NBC asks Obama about whether he had an affair with this woman, Miss baker, than your comparison may be apt.

until then, stop whining please – this press corps has refused to cover even obamas relationship with a convicted fraudster and influence peddler who very strangely… bought his lawn for him – saving the Obamas a cool million on the purchase price of his house.

The Enquirer wasn’t wrong on the John Edwards affair either!

Who is Vera Baker? Well, what a shock! She’s is a political fundraiser.

obama has been letting his corparte campaign bundlers f*ck the american public at the request of is fundraising pals from the oil, big pharm, banking and big oil industries – why wont i be surprised to find out that he let one of them – f*ck him too.

They just want to silence any coverage of it, and bully anyone who dare mentions it. Sound familiar?

Oka, but instead of just questioning their motives, respond to their arguments.

I’m no lefty or Obama supporter but I don’t think this warrants being covered here. The story is thinly-sourced (at that) and uses anonymous sources as well. It’s in a publication that, despite being right on the Edwards matter and a few other sensational stories, has been wrong a great deal too. Let’s face it: their track record is hardly one to praise.

So, we have a questionable publication using anonymous sources. I don’t care what the story is, that’s not worthy, in my view, of being noted here.

SteveMG, I must have missed your posts back when the media was covering Sarah Palin’s hacked emails, claiming that her baby was actually her daughter’s baby, hinting about an affair with her husband’s business partner, and sending dozens of reporters on assignment to Alaska in order to scrutinize every thing she had ever done in her life.

The whiney sense of the victimization by “the lamestream media” is getting tired, folks. Recall that the media gave George W. Bush the full Monica from 9/11 on, with the fever only breaking when those pesky WMD failed to turn up in 2003. I worked in the NBC family in the lead-up to the Iraq war, and trust me when I tell you, the jingoism inside the “liberal media” was as rabid as I imagine it was at Fox News. George W. Bush unleashed the federal government to spy on American citizens including members of the press with nary a peep, save for the New York Times — the same publication that cheerleaded the war like no other, and which had in its employ Judith Miller, Ahmad Chalabi’s PR woman inside the U.S. media. And lets not forget the media feeding frenzy over Monica Lewinsky, and the equally hysterical reaction to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

The right loves to play the victim card, even moaning about how racist everyone is nowadays, after years of lecturing the rest of us about not playing the race card. You wingers have no sense of irony, and precious little sense of decency. And as for this site worshipping FNC and Palin? Just count the number of eyes wide headlines about the 2 million people a night watching Glenn Beck, or the complaining headlines about Keith Olbermann being too mean to him, or the umpteen stories a day about the Wasila queen, and you’ll see what I mean.

SteveMG, I must have missed your posts back when the media was covering Sarah Palin’s hacked emails, claiming that her baby was actually her daughter’s baby

You certainly did. That was appalling coverage too. Andrew Sullivan, the chief promoter of that nonsense, is a disgrace.

But your argument seems to be that because the press was irresponsible to Sarah Palin it’s perfectly fine to be irresponsible to Obama. Is that right?

Are you against irresponsible reporting or only when it hurts your side? I don’t understand your argument.

Not everything is politics. Sometimes things are wrong or right simply because they’re wrong or right. Not because they have a political component to it.

You think this is bad, you should see what Hillbuzz.org is reporting, ewwww…

Steve, my position here is pretty straightforward, and rooted in common sense. Because Mediaite is focused on covering the media, this is a very relevant story. In fact, I don’t see how Mediaite can turn its back on it. Close observers of the media, who are the main readers of the articles on this site, will be very interested to track how this story will be covered, ignored and manipulated by the press. They want Mediaite to explore these issues, not bury them.

That said, I am not sure that CNN or Fox News should report on Vera Baker yet, because of the poor track record of the National Enquirer in double-checking its facts over the years. But they should start doing some investigating themselves, and make a decision within the next day or so. That’s what responsible journalists do. But what will actually happen is a circling of the wagons and a lashing out — at Drudge, at Mediaite, at “teabaggers” — by the very journalists who should be working to get this story straight and report on it honestly.

Wait … so now this is “far left” conspiracy to help with GOTV? Okay, I need to get off Mediaite right now, before I burst a blood vessel in my brain. I’m outta here.

The Media in this country sold out their INTEGRITY long ago; Obama-Media is just the continuation.
They’ll cover this up, like they tried to with Climategate – holding the e-mail story back 2-weeks, until they were forced to cover it.

WOW this story has brought people out of the woodwork here. I, for the most part, just LURK around here because there is way too much hatred on here for me. A little of this goes a long way. Everyone needs a daily dose of negativity to understand how great their life really is!!!!

Because Mediaite is focused on covering the media, this is a very relevant story

But not all stories in all of the “media” are worthy of being reported on.

There are gradations or degrees of media – good and bad, professional and unprofessional and everything in between. The National Equirer, despite the accuracy of the Edwards’ story, is still a tabloid, sensationalist publication. It’s simply not, in my view, a publication worthy of being reported on.

To be fair to Mediaite and Frances Martel, they are reporting the story with a great degree of scepticism. Still, I think the editorial decision by Colby Hall (or Martel) to cover this was wrong.

A few reminders of how the mainstream media handles these kinds of rumors when it comes to Republicans.

Wow you got anything from this century. And the media didn’t hide anything about Clinton so you really don’t have a case here.

As I have said many times, Colby Hall is responsible for the editorial content on this site.

Sorry Dan but that is just passing the buck and throwing Colby Hall under the bus. I use to respect you but now you’re a bottom feeder like Drudge.

Unless the president got Vera Baker to sign a false affidavit (as Clinton did Lewinsky) in order to thwart the discovery process of another woman’s Supreme Court approved law suit (ala Paula Jones…), I don’t care if Pres. Obama had an affair in 2004.

However, if this were about Pres. Bush, I’d wager the same people who disapprove of Mediaite’s coverage would be applauding it based upon Bush being a conservative. (I’ve understood why liberals invariably make this argument, since it suggests that progressives shouldn’t be expected to behaved morally…)

Oops– that should be that I have NEVER understood…etc

Leftist Loons are hilarious. They relish any dirty tidbit, no matter how much of a lie it might be, when it comes to Sarah Palin and her family. I have a lot of RESPECT for this site for having the ‘nads to print this story. The National Enquirer was totally ignored by the media in the John Edwards story until the BABY could no longer be denied. The Loons on the Left scream “KILL THE MESSENGER” while stuffing their heads even further up their backsides. I hope they all suffocate!

This is where your ignorance shines through, Sunnyr. There is no “story” here. They retracted the claim. But, since you’re not expected to understand or comprehend the written word, you can go on a post comments about people suffocating. How… white trash of you. Enjoy your afternoon!

To be accurate, tjl, the National Enquirer retracted their claim about there being a video surveillance tape of the president and Vera Baker together at the hotel.

They did not retract the claim of their chauffeur source.

They relish any dirty tidbit, no matter how much of a lie it might be

No need to lie about Palin, the truth about her does enough.

he’s been trading back slaps with everyone from Michael Moore to Jeremy Wright to Bill Ayers about the four funny filled minutes George Bush read to 2nd graders after he was notified about the terrorist attack on 9/11. Which really was a non-story.

First, I never remember President Obama saying anything about the 7, not 4, minutes Bush sat paralyzed on 9/11. Do you have any links to prove your accusation?

Second, when will you guys stop with the Bill Ayers thing. They weren’t friends. They just served on some boards together. And how did Michael Moore get into this?

And about that 7 minutes, those were 7 minutes that people I knew were dying, Americans were dying. It may seem like a non-story to you but it’s not to their friends and families.

“And about that 7 minutes, those were 7 minutes that people I knew were dying, Americans were dying. It may seem like a non-story to you but it’s not to their friends and families.”

That’s Mediaite’s point. They don’t censor stories based upon whether some people do or don’t think the information is relevant.

They report on what’s being reported upon (they are a media analysis site), and let the reader weigh the details and decide for themselves.

They don’t censor stories based upon whether some people do or don’t think the information is relevant.

This isn’t about censorship. Only the state can sensor something. This is about editorial judgment. And it’s not about whether the information is “relevant”. It’s about whether the source of the story is credible and the information worthy of disseminating or commenting about.

There are literally a thousand stories each day that Mediaite can report on. From a hundred-and-one different sources or entities. They can’t report on them all so they make judgments as to what is worthy and what is worthless.

This was a worthless story from a non-credible entity and it was a mistake by Mediaite to cover it.

Since the Enquirer is the only paper conducting any investigative reporting of any kind on public officials, I’ll wait and see how this unfolds rather than trust those close to the White House already debunking the scandal.

tjl says: How… white trash of you

tjl is a ass.

SteveMG,

Not only are you wrong in deciding that the story behind such media coverage is something that a media site shouldn’t report upon, you’re wrong about the significance of the story too.

The fact that it IS a report about POTUS that is in the same vein as the N.E.’s sensational story that brought down John Edwards (not to mention some other well-known married men…) makes it significant story to follow, strictly from the vantage point of watching the origin and aftermath of a story that can’t help but to have political ramifications as both the mainstream media and the White House decide how to deal with it.

I would be interested in some information. Is Vera a US citizen? Where was she born? Why is she in Martinique? Did she file US income taxes last year? What does she do for a living there? Is there a paper or wire trail of money changing hands? Perhaps, if some of the five thousand new IRS agents has the time, they may look into the matter. Did she pay taxes in Martinique? How does she support herself? Is she there on a visa, and if so what type? What times do Obama’s and Vera’s work calendars overlap?

I would like to know as many facts as I can. I would need someone to guide me how to seek findings that I did not consider. I would then proceed to a time line and attempt to separate coincidence from causation.
From there I would postulate a variety of theories to explain the facts. I would attempt to fill in gaps by suppositions, from which my search for missing pieces would be guided. Probably, I would never discern motive, unless some of the participants were willing to divulge. Perjury could not be excluded. However, if the evidence would meet criteria for an investigation, then information divulged under oath if false, would in and of itself be a crime.

Conclusions and consequences would be as they may.

Not only are you wrong in deciding that the story behind such media coverage is something that a media site shouldn’t report upon,

The question on the table is whether the specific entity or publication involved – the National Enquirer – warrants coverage. Not whether, in general, a media site should report on stories. Of course Mediaite should cover stories and the “story” behind the story. That’s the purpose of the site.

But Mediaite, like all media monitoring sites, makes judgments as to what “stories” or reports or allegations they will report on and those they don’t. It’s called judgment.

The National Equirer is simply, for me, not a credible publication. Period. The fact that they got the Edwards story right overlooks the hundreds if not thousands of stories they’ve gotten wrong. How many libel suits have they had to settle over years?

It all comes down to this: if one thinks the National Equirer is a publication worthy of covering, then they’ll agree that Mediate was right to cover this “story.” If one thinks, as I do, that it’s simply not worthy of monitoring, then that person thinks Mediate was wrong.

I’ll note in closing, that the National Equirer has completely backtracked on the main elements of their original “story”. Any serious publication in America that had to furiously withdraw major elements of such a story would see their editors and reporters fired immediately. They’d be the laughingstock of the country.

‘Nuff said from me about the “quality” of that publication.

I’m all for waiting to see how it pans out. While I believe Mr. -0bama is the worst presidend since Jimmy Carter (which pretty much makes him the worst president in US history), I believe we all must eternally seek the truth and accept the product of our search.
If the -0bama daliances story prove false, the National Enquirer should/must print a retraction. If any news source offers proof, I highly suspect that Mr. -0bama’s supporters will give him a pass–just as Mr. Cliton’s supporters did. In the latter case, we will have one more reason to mark Mr. -0bama’s time in the White House as a failure, but the failure would equally be upon the American people, who cast their vote to elect him.
As say the French; “C’est la vie.”

pyrope says:
May 1, 2010 at 9:30 pm

I’m all for waiting to see how it pans out.

Well, pyrope, that being the only sensible course of action to take no matter what side of the aisle you’re from that almost guarantees that very few will take that course.

which pretty much makes him the worst president in US history

After George W. Bush of course!

OMG REALLY???

Colby, you officially are EMBARASSING to all women, and all Americans. WTF!? I actually unregistered from Mediate LAST YEAR but the emails wont stop. THANK YOU FOR PROVING ME RIGHT and thank you for setting back Women, education, and America ate least 100 years.

“From the People Who Brought you EXCLUSIVE Images of BIGFOOT; Who Brought you Images of BATBOY On His Birthday (oddly, the ONLY people) Bring You The POTUS AFFAIR — B/C Dan Abrams Will Distract You-using-Natura- Disasteral-Pollutants Lies About An Athlete-Misinformation “Story”….All with one anti-Semetioc Cluster-Fox…

LET OT GO!!!

They don’t censor stories based upon whether some people do or don’t think the information is relevant.

It’s not about censorship, it’s about choosing which stories are worth to cover. That judgement should be made on the credibilty of the sources and as many hard facts that can be determined. By cover such a dubious story from a questionable source only gives legitimacy to this type of bogus journalism. By saying they are just covering the coverage of the story is just an excuse to spread the story. Ms. Martel is an extreme right winger who ran to push a story without checking any facts because she was more driven by her ideology than by any sense of journalistic integrity.

And as far as relevancy it is far more relevant that a sitting President sat motionless for 7 minutes while the country was being attacked than a candidate for the Senate and one of his campaign staffers being dropped off at the same hotel after a fundraiser.

This is a media site, and this is an interesting media story because the Equirer and Drudge are pushing it.

So if the Equirer and Drudge started pushing a story about aliens from outer space secretly landing that should be covered too?

Yes… a lot of people will be making comparisons between Obama’s sex scandal and Clinton’s sex scandal. But Obama’s sex scandal is different than Clinton’s. Close… but No Cigar!

Vera Jones!!!! I’m not saying that Obama did it, and I’m not saying that he cheated on his wife and is jeopardizing the Presidency, but I’m also not saying that R. Kelly peed on anybody, or that OJ Simpson was guilty of anything, or that George W Bush knew anything about 9/11… WOWWWWWWW this is going to get INSANE.. check it out: http://www.lionsdenu.com/obama-sex-scandal-is-this-vera-baker-thing-for-real/
Jesse James, Tiger, Obama, it never ends folks!!

Yes Tim Alvine, it does end. In this case, it ends right here. Here is some advice for Frances Martel; take a remedial night class in grammar. Start with the basics. Then look into some ethics classes. This story is so full of holes it is a bigger scandal than the fiction that it pretends to illuminate. Any high school attendee (notice I did not say graduate) could see through this scam.

Obama and everyone around them have gone further, but could also be violating something new. They are either totally wrong or take a bit of information completely out of context, it would not be surprising.
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What do you expect? Michelle looks like a YETI!

As far as I know, this story doesn’t matter much at this point – assuming it’s old news. It WOULD matter if it interferred with the job as President so the question is if it’s still going on.

otherwise, this will just create sympathy for him and pull our eyes off his terrible efforts.

Ok…all great men have a short fall and if this affair happened it was way so over…whores are treated with no respect in the black community and if this woman ever comes forth with a statement that says she was the whore for this great man….there will never be peace in this young person life…I want the best for the president and the best for his family and hard for me to say this the best for the former whore if she were ever one in the first place…I am moving away from issues this article brings—for the issues do not concern the man today…we all grew up and some are still growing up as the comments dictates …I DO NOT CARE…trust this fact if a video did exist…it will be news and america will again be with their pants down facing another horror event because stupid has entered to play in the yard…moving on>>>>>>

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unless Obama is gay, that’s some pretty miss!

The entire Enquirer staff could be designated as suspected terrorists by the president and shipped off to Gitmo never to be heard of or seen again as he now has that authority under the NDAA…

Ummmmm….wasn’t the Enquirer the ONLY paper that reported on Edwards, and it turned out to be TRUE ???? They all knew about it, just as they did with Kennedy…they hid  the truth from the public…..Why is their reporting ‘questionable’…….God forbid we find dirt on the Messiah….actually , most of their stuff is true, but they have to be like a dog on a bone to get Obama’s protectors  (MSM) to report on it…..

AGAIN…………John Edwards, John Edwards, John Edwards, John Edwards………just how much of an idiot are you Glutton ?

I hope that Mediate follows up on your assertion and lets us know when Reuters fires the editors and reporters who worked on their recent story about Marco Rubio.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/01/reuters-staff-call-rubio-story-fiasco-disgrace-112574.html

This is not news!    They tried this stunt in the 2008 election cycle.  It didn’t work.  I remember reading about it.   Must we go through this awful lie once again.  Obama will win his re election and that is that.  Case closed.

I cannot believe Barry would cheat on Michelle with another woman.  It would be more valid, if he was reported with another man.  Thus is probably a PR stunt to make Barry look sexy like Clinton.  Barry ain’t no Clinton, never will be.  Clinton’s the big dog.

I cannot believe Barry would cheat on Michelle with another woman.  It would be more valid, if he was reported with another man.  Thus is probably a PR stunt to make Barry look sexy like Clinton.  Barry ain’t no Clinton, never will be.  Clinton’s the big dog.

This is ALL bullsh**!  What is wrong with all of you?

Either take your meds or keep chipping away at that GED.