tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4287451428118685855..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Hey, That's Our StoryJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-20494856389434489562011-06-08T05:26:41.640-05:002011-06-08T05:26:41.640-05:00I was very, very young during the Chandra Levy mur...I was very, very young during the Chandra Levy murder scandal, so I only really remember Newsweek covers and the like, but why wouldn't a theoretical murder by a congressman of a staffer he had had an affair with be national news? Or is it that the media was so desperate to make it a national story that they Vince Foster'd the story up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84913986361946632122011-06-07T00:35:34.098-05:002011-06-07T00:35:34.098-05:00Yeah, I suppose that's not entirely unfair.
...Yeah, I suppose that's not entirely unfair. <br /><br />I guess I'd argue that while REM certainly could withstand the weight of being a mega-band, the Weiner story or the Gary Condit story really couldn't withstand being a Major National Story.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-74320599638290964972011-06-06T16:44:21.242-05:002011-06-06T16:44:21.242-05:00So it's kinda like when everybody else started...So it's kinda like when everybody else started buying R.E.M. records or Nirvana?phathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711722602776883761noreply@blogger.com