Media jostled for access to Sanford (some outlets promised Sanford “friendly ground”)

[sabra]

Source: The State

E-mails illustrate frenzy to be the first on the air or in print

National media blitzed Gov. Mark Sanford’s staff, offering big ratings and, possibly, a sympathetic venue in an effort to land the first interview with the governor after his six-day trip to Argentina.

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The e-mails show some outlets promised Sanford “friendly ground,” while others objected to early reports that questioned his disappearance.

“If you all want to speak on this publicly, you’re welcome to Washington Times Radio,” wrote staffer Joseph Deoudes to Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer on June 23. “You know that you will be on friendly ground here!”

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Another reporter, Griff Jenkins of Fox News, invited Sanford on to set the record straight.

“Having known the Governor for years and even worked with him when he would host radio shows for me,” Jenkins wrote to Sawyer on June 23, “I find the story and the media frenzy surrounding it to be absolutely ridiculous!”

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ABC News White House reporter Jake Tapper e-mailed Sawyer twice on June 23, both to note coverage of competitor NBC.

With a subject line of “NBC spot was slimy,” Tapper e-mailed Sawyer a “Today” show transcript of Sanford coverage, calling it “insulting.” Later, Tapper forwarded Sawyer a Twitter post by “Meet The Press” host David Gregory.

Read more: http://www.thestate.com/local/story/864316.html

[bluedeminredstate]

1. If a Democratic governor did what Sanford did

the media would have been all over the story and I can guarantee Jake Tapper wouldn't be talking about "slimy" and "insulting" coverage. It's such a joke how deferential the media is to republicans.

[Cha]

3. Jake fuckingmediawhore tapper would be talking

about the "slimey" Dem Gov.

More evidence of his whoredom..yeah, you jake tapper.

[UpInArms]

4. here's ABC coverage of Spitzer

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=abc+news+governor+spitzer+call+girl&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Governor's Alleged Call Girl Finds Overnight Success - ABC News
Mar 14, 2008 ... Wealth and Fame for Spitzer Call Girl. ... native was identified as the call girl linked in court documents to disgraced New York Gov. ...
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Spitzer Escort: Governor Was a Nice Guy, Good Tipper - ABC News
Mar 11, 2008 ... A 22-year-old escort found on another call-girl Web site claimed to ABC News in a phone interview that Gov. Eliot Spitzer had been one of ...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer_prostitution_scandal - Cached - Similar

ABC Scores Interview With Spitzer's 'Kristen' - Gossip News Briefs ...
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a ... (Newser Summary) - The call girl who ended Eliot Spitzer's career started ... ABC News Nov 22, 08 9:58 AM CST. (Newser Summary) - Ashley Dupre presented ...
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Ashley Dupre, aka 'Kristen,' call girl in Eliot Spitzer scandal ...
Nov 14, 2008 ... Her first television interview, with ABC's Diane Sawyer, will air next Friday, Nov. 21. Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer's paid-for paramour, has spilled her guts to ABC News' ... Life's a beach for Eliot Spitzer's call girl Ashley Dupre. As she tans on the beach, former governor Spitzer hides away. ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../2008-11-14_ashley_dupre_aka_kristen_call_girl_ in_el.html - Cached - Similar

Roger Stone and the Spitzer Scandal - Political Punch
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper ... Eliot Spitzer (D), writing that call girl and erstwhile "Girls Gone Wild" ... Stone's glee is rooted in an ugly history with the former governor. ...
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Eliot Spitzer | The Frisky
Jun 28, 2009 ... Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall-Spitzer, ... A rather disturbing ABC News article says that prostitution in Denver and Minneapolis will ... Getting Eliot Spitzer's call girl, Ashley Dupre, ...
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Spitzer Call Girl Says She's No Prostitute
Nov 24, 2008 ... Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: spitzer + call + girl Related to the ... Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer escaped charges Thursday in the ... Ashley Dupre insists on ABC News' "20/20" that she's not a ...
www.iconocast.com/EB000000000000067/D4/News1.htm - Similar

People: Spitzer resigns after call-girl scandal | News | The First ...
Mar 12, 2008 ... As expected, Eliot Spitzer, the New York state governor discovered ... A 22-year -old girl who goes by the name of Sienna told ABC News that ...
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[sybylla]

2. Hence------> Media Whores

I can't imagine anyone who's been around here long enough was surprised in the least by who the whores were in this "game" of political slap and tickle.

[midnight]

5. Chris Matthews says that Sanford had romance in his affair.

Goes on to say it is not like the others who don't write poetry. A D.U. post from yesterday showed matthews interviewing another white middle aged man who agreed. What is going on?