"Why are politicians and media pundits not calling for the resignation of Senator Vitter?"

[Bluebear]

by Stephen Crockett

This writer is surprised that the mainstream media seem to be controlling the political dialogue in America and (this is the surprising part) the political class is simply going along. The questions not being asked, the ideas not being reported and the serious problems not being addressed are much more important than those frequently available from the corporate controlled, mainstream media. The Vitter Sex Scandal is just one interesting example with a degree of sex appeal.

Why are politicians and media pundits not calling for the resignation of Senator Vitter? From the limited facts published in the corporate media, it looks like Vitter may be a criminal and a repeat offender. If the Republican Senator from Louisiana is truly a frequent consumer of the sexual services of prostitutes, he has violated laws.

Of course, Vitter may have sexual or emotional problems that explain his behavior. On the other hand, he may not be lying about his sexual behavior. It is slightly possible that all the others admitting to their sex for money relationships with Vitter are all liars. The DC Madam case just might be only a non-sexual escort service. The police and prosecutors might be wrong. Vitter might be innocent and everyone else guilty or wrong. For the official Vitter talking points to be valid, a large number of other individual must all be wrong.

Vitter is widely known as a morality crusader with his political base in the Christian Right. Vitter was a bitter critic of President Clinton during the impeachment process. Senator Vitter asked Clinton’s morality. Along with almost all the Republican leadership, he cited “breaking the law” over alleged perjury as the reason Clinton should be driven from public office.

Senator Vitter broke the law if he hired prostitutes. It is reported that Vitter did so on often in different locations and with different prostitutes. If the details are correct, hiring prostitutes for sex is illegal in those jurisdictions. Using Vitter’s own logic, he should be forced from office.

The sheer hypocrisy makes the Vitter Sex Scandal much worse. Vitter betrayed his wife. Vitter betrayed his oath of office. Vitter betrayed his supporters. He appears to be a liar along with being a hypocrite. Media pundits and politicians should be talking about this issue in these terms.

It might be worth exploring the legality of prostitution as a larger issue. The nation is long overdue for a new political dialogue on victimless crime issues like the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana. Even Republican politicians might approach these social issues with more open minds, as a result of their repeated involvement in recent sex and drug scandals.

These larger issues involve crowded prisons, racial bias in the jailing citizens, judicial equity, voting rights, future employment opportunities and spending tax dollars. The mainstream media would do the nation a favor by discussing Vitter and enlarging the scope of public debate on the issues raised.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_stephen__070719_what_the_pundits_are.htm

[babylonsister]

1. Hannity is, believe it or not:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1386534&mesg_id=1386534

[librechik]

2. because they are Republicans protecting one of their own or

they fear being called hypocrites when their own transgressions surface.

[bamacrat]

3. You are right, the slime that is the right will do anything to save face.

Even ignoring things republicans do, then blasts dems for doing something almost as bad or slightly related. Pukes suck.

[mod mom]

9. Correct. Impropriety is only acknowledged when it applies to Dems.

[rsmith6621]

4. Because He Represents....

...What is great about this country:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: ....Now if he had been soliciting Gay men that would be different...see two men cant have a baby so they cannot have family values.

[Quantess]

12. Diaper Dave?

Yes, kinky diaper sex is so much more normal than gay sex.:sarcasm: :rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Balance of power in the Senate would shift

If the repukes could be assured that the Democratic governor of the Pelican State would appoint another repuke, they very likely wouldn't give a tinker's dam about Vitter.

[Supersedeas]

10. every vote counts for these scumbags

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Just like Clinton, he gets a pass.

Oh wait. That's the wrong excuse.

Well the left howled that Clinton was being persecuted for his consensual affair with Monica, and now they are howling that Vitters is not being persecuted for hiring prostitutes to play with him while he was wearing diapers. The left is a bunch of hypocrites!

That's pretty good, isn't it?

[napi21]

7. Far as I know, consensual sex is NOT ILLEGAL! Paying a prostitute

IS ILLEGAL, allbeit only a misdemeanor. Different time, different story!!!!

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Well of course. That is the point.

Omission is a great way to lie. Of course hiring prostitutes is actual criminal behavior (not that it should be, but I digress) and an affair between two adults isn't, but nobody on the Bullshit Media System's 24/7 Stenography Zone is going to say that. They will just babble about how poor Wendy is having such a hard time blah blah blah they followed her to church blah blah blah Vitters has paid the price blah blah blah.

[napi21]

11. From what I can tell, it's not working for the MSM.

All the comments I've heard indicate Vitters was seemn as angry and arrogant, Wendy was NOT seen as the poor little wifey, and BOTH are blaming the media for their own problems!

[marmar]

13. Maybe they're worried that they're on the list too....

:scared:

[MurrayDelph]

14. Maybe it's because Louisiana

has a Democratic governor.

Or, is it just the usual "It's only bad if a Democrat does it"?

[Richard Steele]

15. It's a matter of values. They VALUE personal repsonsibility only for non-repubs. They call it:

[sallyseven]

16. I have to say Vitter has reason to

call on call girls. Look at his wife. That outfit is call girl all over it. Repuks will allow only Repuks to sin in public. Dems must be put in jail.

[TlalocW]

17. Two Reasons

1. They're in the thrall of their republican masters and can't go after him.
2. The media have become an insulated, self-coddling private club that refuses to give up any piece of its crumbling status to those it considers upstarts such as blogs or Larry Flynt, both of whom have proven it/them-selves more adept at investigative journalism than they have in years. To go after the Vitter story would be to lend more credence to the alternative media out there.

TlalocW