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March 12, 2008 8:00 AM
The media and Spitzer
Posted by David Postman
In the Wall Street Journal today, Kimberly Strassel writes about what she calls the media enablers of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
The former New York attorney general never believed normal rules applied to him, and his view was validated time and again by an adoring press. "You play hard, you play rough, and hopefully you don't get caught," said Mr. Spitzer two years ago. He never did get caught, because most reporters were his accomplices.
She has some good examples of how Spitzer was able to use the press for what appeared to be personal vendettas. It's worth a read this morning.
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