Sunday, July 27, 2008

National Enquirer's focus on Edwards may have its roots in Hillary Clinton's camp

John Edwards has been a favorite of mine for years.

That being said, the National Enquirer's piece about him and Rielle Hunter provides some circumstantial evidence of a love child.

Appearance of impropriety--yes. Nothing else though. A smear works by innuendo and implication--a mainstay of tabloid journalism.

Then, I recall that Roger Altman owns a big chunk of the National Enquirer and remember the candidate he supported in the primaries: Hillary Clinton.

This leads me to suspect that Hillary's people are doing everything in their power to torpedo a potential rival for the VP slot.

It deserves investigation, both Edwards AND the Altman-Clinton connection.

This doesn't give Edwards a pass for his seemingly suspect behavior, but it does provide some perspective on the possible reasons for the Enquirer's focus.

This is politics baby, and the Clintons are masters at personalizing the game. They don't like losing and if Hillary's not on the ticket, it's their last real shot to remain in power.

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