Props to Mainstream US Media

Maybe the Clinton Scandals of the 90s have taught American media a good lesson. Despite the freakishly prominent headlines that have appeared on Drudge over the weekend about an alleged affair between John Kerry and a young woman, the mainstream press in the US has avoided the story. That’s a very good thing, and shows that the press is using its editorial judgment to cull stories without any “compelling public interest”.

This story, as many have suggested, could well have torpedoed Kerry’s campaign for the Presidency. And until this morning I was afraid that the woman at the center of the allegations would remain silent thus fueling the rumors or worse would come out in a paid interview and admit to an affair that never happened. Thankfully, she has done neither and has instead released a statement denying the allegations outright.

She told the AP in Kenya, “I have never had a relationship with Senator Kerry, and the rumors in the press are completely false.” and “Whoever is spreading these rumors and allegations does not know me.”