1. Why- cause no one cares! Except for those of you dying for another, whew ,sex scandal, whew, kennedy and clinton, whew. Who Cares!!!
2. Perhaps it is a fake story that the media did look into and decided not to report on a story they couldn't confirm so people such as yourself wouldn't drool over another rathergate.
3.Who Cares!!!

That's true, Pete. So instead we'll get 24 hour coverage of Michael Jackson. Oh, and a missing violin. And Jane Fonda got her face spat in. Man, I'm personally glad the news filter is there to make sure I see these amzingly interesting stories. As opposed to a scandal (political and sexual) concerning the close associate of two very prominent politicians.
"Nothing to see here folks move along"
In other words, Petey, smart people care.

It wasn't so long ago that the media was more than happy to cover the John Smith rape case, just because he was related to the Kennedy's.

Are we so polarized now that actual Kennedy's get a pass?

Joe Kennedy raised a passel of worms, huh.

Scott, are you trying to convince yourself of this- I thought smart people don't watch MSM.
Petey

The Sun is not part of the MSM/DNC. The reason the MSM/DNC gives this story no coverage should be obvious. Just like a guy who lied about his VietNam experience (two tours would have been 26 months - not the 3.6 months he was there.) but somehow no one in the MSM/DNC ever reported that he was telling lies!

I would hope that most folks would agree that there is a considerable degree of difference between a "sex scandal" involving perhaps extramarital relations between consenting adults and a case in which the "sex scandal" component involves felonies. More so, I would hope that people would be able to discern the ever so subtle difference between an example of the afformentioned "sex scandal" and a case involving felony fraud to the tune of millions of dollars.

See, on the one hand you have "sex", on the other you have "fraud", these are different things. Pete, I suggest you consult a dictionary if you are still confused about the difference between the two.

Pete,
Smart people get whatever news they can through whatever sources are available. Most still regard the MSM as the most credible voice. But their credibility is being constantly eroded to a point where the average curious person must constantly check other sources for news, confirmation, or explanation. I, personally, would be pleased if I could rely on my subscription to the LA Times for news. As it is, I can't, and that's a shame.
This is not about catching the MSM in bias for the sake of it, but trying to create an MSM that we can trust.

I give this about 15 minutes til the wheels fall of the story. In other words, perhaps the "liberal" media isn't reporting it because it's unsubstantiated... but i guess if you're looking for something you'll find it.

"Reggie, who has maintained his innocence, has waived his right to a jury trial. Ms. McElwee said the judge will probably acquit Reggie. "I'm getting entertainment out of this. I'm certainly not going to get a conviction," she said."

The same article is predicting an aquittal - why isn't the New York Times all over this? Perhaps because it's a non-story.

This guy is Teddy's brother-in-law. His wife/nurse/caretake's brother. He's not a Kennedy, but he does belong to the same genre of scum.

Hey, if he's not DeLey family, this ain't news...

Gao,

Yeah it’s the VRWC! The FBI and the Fed courts are right wing shills! LOL

So you maintain Reggie and Rosen indictments are unsubstantiated??

Reggie was an FBI informant for THREE YEARS and copped a deal and Rosen was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Central District of California.

Did I mention the judge in the Reggie case was Judge Carl Barbier, who was appointed by Bill Clinton.
Don't believe me?

But I am sure you don’t have the guts to check the facts!

Reggie helps in case vs. Clinton aide

In federal court Thursday, Reggie reversed earlier innocent pleas and pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of bank fraud conspiracy involving three banks: Union Planters Bank in Baton Rouge, and Whitney National Bank and Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans.

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier set sentencing for Oct. 26.

The conspiracy count carries up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and the bank fraud charge carries up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Though written terms of the plea agreement were not available Thursday, Ellis, Reggie's lawyer, said prosecutors have agreed in principle to ‘cap’ Reggie's sentence at a maximum of five years in prison. The sentence could be far less -- depending, presumably, on the level of his cooperation.

Though judges tend to accept such agreements, they are not bound by them. Barbier, who was nominated by President Clinton, is free to ignore the agreement and use his discretion in sentencing Reggie, Ellis said.

You were right about one thing. You stated: but i guess if you're looking for something you'll find it.

You were looking for nothing so you found nothing. I am sure you found something concerning Tom Delay cause you were looking for something!
The FACT there still is NO indictment of Delay shows there is a FAR less substantial case against Delay then on Reggie and Rosen.

Jack,

Maybe, I misread your post but I think you are mixing two cases up. The article talks about TWO separate cases against Reggie. One is the Bank Fraud case the other is allegations he impersonated a police officer.

When Ms. McElwee was talking about not getting a conviction on Reggie she was speaking to the allegations he impersonated a police officer.

Please take a look at the story I tracked back to this post. I think you'll find it sheds some interesting light on the Reggie legacy.

If you come up with a martini olive blogroll category, I want in :)

Gao and Scott seem to be having the same reading comprehension difficulties that so plagued pete earlier.

Let us review:

1. sex

2. fraud

See, these are entirely different things. One hint would be that the terms are spelled and pronounced entirely differently. This would be a tipoff to even an illiterate person who was incapable of finding or understanding the different definitions of these terms.

Also note that, as mentioned above, Reggie has plead guilty in the multi-million dollar federal bank fraud case.

http://www.nola.com/search/index.ssf?/base/library-75/1114149362214990.xml?nola

This was in the local paper on Friday.

Kinda makes one wonder what constitutes liberal media, eh? I mean, despite the solid reporting on this latest demo debacle, Drudge ignored it, and the neos at NR did too.

Too busy sucking up to the center? Did the Hillary Machine get to them beforehand?

Somehow I couldn't bring myself to check if the intellectuals at lucianne.com ever brought it up...

Bias is as bias does, and Richard McEnroe pegged it right: nonstories only get covered in the MSM if they'll hurt a major Republican. Period.

The culture war continues.

Just ask yourself if this would have better publicized if it was an allegation about Tom Delay.

Have you ever read Michael Kelly's scathing early-90s profile of Ted K? (Don't know if it's on the web but it's in the Kelly anthology). If you have, the whole soliciting-underage-girls-to-get-in-his-car motif may sound eerily familiar.

Wait, Pete & Co. are serious... They read like a half-assed parody!

Or ask yourself if the story is TRUE.

New York Sun? ROFL

For what it's worth, the NYT ran the story on April 23: www.nytimes.com/2005/04/23/nyregion/23hillary.html

But it's not worth that much credit, given that it was the "New York Region" section only, and there's been no followup since.