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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 19:06:31 PST
From:         Jonathan Fisher <jfisher@NETXWEST.COM>
Subject:      Re: Packwood, Inouye, Thomas, etc....
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> >> >How about it's because Packwood "admitted" his wrongdoings and Inouye has
> >> >denied his.
> >> >
> >> >Jonathan
> >>
> >>         Just like Clarence Thomas.
> >>
> >> Brett'
> >>
> >
> >What's the point of this?  If Inouye was going for a seat on the
> >bench he would be forced to face his accusar.  But in fact the
> >people of Hawaii voted for him despite knowledge of accusations of
> >his "wrongdoings".
>
>         So it's ok?
No.  I didn't say that.  I said that his constituents believe him.
I personally don't know whether to believe him or not.  Do you?
>
> >Packwood LIED about his wrongdoings to the press until after the
> >election.  Then he "admitted" them.
> >
> >Now if Inouye had come out after the election and had said that
> >he had done the things that he was accused of, I would feel the
> >same sort of disgust that I have for Packwood toward Inouye.
>
>         So as long as he maintains his innocence, everything is ok?  LIke I
> said, Mr. Thomas has maintained his version of what happened (or didn't) with
> Ms. Hill, yet the press continues to BBQ him.
Well, with Thomas there is evidence that he lied while testifying.  There is
someone who under oath accused him of wrongdoing and evidence that she was
telling the truth. Do you have any evidence that Inouye is guilty?  As for
the press and Thomas, I haven't heard of anyone bringing up his wrongdoings
recently, except for you.  I'd like to see evidence of "continues to BBQ him".
>
> >And the press would be covering Inouye as well as Packwood.
>
>         They should be anyway, whether he "admits" it or not.
Why? Is there anything new on his "situation"?
>
>         The funny part is that the Inouye story broke first, but was then
> dropped.
Is this relevant?
>
> >But he didn't.  So they aren't.  If you want the press to follow
> >rumors, why didn't they make more of a stink about Bush's infidelities?
>
>         As soon as 10 women step forward, they will :).
Ok.  So 10 women have stepped forward (actually 15) and accused Packwood.
So it's OK?
>
> >It's not all a big giant liberal conspiracy!
> >Jonathan
>
>         Of course not.  It's reporters and editors looking the other way while
> one of their own is caught with a hand in the cookie jar.
>
> Brett'
>

I don't see this.  "One of their own"? So, what, Inouye is a reporter or an
editor?

Your original point was that (and correct me if my paraphrase is incorrect)
the reason that Packwood is being roasted by the media and Inouye isn't is
because Packwood is a Republican and Inouye isn't.  My response is that
A) Packwood stood accused by 15 women and lying about it
until after the election.  He finally "admitted" his wrongdoings.
B) The Inouye situation was in the media, and still is every once in awhile,
until the "situation" came to a standstill.  In other words, people accused
him, he denied it and there is nothing new.  Until there is something new,
what else can be said?
C) There are serious rumors that Bush has had affairs, while as VP maybe
as President.  If the media was as unconcerned about ethics as you appear
to believe, they would have launched front page stories (more than the 1)
continuously throughout the election.
D) Thomas was accused by multiple people of sexual harrassment.  The media
rarely reported more than just Hill's accusations.  I don't think that
Thomas even had to deny the accusations by the other accusers.  If the
media was as unconcerned about ethics as you appear to believe, they
would have launched front-page stories continuously throughout the
hearings.

I believe that the vast majority of the media is concerned about ethics and
concerned about maintaining impartiality.  I think that if one looks
objectively at the vast majority of the media, one would agree.  Does one?

Jonathan
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