John Edwards story goes from tabloids to Fox

It was much easier to ignore when it was being reported by the National Enquirer, however the story about John Edwards possibly having had an affair and the accusation that he fathered a child during this affair is being reported on Fox News.

Slate also covered the story and asked why the media was not covering this as well as asking about a double standard:

Everybody had a good laugh last August when Roll Call broke the story about Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, getting arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for playing footsies in a toilet stall. The late-night talk show hosts mined the material for days; Slate produced a re-enactment of the bathroom ballet; and newspapers, magazines, and cable channels shredded Craig.

Although the Craig story and the John Edwards story, currently unfolding thanks to the National Enquirer, aren't directly analogous, they have a bit in common. Edwards, too, may be a sex hypocrite. The tabloid called Edwards a cheater last October and the father of a love child in December, and last night the Enquirer posted a story about Edwards' visit to his alleged mistress and child at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night.

As much as I am a fan of John Edwards, I do believe that if the story is true, then it does create valid reporting of hypocrisy given his use of his wife and family as a part of his campaign. If the story isn't true? Then that should be reported too as another example of tabloid journalism...