Does anyone else find the N&O’s obsession with John Edwards a bit strange? I mean, Edwards is no longer running for anything. He’s not a vice-presidential candidate. He’s not even on his local town council. He wasn’t much involved in party politics before he was elected and he hasn’t been since. He’s kept a relatively low profile after dropping out of the presidential race. In short, what John Edwards does or does not do is of absolutely no consequence to anyone. So why is he emblazoned on the front page of my newspaper?
Who gives a flying flip about what he did or didn’t do? I don’t care what the man is up to in his personal life as it really doesn’t affect me (see above). Any rumors of alleged wrongdoing is a matter between him and his wife, Elizabeth. Its nobody else’s business. I wish I could say I was surprised that the News and Observer is chasing a tabloid newspaper for this alleged story, but my opinion of the paper has gone considerably downhill.
Hey, N&O: the celebrity gossip goes on page 2A, not page 1A. Or is the “new N&O” morphing into a tabloid?
Update: At least the N&O’s Public Editor Ted Vaden, agrees with me. If only he could talk some sense into John Drescher.