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Old 06-24-2010, 08:14 AM
 
Location: South Fla
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Portland's Oregonian today printed a police report echoing a National Enquirer story that a masseuse accused Al Gore of sexual harassment in 2006.

The Gore complaint - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Why did they not run these stories? Should they be making the choice like that to influence people like that. Isnt their job just to report the news.

No wonder people have a distrust of the media
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:19 AM
 
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Portland's Oregonian today printed a police report echoing a National Enquirer story that a masseuse accused Al Gore of sexual harassment in 2006.

The Gore complaint - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Why did they not run these stories? Should they be making the choice like that to influence people like that. Isnt their job just to report the news.

No wonder people have a distrust of the media
They protect their own.
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Fredericktown,Ohio
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If it is a foot tapping {R} in the mens room that is front page news,allegations against a {D} the story is not reported or only reported by the Enquirer.Funny the Enquirer is becoming a more reliable news source then the left MSM.
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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LoL, the local paper didn't print it because some how her story seemed like she was a nut.

Largely because after the complaint, criminal and civil, she refused to meet with her own legal council and with police. Not once, but every single time they would try and move on with the complaint. Each legal complaint was dismissed because she simply never showed up for any of them!

The story she spins is already pretty weird, since she pretends to be a ninja with acupressure that he shrugged off
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:31 AM
 
Location: Texas
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They didn't want to screw up his Nobel Peace Prize?
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:42 AM
 
Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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If it had been Dick Cheney the papers would have been all over it, but not when it is a protected liberal. I guess this gal has some Lewinski type stains hiding in her closet. Can't help but wonder if this caused the split between Gore and Tipper. How sad. Just another pig in politicians skin.
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:53 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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It's called a NEWSpaper, not a gossip paper. The editor explained himself quite clearly in your link as to why they didn't print the story. They couldn't determine if there was sufficient evidence that something inappropriate had actually occurred.
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:55 AM
 
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LoL, the local paper didn't print it because some how her story seemed like she was a nut.

Largely because after the complaint, criminal and civil, she refused to meet with her own legal council and with police. Not once, but every single time they would try and move on with the complaint. Each legal complaint was dismissed because she simply never showed up for any of them!

The story she spins is already pretty weird, since she pretends to be a ninja with acupressure that he shrugged off
Flaw with your argument.. a criminal complaint would move forward, with, or without her present to testify..
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:56 AM
 
Location: Heart of Oklahoma
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Portland's Oregonian today printed a police report echoing a National Enquirer story that a masseuse accused Al Gore of sexual harassment in 2006.

The Gore complaint - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Why did they not run these stories? Should they be making the choice like that to influence people like that. Isnt their job just to report the news.

No wonder people have a distrust of the media
Who takes anything the National Enquirer reports to be true?!?!
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Old 06-24-2010, 08:59 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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ai-yai, i didn't see this before posting mine, was looking for titles containing 'gore'
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