Jon Keller perfects the art of the slime, exploits Mrs. Edwards

[Ian David]

Submitted by adamg on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 8:50am.

I hope we never learn that there were ratings considerations behind yesterday's awkward, invasive blog post on the press conference by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife to discuss her recurring breast cancer. Because as someone who's lost relatives to that awful disease, the notion that some slick commentator on the make might exploit it for ratings gain is way off the scale of acceptability.



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[NYCGirl]

1. Who's Jon Keller? NT

[Ian David]

2. Local TV blowhard. n/t

[Forkboy]

3. A local pundit who thinks he's funny and edgy but really just sucks donkey balls

Assuming any donkeys have no shame.

[NYCGirl]

5. Just googled him — glad he's not MY local pundit. Thanks, guys. NT

[Forkboy]

4. He's a shithead.Been bugging me for awhile now.

Seeing him on Greater Boston made me cringe.

[Buzz Clik]

6. Well, just about everyone has lost friends and family to cancer.

And just about everyone in politics has taken every opportunity to exploit whatever is available.

[Mass]

7. Keller is just a polite mainstream version of Rush Limbaugh and Howie Carr!!

It has been obvious with his coverage of the Patricks or Kerry and this only confirms it.

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Oh puhleeze! You can't win for losing with these people

Let's just say, hypothetically, that the Edwards had NOT announced it and kept it within the family. Then, when it's leaked out ...what would be the reaction of people like Keller?

I doubt they would be defending Elizabeth Edwards' status as a "private citizen".

[Throwing Stones]

9. tool /eom

[loyalsister]

10. To be realistic....

There are going to be a range of reactions to this news.
People whose relatives responded very differently to news that seems nearly the same may not feel comfortable with what they are seeing.
The guy might be a RWer, but I really think it is possible that there may be some elders who could have such reactions because of traditional expectations, etc.

[Forkboy]

11. I'd give somebody else the benefit of the doubt.

Not this guy.He thinks controversy = clever insight.He sees himself as a political gadfly (like a lot of local political "reporters" do) but he's just dumb and wrong.

Your point is still valid,just not in this case. :)