Ghouliani's state campaign chairman is a family values role model

July 16, 2007

Last week Sen. Vitter (R-Obviously) preemptively outed himself in the

DC Madam scandal,

saying that he'd "sinned" and he was "sorry" for frolicking with

prostitutes but, er, pay no attention because God and his wife have

already forgiven him (although his wife may have cut off his weiner).

Soon afterwards, a New Orleans brothel revealed that Vitter used to be

But let's move along.

Why not?

I heard several pundits last week (I'm looking at you, Tucker Carlson)

claiming that this is a non-story because, c'mon people, it's a

private matter.

Allow me to demonstrate the fallacy of this argument.

1. Not newsworthy:

2. Newsworthy:

But of course you can't expect Tucker Carlson to know anything about

news - after all, he only hosts his own cable news show.

Sure, "Local Man Purchases Sex From Prostitute" may not be much of a

headline - unless the man in question happens to be a man who's spent

his entire career touting his solid pro-family credentials, arguing in

favor of abstinence, proposing Constitutional amendments to "protect

traditional marriage," and who demanded Bill Clinton's resignation

during the Lewinksy scandal.

If it's that local man, then one could argue that repeatedly cheating

on his wife with a series of hookers might be fair game for

discussion.

(By the way, did I mention the diaper fetish?)

Funnily enough, David Vitter also happens to be southern regional

chair of the Giulani presidential campaign.

And what does Rudy think of Vitter's dalliances?

In a sort of bizarre M

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