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Media Underplays Mahoney Sex Scandal Because He Is A Democrat

// October 14th, 2008 // POLITICAL ARENA

House Rep Tim Mahoney should be happy he is a democrat. If he were a republican his sex scandal would be front page news on papers and websites throughout America. Because of his party affiliation the media has turned a blind eye as well as many of his colleagues.

Tim Mahoney won his congressional seat in 2006 after Rep. Mark Foley, a Republican, was forced to resign in the wake of a scandal involving a congressional page. The scandal was front page news everywhere. The democrats called for his head. Where are they all on the Mahoney scandal?

Mahoney, who is married, had an affair with Patricia Allen while campaigning against Foley on a platform of morality. Allen was hired as a staff member after Mahoney won the ’06 election, but was later moved to the campagin staff after rumors of the affair spread.

Allen tried to break off the affair after learning Mahoney was supposedly cheating on her and his wife with other women. In response, he threatened her job. “You work at my pleasure,” Mahoney told Allen in a taped Jan. 20, 2008, telephone call.

It was then that Mahoney paid $121,000 Allen to keep her quiet.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel knew about the affair. He spoke to Mahoney last year about his personal conduct. In other words he may have helped cover up the scandal. You can bet the Pelosi knew about it as well, although she denies having knowledge of the affair.

So where are you on this media? As I scoured the Internet this morning I found that only Fox News is covering this story with the seriousness that it deserves. Here are the headlines from the web.

Fox News – One Sex Scandal Follows Another- Florida rep. who won Foley seat engulfed in scandal, including charges he paid hush money to staffer-turned-mistress.

CNN – House to investigate lawmaker for alleged affair, ethics lapse

MSNBC – Fla. congressman denies breaking any laws – Dem, who succeeded scandal-plagued GOP lawmaker, admits causing ‘pain

See the difference between Fox News and the other two? It pays to be a democrat.

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