Some Scandals Are More Equal Than Others, Part 2
Topic: CNSNews.com
We've previously noted that neither CNSNews.com nor WorldNetDaily had yet, before today, reported on the congressional hookers-and-limos scandal, even though they both quickly jumped on the less important accident woes of Rep. Patrick Kennedy. With developments in both stories occurring today, how did they fare?

CNS made Kennedy its lead story, adding an article on his decision to go into rehab and a commentary by editor in chief David Thibault raised the Chappaquiddick bogeyman -- calling Patrick Kennedy "the Son of Chappaquiddick" and adding, "It's clear the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" -- even though Patrick Kennedy's accident did not resemble that of his father lo those 37 years ago.

On the resignation of Porter Goss -- who has been tied into the burgeoning hookers-and-limos scandal -- as CIA director, CNS had only a seven-paragraph article by Melanie Hunter, far down its front page from the Kennedy stuff, that quoted only Goss, President Bush and House speak Dennis Hastert and did not mention the scandal.

WND also led with the Kennedy story, updating its article from earlier in the day to include the rehab angle. Like CNS, WND also brings up Chappaquiddick, even though it's unrelated. Les Kinsolving also asked about Kennedy during the White House press briefing.

WND's article on Goss' resignation leads with the White House spin that it was "latest of a series of moves to reinvigorate the Bush administration" even though no reason for his resignation has been made public. But later in the article, WND does mention the hookers-and-limos question, linking to articles from Harper's and Daily Kos. But WND doesn't link to the go-to site for scandal info, TPM Muckraker. Perhaps that's becuase TPMm is actually doing what WND merely claims to do (but doesn't): "exposing corruption, fraud, waste and abuse wherever it is found – no matter who the perpetrator."