VANITY DECIDEDLY UN-FAIR

An article for Vanity Fair by former New York Times reporter Todd Purdum, set to appear this week, alleges that former President Bill Clinton is consumed by "cavernous narcissism" and that a former aide tried to pull an "intervention" 18 months ago, disturbed by stories of Clinton allegedly fooling around with women on the road. The article claims that Clinton, now 61, has gotten caught up in a world of rich friends in pursuit of making tens of millions of dollars since leaving office.

Purdum writes: "Whatever the facts of Clinton’s personal life, it is beyond dispute that he has associated with some decidedly unpresidential company. In 2002, Clinton flew to Africa with the New York investor Jeffrey Epstein on his private Boeing 727 on an anti-aids and economic-development mission. (Others on the mission included Kevin Spacey and the comedian Chris Tucker.)

In 2006, Epstein was indicted on state charges of soliciting prostitution in Palm Beach, Florida, and he later came under investigation by federal authorities amid allegations that he hired under-age girls for massages and more. He remains the subject of at least four pending civil lawsuits from young women and is reportedly expected to accept a plea deal on a state charge that would give him 18 months in prison, followed by house arrest, in lieu of a trial now set to begin this month."

What follows is the biggest, yellowest piece of unsubstantiated gossip mill tripe ever written about a former President. Ben Smith, from the well respected blog http://www.politico.com/, sums it up best...."A tawdry, anonymous quote-filled attack piece, published in this month's Vanity Fair magazine regarding former President Bill Clinton repeats many past attacks on him, ignores much prior positive coverage, includes numerous errors, and ultimately breaks no new ground. It is, in short, journalism of personal destruction at its worst."

"This piece was written by Todd Purdum, who is married to Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary. Purdum's disclosure of this in the piece does not, as Vanity Fair apparently concluded, remove the obvious conflict of interest. It's a conflict that would likely not be contemplated at more reputable publications, especially considering that, as a result of this relationship, at least one source's anonymity was revealed to others.It is, however, but an example of Vanity Fair's ethical challenges. Since 1992, media outlets have reported on the magazine's penchant for libel, which has led to numerous lawsuits."

Here is a video you haven't seen as of yet, Todd Purdum (the hatchet man for Vanity fair) and his loving wife, Dee Dee Myers, herself a former Press Secretary for the Clinton administration making a video JUST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF HUSBAND TODD'S HATCHET JOB pretending to be unbiased observers and pundits on the VP selection possibilities. As Todd says...."One thing is for sure, you never know what will happen next."

Of course, we now know, what was to happen next is an article he was working on spewing vicious unsubstantiated lies and accusations towards a President THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO CONTACT. Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the 2008 "Linda Tripp" award, Dee Dee Myers and Todd Spewdum.