Too juicy to resist: The bombshell tell-all written by a former (Bill) Clinton Secret Service agent hits shelves tomorrow, and though it’s already been widely discredited by everyone in the Clinton camp, the stories in the book promise to be fairly revealing of the Hillary that America doesn’t see. Crisis of Character contains what the Daily Beast has called “sensational, gossipy and widely disputed allegations” about the former First Lady and wannabe Madam President. However dubious they may be, stories like Hillary throwing an antique vase at the leader of the free world just might be enough to make us want to crack open the spine of this little book.
The violent death of a young woman in Chicago has become the focal point of a debate over journalistic ethics, according to The Root. A local news station broadcast footage of the attack before the victim’s family had received news that she had been killed. The grieving family was upset that the graphic footage of the victim’s last moments became widespread on TV and on social media. Why You Should Read This: The debate raises a question of what content is appropriate or necessary in order to tell the stories that appear on the news, and provoked us to ask why her family wasn’t informed of her death before the footage hit the airwaves.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo might be in some pretty hot water after allegedly drag racing a vintage Pontiac in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend. Page Six reports that the car was damaged not after Cuomo accidentally backed it into someone else’s Mercedes, as another source has claimed, but as a result of a drag race that got out of control.
Also in hot water is CNN commentator and Donald Trump fan Jeffrey Lord, after he told fellow CNN talking head Brian Stelter that he thinks the practice of fact-checking is just another “out of touch” and “elitist” ritual practiced by the (apparently biased and lefty) media. He apparently believes that the politicians themselves should be trusted to tell the truth and keep each other in line, saying, “I think they do a better job of countering the assumptions of the other candidate than fact-checkers.” Why You Should Read This: It’s pretty outrageous to think that the simple act of making sure that politicians are telling the truth when they’re campaigning for public office is “elitist,” especially since it protects average and everyday Americans from falling for lies from both sides of the aisle.
Today’s Sickening Award for Most Awful Think-piece goes to David Andrew Stoler from Salon, who urges everyone having a summer wedding to put their own desires for their special day aside and invite all their friends’ children to the wedding, cost and propriety be damned. Stoler apparently thinks it’s appropriate to tell other people what to do on their own day and, at the same time, to play financial planner to his friends. Worst paragraph:
“I know this will cost you, and I’m sorry. I’m sorry that my child eats, but also: her meal is a drop in the bucket compared to what you’re spending on flowers that will be dead before you get to Puerto Vallarta. Invite all the kids and skip the chocolate fountain, or the omelet station, or the monogrammed bubbles. I assure you: not a soul is going to remember the burlap table runners, but the parents who can bring their kids will remember how important their family is to you, and they’ll feel so grateful and indebted they’ll probably double down on the his-and-hers croque pans on your registry (which you will also never use), and just thinking about it will make them choke up a little with love for you from here on out.”
Ugh. Stoler reminds us, as if it’s any of his business, “you’re not doing me a favor” by requesting that children be left behind, and chides in a smarmy tone, “you’ll thank me” after the big day. Yeah, right, when screaming kids interrupt the quiet ceremony and someone throws ketchup on a bridesmaid’s dress. Honestly, I have no big stake in the question of whether or not kids should be at weddings (I’m 20 and my own big day is far from being in the works) but the tone of this article is almost unbearable. Whenever I do end up getting married, I can assure every reader that neither Stoler nor his brat pack will be invited. Avoid Reading At All Costs.
