New liberalism? Was it the liberals that went after the personal life of Edwards and Clinton? I read some idiotic stuff a while back suggesting Obama was a communist because of how he raised his kids.
Edwards: Thank The Inquirer and his own stupidity. Had he been a Conservative his illicit activities would have on thefront page of the NYT in a matter of days.
Clinton: Her personal life was at issue because it went to her judgment and credibility. Was she willfully blind (stupid) or just A LIAR? (guess which)
IOW, it's wrong to do this to a conservative, but there's always a justification if it's a liberal. Got it.
Edwards and Clinton were both running for President. To be fair, the media should be smoking Biden the way they are Palin. Why did he stay in office when he had 2 young boys and no mother for them? (Hint: He has different plumbing, and he's a Dim, so it's OK.)
Running for President makes one more likely to be burned by the media, but it doesn't make it more justified.
I agree that the media has gone harder after Palin though. The male dominated world is just that scared of girl power.
Well, remember the rules of Neo Liberalism: Race Trumps Sex. Except for the times that Sex Trumps Race.
But prior to your savior and messiah, the Lord God Obama, coming to the media's attention, they were doing everything they could to get Hillary elected, even making TV shows about the first woman president. TV shows that failed. But the point is they tried.
This trend will continue so long as Neo Libs superficially judge diversity by how a person looks or whether their sex organs are innies or outies. Or which sex they choose to sleep with.
New Liberalism doesn't give a damn about intellectually diversity because it is a hive mindset and has nothing whatsoever to do with Classical Liberalism which was a philosophy of ideas.