Half the blogging web seems to have fixated on this story about Alan Keyes's daughter, who might be the person writing this blog and therefore might be a lesbian. I guess bloggers are hyped to engage in this kind of "investigative" reporting after the CBS memo flap, but while an auditing function might have been helpful in that context, it's little more than technology-assisted gossip here. This is a story no respectable journalist would pick up, and for good reason. Set aside for a moment the ethical questions about whether delving into this woman's personal life or turning sexuality into a political issue are appropriate; Alan Keyes is losing the Illinois US Senate race by over 50 points! What possible purpose, political or otherwise, could this serve?
September 28, 2004
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