Media on Presidential Affairs

It you take a look back at our past presidents, you will see one thing in common. The news media did not talk about the Presidents private lives. That is, they did not talk about whether or not they were cheating on their spouses or what was going on behind closed doors. Nowadays, it is common to hear of a cheating politician or some sleazy act done by someone with political power. This turn of action came about with the Gary Hart election in 1988. He claimed that he was a family man and that he wasn't having an affair. He almost dared the media to prove him wrong and they did after showing a photo of him with another woman who wasn't his wife. After this, affairs were fair game and the news media would harp on it in a heartbeat.

If you think back on President Kennedy, you would see that he was a borderline sex addict. He even had an ambition to sleep with every woman in Hollywood. Then if you look at a recent president, President Clinton, there is a huge gap between him and Kennedy. What he did was heard across the world, and if this was some years ago, nothing would have happened. It is my opinion that the media should not produce stories on these things because it doesn't help anyone. Personally, I don't care about the presidents private and sexual life, as long as he's doing his job right I have no problem with him.