Matt Lauer (Reuters photo: Brendan McDermid)

Journalists should meditate on what their remorse (and glee) says about their tribalism.

The ongoing cascade of sexual-harassment violations is fascinating for all sorts of reasons. But one thing has been nagging at me for a while and Patrick Ruffini put his finger on it this morning:

Why did this cascade start with Weinstein and not Roger Ailes? Was it because the Fox scandals were mostly about discrediting Fox? — Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) November 29, 2017

Last, it’s simply worth pointing out that many conservatives have now embraced the Clinton position. Substitute John F. Kennedy for Donald Trump and you have precisely the argument that Clinton made to Donna Shalala, only now many conservatives are making it. Likewise, with Roy Moore. Winning is more important than literally anything Roy Moore has said or has allegedly done. It seems that, just like sexual harassment, no party has a monopoly on cynical expediency. The problem lies not in ideology but in human nature.


READ MORE:

How to Stop Partisan Double Standards


Beware of Running with the Al Franken Story — Consider Where That Leads

The Current Panic: We Need to Recover Distinctions When it Comes to Sexual Misconduct