Timing is Everything
Here we go again. It seems time after time, the media tries to swat down any potential threats from rising in the Republican primaries. First it was Herman Cain and an endless series of allegations (whatever happened to those by the way?). Now, Newt Gingrich’s dirty laundry is getting aired…again. I’m not promoting or defending either of these men. What they have or haven’t done is fair game in the world of journalism and politics. To me, it’s just that the timing always seems to coincide with a spike in the polls. Why does some scandalous piece of old news always seem to re-emerge just as someone new begins to climb in the polls? How does breaking news always seem to hit within days or even hours of the polls opening? What an incredible stroke of luck for both the media and the politicians involved. Apparently, in journalism and politics, timing is everything.
