Originally Posted by
elZorro
Who are these left-leaning reporters? They got John Campbell off TV and backed onto radio, at the best there might be plenty of left-wing political cartoonists, a few people like Nicky Hager, and some left-wing commentators. They underpaid Rod Oram and chopped his articles at the SST until he left. Shamubeel Eaqub is the only one left there who talks political sense. Plenty of other reporters and commentators pretend they are impartial but are far from it, the way they talk. Let's face it, almost all of the stations and channels run on advertising revenue, and who provides the bulk of that? Left-leaning business owners?
So the owners of the media outlets won't want to chase down the Paula Bennett accusations, for lots of reasons, including probable litigation. It would take more brave people to stand up and say what they know about her past, they would have to go on record.
There are other National MPs who are also on shaky ground. Too much of it is hearsay, but the point is that why are these stories there in the first place? Why would anyone sit down and make up stories about an MP? I know that anyone who wants to be an MP must have a pretty good ego, but why do they think they can leave their past behind, and even continue in their shaky ways while they are MPs?