As the MSM has reported breathlessly, Congress is shocked and outraged, at the tapes of ACORN workers "helping" a non-existent pimp and prostitute skirt the law.
The irony and hypocrisy of David Vitter - alleged client of the "DC Madame" - being one of the most outspoken critics of ACORN has been noted by some, including Jake Tapper and Joe Conason. Unfortunately, it has not broken through to the majority of the television news coverage, except perhaps in passing by Rachel Maddow. But even when it is mentioned, it is as a humorous embarrassment, not as a serious ethics issue. Indeed, few even bother to question why Vitter is still a Senator, much less why he has not been charged with a crime.
Aside from the moral issues inherent in prostitution, the other hypocrisy has been found in sprinklings of coverage. For instance, The Nation's Christopher Hayes demonstrating the infuriating outrageousness of punishing ACORN, when Blackwater, Halliburton's KBR, and Pfizer have been rewarded for financial - and sometimes criminal - allegations, with the continuation of their contracts.
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