Why should we care if a candidate pushed to release a serial rapist from prison?

Now, I like NBC's David Shuster's work. He does ask government tough questions. And he does well guest hosting on Countdown.

But I really dislike a question he posed to Ariana Huffington this morning. It could be a devil's advocate question, but this bespeaks my feel of the lazy and taking the easy roads mentalities of too many journalists.


To paraphrase, "Why should we care about this story [The Huckabee - Rapist released from prison story], it doesn't support a pre-existing activity or opinion of him?"


What? He seems to be saying, if it ain't part of the media's existing narrative, why should we care? Why should it not just be pushed off the table? Oh, heavens forbid we discover the public facade is a false one. I would hate to make the journo job harder.

This reminds me of the Katie Curic, off camera comment, about bumping the Kerak/Giuliani story, as no one cares.

That's good journalism all around...