The Six Stages of Scandal (The General Petreus Edition)
posted by Gerard Magliocca
Stage 1: That’s ridiculous. It can’t possibly be true.
Stage 2: It’s not true.
Stage 3: You can’t prove it’s true.
Stage 4: Why are you trying to prove it’s true?
Stage 5: It’s disgusting that you proved it’s true.
Stage 6: What’s the big deal anyway?
UPDATE: Hat Tip to Mickey Kaus, who first came up with this list.
November 13, 2012 at 10:04 am
Posted in: Current Events
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Responses (3)
Sam - November 13, 2012 at 1:14 pm
What is “it” and whose thinking proceeded even slightly along these lines?
(From the citation of Mickey Kaus I assume it is probably a criticism of liberals, but I can’t figure it out.)
Ken Rhodes - November 13, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Sam, I don’t think it’s a criticism of anybody. Nor do I think there is a specific “it” in the list. Think Monica Lewinsky, or Iran-Contra.
It’s simply a humerous commentary on how our national publicity machine interacts with our citizenry.
Shag from Brookline - November 14, 2012 at 7:47 am
Stage 7: (Recovery) Team up with Newt Gingrich for 2016 GOP presidential bid.
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