Did ABC Not Find Sitting, D.C. Madam-Frequenting U.S. Senator Newsworthy?
ABC’s Brian Ross, after viewing the so-called D.C. Madam’s client list, quoted in May:
“[The Palfrey clients’] names won’t mean anything to our audience,” Ross said in an interview. “They just weren’t newsworthy enough.”
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the “D.C. Madam,” making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the high-profile case. The statement containing Vitter’s apology said his telephone number was included on phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates dating from before he ran for the Senate in 2004.
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