On Tue Jul 22, the National Enquirer was cited:
> <http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sen_john_edwards_caught_with_mistress_and_love_child_in_la_hotel/celebrity/65193>
>
> or <http://tinyurl.com/627m9s>
and by Thu Jul 24, it had made it into late night talk show host jokes:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bldailyfeed3.htm
"Well, here's the latest on John Edwards' vice presidential chances.
Too much vice, not enough presidential. Have you heard this story? The
mainstream media is now starting to report on a story that was first
broken by the National Enquirer this week. The National Enquirer
claimed they caught John Edwards visiting his mistress at 2:40 in the
morning at the Beverly Hills hotel Monday night. And when a team of
reporters confronted him, he ran and hid in the men's room! And you
know who was in there? Senator Larry Craig. What are the odds?" -Jay
Leno