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LGF and others are shocked, shocked that Ohio state government records were "illegally accessed" for info on Joe the Plumber which then turned up in Big Media. Shouldn’t be shocking, actually, as it goes on all the time.

Most of our lives are public record and for those items that aren’t, well, all a reporter needs is a friendly cop with access who is willing to do a favor. Cops love ink/air-time almost as much as donuts. So it’s not usually a problem to get the behind-the-scenes favor in return for a little free publicity at a later date. The shocking part, I suppose, is that Big Media would afflict the afflicted (Joe) while comforting the comfortable (Barry). But, hey, that’s hardly news, either.