Surreptitiously taping campaign meetings: That was then, this is now
1972: Republican operatives secretly tape Democrat campaign meetings in the Watergate Hotel.
Media response: WHY, THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!!! HOW DARE THEY DO THAT TAPING??? WE WANT JUSTICE!!! OFF WITH THE REPUBLICANS' HEADS!!!
2013: Democrat operatives secretly tape Republican campaign meetings in the Watterson Office Park.
Media response: Ooooohh, yummy, yummy! Tell us what the tapes say, tell us, quickly! Oh, by the way... OFF WITH THE REPUBLICANS' HEADS!!!
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