The writer of this paper discusses the timing of an article published in the "Los Angeles Times" during the midst of a recall
election campaign in California, which reported alleged sexual improprieties by one of the major candidates. Just five days before the actual recall election, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was accused on the front page of the "Los Angeles Times" of having groped six women during the period between 1975 and 2000. This paper details the events that transpired after the release of the published article as well as the
political motives of the "Los Angeles Times." Reaction from the Schwarzenegger camp was immediate and campaign aides denied the charges. The writer contends that the voters made their
decision with all the facts, which is the job of a free press - to provide the public with the facts so that each voter may make his or her own decision.