In the wake of John Edwards’ I-was-only-lying-1-percent scandal, there’s a lot of talk among journalism industry insiders about how mainstream media outlets handed the story—and by “handled,“ I mean “ignored,“ at least until Edwards’ admission on ABC.

MSM (or traditional media, as some call it) refused to cover the story, even as reporters from the National Enquirer piled on the evidence they had gathered while chasing the story over the course of nearly a year. “Tabloid trash,“ Edwards sniffed, and the MSM seemed to agree.

Well, well, well ... as it turned out, the rag was right.

And it isn’t the first time.

Time takes a look at the Top 8 scandals broken by the tabs—or, as an alternate title, “Great Moments in Tabloid History.“

As you page through these items, notice one thing in particular: In all but two of the cases, it was the Enquirer breaking the news.

And one more thing: Check out how much Edwards’ scandal mirrors that of Gary Hart.

Weird, isn’t it?