John Edwards cheats on his wife - as she fights cancer for her life!

[GaryJohnston]

http://www.woai.com/content/blogs/nobull/story.aspx?content_id=0c48cd13-72fd-4afd-ae44-dd7094469d6c&rss=68

Various news sources are reporting that former senator and Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards has parented a love child with aspiring actress and filmmaker Rielle Hunter. Edwards was caught Thursday night in a Los Angeles hotel visiting his lover and baby child.

This guy is such a hypocrite. He ran for president using his wife’s cancer to get sympathy. The whole time he was having an affair.

Barack Obama’s vice presidential vetting committee has listed Edwards as a possible running mate. Washington insiders say Edwards could help Obama appeal to white, working-class voters that had previously supported Hillary Clinton.

The Los Angeles Times is banning reporters and bloggers from mentioning this story due to the damage it may cause the Democrat Party. According to an intercepted memo, they are under strict orders to ignore the entire situation.

This is one of the big moral problems in America. This guy has always been the most fake person in politics. This poser sang the democratic line during the primary election process about family, education, health care and the America he wanted. Now you see the real man and what he is all about.

What do you think of people like John Edwards who are married and have affairs on their cancer-stricken wives? How about the two having a love child? What say you?

[JoeChalupa]

It happens to the best of people. We are ALL human. Sucks though.

[GaryJohnston]

Its still pretty low, but he is a tial lawyer which means ethics and morals are only apply when accomadating.

[ChumpDumper]

That's positively Gingrichian.

[JoeChalupa]

Its still pretty low, but he is a tial lawyer which means ethics and morals are only apply when accomadating.

I abhor cheating on spouses. :cuss Trial lawyers get a bad rap all the time as do most lawyers in general. Adultery has no boundaries of any kind.

[Anti.Hero]

lulz,

I'm sure he will drive by some bridges, throw out some biscuits, and all will be well again.





This story broke a week ago, and you don't hear shit about it from the MSM or even on Spurstalk until now :lol

[JoeChalupa]

lulz,

I'm sure he will drive by some bridges, throw out some biscuits, and all will be well again.





This story broke a week ago, and you don't hear shit about it from the MSM. What a joke.

I haven't even heard it on FoxNews. Maybe because they are so fair and balanced?

[ChumpDumper]

It's not like he's running for president anymore.

[Anti.Hero]

It's not like he's running for president anymore.

I always figured he'd be one of these guys who ran every 4 years and would eventually get in.

[ChumpDumper]

With any luck, this will make him chairman of the DNC or something else of little note.

[I. Hustle]

Who told her to get sick?!

[101A]

Adultery = really bad.

Assuming he got married in a church, dude made a promise before his wife, before his family, before his friends, and before God that he would be true, faithful, etc...etc....about as serious a promise as could be devised, and he broke that promise.

If a man (or woman) will break THAT promise, they will, in fact, break ANY promise. Granted, he is not running for office, so it is irrelevant, but I will not vote for a known adulterer because they are completely, utterly, untrustworthy.

[I. Hustle]

A church is just a building. Too much relevance is placed on that. The "dude" made a promise whether it was in a church or a porn shop.

[JoeChalupa]

Adultery = really bad.

Assuming he got married in a church, dude made a promise before his wife, before his family, before his friends, and before God that he would be true, faithful, etc...etc....about as serious a promise as could be devised, and he broke that promise.

If a man (or woman) will break THAT promise, they will, in fact, break ANY promise. Granted, he is not running for office, so it is irrelevant, but I will not vote for a known adulterer because they are completely, utterly, untrustworthy.

What about the "till death do us part"? I see many marriages now that do NOT have the "till death do us part" as part of their vows that way they can just get a divorce if things don't work out. So much for "better or for worse" too. Sad.

[PixelPusher]

I always figured he'd be one of these guys who ran every 4 years and would eventually get in.

So you're saying Alan Keyes and Dennis Kusinich will both be president some day?

[GaryJohnston]

It's not like he's running for president anymore.

He'll be that perpetual canidate that runs every election, but fails every election.

[ChumpDumper]

Is the baby mama SA210?

[George Gervin's Afro]

http://www.woai.com/content/blogs/nobull/story.aspx?content_id=0c48cd13-72fd-4afd-ae44-dd7094469d6c&rss=68

Various news sources are reporting that former senator and Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards has parented a love child with aspiring actress and filmmaker Rielle Hunter. Edwards was caught Thursday night in a Los Angeles hotel visiting his lover and baby child.

This guy is such a hypocrite. He ran for president using his wife’s cancer to get sympathy. The whole time he was having an affair.

Barack Obama’s vice presidential vetting committee has listed Edwards as a possible running mate. Washington insiders say Edwards could help Obama appeal to white, working-class voters that had previously supported Hillary Clinton.

The Los Angeles Times is banning reporters and bloggers from mentioning this story due to the damage it may cause the Democrat Party. According to an intercepted memo, they are under strict orders to ignore the entire situation.

This is one of the big moral problems in America. This guy has always been the most fake person in politics. This poser sang the democratic line during the primary election process about family, education, health care and the America he wanted. Now you see the real man and what he is all about.

What do you think of people like John Edwards who are married and have affairs on their cancer-stricken wives? How about the two having a love child? What say you?

You lost all credibility when you claimed he used his wife's death sentence for political gain.

[Nbadan]

So posting The Globe reporting that Bush and Closet smoker are having martial problems is sensationalist, but because OAI, the leading station for wing-nut news, steals a story from the National Enquirer about Edwards cheating on his wife and that's credible?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/sen_john_edwards_caught_with_mistress_and_love_chi ld_in_la_hotel/celebrity/65193

:rolleyes

[2centsworth]

As far as the sanctity of marriage is concerned, this guy has a ways to go to prove himself. However, people make mistakes, so this doesn't automatically disqualify him from doing great things in the future. Of course being a liberal automatically disqualifies him, but that's besides the point :).

[JoeChalupa]

I'm a free thinker so yeah, I guess that makes me "liberal". I don't give a rat's ass.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

it doesn't seem like this has been verified by a credible news agency yet

[Oh, Gee!!]

it doesn't seem like this has been verified by a credible news agency yet

what? Rob is not a credible source?

[Nbadan]

OAI isn't credible...that's for sure...

[Nbadan]

Various news sources = the national enquirer

:lmao

[101A]

A church is just a building. Too much relevance is placed on that. The "dude" made a promise whether it was in a church or a porn shop.

I would tend to agree, frankly. Untrustworthy = untrustworthy. The thing with adultery is, the promise you have made is public, and we all know about it. I can imagine he's broken plenty of promises given at porn shops, as well, but I don't know about those.

[101A]

What about the "till death do us part"? I see many marriages now that do NOT have the "till death do us part" as part of their vows that way they can just get a divorce if things don't work out. So much for "better or for worse" too. Sad.

Yeah, I'm doubting those vows include the line, "and I promise to only bang and/or impregnate a limited number of other women."

[ChumpDumper]

I agree, it was better when we didn't know about it.

I liked Ike.

[ChumpDumper]

Seriously though, just pull out or get a vasectomy. You're too old for this shit.

[JoeChalupa]

I always had a feeling that Edwards had the looks to be going after some major babes but I really liked the guy. Too bad he couldn't be faithful.

[smeagol]

Being faithful is not easy. Ask Slick Willy.

[JoeChalupa]

Being faithful is not easy. Ask Slick Willy.

I've never found being faithful a hard thing to be. And I'm one damn good looking guy!

[Anti.Hero]

So you're saying Alan Keyes and Dennis Kusinich will both be president some day?

No. He seemed like one of these guys who could get in when surrounded by weak competition, like McCain did.




I bet Edwards gets lots of women. He is in his 50s? and still looks 38.

[Whisky Dog]

Banging other chicks is bad if you committed to not do so. He shouldn't have committed if he didnt really want to. The problem is that most people feel social pressure to marry so they do so without being committed. Also, the idea of "til death do us part" is extremely flawed as well. Life is fluid and ever changing, and people change over time. You never know how you will feel or view things in the future.

[Spuradicator]

Edwards seems like such a loving and supportive husband in the public eye.

Guess its all a ruse.

Anyhow, the lovechild and mother should make out pretty well

[Wild Cobra]

Various news sources = the national enquirer

:lmao

This is a real thing. The facts may not be exactly like they appear, but he was seen visiting her in a hotel he was not registered to. There were witnesses speaking of the encounter on talk radio shows late last week.

[101A]

Banging other chicks is bad if you committed to not do so. He shouldn't have committed if he didnt really want to. The problem is that most people feel social pressure to marry so they do so without being committed. Also, the idea of "til death do us part" is extremely flawed as well. Life is fluid and ever changing, and people change over time. You never know how you will feel or view things in the future.

We're also not dogs, and have the ability to act, or not act, on our feelings and desires.

[BRHornet45]

sons never trust a man who pays $1300 for a hair cut. If one ever needs a visual of what a true fraud looks like, just take a look at a picture of Mr. John Edwards.

[smeagol]

I've never found being faithful a hard thing to be. And I'm one damn good looking guy!

Actually, the more famous and goodlooking you are, the more difficult it is to stay faithful.

Unfortunately, we have to go against our instinct to be faithful.

[JoeChalupa]

Actually, the more famous and goodlooking you are, the more difficult it is to stay faithful.

Unfortunately, we have to go against our instinct to be faithful.

I can see that. My good looks force me to reject women's desires all the time.

[2centsworth]

Actually, the more famous and goodlooking you are, the more difficult it is to stay faithful.

Unfortunately, we have to go against our instinct to be faithful.

most men will eventually give in if they continually put themselves in vulnerable situations. The key is to avoid risky situations. Doesn't mean you love your wife any less. Even the bible says to FLEE: Cor 6:18

[JoeChalupa]

I'm glad I'm not like most men. I work with some major babes but I wouldn't risk losing my wife and family over a piece of ass and a few hours of hot sex.

[Anti.Hero]

This is a real thing. The facts may not be exactly like they appear, but he was seen visiting her in a hotel he was not registered to. There were witnesses speaking of the encounter on talk radio shows late last week.

The Natl enq. is only legit when it is busting old homosexual republicans in airport bathrooms.

Legit when it helps you, a joke when it hurts you. God bless politics.

[2centsworth]

I'm glad I'm not like most men. I work with some major babes but I wouldn't risk losing my wife and family over a piece of ass and a few hours of hot sex.

you're probably not going to get laid at work. However, if you found yourself at the bar with those hot babes when your wife is out of town is a different story. Especially if your wife goes out of town 1 to 2 weeks of the month.

[clambake]

The Natl enq. is only legit when it is busting old homosexual republicans in airport bathrooms.

Legit when it helps you, a joke when it hurts you. God bless politics.

:lmao you should change your name to "anti.hetero"

[ChumpDumper]

The Natl enq. is only legit when it is busting old homosexual republicans in airport bathrooms.

Legit when it helps you, a joke when it hurts you. God bless politics.That was a police report.

[Extra Stout]

you're probably not going to get laid at work. However, if you found yourself at the bar with those hot babes when your wife is out of town is a different story. Especially if your wife goes out of town 1 to 2 weeks of the month.
Stay away from the bar then.

[DarkReign]

...and this story means???

Were the taxpayers defrauded? No.

Were lives lost in its machinations? No.

Its just like the Senator Craig story....no big deal. What amde Sen. Craig a big deal was how ardent he was in banning gay marriage. Was Edwards a big family values dude? Ask yourself that question about every politician to ever seek office.

Just like Slick Willy. Monica Lewinsky never hampered his administration until he was investigated and (very ignorantly) lied about it.

Besides the hicks living below the Bible Belt, I'd be surprised how much people dont care about politicians personal lives as long as they dont affect their ability to govern. Case in point: Sen. Craig being gay, Pres. Clinton grabbing a Blow-n-Go from an intern and Sen. Edwards missing Aunt Flow with some random ass.

[2centsworth]

Stay away from the bar then.

that's what I said. Stay away from those types of situations.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2690155&postcount=41

[exstatic]

Adultery = really bad.

Assuming he got married in a church, dude made a promise before his wife, before his family, before his friends, and before God that he would be true, faithful, etc...etc....about as serious a promise as could be devised, and he broke that promise.

If a man (or woman) will break THAT promise, they will, in fact, break ANY promise. Granted, he is not running for office, so it is irrelevant, but I will not vote for a known adulterer because they are completely, utterly, untrustworthy.

He's a politician. Try to keep up.

[Ignignokt]

He's a politician. Try to keep up.


what?

I thought public servants were held to a higher standard, i guess the politcs of the 90's watered down our expectations of politicians.

[Wild Cobra]

I don't like threads like this.

I don't like John Edwards.

However... In a sense, I must defend him, and that pisses me off.

This is a situation that should remain personal between him and those around him. Why do people make such a big thig about this? We all know liberals have no sense of real morals. Just morals that look good for public view. Why is it news if it's true? If anything, we are elevating him to the status of Clintonhood. May I suggest we just drop this thread as nothing news worthy.

[Whisky Dog]

We're also not dogs, and have the ability to act, or not act, on our feelings and desires.

Being a dog or not doesn't have anything to do with what I said.

If your feelings and desires change over time, and you want to force yourself to suffer because of an ignorant decision you made when you were younger and a different person, then go right ahead buddy. Make the psychiatrists and pharm companies richer at your expense.

[101A]

Being a dog or not doesn't have anything to do with what I said.

If your feelings and desires change over time, and you want to force yourself to suffer because of an ignorant decision you made when you were younger and a different person, then go right ahead buddy. Make the psychiatrists and pharm companies richer at your expense.

Unfortunately for us all, you have stated what is most likely the majority view today. Very, very sad.

[DarkReign]

Unfortunately for us all, you have stated what is most likely the majority view today. Very, very sad.

While you may have a point, so does he.

I see plenty of marriages (as Im sure you do too) that are horrible arrangements for both parties.

It usually leads to escapism via drinking/illegal drugs/prescription drugs and the like.

Its pathetic really.

[Whisky Dog]

Unfortunately for us all, you have stated what is most likely the majority view today. Very, very sad.

It's really just a difference of point of view.

I don't think it's sad at all. Actually, I think it's a natural evolution of the species and our society that reflects the radical changes that have taken place over the years. As little as 40 or 50 years ago people entered into marriages for two main reasons - one was social conditioned and one was necessity. People were conditioned by religion and society to feel a need to partner off in a life long "til death do us part" marriage, but there was also a big advantage in doing so for survival reasons. The fact was that a man and woman could partner off and survive much better together than they could apart. By survive I mean straight logistics like having food to eat and shelter in which to reside. With today's society and advancements it is really no longer necessary for a man and woman to enter a life long bond in order to survive. Both are fully capable of surviving on their own, or with the monumental advancements in communication and travel - find many more suitable mates to be with than anyone could possibly have in one lifetime. Therefore, with necessity out the window there is no other reason other than old fashioned social conditioning to commit to one person for the rest of your life.

[101A]

It's really just a difference of point of view.

I don't think it's sad at all. Actually, I think it's a natural evolution of the species and our society that reflects the radical changes that have taken place over the years. As little as 40 or 50 years ago people entered into marriages for two main reasons - one was social conditioned and one was necessity. People were conditioned by religion and society to feel a need to partner off in a life long "til death do us part" marriage, but there was also a big advantage in doing so for survival reasons. The fact was that a man and woman could partner off and survive much better together than they could apart. By survive I mean straight logistics like having food to eat and shelter in which to reside. With today's society and advancements it is really no longer necessary for a man and woman to enter a life long bond in order to survive. Both are fully capable of surviving on their own, or with the monumental advancements in communication and travel - find many more suitable mates to be with than anyone could possibly have in one lifetime. Therefore, with necessity out the window there is no other reason other than old fashioned social conditioning to commit to one person for the rest of your life.

Sad.

You don't mention children, family, etc....

Marriage exists solely as a social/business relationship?

Like I said; sad.

[Whisky Dog]

Sad.

You don't mention children, family, etc....

Marriage exists solely as a social/business relationship?

Like I said; sad.

I never said anything about business, but isn't every marriage a social relationship?

I didn't mention children because I didn't want to make this a long rant... but since you brought it up...

People have a responsibility to raise their children in the most stable environment possible (although that seems to be a major problem in our society). If that environment is with the two parents then they should do everything they have to to make sure that the environment is stable and nurturing. BUT... once the children are grown adults there is no longer a need to be bonded to another person if either one of you are miserable in the relationship. That's just self torture.

I never said that people should neglect their children or just do whatever they want without regard to any responsibilities, but people take these social pressures too far. They waste their life being miserable and self medicating just to get by because they are too scared to break the "social code" so to speak.

The whole problem stems from the social stigma that arouse with the whole "death do us part" marriage system. It's an interesting phenomena. Humans are wired by nature to be social beings for survival reasons because up until recent times the only way for humans to survive the elements and nature was to bond together into tight knit groups. These "instincts" are the primary reason for our social structure and nature, and also the reason for social conditioning - to keep everyone in line. If you were outside of the social boundaries you were exiled, and until the last few hundered years that meant certain death. This outdated wiring mixed with our very advanced modern capabilities causes a lot of confict. No longer does every individual in our society face certain death for breaking social conditioning. No longer is the institution of marriage a necessity. No longer do constrictions on communication and transportation create a scarcity of resources (in this case potential mates) to choose from. We live in a global society where I can wake up in Dallas, Texas and fly to anywhere in the world within a matter of hours and meet a woman to reproduce with. This idea was a complete fantasy until the last century.

Basically, the point is that all of these advancements and changes in our society give us a world where some of our social conditioning is rendered obsolete, and the "til death do us part" marriage system is one of them. The reason people still feel the need to marry and feel a stigma attached to not being married to the same person until death is because our wiring or "instincts" as a species evolves much slower than the changes in our environment. We still believe it is a necessity because we're still told it is a necessity. We're basically running on out dated software.

I'm not going to go into all of the rest of it, but we're going to just have to accept that we are on two completely different wave lengths here. You and I live in two completely different realities, and that's fine.

BTW, check out the Triune Brain model for some interesting insight into how and why we are wired the way we are... if that kind of stuff interests you.

[ashbeeigh]

I just come in here every once in a while...but I have a story to go along with this John Edwards thing.

When The Enquirer broke this story he was in Los Angeles after doing press for the Half in Ten campaign he's working on. His next stop was Houston. At the press conference, again for the Half in Ten campaign, they opened the floor for questions, most preferably about the campaign he's working on and instead one person from the press asked him about the story in the national Enquirer and his response was, "I don't respond to that trash." My boss was there and she said that he looked at his cell phone throughout the press conference/trip to Houston obviously preoccupied by the whole "scandal."

Not a big deal, except that my boss is a jerk and didn't let me go to Houston to meet him as this whole thing is going on. I wanted to see him get asked the questions! :madrun

[Nbadan]

Much ado about nothing....


In October, the woman posted an online statement denying the first story. In December, an Edwards campaign worker claimed to be the father of the woman's then-unborn child.

News Observer (http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1160048.html)


The facts support the explanation that this woman had an affair with one of Edwards' staff and became pregnant. So, there is no way the Enquirer could draw any conclusions of any kind with the evidence they have brought forward thus far.

Unless the Enquirer has more facts and better evidence, this is a smear, and I hope she sues the pants off the Enquirer if it is baseless. -- invasion of privacy. She has been a very private person about this matter, in case you have not noticed.

[Nbadan]

WASHINGTON — The birth certificate of a child whom a tabloid newspaper claims was fathered by former Democratic senator John Edwards of North Carolina doesn't identify the child's father.

The document, obtained through a routine records request, shows that Frances Quinn Hunter was born last Feb. 27 to Rielle Hunter, a videographer who worked on Edwards' presidential campaign last year.

But the space for the name of the father is blank, although the child was born more than two months after Hunter identified Andrew Young, Edwards' campaign finance director, as the father of her then unborn child. Young claimed paternity in a statement from his lawyer that was posted on the political blog mydd.com.

... Asked Thursday why no father was listed on the birth certificate, Hunter's attorney, Robert Gordon of New York, said, "A lot of women do that."

Reminded that he and Hunter had publicly identified her child's father two months earlier to the National Enquirer, Gordon said, "That's a personal matter between them."

Linky (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/46108.html)

Won't hold my breath for the Edwards apology from everyone who posted he was cheating...

[Anti.Hero]

lulz

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Linky (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/46108.html)

Won't hold my breath for the Edwards apology from everyone who posted he was cheating...

Good thing you didn't.

[1369]

Much ado about nothing....



News Observer (http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1160048.html)


The facts support the explanation that this woman had an affair with one of Edwards' staff and became pregnant. So, there is no way the Enquirer could draw any conclusions of any kind with the evidence they have brought forward thus far.

Unless the Enquirer has more facts and better evidence, this is a smear, and I hope she sues the pants off the Enquirer if it is baseless. -- invasion of privacy. She has been a very private person about this matter, in case you have not noticed.


http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6821/edwardsfamilypf3.jpg

[2centsworth]

People make mistakes. He's going to pay the price, but the public should give him a second chance after making ammends.

[TeyshaBlue]

Linky (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/46108.html)

Won't hold my breath for the Edwards apology from everyone who posted he was cheating...

self-pwnage?:lol

[Brutalis]

Politician cheated on his wife? Bullshit. You know all those guys are sober and straight with their life. ... ............... .. . . . . . ..

Okay well at least he wasn't caught fucking another dude in a bathroom like some other Repubs were.

[boutons_]

Edwards did exactly what Presidential Candidate McAnkleBiter did, cheat on his wife.

[ChumpDumper]

Wow, what a slut.

[balli]

This pretty much sums it up for me-


I am incredibly annoyed that we have to waste any air, print, or pixel time on this. Why do I care about some dude's marriage and marital problems—unless he did something that in any way abuses public power? Comstockery, as I wrote in CJR once upon a time. Celebtainment and domestic voyeurism disguised as politics.

I just don't care what politicians do with their zippers, so long as their policies and votes are in order. By nature, national politicians are people who want power and want to be admired, even adored, to an absurd degree. Really, what emotionally healthy person would run for president of the United States? You have to have some ego issues to even imagine it might be possible.

Some large proportion of them will mess around. I. Do. Not. Care.

Was there any abuse of power—sexual harassment, assault, coercion? Did anyone get pinned up against the wall and groped against her or his will? Any abuse of public funds? Any manipulation to get a lover or family member a public job? Any payment to use someone else's body, which I find more and more appalling the more I learn about the sex trade? Then I have the emotional energy to be outraged.

But private dalliances, seductions, and oversize sexual appetites? Eh. Not my problem. Leave the poor family alone.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/

[1369]

This pretty much sums it up for me-



http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/

That's all well and good, but he blatantly lied to the public.

I could give two shits less what he did in his personal life, but when called on it he should have owned up to it.

[balli]

Meh, I don't give a fuck if Edwards lied to me or America about it. It shouldn't have been our business to begin with.

Incidentally, I watched an interesting documentary on Larry Flint last night and was intrigued by his (successful) attempts during the Clinton impeachment to expose GOP members of congress for infidelity. Very evident hypocrisy. I wish instead of talking about ruined political futures we could just face the fact that powerful politicians have dicks and often use them. The only time a public figure's infidelity should be a problem in my eyes, is when it creates a scandle or policy that negatively impacts the public well-being. Edwards didn't do that, despite his denial. I could care less.

[Nbadan]

Edwards did exactly what Presidential Candidate McAnkleBiter did, cheat on his wife.

Except Edwards stayed with his sick wife.....so the National Enquirer finally got one right, even a broken clock is right twice a day...I hope that all those who defended the 'credibility' of the National Enquirer and publications like it will continue to do so and not just because it involved John Edwards...who by the way is finally relevant....

[T Park]

Meh, I don't give a fuck if Edwards lied to me or America about it. It shouldn't have been our business to begin with.

Incidentally, I watched an interesting documentary on Larry Flint last night and was intrigued by his (successful) attempts during the Clinton impeachment to expose GOP members of congress for infidelity. Very evident hypocrisy. I wish instead of talking about ruined political futures we could just face the fact that powerful politicians have dicks and often use them. The only time a public figure's infidelity should be a problem in my eyes, is when it creates a scandle or policy that negatively impacts the public well-being. Edwards didn't do that, despite his denial. I could care less.


The only problem with Larry Flynt's witch hunt was, he was looking for infidelity. when the whole thing was about lieing under oath.

That whole small bit was looked over.

[PixelPusher]

The only problem with Larry Flynt's witch hunt was, he was looking for infidelity. when the whole thing was about lieing under oath.

That whole small bit was looked over.

(cough, cough)...Scooter Libby...(cough)

[possessed]

Politician cheated on his wife? Bullshit. You know all those guys are sober and straight with their life. ... ............... .. . . . . . ..

Okay well at least he wasn't caught fucking another dude in a bathroom like some other Repubs were.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, right?


At least Craig exposed you liberals as being homophobes.

[PixelPusher]

Not that there's anything wrong with that, right?


At least Craig exposed you liberals as being homophobes.

:lmao that you guys still don't get it! Next you'll pull an Xray and post a pic of Barney Frank, as if we're supposed to bow our heads in shame that an openly gay congressman is a member of "our team".

You think "being gay" is Craig's big crime? It was all about hypocrisy and self-righteousness coming back to bite him in the ass.

[Anti.Hero]

If a guy doesn't give a fuck about own his wife & children, I'm sure he really cares about all the homeless and you.

alas relevance.

[clambake]

If a guy doesn't give a fuck about own his wife & children, I'm sure he really cares about all the homeless and you.

alas relevance.

this is not a good argument for conservatives. the timing sucks for you:lmao

[Anti.Hero]

The vote is for yes or no to Obama. McCain, Newt, etc matters not.


I still get pissed Newt did the same thing and screwed up any future potential. Never trust a politician.

[clambake]

are you saying you trusted newt?

[Anti.Hero]

are you saying you trusted newt?

Why take this off on tangents :lol? I'm trying to emphasize the point that no matter how good and genuine they look (Edwards, Newt, etc) it's all just an act.

[clambake]

Why take this off on tangents :lol? I'm trying to emphasize the point that no matter how good and genuine they look (Edwards, Newt, etc) it's all just an act.

you mean caught in the act.

[Ignignokt]

john edwards should stay away from public offcie.

[Findog]

What do you think of people like John Edwards who are married and have affairs on their cancer-stricken wives? How about the two having a love child? What say you?

I guess that's better than the GOP politicians that like to fuck little boys.

[whottt]

I guess that's better than the GOP politicians that like to fuck little boys.

Just because your dad is a Republican is no reason to generalize...

[Findog]

Just because your dad is a Republican is no reason to generalize...


Wow, whott, that's a really cutting and biting insult. Very edgy and irreverent stuff there...You're like Bill Fuckin' Hicks or Lenny Bruce. You're way out there.

[T Park]

Well I guess better to cheat than have thousands of dollars illegally in your freezer and get away with it scott free.

[smeagol]

Should cheating on your wife be a reason not to be elected president.

Question

I guess many Americans Presidents became well known cheaters, at least for the majority of the public, after becoming presidents (JFK, slick willy).

[whottt]

Wow, whott, that's a really cutting and biting insult. Very edgy and irreverent stuff there...You're like Bill Fuckin' Hicks or Lenny Bruce. You're way out there.


*takes bow*

Thank you Findog, but you are way too generous my friend. After all, when you encounter an original and masterful piece of degoratory verse like:


I guess that's better than the GOP politicians that like to fuck little boys.

You just can't help but be inspired.

So ultimately the credit belongs to you.

And me? I simply remain in awe of your genius and astounded by your originality.

You're like the Beethoven of pedo smack...we might never see the likes of you again.

[possessed]

:lmao that you guys still don't get it! Next you'll pull an Xray and post a pic of Barney Frank, as if we're supposed to bow our heads in shame that an openly gay congressman is a member of "our team".

You think "being gay" is Craig's big crime? It was all about hypocrisy and self-righteousness coming back to bite him in the ass.

Hypocrisy and self-righteousness?

Who are you voting for in November? :lol

[Gino]

Just because your dad is a Republican is no reason to generalize...

:lol

[Tully365]

I feel like I've gotten to the point where debating politics based on the latest sex scandal is an exercise in futility. Whenever a Republican gets caught, partisan Democrats come out and try to link it to a general absence of morals in all Republicans, and whenever Democrats get caught, partisan Republicans try to link it to a general absence of morals in all Democrats. I just don't think any of the arguments work. It would be easy to draw up a very very long list of political sexual indiscretions from the past thirty years or so, and I doubt that list would lean heavily to either side of the political spectrum. This is one human frailty that afflicts all types of people, regardless of what political party they happen to affiliate themselves with.

[Nbadan]

.....powerful politicians cheating on their wives are a dime a dozen....just ask Clinton, Gingrich or McCain, but when a politicians cheats on his wife with another guy in a bathroom, that's not just 'partisan politics'...

[Tully365]

.....powerful politicians cheating on their wives are a dime a dozen....just ask Clinton, Gingrich or McCain, but when a politicians cheats on his wife with another guy in a bathroom, that's not just 'partisan politics'...

Why not?

[rascal]

If a guy doesn't give a fuck about own his wife & children, I'm sure he really cares about all the homeless and you.

alas relevance.


McCain cheated on his first wife.

[Spuradicator]

One would think Edwards could pull better wool than this...
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/images/ne/209342/56299.jpg

[Nbadan]

Why not?

...for many reasons, but mainly because the Democratic Party doesn't try to pass itself off as the party that clings itself to religion and the saviors of moral behavior in this country....

[Tully365]

I still think it almost all comes down to partisanship-- we all have friends who've done these same types of things and I'd bet most of us have also ourselves... Newt served his wife divorce papers and cheated on her when she had cancer, which wasn't very noble, and now Edwards has cheated on his wife while she has cancer. Sure Newt is a little more of a bible-thumper and moralist, but Edwards also played the moralist card during the Lewinsky situation, criticizing Clinton instead of minding his own business.

The morals of most politicians are generally a generic fabrication designed to attract voters. The public has a very difficult time letting politicians be human, and the result is a morality coming from politicians and other social leaders themselves that is artificial and unreal. If most people hear that their favorite guitarist, novelist, or actor was caught smoking pot, or popping a few pills, or having a threesome, they either don't care, or they actually find it interesting. But if it's the mayor-- even the mayor that they voted for-- we're supposed to be shocked? Or hurt? It's all silliness. Strom Thurmond, this country's most famous segregationist was having sex with a black girl in between his fiery speeches about keeping the races separate. JFK and MLK were guilty of numerous extra-marital affairs in between podium and pulpit appearances. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Jackson, Rudy Guilliani, Bill Clinton, Robert Livingston, Gary Hart, Warren Harding, Alexander Hamilton, Mark Foley, Eliot Spitzer, etc., etc.... the list goes on and on-- it's probably the most evenly bipartisan string of events in our history.

[boutons_]

95% Decrepit McSenile gets a pass for cheating on his wife laid up from a car wreck and packing on the pounds?

How does McAnkleBiter's infidelity does not destroy his career?

war "heros" get a pass?

[Tully365]

"Democracy is the worst form of government-- except for all the rest.'

-Winston Churchill

It's inevitable, but it always starts to get to me a little in the months before elections-- the extreme partisanship, innuendo, mud slinging... In the last few months, I've heard 60 year old liberal Democatic women refer to Hillary as a fucking bitch, black Americans refer to Obama as a ######, and Republicans sarcastically say they wished the North Vietnamese had killed McCain instead of just torturing him.

It won't keep me from participating in democracy, but unfortunately, I think Churchill had it right.

[GaryJohnston]

...for many reasons, but mainly because the Democratic Party doesn't try to pass itself off as the party that clings itself to religion and the saviors of moral behavior in this country....

which is why they are a shitty party.