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erpowers

(9,445 posts)
13. Magic Johnson/Kobe Bryant
Sat Jan 21, 2012, 02:24 PM
Jan 2012

First, that is just about the supidest thing that guy could have said. Second it shows the extreme level of hypocrisy on the Republican side. Third, and finally, according to that logic I guess Magic Johnson would be a great president. After all Johnson was able to get many more women then Gingrich to sleep with him. Yes, I know he did not marry all of those women, but just about all of those women would have married him if he had wanted to marry them. It could be said that Johnson has extremely high standards, which would mean he would work hard to make America better because of his high standards. Kobe Bryant is some what the same way. He was able to get a least one other woman to sleep with him even though he was married.

As I was writing this piece I thought of Tiger Woods. Woods was able to maintain about fifteen mistresses. In addition, Woods played golf at a professional level and won multiple golf tournaments and majors. Beyond that, Woods was able to make a number of his mistresses, if not all of them, fall in love with him. That is all proof that Woods has the ability to multi-task.

Years ago Henry Kissinger said power is the greatest Aphrodisiac. Kissinger's quote and what I said in the previous paragraphs show that Gingrich's ability to get three women to marry him had very little to do with Gingrich. It also says nothing in terms of whether or not Gingrich would be a good president. The facts that three women were willing to marry Gingrich and that two of them were willing to sleep with him while he was married do not mean he would make this country better.

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Please tell me that was reprinted from the Onion... CJCRANE Jan 2012 #1
I can't tell you that, BUT nanabugg Jan 2012 #2
FoxNews Qualifier: This is only true with Republican candidates/politicians. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #3
But oddly enough they didn't seem to feel the same way about Bill Clinton... WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2012 #4
By that logic, SC should be having a run-off between Newt and Rudy. no_hypocrisy Jan 2012 #5
It's OK if you're a philanderer if you marry the women later lunatica Jan 2012 #6
Ladies, when you see Newt you just want to dump your boyfriends/lovers/husbands book_worm Jan 2012 #7
This has to be my favorite part MattBaggins Jan 2012 #8
These people would vote for Ted Bundy because he was a republican. tabasco Jan 2012 #9
Oh that is priceless! Wind Dancer Jan 2012 #17
Why? - Because he can keep a secret? liberal N proud Jan 2012 #10
Faux's "Dead or Alive" spin marmar Jan 2012 #11
I guess the problem with Gary Hart, Bill Clinton and John Edwards was not their infidelity after all Douglas Carpenter Jan 2012 #12
Magic Johnson/Kobe Bryant erpowers Jan 2012 #13
Gingrich Would Be Unfaithful to the Constitution erpowers Jan 2012 #14
Well, he's proven he's not afraid to dump somebody who is not working out. CanonRay Jan 2012 #15
The "Christian" right is all about power. Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #16
This is why the values voters scare the shit out of me. Initech Jan 2012 #19
Geez...the party that would like the TEN COMMANDMENTS posted EVERYWHERE.... RichGirl Jan 2012 #18
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