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35. Did it involve government or campaign money?

Reply to LittleBlue (Reply #34)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:00 PM

Jul 2013

If so that would be a crime. If not, it's still none of our business.

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No one who has had sex with someone other than their spouse should ever be elected to office. [View all] last1standing Jul 2013 OP

Like you, I'd prefer some sanity on this issue, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #1

I wouldn't mind so much if they Ilsa Jul 2013 #2

Isn't that subjecting someone else's relationship to your standard? last1standing Jul 2013 #5

Right on! Relationships are more than sex. jzola Jul 2013 #8

They shouldn't judge but obviously do. last1standing Jul 2013 #15

In our society it opens it all up to criticism Ilsa Jul 2013 #9

Then it's time for society to change. last1standing Jul 2013 #12

Does a promise mean anything any more? Ilsa Jul 2013 #19

He didn't promise you or me that he wouldn't sext with women other than his wife. last1standing Jul 2013 #21

No. He told the public that what he did was wrong and that he was seeking "treatment" onenote Jul 2013 #36

That's a whole lot of conditions to put on a candidate. last1standing Jul 2013 #39

one that was caught, lied about it, lied about 'treatment' onenote Jul 2013 #67

I still see it as between him and his wife, not us. last1standing Jul 2013 #68

BTW, based on her comments, it sounds to me Ilsa Jul 2013 #14

And that was her decision, made with her husband. last1standing Jul 2013 #20

This. As long as it's between consenting adults, I don't care Arkansas Granny Jul 2013 #10

This is my point: some people are as addicted Ilsa Jul 2013 #22

some people are addicted to cigarettes VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #60

We presume. Chan790 Jul 2013 #92

She could have remained silent, but she Ilsa Jul 2013 #106

It would be better if those born of the sexual act were banned from holding office. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #3

I mean,who *hasn't* tweeted their cock to college girls? Sheesh. (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #4

You might be very surprised by how many have. last1standing Jul 2013 #7

I have always said I would rather they screw someone other than their partner instead of hollysmom Jul 2013 #6

Only those who have not been Jenoch Jul 2013 #11

That's really the standard some are advocating. last1standing Jul 2013 #13

No, it's not "keep me ignorant so I don't have to think." Squinch Jul 2013 #104

Say what? InkPID Jul 2013 #16

Welcome to DU ... surrealAmerican Jul 2013 #51

How many average men... Change has come Jul 2013 #75

how about vitter? he is still there. how many others. ejpoeta Jul 2013 #102

And so, probably, will Spitzer. But Weiner got caught, lied, lied some more, got caught AGAIN. Squinch Jul 2013 #105

It's not the sex, it's the stupidity FarCenter Jul 2013 #17

By your standard we should have re-elected bush the elder. last1standing Jul 2013 #24

If Gennifer Flowers had pictures of Clinton's private parts, FarCenter Jul 2013 #38

Are you saying you would have voted for bush if you had proof of Clinton's affair? last1standing Jul 2013 #41

Possibly -- George H W Bush was a far better president than his idiot son FarCenter Jul 2013 #76

Please tell me that was a bad joke. last1standing Jul 2013 #77

I've almost always voted for the Democrat running for president FarCenter Jul 2013 #90

You do realize that H.W. Bush invaded Iraq in 1990, right? last1standing Jul 2013 #91

The invasion of Iraq was limited and after destroying Iraqi forces, the coalition withdrew FarCenter Jul 2013 #96

I'm glad you clarified as you first stated that H.W. Bush never invaded Iraq. last1standing Jul 2013 #97

Is the standard different nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #18

Those examples aren't consensual. last1standing Jul 2013 #23

I know, but it is also called a sex scandal nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #26

lol! I hope I passed the test. last1standing Jul 2013 #28

Serious, I was nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #29

I know you are trying to make a point about hypocrisy but I personally would not vote for someone kelly1mm Jul 2013 #25

What if the couple has agreed to open things up? last1standing Jul 2013 #31

I posed that idea at my house tonight... Agschmid Jul 2013 #40

At least you could discuss it. last1standing Jul 2013 #47

Well, isn't that essentially what JFK had? Jackie stated closeupready Jul 2013 #66

Hmmmm..... Good point on the 'open relationship' - I would be OK with voting kelly1mm Jul 2013 #42

I'm just saying that there are as many different rules to relationships as there are relationships. last1standing Jul 2013 #44

YES. Weiner and his wife could well have had an open relationship. Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #46

He needs a better assistant then... Agschmid Jul 2013 #50

Then they should say so. What the fuck keeps them from just saying so? Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #56

It's their business if they want the closet, not ours. last1standing Jul 2013 #57

Sorry but the closet is harmful to others, to lie to our faces is to lie to our faces Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #62

I'm not saying they are in an open relationship. I have no idea. last1standing Jul 2013 #63

Try to follow. If they did have such a relationship and did not wish to say so they Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #64

I don't disagree that they could have answered that way. last1standing Jul 2013 #65

That would narrow the field to even more socially inept and none-too-bright sorts. PDJane Jul 2013 #27

So you are saying, everyone must marry their childhood sweetheart, or not be electable? DrewFlorida Jul 2013 #30

It sounds pretty silly when you put it that way. last1standing Jul 2013 #32

What about elected officials that offers jobs to those they are sleeping or sexting with? nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #33

If he was an elected official offering a job in return for sex he should be charged with a crime. last1standing Jul 2013 #37

Don't forget he accused Breitbart of a criminal act while he was trying to deflect attention. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #59

Then he would have lost a civil lawsuit. last1standing Jul 2013 #61

What about promising jobs and condos to mistresses? LittleBlue Jul 2013 #34

Did it involve government or campaign money? last1standing Jul 2013 #35

Nobody knows LittleBlue Jul 2013 #49

Then we're talking about a very weak promise. last1standing Jul 2013 #52

Amen! And especially no one with a history of self-abuse Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #43

Then I'll never be able to run for office. last1standing Jul 2013 #45

self del Skittles Jul 2013 #48

The orig. version was much better... Agschmid Jul 2013 #54

Weiner is a disgusting narcissistic CREEP Skittles Jul 2013 #100

I said as much on another string, just different choice of words 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #53

Shit, we need to have a lot of special elections. nt BootinUp Jul 2013 #55

Only eunichs need apply. last1standing Jul 2013 #58

It's not about adultery. It's about discretion. GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #69

He did keep his private life private. The media didn't. last1standing Jul 2013 #70

He didn't. He sexted to a 22 year old girl. 2 vulnerabilities there: sexting and her age. GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #71

My mother and father wouldn't have been allowed to date based on your rule. last1standing Jul 2013 #72

Your mother and father weren't holding political office, is my guess, and they were single, yes? GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #73

You guess quite a bit there. last1standing Jul 2013 #74

No, it's about discretion. Assuming your parents were single and not holding elected office GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #78

That makes part of the point I'm talking about. last1standing Jul 2013 #80

Knowing that the press drive rating with sex scandals should have made Weiner MORE discreet not less GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #83

Right. Let's elect even more sordid politicians like Spitzer and Weiner who resign mid-term. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #79

Spitzer resigned for breaking a law he signed into existence. last1standing Jul 2013 #81

Weiner is a LIAR. L-I-A-R. After getting caught indisputably LYING, he resigned. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #86

I'm sorry if this discussion has upset you. last1standing Jul 2013 #87

For real? ROFL. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #109

yeah, that's what it's about Skittles Jul 2013 #82

Yes, that's what it's about. last1standing Jul 2013 #84

and yes, you'll be trashed too if you get caught Skittles Jul 2013 #85

That does seem to be the standard. last1standing Jul 2013 #88

Unless that person is a Christian Republican who has talked to Jesus about it. Then it's all okay. n Hekate Jul 2013 #89

Actually I agree that unless someone runs on a platform including something they are caught doing, ejpoeta Jul 2013 #103

if a guy wants Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #93

-1 Totally and utterly irrevelant. Just Saying nt Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #94

Of course you're "just saying." Just saying is convenient... last1standing Jul 2013 #95

Na ! "Just Sayin" is a way to appear less antagonistic. I am left Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2013 #98

That would probably eliminate over 90% of our elected officials throughout history. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #99

Sending pictures of your erect penis to strangers Chemisse Jul 2013 #101

Yeah, I'm with you. It's just creepy, and I'm no prude. What to think about a guy Nay Jul 2013 #107

I s'pose many people are under the belief that integrity may be compartmentalized. LanternWaste Jul 2013 #108