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In reply to the discussion: Something that has always bothered me: Moralizing. [View all]Stinky The Clown
(68,952 posts)25. You make two *excellent* points, both in your middle sentence:
or the most part, I don't care about infidelity or sex scandals
This is where ALL should be, in my view.
but I do care about lying/covering them up.
This is what ought to be everyone's concern. And in fact, I will put and even more fine point on it: Hiding the transgression is normal and the first thing ANYone would do. Lying, about that narrow issue, is, in my view, forgivable. Widening the lie into a scandalous coverup and further lying becomes an issue pretty quickly.
All the above are my beliefs. There are no rules here.
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TweetWeiner . . . . stupid and narcissistic. Pervert just like any other flasher.....
Little Star
Jul 2013
#1
Sinky, a thought experiment. FEMALE candidate for mayor tweets pics of her twat to strangers.
chimpymustgo
Jul 2013
#46
I was hoping changing the gender would help you see how many of don't think of this as an issue of
chimpymustgo
Jul 2013
#51
"Congressman Weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment "
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#22
That's a PURELY political maneuver. Or to avoid/mitigate pending legal action.
Stinky The Clown
Jul 2013
#33
So, he's a liar who can never be trusted to tell the truth about anything then. nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#34
As evidence of that, as I write this Filner is saying he's checking into a clinic . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Jul 2013
#35
Clinton's blow job didn't break any laws. Lying about it did. His attempt to weasel out of telling
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#8
She had to make up her own definition of "sexual relations" to make that claim.
reusrename
Jul 2013
#28
That doesn't change the fact that Clinton used his position of power to take advantage of an intern
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#47
there's almost zero attention to ANY defense or discussion of issues and initiatives in that race
bigtree
Jul 2013
#11
Edwards used campaign cash- CRIME. Weiner sent unsolicited pix to someone- CRIME.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#24
Edwards used the cash as part of the coverup. Not as part of the boinking.
Stinky The Clown
Jul 2013
#26
Edwards opposed marriage equality because of his religion, when called on that
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#38
I guess John Edwards and the other Sanctified Straights are fine with Straights.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#36
What about the words 'Straight Society' makes you think it means YOU, personally?
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#41
Hey I asked you what about 'Straight Society' makes you think this was personal.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#50