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LanternWaste

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17. The double-standard kept by those who moralize about "family values"

Reply to belcffub (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 10:29 AM

Mar 2012

Lying about an affair-- even under oath is irrelevant in this particular context.

The double-standard kept by those who moralize about "family values" yet live adulterous lives, however, is quite relevant.

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Fired GOP Staffer Threatens To Out Legislators� Extramarital Affairs [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2012 OP

The issues are important, not extra marital affairs. Kennedy? Clinton? mucifer Mar 2012 #1

Oh no, consenting adult sex. We may never recover. But RepubliCONS prefer fasttense Mar 2012 #3

I don't recall either Kennedy or Clinton claiming how holy they were. CanonRay Mar 2012 #5

Clinton flat-out LIED. He is a total hypocrite. PassingFair Mar 2012 #12

Theres plenty of adulterers BootinUp Mar 2012 #14

doesn't matter... if your under oath belcffub Mar 2012 #15

The double-standard kept by those who moralize about "family values" LanternWaste Mar 2012 #17

Yeah ok. BootinUp Mar 2012 #18

I don't care... belcffub Mar 2012 #20

I know theres plenty of adulterers. PassingFair Mar 2012 #16

I see an unmanned drone somewhere in this person's future. Zalatix Mar 2012 #2

Gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage deutsey Mar 2012 #4

Very Clever ProfessorGAC Mar 2012 #10

The chickens are coming home to roost SnowCritter Mar 2012 #6

Stay classy republicans. Bosso 63 Mar 2012 #7

That beats the revenge I exacted upon the boss who fired me. no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #8

Extortion 101... KharmaTrain Mar 2012 #9

Well, he IS probably right about the double-standard thing. Ken Burch Mar 2012 #11

It's blackmail to keep his job lame54 Mar 2012 #13

The real issue that no one seems to want to talk about is how sex is used for job advancement nanabugg Mar 2012 #19