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Jim Lane

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44. Eliot Spitzer really did commit adultery while in office.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 12:46 AM

Jul 2016

Of course, so did Vito Fossella, Mark Sanford, and David Vitter, the obvious difference being that Spitzer resigned but none of those fine upstanding Republican adulterers did.

Vitter was the most like Spitzer in that he was patronizing prostitutes. Fossella was a devoted family man -- so devoted to family values, in fact, that he had two separate families, one in DC and one in his home district. Sanford's paramour was an Argentinian, prompting the memorable wisecrack (can't remember who made it): "It's not enough that Republicans commit adultery, now they're outsourcing it?"

My apologies to any Republican adulterers I've forgotten.

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Help me out here. Can anyone name just one "scandal" the right wing celebrated that was real? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 OP

Bill Clinton had extramarital affairs La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #1

BTW jehop61 Jul 2016 #4

Yeah I really don't care as long as it was consenting adults La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #7

The only compelling case against dalliances by public officials is 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #12

Which would render every politician before the 90's La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #16

True, but all that really proves is the puritan nature of the average American Major Nikon Jul 2016 #6

Agreed La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #8

I was in Germany at the time, and was watching a news story about that. Thav Jul 2016 #15

Lol I think most countries reacted like that La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #18

He did break the law loyalsister Jul 2016 #21

Yeah and then he left office hugely popular La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #22

"understandabke lie" loyalsister Jul 2016 #31

Actually it's the sign that the American people can under some conditions La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #33

Until we matured, I guess loyalsister Jul 2016 #34

I believe him that he misinterpreted the meaning of the words pnwmom Jul 2016 #28

Before I develop feminist sensibilities I am embarrassed to admit I defended him loyalsister Jul 2016 #30

What did Dennis Hastert have?? malaise Jul 2016 #25

Nope. It used to be just RW yapping. Now we have so called progressives repeating the RW smears. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #2

Enough already passiveporcupine Jul 2016 #23

Agreed. Enough of the RW talking points on this board. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #35

Some people don't know when it's time to quit fighting passiveporcupine Jul 2016 #36

I'm not calling you a republican. I never said anything of the sort. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #37

+1 DawgHouse Jul 2016 #38

Can't help you, Stinky, 'cause they are the people of the lie. TexasProgresive Jul 2016 #3

Hmm, maybe Edwards' infidelities? Or Weiner's Wiener? - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #5

imaginary sex counts? pansypoo53219 Jul 2016 #19

It does to pissy Republicans looking for any dirt they can find Warpy Jul 2016 #27

Another one the RW loved that wasn't true: Clinton and Arkansas prisons and blood donations. EllieBC Jul 2016 #9

Is there anything they say that's actually true? Hayduke Bomgarte Jul 2016 #10

Both parties are good at it. deaniac21 Jul 2016 #11

Weiner tweeting his cock to college girls (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #13

William Jefferson did have a lot of cold cash on hand when he was busted for corruption . . . Journeyman Jul 2016 #14

ABSCAM? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #17

Funny how the real scandal from the 90s was the fact that Denny Hastert, the longest ReTHUG Speaker malaise Jul 2016 #20

I like your sense of the jugular. much appreciated! - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #40

The ATF losing track of weapons that end up being used to kill a federal agent. Socal31 Jul 2016 #24

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #26

What RW sources? Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #29

When the democrats broke into the watergate hotel and bugged ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #32

None. They are all just GOP witch hunts. Rex Jul 2016 #39

Iran Contract - a mature democracy would have compelled Reagan's departure. Still shaking KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #41

Dukakis had a Dirty Word in his Name Night Watchman Jul 2016 #42

no Skittles Jul 2016 #43

Eliot Spitzer really did commit adultery while in office. Jim Lane Jul 2016 #44