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    Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe

    Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal

    Everyone In America Flying to Argentina To Sleep With Mistresses

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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe
    If you cannot finagle a simple intercontinental love affair with all the privileges of elected office at your disposal and the wretched state of South Carolina backing up your treachery, much as they did for Ol' Jesse Helms since two days before God made Adam, then you, sir, are unfit to govern. Step down and make way for someone with better trade craft, asshole.
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    Image of Senator Sully Senator Sully
    11/20/09

    @BookishLookish: pssst... Helms was a North Carolinian. But your point still stands.
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    11/20/09

    @Senator Sully: Whoops! I take it all back then!
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe
    He brings extreme dishonor and shame on well-dressed adult men when he wears a button-down collar with a suit and tie. Impeach his Philistine ass!!!
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    Image of thatgirlinnewyork thatgirlinnewyork
    11/19/09

    @Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: need to see if he also wears loafers with said suit--definitely the look of an amateur.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe

    Every picture I see of Sanford reminds me of Frank Burns from M*A*S*H*.
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    Image of SybilDisobedience SybilDisobedience
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe
    Please. Much as I'd love to see this guy forced out of office for being a fucking moral majority hypocrite, what he did isn't at issue. It's that he got CAUGHT. How many of the Republicans and Democrats calling for his head are sneaking off for liaisons right now?
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    11/19/09

    @SybilDisobedience: They are not considering impeachment because he stuck his willy in a woman other than his wife. They are pursuing the ethics claims because of misuse of government funds and equipment.

    I could care less about the liaison, but I do care about using tax dollars to fund a booty call.
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    Image of SybilDisobedience SybilDisobedience
    11/19/09

    @momof3wildkids: Oh, I totally agree. I was just bitching about all the clowns lamenting his affair when I imagine a good chunk of them are conducting liaisons themselves. I totally agree that the ethics violations should be the focus here.

    #tips
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    11/19/09

    @momof3wildkids: They are pursing the ethics claims for one reason, and one reason only: they think it makes them look good in the next election if they do so - same as he thought during the Lewinsky [sham/circus/parade]. Lest you forget (as if you could) the Atty General of my fine state tried to lock up Craigslist's owners for facilitating prostitution just weeks before he announced his bid for the Governor's seat - and he's just one representative of the all-show, no-go type of politician that's kept us in the running for dead-last-in-everything for far too damned long.
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    11/19/09

    @buttons: You want an ethical pursuit of an ethics inquiry by a politician? That's rich. What are they trying to be? A public servant or some such nonsense?
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    11/19/09

    @momof3wildkids: Hey, what can I say. I'm a born idealist.

    (Well played, btw.)
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    11/19/09

    @SybilDisobedience: Dems get a walk on such charges since, except for the so-called Blue Dogs, their hypothetical escapades lack the hypocrisy component.
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    Image of Brad Brown Brad Brown
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe
    Think of how many jobs were saved or created by his use of state airplanes. Sanford was putting Americans back to work.
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    11/19/09

    @Brad Brown: I read that as 'how many hand jobs were saved.' I suppose only his staff knows how many times he had his stick peeled, looking for fire ants.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/19/09

    In reply to Argentinian Fling Governor Faces Ethics Probe
    I hope they nail him to the wall. I could care less if he was boning some Argentine booty, but he should be impeached for the ethics violations.

    As much as I think Sanford is a tool, his desire for Clinton to be impeached was based, at least in part, on the stupid lie he told rather than the affair itself. [www.huffingtonpost.com]
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    11/19/09

    @momof3wildkids: Amen sister, karma's a bitch!! I feel bad for his wife, but I think it's kinda funny that she kicked HIM out of the Governor's mansion for a while.
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    Image of AlastairPotitus AlastairPotitus
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    Letterman's kid is a victim of his father's poor self control, and his wife. Also, morals and ethics took another hit. Moral relativity in Hollywood is something that people outside can't understand. Good for them. If Letterman threatened him if he said anything, out of disgust, he might have threatened back. He said, he said. I think it reveals Dave's hypocrisy, and moreover, that he hasn't been funny for a long time. Alan Coulter has been gross for years. Dave needs to retire with his millions to his ranch and let Ferguson take the show. He's been up front with his issues, hasn't mocked children, and he's funny with little to work with. Dave takes 10 minutes of his show advertising. I mean really, Dave's a d-bag.
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    10/02/09

    @AlastairPotitus: do you have some sort of ADHD-like disorder?
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    Image of CumaeanSibyl CumaeanSibyl
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    It's almost always impossible to prove coercion or lack thereof in these cases, and a subordinate might reasonably fear retribution even when no threat is made -- would you really want to risk your career on the chance that your superior won't take rejection personally?

    This is why workplace relationships between employer and employee are just a bad idea, period. Sure, it might start out fine, but what if it ends badly and the superior can't resist taking revenge? What if the subordinate acquires undue influence? What if s/he receives a deserved promotion, but everybody knows s/he's sleeping with the boss and doesn't take it seriously?

    It's just a huge mess and a bad idea and Letterman's pretty stupid for not realizing that.
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    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    I only poke my head in here occassionally these days, because Gawker is disintegrating, and it's difficult to watch that happen. This item might be the worst one yet. Just shameful, awful, and pathetic.
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    Letterman is not an elected official, and even if he were, I'm still not sure it's anyone's business.
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    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    And here's HuffPo on the girl... who is mortified about all of this...

    [www.huffingtonpost.com]
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    Image of notsofresh notsofresh
    10/02/09

    @lobstr: She appeared on the show regularly some years back. Used to bring out the prizes during "Know Your Cuts of Meat," for one thing.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    10/02/09

    @lobstr: who wouldn't be? everyone made stupid decisions about who they slept with in their early twenties- it is when you are figuring out what it means to be sexual in a world where status and power don't always line up with physical beauty (I mean, theoretically, I have no experience of that).
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    Image of CumaeanSibyl CumaeanSibyl
    10/02/09

    @ms_priestypants: And this is one of the things that makes it creepy. "Oh, you're a pretty girl with no status trying to figure out where to go from here? Allow me to help you, little lady."
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    Image of Artie Fufkin Artie Fufkin
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    Stern will have a field day with this on Monday.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    10/02/09

    @Artie Fufkin: I was just imagining his next Letterman appearance..
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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    If people in the entertainment industry didn't have consensual sex with each other -- and even sometimes *gasp* with our employees or bosses -- none of us would have any sex at all.
    Who else do we have time to meet?
    Unless he's been drugging and raping interns, who cares?

    If this is recent activity, it's pretty much between Letterman and his wife. And I hope she makes him miserable...
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    Image of RosaliaBeaver RosaliaBeaver
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    The women having sex with Letterman must have forced. Let's face it; he isn't pretty. Who here dares to say he's attractive?
    And he says HE felt "menaced"....
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    Image of Macloserboy Macloserboy
    10/02/09

    @RosaliaBeaver: Yeah, because no one finds funny to be sexy. Oh, wait...

    The only real issue is he was/is the boss. But you'd think someone would have sued by now if it was otherwise. That's Viacom money, baby.
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    10/02/09

    @RosaliaBeaver: Yeah, because no one finds funny to be sexy. Oh, wait...

    The only real issue is he was/is the boss. You'd think someone would have sued by now if it was otherwise. That's Viacom money.
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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    10/02/09

    @RosaliaBeaver: I would bang him in a heartbeat. Funny and sexy.
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    Image of Macloserboy Macloserboy
    10/02/09

    In reply to Judging Potential Hypocrite David Letterman's Sexy Extortion Scandal
    There's a difference between sexual congress and sexual harassment. He's not a political leader who preached morality, he wasn't married, these weren't hookers using CBS budget money and to our knowledge this was all consensual, so where's the scandal or hypocrisy exactly?
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    10/02/09

    @Macloserboy: The fact that the author of this article didn't understand in what context the word "creepy" was being used is a big indicator that someone is being more reactive than reasonable.

    I sort of feel compelled to go and look at Andrews other posts to get a better idea of just how ridiculous he might be.
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    10/02/09

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    Voyou_Charmant promoted this comment Edited by sablesma at 10/02/09 11:44 AM sablesma was starred sablesma was unstarred
    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    10/02/09

    @sablesma: And since I do not, I'll heed your advice, sir. Thank you.
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