McCain, Obama Asked About Infidelity

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Hats off to McCain for his response. I hope the rest of the GOP Party will recognize how destructive the witch hunt against Bill Clinton when he was in office was wrong.

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CBS News' Katie Couric continues to air a pretty interesting series in which she asks the exact same question to both John McCain and Barack Obama. Last night, viewers saw Couric ask both candidate why they think so many prominent political figures risk so much by committing adultery. McCain really didn't want to talk about this.

Indeed, he told Couric, "I can't comment on that." Couric noted that Americans are often amazed that so many politicians commit adultery, and noted three examples: Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, and Bill Clinton. (Note to Couric: Republicans commit adultery, too.) McCain again wanted no part of this, saying, "I really don't make any comments about that.... I want to be a good president and try to lead an honorable life, I've been an imperfect servant and so I'm not judging."

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...w_post&f=16

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

[IAMX 3,055]

His link is tricking me into posting.

Edit: Ahh, ####, just fell for it.

Edited October 17, 2008 by SRVT

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

...or spending millions of tax dollars investigating a sitting President over an extramarital tryst.

[rclouse 0]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

...or spending millions of tax dollars investigating a sitting President over an extramarital tryst.

[Mononoke28 135]

I don't care either but the way I see it is that he's been around the block time and time again. So why even comment on it if he's the first in line?

Diana

[Alex+R 0]

I don't think he had a choice about what to answer.

Actually, I'm surprised to see Republicans so willingly voting for an admitted cheater. I'd have no problem with it, but they usually do.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

...or spending millions of tax dollars investigating a sitting President over an extramarital tryst.

I agree and I'm PWNED? Whatever.

[IAMX 3,055]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

...or spending millions of tax dollars investigating a sitting President over an extramarital tryst.

I agree and I'm PWNED? Whatever.

Pwnt. (now I bet you are)

Edited October 17, 2008 by SRVT

[kirk and Jenny 0]

My issue about Clinton was this. I worked for the government at the bottom of the feeding chain. About every month we would have meetings where we were lectured on not taking advantage of our $6 an hour "power positions" to take advantage of women. Heck, I came to work with my eyes appropriatly cast at the ground, worked by myself in the woods all day, left work and went home, yet i was typed as a horrible abuser of my power position in taking advantage of women. After enough years of this I said screw it and became an attorney.

So the issue is this; why were many individuals with no power at all who worked for the government, continually harrassed about using our power positions to abuse women, when we were not in power positions and avoided all contact with women because we might say something offensive like, "hi, how are you doing", when the male in the ultimate power position, does an act where I would have had a rope tied around my balls and dragged down mainstreet for, it is "no big deal".

The Clinton issue has nothing to do about an affair. It has everything to do about a person being elected to a power position based on support for those who directly opposed what he did. Of course, when he did it, it was okay which makes me question the sincerity of the whole movement.

[rebeccajo 14]

It wasn't ok that Clinton did it. And it wasn't ok that he lied to the American public about it.

But it sure as hell wasn't worth congressional hearings and an impeachment vote either. Not to mention the millions of dollars Steven referenced.

A decade later, the same party who lynched Clinton puts up as their candidate - guess what - an adulturer. They gloss over the fact that he left a once-beautiful woman because she had become a disfugured burden.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-...eft-behind.html

Edited October 18, 2008 by rebeccajo

[justashooter 430]

It wasn't ok that Clinton did it. And it wasn't ok that he lied to the American public about it.

But it sure as hell wasn't worth congressional hearings and an impeachment vote either. Not to mention the millions of dollars Steven referenced.

A decade later, the same party who lynched Clinton puts up as their candidate - guess what - an adulturer. They gloss over the fact that he left a once-beautiful woman because she had become a disfugured burden.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-...eft-behind.html

people trade up all of the time. people often divorce persons with medical issues for other reasons.

after 25 years of marriage my brother is divorcing his wife. they parent 4 children together, the youngest of which is still in high school. he didn't leave for another woman, and after a year of seperation still doesn't have a regular girlfriend, despite the fact that he is tall, educated, well off, polite, and in great shape for a 48 year old guy.

he left her because her post-op complications after lumpectomy became intolerable. she had 2 lumps removed, and tested positive in one lymph node. she underwent chemo and x-ray, and had a hysterectomy to prevent reccurence. she passed the "5 year mark" 3 years ago, and he stood by her faithfully through it all. he didn't leave her for another woman. he left her because she stopped being one.

hysterectomy eliminates certain types of estrone conversion and affects mood and behaviour severely. he just couldn't stand the horrific treatment she was dishing out every day. he doesn't blame her for being in a bad spot, but he does blame her for not attempting to do anything about it. her attitude could be corrected with mood elevators, but she refuses to admit that she has a problem, so he has moved on.

nobody really knows the reason mccain and his first wife divorced. it's prolly way more complicated than what we read about on the internet.

[symbiosis 0]

I agree. I don't care as long as someone doesn't use tax dollars to fund their extramarital tryst.

...or spending millions of tax dollars investigating a sitting President over an extramarital tryst.

Clinton was the most effective presidents in decades. Just think how much better his presidency would have been if the GOP hadn't launched their taxpayer-funded witchhunt on his personal life!

[symbiosis 0]

My issue about Clinton was this. I worked for the government at the bottom of the feeding chain. About every month we would have meetings where we were lectured on not taking advantage of our $6 an hour "power positions" to take advantage of women. Heck, I came to work with my eyes appropriatly cast at the ground, worked by myself in the woods all day, left work and went home, yet i was typed as a horrible abuser of my power position in taking advantage of women. After enough years of this I said screw it and became an attorney.

So the issue is this; why were many individuals with no power at all who worked for the government, continually harrassed about using our power positions to abuse women, when we were not in power positions and avoided all contact with women because we might say something offensive like, "hi, how are you doing", when the male in the ultimate power position, does an act where I would have had a rope tied around my balls and dragged down mainstreet for, it is "no big deal".

The Clinton issue has nothing to do about an affair. It has everything to do about a person being elected to a power position based on support for those who directly opposed what he did. Of course, when he did it, it was okay which makes me question the sincerity of the whole movement.

Stuff happens. We've all had that lecture, over and over again. In your case, it just sounds like sour grapes.

[rebeccajo 14]

It wasn't ok that Clinton did it. And it wasn't ok that he lied to the American public about it.

But it sure as hell wasn't worth congressional hearings and an impeachment vote either. Not to mention the millions of dollars Steven referenced.

A decade later, the same party who lynched Clinton puts up as their candidate - guess what - an adulturer. They gloss over the fact that he left a once-beautiful woman because she had become a disfugured burden.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-...eft-behind.html

people trade up all of the time. people often divorce persons with medical issues for other reasons.

after 25 years of marriage my brother is divorcing his wife. they parent 4 children together, the youngest of which is still in high school. he didn't leave for another woman, and after a year of seperation still doesn't have a regular girlfriend, despite the fact that he is tall, educated, well off, polite, and in great shape for a 48 year old guy.

he left her because her post-op complications after lumpectomy became intolerable. she had 2 lumps removed, and tested positive in one lymph node. she underwent chemo and x-ray, and had a hysterectomy to prevent reccurence. she passed the "5 year mark" 3 years ago, and he stood by her faithfully through it all. he didn't leave her for another woman. he left her because she stopped being one.

hysterectomy eliminates certain types of estrone conversion and affects mood and behaviour severely. he just couldn't stand the horrific treatment she was dishing out every day. he doesn't blame her for being in a bad spot, but he does blame her for not attempting to do anything about it. her attitude could be corrected with mood elevators, but she refuses to admit that she has a problem, so he has moved on.

nobody really knows the reason mccain and his first wife divorced. it's prolly way more complicated than what we read about on the internet.

The breakup of McCain's first marriage isn't an urban legend, shooter.

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/11/nation/na-divorce11

http://www.usvetdsp.com/mcaindiv.htm

http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/carol.asp