National Journal logo National Journal 1 month ago

Scandals About More Than Sex

When philandering politicians fail to keep their pants zipped, public attention tends to zero in on the salacious details: the stoic wife, the smoldering e-mails, the humiliating apologies. Full Article at National Journal

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  1. The feminist movement has always supported all kinds of free sex
    SOURCE: Town Hall 1 month ago
  2. We have a cultural problem that has created so many David Letterman or Ensign or John Edward type situations ... We all need to consider how to create a culture that creates greater respect for women, and for marriage, for that matter so that scandals in which women are used and abused aren't commonplac...
    SOURCE: Town Hall 1 month ago
  3. You can make a sort of moral judgment ... about older men and younger women ... When we start talking about illegal ... we need more than moral judgments at that point.
    Dan Abrams – Dan Abrams SOURCE: Variety 2 months ago
  4. I've got my work cut out for me
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  2. WASHINGTON - JULY 28: Elizabeth Edwards, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progerss Action Fund and wife of former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), testifies before the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law about health care reform on Captiol Hill July 28, 2009 in Washington,...
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  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 18: Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), prepares to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee about health care reform September 18, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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  8. WASHINGTON - MAY 08: Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and who is currently battling a recurrence of breast cancer, listens during a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee May 8, 2008 on Capitol Hill May 8, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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  1. David Letterman David Letterman
  2. John Ensign John Ensign
  3. John Edwards John Edwards
  4. Mark Sanford Mark Sanford
  5. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party
  6. New York Times Company New York Times Company