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    Flackette Goes Retro: I am generally for staying out of the marital affairs of people, whether public figures or not. BUT they (social conservatives) open themselves up to ... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: It's clear males are just not suited to this line of work, biologically. They simply cannot handle the power. And I'm not so sure about them voting, e... more »
    wavingcat: Wow, Australian politics is so boring compared to this! Although there is a long history of the press just backing off from this kind of stuff. We hav... more »
    pantsless economist...access RESTORED: but where's Mr. Newt Gingrich? more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: I hadn't seen the news since much earlier in the day when I got to my folks' place and got The Sanford News. Understand, my fam is mega-liberal and we... more »
    Algren: Nevertheless, these me make me sad. It's not about the infidelity as much the hypocrisy. more »
    J.D.Regent: Seeing it all laid out like this makes me realize how motherfucking ridiculous it is. I think Paterson's was the worst. He was like day one, here is... more »
    vamvaki_poulaki: am I the only one... today when I was listening to NPR and they went to "breaking news" and it was about someone's affair, I was sort of annoyed, I wa... more »
    Kaehoku: Step 1: Don't admit it. Lie. A lot. And really stupidly and recklessly. ie- I'm going hiking in the appalachian mountains, nah, just kidding, I'm goin... more »
    lolacat: I don't really require marital fidelity from my elected leaders. Bill Clinton beat whatever puritanical impulses I had out of me early. It wasn't easy... more »
    escapefromny: The way things go with politicians around here, does anyone else live in mortal terror that some day we'll find out Barack cheated on Michelle? I've a... more »
    debo matar la zombi goldberry83: I love the women who look like they're about to kick some serious ass. If my (hypothetical) husband dragged me to a press conference where he was con... more »
    Lymed: As long as there have been politicians, there have been political sex scandals. But recently, it just got juicier.... And generally, I still don't car... more »
    andonthatnote, JOC: At first I was upset that they interrupted One Life to Live with this asshattery, but the I was was like "ooh! adultery! this fits right in!" Espec... more »
    Penny: Just out of curiosity, have any female politicians been caught cheating? more »
    wordinedgewise: OR, you know, you could just NOT cheat on your wife you asshats. more »
    NotChoinski: I for one am anxiously pouring a stiff martini in preparation for tonights Daily Show / Colbert Report. more »
    Penny: Wasn't the Paterson affair a long time ago and he just wanted to get it into the open? Did I just make that up? more »
    immaculate.gaenor: I feel like this slideshow needs a soundtrack. My vote is for Martha Wainwright's "You Cheated Me" but I'm sure there are many, many other musical ode... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Oh, Bill Clinton. Whenever I see him, I can't help but think of the Frank Calliendo: "I am not here. What is here? Isn't here just there, without a t?" more »
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    Top 10 Ways Male Politicians Confess To Extramarital Affairs

    More and more these days, politicians appear to be straying from their marriages — but, unlike in the old days where a short public acknowledgment wasn't de rigueur, today's straying politicians are obligated to old press conferences to explain themselves. More »