Domenici had agreed to keep his fatherhood secret because of the two connections to the Senate.

And surely he would catch hell for his lustful behavior from his wife.

ldo

"What NEW MEXICANS ? Is he saying he agrees with Illegal Aliens (Immigrants) ?"

Emily Litella lives!

New Mexican. Resident of the State of New Mexico.

They are all sneaky liars....vote them all out.

Republicans sure know how to spread family if not values.

You just can't make stuff like this up. LOL

TV Soaps don't look too unbelievable if you follow the House or the Senate. Do you have to be a dirtbag to be a politician?

"Michelle Laxalt has been recognized as one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington,"

Wow, how do you supposed that happened? Gimme a sec... I'll figure it out.

Another God fearing member of the Moral Majority. Go figure.

Dawgfan, both democrats and republicans cheat on their wives and behave immorally, the difference is that democrats don't claim to be moral and then judge everyone else. The GOP sits on their high horse and invades everyone's bedrooms with their policies....then turns around and acts immorally.

repulsivecons.....

Another in a very, very long line "family values" Republican.

Can somebody please put Free Vasectomies For Politicians into the Affordable Care Act?

If he was sorry...he would have said it 30 years ago and made it known. 30 years latter, trying to clear his conscience because he thinks he would rather not go to hell....well...not much of a man....and certainly not man enough because he waits till now to admit it......all the finger pointing at others all these years.....jerk.

yet another holier than thou @!$%# on the right well america is waking up to thier bull con you say dead GOP?

Al-750574 - I was thinking more along the lines of free lobotomies.

In the immortal words of Gomer Pyle, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!".

These phony "God fearing Christians" make me sick. Why don't they just own up to being the power drunk, philanderers that they really are?

And how nice for the son of these two pigs to have his information blasted all over the internet. Will someone PLEASE tell me the point of this? Yes it is true, but so what? Why does the country NEED to know this information? How does it change your life or the way you conduct yourself?

Memo to media: Please learn to stifle yourself; ruining people's lives is NOT a badge of honor.

LOLOLOLOLOL and the GOP hits just keep on commin.

So what's his next move --- probably telling us he's "found Jesus"!!!!

Hummmmmmmmmm ... What Bull@!$%#!

Michelle Laxalt said in her statement: “One night’s mistake led to pregnancy more than 30 years ago.” She said that she raised the son as a single mother, and that Domenici had agreed to keep his fatherhood secret because of their connections to the Senate.

They both kept it secret because they didn't want to suffer the consequences for what they did! Domenici would have lost his senate seat & Michelle Laxalt would have become a pariah on the hill ...

who would have wanted her to represent them under those conditions at that time? .........What disingenuous people these are!

What's the difference between a Hoover vacuum and a politician on a motorcycle?

The position of the dirtbag...

" She said that she raised the son as a Republican."

Emily making false statements about our morality happens because the republicans TOP the list .. of affairs, adultery, having children out of wed lock, men leaving their very ill wives for another and he cvlaims that he is a christian,, and one congressman has had more affairs than you have fingers and toes, and is drumk 80% of the time.. he has the typical boulbus acholics NOSE.. politicians that are attempting to shove the catholic religion down our throat and all their beliefs with it.. Republicans that believe they should be able to control women's bodies, yet I would bet first that they are uwsuin some form of birth control, and the men r us ED drugs.. mmmmmmm for them and not us ??????????

Is this the "God of second chances".... again?

John Edwards???

One difference is that many Democrats acknowledge being human, while many Republicans claim loudly and exclusively to be godly.

Let's blame the media!

Republicans have taken that to a new art form over the last forty years, and it works with their brainwashed base.

Yes, well at least no Democrats have ever done anyth.......

Just remove the word Republican or Democrat and replace it with "politician". Nuff said.

chuck-2111043,

Viet Nam era Vet -

Don't blame God when people choose to sin. Sin is freedom of choice. It is not God's choice. It is the choice of people to sin. Don't look for excuses to blame God when He had nothing to do with it.

sex and politics has always been with us, David and Bathsheba, Solomon and the queen of Sheba, Franklin Roosevelt and his secretary, not to mention Bill and Monica; no big deal, it is humans doing human mistakes.

ldo,

Have you ever heard of the state of New Mexico? Just like people of California are Californians, the people of New Mexico are New Mexicans (New Mexico is a state in the United States. It is not another country. I want to be clear since geography seems to be your weakness).

RedRoverRedRover - They have to keep up with the Democrats! Granted they had to go back 30 years to find this one but hey, beggars can't be choosers...

Idiot alert.

What NEW MEXICANS ? Is he saying he agrees with Illegal Aliens (Immigrants) ?

Another turkey on the chopping block.

And people wonder why we're ranked below average in education around the world.

It's a STATE Ido. Pete Domenici was a Senator of New Mexico.

Please refrain from posting any further until you at least acquire your GED.

And she viewed this as a 'sacred situation'? Kids out of wedlock are now what's 'sacred' to the GOP.

Keep religion and politics out of everyone's bedroom.

Hello folks, and this surprises who? If anybody holds these scumbags up as role models they aren't paying attention. Our political system has been hijacked by unethical and unscrupulous forces. The politicians are beholding to money and all the vices that go along with it.

Why do people remain in the illusion that politicians are noble and ethical people? If history has shown us anything it is that they legislate for the people who put the most money in their pockets. Hell, our laws are geared to facilitate the hijacking of the American political process. Look at Citizens United and lobbyists. Montana tried to legislate the money out of politics and the Supreme Court shot them down. If we want to change the behavior in DC we have to take the money out of politics.

We don't need lobbyists, if political representatives don't have their fingers on the pulse of their constituencies needs they shouldn't run for office.

Citizens United lets big corporations spend unlimited amounts of money, in secret and without accountability, so politicians answer to them instead of voters.

We've lost our way when corporations are people, money is free speech, and politicians are for sale to the highest bidder.

We've already seen the outcome: big corporations get massive taxpayer handouts, lax safety regulations, and take away the rights of workers while sticking American families with the bill.

The American people won't catch a break until we have a government by and for all of us not bought and paid for by Wall Street, Big Oil, and corporate lobbyists.

We are no longer the "Beacon on the hill" as we have fallen in to the ways of corruption and despotism and we have nobody to blame but ourselves as we have allowed this to happen.

It seems the moralists on the left forget Edwards, FDR, or Kennedy, or Clinton, who sexually abused many and most likely raped Juanita Broadderick. But hey, keep trying to deflect away from you corrupt party.

Skup,

Keep up or lead?

Emily Litella.........I just about peed my pants.

Ahhh....the ethics of our politicans..I guess being a politican and wealthy gets you the right to do whatever and charge the cost off to the tax payers..its interesting too that he only now says he is sorry for his actions..just was not sorry then..wonder if charges will be brought up for anything..if it was anyone other than a politican there most likely would be.

Would this fall under the term "in breeding" since the Senate is involved? Just curious.....

There is no greater aphrodisiac than power and the ability to confiscate and use other people's money for their own satisfaction and then justify it as being for the common good. Just because they were able to conceal it for 30 years makes it a non-issue?

I, for one, am absolutely sick and tired of ALL politicians and their crap.

Enough with all this negativty. Lets look at the bright side. At least it wasn't his own daughter and we'll probably end up with Menendez holding the record for age differential.

While I don't particularly care if some senator had a child with someone out of wedlock, I do care when one is being hypocritical about being moral.

How many people have been fooled by the GOP "family values" stance and how many people have been hurt by it?

Wonder how much favorable legislation that lobbyist got until 2008 when the Senator retired. Bet lots. Time to investigate since she has been a "powerful" lobbyist. Who else in the senate got this "favorable treatment" for favorable votes? Why watch soaps when Congress is in session? Oops almost forget. They're hardly ever in session because Mr. Orange has no control over his misfits and hits the bars at 5. Another "family values" Republican known for sleeping with lobbyists.

Nothing like keeping your true character and who you really are, hidden in the closet in order to save your political career. He not only kept it from his constituents, she from her lobbying clients, but they both sent the message to the son they brought into this world that his existence is shameful and how he got here must be kept secret.

Politicians are just wolves parading in sheep's clothing.

It is funny to see all these morality hypocrites reveal that they are actually just full of $hit.

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen has never been married. What is your point dawgfan?

Steve W.-747922

Maybe your right you don't see this with the Democrats because they just go kill the child with an abortion, and then describe the child as a fetus so we can pretend it isn't a real person

Uh, Steve - people in glass houses my friend (Scott DesJarlais)

A lot of quiet republicans out there on this story, isn't there?? Just like a lot of you dems. when it's one of YOUR party. Shame on all of you. Learn to get along with each other and maybe our representatives will too.

The irony of Republicans @!$%#ing Republicans...lol.

and still no reporting of a certain senator from New Jersey...

shocking

Samantha (+ to many digits to repeat )

Wasn't blaming God, just commenting on the ever present self righteous Republican GOP attitude.

See post 1.12

Ido is a perfect example of those from a dieing segment of this nation who get on any article with the words mexico or immigrant in it, and spew their hate. They are so afraid of becoming a minority they focus on that one thing while their brain rots and their racism takes over. His type is stupid and should not have a say in how our country is run, not knowing(or just too blinded by his hate), that New Mexico is part of the U.S.A. is proof of this.

Oh well at least he was good for the best laugh I've had all day!!

I bet this guy won a few Father of the Year awards since he had 8 kids with his wife and lord knows how many around Washington. You people from New Mexico if you support this clown you deserve what you get.

Don't leave out JFK and Marilyn Monroe...and Strom Thurmond...and - ?
Oh, what a tangled web we weave...

Don't even pretend that the Dems are in any way, shape or form better than the Republicans. Go back to the main page and look at the story of Jesse Jackson Jr. Everyone in both parties should look at themselves before throwing stones. I seriously doubt there is one single politician on either side of the isle that is honest and upstanding. If you can name one I'll vote for them but "I ain't holding my breath".

It's "dying" not dieing....just saying.

this woman is a republican and against abortion. the difference, democrat and their constituents labeled themselves as immoral, republican and their constituents labeled as moral. posting such tone is ignorant. why? human beings in their lifetime are facing daily temptations, be it illicit sex, drugs, money etc, even Christ as a man was tempted by the devil. only a righteous man can resist a strong temptations will become a saint.

At least he's not a family values Senator from Idaho toe tapping in an airport restroom trolling for a guy ! Or a family values senator from S.Carolina rumplin the sheets with the housekeeper, or a liberal senator from S Carolina rumplin the sheets with his videographer. No sir. This is a family values senator jumpin in the sack with his buddy's daughter who wanted to be a big deal in wash DC and make a ton of money dealing with the powerful boys. And just cause there's only one kid from it doesn't mean I'm buyin the idea they only did it once. Is it safe to say these people are scru-ing the public because they are good at it because they have a lot of practice. And they say they don't have time to read the bills they vote on! Guess not, too busy jumpin from sack to sack.

Dear Republicans - let me know when you find the democratic party running on FAMILY VALUES AND CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, and then we'll talk about moral failures and the hypocrisy involved.

im going to call the next one:

Michelle Bachmann's husband is gay

We must not judge too harshly.

If I were married to Michelle Bachmann, I can see where guys might start to look good.

Call it God or fate or whatever you want; Adam Paul Laxalt, an accomplished citizen, is definitely NOT a mistake.

I'm glad the National Enquirer didn't get this first...

definitely a repressed gay. perfect for the moral majority. reagan cheated on nancy.

I'm STILL trying to figure out WHY these idiots (calling them Parents seems wrong) issued press releases on the subject.

Can you IMAGINE what it must be like for the son? If it was me, not only would I be more than upset with those who created me, but I would generally be mortally embarrassed that my family secrets have been blasted all over the internet. What fun it will be for the next several months for this poor guy to go out to dinner, play golf, etc., etc. and watch the whispers and hush-hush talking behind your back.

How does one "thank" the people who created them for that?

What do you think the former Senator's "friend" thinks about his "buddy" banging his daughter? Oh, NASTY....

The male penis has no clue what a political party is...and neither do half the people posting. I know you won't listen to NPR or watch LINKTV, so that you would begin to have a clue, but that would be too progressive - so let me suggest watching Charlie Wilson's War; maybe a big Hollywood star will make it less painful on the clueless.

Men act like they are all picky when it comes to sex - but when the opportunity to score is right in front of them, many throw out their rule book.

Now, women, they act all picky - but when someone of fame or power wants to score with them, again, many can't resist the temptation.

My problem with conservatives on questions of morals; they have a really bad habit of stereo-typing anyone who isn't an outward conservative. As a not too bad looking male who has enjoyed drugs in moderation most of my life - some of the comments others have made about me behind my back, reflect what their fantasy image of me is, not who I really am. Sorry conservatives; I've only slept with 3 women and I only like marijuana (booze is one of the worst), no wild orgies on ecstasy...I know, bummer.

When wife #1 cheated on me - that was personal, this, not a bit. This is why I don't claim to be a liberal or a conservative - when you make those choices, you can't help but take the actions of others as a reflection on you or on those you oppose. [I found I got a lot more done when I stopped trying to find information on that that I supported or opposed - I like the productive me a lot more than the old informed me...lol]

My conclusion; you can turn just about anything into a monster when you don't apply checks and balances to your thoughts and actions. All penises are exempt.

*stories like this are my guilty pleasure - the posts are priceless.

Alot of times you hear people say I found Jesus at the bottom of a glass, ever hear anyone say I found Jesus at the end of a =====>

Neither the Senator not Ms. Laxalt were going to admit the paternity of her son (one of 3 children, btw) until they thought someone was going to bring it out in the open, and then they desired to do it first, before the other person would rat them out. So that means that if this other person HADN'T found out, it would have never come out at all. Mrs. Domenici might not have known, and who knows if Adam would have known. Ms Laxalt has totally worked the system as a lobbyist using connections she no doubt acquired as the daughter of a two term senator from Nevada, and probably with help from Senator Domenici. In 2008, she was involved with Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign as a consultant. If the Republican party is supposed to be the party of morality and religious faith, these two did NOT get the memo. What it shows me is that the Republican party is the party of FRAUDS.

Invisible Hand

Call it God or fate or whatever you want; Adam Paul Laxalt, an accomplished citizen, is definitely NOT a mistake.

I agree. The only "mistake" here is the old fart and the woman. Mr. Laxalt, thank you for your service as a Navy Officer in Iraq.

The website for Adam Laxalt's law firm said he is a former U.S. Navy officer and lawyer who served in Iraq. He also worked for then-Sen. John Warner, R-Va., and as a special assistant to an undersecretary of state, according to the website

If Domenici had not been a fraud, he would have quietly gone back home to New Mexico at the end of his first term. Instead he represented himself falsely and served another 5 terms. He would probably have never been reelected if his constituents had known he had fathered a child with his fellow N.M. Senator Laxalt's then 24 year old daughter. Fine Catholic father here. Were his and his wife's children all born prior to that time? I feel sorry for his wife, and all of his children, including Adam; he is an embarrassment to them. I wonder how his constituents feel about him now.

Guess the new Pope will not be selected from Congress. (And won't have the name Clinton)

Ido, I suppose by now, with the help of others here, you have figured out that a "New Mexican" is a citizen of our 47th state. I was born in New Mexico and have lived here all of my life. I have Hispanic friends and colleagues whose families settled here in the 1500s, and Native American friends whose families have been here since before the 13th Century, while your ancestors were digging potatoes in Ireland or chasing rabbits in Europe. Further, I know Senator Dominic personally and for those of you who have implied that he is a right wing Republican, that is just not true. While he was a Senator he was considered an expert on finance and the economy. He worked with Senators on both sides of the aisle and was considered an honest broker who was very much respected by both sides. I am a Democrat and sometimes disagreed with his votes, but I never minded having the Senator as my representative in the legislature because I knew that his concern was for everybody in his state and the country. He has a strong family and I am sure that they will weather the current revelations.

I don't see what the big deal is. After all, most people already know that the average Republican politician is corrupt and incapable of telling the truth.

With these Republican/Tea Party hypocrites it's always "do as I say, not as I do"... They disgust me.

Being a democrat, bashing this guys personal behavior is as pointless as republicans bashing Clintons. I'd never vote for him and they'd never vote for Clinton. The only opinions that matter are those who voted for him. Will they still do so?

I like how he decided to release this information because somebody might shop this and smudge his reputation with New Mexico voters.Yea, how dare those liberals, to take something like that and use it to smear his image. Dawgfan, Steve Cohan and the mother of his baby were single and it was her choice not to tell him about his child. Brutus, Clinton did not spawn a child, and hypocrite Republicans wasted how much money trying to impeach him for less than what Domenici did. And if the impeachment was about lying like you always like to say, if he wasn't impeached, he wouldn't have had to answer any questions about the matter. Remember the quote in your favorite reading material. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. without sin doesn't mean hasn't been caught.

The male penis has no clue what a political party is...and neither do half the people posting.

Maybe so, but plenty of absentee votes are sent in each election by Republican testicles.

See Senators were more civil in the old days. I can hear the conversation now, well to the honorable Senator from Nevada, Is it ok if I knock up your daughter, and would you mind not telling my wife about it? To the Honorable Senator from New Mexico (and how new are these Mexicans...hilarious) Well go right ahead my dear brother from the Senate, please have your way with my daughter, treat her like a common street whore, knock her up and walk away from the whole "mistake". Not to worry it will be great training for her career as a whore lobbyist in DC. I truelly appreciate you helping her in this way. Gee those were the days.

Notliborcon:

No, Clinton didn't act like a MASSIVE hypocrite--- he WAS a MASSIVE hypocrite who not only lied to a fedral grand jury, but looked Americans in the eye on television and lied to us as well. His sorry-assed wife lied (not for the last time) to us as well when she claimed she was "not a stand-by-your-man" kind of woman, then stood by her skanky man.

Typical democrat hypocrits!

He ain't sorry..... he's BRAGGIN'

You can't really fairly place an R before anyone representing New Mexico. Just can't do it!!!

No, Clinton didn't act like a MASSIVE hypocrite--- he WAS a MASSIVE hypocrite who not only lied to a fedral grand jury, but looked Americans in the eye on television and lied to us as well.

Personally I believe personal infidelity should be between him and his wife. Hasn't this Senator been lying for 30 years? This Senator like Arnold Schwarzenegger coming clean years after the fact doesn't make them any more honest then Clinton, they just weren't subpoenaed.

FERNDOC -

ALL political parties have dummies who participate in unsafe sex. That is the truly shocking aspect to all of this. They risked disease just to get laid.

Any politician elected to office, who participates in unsafe sex with another person, is REASONING IMPAIRED, and untrustworthy. !!

What makes this matter worse, in the years of pontificating by these Republicans.

Ido, while I disagreed with your comment, I had a really good laugh, albeit at your expense.

Oh You Guys Have Missed the point.....It's not about some politician knocking up a girl and finding out about it years later or revealing it years later ( been done a hundred times on both sides of the aisle, it's not about some politician's infidelity, or having an improper relationship (been done a thousand times on both side of the aisle), it's not about some politician who claims to be one thing and then is a hypocrite because he doesn't practice what he preaches ( been done a million times by both side of the aisle).....HERE'S THE FRIGGIN NEWS FLASH HE KNOCKED UP THE DAUGHTER OF A FELLOW SENATOR FROM THE SAME PARTY HE WAS IN!!!.....he has to work with the guy everyday.........it like you going over to a co workers house after work and nailing his teenage daughter, knocking her up and then acting like nothing happened, and seeing him at work the next day and everyday after that and blowing the whole thing off like it was no big deal. And throw in being married with 7 kids that puts it over the top....It's friggin hilarious. I expect politiciand to philander, lie and cheat....hell I encourage it....but this is just to much.

You think, maybe, they kept it quiet because it was nobody else's business?

Us and Them:

John Edwards???

Newt Gingrich???

Bob Dole???

Ronald Raygun???

Rudy "Dress loving" Giuliani???

Strom Thurman???

Arnold Schwarzenegger???

Mark Foley???

John McCain???

Mark "I used taxpayer money to go and screw my Argentinean mistress" Sanford???

David "D.C. Madam" Vitter???

Larry "The Tap Dancer" Craig???

Thomas "I screwed underage slaves" Jefferson???

Mike "I love talking about screwing my lobbyist mistress" Duvall??? (He even got a 100% rating for "protecting and preserving family values in California")

Chris "I love Craigslist" Lee??? ...................

My hair will turn gray once I finish with this list of "family value" hypocrites.

It's all about collegiality and family values for Former GOP Sen. Pete Domenici...leanding a helping hand dick?

Steve W.-747922 & arslp

If God is so pro-life, how come God killed the child of David & Bathsheba?

This 'all life is precious' nonsense is non-biblical. If you want another famous example, what was the cause of the Flood? Was it that people were just generally sinful? No, it was specifically sexual sin. In fact, it was heterosexual sin, the thing that makes babies.

WillardsEtchASketch,

What about John Ensign? Nobody takes Nevada seriously.

Nary a peep about child support. Just arrange a do-nothing Goverment job so she can get by on Uncle Sam's nickel.Then open a few doors through some crony influence and Wa-La, a respected Washington insider and lobbyist.

What a legacy.... A bastard child and a "mistake". Family values my ass!

Auntie Fascist

"What NEW MEXICANS ? Is he saying he agrees with Illegal Aliens (Immigrants) ?"

Emily Litella lives!

Great, funny comment. What I also can't understand why people are against Violins in America. Can you?

Ferndoc,

There was a big difference between Bill Clinton did and what his accusers in the House of Representatives, like Newt Gingrich & Helen Chenoweth, did. When they accused him, they were doing it themselves at the same time. It wasn't a case of "I did it when I was young and foolish, but now that I'm an adult I quit that garbage." They were doing it at the exact same time. Basically saying, quit copying my actions. Of course, it was inspirational:

.

OWED TO CHENOWETH

I'd a ho' named Helen,

her House is in the pink

light district where she's sellin'

"Virtue" - with a wink.

.

AYE, OF NEWT

That Speaker (who envied Batista)

had sex with his aide called Callista.

Like Falwell he fell

directly to Hell

where both have to kiss Satan's keistah.

"My senate colleague,Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts,has brought shame on our esteemed body for his behavior outside the nations capital.."

Saint Peter Domenici (R), New Mexico

I can only imagine about 3 people who would care about this story.

I'm not one of them.

Reputation? Do you mean that thing that your peers believe you have believed in and practices every day? Well 30 years later we get to see the REAL senator and what he was capable of. A life of lies, denial, and public dereliction of duty by lying! "A real hero" in the eyes of his constituents that hid his sexual escapades so he could "appear to be an honest lawmaker". These kinds of people are as bad as Hitler, at least Hitler did not hide his faults.

Kim, I also can't see what all the uproar is over Russian Jewelry.

LOL!! Another family values republican gets caught in a sex scandal!!

She says Dominici

has been in public service for his entire lifetime, at great sacrifice, supporting no fewer than eight children and with the many sacrifices

A millionaire, who served with "great sacrifice" supporting 8 children!!! LOL....These rich people sure cry poor-mouth.

Domenici, now 80, would have been about 50 years old at the time of the pregnancy. Associated Press reports that Michelle Laxalt was 24 at the time. I wonder what his daughters think of this.

This is hardly a political issue. We can find examples of poor judgement on both sides of the political fence. Given that divorce rates hover around 50% (for 1st marriages - higher for subsequent unions), why should we expect anything different from our congressmen?

the zipper down technology among thye crooks in D.C. surprises me not in the least.

So I guess the saying, "Republicans and lobbyists are in bed together" isn't just a figure of speech after all ?

The "family values" of President Clinton were very evident. Let's just change Republicans to Politicians and stop pointing fingers at one party. We need to hold all of them accountable.

And we've always thought of George Washington as the Father of our Country.

More GOP sleaze revealed.

The point is Mitch that it is the Republican party that continually calls itself the party of Family Values -the Democratic party does not make the same claim. Also, this man voted to impeach Clinton for doing exactly what he himself did. An honest man would have recused himself!

Profreedom, people might take you more seriously if you didn't have to resort to childish name calling in your very first sentence.

Enma

Only if your only interest is political gain.

Everyone fails. What is worse? Someone who generally is a family values advocate that fails once, or one who makes no claim to morality and is constantly doing immoral acts?

See the problem with what you are doing?

Enma3/kaybe/steve, there are no honest politicians, and your claims that Democrats are somehow morally superior because of this instance is ignorant. They're all just humans. This story is old news any way. If it was a Democrat, we would have never heard about it on this site, and you know that.

Just to be like you fine and morally superior folks, isn't it Charlie Rangle that is a Democrat, who says that all people should pay their fair share, but then lied and hid income from the IRS? It seems as though the double standards of politicians are on both sides. Hmmmmm, guess your points are flawed. As I said, they're all humans....your side sucks too.

@DB Akron--nope, no problem. Your analogy does not work and you know it!

My point is perfectly understandable if one tries and keeps an open mind. If it were one fail, perhaps, but the fails just keep piling up with these Family Values hypocrites.

@Rick Moser, you are reading into my post what you wish to see, not what I wrote. Typical Republican idea, if one keeps repeating a lie over and over, they think it becomes true. Doesn't work that way!

@Rob-don't make comments that have nothing to do with what is said. Your comment makes no sense and is completely irrelevant and you know it. Logic, please!

mitch-1134915.....you said:

Quote......The "family values" of President Clinton were very evident. Let's just change Republicans to Politicians and stop pointing fingers at one party. We need to hold all of them accountable......EndQuote

The VERY BIG difference is that Democrats don't CAMPAIGN on self-righteous hypocrisy.

You "constitutionalists" who are always harping on governmental over-reach should go back and read your constitution, it does not mention "Family values" anywhere in there. It is not the federal, state or local governments job to decide what family values are, that is best left up to each individual family. A good percentage of our founding fathers had affairs, in fact I would bet that almost all of them did, and I presume thats why they didn't speak of family values in the constitution. So why don't you worry about what you are doing and who you are screwing and I will worry about myself. I do not need ANY of these politicians telling me how to live my life when it is obvious they can't live their own lives by the same standards they expect me to.

No Ian, they campaign on fair taxation, then evade paying their share......Charlie Rangle, for example. So who's the hypocrite now?

And another thing "profreedom", I am sick to death of these plastic patriotism screen names you people pick. First off, conservatives don't love anything about this country, except the corporate theocracy you want to turn it into. And secondly the ideology you cling to offers about as much freedom and liberty as the Taliban offers the people of Afghanistan. The only freedom and liberty you want or offer is the freedom to carry a gun so you can force your beliefs down everyone elses throat and the liberty to con people out of their money.

Rob...

Yes, yes it does. Because if you run around pointing your 'SWORD OF MORALS' at others, you usually just fall on it yourself. This is just SICK, he is just SICK.

Yes, you do need to be held to higher standards when you are in a position of PUBLIC TRUST. Period.

Rep - "Live like I tell you to live."

Dem - "Try to be good."

It amazes me how some of us make a mistake in life and have to pay for it till death, but others just have to apologize and all is forgiven.....ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!!!

Gee. Anyone shocked? Republican as stealing.

How old was she when she got pregnant? I'm assuming age of consent.

Why would you assume that? Or even of drinking age?

What do you calll it when someone projects their own inadequacies on others? Is it just callled projection. I offer for an example the post of Pro-Freedom, by all indications a hateful simpleton. who insists that Liberals are hateful. My observation is that people willl generallly get treated the way they treat others so I am not surprised that it was done by others." Buncha Libs" I can hear ProFreedom muttering to himself.

like my wife say's "show me an honest politician and I'll show you an empty spot in "hell". My solution to the drunke, cheatin, politicians is to put a 100' chain link fence with concertina wire on top around capitol hill and imprision the republicrats and the demopublicians, oh and get the ex's and imprison them too.

and I say to Obama and the demos, Pass a budget you morons, and you may find you have more money than you think.

in the middle-2260511.....you said:

Quote......No Ian, they campaign on fair taxation, then evade paying their share......Charlie Rangle, for example. So who's the hypocrite now?......EndQuote

Neither the Democratic party nor Charlie Rangel has CAMPAIGNED on tax law ABIDANCE. Campaigning for tax FAIRNESS while breaking tax law does not make one a hypocrite. It makes one a criminal.

Certainly, Democrats have NOT attempted to market themselves as the "party of law-abiders" whereas Republicans HAVE attempted to market themselves as the "party of family values".

So, political hypocrisy remains the prevalent domain of the Republican party.

BTW--Rangel needs to go.

Nah, @Crazy....there must be something in that Washington DC water beside fluoride that adversely affects Dems and Republicans alike....

fastedd--PRESIDENT Obama and the Democrats have been trying and trying and trying. It's hard to get anything passed when the Republicans vote no on everything. They'd vote no on breathing air if the Democrats said you had to breathe air!

It's cuz Obummer hasn't come up with anything worth passing. Name one good thing he has done in over four years.

Rex-1306908

It's cuz Obummer hasn't come up with anything worth passing. Name one good thing he has done in over four years.

He "community organized" the Cons TWICE....and it's still making your head spin Rex. While you might not find this a good thing....the rest of us are enjoying the hell out of it!!

OK I'm trying to get this straight... So if you don't claim to be an upstanding moral citizen ("I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinski...") then it's o.k. to be a total pig? Stop pointing at parties and start holding individuals accountable for their individual actions!

@deprogrammer- sounds like you have some personal problems to sort out- hope you find the help you need.

Guess in your terms it's not ok to make a reference of 'democrapic' but is ok for another poster to refer to the gop as 'sleaze'. Love those double standards you libbie leghumpers cling to justifying how weak your positions really are.

And another thing "deprogrammer", I am sick to death of people who make so many judgments about what other people name themselves online. Don't like it? Go tell your psych. The rest is your angry, laughable ranting that reveals the depth of your pathology and ignorance. Your generalization, especially, that everyone that is a conservative wants to carry guns and shove their beliefs down other's throats... and what are you doing but trying to shove your own warped opinions up people's butts! That's called being a hypocrite and you wear the badge extremely well. Have a great day!

Maybe the Republicans can now put him on a pedestal like the Dems have done with sleeze Clinton.

Catscrewer, If Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath, what did he lie about?

Profreedom, as usual you failed to address any of my points, instead you very lamely attempted to divert attention from your ineptness at debating the issues by using personal attacks. I think that is a combination of #2, #3 and #14 on the list of propaganda techniques that Fox and paid GOP internet trolls use when they have nothing intelligent to say, which is 99% of the time.

14 ways Fox spreads misinformation.

1. Panic Mongering. This goes one step beyond simple
fear mongering. With panic mongering, there is never a break from the fear. The
idea is to terrify and terrorize the audience during every waking moment. From Muslims to swine flu to recession to homosexuals to immigrants to the rapture itself, the belief over at Fox seems to be that if your fight-or-flight reflexes aren't activated, you aren't alive. This of course raises the question: why terrorizeyour own audience? Because it is the fastest way to bypasses the rational brain. In other words, when people are afraid, they don't think rationally. And when they can't think rationally, they'll believe anything.

2. Character Assassination/Ad Hominem. Fox does not like
to waste time debating the idea. Instead, they prefer a quicker route to
dispensing with their opponents: go after the person's credibility, motives,
intelligence, character, or, if necessary, sanity. No category of character
assassination is off the table and no offense is beneath them. Fox and
like-minded media figures also use ad hominem attacks not just against
individuals, but entire categories of people in an effort to discredit the
ideas of every person who is seen to fall into that category, e.g.
"liberals," "hippies," "progressives" etc. This
form of argument - if it can be called that - leaves no room for genuine debate
over ideas, so by definition, it is undemocratic. Not to mention just plain
crass.

3. Projection/Flipping. This one is frustrating for the
viewer who is trying to actually follow the argument. It involves taking
whatever underhanded tactic you're using and then accusing your opponent of
doing it to you first. We see this frequently in the immigration discussion,
where anti-racists are accused of racism, or in the climate change debate,
where those who argue for human causes of the phenomenon are accused of not
having science or facts on their side. It's often called upon when the media
host finds themselves on the ropes in the debate.

4. Rewriting History. This is another way of saying
that propagandists make the facts fit their worldview. The Downing Street Memos on the Iraq war were a classic example of this on a massive scale, but it
happens daily and over smaller issues as well. A recent case in point is
Palin's mangling of the Paul Revere ride, which Fox reporters have bent over
backward to validate. Why lie about the historical facts, even when they can be
demonstrated to be false? Well, because dogmatic minds actually find it easier
to reject reality than to update their viewpoints. They will literally rewrite
history if it serves their interests. And they'll often speak with such
authority that the casual viewer will be tempted to question what they knew as
fact.

5. Scapegoating/Othering. This works best when people
feel insecure or scared. It's technically a form of both fear mongering and
diversion, but it is so pervasive that it deserves its own category. The simple
idea is that if you can find a group to blame for social or economic problems,
you can then go on to a) justify violence/dehumanization of them, and b)
subvert responsibility for any harm that may befall them as a result.

6. Conflating Violence With Power and Opposition to
Violence With Weakness. This is more of what I'd call a "meta-frame"
(a deeply held belief) than a media technique, but it is manifested in the ways
news is reported constantly. For example, terms like "show of
strength" are often used to describe acts of repression, such as those by
the Iranian regime against the protesters in the summer of 2009. There are
several concerning consequences of this form of conflation. First, it has the
potential to make people feel falsely emboldened by shows of force - it can
turn wars into sporting events. Secondly, especially in the context of American
politics, displays of violence - whether manifested in war or debates about the
Second Amendment - are seen as noble and (in an especially surreal irony)
moral. Violence become synonymous with power, patriotism and piety.

7. Bullying. This is a favorite technique of several
Fox commentators. That it continues to be employed demonstrates that it seems
to have some efficacy. Bullying and yelling works best on people who come to
the conversation with a lack of confidence, either in themselves or their grasp
of the subject being discussed. The bully exploits this lack of confidence by
berating the guest into submission or compliance. Often, less self-possessed
people will feel shame and anxiety when being berated and the quickest way to
end the immediate discomfort is to cede authority to the bully. The bully is
then able to interpret that as a "win."

8. Confusion. As with the preceding technique, this one
works best on an audience that is less confident and self-possessed. The idea
is to deliberately confuse the argument, but insist that the logic is airtight
and imply that anyone who disagrees is either too dumb or too fanatical to
follow along. Less independent minds will interpret the confusion technique as a
form of sophisticated thinking, thereby giving the user's claims veracity in
the viewer's mind.

9. Populism. This is especially popular in election
years. The speakers identifies themselves as one of "the people" and
the target of their ire as an enemy of the people. The opponent is always
"elitist" or a "bureaucrat" or a "government
insider" or some other category that is not the people. The idea is to
make the opponent harder to relate to and harder to empathize with. It often
goes hand in hand with scapegoating. A common logical fallacy with populism
bias when used by the right is that accused "elitists" are almost
always liberals - a category of political actors who, by definition, advocate
for non-elite groups.

10. Invoking the Christian God. This is similar to
othering and populism. With morality politics, the idea is to declare yourself
and your allies as patriots, Christians and "real Americans" (those
are inseparable categories in this line of thinking) and anyone who challenges
them as not. Basically, God loves Fox and Republicans and America. And hates
taxes and anyone who doesn't love those other three things. Because the speaker has been benedicted by God to speak on behalf of all Americans, any challenge is perceived as immoral. It's a cheap and easy technique used by all
totalitarian entities from states to cults.

11. Saturation. There are three components to effective
saturation: being repetitive, being ubiquitous and being consistent. The
message must be repeated cover and over, it must be everywhere and it must be shared across commentators: e.g. "Saddam has WMD." Veracity and hard
data have no relationship to the efficacy of saturation. There is a
psychological effect of being exposed to the same message over and over,
regardless of whether it's true or if it even makes sense, e.g., "Barack
Obama wasn't born in the United States." If something is said enough
times, by enough people, many will come to accept it as truth. Another example
is Fox's own slogan of "Fair and Balanced."

12. Disparaging Education. There is an emerging and
disturbing lack of reverence for education and intellectualism in many
mainstream media discourses. In fact, in some circles (e.g. Fox), higher
education is often disparaged as elitist. Having a university credential is
perceived by these folks as not a sign of credibility, but of a lack of it. In
fact, among some commentators, evidence of intellectual prowess is treated
snidely and as anti-American. Education and other evidence of being trained in
critical thinking are direct threats to a hive-mind mentality, which is why
they are so viscerally demeaned.

13. Guilt by Association. This is a favorite of Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart, both of whom have used it to decimate the careers
and lives of many good people. Here's how it works: if your cousin's college
roommate's uncle's ex-wife attended a dinner party back in 1984 with
Gorbachev's niece's ex-boyfriend's sister, then you, by extension are a
communist set on destroying America. Period.

14. Diversion. This is where, when on the ropes, the
media commentator suddenly takes the debate in a weird but predictable
direction to avoid accountability. This is the point in the discussion where
most Fox anchors start comparing the opponent to Saul Alinsky or invoking ACORN or Media Matters, in a desperate attempt to win through guilt by association.Or they'll talk about wanting to focus on "moving forward," as though by analyzing the current state of things or God forbid, how we got to this
state of things, you have no regard for the future. Any attempt to bring the
discussion back to the issue at hand will likely be called deflection, an
ironic use of the technique of projection/flipping.

*yawn...

What was that you said there deprog?

Man that's a long post. Fingers tired? Usually when a lib posts something so long it's so they can try and make what they espew sound more important than it is or make up for such a weak stance they have to begin with. Film at 11.

Out of the first eleven Presidents* of the USA...9 of them were slave -owners,and to them, "Family Values meant that they had the pick of the crop and bedded down the most attractive of their slave-girls...take Thomas Jefferson and his "mistress" Sally Hemmings for example.Today, there are over 1200 acknowledged "mixed-race" descendants of Jefferson....alas, George Washington, "Father of our country",was sterile,so there are no "mixed race" or any descendants of Washington.

John Hancock was described as "The most effeminate man" one had ever met, by nearly all who met him,and he was denied command of an army, as it was felt that no soldier would follow the orders of a "woman". Hancock had a Gay lover, who.....happened to be his slave Frank ( euphemistically referred to as a servant), and Frank is buried in Bostons Granary Burial Grounds, beside John Hancock.

Mrs. Dorothy Hancock often complained, that John had a "closer,more intimate relationship with Frank" than with her...when Hancock died, his body was still quite warm when she hurriedly re-married.

Hancock was buried with a valuable Ruby ring on his right hand. A year after his burial,grave robbers dug him up,and stole the ring,which was never recovered.

* John and John Quincy Adams were the only 2, out of the first eleven US Presidents, who did not own slaves,despite the fact that they owned a very large,labor intensive Fruit Plantation. John Adams stated that ownership of people was an immoral affront against God.

The Adams homesteads at that fruit plantation, is on Adams Street in Quincy,Massachusetts. This complex has the first building in the USA which was specifically built as a Presidential Library.Inside, you can see the Mende Bible, which the Mende Tribe of Africa gave to J.Q. Adams, in gratitude for his free legal services in freeing them,during the "Amistead Affair"

These homes are a 15 minute drive from down town Boston.

This library, was erected by Adams' son ,Charles Francis Adams, who was Lincolns Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War. Coincidentally, on the same street,Adams Street, President George H.W. Bush was born in a mansion owned by his father,Prescott Bush, who was in the financial services business in Boston at that time. H.W. Bush, and W. Bush,and Jeb Bush all went to high school in Andover,Mass.,same high school where John F. Kennedy Jr. graduated from ( same town where Jay Leno grew up !).

The brunt of George Washingtons Library is on Beacon Street in Boston, where a majority of Thomas Jeffersons statue and bust collection is also on display. You can see them, and the Adams homes in nearby Quincy,Mass. through a private tour in Boston.

medias job is to report facts period. liberal medias are twister of true events. handful populace are capable of research of the truth. the half truth to false beliefs heard, viewed or read easily built on the public minds are indelible. the public in greatest number with convincing perceptions of politicians or politician fed by the medias will surely give their votes of power to politicians getting elected or reelected.

Rex-1306908

It's cuz Obummer hasn't come up with anything worth passing. Name one good thing he has done in over four years.

I can name a hundred, but my favorite is the one where he authorized the invasion of a country in order to kill the guy who held the #1 on our Most Wanted list for over 12 years. He risked his job and the lives of a lot of people in a wager that our boys in uniform would get the job done. He won that bet and I salute him for that.

Emma it has EVERYTHING to do with this article and the reponses....I don't care WHAT party does it, it's wrong...No matter if it's a party that acreams morals or a party that screams "you scream morals"....

...except Domenici didn't wag his finger at the American people and lie straight to their face nor did he lie under oath on a stand nor did he say " that depends upon what your definition of is...is " nor did he get impeached nor did he get disbarred.

thank you for that piece of info. The best thing that came out of the CLinton mess - other than the shellacking the Republicans took for overplaying their hand was a quote by none other than Gary COndit who boldly stated, "Hypocrisy is better than no values at all."

Maybe the GOP should stop advertising themselves as the party of 'Family Values'.

If you read the life stories of any President you would be hard pressed to name one that did not have affairs with women other than their wives. How many of tha judgemental comments in here come from people that have cheated on their spouses?

I remember a reporter that wrote a story on some cheating local politician only to have that politician buy some ad space to reveal that the reporter was having affairs with at least three other women. Be careful when you choose to judge others so harshly.

Many of you people posting on here should check your birthdate against your parents marriage date; may be in for some big surprises! Better yet, get one of those do-it-yourself DNA kits with the cheek swab & there will be some more big surprises as to who Daddy "is not."

"How many of that judgemental comments in here come from people that have cheated on their spouses? ...Be careful when you choose to judge others so harshly."

Dan, what about people who have never cheated on their spouse? What about people who've never had a spouse? What about people who have never had sex? With anyone. Ever. Can they judge others, whoever they want, harshly?

Further, say they wanted sex, but life gave them a disaster to deal with. They'd say, "This is more important; besides, I'm young, there's plenty of time for sex." Then another disaster, so deal with that. Another and another. Suddenly they are old, wondering if it's best not to experienced sex. "I never had it; but sex creates life, and I've experienced life, to the bitter dregs. I'd not force another soul to go through the hell that is life."

Where are you reading that the mother states she kept it from her son all these years? She only states that she raised her son as a single parent. It does not say that her son never knew who his father is. The story also does not disclose if Domenici did or did not help financially support his son. The mother in this is just as at fault as the former Senator. She, for her own selfish reasons, kept her son from having a relationship with his father (apparently). The former Senator went along with it for his own selfish reasons. These people are no better or worse than anyone else who has done this.

Murphy, you forget that 30 years ago there was a stigma attached to having a child out of wedlock and being born out of wedlock. Not only would the information about the child have political consequences, the inevitable publicity would also have had personal consequences for Ms. Laxalt, and also for her son.

I tried to wait til catlover tried to explain how Clinton lied under oath, but that was what they impeached him for. Am I the only one that sees the disconnect there? If he wasn't being tried for the sex, he wouldn't have been testifying under oath. therefore, how could he lie under oath?

Clinton was really impeached for being a really popular Democratic President.

@4Corners: You do realize that between now and then, there've been 30 years...right? I mean, you have to since we both acknowledged that specific time frame. So, between then and now, his 'regret' didn't come to fore and a desire to come clean didn't take over?

And again, had he merely said he regretted it and wanted to come clean, that's one thing...to follow that up with they were worried about someone using it against them? That's not a heartfelt confession, that's fearing for your own pathetic existence. So, after 80 years, all he's learned is how to lie to his wife for 30 years, and that what's really important isn't admitting your transgressions...no, it's making sure someone else doesn't gain from them.

Just doesn't strike me as sincere.

Both parties do this. Your side, for example, thinks that we should all support homosexuality and legalize drugs. I'm not picking sides on those issues, but your side does force these on others. Try again.

Track Palin fathered a child out of wedlock. Bristol Palin bore a child out of wedlock. The Right virtually pulled a groin pointing the Palins out as some sort of examples.

Your point Auntie? The truth is we all face adversity, and they did it well. No one on the right accepts the behavior as right, but none are so stupid to not know it happens. You're only hearing half of what they have to say on these issues, then use it as ammo. You should not speak on topics when you refuse to hear the whole issue.

My @$$!!! Track married the mother of his child and then divorced shortly. Bristol? She's a carnie with better teeth! You're wrong. I'm not hearing ANYTHING they have to say! Action walks, b@llsh^t talks! It's arrogant for these people to even open their pie holes.

By the way, Bristol's managed to get her grimy meathooks on hundreds of thousands of dollars. Is there any record of her so much as signing up for an english composition class in community college? I haven't seen one. Now that Mom lost the Fox gig, Bristol might have to make a living as something other than Sarah Palin's daughter. Off of what I've seen, her talents indicate a career in surrogate motherhood.

@In The Middle: Um, no, the equality of all American's, is something ALL sides should be fighting for. Those opposing same sex marriage, for example, would in no way be affected by the overturning of a clearly religiously motivated law. Not unless they were then forced to marry someone from their own gender. I'm not 100% current on the debate, at this point, but I'm pretty sure supporters of Gay Marriage rights, aren't looking for that outcome.

As far as legalizing drugs? Again, if drugs are legalized tomorrow, are you going out and picking up a bag of smack? Are you thirsting that much for drugs, but hold back because it's illegal...and once the floodgate's open, you're just going to go on a drug-induced frenzy? No? That's what I thought.

People who are gay, are already in loving relationships, denying them the fundamental rights that this country stands for, is forcing beliefs on others. People who do drugs, are already getting them, and keeping them illegal provides money for drug lords, the paper companies, the cotton industry, fuel industry (hemp seed oil burns more cleanly than petroleum based oils) and so on.

In the middle. When President Obama's mandate that alll heterosexual couples must incorporate a gay partner into their household I predict masssive protests. First - from the gay community who will be forced to give up their lifestyle and live in a Ward and June type environment. Secondly, THe women in hetero relationships are not going to be happpy about sharing their man with another man. THe only bright spot is that early polling indicate men would be Ok with it if the got a good looking lesbian as the third person.

The right does not "impose" it's values on anyone. If you think so, give some examples.

So many paragons of virtue in the democratic camp - JFK, Ted Kennedy, Clinton, John Edwards, Anthony Weiner, Menendez.

Is there still one among ye who still considers yourself a Republican? If so, I despair for the nation--and even for human kind. Isn't the human species supposed to have cognitive ability?

If you think all - and only - democrats want to legalize drugs, you're confused.

Case in point: Ron Paul

in the middle-2260511:

Your point Auntie? The truth is we all face adversity, and they (the Palins) did it well.

Sarah sends her unmarried underaged kid upstairs to bang her boyfriend while she's on Fox preaching Family Values, and that's "facing adversity"?

No. You see, being crippled in a car accident and rising above it to walk again, that's "facing adversity"

The Palins were and are just another average American family living in the 20th and 21st centuries. Not the pillars of virtue they pretend to be and you pretend them to be.

NevadaJ: "The Palins were and are just another average American family living in the 20th and 21st centuries"

Then I guess see how the left loves average American families.

The Palin's ideas come from the 19th century.

Inthemiddle, your comment reminds me of a saying we say, do you know what bird doesn't bring babies?............ a swallow.

INDEED! The Reich of the Self-Righteous, Right. The scripture quoting, flag-wrapped, holier-than-thou LOUDLY OBNOXIOUS hypocrites among us who are seldom right. Right? RIGHT!

If all the pricks were removed from Congress and D.C. it would be a ghosttown. On further reflection that sounds like a great idea.

Mark a dollar bill LAST BUCK FROM WORKING FOLKS SAVINGS then toss it in the Potomac. That should eliminate perhaps half of the GOP side as they drown racing to steal the last vestige of the Middle Class.

"The truth is we all face adversity, and they did it well."

In The Middle, how do you define adversity? Here's one, personal and therefore limited, but here goes.

I was a graduate student in math giving a lecture on infinite sequences of complex numbers when the chalk started falling out of my hand. It was a rotten lecture, and I was getting a headache. Didn't know it at the time, but I was having a stroke. Drove back home where the stroke turned into a hemorrhage. Couldn't walk or talk for about 2 months. When I got my speech back, I returned to the university to continue my studies. Eventually I got the masters' degree in mathematics. Then I went looking for a job (there were a number of tech firms here, also the school district and the Strip hotels; anywhere there was a mainframe). The private sector wouldn't hire me, because hiring the handicapped was too liberal. Finally the Air Force hired me as a computer programmer for 22 years; after which I got a blood clot in the other side of my brain, got surgery, and retired. Last year I broke 5 ribs and my hip, but the insurance company says it would be wasteful to get me an electric wheelchair. That's free enterprise for you. But I wonder how any of the Palins would deal with that.

Rex-1306908

The right does not "impose" it's values on anyone. If you think so, give some examples.

The continuous refusal to allow marriage equality for ALL Americans, which denies a segment of the population the Rights, Privileges and responsibilities that marriage entails, such as:

• Right to benefits while married:
  • employment assistance and transitional services for spouses of members being separated from military service; continued commissary privileges
  • per diem payment to spouse for federal civil service employees when relocating
  • Indian Health Service care for spouses of Native Americans (in some circumstances)
  • sponsor husband/wife for immigration benefits
• Larger benefits under some programs if married, including:
  • veteran's disability
  • Supplemental Security Income
  • disability payments for federal employees
  • Medicaid
  • property tax exemption for homes of totally disabled veterans
  • income tax deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates
  • wages of an employee working for one's spouse are exempt from federal unemployment tax^[3]
• Joint and family-related rights:
  • joint filing of bankruptcy permitted
  • joint parenting rights, such as access to children's school records
  • family visitation rights for the spouse and non-biological children, such as to visit a spouse in a hospital or prison
  • next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions or filing wrongful death claims
  • custodial rights to children, shared property, child support, and alimony after divorce
  • domestic violence intervention
  • access to "family only" services, such as reduced rate memberships to clubs & organizations or residency in certain neighborhoods
• Preferential hiring for spouses of veterans in government jobs
• Tax-free transfer of property between spouses (including on death) and exemption from "due-on-sale" clauses.
• Special consideration to spouses of citizens and resident aliens
• Threats against spouses of various federal employees is a federal crime
• Right to continue living on land purchased from spouse by National Park Service when easement granted to spouse
• Court notice of probate proceedings
• Domestic violence protection orders
• Existing homestead lease continuation of rights
• Regulation of condominium sales to owner-occupants exemption
• Funeral and bereavement leave
• Joint adoption and foster care
• Joint tax filing
• Insurance licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits organization of mutual benefits society
• Legal status with stepchildren
• Making spousal medical decisions
• Spousal non-resident tuition deferential waiver
• Permission to make funeral arrangements for a deceased spouse, including burial or cremation
• Right of survivorship of custodial trust
• Right to change surname upon marriage
• Right to enter into prenuptial agreement
• Right to inheritance of property
• Spousal privilege in court cases (the marital confidences privilege and the spousal testimonial privilege)
• For those divorced or widowed, the right to many of ex- or late spouse's benefits, including:
  • Social Security pension
  • veteran's pensions, indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths, medical care, and nursing home care, right to burial in veterans' cemeteries, educational assistance, and housing
  • survivor benefits for federal employees
  • survivor benefits for spouses of longshoremen, harbor workers, railroad workers
  • additional benefits to spouses of coal miners who die of black lung disease
  • $100,000 to spouse of any public safety officer killed in the line of duty
  • continuation of employer-sponsored health benefits
  • renewal and termination rights to spouse's copyrights on death of spouse
  • continued water rights of spouse in some circumstances
  • payment of wages and workers compensation benefits after worker death
  • making, revoking, and objecting to post-mortem anatomical gifts

And responsibilities:

• Spousal income and assets are counted in determining need in many forms of government assistance, including:
  • veteran's medical and home care benefits
  • housing assistance
  • housing loans for veterans
  • child's education loans
  • educational loan repayment schedule
  • agricultural price supports and loans
  • eligibility for federal matching campaign funds
• Ineligible for National Affordable Housing program if spouse ever purchased a home:
• Subject to conflict-of-interest rules for many government and government-related jobs
• Ineligible to receive various survivor benefits upon remarriage
• Providing financial support for raising children born of the marriage.

We don't know that there's no little Billy Clinton out there somewhere, playing with his first cigar......maybe it's just not out yet.

Clinton was (and probably is) a serial-adulterer. That much is known. We just don't know yet how many children resulted. Of course, if he had any say, his morals would have dictated an abortion.

You don't get a child from a BJ

Maybe it is not Bill Clinton that has an out of wed lock child. Look at how much Chelsea Clinton looks like Web Hubbell, Hillary's old boss at Rose Law Firm in Little Rock.

https://www.google.com/search?q=web+hubbell+chelsea+clinton&hl=en&rlz=1T4GGNI_enUS474US474&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=eiAlUdXAD6iM2gW2p4HABg&ved=0CEQQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=566

Yup NO democrat has EVER doen this, you aint the brightest bulb on the tree my friend.

don't forget to add Bill Clinton is possibly a rapist too !!

And Mitt Romney is possibly a Martian, and Michele Bachman is possibly a genius, and John McCain is possibly a Mexican, and Glenn Beck is possibly an albino, and.............too.

Terry,

That is just so wrong... LOL

KCBones:

Clinton was (and probably is) a serial-adulterer. That much is known.

Certainly true.

It seems to be uniquely American the way we're always unable to seperate a person's personal behavior and professional proformance.

Ty Cobb, for example, is well know (and fairly) as a complete and utter AHole. No one liked the guy, even his own team mates.

But, after all these years, no one now denies he was a great ball player.

Theo, the only problem I see with your post,#8.7 is Michelle Bachmann possibly a genius. Even fantasy has it's limits.

Finally, some non-partisan humor.......good job.

Thank you Don. LOL

folks it is both parties - time to start putting together a third party that does what is right for ALL of us if that is at all possible. We THE PEOPLE need to come together and say enough is enough. can we lay down the swords on our own country and unite? if not - divided we fall.

It also explains why they get nothing done!

Agreed ;)

Finally, you admit that they are morally superior....it's about time.

Quotations around a word or phrase means that it is not I who thinks that but rather the people I am quoting, namely the Conservatives who try and tell us on a daily basis how morally superior they are while they are snorting meth and taking a gay hookers fist in their ass (Ted Haggard), or sending sexual text messages to underage page boys (Mark Foley), or screaming for the impeachment of a philandering president while being a philanderer himself (Pete Domenici/Newt Gingrich) or raping children in the confessional (dozens upon dozens of catholic priests.)

Perhaps you should go back to school and learn how to read before making claims your IQ can't back up.

So who are you quoting, or is this "another" Democratic "fact"???????????????

Kennedy .... bangin' everything that was female the peanut farmer, carter, worst president in the last 60 years, Billy Clinton ..... bangin' everything female ...... dirt on both sides of the yard -so when you are throwing your stones in your big "gotcha" moment ... Senator Menendez comes to mind ..... there is crap everywhere so get off the soap box deprogrammer and fess up all the politicians are dirtbags

the next time you want to print names of "conservatives" be sure to research and print the names of Dems as well, so it's based on "all" facts.

I sure hope you are trolling. If not, then you are more ignorant than the Conservatives you mock.

Do what's right, The big difference is that Democrats don't spend all their time out of somebody else's bed trying to preach about how pious they are.

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So who are you quoting, or is this "another" Democratic "fact"???????????????"

My "favorite" Republican "fact" is that a tax cut will balance the budget. How many times have we done that in the past 32 years?

Don't confuse the Mitch's of the world with facts...they can't handle them

I think they would have been fine with your mother having an abortion......let's not paint with such a broad brush here.

Let me paint with a broad brush here. Anybody who brings a poster's mother into the discussion is a pathetic @!$%#.

johnf,Using your logic, you condone killing babies, you should think before you type.

@Bill, REALLY! That's what you got from John's post? There are abortion threads that you can post on . . .

Bill a fertilized egg is not a baby.

well, at least he knows who his daddy was - actually provides some genetic closure

Political prostitution and the lobbyists are nothing more that pimps with offices rather than standing on a street corner. And the biggest pimp of all? With a large stable of politicians willing to spread their legs? Wayne LaPierre.

hehe

Actually, most of us are pretty satisfied with what Pete gave us for the last 40 years. Can you say that about your congressmen?

4corners, I can't, but up until January, Allen West was my representative. Now I have a representative.

WEST - did he ever QUIT or did they have to drag his sorry ass out?

Neither party has the sense to stay away from the hanky panky.

And Steve Cohen and the mother of his child were single at the time. It was her choice not to inform him. That means, no adultery.

Exactly right. No party has a monopoly on creeps but to vote to impeach when his own actions were far, far worse is the absolute pits.

Gingrich did much the same thing.

First, how do you know that Clinton never screwed Lewinsky? He didn't think he had sexual relations until someone explained it to him. Second, Clinton was impeached for lying, not having his adulterous affair.

first off the impechment was for lieing to congress not about what he did or did not do to put the stain on the dress.

secondly, the fact the child was born and not murdered shows higher morals.

i like how the article does not say if he gave any financial support to the child. that would be one big past due child support check.

ahhhh Clinton was president, this guy was a senator, Clinton lied, lied again, and again, and again, to the US, this guy and the woman hid the facts from her husband, and his wife, BIG difference, as noted above they had the child, her choice to stay hidden.

The left here is hilarious with the indignity, sorry but yours are just as bad, worse, they don't think they did anything wrong, just screwing the next one thats all.

Clinton lied to cogress , Yes. But when is it any ones business who he had sex with ?? Why was that dress saved ? Who saves a dirty dress. It was saved for it to try and bring down the president. She had to be a postitute hired by the Republicans.

again, pointing the finger of blame elsewhere. HE is responsible for his actions! no one put a gun to his head.

enlightened - I don't think either party shows better morals on this front, but it's kind of funny to praise these folks for having "higher morals" for having the baby and yet slam poor women for making the same choice. I don't hear anybody praising any young single moms who aren't children of senators for not "murdering" their fetuses.

Clayton Bill Clinton lied to the federal grand jury,members of congress,his family and worse he lied to us as American citizens.What is worse he got away with it.It does matter if a president is having oral sex and cigar sex with a young woman who is not his wife.It does matter that he did this in the Oval Office of the White House.Clayton do you not have any standards at all? It does not matter what party the offender belongs to.What matters is that the so called leaders of this country are held accountable for their actions.Because you don't care Clayton that is the reason that this nonsense goes on.

NYUK NYUK NYUK - Clinton's position on sex was MISSIONARY - if it's not missionary, it's not sex...

antiCMatthews,

Bill Clinton did NOT get away with it. Over and over again the private sector media dragged him over the coals for it. In fact, the Republican Congress spent 50 million dollars of tax payer money to "investigate" the matter. Talk about wasting our money! Did the GOP repay that money? They're rich enough, but no. The one who "got away" with it was Newt, doing the same thing undercover. Not only that, but his wife, Marrianne, had MS. Wasn't there something about "for better or worse, ...in sickness or in health" that Newt vowed to God?

9sonnets - Yup!

Yup, exactly correct..

Liked the comments. LOVED the moniker! I hear that Richard Castellano improvised that line, that it wasn't in the original script. There's a bakery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, that's famous for it's cannoli. They sell t-shirts with the bakery name on the front and your moniker on the back.

I don't think I see anyone here defending him or making excuses for his actions. The only argument comes in where liberals suggest that their side is always consistent with their message. As you pointed out, that is false. Charlie Rangle is another great example of liberal hypocrisy.

Most in here are using this as an example to attack the entire Republican party, when it was only the actions of a single man. These people are simple minded fools who have no life.

You are correct w/ the first line, but what I see is lefties being very indignate not the other way around.

where is the outrage from the right! oh he's one of ours, so it's okay.... I personally don't care.

Did he pay child support?.... did he spend time with his son?? what makes a great dad? We tell men....be a great father to your children do we not? oh wait...the senators life is more important than the life of this child he had created...

if there was a man who had done this....the senator would have said 'take responsibility for your actions'.....a check in not responsibility....it is a bribe, so one does not have to get their hands dirty.

It does matter and you should care.He receives a fat pension that you and I pay for.Why is it that you Americans think that this kind of behavior does not matter?What is wrong with you?

inthemiddle,again, what you said about this being one man, that goes for the uproar over monicagate, that was one man too. What's the difference?

Johnny....please come over here SO I CAN SMACK YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD WITH A SHOVEL!!!

Nah! No shovel! Rocco Lampone out in the swamps! Two in the head!

Jealous, KC? you need your "dirt" turned? You must have some wild "services" in that church you go to.

Don't get mad at right wingers. Democrat and Republican are both worthless. The general public agrees on more issues than you think. It's Washington politicians and the media that keep us divided and arguing.

Dude, everyone gets it, you're anti-christian. That attitude along with gun control are requirements of the leftist establishment. What's up with the pro-gun name?

Would you say the same for Obama,Bill,Hillary and the rest of the lying Democrats?Why are you so against God?What has God done to you to make you so bitter?

Bet old "bulletman" took a dump in his skivvies when he saw the "messiah" pictured shooting the skeet gun. Or how about the swearing-in ceremony where Osama Obama placed his hand on the BIBLE and said SO HELP ME GOD?

Good times---

Another dumb rightie comment. Funny how it is only conservatives that call Obama the messiah. We don't, just you whackos who think you are funny. Consider that Obama has been going to a Christian church for decades and not any Muslim mosque, you'd think you whackos would give it a rest by now. And Obama does believe in God. Do you, ferndoc? I don't think so.

Mike

Obama does not believe in God if he truly did he would not push for the Gays.

um ...

PARAGUS you could have any religion and individually believe in gay marriage. And what reason do we care whether Obama supports Gay Marriage or not? There is nothing wrong with it. People should be allowed to marry whoever they love and be happy without people butting into their lives.