Sen. Vitter (R-LA) Outed By DC Madam

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Fine Vol said:
That issue is between him and his wife....ONLY. Not the press or joe blow.
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Sure it's between him and his wife . . . but I find it comical that somehow you are a crusading moralist if you use an episode like that to make a judgment about a man's character.
 
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GAVol said:
Sure it's between him and his wife . . . but I find it comical that somehow you are a crusading moralist if you use an episode like that to make a judgment about a man's character.
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I judge him as horney, thats all!
 
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GAVol said:
I don't really care about anybody's private life . . . Just don't make a convenant with God in front of a large group of people and then crap all over it and expect me to think you're a good guy. I'd have a lot more respect for him if he'd just remained single and run wild all over town.
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I can respect you value marriage.:thumbsup:
 
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"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter said in the statement. "Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there—with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way."
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I wouldn't know Sen. Vitter from Adam, so I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and consider this matter closed.
 
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Fine Vol said:
I can respect you value marriage.:thumbsup:
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Again, it's not that I am making some moral statement about the guy. He says he's sorry and his wife has forgiven him, so I take that at face value. All I'm saying is that it's hard for me to magically separate one facet of his life from another.

I'd feel the same way if I found out that he cheated at golf. :p
 
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A politician's marital conduct is every bit as important to me as what he eats for lunch.
 
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I, too, am a strong believer in marital fidelity, but if we judged solely by that criterion, there are few in the public sphere who would pass muster.
 
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hatvol96 said:
A politician's marital conduct is every bit as important to me as what he eats for lunch.
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That's a common opinion . . . and if that works for you, that's fine. It's just difficult for me personally to separate the man from the decisions he makes whether they happen on the Senate floor or otherwise.
 
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IMO this is the problem with politicians today. They can be bought off with money, women, etc. How difficult would have been for someone to manipulate his votes by exposing this type of information. They leave themselves open to be compromised IMO.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
but if we judged solely by that criterion
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I'd no sooner use marital fidelity as a sole means of judgment than I would his voting record or anything else. All I'm saying is that I'm unable to ignore it.
 
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oklavol said:
IMO this is the problem with politicians today. They can be bought off with money, women, etc. How difficult would have been for someone to manipulate his votes by exposing this type of information. They leave themselves open to be compromised IMO.
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I think you need to expand the problem set to humans.
 
#43
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BigPapaVol said:
I, too, am a strong believer in marital fidelity, but if we judged solely by that criterion, there are few in the public sphere who would pass muster.
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I don't think anyone is saying it is the end all be all. It is a piece of the puzzle.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Where's the hypocrisy? Has he introduced legislation criminalizing adultery? If not, I see no conflict.
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Fine Vol said:
That issue is between him and his wife....ONLY. Not the press or joe blow.
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hatvol96 said:
A politician's marital conduct is every bit as important to me as what he eats for lunch.
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BigPapaVol said:
I, too, am a strong believer in marital fidelity, but if we judged solely by that criterion, there are few in the public sphere who would pass muster.
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allvol123 said:
I don't think anyone is saying it is the end all be all. It is a piece of the puzzle.
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My point is that if they find someone on the list who also blasted Clinton for having sex with an intern and/or voted to impeach Clinton based on that, then I'd enjoy the irony.
 
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lawgator1 said:
My point is that if they find someone on the list who also blasted Clinton for having sex with an intern and/or voted to impeach Clinton based on that, then I'd enjoy the irony.
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I think the difference that could be pointed out there is that Vitter had his episode before he became a Senator, and Clinton "didn't have sexual relations with that woman" while he was physically in the Oval Office. I think there's something to be said for the location.
 
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