Nevada Sen. John Ensign to admit extramarital affair

Started by Phillip V, June 16, 2009, 05:09:11 PM

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derspiess

#15
June 17, 2009, 10:27:36 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 17, 2009, 09:53:31 AM
Five years ago this guy made this press release:

QuoteJuly 13, 2004

ENSIGN DEFENDS SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE ON SENATE FLOOR


Washington, D.C. – Senator John Ensign took to the floor of the United States Senate today to defend the sanctity of marriage and urge passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment Act.

"Marriage recognizes the ideal of a father and mother living together to raise their children," Ensign said. "Marriage is the cornerstone on which our society was founded. For those who say that the Constitution is so sacred that we cannot or should not adopt the Federal Marriage Amendment, I would simply point out that marriage, and the sanctity of that institution, predates the American Constitution and the founding of our nation. Marriage, as a social institution, predates every other institution on which ordered society in America has relied."

Ensign, in his comments, noted that Nevadans had amended the state constitution to guarantee the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. Ensign emphasized the need to preserve the will of Nevadans who voted overwhelmingly to preserve marriage as well as the need to preserve the will of the majority of Americans.

"I am deeply concerned that a few unelected judges and some locally elected government officials have taken steps to redefine marriage to fit their own agenda," said Ensign. "It is not right to mold marriage to fit the desires of a few, against the wishes of so many, and to ignore the important role of marriage."

Fuck you, you sanctimonious son of a bitch.  :lol:

Not sure I see the inconsistency you're alluding to.  In his statement, sanctity = keeping marriage between a man & a woman.  I don't think he was campaigning against adultery.
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Ed Anger

#16
June 17, 2009, 10:35:32 AM
I'd vote for him.
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The Minsky Moment

#17
June 17, 2009, 10:36:43 AM
I say revoke his commission and bust him to seaman.
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Darth Wagtaros

#18
June 17, 2009, 11:25:53 AM
Quote from: PDH on June 17, 2009, 10:22:57 AM
I think he deserves life in front of a firing squad.
Life in front of a firing squad?  Won't that be a pain to the squad? They'd have to follow him around for years, pointing their guns at him as he went baout his business.
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The Brain

#19
June 17, 2009, 11:57:20 AM
He's history's greatest monster.
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Caliga

#20
June 17, 2009, 02:19:53 PM
*yawn* Who cares?  I thought people generally understood that 90% of politicians can't control their sexual urges, due probably to their extreme narcissism.
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Martinus

#21
June 19, 2009, 07:32:50 AM
This gets better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SJiOcUsSA

Apparently he not only employed her (and doubled her salary just after he started fucking her) but also employed her husband and her 19 y.o. son (the latter in the Republican party committee he was chairing). Damn, these Republicans are really big on family.  :lol:

Caliga

#22
June 19, 2009, 07:38:33 AM
I'd rather talk about John Edwards.  He's more amusing.  This guy seems boring.
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DisturbedPervert

#23
June 19, 2009, 07:55:33 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 19, 2009, 07:32:50 AM
Apparently he not only employed her (and doubled her salary just after he started fucking her) but also employed her husband and her 19 y.o. son

:lol:

Big pimpin.

HisMajestyBOB

#24
June 19, 2009, 08:12:21 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 19, 2009, 07:32:50 AM
This gets better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SJiOcUsSA

Apparently he not only employed her (and doubled her salary just after he started fucking her) but also employed her husband and her 19 y.o. son (the latter in the Republican party committee he was chairing). Damn, these Republicans are really big on family.  :lol:

It'll only be big if he had sex with all three.
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Syt

#25
June 19, 2009, 08:34:52 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on June 19, 2009, 08:12:21 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 19, 2009, 07:32:50 AM
This gets better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SJiOcUsSA

Apparently he not only employed her (and doubled her salary just after he started fucking her) but also employed her husband and her 19 y.o. son (the latter in the Republican party committee he was chairing). Damn, these Republicans are really big on family.  :lol:

It'll only be big if he had sex with all three.

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PDH

#26
June 19, 2009, 08:43:07 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on June 17, 2009, 10:36:43 AM
...bust him to seaman.
this is just gay.
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garbon

#27
June 19, 2009, 09:57:08 AM
Quote from: derspiess on June 17, 2009, 10:27:36 AM
Not sure I see the inconsistency you're alluding to.  In his statement, sanctity = keeping marriage between a man & a woman.  I don't think he was campaigning against adultery.

I doubt it is very good for children to know that their father is off sleeping with other women / separated from their mother.  Now while the scenario I described is likely the cornerstone that our nation was built upon, I doubt that's what Ensign meant.
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#28
June 19, 2009, 11:55:57 AM
Why has this thread gone on this long with out pics?  With out pictures this should be nothing.
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MadImmortalMan

#29
June 19, 2009, 02:01:47 PM
Until this, he was the single most popular political figure in Nevada. I wonder if this kills that off.
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