tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post3717636735549082705..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Have You Forgotten?Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27165558960625693932017-11-13T18:06:36.707-05:002017-11-13T18:06:36.707-05:00Edwards actually tried to pin the child on a staff...Edwards actually tried to pin the child on a staffer of his.<br /><br />A <i>married</i> staffer.<br /><br />That's not a crime (and the staffer did actually agree to it), but jeez, for someone to even <i>think</i> of doing such a thing....jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-24073762445100714672017-11-12T01:14:27.123-05:002017-11-12T01:14:27.123-05:00Agreed. I would add that Edwards did lots of publ...Agreed. I would add that Edwards did lots of public denying, including denying the child was his. Not prosecutable, as you say, but also not honorable.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-82178192548448476082017-11-12T00:59:14.841-05:002017-11-12T00:59:14.841-05:00Weiner seems to have had his comeuppance, even if ...Weiner seems to have had his comeuppance, even if it was in an apparent partisan honeypot scheme by a teen who wondered if he really was as laking in control as he seemed.<br /><br />Clinton is alleged to have committed things that are actually crimes, yet has managed to skate by <i>sans</i>-consequence. <br /><br />Edwards was certainly top of the charts sleazy, but as far as I recall there the sexual behaviour was all consensual by all parties and not prosecutable - The felony charges were all related to misusing funds to take care of the mistress, and none resulted in conviction.Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-9582302797569798362017-11-11T12:24:01.542-05:002017-11-11T12:24:01.542-05:00@ Boxty - good point. A wise friend once said &quo...@ Boxty - good point. A wise friend once said "It's easier to forgive people once they stop sinning against you."<br /><br />@ Sam L. - comparatively. He did come back into the news last week when a black female journalist accused him of groping her when she was younger, but he has gone into the background somewhat.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40417114993855315272017-11-11T12:13:56.241-05:002017-11-11T12:13:56.241-05:00Jesse went away? Why/how have I not noticed?Jesse went away? Why/how have I not noticed?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-61787834431263438212017-11-11T03:27:37.002-05:002017-11-11T03:27:37.002-05:00Unlike Weiner, Gary Heart, or Jesse Jackson, the C...Unlike Weiner, Gary Heart, or Jesse Jackson, the Clintons won't go away.Boxtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371034064849356356noreply@blogger.com