Schwarzenegger Admits Fathering Child with Staffer
Are there any politicians left in America who can keep it in their pants?
Are there any politicians left in America who can keep it in their pants?
1 | Kragar (Antichrist ) Tue, May 17, 2011 11:06:25am |
Did he tell her “I’ll be (bare)back”?
2 | Four More Tears Tue, May 17, 2011 11:07:30am |
re: #1 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Did he tell her “I’ll be (bare)back”?
The Impregnator can’t take condoms back in time with him.
3 | NJDhockeyfan Tue, May 17, 2011 11:09:16am |
Politicians, Hollywood celebrities…it seems to happen all the time. Anyone shocked?
4 | thatthatisis Tue, May 17, 2011 11:09:30am |
“Are there any politicians left in America who can keep it in their pants?”
Yes, Senator Vitter. Unless diapers count?
7 | Walter L. Newton Tue, May 17, 2011 11:10:07am |
re: #3 NJDhockeyfan
Politicians, Hollywood celebrities…it seems to happen all the time. Anyone shocked?
Evidently.
8 | Ming Tue, May 17, 2011 11:11:23am |
I must say, I thought Arnold’s apology was classy and admirable. All that really matters is that the children are taken care of. Still, it is sad that so few politicians are people one can look up to. I consider President Obama an exception; I really think he’s a thoroughly admirably guy, even when I occasionally disagree with some position of his. I used to admire Reagan (still do), and I used to admire Alan Greenspan (not so much anymore). But in general, America’s politicians, and our political commentators and pundits (present company excepted!) are a sorry lot.
9 | Why I Never! Tue, May 17, 2011 11:11:36am |
re: #5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Putting the PARTY in the GOP!
And putting the…oh, forget it. Insert clever/obscene joke here.
/that’s what she said.
10 | b_sharp Tue, May 17, 2011 11:13:18am |
I believe there is a correlation between men of power and lack of fly control. Seems they trust their helmeted head over their toupeed head.
11 | wrenchwench Tue, May 17, 2011 11:13:51am |
“After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago,”
Forget that “over a decade ago” crap. The staffer in question was still on staff for ten more years. That’s not an “event”.
/taking Maria’s side…
12 | Four More Tears Tue, May 17, 2011 11:15:07am |
The least he could have done was pay the kid’s tuition, give her a $96,000 check, and get her an illegal lobbying job…
13 | RadicalModerate Tue, May 17, 2011 11:15:46am |
As morally wrong as infidelity is, I’m not going to hold this against Schwarzenegger politically, as he isn’t a hardcore SoCon who preached “family values” day in and day out like most of the rest of the Republican Party.
14 | zora Tue, May 17, 2011 11:16:00am |
re: #11 wrenchwench
Forget that “over a decade ago” crap. The staffer in question was still on staff for ten more years. That’s not an “event”.
/taking Maria’s side…
As an actor, Schwarzenegger reveled in his macho image. But his behavior became an issue during his first campaign for governor, in the 2003 recall election, when more than a dozen women said he had groped them over a period of many years.
just more isolated events.
15 | Killgore Trout Tue, May 17, 2011 11:16:30am |
Are there any politicians left in America who can keep it in their pants?
Wiener!
16 | Kragar (Antichrist ) Tue, May 17, 2011 11:16:43am |
Looking back, I’m recalling all the publicity his earlier womanizing got when he was running for office and how he swore that was all in his past.
Finally, Arnold has proven he was a better actor than anyone gave him credit for.
17 | thatthatisis Tue, May 17, 2011 11:17:08am |
Schwartenegger - IIRC, when he first ran for governor, the Republicans spent a lot of time talking about amending the Constitution to permit foreign-born citizens to run for President.
And on an unrelated topic, Corsi’s book on Obama birth certificate being a fake was officially published today.
These jokes kind of write themselves, don’t they?
18 | Four More Tears Tue, May 17, 2011 11:18:28am |
re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Looking back, I’m recalling all the publicity his earlier womanizing got when he was running for office and how he swore that was all in his past.
Finally, Arnold has proven he was a better actor than anyone gave him credit for.
Well, the child was born before he ran for office, so he may have been telling the truth…
In other words, no, he isn’t a better actor than people give him credit for.
19 | BishopX Tue, May 17, 2011 11:18:56am |
Roughly 25% of heterosexual marriages in the US have partners who cheat, often for long periods of time. We shouldn’t have higher expectations for our politicians than we have for ourselves, particularly when we don’t select candidates based on their marital fidelity.
20 | b_sharp Tue, May 17, 2011 11:19:03am |
re: #11 wrenchwench
Forget that “over a decade ago” crap. The staffer in question was still on staff for ten more years. That’s not an “event”.
/taking Maria’s side…
She’s a Kennedy. She must have expected some straying from the nest when she married a man well known for his aggressive desire to win.
And no, that doesn’t make what Arny did acceptable.
21 | Kragar (Antichrist ) Tue, May 17, 2011 11:19:18am |
re: #17 thatthatisis
Schwartenegger - IIRC, when he first ran for governor, the Republicans spent a lot of time talking about amending the Constitution to permit foreign-born citizens to run for President.
And on an unrelated topic, Corsi’s book on Obama birth certificate being a fake was officially published today.
These jokes kind of write themselves, don’t they?
It all has to due with pure bloodlines.
22 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:19:37am |
re: #10 b_sharp
I believe there is a correlation between men of power and lack of fly control. Seems they trust their helmeted head over their toupeed head.
I think that a big part of being a successful politician is needing to be winning, lovable…seductive.
It’s part of their personality, they don’t turn it off when they leave the podium.
23 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:20:05am |
re: #13 RadicalModerate
As morally wrong as infidelity is, I’m not going to hold this against Schwarzenegger politically, as he isn’t a hardcore SoCon who preached “family values” day in and day out like most of the rest of the Republican Party.
I’m just pissed that he would do this to Maria. But agreed, he’s just an asshole, not a hypocrite.
24 | Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, May 17, 2011 11:20:08am |
re: #21 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
It all has to due with pure bloodlines.
Right. Or we don’t know who’s going to win Best In Show.
Wait, what?
25 | Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, May 17, 2011 11:20:18am |
Sad, but not surprised.
26 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:20:36am |
27 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, May 17, 2011 11:21:04am |
Serious note.
Isn’t Arnold pro-choice? If so, kudos to him for not (I am assume) encouraging/making her get an abortion.
Many pro-life folks put in that position become instantly pro-choice when something like this happens.
Not trying to stir up the debate, and not throwing stones. Just an observation.
I will not know exactly where I stand on the issue until I am in a similar situation (not that I am planning to be).
28 | Simply Sarah Tue, May 17, 2011 11:21:56am |
re: #19 BishopX
Roughly 25% of heterosexual marriages in the US have partners who cheat, often for long periods of time. We shouldn’t have higher expectations for our politicians than we have for ourselves, particularly when we don’t select candidates based on their marital fidelity.
Ignoring for now the higher expectations for our politicians part, is it OK if some of us have standards a little bit higher than “Cheating happens”? I know this is not exactly a new concept, but it seems we either need to get over doing it or change how we define a committed relationship.
29 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:22:02am |
re: #17 thatthatisis
Schwartenegger - IIRC, when he first ran for governor, the Republicans spent a lot of time talking about amending the Constitution to permit foreign-born citizens to run for President.
And on an unrelated topic, Corsi’s book on Obama birth certificate being a fake was officially published today.
These jokes kind of write themselves, don’t they?
It was a brief infatuation. Arnold was fun, but he’s not a socon and he’s not a whiner, two characteristics which made a certain sort of Republican fall out of love with him quickly.
30 | Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, May 17, 2011 11:22:29am |
re: #27 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Serious note.
Isn’t Arnold pro-choice? If so, kudos to him for not (I am assume) encouraging/making her get an abortion.
Many pro-life folks put in that position become instantly pro-choice when something like this happens.
Not trying to stir up the debate, and not throwing stones. Just an observation.
I will not know exactly where I stand on the issue until I am in a similar situation (not that I am planning to be).
Cake, cheesecake, and cookies may not talk to the tabloids, but they stick around as evidence.
(I would be speaking about myself, here.)
31 | Summer Seale Tue, May 17, 2011 11:22:47am |
re: #26 SanFranciscoZionist
All the FEMALE politicians seem to do fine.
This is absolutely true, so far.
But, in fairness, I don’t recall any of them being the female sexiness equivalent of Arnold where guys wanna sorta oil them up and do all sorts of bad things with them in the way that some girls wanna do with Mr. Governator…. =)
32 | RadicalModerate Tue, May 17, 2011 11:23:02am |
re: #17 thatthatisis
And on an unrelated topic, Corsi’s book on Obama birth certificate being a fake was officially published today.
That would be the book that some of the key “research” was obtained through collaboration with white nationalist James Edwards (of “Political Cesspool” fame)?
33 | Petero1818 Tue, May 17, 2011 11:24:07am |
re: #10 b_sharp
I believe there is a correlation between men of power and lack of fly control. Seems they trust their helmeted head over their toupeed head.
The reality is that if you start from the supposition that some 40-50% of men are unfaithful during the course of their marriage, and that politicians and other famous people are typically both outgoing, and risk takers, there is no surprise here. I expect that the numbers for politicians are closer to 70% unfaithful.
35 | Kragar (Antichrist ) Tue, May 17, 2011 11:24:39am |
re: #31 Summer
This is absolutely true, so far.
But, in fairness, I don’t recall any of them being the female sexiness equivalent of Arnold where guys wanna sorta oil them up and do all sorts of bad things with them in the way that some girls wanna do with Mr. Governator… =)
Well, there was Ilona Staller.
36 | wrenchwench Tue, May 17, 2011 11:26:09am |
re: #27 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Serious note.
Isn’t Arnold pro-choice? If so, kudos to him for not (I am assume) encouraging/making her get an abortion.
If he is truly pro-choice, he recognized it as her choice.
37 | Simply Sarah Tue, May 17, 2011 11:26:42am |
re: #31 Summer
This is absolutely true, so far.
But, in fairness, I don’t recall any of them being the female sexiness equivalent of Arnold where guys wanna sorta oil them up and do all sorts of bad things with them in the way that some girls wanna do with Mr. Governator… =)
I also think part of it is just the way people look at gender and cheating and sex. For a man, it’s what you do if you’re desired and powerful and is almost half expected. For women, that’s not really the way most people think about it. Sleeping with a staffer would probably be seen as being submissive.
It may also just be that there are still fewer women in politics and they still need to work harder just to be given the time of day to a degree.
38 | Killgore Trout Tue, May 17, 2011 11:27:02am |
re: #26 SanFranciscoZionist
All the FEMALE politicians seem to do fine.
They get caught less but I’m pretty sure the infidelity rate among men and women is pretty much the same.
39 | Interesting Times Tue, May 17, 2011 11:27:27am |
re: #26 SanFranciscoZionist
All the FEMALE politicians seem to do fine.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
She was a critic of President Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal and was one of the first to call for his resignation over the affair, although she admitted that she had carried on a six-year illicit romance with married rancher Vernon Ravenscroft, when she worked for his natural-resources consulting firm during the 1980s. Chenoweth claimed that her case was different from the Clinton/Lewinsky case since she was a private citizen at the time, and claimed her case was different because “I’ve asked for God’s forgiveness, and I’ve received it.”
40 | Vicious Babushka Tue, May 17, 2011 11:28:36am |
41 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:29:01am |
re: #31 Summer
This is absolutely true, so far.
But, in fairness, I don’t recall any of them being the female sexiness equivalent of Arnold where guys wanna sorta oil them up and do all sorts of bad things with them in the way that some girls wanna do with Mr. Governator… =)
True, but to be fair, most of them achieve the female sexiness equivalent of Mark Chapman.
42 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, May 17, 2011 11:29:30am |
re: #36 wrenchwench
Exactly. You said it better. Thank you.
43 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:29:43am |
re: #41 SanFranciscoZionist
True, but to be fair, most of them achieve the female sexiness equivalent of Mark Chapman.
SANFORD!!! SANFORD!!!
JESUS CHRIST, I DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM!!
44 | SanFranciscoZionist Tue, May 17, 2011 11:30:44am |
45 | Simply Sarah Tue, May 17, 2011 11:30:53am |
re: #43 SanFranciscoZionist
SANFORD!!! SANFORD!!!
JESUS CHRIST, I DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM!!
That’s probably for the best. I’m not sure we’d really want to know, anyway.
/
46 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, May 17, 2011 11:31:03am |
re: #41 SanFranciscoZionist
Jeane Kirkpatrick? I would’ve hit that.
/
47 | BishopX Tue, May 17, 2011 11:35:04am |
re: #28 Simply Sarah
Ignoring for now the higher expectations for our politicians part, is it OK if some of us have standards a little bit higher than “Cheating happens”? I know this is not exactly a new concept, but it seems we either need to get over doing it or change how we define a committed relationship.
In terms our of personal worlds? Ourselves, our partners and the people we know? Yes, it’s totally fine to have higher standards.
But there are roughly 500 “national” elected officials at any given time (congress, governors and the potus/vp). The vast majority of whom are married. So at any given time there should be at least 100 of these guys who’ve had affairs. It’s not terribly exiting when the news media finds out about one.
I do agree that we need to rethink how we approach marital infidelity.
48 | RadicalModerate Tue, May 17, 2011 11:37:28am |
One more thing on Arnold’s affair:
Good on him to actually take responsibility and pay ongoing child support for that past ten years, and not pull a “John Ensign” by getting fellow senators to pay off his mistress for continued silence, and have his buddies at FoxNews warn him ahead of time of upcoming ethics charges.
Ensign, Santorum, Coburn, and Megyn Kelly oughta be looking at jail time for the crap they pulled to try to subvert the legal process.
49 | Fat Bastard Vegetarian Tue, May 17, 2011 11:38:38am |
re: #48 RadicalModerate
I just hope her ex-hubby wasn’t paying child support also.
50 | Simply Sarah Tue, May 17, 2011 11:40:46am |
re: #48 RadicalModerate
One more thing on Arnold’s affair:
Good on him to actually take responsibility and pay ongoing child support for that past ten years, and not pull a “John Ensign” by getting fellow senators to pay off his mistress for continued silence, and have his buddies at FoxNews warn him ahead of time of upcoming ethics charges.
Ensign, Santorum, Coburn, and Megyn Kelly oughta be looking at jail time for the crap they pulled to try to subvert the legal process.
I’m not really inclined to give Arnold much credit. He sat on this for 10 years, until he was out of office, before telling his wife about it. That, to me, comes off as pretty clearly caring far more about his political image and future than he did for his wife and her feelings.
51 | Donna Ballard Tue, May 17, 2011 11:42:08am |
re: #49 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I just hope her ex-hubby wasn’t paying child support also.
If he was he sure as heck won’t be soon! If I were the ex-husband I’d have her in court so fast her head will still be spinning ten years from now!
Oh, Arnie, couldn’t you have kept it zipped? Why do we have to know all this crap? I REALLY don’t want to know you this well! *sigh*
52 | Donna Ballard Tue, May 17, 2011 11:49:53am |
Ya know, the CIA should hire Arnie as an agent! He keep a secret from the press, public and his own political enemies and instead of the code name the “gropenator” the could call the “sthupinfurer” Hah! That’s courtesy of RWC, btw.
53 | Hawaii69 Tue, May 17, 2011 11:54:40am |
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegge as…….The Sperminator
Followed by:
Sperminator 3 - Rise of the Penis
Sperminator 4 - Salivation
And now, we have a prequel to those movies, directed by Maria Shriver:
Spermiator 2 - Judgement Day…….
54 | recusancy Tue, May 17, 2011 11:59:00am |
re: #17 thatthatisis
Schwartenegger - IIRC, when he first ran for governor, the Republicans spent a lot of time talking about amending the Constitution to permit foreign-born citizens to run for President.
And on an unrelated topic, Corsi’s book on Obama birth certificate being a fake was officially published today.
These jokes kind of write themselves, don’t they?
hehe…
55 | What, me worry? Tue, May 17, 2011 12:09:07pm |
“I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time,” the statement concluded. “While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not. “
Because, you know, Ahhnold had SO MUCH respect for Maria and his kids that he was boffing the maid (and goodness knows how many other women) and kept his love child a secret. Boy that’s a bucket of respect there Conan.
The attention and criticism Maria gets is YOUR FAULT, DUDE. Ugh!
58 | windsagio Tue, May 17, 2011 1:52:44pm |
To answer the opening question, Jimmy “I have sinned in my heart” Carter.
59 | sagehen Tue, May 17, 2011 2:03:24pm |
Are there any politicians left in America who can keep it in their pants?
you mean besides our current President?
There’s Jimmy Carter, he only lusted in his heart. And GWB was, probably, a faithful husband. I suppose it says something that the crappiest Democratic president of my lifetime, and the crappiest Republican president of my lifetime, is all that’s on offer.
possibly relevant quote from Mrs. Romney, mid-primary season 2008 — “Hey. He’s the only one who’s had only one wife.” (she was mistaken, Mike Huckabee also qualified, but I love the quote anyway.)
61 | Dancing along the light of day Tue, May 17, 2011 7:34:09pm |
62 | Girl with a Pearl Earring Wed, May 18, 2011 1:06:31pm |
The children are most affected by this. His son’s twitter message that “s*** happens” and loving his family “til death do us part” is heartbreaking. What’s done is done and can’t be returned as a defective product. Children process these things much differently than adults. Children never really “get over” divorce (I think that was an excuse to assuage adults’ guilt), if that’s where these two are ultimately headed.