Comments on: Candidates Offer Views On Infidelity

Katie Couric Asks Whether They Can Understand Voters Who Don't Feel Comfortable Supporting A Candidate Who Cheated

[libra127]

"The ones that I have no sympathy for are those that don''t honor someone elses marriage, and pursue the spouse anyway. It''s the highest level of selfishness. "

Posted by RowdyTexan2 at 07:32 PM : Dec 19, 2007

Sounds like you are maybe a resentful, cuckolded spouse ? If a person does not respect their OWN marriage vows (by cheating), why should someone who is outside the marriage ? They didn''t make and break any vows. The selfishness is not theirs.

[samthetvcat]

pt 1

You know what I just realized is that peoples'' family lives DO matter - at least at the outset. I picked out the candidates I''m pretty sure have been faithful to their spouses based on Katie''s interview and thought that it didn''t matter. But even though I''m supporting Obama (not one of the 4 I picked out as definitely faithful), the only 3 other candidates I''ve routinely said positive things about are part of the 4 I picked out as faithful to their spouses. It''s not the faithfulness that''s the draw, it''s the fact that they feel FAMILiar.

It''s especially telling that I would feel this way about Huckabee and Romney, given that they are SO far right! It''s been driving me nuts trying to figure out what it was about those two, but come to think of it, thoughts like that ''Huckabee seems trustworthy because he feels familiar'' and ''Romney''s relationship with his sons warms my heart'' should have been the tip off. LOL!

The point being if campaigns are something of ''courtship'' and electing somebody is like inviting somebody into your home for the next 4 years, then maybe there''s some subconscious stuff at play that can trump a LOT - like even political views.

[samthetvcat]

pt 2

Then again since I like Obama''s platforms, it would appear that knowledge inevitably trumps familiarity.

But I do wonder whether LACK of familiarity impedes one from giving a candidate a further glance. Maybe that''s why I''m resistant to Hillary? Who knows . . .

Anyway, I guess the larger implication might be that for people who don''t watch a lot of news (unlike all of us who hang out at this site) who are just going by instinct maybe a candidate''s family life matters a lot on a subconscious level. And if that''s true, I would guess the people to benefit the most would actually be Hillary, Giuliani, and anybody else who gives off a strong vibe one way or the other. Hillary and Giuliani because everybody knows their personal life and about half of people can relate. The people who sound shifty like Thompson probably lose out the most (?)

[sgtrds]

FDR cheated on his wife, so did Kennedy and Clinton and all three were great great presidents. Bush Jr cheats on his wife and is without a doubt the biggest disaster of a president in American history. All this proves is that it doesn''t matter one way or another if you cheat on your spouse when it comes to what kind of leader you are. It''s a moot point.

[kansas1946]

Katie, please, could you ask some pertinent questions. Most of our presidents, and especially some of our better presidents have been flawed. According to the right-bat-wings, and half of these candidates, Thomas Jefferson shouldn''t have been elected. Or Roosevelt, or Eisenhower, or Kennedy. I can tell you right now that I would not vote for anyone that thinks infidelity disqualifies someone running for president. Even the idea is repugnant, because then you have the slime ball media and opposing candidates looking under every rock, trying to find out anything that might look like an affair. Get to the frickin'' issues. Haven''t we had enough of this c r a p.

[figuy30]

A Greek philosopher, Aristotle, once said "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit". Do the candidates actions speak louder than their words? What about "You cannot serve two masters"? And "Share with your wife the grace of life"? Great leaders are morally sound.

[sgtrds]

Huckabee: I don''t think it means that a person can''t be a good president. Obviously, there have been some great presidents who had personal issues. I think that''s going to be true of all leaders."

Newsflash, Huckabee endorses and praises the Clinton presidency.

[sgtrds]

There''''s another distinction you''''re missing-Clinton bopped an unpaid intern while Bush,Sr. put his hoochie in a no-show job at the State Department for
4 years.

We taxpayers got to pay the hooker for Daddy Bush.

Posted by realpatriot1 at 08:26 PM : Dec 19, 2007

And Bush JR put his "outside interest" in charge of the State department by making her Secretary of State! Still, considering who they''re married to, you can;''t really fault SR or JR for scr*ewing around on their wives. Besides I don''t think most Americans care if the president scr*ews around on their spouse, just so they don''t scr*ew over the American people like JR has. I mean if it weren''t for the 22nd amendment Bill Clinton would be just finishing up his 4th term and running virtually unopposed for his 5th.

[bil96786]

I do''t think the question should be about a candidates fidelity, it should be does the individual have enough integrity to control his/her urges so as not to embarrass the nation and if not at least be honest enough to tell the truth when asked and preclude all the ludicrous hearings and interrogations our congress is so in love with. otherwise take responsibility for your actions. quit wasting millions, like asking about religion, ask how his religion will enhance/ support our constitution, the same one that is based on the bible and ten commandments......

[mcv57]

Hillary Clinton made perfect dodge the bullet politician trick. Clever wording: separate public and private; then again, she can''t not say thing about morality - her husband gets blow-jobs in the Oval Office.

[paleolithic-2009]

Katie Couric,

Look your name up on urbandictionary. I''m sure you''ll be pleased to see how it is being used by the common man. ;)

BTW, your "top 10" presidential candidates are scum. How about you stop being retarded and tell us about some real candidates like Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul.

Kthxbye.

[searingtruth]

"I was hoping to see Ron Paul, as he is the most successful candidate in garnering real-world, active grassroots support. Unfortunately, CBS decided to air only the top-down, boring candidates that it chose to show."
MattDale1


Americans aren''t to interested in fascists these days. Our government is infested with them, and we''re trying to get them out.

To even consider giving an ultra fascist, or more politely Libertarian, yet more power is simply beyond the pale for most Americans.

I mean my goodness, the domination of the few mega rich over the masses of American people that Ron Paul so fervently advocates has already come to fruition.

To deny our right to freedom and prosperity is bad enough, but to also deny our right to public roads, health care, and even food for the starving in our own land, as Ron Paul wishes, is simply barbaric.

And yes, Ron Paul has many supporters, but so does the KKK.

That doesn''t mean he gets to be taken seriously as a possible leader for one of the greatest nations on our planet.

I mean, just imagine how nauseous the following quote would make him ...
ST


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SearingTruth


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[davetv812]

The 10 leading candidates? Biden and Richardson are trailing Ron Paul in all polls. This is the 10 CBS wants to acknowledge. Bite me, CBS.

[mattdale1]

I was hoping to see Ron Paul, as he is the most successful candidate in garnering real-world, active grassroots support. Unfortunately, CBS decided to air only the top-down, boring candidates that it chose to show.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by Element51 at 09:45 PM : Dec 19, 2007

^5, Shiner Bock, best brew in Texas!

[mattdale1]

I was hoping to see Ron Paul, as he is the most successful candidate in garnering real-world, active grassroots support. Unfortunately, CBS decided to air only the top-down, boring candidates that it chose to show.

[element51]

jef fla...I could not agree with you more. These are the things I am concerned about, not someones personal life. It is no business of mine or anybody elses who or what someone sleeps with. As long as no crime has been committed I don''t care. It has long been known that type A men in powerful places have strong sexual urges and that most of them will act on those urges. Doesn''t necessiarly make them bad.

Rowdy Texan...I don''t think I have read one of your posts yet that I don''t agree with. You and I think so much alike that it''s almost scary. You seem to be the kind of person that I would like to sit down and have a beer with. Keep it up!

[jaliberty]

I guess Ron Paul was not given the opportunity to answer the question because he is not one of the so-called top tier candidates. Since Katie Couric and The CBS Evening "News" are a distant third in the network news ratings, I''ll have to ignore her and turn to ABC or NBC.

[rmed2]

Posted by Xlib at 07:57 PM : Dec 19, 2007
The former president you are obviously talking about was anything but discreet.
I just love the way the left always leaps to bubba''''s defense. Love it.


I have to say I am impressed. From the few sentences I wrote you were able to tell me more about myself than even I knew. I did not realize I was talking about anyone in particular, or rushing to defend someone. Nor, did I realize that I was on the left at all. Where I thought I was just making an observation that the president, from whichever party, should be someone who can admit that the reality is people who make mistakes in their personal lives can still be strong leaders politically, I apparently meant that I condone affairs and support those who have them. Who knew! Thank you for helping me to clarify.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by Xlib at 07:54 PM : Dec 19, 2007

Oh get off it! All those women that had affairs with Bill knew he was married, knew what they were doing, consented to what they were doing, and if they had no intention of doing it, then why were they there!!!

It takes two to make an affair! And these women were scumbags! If you''re going to wave your **** around, and go to some man''s hotel room or office after it...don''t cry foul when the deal is done. These were consenting adults.

Monica knew what she was doing and didn''t have the sense God gave a birdbrain than to go yack about it to some other woman scumbag that most likely got paid very well to rat them out.

I''m sick of hearing you people being so pious about Bill lying about it, like he''s the ONLY male that ever did.

You know how it is...boys will be boys...wink wink smirk!

Get a life!