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

[jumpyg1258]

Once again the bias in the old media has come out since there is no mention of Ron Paul. Ron is still in his first marriage and recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Typical that the old media will not talk to the candidate who has been most faithful about marriage.

[stevex47]

Candidates Offer Views On Infidelity...

Giuliani response: "Yes, Please!"

[jeff-fla]

This is a silly question. Who cares. I''m more worried about high fuel bills, inflation, kids dieing overseas, people going hungry, and the health and education of Americans. We seem to worry to much about the personal lives of others. We should be worried about not electing another megalomaniac.

[realpatriot1]

Sarge,

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.

[realpatriot1]

Xlib,

I won''t defend Clinton''s infidelity but I will respond to your holier-than-thou pile of ***.

Clinton was a creep who preyed on women but he didn''t rape anyone. What he did do was a carbon copy of the obnoxious behavior of Clarence Thomas.

Before Republicans ever became outraged by the behavior of Clinton they were defending the same behavior from Thomas. Clinton was out of office in 8 years;we''re stuck with Thomas until he dies.

If there''s any honor to your outrage you''ll apply it equally.

[sgtrds]

For the most part they were discreet. The former president you are obviously talking about was anything but discreet.

Posted by Xlib at 07:57 PM : Dec 19, 2007

So your main objection to Clinton is that he wasn''t as good at covering up his affairs as say Bush or FDR or JFK were at covering up theirs? Wow, talk about flexible morality!

[xlib]

med2-Sorry there fella but the president of the US and his/her personal life is our business and does matter. While we all know that a great number of our presidents had mistresses and played around (jfk). For the most part they were discreet. 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.
As for poltical views, med2, don''t like his. How''s that?

[xlib]

Infidelity, mutual consenting *** between adults is one thing. However, I only know of one president who was accused of rape. The women who accused this president were vilified, drug through the mud and basically had thier lives turned up-side-down. Now, I wonder what hills take is on that subject? Anyone remember the lengths she went to control roving willy.

[donbl1]

As long as they do not wag their finger at us and say "I did not have s3x with that woman". That is disrespectful to his fellow Americans and he is not forgiven.

[rowdytexan2]

Interesting answers...

But not much to offer there in real information. The answers were pretty expected...people get married and divorced for all kinds of reasons. And mostly, people cheat on their marriage because they want to, and then try to put the other spouse down to justify why they do.

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.

[samsmomatl]

I have to say, I was absolutely amazed at Mitt Romney%u2019s response to the question about the American people voting for a candidate who has had an affair. His response, %u201CI think people should be able to do what they want to do.%u2026.%u201D Excuse me? Is this the same man who is telling me I cannot marry the one I love because we%u2019re both of the same ***? This just shows how Mr. Romney does not thoroughly think through responses before answering. Obviously he is not able to think on his feet.

[samthetvcat]

pt 3 of my pro-other candidate playbook

Subset of Hillary''s base are the Bubba fans. Indicators include rushing to his defense when people bring up his infidelities. Must identify whether the Bubba subset belongs to group 1,2,or 3 as listed below - 2 and 3 may be open to other candidates so long as the message is positive and makes women feel recognized; pure 1''s can be confused with the 2/3 Bubba off-shoot because of the rage - must identify whether ppl think you''re demeaning Hillary or Bill . . . category 1''s who think Hillary is being demeaned are write offs.

[aquarius7251]

I just LOVE the way CBS decides who the top 10 candidates are. CBS does not have the common decency to be fair and balanced and air the views of ALL the candidates.

The polls are nothing short of meaningless because they are MADE UP by the controlled news media.

How about asking Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich the 10 "Tough Questions" and see how much more honest their answers are.

Seems to me that CBS are on a mission to HIDE these two candidates completely. Wonder why?

[sgtrds]

I am young and unmarried so perhaps I just don''''t understand but in my mind I would rather have a leader who worries about the political views of a person rather than passes judgment on the decisions in their personal life.

Posted by rmed2 at 07:05 PM : Dec 19, 2007

Bravo! Well said!

[rmed2]

I am not the most politically active person in the world but I am trying to learn about each candidate as much as possible. While I do not find a persons ability to stay faithful a sign of their leadership, I did find the candidates'' answers interesting. To me, the ones who were able to say that honestly this is unimportant, or at least not a good indicator of the capabilities of a president, were being much more honest. To me those who say how untrustworthy a person who cheats is need to get off of their moral high horse. That is wonderful that they have such a stellar marriage and are ridiculously happy with their life, but it says more about them that they can''t be compassionate toward those who are not as lucky. I am young and unmarried so perhaps I just don''t understand but in my mind I would rather have a leader who worries about the political views of a person rather than passes judgment on the decisions in their personal life.

[cboz29]

I am unaware of the other questions that will be asked during this interview for president, but I would like to hear this question asked, "What do you think of liars and have you ever lied?" or "What do you think of people who cant keep promises and have you ever broken a promise?" We all know that they have done these, even those who are open about their religious beliefs. But it would be nice to know that even though they are trying to win our hearts for election, that even they can admit that they are promise breakers and liars.

[dansmallidge]

I think it is ridiculous that Ron Paul is not included in this segment. Once again it shows the media bias against Ron Paul. The media wants to silence Ron Paul''s message of freedom, because they know that if America hears his message they will believe in Ron Paul as I do. Ron Paul believes in family values. Ron Paul is against the war in Iraq. Ron Paul is against big government and big government spending. Ron Paul wants to get rid of the IRS and lower taxes, allowing the consumer greater purchasing power. Ron Paul wants to fix our economy by getting rid of the Federal Reserve, whose wreckless money printing has lead to inflation and the devaluation of the US dollar. VOTE RON PAUL!

[brynababy]

That is the stupidest, most irrelevant question imaginalble. But then Katie Couric is not know for her insightful intellect nor her knowledge and familiarity with history- present or past. You can fix her hair any way you like, you can stick her on 60 Minutes, you can try to deepen her voice, you can try to legitimize her as a "journalist"- but it just won''t wash. She''s terrible!! And you lost us loyal listeners when we heard her first days on the job, then checked back periodically. She''s a disgrace to CBS! And she certainly adds nothing to the campaign coverage.

Bryna and Joe Weiss

[fuddyjak]

I am appalled at the question given today by Katie Couric....I am disappointed that she stooped this low and it is plain and obvious to everyone that CBS is bias against Clinton and obviously for Obama!! Such reporting is unprofessional and so obvious to the listeners....we will not be watching the evening bias news any longer...and...guess who they show when leading up to tonights question...50 guesses...no class CBS...this whole past issue about Bill Clinton is old, old old!!!

[samthetvcat]

Actually you know what, if much of Hillary''s support is because she''s a woman who got cheated on, maybe that''s why you don''t actually hear her supporters ever singing her praises - it''s not like they actually LIKE her per se. They identify with parts of her life.

I''m not sure if there''d be drawbacks to taking this different route, but maybe there''s room for candidates to chip into Hillary''s votes by talking more about the women in their lives. Like by talking about how much of a support system Elizabeth and Michelle are to them and how they have made them into the men they are today, maybe that would make women feel like they''re being recognized for their contributions in a way questioning Hillary''s ''experience'' or likeability would not.

The drawback might be with guys who think this is too ''soft'' or ''wimpy'' (?)