Why is this not surprising?
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wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 15:51 last edited by
Well, he doesn't, hasn't, and is unlikely to have a job where he cannot make this happen so it's irrelevant.
Rather than slagging the guy in a field where infidelity is legion, maybe we ought to recognize him for the integrity he has clearly shown throughout his career and the past four years.
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Well, he doesn't, hasn't, and is unlikely to have a job where he cannot make this happen so it's irrelevant.
Rather than slagging the guy in a field where infidelity is legion, maybe we ought to recognize him for the integrity he has clearly shown throughout his career and the past four years.
wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 15:55 last edited by jodi@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
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@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 15:56 last edited by George K@jodi said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other?
Interesting question. Perhaps it could be expanded to “Do you think that infidelity is more common by those in power?”
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wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 15:57 last edited by
I think opportunities for male infidelity vary with status and power so it’s pretty rampant in politics but at the top of other professions too.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 15:59 last edited by jodi
Sorry, I was editing as you all commented. Surely people are drawn to people with perceived power, and people with power sometimes take advantage. But people also cheat. I don’t know that it’s more likely to happen when there is power involved. It’s sometimes just hormones.
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wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 17:35 last edited by
Good for McConnell and McCarthy prioritizing Biden event over Trump send off. Playing ball at least initially.
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Well, he doesn't, hasn't, and is unlikely to have a job where he cannot make this happen so it's irrelevant.
Rather than slagging the guy in a field where infidelity is legion, maybe we ought to recognize him for the integrity he has clearly shown throughout his career and the past four years.
wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 17:40 last edited by@mik said in Why is this not surprising?:
Well, he doesn't, hasn't, and is unlikely to have a job where he cannot make this happen so it's irrelevant.
Rather than slagging the guy in a field where infidelity is legion, maybe we ought to recognize him for the integrity he has clearly shown throughout his career and the past four years.
This discussion actually started with me praising him.
It's that inveterate troll George K you have to thank for the rest of it!
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@george-k said in Why is this not surprising?:
BUT HE WON'T BE SEEN WITH A WOMAN WITHOUT HIS WIFE PRESENT!
I think this rule is genius because you save so much money not having to take your mistress out. You can just say “look, I can’t take you to dinner, I’ll just come over.” At most you’re out the cost of a bottle of wine and a box of condoms.
wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 17:45 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Why is this not surprising?:
I think this rule is genius because you save so much money not having to take your mistress out. You can just say “look, I can’t take you to dinner, I’ll just come over.” At most you’re out the cost of a bottle of wine and a box of condoms.
There's no flies on Mike Pence.
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@catseye3 said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik said in Why is this not surprising?:
It also builds trust at home, which is even more important.
If there's trust at home, there's no need for a frankly insulting rule like this one. If trust is lacking, the rule is easily gotten around and is therefore not only silly, but also useless.
@catseye3 said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik said in Why is this not surprising?:
It also builds trust at home, which is even more important.
If there's trust at home, there's no need for a frankly insulting rule like this one. If trust is lacking, the rule is easily gotten around and is therefore not only silly, but also useless.
Got any bona fides to back that statement up?
wrote on 19 Jan 2021, 18:12 last edited by@jolly said in Why is this not surprising?:
Got any bona fides to back that statement up?
It's an opinion. It doesn't need bona fides.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 13:55 last edited by
Trump's Farewell Ceremony Attended by 5 White House Staffers, Sean Spicer and First Family
Besides the several hundred supporters who gathered to hear Trump speak, the first family and a few current and former administration officials were in attendance.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tiffany Trump greeted the president before and after his remarks, sitting next to the stage in a reserved section with other Trump family members, including the president's grandchildren.
Apart from Tiffany and Donald Trump Jr., the other three also serve as official advisers to the president, which is not typically seen among first families.White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, senior adviser to the president Stephen Miller and Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel were the current White House staffers in attendance.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 13:58 last edited by
Spicer said it was the most well-attended presidential farewell address in history.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 15:10 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Why is this not surprising?:
Spicer said it was the most well-attended presidential farewell address in history.
The most well attended President Trump farewell address in history.
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@jolly said in Why is this not surprising?:
Got any bona fides to back that statement up?
It's an opinion. It doesn't need bona fides.
wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 20:57 last edited by@catseye3 said in Why is this not surprising?:
@jolly said in Why is this not surprising?:
Got any bona fides to back that statement up?
It's an opinion. It doesn't need bona fides.
I've been married forty years. I don't do it either. Neither does my BIL, who has been married thirty-seven years.
By my cipherin' that's 77 years of connubial bliss.
Now how successful was your marriage under a different set of rules?
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@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 21:00 last edited by@jodi said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
Infidelity is rampant in the political realm. Most politicians would screw a snake, if you held it for them.
And the more power you have, the more you get for free.
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wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 22:42 last edited by xenon
It's very hard to avoid in certain lines of work. I have one-on-ones with clients, colleagues and potential recruits.
I dunno how I'd replace some of those with group interactions.
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@jodi said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
Infidelity is rampant in the political realm. Most politicians would screw a snake, if you held it for them.
And the more power you have, the more you get for free.
wrote on 21 Jan 2021, 22:51 last edited by@jolly said in Why is this not surprising?:
@jodi said in Why is this not surprising?:
@mik Do you think infidelity is more common in the political realm than in any other? (Not trying to argue, I just sort of assume that infidelity probably occurs at the same rate all over, we just hear about the public figures more)
Infidelity is rampant in the political realm. Most politicians would screw a snake, if you held it for them.
And the more power you have, the more you get for free.
Pence didn't qualify his statement by referring to his position. It's something he does, independent of his work in politics.
And the implied if/then here is more than a little silly. Pence's rule is by no means a healthy marriage requirement.