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Moonliner 07-23-2008 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis (Post 226602)
Hamilton?

OK, not the best example. He might have been a president except for an affair....

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Originally Posted by PBS.org
Hamilton might have risen to the presidency if not for a scandal in 1797. A pamphlet published that year revealed Hamilton's affair with a woman named Maria Reynolds and linked him to a scheme by Reynolds' husband to illegally manipulate federal securities. To prove his innocence, Hamilton resorted to publishing love letters he had written to Maria Reynolds. This cleared Hamilton of financial impropriety, but badly damaged his reputation.


wendybeth 07-23-2008 09:57 AM

You can add Eisenhower and Bush Sr. to that list, Moonie.


Anyone who uses the Enquirer as a source of information cannot be taken seriously. Whether or not Edwards is messing around on his wife is not my concern, but anyone who tries to use such a rag to back up any sort of political position or to gleefully spread rumors is stooping very low indeed.


Good point about Newt, SL. Oh, and since we're flinging crap round- how about McCain dumping his disabled wife for the trophy heiress.

scaeagles 07-23-2008 10:06 AM

Indeed, WB, and another reason I don't like McCain.

However, if a story is true, a story is true regardless of where it is reported.

Tom 07-23-2008 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner (Post 226603)
He might have been a president except for an affair....

I think, in the end, his death proved more of an obstacle to his presidential ambitions than the affair did.

Gemini Cricket 07-23-2008 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 226665)
I think, in the end, his death proved more of an obstacle to his presidential ambitions than the affair did.

Dying ruins all future career plans.

Tom 07-23-2008 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket (Post 226666)
Dying ruins all future career plans.

Not necessarily. It depends on what your plans are.

Gemini Cricket 07-23-2008 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 226668)
Not necessarily. It depends on what your plans are.

True that, I guess. You could continue on as a Bodyworlds' exhibit...

scaeagles 07-23-2008 11:28 AM

Or you could haunt someone or something. That could be fun.

JWBear 07-23-2008 12:25 PM

Forgive me if this has been mentioned already, but I just heard ablout it:

McCain's citizenship called into question

Turn about is fair play, afterall! :snap:

scaeagles 07-23-2008 12:30 PM

That happened a while ago and was dropped pretty much immediately, as I recall (I didn't read the link, but I figure it's the same thing that happened about 6 months ago or so).

I'm curious, though.....turnabout for what?


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