Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Infidelity Double Standard

"NEXIS media search reveals that the word “disgraced” appears extremely close to the phrase “Eliot Spitzer” (within two words) a total of 394 times.
By blindingly stark contrast, ever since he got caught hiring prostitutes to wrap him in diapers while campaigning on the basis of Family Values, the word “disgraced” appeared within two words of the name “David Vitter” a grand total of 4 times — all from small blogs.
I thought about this issue because Newt Gingrich announced today that he was seriously considering running for President, and I virtually never see the word “disgraced” attached to his name; in fact, in the 3 years since he confessed to James Dobson that he was cheating on his second wife with his then-mistress-and-congressional-aide/now-third-wife, at the same time as he was leading the Clinton impeachment hearings…" - Glenn Greenwald

Comes down to Republicans not really living up to the morally righteous values they try to impose on everyone else. They want to define what marriage is or isn't as they get divorced multiple times. Look at Glenn Beck and Rudy Giuliani.

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