Gov. Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

Hard to feel sympathy for the guy given his history of preening self-righteousness. Still, as someone who never does the right thing ever I have to feel a little for one of my brothers in sin.

Oh dear lord, the indignation expressed by some of you guys in this thread is laughable.

I think a better question to ask, is who was the last (most recent) woman who got caught having an affair that ruined her image of an upstanding, righteous person? I'm pretty young so my knowledge is pretty limited.

I just find it odd that everyone jumped on hess for her comments, but completely bypassed saden1's.

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I just find it odd that everyone jumped on hess for her comments, but completely bypassed saden1's.

I don't see whats wrong with his posts.

His first post pointed out that its not just men of power, its all men that run the risk of chasing ass.

And the second post pretty much just says that many people will do whatever they want, so long as they know that they can get away with it.

I don't see whats wrong with hess' posts either. I don't think people were pointing their finger at her, just so much as saying that 1) Its not always a power thing and 2) There are good guys out there.

It doesn't matter if you're powerful or not, I'm sure there are millionaires that cheat and that there are guys living in the local ghetto/trailer park that do. Just like there are millionaires and people in ghettos/trailer parks that won't. It's all dependent on the quality of the person.

Because when it comes down to it, I feel that 2 most popular reasons that people cheat is 1) to escape a current relationship or 2) Because they know/think they can get away with it

My point is, his comments were more candid than her original comment, but no one addressed him. She was accused of male bashing, which I disagree with.

My point is, his comments were more candid than her original comment, but no one addressed him. She was accused of male bashing, which I disagree with.

I think male bashing is a bit far-fetched. It seems to me like people had the biggest problem with her saying "men with power".

Around here, some woman (in a government position) not too long ago got caught RUNNING a prostitution ring. But no one outside of the DMV knows about it.

I think male bashing is a bit far-fetched. It seems to me like people had the biggest problem with her saying "men with power".

Around here, some woman (in a government position) not too long ago got caught RUNNING a prostitution ring. But no one outside of the DMV knows about it.
Ok... and she used the words "are often corrupted", not "always". However, when you read the responses, you would have thought she said the latter. To say that it's just as likely for a woman with power to screw around as a man with power would, is disingenuous. Men are driven by sex far more than women. For every one woman of influence that has been caught in an indescretion, I could produce the names of fifty men.

Not that this conversation really matters to me one way or the other. My experience on this board is that we cannot have any meaningful discussions about male/female relationships, so I usually avoid them when they come up.

However, I've grown tired of the hypocrisy around here. Whenever a female member makes any type of negative comment about men in general on this board, in comes the swarm. How many threads or comments have you seen on this board that degrade, objectify or complain about women? On the other hand, how many threads or comments do we have, expressed by women, that do the same? Little to none. I also find it hypocritical on the part of some of our male members to cry male bashing when women are repeatedly referred to as ho's, bitches, sluts and chicken heads (my fav), when being described on this board, even when it's not warranted. I guess those are considered modern terms of endearment now.

With that said, it matters not to me whether the men here are truly cognizant of their offensive behavior. Generally, I stay out of conversations that offend me and I typically do not call out other members. But I've honestly had enough. What's good for the goose is definately not good for gander around here.

Lady Brave I think more of it has to do with the reputation hessy carry about constantly making every issue into a male bashing one.