Affair

Saw this in todays paper- unbelievable!

Just goes to show that no one is above having an A. I feel so bad for this clowns family, being publicly humiliated like this. This fool isn’t even fit to run the shovel that cleans up after the horses in the parade. And now he has the cajoles to hire a prominent attorney to defend his actions. WOW!

This is what gets me, first he says this"

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">"I don't call it an affair," Baker said. "She is my very close friend."</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">And then he completely contradicts himself.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">During a news conference at the office of his Denver attorney, Bill Buckley, Baker, who is married with two children, admitted involvement with the employee.

"I readily admit my affection for this woman and I publicly state my intentions of love to her once my current marriage is dissolved," Baker said in a statement.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Talk about being in the fog! Wonder how long this relationship will last now that it is in the light of day. And what is worse is the last paragraph where it states that the OW was promoted several times from a $28K/year to a 68k/year job. And this guy doesn’t think there is anything wrong?

Hello?, McFly, anyone home?

Ok LHS,
You know I was gonna read this and comment, right?!??! LOL! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

So a guy in an 'elected office' can get away with this?

<strong> The commissioners admitted they have no power to force 'WS' out of office.

"We don't have the statutory ability to go in there and take control of the office," said L.M., chairwoman of the County Board of Commissioners.</strong>

Why not? .....please read on.

<strong> Possible charges of felony theft, embezzlement of public property, eavesdropping and official misconduct have been referred to the office of County District Attorney J P.</strong>

How much more does one need to press charges?

<strong>But commissioners claim WS'misuse of funds, sexual conduct and hostile work environment has cost the county more than $100,000.</strong>

Ok, so if they can't fire him or remove him from office and he is a sexual predator....... who knows who his next target will be..... maybe he should pay back what the funds he misappropriated?

<strong> For a Denver conference, WS , the deputy clerk and another employee stayed four nights at the _____ Hotel, costing the county more than $1,500, including WS' upgrade to an executive suite.

In June 2001, WS stayed five nights in a $165-per-night room, while six employees stayed in $72-per-night rooms.

WS and his employees charged meals to the county, even though a per diem for the meals was provided, or meals were already covered by fees.........

WS also denied misusing county funds and said the allegations were untrue.
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Deny what has been billed? I think he should pay for the difference..... what makes him better than anyone else?

<strong> Of the 622 e-mails recovered on county equipment, 570 were romantic or sexually explicit between WS and the deputy clerk.
.......The e-mails, sent over the past year and a half, were "minimal," he said. "They were very quick," he said. "It only takes a second to write an e-mail."</strong>

Ok, so he is a quick typist. Well he might be able to use that in his next position (from a cell)?

<strong>According to county spokeswoman OW , the deputy clerk earned $22,680 a year as a motor vehicle clerk. WS promoted her several times to her current position and a salary of $63,300 a year.

WS' salary is $63,100.</strong>

Fog or what?!?!?! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> She now makes more than him. So she sleeps her way to the top. But at that salary it sure doesn't sound like much but then again out on the west coast.....that's lower middle bracket.....I wouldn't brack Ms OW.

<strong>"She (0W)does an astronomical amount of work,"WS said.</strong>

She sure does! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Poor Mrs. WS..... how humiliating. But it is not about her......the onis on this one is her jerko of a WS.

<small>[ October 22, 2002, 09:05 PM: Message edited by: Orchid ]</small>

I was in shock last night when I heard this on the evening news.

I might have one to top it however. Two weeks ago the Pastor of our Church got up in front of the congregation and told us that he had an inapproriate relationship with another woman. He went on to say that he didn't commit adultery but he felt that it was inapproriate and he was resigning as pastor of the church.

Last week the decons had a meeting and informed everyone that he didn't exactly tell the truth. Imagine that, a pastor that is in the fog!! Lying to everyone. I guess the OW's H found them together so it was an adulterous relationship after all.

The one that I really feel for is his wife and kids. She plays the organ for services every Sunday. She was there last Sunday. I don't know that I would have been able to do that.

I guess it takes all kinds <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

Thankfully the Denver Post did an editorial this morning with the title Doofus too Stupid to Resign or something like that. Since my WH is in a similar situation (promoted OW, employees not happy, superiors NOT doing anything about it, A on company time and dime), I wanted to email the article to him, but I'm in plan B and think he would go ballistic. He's in the same fog. Doesn't "get it" that this "personal issue" is a more public or at least organizational problem.

I do feel sorry for Mrs. WS. It's bad enough that it's now widely known in my professional circle that WH is being a twit, but to have it in the paper would be devastating.