and now there is a federal crime of using campaign funds to pay this woman off. $14,000 from the campaign advisor to the ho...but, of course, JE knew nothing of this.

Wait and see where this goes.

And of course there will be no DNA testing....why...gee, shucks, I don't know.



And WHY was he with her in July 2008???? He supposedly confessed to his wife in 2006. Gee, shucks, I don't know.

KarlRovetheDevil made him do it.

But he reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyREALLY didn't want to!!

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This sleazy OW [Rielle Hunter] makes my blood boil. It has really hit a nerve the way she talks bad about JE's betrayed wife.

Just a complete and utter preditor with no signs of a conscience.

Disgusting.

EXACTLY!!

But that's a tad "judmental" of us, don't you think?

After all, who are we to say that what she feels and what she wants is "wrong?"

Or maybe it would be wrong for us, but she has the right to believe it's right for her?

^5 Mimi!

I agree 100%.

I would say though that she is no worse (and most likely a little better) in this case as JE is ONLY one that broke wedding vows here. She is certainly low...but the WS is lower..by far.

I guess I see it differently.

I can cut some slack for those who don't know their partner is married.

However, given how public JE is and that it's pretty common knowledge that he's married, I think anyone who pairs up with a known married person is just as low as the unfaithful spouse.

MEDC, you are or were in law enforcement. There has to be some sort of respect for the badge for it to work.

So why not apply the same concept to marriage. There has to be respect for the marriage by those not in the marriage for it to work best.

Sure, there are corrupt cops like there are unfaithful spouses. However, for the system to work, there has to be respect for the badge, even if the officer is bad.

The same is true for marriage. One part in defense of marriage is for those who know the man or woman is married, is for the potential affair partner to say no to any advances by an unfaithful man or woman.

I really see an affair partner's involvement with a known married person just as bad as the married person's infidelity.

It's not a personal breaking of the vow, but it is a personal disrespect of that vow.

well, using your example. Having been a cop and taken the VOW to enforce the law and proctec others, I think my responsibility and obligion exceeds that of a person that did not. If I were to break the law, I would have expeced and deserved a hasher punishment (and judgement) based on those "vows."

One should respect the marriage. But any and every marriage would be safe if those that took the vows lived up to their promises.

Edwards is guilty of everything that she did PLUS he betrayed his wife and his vows.

Hi EE,

I added what I deem an important piece (RED) to your quote above.

Having been in this very situation, and having the OW harrass me while sick, IMO the onus lies on both their shoulders, equally.

Jo

It takes both.

And sadly, there are enough on both sides of the marital fence to mess up a good system.

Just like there are enough bad apples on both sides of the badge to make things bad for the innocent.

The only difference I see, is that perhaps you can add a charge of not keeping one's own vow, be it the oath an LEO takes or the vows of the married.

So if you are counting, yes there are more infractions.

But if you look at the damage, it's the same. So being pragmatic, I see it just as bad regardless of the marital status of the affair partner.

And affair is an affair, the damage is the same, regardless of her marital status, therefore, no allowance for her will be given by me.

I don't think it even requires the betrayed partner to be sick. It's bad regardless the health of the betrayed partner.

For example, I don't see Monica L. as an innocent victim. She knew Bill was married. She is just as much a low-life as Bill was, lying about what happened.

Agreed. However, the idea the OW (and WH for that matter) knows the wife is sick and fighting for her life makes their actions even that more outrageous.

Believe me, I've been here for 8 years and would NEVER consider an OW "INNOCENT" or a "VICTIM". Quite the contrary.

Jo