France and America Reflection Again.
The difference in sexual ethics between France and America can easily be summed up in two words now "Edwards Indictment." John Edwards was a favorite political self made millionaire champion of the poor who ran as Vice President to John Kerry then boldly threw his hat in the ring to run for President briefly. On the campaign trail he pulled a Clinton -only instead of dissing his Monica, he impregnated her with a love child and 'took care of her' by arranging (allegedly) for wealthy friends to hide her, and had an aide lie about paternity and pretend it was his to aid his campaign. This makes the money campaign funds.
In France that might be considered (except for the lying part) pretty much (**Yawn**) standard operating procedure. Look at Sarkozy having an affair with Bruni while married or separated. They just don't care and think your private sexual business is your private business. And the joke goes: what are the three national sports of France? Le Fut, Le Greve and L'Adultere. (Soccer, Industrial Striking, and Adultery.)
In America, John Edwards is criminalized. The grand jury determined there is enough here to potentially label it Criminal behavior. Why? Not the adultery or running around on a woman with cancer waiting for her to die while getting jollies off the campaign trail. That is not what the indictment is about. But the money part. Its all about the money. He should have declared the Hush Money as campaign funds in public campaign fund disclosures.
So in America it seems it is not really the morality of adultery (see, e.g. the flagrantly unapologetically adulterous Newt), lest we all start feeling morally superior to the French, nor pathetically enscripting employees to lie about paternity-- but it's about Money- misuse of hidden undeclared funds. The rich friends should have given the money to the campaign staff instead of the skanky mistress. Indictment does not always lead to conviction. This one may not.
Whether he cops a plea or gets off or not, John Edwards is widely now perceived as skum. He didn't have political capital enough to ride this into oblivion. His ego got the better of him. He will be the "Let this be a lesson to you" for political meglamaniacle wagabouts. We liked your deceased wife better than you.
or perhaps the more apt conclusion to be drawn is: France values Love over Money--and all is fair in Love and Presidential Politics.
The difference in sexual ethics between France and America can easily be summed up in two words now "Edwards Indictment." John Edwards was a favorite political self made millionaire champion of the poor who ran as Vice President to John Kerry then boldly threw his hat in the ring to run for President briefly. On the campaign trail he pulled a Clinton -only instead of dissing his Monica, he impregnated her with a love child and 'took care of her' by arranging (allegedly) for wealthy friends to hide her, and had an aide lie about paternity and pretend it was his to aid his campaign. This makes the money campaign funds.
In France that might be considered (except for the lying part) pretty much (**Yawn**) standard operating procedure. Look at Sarkozy having an affair with Bruni while married or separated. They just don't care and think your private sexual business is your private business. And the joke goes: what are the three national sports of France? Le Fut, Le Greve and L'Adultere. (Soccer, Industrial Striking, and Adultery.)
In America, John Edwards is criminalized. The grand jury determined there is enough here to potentially label it Criminal behavior. Why? Not the adultery or running around on a woman with cancer waiting for her to die while getting jollies off the campaign trail. That is not what the indictment is about. But the money part. Its all about the money. He should have declared the Hush Money as campaign funds in public campaign fund disclosures.
So in America it seems it is not really the morality of adultery (see, e.g. the flagrantly unapologetically adulterous Newt), lest we all start feeling morally superior to the French, nor pathetically enscripting employees to lie about paternity-- but it's about Money- misuse of hidden undeclared funds. The rich friends should have given the money to the campaign staff instead of the skanky mistress. Indictment does not always lead to conviction. This one may not.
Whether he cops a plea or gets off or not, John Edwards is widely now perceived as skum. He didn't have political capital enough to ride this into oblivion. His ego got the better of him. He will be the "Let this be a lesson to you" for political meglamaniacle wagabouts. We liked your deceased wife better than you.
or perhaps the more apt conclusion to be drawn is: France values Love over Money--and all is fair in Love and Presidential Politics.
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