John Edwards's New Age-y mistress Rielle Hunter gave an interview to Extra (watch it here), in which she giddily describes him as "real." It is a profoundly dopey interview.

That was apparently in February 2007, and she found out she was pregnant in May 2007. You can see her delirious enthusiasm for Edwards in the Extra video, in which she was discussing the four "webisodes" she made about him, for which she was paid more than $100,000.

This lie by the McCains about Mother Teresa was so brazen, I couldn't quite believe it myself:





You can read the story for yourself here, including the part where the McCain campaign revises their story to admit Cindy McCain never met Mother Teresa on that trip. And this story has the timeline of when they started to lie about their daughter and Mother Teresa.

You have to confess that if Michelle Obama had lied about adopting a daughter from Mother Teresa or stolen drugs from her own charity because she's a drug addict, Obama would have had no chance of winning. Yet Cindy McCain gets a free pass on all this. The double standard applied to the candidate's wives are overwhelming. No logical person can deny the hypocrisy in how these stories are covered.

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There have been plenty of embarrassing sex emails and IMs in the news from politicians to underlings, but this one by married New York Assemblyman Hoyt to a nineteen-year-old intern has to be the ickiest ever. The New York Post printed it today (it was originally posted in full on the blog PoliticsNY.net). Here's an excerpt:

Subject: Re: what i wish...
that our relationship was not as complicated as it is...
that i could be with you at will...
that I could be painting your toenails right now...

So there are ever more leaked photos of Miley Cyrus in panties thanks to some jerk who's invaded her privacy by hacking into her cell phone.

Why is there such an outcry about these photos? Is Miley supposed to stay 12 forever? She's almost an adult and if she has private photos of herself posing a little sexily or kissing her boyfriend, why does this make her some kind of harlot?

It just seems like everyone has a really short memory for what it's like to be a teenager.

Seems like we have a bit of a pattern here. First, it was Bob Packwood, sexually harassing a slew of women but then trying to escape condemnation on the grounds that he was a consistent champion of women's rights.

Then Bill Clinton took advantage of his office, both as governor or Arkansas and then president of the United States, to have a series of sleazy affairs. He too tried to cover these up and then excuse them on the grounds that they were minor private offenses, small distractions from his noble dedication to the causes of equality and global uplift.

Eliot Spitzer took time out from his crusade against Wall Street malefactors to indulge himself in high-priced prostitutes. He too saw himself as excused from the normal canons of morality because of his commitment to the cause of common man.

And now Edwards. By all accounts here is your typical legal sleazebag, who got rich through ambulance chasing tactics and had a sordid affair while his wife was battling cancer, possibly producing a little bambino in the process. Even the term "love affair" is inappropriate here: Edwards himself says he didn't care about the woman, so he was apparently just using her for the same reason that Clinton said he used Monica Lewinsky: because he could!

Secret meetings, financial payoffs: is there any limit to how low this gets? Yet John Edwards has, at least until now, been considered a wonderful, upright, admirable guy. How is this possible? To put the question in its broadest form: How does the liberal sleazebag come to be viewed so favorably?

The short answer is that the liberal tries to cover up his despicable character by appealing to his virtuous political stances. Shameless and reprehensible behavior is dubbed "private," as if it were nobody else's business, and contrasted with public social stances. "Yes, I cheated on my wife and abandoned my kids, but this is of little significance compared to my environmental work and my donations to the United Way!"

There are many problems with this, but perhaps the most obvious is that there are certain jobs, like governor and president, where being an example and representing a dignified office are part of the job description. Unlike a carpenter or a broker, a president doesn't just do things but he also stands for things. Pastors and presidents cannot afford to be moral reprobates because then they dishonor their position and the people they lead and represent.

Still, the liberal morality-evasion scheme does on, and it has been going on for a while. In fact, the inventor of this liberal scheme was Rousseau, whose autobiography presents himself as a wonderful and sincere guy even though the man fathered five children out of wedlock and abandoned them all to an orphanage. Lacking personal moral decency, what Rousseau appealed to was moral opinions and moral posturing.

The good news is that the American people, who fell for it during the Clinton era, aren't falling for it any more. We shouldn't feel sorry for people like Spitzer and Edwards, nor should we fear that their causes will suffer. Poor people in America could use a more decent champion than the lecher with the $500 haircut.

John McCain had a well-documented series of affairs on his first wife after he came back from the war. She had been severely injured in a car accident and after cheating on her several times with several different women, John McCain eventually left her for a much younger, much richer woman.

Now, it seems like I am condemning John McCain for his actions, but actually I'm not. I wasn't in his situation and no one really knows what happens inside someone else's marriage. I think the personal lives of politicians are absolutely irrelevant, especially their sex lives.

So, I say this not to rub this in John McCain's face, but to defend John Edwards. Now that Edwards has admitted to an extramarital affair, everyone will now condemn him and say he has no political career left. I want to ask all of those people, how is Edwards' affair any different John McCain's? If Edwards is disqualified from running for office because of this, isn't McCain as well?





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Of all the dumb and hateful things Michael Savage has ever said, it turns out the one that has gotten him in the most trouble is the one he made about autistic kids the other day. That's because he was, as usual, totally ignorant and mean-spirited in attacking people's children. Listen to it here:




As a result of this outburst, some stations, including a station group in Mississippi, have dropped his show. Some advertisers, including AFLAC, have pulled ads from his program. So, now Michael "Weiner" Savage is in full backpedal mode. All of a sudden he's not such a tough guy. And, of course, he blames Media Matters for quoting him. How dare they run audio of his radio show, don't they know he's crazy and you can't listen to a word he says?

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Not one but four teachers at the Helix High charter school in California have allegedly had inappropriate sexual relationships with teenage students in the last couple of years, reports KFMB News 8 in San Diego:

• Former music teacher Frank Palumbo was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old female student and was sentenced to five years probation.
• Ex-band director Jessica Kahal got three years probation after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with a 17-year-old male student.

Authorities in the Czech Republic have discovered two beaten and abused boys, who have been victims of their own family's cannibalism. The boys were locked in the dark basement of their home by their own mother, Klara Mauerova, who fed off their raw flesh.

Seven-year-old Onjreh, and his brother Jakub were discovered chained-up in cages after a neighbor purchased a baby monitor to keep track of his own child. The monitor turned out to pick up signals from the Mauerova household, because Klara had purchased the same monitor to keep an eye on her sons.

Authorities arrived at the home to find the two boys partially skinned, sexually abused, and severely beaten. In court, Onjreh testified that he had been locked in the basement by his mother for months. His mother admitted to all charges, and wept in court as her son testified against her.

Klara Mauerova is said to be part of a cult known as The Grail Movement, and she would refer to a "doctor," who was really a leader of the cult, to receive instructions on how to abuse her sons. The worst part of the story is that her 34-year-old sister participated in the activities, and helped to abuse and literally consume the boys' flesh.

The Young Turks had a brief discussion on the topic, which can be viewed in the video below:


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R&B artist Robert Kelly is currently on trial for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with an under-aged girl. A video released by the Chicago Sun-Times in February of 2002 displays a man who resembles R. Kelly taking part in vile sex acts with a 13 year old. Prosecutors finally played the tape for the jury, and reports claim the identity of the man on the tape is questionable. Watch the following video for more details on the R. Kelly tape scandal.
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Marche Taylor was convinced her custom-made dress would not only turn heads, but also serve as a big hit at her senior prom. However, school officials were not amused when she showed up to the dance wearing a little more than a swimsuit with heels. After Taylor was confronted and asked to leave due to her scandalous dress code violation, she reluctantly did so...wearing handcuffs. Should she have been kicked out of prom? Watch the video and tell us what you think.

The "D.C. Madam," Deborah Jeane Palfrey, facing an almost certain jail term, hanged herself last week. She left behind two suicide notes, which have been published by The Washington Post. You can see them in their entirety here.

They are full of bitterness. Even her attempts to be nice come off as deeply angry. Here's part of the one to her sister: "I am very happy to have seen for myself the special person you have become. I envy your happy-go-lucky attitude and the bounty of friends which constantly have surrounded you throughout your life. Fortunate, fortunate you!"

A local radio morning show has a special segment titled "Ryan's Roses." Basically, a woman who suspects her significant other is cheating calls into the station and asks Ryan Seacrest to have someone call her love interest and offer him a free dozen roses. The man is then asked who he would like to send the free roses to. More often than not, the man ends up sending the roses to his mistress...unknowingly spilling the beans about his affair.

Each morning on my long drive to work, I get the pleasure of hearing a new story about an additional woman who is being lied to, cheated on, and humiliated on the airwaves of the Greater Los Angeles County.

Several experiences in my life, and in the lives of others has taught me one valuable lesson:

Monogamy is a social standard, NOT a biological one. Whether we would like to accept it or not, we are animals. We have hormones, testosterone, urges, libido, and temptations. We are a finicky bunch who seek new ways to appease our cravings for pleasure. With all these factors working against monogamy, it's hard to believe it's possible to be with one person for the rest of our lives.

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer single handily humiliated his wife and family when he was caught dilly dallying with hookers. And how could we ever forget Bill Clinton's scandal with Monica Lewinsky? A New York Times article titled "In Most Species, Faithfulness is a Fantasy" even mentions that cheating in the animal kingdom is the norm.

Interestingly enough, despite the fact that monogamy is not the norm, we all have a special little element of jealousy. That is how monogamy becomes a social expectation, rule, and standard. No one wants to think about their significant other doing he dirty with someone else. So we demand it doesn't happen, and punish those who do cheat. I talk about this a bit in the following video:

With all that said, I do not feel it's impossible to be completely faithful for eternity. I know I strive to be faithful to my love interest, and I know there are people out there who have been married for 50 plus years and have never cheated on their lover. But don't tell me they haven't thought about extramarital activities. One may love steak more than anything, but after eating it every day, suddenly chicken looks a lot better.

My writing this blog is also not any sort of justification for cheating, (especially when it comes to MY love interest.) If someone takes the ultimate plunge and decides to get married, I truly believe staying faithful should be an ultimate priority. However, my blog does serve as an explanation for why radio segments like "Ryan's Roses" have a lot of material to work with.

The governor of New York, Elliot Spitzer, was caught cheating on his wife with hookers. On the show we had an interesting debate about the question of how you would want your husband to cheat on you. Of course, no one wants their spouse to cheat on them. But if you had to pick a way for your husband to cheat, would you rather he did it with a hooker or someone he knows personally?

If he cheats with someone at work, there is a much greater chance that he is in love with her or has some feelings towards her. With a hooker, you at least know that he doesn't care for her. On the other hand, your husband just slept with a hooker.

Now, we did this in reverse for men, but it wasn't very interesting because the idea that your wife would use a male hooker seemed a little implausible (but in this scenario, the guys at The Young Turks said they preferred the gigolo to someone she knows from work). But for the guys, it's also interesting to find out what they think is worse. So, with that in mind, we ask these two questions:

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Endearingly batty New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams brought her wisdom to bear on the Spitzer dust up, addressing Spitzer's wife like so:

I want to tell her - so what. She may not longer be New York's first lady, but a husband hooking up with a hooker is not reason enough to no longer be a married lady.

Sex, a primal need, outpoints fear, hunger and love as mankind's No. 1 driving force. Unless you're a pig or a monk, many an able-bodied - and I use that term deliberately - 48-year-old husband of 21 years has grazed. I'm not advocating it. I'm merely saying, so what? It's like takeout food. Less work for mother.

Did she say TAKEOUT FOOD? And it gets even wackier from there. Adams writes: