All posts tagged Paula Broadwell

MORE BAD IDEAS

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This week President Obama passed over former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and chose Anthony Foxx for Transportation Secretary. You may remember from an earlier post that Villaraigosa was rumored to be Obama’s pick for that position. Unfortunately for the former mayor, he attended a party in Mexico hosted by Charlie Sheen and had his …

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AFTER THE SCANDAL

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Today’s New York Times reports that General David Petraeus is beginning the process of rehabilitating his reputation with a speech honoring the University of Southern California’s ROTC program.  The general is going to begin his remarks by taking responsibility for what happened to him after the public learned of his affair with Paula Broadwell.  According to the Times, he’s …

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WHY DO WE LIKE THEM?

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How much time did you spend following the Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart sex scandal?  Pattinson and Stewart are the vampire lovers from the Twilight series, and Forbes magazine ranks Stewart as one of Hollywood’s highest paid actresses.  At age 22, she earned about $34M last year. Pattinson and Stewart were living together in real life until …

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PETRAEUS DETRITUS

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In most cases, interest in political sex scandals reaches a peak, then tapers off as people turn their attention to other topics.  But Gen. Petraeus’ scandal seems to be different from the norm in the way it keeps growing.  Petraeus and girlfriend Paula Broadwell and their spouses aren’t the only characters in this drama.  The …

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WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

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Yesterday Americans were stunned to learn that General David Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA because of an extramarital affair.  In this case, the public was probably more stunned that he resigned than that he had the affair.  After all, we know from Prince Harry that life in the military can be pretty wild. …

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