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If she broke it off with Petraeus, why was she threatening the other woman... n/t Lucinda Nov 2012 #1
Cock blocking? JVS Nov 2012 #5
ya. i figure she was too much for the general and he broke it off. seabeyond Nov 2012 #7
So you're saying she was the villain? 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #26
no. you are saying that. i do not see it anywhere in my post. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #31
No, I asked you to clarify your position 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #42
yes. she is a player. and no, she is not in a subservient role. the whole villian thing is seabeyond Nov 2012 #45
So they're both villains then? 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #54
again... villian is all yours. as i clearly said villian is bullshit. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #62
What are your thoughts on consent given the vast power disparity 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #67
i really have no interest discussing my opinion with you. you do things like misrepresent seabeyond Nov 2012 #69
I've done nothing of the sort but if you feel you can't 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #72
ah. a perfect example why i have no interest what so ever having a conversation with you. thank you seabeyond Nov 2012 #73
I think it's because you are not entirely clear on what a conversation is 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #74
Heh ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #84
ya.... seabeyond Nov 2012 #86
Nice! ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #88
This is my POV as well. n/t Chan790 Nov 2012 #57
Your sexism knows no bounds, Seabeyond cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #30
Have you got any links to support that idea? LisaL Nov 2012 #36
thanks. lol. so will still sit back and wait, until we actually know. i thought it was still seabeyond Nov 2012 #40
no. it isnt about sexism. seabeyond Nov 2012 #38
Did you read Petraeus sent her thousands of messages? flamingdem Nov 2012 #53
I don't think that info is accurate. LisaL Nov 2012 #58
Too much for the General? Or maybe psycho-crazy? Bake Nov 2012 #92
My 2 cents: she actually felt protective of Petraeus. AngryAmish Nov 2012 #16
How do we know who broke up with who? LisaL Nov 2012 #27
Big mistake nichomachus Nov 2012 #76
Yep. I don't assume we have any real clue how this will all shake out, Lucinda Nov 2012 #80
I can tell you exactly how it will shake out nichomachus Nov 2012 #83
what i am seeing, that i find fascinating, is dismissing her to role of mistress. there is nothing seabeyond Nov 2012 #2
Really, it's gender-equality in some tawdry way. JohnnyLib2 Nov 2012 #10
yes. and as i am typing these posts i am lmao that it is me seabeyond Nov 2012 #19
He was in the more powerful position 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #28
there is not a single damn thing that puts her in a mistress role. that simple. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #44
Oh well if you say so 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #47
it would be a fact. not an opinion. so ya. look up mistress. by the very definition that is not seabeyond Nov 2012 #49
Mistress (def) 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #50
yes. games. then he would equally be a mastress, or a mister'ess. take your pick. seabeyond Nov 2012 #61
Sure, if that were a word he would be that. 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #66
If their positions were reversed, she would not be refered to as a "mistress". Kaleva Nov 2012 #91
Sure are a lot of conservatives sucking on the government teat in this story. JVS Nov 2012 #3
Not the villain at all, in my opinion. MineralMan Nov 2012 #4
Well, Bush was a party frat guy too.. ananda Nov 2012 #9
+1 LiberalLoner Nov 2012 #11
that is crap MM. she has a career, education, connection, and knows what she wants. she is not seabeyond Nov 2012 #13
They're all the villains. MineralMan Nov 2012 #65
again, i dont catagorize it as villians. but, i do not see a victim. or one playing a subservient, seabeyond Nov 2012 #71
Of course not. They're all competent adults, professionally. MineralMan Nov 2012 #77
and THIS you and i agree totally on, is the bottomline and you said very well. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #79
Thank you, Mineral Man Carolina Nov 2012 #89
Living a short time within the Beltway, it was the only Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #82
That 'at all' bothers me...is it ok to threaten people by email? HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #41
They're all villains to one degree or another. MineralMan Nov 2012 #68
It's at least an ugly, and very public, mess n/t HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #81
The "threats" don't appear to have been threats cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #78
Let's take gender out of it completely. Avalux Nov 2012 #6
Well said and the whole thing in a nutshell. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2012 #12
Pretty much 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #29
She was the one making the THREATS. The THREATS. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #8
Have we seen these threats? (serious question) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #22
Who cares? BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #14
what do you mean, is this new info about that Allen guy? Whisp Nov 2012 #15
All this time I thought it was the general, maybe we read different news sources (nt) The Straight Story Nov 2012 #17
You haven't a clue about what is in play here, do you? cthulu2016, there's a lot going on Full bobthedrummer Nov 2012 #18
First Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #20
In media terms she is hot. In media terms Katherine Harris was hot. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #23
Gosh, this explains why I don't read/watch much Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #93
Probably because she comes off as...not right. The day this TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #21
i am going along the same lines as you. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #24
How did you came up with this? LisaL Nov 2012 #25
There are multiple villains in this sordid tale. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #32
OK Here's what I think was going on. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #33
Don't agree that she was a victim bongbong Nov 2012 #34
i agree with you. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #48
She did publicly state her goal was to become National Security Advisor. Avalux Nov 2012 #52
That's another interesting brick in the conspiracy tower bongbong Nov 2012 #70
No she is not. She is the villaness. kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #35
Um, that's utterly predictable. See, History of Western Culture for the last several thousand years Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #37
Watch current nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #39
I don't really see what she did wrong-- apart from the affair. Marr Nov 2012 #43
Both of them are married. LisaL Nov 2012 #46
I didn't know she was married. Yes, that's pretty low-- however, Marr Nov 2012 #51
At least his kids are grown. LisaL Nov 2012 #55
I don't see how that makes a difference. Marr Nov 2012 #59
Really? LisaL Nov 2012 #60
that's good gang Nov 2012 #56
She was just another tool in the Petraeus myth making machine... deurbano Nov 2012 #63
Hey people, life is not a movie! Springslips Nov 2012 #64
I think she is 'a' villain, not 'the' villain. There are potentially a lot of villains here. stevenleser Nov 2012 #75
"She is certainly not the victim—there doesn't seem to be a victim..." Carolina Nov 2012 #85
not to mention seabeyond Nov 2012 #87
exactly Carolina Nov 2012 #90
It's not funny at all LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #94
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