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In the discussion thread: Gloria Allred slams ‘double standard,’ ‘unfair’ media coverage of women in Petraeus scandal [View all]

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:41 PM

aletier_v (1,773 posts)

61. small circles

My best friend from high school is dating a woman much younger. he ended up with her husband's and her other boyfriend's number almost by chance because they are interconnected in different ways. happened to me, too.

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125 replies	Author	Time	Post
Gloria Allred slams ‘double standard,’ ‘unfair’ media coverage of women in Petraeus scandal [View all]	anobserver2	Nov 2012	OP
Just to entertain the fringe...	behindenemylins	Nov 2012	#1
Gloria Allred is as much of a CIA spook as Miley Cyrus	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#9
uh oh. Gloria Allred's involved. Now it's going to get sirius...	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#2
Who is preventing them from speaking?	Ruby the Liberal	Nov 2012	#3
Kelley hires Monica Lewinsky's "crisis manager".	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#10
Maybe Broadwell will have her ghost writer construct a statement for her	Supersedeas	Nov 2012	#64
How would Paula Broadwell even know Jill Kelley?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#4
Kelley was in constant email contact with Patraeus and Allen	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#7
It's quite possible that Pretaeus spoke to Broadwell about his court support for one of the twins	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#8
The huge party that Kelley threw for the Petraeus couple might have come to her attention.	MADem	Nov 2012	#111
Yep. That too! I didn't even think about that.	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#121
Allen forwarded to Kelly an email	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#30
Paula knew the Ho Ho's were Ding-Dong's.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#33
it was a ring ding (er) too. nt	boston bean	Nov 2012	#88
What?	Confusious	Nov 2012	#69
While I agree there is more to this story...	ljm2002	Nov 2012	#116
I agree with Gloria Allred - let's see what Paula Broadwell has to say first	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#117
If Petraeus admitted the affair and is quitting his post because of	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#122
"whistle blower, Jill Kelley"? Oh, please	cali	Nov 2012	#5
She is totally right, and has been fighting for women for decades	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#6
Such as?	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#12
Please do your homework before asking questions like this....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#65
Totally agree.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#13
she is right	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#24
I've been a feminist since I first became aware of the concept	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#11
Yes. "Poor wittle girls" indeed.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#76
I have been thinking the very same thing.	Evergreen Emerald	Nov 2012	#14
Women are the new "fall guy" - but in this case, it was a trap, it seems, for Broadwell by Petraeus	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#15
" the fall guy would often be the lowest 'ranking' member"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#16
Paula Broadwell had the highest possible security clearance	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#17
But she kept those docs "in the clear", which is against all regs for classified materials	peacebird	Nov 2012	#19
Here's Petraeus on his way to head Princeton	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#21
That's a pre-scandal article (Sept 27th).	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#23
why?	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#25
I agree	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#27
I thought it was just me	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#29
hahaha. This board must be pretty young.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#32
Not that young	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#37
Not that young...I voted for McGovern in 1972. The MSM has been throwing out misdirection crap....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#68
+1 nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#87
The focus on Kelley and her sister is all down to Allen's fitness for command.	MADem	Nov 2012	#85
He may end up at Princeton yet	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#28
Highly unlikely that they'd have him. He's damaged goods. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#89
hello, she's not a general. :)	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#22
Bullshit. A CIA director was FIRED for mishandling classified material.	MADem	Nov 2012	#82
there are different levels of classified	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#83
I've seen careers end for mishandling secret downgraded to CONF.	MADem	Nov 2012	#92
Yes, there are different levels of classification	tammywammy	Nov 2012	#94
You are saying Petraeus aimed to leave in disgrace?	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#112
Positive statement "I had an affair with a married man, causing his disgrace and loss of his job"	peacebird	Nov 2012	#18
Excuse me, BROADWELL was the "cause"?	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#34
Media says she chased him to Afghanistan	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#35
I missed the part where she "chased" him to Afghanistan.	Prometheus Bound	Nov 2012	#53
what a pant load	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#71
Believe what you like. I have no personal agenda other than humor.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#77
I think they were screwing around while he was still in uniform--that's the unspoken piece.	MADem	Nov 2012	#93
She semi-stalked the guy	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#113
The cause was the affair. Both were equals in that.	peacebird	Nov 2012	#36
My god! Such a beam of light!	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#81
Lessee: the men are high ranked generals	question everything	Nov 2012	#20
One stereo type is that Broadwell is a mistress	seabeyond	Nov 2012	#26
Totally unsurprised that the Daily Caller comments section to this article	sufrommich	Nov 2012	#31
Are we a nation of the Rule of Law or te Rule of Men? I feel that is the underlying question here.	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#38
Other countries do not recognize impunity for the USA's CIA	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#39
I don't see how Patraeus is untouchable.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#43
I don't see any "affair"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#47
They've both admitted to it. So, you can "see" it or not, but it's been acknowleged.	MADem	Nov 2012	#95
Well, where is her statement?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#99
And this goes to the issue of due process and constitutional rights - and the Rule of Law	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#101
Her friends can--and have--spoken for her.	MADem	Nov 2012	#125
You do realize she's on the brink of being charged with a shit load of stuff under the Uniform Code?	MADem	Nov 2012	#103
Seems to me the men are the ones being shamed here.	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#40
I think there is indeed a lesson to be learned here, for women	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#41
Wait. Why would Petraeus want to out Broadwell?	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#42
Her professional reputation is now: in the toilet	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#46
Broadwell probably will suffer more, propotionately	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#57
"Would you hire her for anything involving the public trust?"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#66
"SHe found out her trust was misplaced"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#44
What "whole thing" are you talking about? The "alleged" affair?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#45
wow. did you look at the pictures of them?	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#54
That's right - he could have resigned for "health" reasons, too.	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#56
Are you saying there was no affair? She has not denied it has	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#62
She told the FBI about the affair in September, when they confiscated her computer.	MADem	Nov 2012	#98
She "confirmed" way back in September when she gave the FBI her computer with the classified	MADem	Nov 2012	#96
Why he didn't just resign "to spend more time with his family" - ?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#48
interesting. you think he should have defended her	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#60
Ha! Ironic that "chivalry code" would raise its head in	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#91
You have the timeline all fucked up--she admitted the affair FIRST. In September.	MADem	Nov 2012	#97
Bismark, ND high school of Paula Broadwell - profile of her in current newspaper in CharlotteNC	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#49
She sounds like a Little Mary Sunshine - but there's no place for such a person now	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#50
Also, "overachiever" for a man is a positive; for a woman like Paula Broadwell, it's a death-toll	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#52
Yes--driven, 'anything-to-win' personality. That idiot Petraeus was quite the prize.	MADem	Nov 2012	#100
Gloria Allred disagrees with you	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#102
No she doesn't. "One day" doesn't mean "today."	MADem	Nov 2012	#107
Let's see..	sendero	Nov 2012	#51
How do you even know any emails to Jill Kelley were actually from Paula Broadwell?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#55
FBI. Nt	Confusious	Nov 2012	#70
Uh.....they confiscated HER COMPUTER. After she confessed the affair to the FBI. In September. n	MADem	Nov 2012	#105
And how did Paula Broadwell even know the name Jill Kelley or what is Jill's email address?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#58
small circles	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#61
If I was on a jury, here are four facts I would agree are true	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#79
Interesting choice. I consider the father to be the least revelant	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#86
And, if by chance I am correct, then there should be some sort of punishment for Petraeus	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#90
No modern farce is complete	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#59
When this broke last Friday, I was wondering where is Gloria Allred?	LeftInTX	Nov 2012	#63
She's late. Several articles have already been written	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#67
" wealthy enough to hob nob with top military brass"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#80
Who cares?	leftlibdem420	Nov 2012	#72
People around the world are talking about it, too	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#74
Why is she giving an interview to the DAILY FRIGGING CALLER?	MADem	Nov 2012	#73
She responded to their request for comment	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#75
Love the use of the term "spokes (sic) exclusively" to describe an email.	MADem	Nov 2012	#78
Ths whole mess is disgusting...both the men and the women involved.	Tippy	Nov 2012	#109
Classified Information	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#84
Allred is wrong ....These women had a motive and they deserve what they get....	Tippy	Nov 2012	#104
I think SNL had the public reaction correct in their opening last night	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#106
Why are these women in Tampa entertaining military brass	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#108
Well said. Access to CentCom if you are a "Party Giver...who is in debt for millions"	KoKo	Nov 2012	#110
This shit happens more often than people realize.	MADem	Nov 2012	#114
I agree; that disclosure has really opened people's eyes	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#115
MacDill has TWO golf courses.	MADem	Nov 2012	#118
The program has only existed since "2010"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#119
Yes--they are in their third year, and will soon be in their 4th. Your point?	MADem	Nov 2012	#120
Your post says this Friends of MacDill program "has been working for quite a few years"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#123
Three years is a few. Your nitpicking isn't taken. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#124

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