no doubt how they found out about things in the first place (Reply #28)

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:32 PM

tomm2thumbs (13,297 posts)

28. no doubt how they found out about things in the first place

this goes much further than a simple sex story.... I think he let more than his pants down

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147 replies	Author	Time	Post
Petraeus resigns after affair with biographer turned up in FBI probe, Fox News confirms [View all]	underpants	Nov 2012	OP
'ALL IN'.... indeed	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#1
lol. My thought as well. n/t	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#6
Surge	underpants	Nov 2012	#17
and early withdrawal	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#27
They say he couldn't keep his "drone" in his pants n/t	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#39
Ba dum pppsssh	underpants	Nov 2012	#12
More like	rocktivity	Nov 2012	#51
And "the education of David Petraeus..." with that photo next to it.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#23
winning thread. :D She sure looks ... confident. MY grandma would say she looks no better than she	roguevalley	Nov 2012	#81
LOL	Shilo	Nov 2012	#24
Book titles of the century:	RoxyNexus	Nov 2012	#40
Cant blame the General ;Paula Broadwell, she is so "Shock and Awe'!!!!!!	SCALA13	Nov 2012	#66
No! You got it wrong...	MrMickeysMom	Nov 2012	#128
A question	jehop61	Nov 2012	#2
Didn't he learn anything from the John Edwards mess?	Heather MC	Nov 2012	#91
People like this think they are immune.	jonthebru	Nov 2012	#93
I know I heard he was one of the R's	marlakay	Nov 2012	#122
My first thought was that it was her	rusty fender	Nov 2012	#3
I saw that episode too. Now it all makes sense.	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#8
Just saw her in Ed's earlier report and that was my first thought, too	wordpix	Nov 2012	#45
"All In" has some new reviews at Amazon...	Enrique	Nov 2012	#4
......heh......	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#129
Oh my...	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#5
So the problem isn't so much the affair....	Blasphemer	Nov 2012	#7
It's an exploitable liability.	sofa king	Nov 2012	#77
Interesting	Liberalagogo	Nov 2012	#9
No, not daddy, gold issues...	Actionman	Nov 2012	#13
Cue Kanye...	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2012	#44
Au contraire	nichomachus	Nov 2012	#58
Was Greenspan married to Andrea Mitchell when he had the affair?	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#76
He's also a pretty smart dude from what I've read about him...	octothorpe	Nov 2012	#107
This message was self-deleted by its author	Actionman	Nov 2012	#126
More likely just proximity issues	LadyHawkAZ	Nov 2012	#36
Proximity is definitely a catalyst.	Doc Holliday	Nov 2012	#64
I'm right there with you on the puritanism	LadyHawkAZ	Nov 2012	#65
I don't think that "who is diddling whom" is the only thing in question. n/t	janx	Nov 2012	#70
I put it as more of a Hero Worshipping thing	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#75
wondering if there might be a baby on the way... who knows	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#10
Wow is that standard	Actionman	Nov 2012	#11
That is standard for a 4 star General running a war/occupation	underpants	Nov 2012	#15
Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email	Bosonic	Nov 2012	#14
"Improperly trying to access his email"? Looking for little tidbits to publish to gain fame?	glinda	Nov 2012	#25
no doubt how they found out about things in the first place	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#28
Paula the Daily Show in Jan of 2012. Better interview now than it was then.	olddad56	Nov 2012	#16
Thanks for the link. n/t	PoliticAverse	Nov 2012	#22
thanks for the interview video link	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#29
In retrospect, it certainly is!	janx	Nov 2012	#59
Just having an affair isn't enough to cause a resignation like this.	Kablooie	Nov 2012	#18
I'd say it was more the blabbing of Petraeus to Her than her going off on her own, though...	KoKo	Nov 2012	#46
He was supposed to testify about Benghazi next week. Not now since he resigned.	IndyJones	Nov 2012	#68
Adultery is against military code in some cases	Ash_F	Nov 2012	#69
He's retired.	sarge43	Nov 2012	#86
Beg to differ.	bitchkitty	Nov 2012	#83
What makes this something that affects his job?	Kablooie	Nov 2012	#115
I repeat, he was Director of the CIA.	bitchkitty	Nov 2012	#125
Well, it seems to be getting into possible treason territory now.	Kablooie	Nov 2012	#140
Wingnut friend just implied it's all an Obama plot	Patiod	Nov 2012	#103
K&R	DeSwiss	Nov 2012	#19
Wow. That's "Fox" news all right............	TheCowsCameHome	Nov 2012	#20
Yeah sorry about that but I saw that when I got home	underpants	Nov 2012	#21
She is a fox, is what I meant.............	TheCowsCameHome	Nov 2012	#32
Its obvious why he had to resign	railsback	Nov 2012	#26
Affair? Nonsense. It was just intense undercover journalism.	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#37
was she the "Honey Pot?" And, who would have known? Doesn't help her career much, though...	KoKo	Nov 2012	#47
Sounds like she already DID	rocktivity	Nov 2012	#54
Really, jail? I think resignation is enough.	octothorpe	Nov 2012	#108
Its not like the FBI is going to divulge their case to the public.	railsback	Nov 2012	#113
So I expect that the General will be locked up naked in solitary confinment	RoxyNexus	Nov 2012	#30
Nah...Manning wasn't Privileged like the General.	KoKo	Nov 2012	#55
Wow. Had a post deleted because I suggested Nixon did the same thing with a 21 YO who went on	Whovian	Nov 2012	#31
yeah	heaven05	Nov 2012	#34
he	heaven05	Nov 2012	#33
Baloney. This guy is he head of the freaking CIA	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#38
oh please	heaven05	Nov 2012	#42
Then why is the FBI investigating? n/t	janx	Nov 2012	#63
Exactly... this is more than "indiscreet".	groundloop	Nov 2012	#43
Agree......It's not about a "loose dick" but about CIA gone loose to compromising situation. n/t	KoKo	Nov 2012	#49
ooohhhh!	heaven05	Nov 2012	#89
If you're in such a position of power, you're always held to a higher standard AND should be.	octothorpe	Nov 2012	#109
true	heaven05	Nov 2012	#120
Our nation would be more secure, if it weren't for those pesky little blue pills. nt	valerief	Nov 2012	#35
Does anyone else find it strange that the FBI wound up investigating the head of the CIA	groundloop	Nov 2012	#41
I read that in the story too - the FBI hits the CIA	underpants	Nov 2012	#53
The FBI is in charge	Sgent	Nov 2012	#72
He resigned because he was discovered.....without the investigation...this would have	Gin	Nov 2012	#48
Power Corrupts...he was at "Top of his Career--Top of the World." The Mighty do Fall from Grace	KoKo	Nov 2012	#50
nice wood paneling behind them (Off topic)	Liberal_in_LA	Nov 2012	#52
They make a handsome couple.	truthisfreedom	Nov 2012	#56
I don't think they look like a handsome couple.	janx	Nov 2012	#60
I couldn't care less.	Beacool	Nov 2012	#57
General Petraeus wasn't every man.	janx	Nov 2012	#61
They weren't investigating him.	Beacool	Nov 2012	#74
And if every woman who cheated had to resign there wouldn't be too many women fully employed either.	Fumesucker	Nov 2012	#117
True to a point.	Beacool	Nov 2012	#123
I'm sick of hearing this slander against men.	XtopherXtopher	Nov 2012	#130
The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks.	Beacool	Nov 2012	#136
lol - fair enough	XtopherXtopher	Nov 2012	#139
You're right.	DavidDvorkin	Nov 2012	#138
Those surveys are great for measuring the differences each gender	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#145
There are far more men in power than women	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#144
The General Was ALL Into Her...	Iggy	Nov 2012	#62
...And now The Man has no eyes at the top of the Company.	sofa king	Nov 2012	#67
Either the Missus or CIA foe internally caught wind of this affair and reported it - made suggestion	Pachamama	Nov 2012	#71
I would have to buy new clothes.	jonthebru	Nov 2012	#73
She wrote a book on Petraeus?	jimbo92107	Nov 2012	#78
now she has to do a "Tell All" book, too.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#79
Google his wife Holly.	I love weed	Nov 2012	#80
That's incredibly rude.	tanyev	Nov 2012	#118
where are the family values folks on this issue? I hear crickets	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#82
I wonder if she visited Bob Woodward's house. nt	LaydeeBug	Nov 2012	#84
she's a west point and harvard grad	mainer	Nov 2012	#85
Agreed, I think its easy to say, "I would never do that".	Bosso 63	Nov 2012	#87
So, the General delivered his payload with	rateyes	Nov 2012	#88
ha ha ha	heaven05	Nov 2012	#90
I really feel bad for the wife...	kjackson227	Nov 2012	#92
What's the real reason?	Ter	Nov 2012	#94
Author or Sex	zebrastripe	Nov 2012	#95
What was the larger investigation and why did Broadwell become a	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#96
I found another video of mrs Broadwell :p	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#97
9:45 " a bunch of heavy breathing.."	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#98
Wow, this thing is filled with potential jokes.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#101
She's Cra-craa-craaaz	Tutonic	Nov 2012	#99
He didn't make a very good spook!	Gin	Nov 2012	#100
Both are West Point grads. Does that say	Jumping John	Nov 2012	#102
ROFL	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#104
LMFAO	XtopherXtopher	Nov 2012	#131
And it was her Bday yesterday when this story broke out	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#105
Apparently Mrs Broadwell THREATENED another female acquaintance to Petraeus in an e-mail that	bigdarryl	Nov 2012	#106
Yes. And from what i heard she sent that threatning email from Petraeus gmail account nt	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#110
I really feel bad for their families tho. I dont care how many things they had in common	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#111
What he did was wrong but the level of temptation here must have been crazy.	Locut0s	Nov 2012	#112
Another women with unsurpassed access	womanofthehills	Nov 2012	#114
Lol. This whole thing raises an interesting hypothetical question for me. Would women make better...	Locut0s	Nov 2012	#116
she's like a nutso Sean Young	mainer	Nov 2012	#119
I always thought he needed a haircut	Joey Liberal	Nov 2012	#121
Looks like Broadwell and Ann Coulter can exchange tips on posing for book sleeves.	pam4water	Nov 2012	#124
On SNL they said the original title of the book was "Just the Tip."	tclambert	Nov 2012	#127
To be honest	boomerbust	Nov 2012	#132
True	Joey Liberal	Nov 2012	#133
"Wanting" doesn't have to result in going after	DavidDvorkin	Nov 2012	#135
I am finding this scandal rather boring	Politicub	Nov 2012	#134
Give it time...	GliderGuider	Nov 2012	#137
Well, the woman in Tampa who is linked to Gen. Allen	amandabeech	Nov 2012	#141
Think of David's wife	Franker65	Nov 2012	#142
Ah, so she essentially got what she deserved, right?	myrna minx	Nov 2012	#146
"All in" . . . she just had to chose that name didn't she?	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#143
Kick this totally Republican scandal	Kingofalldems	Nov 2012	#147

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