All Posts Tagged With: "John Ensign"

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Sexytime With Republicans – Ensign & Gingrich Edition

The Senate ethics report on John Ensign and an old article about Newt Gingrich show what awful pieces of crap they are. Some of the quotes are kind of racy, so don’t click if you’re really sensitive. Yes, I’ve thrown up in my mouth a bit writing about this.

13May2011 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
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Who Will Fill Ensign’s Rhinestone-Studded Boots?

By now, the sad fate that has befallen U. S. Senator John Ensign has been well-chronicled.
The latest indignity recently occurred as Ensign took his leave of the ‘Christian’ compound that houses “The Family” on C Street in Washington. A place where fundamentalist congresscritters can sow their wild oats away from their families while preaching family [...]

13Nov2009 | El Somnambulo | 5 comments | Continued
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Big Trouble For John Ensign

This summer John Ensign held a press conference and admitted to engaging in an affair with one of his campaign aides, Cynthia Hampton. Both Ensign and Hampton were married and Hampton and her husband both worked for Senator Ensign. At first it just looked your average hypocritical family values Republican and I stated [...]

3Oct2009 | Unstable Isotope | 7 comments | Continued
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Ensign Affair Still Raising Eyebrows…And Questions

When I first read about the Ensign affair I thought it was just your standard, run-of-the-mill scandal, but it’s scandal that won’t end.
First, Doug Hampton gave an interview to the Las Vegas Sun. TPM Muckraker gives us the summary of the revelations:
Hampton said that Ensign paid Cindy more than $25,000 in severance when she [...]

10Jul2009 | Unstable Isotope | 9 comments | Continued
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The Ensign Plot Thickens

I figured the John Ensign affair scandal was just your regular, run-of-the-mill adultery scandal. Apparently it’s a lot more complicated than that. At one time, Ensign employed the woman, her husband and her son at the same time. Ensign also got a job for the woman’s husband with a campaign contributor.
Now there [...]

19Jun2009 | Unstable Isotope | 11 comments | Continued
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Oh, The Hypocrisy

Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevadahas acknowledged having an extra-marital affair.
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has acknowledged an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer in a statement released by his office. “I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions,” said Ensign. He is expected to announce the affair at a press conference at 6:30 [...]

16Jun2009 | Unstable Isotope | 26 comments | Continued

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