Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Jokes His Wife Won't Have Sex With Him

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is most likely in a lot of hot water today for a comment he made during a radio show. Pawlenty joked that he wished his wife's desire for him (in the carnal sense) was as intense as her love of fishing.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty spent the fishing opener with his wife, Mary Pawlenty, on Big Pelican Lake in Breezy Point, Minn.

If an aside uttered by Pawlenty on Mike Max's radio show on WCCO-AM is any indication, they may very well have spent their every waking moment fishing.

"I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here," the governor said before adding, "She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'"

Read Mary Pawlenty's bio.

Comments

[Axolotl]

This should be a prominent part of McCain's campaign theme.

[bikerdude]

I hear she said that its his fault. Everytime he comes home after a night with the boys, his unit smell like s^^t."

[jorydozier]

Maybe he needs to hang out at the airport if he isn't getting it at home.

[WIpatriot]

Well, I won't, either. Hey, I have something in common with his wife!

[lobo1939]

He needs to refer his problem to the republican campaign committee that came up with the "Change you deserve" slogan. They are promising to "Through our "Change You Deserve" message and through our "American Families Agenda," House Republicans will continue our efforts to speak directly to an American public looking for leaders who will offer real solutions for the challenges they confront every day," Why are republicans so consistently idiots?

[heal57]

I think what Gov. Pawlenty said is funny and just a joke; geez lighten up. This is really a non-story.

[LarsGruber]

it feeds into the history of Republicans ignoring their wives and opting for the public bathroom

[jsomerville5]

Agreed. It's just a dumb joke !

[Veri]

Fluff. Degraded non-news item. Al-Jazeera is becoming more pertinent than HuffPo. Already better news there than on CNN, Fox, etc.

[Robespierre]

Well, he IS a Republican don'tcha know! They're the ones who tell everyone not to have sex. Otherwise, you HAVE to have the baby that comes from it!

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Yet you took the time to click on the link. Log in. Read through the story, and reply.

[mikematic]

right on the money!

[Counterglow]

It's good to see a politician talk like a normal person. I'm getting so sick and tired of the way the media jump all over any kind of careless, humorous or sarcastic comment and treat it as though it were the revealed word of God. If any of those colourless, self-righteous drones sat in when a bunch of us were having a couple of brown pops and firing lines and insults around, they'd probably wind up with apoplexy.

[Spiriteddona]

Spirited Dona says-- It sounds fishy, doesn't it!? lol! ! After the divorce, marry a girly girl, who's afraid she'll get gum on her shoe! Man down, Gov! LOL!
Watch my video, that yahoos, "Pantsuit Vixens for Hillary".
It's an accapello rap, with a Trib to Tina Fey!
fish free and safe!
goin' for link http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2559101/76720833
email to friends and frenemies, if your're not fishing or having sex!
I Thank You!

[MikeDu]

A cute non-partisan story. Could've been dialog lifted out of half the sitcoms on TV. There appears to be a kind of 'sex joke' etiquette. Apparently you can't make jokes in polite company about about having sex, but you can make jokes about NOT having sex.

[JohnCochtosten]

He's Pawlenty-horny!

[Counterglow]

Oh. My. God. The only thing keeping you alive is HuffPost's privacy policy. LOL.

[JJK]

Scratch one veep candidate from McSame's list.

[tsloan]

yawn

[Chuckwheat]

Soon to be a Prarie Home Companion skit.

[geobushono]

no shit.

[TheRealMacDaddy]

Now you all know why the term "Trouser Trout" was conceived...
I'll go fishing with her Gov. if you have other things to do...LMAO

[sassafra]

psst...timmy? grrls don't care for the lutefisk breath *all* the time. just sayin'