Rick Santorum May Have Tipped Off Ensign To Affair's Exposure

A number of conservative Republicans appear to have become entangled Nevada Sen. John Ensign's affair and its aftermath. First, his mistress' husband said that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) urged Ensign to pay off the woman's family. Now the cuckold is saying former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) was involved as well.

"One of the correspondents that is part of Fox News is Rick Santorum," Hampton told Ralston in an interview. "I sent a note to Rick. I begged Rick to call me, to talk to me before, and he didn't. Obviously, in my opinion, I could be wrong, but that would be what I supposed happen. And if I'm wrong, Rick, forgive, but it appears to me how it happened."

Ensign's parents paid his mistress' family $96,000, "out of concern for the well-being of long-time family friends during a difficult time."

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[Hawaii5-0]

Must be flattering to be such a highly paid mistress. What will this do to Ensign's fundraising efforts? Check this box if you don't want your contribution going to pay off a Mistress?

[roshni]

Better yet, check here for the optional but highly recommended Mistress Payoff Fund.

[dayala]

but...but.­..she got cheated...­she only got 96,000....­.Coburn wanted to give her MILLIONS!!!!

boo-hoo

[Wiseronenow]

And, let's not forget, she also got, in addition to the $96,000, $25,000 in severence pay from the taxpayers.

[jbrantow]

from the washington post....re­; rick santorum
"Upon their son's death, Rick and Karen Santorum opted not to bring his body to a funeral home. Instead, they bundled him in a blanket and drove him to Karen's parents' home in Pittsburgh. There, they spent several hours kissing and cuddling Gabriel with his three siblings, ages 6, 4 and 1 1/2. They took photos, sang lullabies in his ear and held a private Mass."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61804-2005Apr17.html

twisted

[lifesucks]

I am not a grief counselor, but I wouldn't have involved the kids in this - I don't think they really understand the impact at that age.

[Wiseronenow]

That's pretty sick. It was a 20 week old dead fetus.

[CherokeeGirl]

there's some really ugly thoughts going on in our right wing senators heads.

[christopherflynn]

Id'a scr**wed him for one quarter of that money (maybe even less)...

[fleetw1978]

I just wonder why the folks in Nevada are not yelling from the rooftops to have Ensign resign. I also wonder why there is not an immediate investigation into the "gifts" and severence he paid the mistress? Have we become so pathetic, that breaking the law and lying about it no longer matter to the voting public? Damn, they spent yrs hammering bill clinton for the same thing. Sex and lying about sex. that wasn't that long ago. But Sanford and Ensign just skate along? Wow, I feel like michael corleone when it comes to politics. I want to get out but they keep pulling me back in.

[oberon123]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Kinda

[jbrantow]

Michael Corleone's character shows more patriotism for the country of the US than these GOP opportunistic hypocrites.

[rockyersocksoff]

Saddlebacking can lead to stubborn Santorum stains.

[weatherwaxx]

LOL!

[gamoonbat]

It sounds like Senator Ensign is going to need a lot of help washing all of that Santorum off of his teabags!

[swan1]

None of this is a shocker, in fact, I believe there is more MUCH MORE. Wait until the Rick Perry - Sarah Palin affair comes out. When the MSM finally reports Perry - Palin, everyone but Faux will have a field day.

[weatherwaxx]

Perry-Palin? Naaah. Perry-Mitch McConnell.

[LPK]

The "C" Street kids looking out for each other and kissing each other's butt, licking the cling -on's.

[vfippinger]

Of course this cast of characters can all be tracked back to their Den at 133 C Street SE
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/...

This may be one of the more frightening of everything that has been uncovered so far.
The entanglement of G.O.D with their very Right to do deceptive things and be blessed.

I can't wait to get my hands on the book The Family - chilling!

[tomasedison]

More proof that their "Defense of Marriage Act" is just a gigantic joke on America

these clown princes are killing marriage all by themselves

[QuietLightTraveler]

Rick Santorum - is there a bigger dummy than this guy. He tried to promote the idea of having intelligent design taught in the schools. He refused to accept that evolution is now fact and no longer a theory. It is supported by a mountain of evidence and is the cornerstone of modern biology. Darwin = very smart.
Rick Santorum = dumb

[roshni]

i was involved in volunteering against him when he re-ran for senator.
Patting myself on the back!

[vgirl1]

"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."

What a friend these men have in Ensign and each other. They are so eager to stay in power, that they will risk and entangle their own careers in the slime of payoffs, hush money, adultery, and general scanda.

They all deserve whatever comes next ,no matter how negative.

These are the same men who so support the sanctity of marriage and the superiority of their women. (LOL)

[Forester]

Any day with a story about Santorum is a good day.

At some point we will no longer actually need Jon Stewart.
We can just read the news and insert our own punchline.

I have begun to believe that the GOP is using a "saturation campaign" so that we just get numb to the lack of ethics, and eventually lose interest.

[Telemachus]

Carpet bombing?

[jbrantow]

I think that's what went on in the GW Bush years....t­rying to keep track of his lies and mistakes made heads spin.

[janeyre]

Wasn't Murdoch exposed as a person who had people's phones, computer hacked? Isn't Murdoch owner of Fox News?

[zendem1]

One and the same.

[Telemachus]

It's refreshing to see the word "cuckold" making a comeback.

[audadvnc]

It would be better if used properly. According to Wikipedia:

"Strictly speaking, a cuckold is a married man with an adulterous wife, but current usage sometimes extends the term informally to include cuckqueans (women with adulterous husbands), wittols (husbands who consent to their wife's extramarital sex), and non-married couples in analogous situations­."

I believe the correct term is "Philanderer".

[Ellyllon]

They used it correctly in the article - they're referring to the mistress's husband, I believe - the cuckold.

[christopherflynn]

as opposed to "cockuld".­.. :)

[zendem1]

Rickys got some splainin' to do