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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Comments

[Jack Rice]

I couldn't care less about the "hypocrisy" thing. We have rogue nations and a recession to deal with, and chasing skirts (or pants) is an indulgence we should expect our elected officials to forgo. The offense here isn't adultery or hypocrisy but AWOL, even if it really is hiking the Appalachians.

[CitizenJ]

You want to know how screwed up these guys are (Ensign, Coburn, Sanford)? Read this book:

"The Family" by Jeff Sharlet
http://www.amazon.com/Family-Secret-Fundamentalism-Heart-American/dp/0060559799

[zendem1]

http://www.amazon.com/American-Fascists-Christian-Right-America/dp/0743284461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247244534&sr=1-1

"American Fascists"

[VermontGirl]

I can't....I just can't read this book as much as I would like to.
I just saw an intervew with Jeff Sharlet.
This "C Street" stuff is much too scary. That these guys actually believe they can "control the masses" with their religous persuation and power.....­just too scary for me!

Did their mothers just drop these guys on their heads too many times or WHAT???
And the folks who follow them....WH­AT is their excuse??

Guess I just find "organized religion" as unappealing as I always have. A lobotomy sounds better than their brainwashing.

[stylenease]

I heard that Rick Santorum had now divorced his wife and married a dog.

[tandrmcdonald]

Nah, he's just shackin' up with Rover in the backyard..­.'Oh, 'scuze me, he's hiking the Old Appalachian trail with Rover....
Gramma Rose

[FGDinVA]

"Move over little dog, the big dog's movin' in." :D

[christopherflynn]

and a handsome male one it was, indeed...

[roshni]

Is he paying off the wife or the dog?
Actually, I don't think any self-respecting dog would shack up with him.

[hopefulinpa]

How old is Ensign? He is in his 50's and he asked his "parents" to pay off his mistress. I guess just to hide the fact, but I still think that is terribly tacky. Obviously he must come from a very well to do family who definately are not living on a fixed income.

[Bluesue]

He turned 51 in March. I think the deal with his parents paying is so he wouldn't be directly involved and to hide it so it wouldn't appear on his financial records. He could afford to make the payment

"John Ensign’s net worth was between $1,901,203 and $7,450,195 in 2007, according to Ensign’s mandated financial disclosure statements­."

The above is from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300040

[MamaBird62]

They own a bunch of casinos. Must be extremely useful to have a son as US Senator.

[triplbee]

His father is a casino mogul.

[christopherflynn]

or more appropriately "mogullibl­y"...

[JustJoy7]

Hmmm, I guess my post back at page 2 just didn't meet the HP standards.

[Bluesue]

What are those standards?

I don't understand why some posts make it through their screening and some don't. Sometimes I think the people who screen are too busy and just ignore a lot of posts. Or it's their little way of exerting power. It gets quite annoying.

[nofltwlt]

Who said Santorum is unfit to serve?

Voters, that's who!

[justoverit333]

Has the Party of No given up on family values?
What's up with that? LOL

[Didactic Curveball]

Anyone who is being honest knows that Fox News tipped Ensign off when it got wind that this story was coming down the pike.

There is no professional integrity within the Fox Network.

[ozwald888]

Really....­.

There is NOTHING anywhere near professional at fox spews.

NOTHING!

Well, unless you consider they are all professional liars, traitors and 'D' Bags......­..

[rabrophy]

BUT.....Wi­thout Fox, Jon Stewart would have to get a day job.

"Hi, I'm Jon Stewart, would you like frys with that?"
Not a pretty sight!

[jalowe1957]

So much for the GOP's mantra of family values, which continues to circle the Ty-D-Bowl with each new revelation of extramarital affairs by hypocritical legislators.

And if you thought Bill Clinton was still paying for that back-street affair...

[judiNJ]

This is the new, revised version of the Republican Family Values. If your affair is made public, you get your parents to pay off the mistress. Oh, nice!

[Wiseronenow]

Maybe, it's never been revised, eh?

[labman57]

But...but.­..but...th­at would have been unethical, and if we have learned anything about FOX News and News Corp, they are the epitome of honesty, propriety, and virtue.

Sean told me so, and Glenn confirmed it, so it must be true.

[cynthia3217]

Sounds like this "C" Street house should be more appropriately named "Republican Animal House". I love how they believe that they are above practicing values and can condone infidelity for themselves.

[kimleehan]

Welcome to the new Republican revolution.

[tandrmcdonald]

How about if we call it what it is, the Republican Boinking the Bimbo House?
Gramma Rose

[Cambridge9]

Seems that there is 'an old boys club' operating in DC. I'm sure that those who are 'in the know' are no better than Ensign, Sanford, et al.

How can these men criticize the 'godless' (ie. those who have a different god to them - or no gad at all) when their own vows mean absolutely nothing?

And if their wedding vows mean nothing what does it say about their vows to 'uphold the Constitution'?

[nogornc]

Republican Mantra:
Chauvinism, Greed, Hypocrisy, and Righteousness
Basically take the bible and do a George Castanza, go opposite!

[Mickey7]

It's no wonder they oppose legalizing gay marriage. The hypocrisy brigade already has its hands full covering up and lying for each other over traditional marriage. Simply not enough 'advisers' or more accurately 'co-conspirators' to deal with the additional burden.

[kimleehan]

Is'nt Rick Santorum the same guy that named a fetus Gabriel Michael and brought it to his family to hug and kiss.

[Punkynsnow]

Ewwww.... that is so beyond creepy that I can't even come up with a way to describe it.

[judiNJ]

Yes, it is. He also is the one that said that allowing gay marriage would open the door to "man on dog relations". Very sick person and extremely holier than thou.

[Cambridge9]

He's also the guy who called a colege student of foreign descent "makaka" and it lost his the VA seat to Jim Webb. Good for him.

[UtahLady]

THAT one is not Santorum -- it's George Allen.

[BluePrideStephen]

George Allen was the pol who used this term as a nasty slur. It was to a camera man and he didn't realize that it would be understood as an insult since it was a foreign term. He was caught and lost as he should have... This is the beauty of the info age.

[roshni]

he was also in cahoots with Jeb Bush in intervening in the Schiavo decision.

[nogornc]

Sex is only to procreate, right? And all pregnancies must be brought to term no matter the health of the mother or fetus, right? And marriage is only between ONE woman and one man, right? When do they call it a day and go home?

[Cambridge9]

I think they mean one man and one woman - at a time - in the same bed.

And then there are those who claim they are 'looking for a wife' - anybody's.