Mark Souder Affair

GOP's Souder Just The Latest Politician With Sex Troubles

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — On camera, Rep. Mark Souder was a paragon of morality, espousing the virtues of family values and abstinence education. But off ca...

Ex-Congressman Mark Souder: 'I Prayed Multiple Times A Day, Sang Hymns' Yet STILL Had Affair With Staffer

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Former congressman Mark Souder (R-Ind.), who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives last month after admitting to having an affair with a mar...

An Inconvenient Truth: Al And Tipper No More

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Schweiger Schecter

It's the curious case of Tipper and the former Veep Of conduct untoward we haven't heard a peep While there's no sign of a jaunt down the Appalachian ...

House Seats Of Congressmen Mark Souder, Eric Massa Won't Be Filled Until November

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The special elections to fill the vacant seats of Indiana's 3rd and New York's 29th congressional districts will not occur until Nov. 2, the same day ...

Mark Souder: Affair Makes Me 'Wonder Whether Life's Worth Living,' But 'I'm Not A Suicidal Guy'

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

In an interview with the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, former Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) said that the fallout from his sexual affair with a married memb...

Mark Souder and the Duplicity Inherent in 'Family Values'

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Howard Merritt

It makes me cringe to see the video of Rep. Souder patting himself on the back for standing up for abstinence -- while talking to his mistress. But I grew up in that Christian Right world, and I know it's full of opportunities to be bitten.

Tea Party Favorite Marlin Stutzman Vying For Mark Souder's Congressional Seat

AP | DEANNA MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011

GOSHEN, Ind. — An Indiana state senator and tea party favorite who finished second in the Republican U.S. Senate primary will get a second shot ...

Jason Linkins

Souder Response Highlights New Focus On Ethics Process

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

If you're wondering how it happened that Representative Mark Souder (R-Ind.) was shuttled into the spotlight of scandal and out of his seat in Congres...

Jason Linkins

Souder Blames DC For Sexual Misconduct

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

As most people know, the District of Columbia, along with being the home to everything political, is a city filled with monuments, museums, a subway t...

Mark Souder: The Hypocrisy of the Hypocrite

Diana Butler Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

Diana Butler Bass

But Rep. Souder's cheating scandal underscores something worse than mere hypocrisy: the use of religious faith to 1) manipulate and control others without having to submit the same standards yourself, and 2) cover for one's own sins.

Rep. Mark Souder Cries Over Affair, Resignation (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Rep. Mark Souder, an eight-term Republican who promoted abstinence education, said Tuesday he'll resign from Congress aft...

Jason Linkins

Mark Souder/Tracy Jackson Videos: Getting Hot And Bothered Over Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

By now, you've probably already seen this video of newly-disgraced Indiana Representative Mark Souder, being interviewed by his extramarital paramour,...

Ryan Grim

Souder, Leading Drug Warrior, Asks Forgiveness For Sins

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Souder resigned his congressional seat on Tuesday, confessing to an affair with a staffer and ending an eight-term career as a Republican from In...

Mark Souder RESIGNS Over Affair With Aide Tracy Jackson (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder acknowledged an affair with a staffer Tuesday and unexpectedly announced his resignation, giving De...