Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the Nevada
Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of his mistress
around the time she and her husband left his staff in April 2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the senator
gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children gifts worth
$96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with
tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying that
he complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice Department to investigate
potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign reportedly giving Cindy Hampton
more than $25,000 in a severance package. The group says that under
federal law, failing to report contributions of more than $25,000 can
result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the Nevada
Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of his mistress
around the time she and her husband left his staff in April 2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the senator gave
Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children gifts worth $96,000 and
that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with tax
rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying that he
complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and
Ethics in Washington called on the Justice Department to investigate
potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign reportedly giving Cindy Hampton
more than $25,000 in a severance package. The group says that under
federal law, failing to report contributions of more than $25,000 can
result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an illegal
sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was serving as
Mayor of Portland.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Admitted
to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex and subsequently
hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used the congressman’s
Washington apartment for prostitution.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan Cipel who
resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded guilty
to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off a bridge on
Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....

Lu Powell wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the Nevada
Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of his
mistress around the time she and her husband left his staff in April
2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the senator
gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children gifts worth
$96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with
tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's
parents "decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being
of longtime family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying
that he complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice Department to
investigate potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign reportedly giving
Cindy Hampton more than $25,000 in a severance package. The group says
that under federal law, failing to report contributions of more than
$25,000 can result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an
illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was
serving as Mayor of Portland.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex and
subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used the
congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan Cipel
who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off a
bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....






You don't get it, lu-ser. It is the Republicans who stand on the pile of
crap mountain called "family values," proclaim themselves virtuous, and
tell others they, too, should lead "proper" lives. That's why these
wonderful stories of Republican "misbehaving" has such a long half-life,
as it were.

Vitter, Ensign, Sanford, Craig - all right-wingers, all "family values"
bull****ters, all hypocrites.

Try again...and see if your peabrain can figure it all out, eh?

On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:36:46 -0400, HK wrote:


Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

Yes, that's what my family does too. We don't send a card or invite
them for dinner. We give money.

Family *values* indeed.

What's the value or your family?

jps wrote:
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:36:46 -0400, HK wrote:


Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

Yes, that's what my family does too. We don't send a card or invite
them for dinner. We give money.

Family *values* indeed.

What's the value or your family?


You know what really must burn the Republi-scum?

The political family with the strongest family values now occupies the
white house...a husband and wife devoted to each other and their kids,
and not a breath of sexual scandal.

Even worse for the Republi-scum...the Obamas are not overtly religious.

"HK" wrote in message
...
Lu Powell wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the Nevada
Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of his mistress
around the time she and her husband left his staff in April 2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the senator
gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children gifts worth
$96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with
tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying that
he complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice Department to investigate
potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign reportedly giving Cindy Hampton
more than $25,000 in a severance package. The group says that under
federal law, failing to report contributions of more than $25,000 can
result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an
illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was
serving as Mayor of Portland.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex and
subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used the
congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan Cipel
who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off a
bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....






You don't get it, lu-ser. It is the Republicans who stand on the pile of
crap mountain called "family values," proclaim themselves virtuous, and
tell others they, too, should lead "proper" lives. That's why these
wonderful stories of Republican "misbehaving" has such a long half-life,
as it were.

Vitter, Ensign, Sanford, Craig - all right-wingers, all "family values"
bull****ters, all hypocrites.

Try again...and see if your peabrain can figure it all out, eh?






You are the one that doesn't get it. For every Republican scandal, there are
myriad demo scandals. The "family values" argument is a straw dog that you
use to justify your muckraking. You post one about Republicans, I'll post
one or more about Democrats. Fair enough? Family values be damned. That's
the democratic way.

WAFA

Lu Powell wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
Lu Powell wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the
Nevada Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of
his mistress around the time she and her husband left his staff in
April 2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the
senator gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children
gifts worth $96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied
with tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair
with Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's
parents "decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being
of longtime family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying
that he complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice
Department to investigate potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign
reportedly giving Cindy Hampton more than $25,000 in a severance
package. The group says that under federal law, failing to report
contributions of more than $25,000 can result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an
illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was
serving as Mayor of Portland.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex
and subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used
the congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan
Cipel who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off
a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....






You don't get it, lu-ser. It is the Republicans who stand on the pile
of crap mountain called "family values," proclaim themselves virtuous,
and tell others they, too, should lead "proper" lives. That's why
these wonderful stories of Republican "misbehaving" has such a long
half-life, as it were.

Vitter, Ensign, Sanford, Craig - all right-wingers, all "family
values" bull****ters, all hypocrites.

Try again...and see if your peabrain can figure it all out, eh?






You are the one that doesn't get it. For every Republican scandal, there
are myriad demo scandals. The "family values" argument is a straw dog
that you use to justify your muckraking. You post one about Republicans,
I'll post one or more about Democrats. Fair enough? Family values be
damned. That's the democratic way.

WAFA



Whoosh.

"HK" wrote in message
m...
jps wrote:
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:36:46 -0400, HK wrote:


Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's parents
"decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of longtime
family friends during a difficult time.

Yes, that's what my family does too. We don't send a card or invite
them for dinner. We give money.

Family *values* indeed.

What's the value or your family?


You know what really must burn the Republi-scum?

The political family with the strongest family values now occupies the
white house...a husband and wife devoted to each other and their kids, and
not a breath of sexual scandal.

Even worse for the Republi-scum...the Obamas are not overtly religious.


And smokes like a chimney.

HK wrote:
Lu Powell wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Ensign paid $96k to mistress's family
By: Manu Raju
Politico
July 9, 2009 03:11 PM EST

U.S. Sen. John Ensign's attorney acknowledged Thursday that the
Nevada Republican's parents paid nearly $100,000 to the family of his
mistress around the time she and her husband left his staff in April
2008.

Paul Coggins, Ensign's attorney, said in a statement that the senator
gave Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton and their two children gifts worth
$96,000 and that "each gift was limited to $12,000."

"The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with
tax rules governing gifts," Coggins said.

Coggins said that after Ensign told his parents about his affair with
Cindy Hampton — who was an then a campaign aide — the senator's
parents "decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being
of longtime family friends during a difficult time.

"The gifts are consistent with a pattern of generosity by the Ensign
family to the Hamptons and others."

Ensign's attorney said that none of the gifts came from campaign or
official funds and were not related to his official duties, saying
that he complied with all ethics laws.

His disclosure comes as the watchdog group Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called on the Justice
Department to investigate potential criminal wrongdoing of Ensign
reportedly giving Cindy Hampton more than $25,000 in a severance
package. The group says that under federal law, failing to report
contributions of more than $25,000 can result in five years in jail.

- - -

Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Neil Goldschmidt – Democrat – Oregon governor. Admitted to having an
illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was
serving as Mayor of Portland.

Barney Frank – Democrat – U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex
and subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used
the congressman’s Washington apartment for prostitution.

Former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned his office and
publically admitted his relationship with his croney/lover Golan Cipel
who resigned from a $100,000/yr job created by McGreevey.

Edward Kennedy – Democrat – U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded
guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off
a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Hehehe...it just goes on and on and on and on....






You don't get it, lu-ser. It is the Republicans who stand on the pile of
crap mountain called "family values," proclaim themselves virtuous, and
tell others they, too, should lead "proper" lives. That's why these
wonderful stories of Republican "misbehaving" has such a long half-life,
as it were.

Vitter, Ensign, Sanford, Craig - all right-wingers, all "family values"
bull****ters, all hypocrites.

Try again...and see if your peabrain can figure it all out, eh?


So what about the "It takes a village" bull****, WAFA?

Krausie wrote:
Hehehe...it just goes on and on for these family value Republicans.


Yessiree Krausie. Speaking of family values, jus' wondering why your
name isn't on the deed to home you live in? Your wifelet deem you to
be deficient in "family values?"