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The truth of it isn't the issue. Replace sex with religion. Should religious belief be condoned as acceptable in politicians if that helps them govern? No!

Sex has nothing to do with ideals of government. It simply isn't relevant, and making it relevant as the statement highlighted by Fran attempts to do is not appropriate, unless one wishes to argue that eg the minister's preferred cupsize or whether he's enjoyed buggery in recent days should be an important factor in deciding the laws that govern the country.

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by martingale on Mon Jun 22nd, 2009 at 10:04:28 PM EST
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It's relevant for security reasons. When the Big Man can't keep it zippered he's easy prey to blackmail and manipulation.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 05:33:19 AM EST
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It's only relevant if the blackmail would be effective: if someone had tried to blackmail Haughey with his affairs he'd have laughed at them - everyone in the media knew already. It would have been  relevant in the US or UK because it's a big deal there.

Now, if Haughey had been busing loads of starlets out to his Kinsealy mansion or flying them out to his island, that might have been a different matter. Though it would have been a pretty small bus in those days.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 05:37:37 AM EST
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They don't have to plain vanilla affairs. Get your mark drunk or drugged enough, scatter a few teenagers around, and you have yourself some solid leverage, even if it's not something the mark would usually do.

Pillow talk has proven expensive too.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 04:19:58 PM EST
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Hence all Big Men needs neutering.

It is a sacrifice but one I am sure our beloved leaders will make to keep the world safe from terrorists.

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 07:49:42 AM EST
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