John Edwards had an affair, and Clay Aiken is a father...
In the mondo bizarro news department today - the following two items:
1. According to AP News, Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter. [...]Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly about the affair with 42-year-old Rielle Hunter but said that he didn't love her.Oh, yes, and this is a man of great faith, who had repeatedly professed his undying love for his wife. Why can't those guys keep it in their pants? And I just adore the fact that Edwards admitted not loving this woman. I guess that this was just plain old recreational sex (but see below for more on this...)
Three more things on this, though: - John Edwards had, allegedly, admitted having had this affair to his wife, back in 2006.
- In very intense political situations such as presidential campaigns, men and women work very closely to each other, and, in the heat of the moment, they get themselves into this kind of predicament - that's why John Edwards can probably honestly say that he didn't even love Rielle Hunter. Still, a little self-control could go a long way, here...
- Claire and I discussed this briefly on the phone tonight, and found it a bit crazy that the media was all over this story today. As if it truly mattered. But, then again, aren't I blogging about it? Oh, well...
For more on this, watch ABC's Nightline this evening.
2. Also according to AP News, Clay Aiken, who is seemingly the gayest of all American Idol contenders ever, has just become the father of a baby boy, Parker Foster Aiken. The mother is Jaymes Foster, the sister of legendary music producer David Foster and a producer herself. In May, his rep confirmed to People magazine that Foster was artificially inseminated, and the two plan to raise the child together.
Well, congratulations to you, Clay and Jaymes. I think that Clay will make an excellent dad, because I believe that he's a nice guy, regardless of whether, as they say it in my native country, il navigue à la voile ou à la vapeur... (it's his business, and we really don't care.)
And, on these good words, I am going to watch the opening ceremonies of the 2008 olympic games.
Labels: Clay Aiken's baby, John Edwards' affair
3 Comments:
Hum... now let me get this straight....
Clay Aiken... fathered a child... to and with a woman... ::insert confused Peter Griffin "huh":: and follow that with an ::inset Lauren Cooper "aaaaaalriiiiigh'::.
Owie, that makes my brain hurt.
I think I would rather John Edwards had a child.
But then, neither of these two topics I consider "important" news.
"Il navigue à la voile ou à la vapeur."
I LOVE IT!
Why can't those guys keep it in their pants?
Because they are human?
Loving your wife does not prevent you from being attracted to another woman. Especially when said wife is battling cancer which most likely makes your love rather platonic. I'm not saying he was right to, but I think it's at least understandable. (The best book I've ever read about this issue, surprisingly, is a detective story that doesn't deal directly with it – Forfeit, by Dick Francis.)
As for why the story was all over the media on Friday... first of all, because they've been holding it back until the truth was more or less separated from the mud of the original National Enquirer article on the subject; and secondly, because the story just killed Edwards chances to be Obama's vice president (whether it's because he cheated or because he lied about it, Americans won't forgive him, unlike his wife).
Citronella - I do have a tough time with infidelity - I am not sure why, perhaps because I was raised in a staunchly catholic family. To me, an indiscretion means the end of a relationship or of a marriage. I am very much into monogamy. But that's just me, and I do understand your point of view. I will try to get a hold of that Dick Francis book, I actually like his stuff.
I also truly wonder if it's part of human nature to cheat on your spouse. As I wrote it in this entry, I know that in very intense situations like working on a political campaign, men and women may become close and forget that they have a husband or a wife whom, by the way, they may very much love. So, yes, it's quite complicated.
You're right too that Americans are unwilling to forget politicians who have affairs, especially if they lie about them. As a person who was raised in France, I basically couldn't care less about what politicians do in their private lives.
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