Republican Family Values or Lack there of

signalmankenneth said:
Schwarzenegger reveals he had child with staffer???

LOS ANGELES Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a revelation that apparently prompted wife Maria Shriver to leave the couple's home before they announced their separation last week.

Schwarzenegger and Shriver jointly announced May 9 that they were splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Yet, Shriver moved out of the family's Brentwood mansion earlier in the year after Schwarzenegger acknowledged the child is his, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger told the Times in a statement that also was sent to The Associated Press early Tuesday. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.

"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."

Schwarzenegger's representatives did not comment further. A spokesman for the former first lady told the Times she had no comment.

The Times did not publish the former staffer's name nor that of her child but said the woman worked for the family for 20 years and retired in January.

In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man her husband at the time was the child's father. When the Times later informed the woman of the governor's statement, she declined to comment further.

The child was born before Schwarzenegger began his seven-year stint in public office.

Shriver stood by her husband during his 2003 gubernatorial campaign after the Los Angeles Times reported accusations that he had a history of groping women. Schwarzenegger later said he "behaved badly sometimes."

In his first public comments since the couple announced their breakup, Schwarzenegger said last week that he and Shriver "both love each other very much."

"We are very fortunate that we have four extraordinary children and we're taking one day at a time," he said at a Los Angeles event marking Israeli independence. Their children range in age from 13 to 21.

Since his term as California governor ended in early January, Schwarzenegger, 63, has hopscotched around the world, his wife nowhere in sight. While the "Terminator" star appeared confident about the future since exiting politics, cutting movie deals and fashioning himself as a global spokesman for green energy, Shriver, known for her confidence, seemed unsettled.

Shriver, 55, maintained her own identity when her husband entered politics, though she gave up her job at NBC. Their union was often tested in Sacramento, where the former action star contended with a rough seven years of legislative gridlock, a budget crisis and lingering questions about his fidelity.

Associated Press
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"Their union was often tested in Sacramento, where the former action star contended with a rough seven years of legislative gridlock, a budget crisis and lingering questions about his fidelity."

I suppose there are some who would say we shouldn’t be too hard on Arnold. Remember Newt saying how his love of country and excessive devotion to hard work drove him to have an affair? Even though the liaison took place before Arnold entered office we can all be assured his homework and preparation for political office was exhausting. :rolleyes:

I don’t know about anyone else but employing a man and wife as household staff, having an affair with the wife resulting in producing a child, then for over 10 years keeping the wife of the employer (Ms. Shriver) in the dark about the whole sordid thing while she went about her everyday life completely unaware….what sense of morality or common decency does that person have?

Ten years of living a lie. Ten years of deception directed towards his wife. Does such a person even have a conscience?
 
WinterBorn said:
Yes, the description of this site is accurate. But that is entertainment for me. That is the main purpose. I may learn something along the way, but mainly it is entertainment. If I was strictly looking to learn more about a topic, I could do much better researching it on my own.

My job requirements are being met and I am better than most at my job. I have a solid program in place, and there are plenty of times I am left with free time on my hands.

Some day you too might have a job that doesn't require asking "Paper or Plastic" or the wearing of a folding paper hat as you sack up someone's fries.
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Your post reminded me when I first moved to the city, fresh from the farm.

Several times a month the plumber would leave work early so one day I asked him why he did so. His reply was, "It doesn't take me eight hours to do a days work."

I liked that! :)
 
no surprise legion runs away from questions about his employment when he is still badgering another poster about his

coward troll
 
apple0154 said:
Your post reminded me when I first moved to the city, fresh from the farm.

Several times a month the plumber would leave work early so one day I asked him why he did so. His reply was, "It doesn't take me eight hours to do a days work."

I liked that! :)
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Good answer! But mine has as much to do with weather as with my own gifted ability to get everything done.
 
Yurt said:
what a psychotic stalker....what the fuck does a loser like you care what someone does at work? is it because you are jealous because you have no job and live in your mom's basement?
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Talking about living in Mom's basement I received an email from a lady interested in design. This is new on the market and may be the answer to those returning home after falling victim to their company's downsizing. It's a bed and desk in one unit.

http://www.gmoduleconcept.com/pdf/promo2011_bureau-lit.pdf

Full disclosure: I have no financial nor any other interest in said company. Merely passing it along to fellow posters. :)
 
\(\(\(\/)/)/ said:
More than competitive? Higher profits than most while paying employees to frequent "entertainment" websites on company time using company resources? How's that work?

When did I disparage your work (assuming you perform any, and I haven't seen it any sign of it at all)? Link up. Don't dance around.
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It works quite well, thanks for asking. Our TIIR has dropped from a 7.85 (the year before I took over) to a 1.85 for 2010. We have a better trained work force, manage our incidents and injuries better, and cause fewer damages than any of our competitors.




Now, as for what you do. That would be what? What work do you do?
 
WinterBorn said:
I doubt they are delighted by the weather.


So what was it you do? You post here more than I do, and yet...... Do you have a job?
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he won't answer you....he always runs away from the truth and questions that show he is an idiot or wrong. see....only he gets to ask for your employer's information and questions about your work...only him. ever wonder why that is?
 
i love how christie groans my post for asking about legion's job....but then she ignores all his posts badgering winterborn about his job

typical of christie...bash righties for something, then support lefties for doing the same thing
 
Schwarzenegger version of family values vs. the reality.

"The parents are the single most important influence on a child, followed by education and the peer group," he told Christina Valhouli. "The number of single parents in the U.S. has quadrupled since the '60s, and there has also been an increase in violence and school shootings. All that stuff has increased largely because of a lack of parenting, and many households only have one biological parent -- so many of them are fatherless. It really creates a big problem."

Fortunately for the young Schwarzenegger offspring, it appears the kid had the kind of stable nuclear family the Republican leader condones: a father figure, a biological father who secretly sent them money, and a mother who worked for the guy. You can see why, shortly before his move into politics, he was able to state with confidence, "To me, family has always been the basic foundation of everything ... Single parenting is a danger and that's what we have to avoid." See, it's OK, because Arnold and the staffer who had his child were married. He never specified it had to be to each other. And that's your family values, Schwarzenegger-style.

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/2011/05/17/schwarzenegger_family_values
 
Yurt said:
i love how christie groans my post for asking about legion's job....but then she ignores all his posts badgering winterborn about his job

typical of christie...bash righties for something, then support lefties for doing the same thing
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Cite the post where he specifically asked WB to provide personal info about his job.
 
christiefan915 said:
Schwarzenegger version of family values vs. the reality.

"The parents are the single most important influence on a child, followed by education and the peer group," he told Christina Valhouli. "The number of single parents in the U.S. has quadrupled since the '60s, and there has also been an increase in violence and school shootings. All that stuff has increased largely because of a lack of parenting, and many households only have one biological parent -- so many of them are fatherless. It really creates a big problem."

Fortunately for the young Schwarzenegger offspring, it appears the kid had the kind of stable nuclear family the Republican leader condones: a father figure, a biological father who secretly sent them money, and a mother who worked for the guy. You can see why, shortly before his move into politics, he was able to state with confidence, "To me, family has always been the basic foundation of everything ... Single parenting is a danger and that's what we have to avoid." See, it's OK, because Arnold and the staffer who had his child were married. He never specified it had to be to each other. And that's your family values, Schwarzenegger-style.

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/2011/05/17/schwarzenegger_family_values
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Is he wrong saying parents are the single most important influence on a child?
 
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger told the Times in a statement that also was sent to The Associated Press early Tuesday. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.

"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."
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I think this is as classy as such a sleazy act can get~
 
cawacko said:
Is he wrong saying parents are the single most important influence on a child?
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No, he's not wrong in saying that, he's wrong in what he did. What kind of influence is serial groping, adultery, and an illegitimate sibling going to have on his children?

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