Paul Ryan's ex girlfriend

[apples and oranges]

Ryan Donmoyer, a journalist who interviewed Ryan in 1999, wrote that then freshman congressman for Wisconsin's first district had told him that he had dated a black former cheerleader for five years. Steel, Representative Ryan's spokesman, said: 'They dated in the mid-1990s, and broke up several years before Mr Ryan met Mrs Ryan (in 1999).'

...after Ryan's relationship with Pope, who graduated in 1994, two years after him eventually fizzled out when he went to Washington D.C. to pursue his political ambitions on Capitol Hill and she to Chicago when she left Ohio.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196944/Paul-Ryans-black-ex-girlfriend-Deneeta-Pope-spent-months-prison-77-000-fraud.html

[Ellipsis]

1. bfd

[chowder66]

2. What does she have to do with anything? Is she running for office?

Sorry but I have to ask. I don't get why anyone would drag her into this.

on edit: I see that Ryan was the one that brought her into this originally.

[uponit7771]

5. +1 rMOney has 0% approval amongst blacks...those are literally Adolf Hitler numbers

[uponit7771]

3. Paul Ryan ascribes to ideals of a overtly racist organizaton, could care less if he dates only dark

...skinned people or was married to one.

[Chorophyll]

4. Why is this even a thing?

Because he's a Republican? I mean, he's a complete p.o.s. in my view, and his party is full of racists, but maybe he and this woman just liked each other.

[alphafemale]

6. ....and?

Did he also date a girl that liked Cheetos?

Is it because she's a Cheerleader?

Were you trying to make a point?

Go on...say it.

I dare you.

[apples and oranges]

9. one line that jumped out at me

was that the relationship fizzled when he went to Washington to pursue a career in politics. It made me wonder if he dumped her to further his career?

[leveymg]

7. Now, SHE might be able to run a sub-3 hour Marathon.

Maybe, Rep. Ryan was thinking about Ms. Pope when he made that remark?

[jillan]

8. Wonder if he has "Brown Sugar" on his playlist too? Seriously,

she probably dumped him after she found out what an asshole he really is.

[Cleita]

10. Good for him.

Shows he's even more disingenuous than we thought. Deep down, he doesn't believe in his party's racist platform. So he's just compromising his principles for power and money.

[dawg]

11. She's pretty.

It pains me to see that a douchebag like Ryan has been able to attract pretty women while I sit here alone to rot.

[loli phabay]

12. wwell without seeing you he is a pretty good looking guy.

[LadyHawkAZ]

13. No, he's not

He has pretty eyes. That's the only attractive feature he has.

[loli phabay]

15. well luckily attraction is subjective or we would all chase the same person.

[dawg]

14. Well, he's in better shape than me.

But I'm not bad, either.

There are probably even some women out there who would think that I'm cuter. (Especially liberal ones)

I'm sure I could get dates if I tried.

It's a broken-heart that is holding me back. I really need to cowboy-up and get over it, but apparently I'm not very good at that.

[laundry_queen]

16. hugs to you

I hear you. It's been 3 yrs since my ex left and I'm starting to get the 'why aren't you out dating? What's wrong with you?' crap from everyone I know. 'Get over it' is totally invalidating. It's not that easy for those of us who actually believed in life-long commitments.

[dawg]

17. Oh, it feels so good to not be the only one.

I left over two years ago because she was cheating. I kind of hoped she would .... I don't know .... reform? Fight for the marriage? Make it up to me somehow?

Well, she's pretty much dating even though we're still married. Not me. I'm still wearing the ring. I'm trying to go through with the divorce, but the lawyer isn't co-operating, and I've been too emotionally crippled to call him up and ask where the hell are the damn divorce papers?

Everyone thinks I should have moved on by now, but it's really, really hard. I believe I'll get there eventually, but in the meantime, I feel like I'm partially wasting what are potentially some of the best years of my life.

[laundry_queen]

20. Very similar situation here.

He cheated and moved out after years of me being the only one to try to make it work, so I moved away with the kids. He moved his girlfriend into 'our' house we had built together and they get to go on cruises and vacations to Vegas together. I get to go back to school in my 30's and raise 4 kids on my own (he sees them once a month, and gets to do the 'disneyland dad' thing with them, while spreading rumors about me 'living the high life' on child support. M'kay. It's a blast. ) I had hoped he would 'see the light' but it hasn't happened - he's content to live his life far away from his own kids. I finally just got the separation agreement signed - it was supposed to be done the month I moved out, but there were some problems, and then I have been putting it off for the last 6 months. Every email or phone call from the lawyer was like a knife to my gut.

Anyway, hang in there. You definitely aren't alone.

[dawg]

21. At least mine is a good Mom.

Although the fact that she isn't a total jerk just makes it that much harder to move on.

[Angry Dragon]

23. Love does not come when you look for it

Love comes when you least expect it and comes when you do not think you have time for love

[GeorgeGist]

24. Personally, I prefer silence ...

to platitudes.

[dawg]

26. But I appreciated your comment.

Thanks!

[Nye Bevan]

18. OK, so he is not a racist.

He does have plenty of other flaws, however.

[WI_DEM]

19. Who cares?

[bigdaddyva]

22. This is where the Daily Mail found her, I think. Article is 13 years old.

www.ryandonmoyer.com

[Ganja Ninja]

25. I don't see where any of this is an issue.

She's an ex girl friend who has moved on. Unless there's some evidence he forced her to have an abortion or smacked her around, this is nothing.

[jberryhill]

27. Exqueeze me, but what does this have to do with anything?

This woman did not ask to become a public figure.

[DropZoneMom]

28. So he isn't as racist as Romney...

...that IS a surprise!!

[BayouBengal07]

29. I thought it was going to be Ayn Rand

[LeftishBrit]

30. Typical Daily Mail, invading people's privacy for no reason

So Deneeta Pope made a bad choice of boyfriend when she was a student, and eventually got out of the relationship. Big deal.