(Sen.) Ensign: ‘My Wife And I Have Worked Things Out’

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Source: FOX5 Vegas

Republican Says He Won't Step Down

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada Sen. John Ensign resisted calls for his resignation Monday, saying his affair with a friend's wife had strengthened his marriage and would not end his political career.

“I was elected to a six-year term, and I fully intend on serving that out,” he said during an interview with a conservative radio host.

The 51-year-old Republican had stayed silent on the affair for months, but may have been prompted to speak out following a recent Nightline interview with Doug Hampton, the husband of his former mistress.

Although the affair ended the longtime friendship with Hampton, Ensign said he's grown closer to his wife Darlene.

“My wife and I have worked things out. We're doing better than we've ever done before,” he said.

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[kestrel91316]

1. Uh huh. I'd like to hear what is going on in DARLENE'S head about that.

[niyad]

2. then he needs to apologize to Pres Clinton for demanding his resignation. AND

he needs to keep his mouth shut about anyone's affairs. what a lousy hypocrite.

wonder how much influence C street had on this announcement.

[FBaggins]

9. Does anyone have quotes?

It would be helpful if we could find audio of him calling for Clinton's resignation specifically because of sexual dalliances.

It may even help Reid retain his job if he can tie the republican candidate to Ensign in some way (just getting him to comment should help).

[Roland99]

12. Right here >>>>>>>>>>>>

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/16/ensign-affair/

In 1998, while running for Nevada’s Senate seat against Harry Reid, Ensign called on President Clinton to resign in light of his admitted affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky:

“I came to that conclusion recently, and frankly it’s because of what he put his whole Cabinet through and what he has put the country through,” Ensign said Thursday, becoming the first member of the Nevada delegation to call for Clinton to quit. “He has no credibility left.”

[FBaggins]

18. Thanks... but not quite what I was looking for

What he "put the cabinet and country through" wasn't just the sexual daliances. The "called on Clinton to resign in light of his admitted affair" was thingprogress' words.

OTOH...it worked on Gingritch... why not Ensign?

On edit - I found something closer to what I wanted:

"There's too many people that paint with a broad brush that we're all corrupt, we're all amoral. … And having these kinds of things happen, whether it's a Republican or Democratic senator — we certainly have had plenty of Democratic scandals in the past — we need people who are in office who will hold themselves to a little higher standard"

[paulsby]

33. that doesn't prove your point

was he merely referring to the affair, or to the subsequent lying to the people and lying under oath.

since he's talking about credibility, i would say it's more likely than not, he was referring to the lying under oath

[Roland99]

13. He asked Larry Craig to resign, too.

[SpiralHawk]

19. What about Sen. Diaper Dave Vitter (R) ?

The Republicon Senate gave that little stinker a Standing O after his diaper-hooker escapades were, um, briefly exposed, and then covered up again...

[UTUSN]

3. Bwa-ha-HAH!1 Yeah, "It's my mistress' pesky ex-husband that's the problem!1"

Or he's "religious," so has he already made the announcement that God has forgiven him or that HE has forgiven himself, so we should all move along now, nothing to see here?!1 And he's a LAWmaker, so he can change those ethics laws and stuff!1

[struggle4progress]

36. "Why's Doug still bitchin I totalled his car? Mine runs bettern ever!"

[tomm2thumbs]

4. who's gonna write a check this time?

(don't everyone raise their hand at once)

[stlsaxman]

34. don't worry- The C Street Family will continue writing checks to Ensign...

He'll be just fine, thank you very much.

[TheDebbieDee]

5. Snicker.....

[SpiralHawk]

6. Typical republicon, warped wide-stance Family Values

refuses to act with honor.

Ptoooey.

[Aviation Pro]

7. Senator Seaman First Class should have added....

...and my balls are resting comfortably in a mason jar on my wife's nightstand.

[Raschel]

8. The new marriage strengthener - affairs!

[Aviation Pro]

10. "Honey, I had to have sex with that stripper....

...in order to make us closer."

[Botany]

15. Who knew?

Honey I love you more now that I was having sex w/ your friend.

"We're doing better than we've ever done before."

[cayanne]

11. He just doesn't get it

It isn't just the affair, it's everything involved. Getting the son a job and the payout from his parents is just the beginning of the breach of ethics. He shouldn't represent the state of Nevada never the less the United States of America. Just my opinion here.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Translation: My nuts are in a lock box and she's thrown away the key

[izquierdista]

16. "Strengthened his marriage"

Yes, doing the horizontal tango with any skank that's available usually does wonders for a marriage.

[Bette Noir]

17. Whether or not he has worked things out with his wife

has nothing to do with whether he broke the law by using public/party money to pay his mistress and her relatives, and then fired them all when the affair ended. It seems to me that he's broken campaign finance laws, as well as sexual harassment laws, among others.

[pundaint]

20. I was wondering why I had to scroll down so far to get to this: +1

[PatSeg]

21. Gee, I'm so relieved

I can finally sleep at night knowing Ensign and his wife have "worked things out"!

You know, I don't a rats ass about politicians marriages. I care about policy and what they do for their constituents. Just because they care about everyone elses personal lives, they think we should care about theirs. The condition of his marriage has nothing to do with the fact that he probably broke the law.

[DebbieCDC]

22. Yeah I'm sure Darlene agrees with that

:rofl:

[Hulk]

23. Hell no...when has ANY repuke admitted guilt?

We still have "diaper vitter" don't we?

[radhika]

24. Rich, Hi-Perk, Hi Status Spouses...

get way more of those staged second chances and marriage revivals than we common folk get. Money is a great lubricant.

[bergie321]

25. I wonder

How much his mommy and daddy paid her to stay with him?

[tonysam]

26. That poor excuse for a senator doesn't get it

It's NOT about the cheating; it's about the ethics violations, you idiot.

It's bad enough voters like me are stuck with the idiot Jim Gibbons as governor without being stuck with an idiot for a senator.

[chelsea0011]

27. Well, that settles it. I always thought that a good ole affair is the thing

to do to strengthen ones marriage. Let's party and grow closer.

[paranoid floyd]

28. Yes, it's all worked out

He'll tape a photo of his Mistress to the back of his wife's head...problem solved.

[Zoeisright]

29. Hypocrite.

There's nothing worse than an asshole like Ensign who spends his life judging everybody else and telling them how to behave, then changes the rules when HE gets caught.

[tanyev]

30. How nice. So...no need for any investigation of the payoff your parents

made to your former mistress, John?

[mitchum]

31. Fuck his wife (someone has to)...there is still the matter of campaign funding laws

[Demeter]

32. And How Much Did THAT Cost His Parents?

Some people don't know when to cut the cord.

[Javaman]

35. "Yes, she gets the mine, I get the shaft"

:rofl:

[mstinamotorcity]

37. Everybody lets get a kleenex

his wife forgave him and now his marriage is strong. If Ensign don't get his lying ass out of here. And what makes him think we really care if he and his wife worked it out.Look he got off easy in my opinion. Had that been the average everyday joe he would have done his press conference with a bandage across his head or at least a busted out car window. Does he really think that excuses him from ethics violations,bribery,and flat out lying. oh thats right he didn't do it his mom and dad give big gifts. They the republicons that is are always referring to their high moral standards i wonder how high or low was his standards to get under his friends wife dress. Mr. Ensign, he should get used to that name because politics is over for him,can get back with us in a month with thirty eight days. Maybe he could get his old friends job as a lobbyist,i mean there is a vacancy.:D :D :D One thing is for sure at the rate they keep going we will soon see all their moral standards probably hiking up that old appalachian trail:nopity: :nopity:

[superconnected]

38. Gee, he and the wife worked it out, what about his mistress and his friend - the one his mistress is

married too? Are they all pals now?

What kind of deal did they work out?