Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
Well, reading not-too-terribly-deeply between the lines, it looks like the following took place:

  1. Gen. Petraeus had at least one mistress, possibly (probably?) more
  2. Mistress A was convinced that another woman was, in fact, Mistress B
  3. Mistress A sent threats to potential Mistress B
  4. The threats were sufficiently convincing/unhinged/creepy that Mistress B contacted the FBI (and they musta been doozies, 'cause you don't normally call the feds when somebody emails you to KEEP YOUR WHORE HANDS OFF MY MAN)
  5. FBI discovers the love triangle, as well as Mistress A's access to Things She Should Not Have Access To

And everyone does the hokey-pokey ...
when senior public officials get caught doing the hokey pokey they should step down. theirs is a position of trust and respect: a portion of that "competence" referred to earlier is maintaining the trust and respect.

when entertainers get caught for the same behavior it's understandable for them to lose their sponsorships. but it seems just about hypocritical to lose their fanbase. backstabbing bastards want to see their heroes in the headlines and then when they get the biggest headlines ever they jump ship.