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On
this day of fatherhood, let us look to the proclaimers of the family, the
protectors of tradition, the beacons of morality . . . Nope, can’t even pretend
to go there. Perhaps illustrations of
dads with no common sense and tales of dads with egos overriding common sense.
"When
authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to
be learned. Do
not have sex with the authorities." — Matt Groening
Senator Strom Thurmond, the noted segregationist, fathered
a child, Essie Mae
Washington-Williams, with a 15-year-old African American who was
employed by the Thurmond family.
Senator John Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign ended
when it was discovered he had an ongoing extramarital affair that occurred
while his wife was being treated for terminal cancer and which produced a son.
On May 9, 2011, Shriver and Schwarzenegger separated
after 25 years of marriage.
Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, fathered a son more than
fourteen years earlier with an employee in their household.
In 2008, Representative Vito Fossella was arrested for drunk driving.
Under questioning, the married Congressman and father of three admitted to an ongoing
affair that produced a daughter.
In the 1970’s, Representative Robert L. Leggett fathered two illegitimate
children by a Congressional secretary while he had an additional affair with
the aide to the speaker of the house.
Representative John Schmitz was, at one time, the leader of the
ultra-conservative John Birch Society
before being expelled for his extremist views. In 1982 he admitted to having a
second family, but refused to accept or support his two children who became
wards of the state.
I would venture to guess, that if we did a Politically-Donated
DNA search of the population at large, there would be a disproportionately
large representation of Congressional genetics.
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