Mongiardo's girlfriend's age gives foes new ammo

Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | April 25, 2005 | Ryan Alessi

[Republican Wildcat]

FRANKFORT - Daniel Mongiardo just can't win.

As a lifelong bachelor at the age of 44 during last year's U.S. Senate race, Mongiardo was the target of Republican insinuations that he might be gay.

Now that he's dating a 19-year-old woman, he's drawing static for robbing the cradle.

[Republican Wildcat]

Bluegrass ping?

[goldstategop]

Hey, his girlfriend is an adult and he if he wants to marry her, that's no one else's business. Ok, there's a disparity between their ages but if they're in love, it shouldn't be an issue.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Clemenza]

"If there's grass on the field, its time to play ball."

[clee1]

I'm not EVEN going to go there....

[Calico Cat]

Classy. Roman Polanski, is that you?

[Clemenza]

The only class I have is for anger management. ;-)

Seriously folks, 19 is legally an adult in every state of the nation. 100 years ago, it was common for women in many parts of the country to marry when they were 14, in some cases to men who were considerably older.

As for myself, 19 seems OK, 14 would be kinda creepy.

[Republican Wildcat]

As soon as she gets a year older it will seem less awkward. For whatever reason, 44 and 20 seems more reasonable than 44 and 19. I guess because at 44 and 19 it looks more like 3 decades of difference rather than 2.

[jess35]

The 25 year age diffeence is creepy.

Can you imagine him at 25...looking at a newborn girl and saying....I'm going to have an intimate relationship with you some day?

[goldstategop]

Let's see: he'll still be in his 60s when his kid grows up. Ok mom and daughter look like the "Gilmore Girls." So people make jokes about their looking like sisters. With today's life expectancy she'll be a grandma before hubby croaks.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Calico Cat]

Unless she's an extraordinarily bright 19-year-old, I can't imagine what they'd have to talk about. (I could understand the physical attraction, but come ON! And besides, what does a 19-year-old see in a 44-year-old, anyway? If they ever got married, she'd be hiring rent boys in 20 years while he doddered off in his wheelchair.)

[goldstategop]

That's a stereotypical portrait of elderly people. My father, God bless him, is almost 76 and he doesn't need a wheelchair yet. Old age brings wisdom and as the election of Pope Benedict demonstrated, 78 is no longer an age when folks need to think about a retirement home.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Troublemaker]

There's a group of "old guys" in their late 70's and their 80's who ski our local mountain about 3 times a week. They ski great and are in great shape ....probably better than a lot of men 1/2 their age :o).

[This Just In]

Oh, he's in love alright. We're all adults here. I won't list what Mongiardo is in love with. Let's just say it's not her intelligence.....probably.

Age, at that age, is a number. Legally, she's an adult. But what does a 19 yr. old know about life at that age? Not enough to recognize an opportunist.

[taxesareforever]

"Honey, would you like a soda or milk with your filet mignon tonight?

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Classy. Roman Polanski, is that you?

Polanski had sex with a kid....not the same situation. Hope you didnt pull anything with that stretcchhhhhhhhhhhhh

[10mm]

His 19-year-old squeeze, Allison Patrick, University of Kentucky junior.

[Fenris6]

"his girlfriend is an adult and he if he wants to marry her, that's no one else's business"

True, but it indicates poor judgement.

[goldstategop]

She's a hottie. That's one heck of woman he met!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[goldstategop]

What do you mean poor judgment? She's 19 years old and an adult. So they took a liking to each other. As I said, if two consenting adults love and marry each other, that's still no one else's business.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)