Posted on 02/01/2007 1:30:09 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's re-election campaign manager resigned Wednesday after confronting the mayor about an affair Newsom had with his wife while she worked in the mayor's office, City Hall sources said.
Alex Tourk, 39, who served as Newsom's deputy chief of staff before becoming his campaign manager in September, confronted the mayor after his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, told him of the affair as part of a rehabilitation program she had been undergoing for substance abuse, said the sources, who had direct knowledge of Wednesday's meeting.
Rippey-Tourk, 34, was the mayor's appointments secretary from the start of his administration in 2004 until last spring. She told her husband that the affair with Newsom was short-lived and happened about a year and a half ago, while the mayor was undergoing a divorce from his then-wife, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, said the sources, who spoke on condition they not be identified.
Alex Tourk "confronted the mayor on the issue this afternoon, expressed his feeling about the situation in an honest and pointed way, and resigned," said one source close to Tourk and his wife.
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I had the same thought about the so called 'therapist' but changed my mind about posting. So glad you had the courage to make the point.
Frankly, most of the gals are much too thin to be healthy.
I guess Newsom should be relieved the aide didn't come to his office and blow him away. Shades of Moscone, Milk and White.
Not Laurie. She is as healthy as they come.
Maybe the Mayor should be given a piss test.
Unfortunately this won't affect Gavin in SF, but MAYBE it will affect Pelosi and dems across the land.
I hope!
SAN FRANCISCO VALUES.
ROTFLMAO.
Hard to blame Newsom, she's hotter than Guilfoyle.
And I thought Newsom was gay......
So the boss has an affair with your wife, and you resign? Should have at least popped him one!
What a scumbag! Liberals and feminists normally call for the resignation of Republicans and private sector bosses for exactly the same thing.
Politician Adultery is a nonpartisan syndrome, and not confined to San Francisco. Ever heard of Newt Gingrich or Rudy the G?
Wow! She didn't waste any time. Seems like just yesterday she was bragging about good she was at performing oral sex on Gavin....
However, if you watch the presser, Gavin acted like a man, apologized directly and in simple English, did not say anything about therapy, said he was wrong, and looked the press maggots in the eye.
Not bad for a lefty.
I couldn't tell if it was Laurie or Page Hopkins? Of course you weren't looking at faces....LOLOL!
Those scandals were really before everyone was online and there were blogs.
Now there are blogs, mbs, etc. Sex scandals get more juice, and he's doing it NOW knowing that there is EXTRA scrutiny, that is really amazing.
Plus the Tourk was his BEST FRIEND.
You think that's ok? Ruby was Tourk's wife.
I'm all up on this scandal...Ruby was also pregnant by Gavin and had an abortion, allegedly, as well.
Yes it was.....
Oh I think Tourk was SUPER PISSED, and probably yelled at him. The press reports that there was a confrontation, ie Tourk confronted him.
You can be sure everyone in that building heard that one.
You only get points for a live boy or a dead girl.
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