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The Man of Virtues Has a Vice (Bill Bennett gambles)
Newsweek ^
| 1/2/03
| Jonathan Alter and Joshua Green
Posted on 05/02/2003 1:27:57 PM PDT by Callahan
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Earlier liberal blogger Josh Marshall was touting the "unpleasant information" about to exposed about a "leading conservative moralist." I guess this is it. Bennett has to know that speaking out about morals is going to make him a target for the left-wing hypocrisy police. Apparently his fondness for casinos was fairly well known in Washington. Bill never complained about gambling, so this shouldn't hurt him too bad. Michael Jordan loses more on a single golf shot. I'm sure there are alot of disappointed Democrats wishing he got caught with a naked Girl Scout.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:27:57 PM PDT
by
Callahan
To: Callahan
so sad. I really like him. I hope he can get some help.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:28:45 PM PDT
by
bedolido
To: Callahan
Who cares? It's *his* money.
To: Callahan
I don't see what the big deal is...it's legal and he can afford it. So what?
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:29:41 PM PDT
by
Hildy
To: Callahan
Well I think Bennet has made comments in regards to gambling when discussing the overall moral decay in this country. This is a shame but hey when you preach, you also better follow. Hope he gets help if indeed he has a problem.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:31:01 PM PDT
by
amused
(Republicans for Sharpton!)
To: Callahan
I have a vice too. I'm eating my second bag today of peanut M&Ms.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:31:29 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("Well....there you go again.")
To: Callahan
First, it's his money to do what he wants to do.
Second, I'll believe it some other time. Newsweek is not the standard for truth or honest reporting.
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To: Callahan
This hit piece is so September 10th.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:34:43 PM PDT
by
kesg
To: My2Cents
My approach to personal morality is to ask myself "If everybody behaved like me, what would the world look like and would I want to live in it?" Bennett fails on this count.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:35:22 PM PDT
by
Callahan
To: Callahan
Politics of personal destruction never goes out of style, does it?
As vices go, this is fairly harmless, given he's not impairing his family's finances.
I assume there's an inside-the-beltway reason this is coming out now...perhaps to keep him out of a W2 administration?
To: MattinNJ
If you like gambling occasionally, I don't see it as being a vice. On the other hand if it becomes an obssession and you lose your shirt along with the stakes, that's a whole 'nother story.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:36:06 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
( In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: NativeNewYorker
Witch Hunt. Liberals are in a tail spin.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:37:18 PM PDT
by
JFC
To: bedolido
His games of choice: video poker and slot machines And a sucker to boot.
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:39:07 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: Callahan
Did a search on Google. There is a
"William Bennett" who has been a figure in the gambling industry in Vegas since the 1960's.
To: Callahan
Good for him. Glad to see he's enjoying himself.
If I ever get that rich, I'm gonna try the Vegas VIP treatment.
Although I've never understood the fascination with slot machines; video poker maybe. But I don't see the point.
Liberal neo-Puritans are going to try to exploit this while at the same time stumping for pornography, homosexuality, and child sexuality. Let'em try, Bennett is doing nothing immoral, illegal, or wrong. And he's having a good time doing it.
To: Shermy
Awww... of course if Bill Bennett were reading Playboy I tell ya, the liberals would be shocked, shocked and shocked!!!
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:40:58 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
( In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: NativeNewYorker
The lefties hate Bennett because he can come across as sanctimonious. He had to know this would come out. It's funny to me, how many devout Catholics are gamblers. I got to the Italian festival sponsored by the local diocese and people are betting up a storm. It's wierd to me because my (Methodist) parents hate gambling and think it a massive character flaw. For years I couldn't bring myself to stick a quarter in a Pac Man machine because they ingrained in me that even that was a waste of money
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posted on
05/02/2003 1:41:18 PM PDT
by
Callahan
To: Shermy
There's a texas holdem tournament on www.pokerroom.com, only $1 to get in. Top prize $2500. I am tempted :P
To: Morgan in Denver
Jonathan Alter and a hit piece on a republican. Why am I not surprised...
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