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Originally Posted by redwitch

They didn’t all cheat on their wives, that we know of. Thomas Jefferson was very much in love with his wife until she died. His affair with his slave, Sally Hemings, started after her death both before and after she was married. I included him because of this and because I have difficulty believing that the sex was consensual, at least in the beginning. Sally was young when the affair started.

Kobe Bryant was not married when he was accused of rape, just engaged. But his comment that he could see why the hotel mail might have felt coerced was so egregious to me that I had to include him. To me, he is the ultimate slimeball and that he is now being lauded on talk show after talk show for writing a children’s book absolutely nauseates me.

Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Roger Clemens all had affairs while married. Dan Marino had a child out of wedlock.

One of the worst offenders to me was Dwight David Eisenhower. Not only did he have an affair with his driver, Kay Summersby, while in Europe, he set her up in the White House as a secretary. Nothing like slapping Mamie in the face! We might also add that he wasn’t exactly chivalrous towards Kay. He had her drive him to the front more than once, putting her in great personal danger.

If Tiger Woods is to be condemned and reviled for cheating on his wife, then, so, too, should all of these men. I’ve seen comments on here that I thought went beyond the pale for Tiger. Gloating when he lost, claiming the pain he went through was deserved, etc.

Tiger admitted his mistakes and apologized. He got treatment. He has donated millions to charity through his foundation but yet he is reviled. Please explain to me what he did that was so wrong to deserve the comments he has gotten here.

Okay, so TJ cheated on Sally Heming's husband. Either way you want to spin it, none of these people deserves much admiration for the way they lived their lives. I don't bash any of them. I just don't respect them.