Disgraced wife of NIreland leader to step down

[CountAllVotes]

Source: Associated Press

LONDON – The wife of Northern Ireland's leader will step down as a lawmaker within days, British media reported Saturday, as pressure mounted on Peter Robinson's shaky coalition government over her admissions of an affair with a far-younger man.

The BBC and Britain's Press Association cited unidentified sources within the Robinson's Democratic Unionist Party as saying that his wife Iris, 60, would relinquish her dual position as parliamentarian in London and representative to Northern Ireland's regional assembly in Belfast within days.

The reported move follows the revelation that she had an adulterous relationship with a man nearly 40 years her junior — and allegations that she solicited tens of thousands of pounds (dollars) from businessmen to help the teenager launch a cafe.

Iris Robinson was 58 at the time, and the man, Kirk McCambley, was 19.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100109/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nireland_politician_s_teen_affair

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What can I say but you go girl! (oops well you did and it seems you got caught - no golf clubs involved at least) :evilgrin:

:dem:

[tabatha]

1. Disgraceful.

[SpiralHawk]

12. "She should try becoming a Christian." - Brit Hume (Fox News - R)

"Oh wait, um, I guess she already tried that. D'oh. Well, maybe Republicon intimate Rev. Second-Coming Moon could help her out."

- Brit Hume (FoxNews - R)

[tabatha]

13. She probably is already.

oops, I answered your headline without reading the text .....

[pattmarty]

21. I have always thought that Hume is "Butthead" all grown up.........

.............Or maybe just his "dad".

[FreakinDJ]

2. Least it wasn't "Jail-Bait"

Bet that Cougar doesn't feel so proud now does she

[zazen]

3. dayum! and Berlusconi boffs an 18-year-old when he's 70, and stays in office

Go figure.

Still, anything that can challenge this godawful ageism against women is a form of progress, even though it was marred in this case by adultery and questionable influence peddling.

[Schema Thing]

4. file under: "you can't make this up"

[whosinpower]

She's a cougar! nt

[Frustratedlady]

5. What's the difference between her and these ol' fa*ts that glom onto

a young chick to make themselves look more viral? Then years earlier, they'd be called pedophiles.

Just sayin'.

[CountAllVotes]

6. well ...

a. She is no "old fart" (check her out below; I rather like the cleavage showing with that less than perfectly centered Catholic cross above) }(
b. Can't blame her really, probably bored as all hell being married to this guy.
c. It was a teenager yes, but of legal age. You can drink when you are 18 in Ireland.
d. So, why the hell not?

:rofl:

[FreakinDJ]

9. "So, why the hell not? - possibly because she is MARRIED

duh - ask Sanford

[CountAllVotes]

11. that is an irrelevant detail

n/t

[FreakinDJ]

15. Don't you just love the Hypocrisy

Robinson describes herself as a born again Christian,<1> and has publicly stated that "the government has the responsibility to uphold God's laws";<2> her expressed views on homosexuality caused controversy in 2008.

In December 2009, she announced that she would leave politics and withdraw from public life following prolonged periods of mental illness.<3> Robinson's extra-marital affair with a teenager in 2008,<4> revealed in January 2010, became connected with allegations of financial impropriety involving Robinson and her husband. It was announced on 9 January 2010 that she would stand down from elected office during the next week.<5> Later, it emerged that the DUP had terminated her membership.<6>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Robinson

Personally I'm glad the bitch is gone

[tabatha]

17. What a sloth.

[tabatha]

14. He looks cooler (than her).

[FreakinDJ]

16. He'll be sporting a Hottie on his arm after he dumps her

[tabatha]

18. And probably one with whom he can talk.

and is not narrow-minded.

Isn't it funny how the narrow-minded are those that judge others more than themselves.

[CountAllVotes]

19. he probably has a couple already

not to worry!

:kick:

[FreakinDJ]

22. I'm sure she would report him if that were true

not like such a Fine Upstanding Christian like her to go down without Dragging some one down with them

[Baltimore]

26. "Catholic cross"

She's Protestant.

[Captain Hilts]

7. The "Mrs. Robinson" jokes are too easy. What a creep! Wasn't she a Bible-thumper also?

[life long demo]

25. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, IN A WAY SHE'S A BIBLE

THUMPER. He husband headed one of the paramilitary Protestant organizations against the Catholic organizations during the "troubles". So much for religion.

[Lena inRI]

8. Let's all sing "Hey, Mrs. Robinson". . .

How pithy!
http://www.lala.com/#song/504684676427213630
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Can't make this stuff up any better!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Captain Hilts]

10. It was originally entitled "Mrs. Roosevelt," so let's sing it that way. nt

[pattmarty]

20. If she comes to the US she could have a political resurrection as....

...a Republican ala Congresswomen Foxx and Bachmann.

[zonkers]

23. Good riddance.

[AngryAmish]

24. She did take a huge bribe...but don't that get in your way of female empowerment?

[Darth_Kitten]

27. I'll second that....you GO girl!!!

:evilgrin:

[AngryAmish]

28. Why?

Is it the adultery you like or the giant bribe? Maybe both?

[Darth_Kitten]

29. Because nobody flails about when a 58 year old man gets a 19 year old.

What's good for the goose........

I'm usually not into adultery or giant bribes, unless there is something in for me, of course.

[AngryAmish]

31. No one would be flailing about in this case except for the adultery and the giant bribe

Titillation is titillation.

[crim son]

30. Exactly why

I never want to participate in public life. :evilgrin:

[Canuckistanian]

32. Oh, no

Don't tell me Ireland is becoming a nation of sanctimonious moralizers like the United States.

I can understand the outrage over the diversion of funds, but is it the business of the state for their leaders to remain morally pure?

I can tell you right now, this wouldn't happen in Canada. There may have been a few snickers behind doors, but if a government representative got caught in an affair, it wouldn't be reported. And if it were, we'd all be yawning.

Personal, private affairs have little bearing on PUBLIC performance.

[Odin2005]

33. The jokes involving a 60s pop song are just too fucking easy, LOL