(Republican) Congressman Admits Affair, Denies Abuse

WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Sherwood (search), R-Pa., admitted in court papers filed Thursday that he had an affair with a Maryland woman for five years, but he denied abusing her, as she claimed in a $5.5 million civil suit.

The court papers were filed by Sherwood in response to the lawsuit filed last month by Cynthia Ore (search), 29, of Rockville, Md. In it, she alleges that he assaulted and struck her on several occasions.

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According to the Sept. 15 police report, Ore called 911 on her cell phone from the bathroom of Sherwood's apartment and reported that he had "choked her for no apparent reason." Both parties said he had been giving her a back rub, but he said she "jumped up" and ran to the bathroom.

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Shortly after the incident became public in May, Sherwood issued an apology for "the pain and embarrassment" he had caused his family and supporters.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,163285,00.html
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So, apparently you only need to apoligize if you get caught...

We report, you decide.

to spend more time with his family, Until such time as his wife buries an axe in his forehead while he sleeps.

Ask anyone who's had to live with an unfaithful partner. All sorts of health risks involved, too.

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Oh well, at least gays cannot get married. :eyes:

with the Pa Republicans.

Seems that they are the poster children for what's socially wrong with this country.

They do their dirty deeds while hiding under the excuse of The Liberal Boogie Man. Eh, Sanatorium?

Oh no, that's right - that permissive atmosphere only works in Massachusetts, where Boston-area priests molested young boys.
Forgive me -- I was using a logical projection, and we know the Repukes don't care about consistency and logic.

Time to google for some hypocracy on that score.

Hello, Don!

Looked at google under Rep. Don Sherwood. saw the following entry, which I haven't clicked. It seemed far too humorous just as it is:

Scandal-Plagued Rep. Don Sherwood Targeted For Defeat By 'Rats· The Citizens Voice ^ | June 22, 2005 | James Comny and Elizabeth Skrapits ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1436220/posts - 22k - Cached - Similar pages


He should take some advise from the dear departed Rep. Livingston!



Great moments in Republican history!

"David Bossie, left, hugs Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., on Dec. 19, 1998,
after the House voted to impeach President Clinton. Before voting to
impeach, Livingston -- who two days earlier had confessed to marital
infidelity -- announced his resignation as speaker of the House, saying,
"I must set the example that I hope President Clinton will follow." "

another sanctified marriage destroyed by the gays.

*shakes head in sadness*

Along with Hyde, Burton, Gingrinch, Chenoweth and Bob Barr: HYPOCRITE!

Sherwood in fact does owe his constituents an apology, a very big apology. He was elected, if anyone cares to recall, just about the time the nation was supposedly reeling from the appalling conduct of its then-president, Bill Clinton, who was caught having sexual relations with a young White House intern. In a tidal wave of morality, various people were swept into federal office, including Sherwood. Most of them campaigned about morals and family values and a whole bunch of other wholesome ideals and ideas. Sherwood was no exception when it came to jumping onto a little slice of the moral high ground when it came campaign time.

Once in office, he maintained, at least publicly, his position on the moral high ground, including voting to impeach Clinton for his dalliances. And as the rising religious right's hysteria concerning gay marriages hit a peak, the former car dealer jumped on the bandwagon in favor of a constitutional amendment which was supposed to strengthen the sanctity of marriage between heterosexuals.

Sherwood has based his political career on marching solidly and merrily along under the banner of family and morality, and denial of various rights to gays and others who don't wish to march to the particular drumbeat that has entranced Sherwood and his colleagues of like mind.

So now this man of the party of family values has been caught in a sex scandal. The least he could do is offer a public apology to those people who voted for him and what he allegedly stood for when they did so.


http://www.poconorecord.com/groff/groff.htm

:eyes:

U.S. Rep. Don Sherwood, R-Tunkhannock Township, a member of the National Republican Congressional Committee's board, has been named its chairman of incumbent retention.

Mr. Sherwood said he will teach new or politically vulnerable Republican congressmen how to run congressional offices well "so they get re-elected." About 35 congressmen fall into either category or both, he said. His top priority will be incumbents elected with 55 percent or less of the vote.

Only the stupid GOP mellon heads still believe that LIE!!!
No one said they were smart.

Like Santorum, his fellow Pennsylvanian, blamed the people of Boston for the priests that had sex with kids.

closeted gay hypocrites, drunken manslaughterers, etc. well, I guess that pretty much sums up the republican party. They are also all liars, but that's a given.

And then there is the mass murdering Bu*h administration...

What a corrupt, rotten bunch of people.

text:
the hypocricy is outrageous

and you have tried to claim the moral high ground during and since the Clinton impeachment. What a joke. You owe your constituents more than just an apology, and you owe your family even more than that. The obvious thing to do would be to resign, and enter marial and family counseling to heal the wounds you have inflicted. I doubt you will do that, but it would be a start back in the right direction if you would.

https://ssl.congress.org/congressorg/bio/?id=509

Dear Representative Sherwood:

What hypocrisy! The Republicans CLAIM to be the party of "family values." Since when did adultery become a family value?

At the very least, you owe your constituents and your family a BIG apology. It would also be a good idea for you and your wife to seek marriage counselling.

Actually, I think you should resign, but I doubt there's a hope in Hades of that happening.

a 300,000-seat nascar stadium. Their family values are defined as talking the talk: "all you other people are filthy perves" while they can't ever seem to walk the walk, adultery and divorce are rampant with this crowd.
Divorcees or adulterers just off the top of my head:
Newt
Rush
Hyde
Sherwood
Reagan
Packwood (not sure of divorces, just affairs?)
Bob Dole
Bob Barr
Bob Livingston (admitted adulterer, but not divorced?)
Guiliani
Bob Packwood (again, not sure of divorces, but has multiple other problems)
Strom thurmond
Dan Burton
Altman

Heres a list of other divorcees from http://www.hillnews.com/news/051904/marriage.aspx :
"Six senior Republican lawmakers are divorced and remarried: Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Sen. John Warner (Va.), Sen. Kit Bond (Mo.), Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Colo.), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)."

had to delete the text ... for some reason it had delete lines running through it :shrug:

http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/002800.html

But not to the woman he admits having an affair?

This is insane. Why would a young woman be attracted to a man 35 years older, almost old enough to be her grandfather?

well, you be the judge

I can't picture him....well you know...

Good lord.

Considering the choking, maybe it was a Master/slave relationship.

Or maybe all four.

You could always call his office and ask. "When he choked her, did she use her safeword?"


Representative Don Sherwood of the 10th District of Pennsylvania

Please feel free to share your views with me. If you are a resident of the 10th District, you can e-mail me by clicking HERE or visiting the contact page. Should you or a family member need special assistance or information with any issue or agency involving the federal government, please call the 10th District Offices in Washington (202-225-3731), Clarks Summit (toll free at 1-888-366-7210 or 570-585-8190), Sunbury (570-286-1723) or Williamsport (570-327-8161) and I'll do what I can to help.

More:
http://www.house.gov/sherwood/

also remember Kissinger said, "Power is the ultimate aprodisiac."

Probably met her at a methadone clinic.

Floozy.

It might explain a lot. If this guy gets reelected, we KNOW the GOP has lost its last shred of dignitude.

sherwood must be a graduate of the john fund college of "how to treat a woman."

setting another fine example, uh huh. :rofl:

At least according to Manondog himself.

Well, at least this one's going after young females.

Scranton Papers won't publish the Sherwood "Back Rub" story

Well, maybe we can help educate another member of the mainstream media. It ain't easy, but here goes....

The Associated Press has the story on how The Scranton Times won't publish articles about the recent antics of their Congressman, Don Sherwood:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050512/ap_on_go_co/congressman_choking_allegation&printer=1

Some news outlets in northeastern Pennsylvania have declined to report on an encounter between a married GOP congressman and a 29-year-old woman, with one managing editor telling readers he didn't think the matter was "my business. Or yours."

"Where is the connection between the politician's private moral life and his public performance?" Lawrence K. Beaupre, the managing editor of The Scranton Times and The Tribune, explained in a letter to readers Sunday.



Okay, let me try to answer that question here. We'll include some of the basic facts for any readers of those Scranton papers who don't know them: Last fall, GOP Congressman Sherwood,
http://www.house.gov/sherwood/

who is 64 and married, was alone in his apartment with Cynthia Ore.
http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/001815.html

She called the police claiming he was trying to choke her. He denies the choking but says he was giving her a back rub.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/05/pa-gop-family-values.html

Ms. Ore maintains she's been in a relationship with Sherwood since 1999. She let us know he is a real charmer (ICK).
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/11594219.htm

But, he can't get a divorce because it would hurt his chances for re-election. That's a quick summation. 

So, where's the connection? Well, for one thing, Don Sherwood votes on issue that impact the private morals of others. And, when you look at some of these votes, they don't really comport with his behavior. How about the vote Sherwood took in 1999 to post the Ten Commnandments in schools?
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/05/don-sherwood-hearts-ten-commandments.html

How about the vote Sherwood took in 2004 to "protect the sanctity of marriage?
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll484.xml

How about all the votes he took that promoted abstinence programs? 

 Now according to the Associated Press, Mr. Beaupre, you said the other paper that actually printed this story "guilty of 'sanctimonious self-righteousness.'" That's sounds like the GOP agenda and Don Sherwood's voting record. But, he doesn't practice what he preaches.

 See, Mr. Beaupre, based on the story, what you got up there in Scranton is a big, old GOP HYPOCRITE. His party has made sex an issue. Now, it appears that some are more literal in that obsession than others. Last fall, Mr. Beaupre, Don's party was running on a platform of moral values. Remember that?

 That's why there is a connection. Is that too complicated?
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/05/scranton-papers-wont-publish-sherwood.html

Posted: Sat - May 14, 2005 at 12:44 PM Coherent Ramblings
http://homepage.mac.com/gcatalone/iblog/B946297652/C127686045/E1160366322/

Such arrogant hypocrites... they all make me sick.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/05/don-sherwood-hearts-ten-commandments.html
The House Wednesday approved an amendment that allows the Ten Commandments to to be posted in public schools and other government buildings. The measure was part of the juvenile justice bill that passed the House Thursday night....

PENNSYLVANIA

Republicans: English, Yes; Gekas, Yes; Goodling, Yes; Greenwood, No; Peterson, Yes; Pitts, Yes; Sherwood, Yes; Shuster, Yes; Toomey, No; Weldon, Yes.


http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll484.xml
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage

Look under "yeas." See Sherwood?

That's right! If we let them homos get married, it'll destroy the sanctity of our extra-martial affairs, er um, I mean marriage...

There is one in there that says, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

times, like they did of Clinton.

In response to woman’s $5.5 million lawsuit, Congressman denies assaulting his ex-lover
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/12198584.htm

U.S. Rep. Don Sherwood admitted Thursday he had a five-year affair with a 29-year-old Maryland woman, but denies repeatedly beating her.

In a response filed Thursday to Cynthia Ore’s $5.5 million assault and battery lawsuit, Sherwood, 64 and married, says he met Ore in 1999 and his relationship with her “continued intermittently until Sept. 15, 2004” when Ore called 911 to report he choked her in his Washington apartment at 110 D Street while giving her a back rub.

After news of the 911 call broke and allegations of the affair surfaced, Sherwood called Ore a “casual acquaintance.”

In a one-page statement released Thursday, Sherwood, R-Tunkhannock, acknowledged Ore was more than an acquaintance:

“For about five years I had an affair I deeply regret,” Sherwood said. “Although it was intermittent and ended last year, nothing I can say can diminish the pain and hurt I have caused my wife and family. While I can’t change or erase what I did, I accept full responsibility for my behavior and I apologize to my wife, my family and to the people I represent in Congress.

"i deeply regret...getting caught"

He was 59 and she was 24 when this started. Wonder how old his children are!

not that I give a rat's ass but that's what Hannity would throw in your face.

We got that fat piece of shit Cunningham

Now we got this clown...

We are averaging two a week, by the midterms at this rate we can expose 150 of these assholes.

Fucking hypocrite!!!

He regrets being caught. He would be still fucking this young ass if not for being caught with his pants down. And now he regrets it? Was he regreting 3 years ago? I bet no.

somehow I don't think this person will run for reelection in 06.

A one night stand is something you regret.

Five years is a relationship.

And, I bet when the CM gets to the 'bottom' of the episode, the 'official' story will be he was completely innocent - a happy family man who had never even looked at a woman other than his wife, when that conniving hussy seduced him. It will be her fault. Everything will be her fault.

"Choke her? ...Of course I didn't choke her. I was giving her a back rub, when she twisted around and placed her neck in my hands."

and if you start to choke her, go all the way like Joe Scarborough...

Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican.

how many times did he take an oath of office during those 5 years ? If we want to get technical I would say he lied under oath each time because his behavior could be considered a violation of his oath. I would only suggest this for Republican hypocrites, you understand.

another shining example of Republican Moral Values!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe that's why they call it Family Values. ;-)

His earlier statement:

"Sherwood, who is married, called Ore "an acquaintance" but wouldn't say why she was in his apartment.

"Did I call her there, no. You meet lots of people in Washington and I had known her casually," Sherwood said. He could not recall how long ago they met."




:rofl: