Michigan Attorney General Admits Affair, Accuses Fieger of Blackmail

More Repuglican family values.


http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4225005,00.html

Michigan Attorney General Admits Affair, Accuses Fieger of Blackmail

By Seth Myers
November 9, 2005

Attorney General Mike Cox admitted Wednesday that he had an extra-marital affair several years ago. He told reporters that a representative of attorney Geoffrey Fieger threatened to make the affair public.

"I will not let some bully stop me from doing my job," Cox said Wednesday.

"A number of years ago, I was unfaithful to my wife," the Republican Attorney General said with his wife Laura beside him. Both had tears in their eyes. "We worked on our marriage day by day, week by week," he said.

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And a hypocrite, but a sorry hypocrite.
We must forgive.

Hum....who was his honey?

and he is the one trying to take away what little rights GLBT couples have in the state.

That's pretty serious, accusing Fieger of blackmail.

It's a good example of getting out with the truth and getting it out fast and complete, I must say, even tho it pains me to say it about a Republican. However, I don't believe the lying SOB. I bet he is still screwing around and wifey is staying with him for financial reasons (I cannot believe a woman would have such low self esteem to stand there while he confessed publicly. UGH!!).

What if he admitted to an affair he never had just so he could acuse someone of blackmailing him?

In other words, no blackmail, no affair... just wanted to fit-in with the rest of his friends.

However, nothing surprises me with Republicans any more. Maybe so. It just seems so over the top and weird. Why would his wife stand there and cry? I just don't get it.

The last thing I would stand in public and admit is an affair, mine or my spouse's. And I certainly wouldn't go along with a false one for him or for me!!!

I think I'll use the idea when I write a book.

I don't actually think that's what really happened.

But some people say it is. That's what folks are saying.

Let's debate it in the media for eight weeks and let the public decide.

then he can be President someday, too!

one thing, but several years ago..I think is wrong.

then his affair is fair game.

Infidelity in marriage is a personal matter. It has nothing to do with a person's ability to serve in public office. We might not like it when it happens but it is not something that should be able to be used against a candidate. If we were to forbid infidelity in marriage for elected officials the halls of congress would probably be nearly vacant.

and clear the halls. It's time to make our leaders chose, govern the affairs of the nation or govern the affairs of the individual. If they chose governing the affairs of the individuals (like telling a woman what she can do with her body or telling folks who they can or cannot love) then they should be bound by the same morals.

It's an affront to the sanctity of marriage to have a man marry a man or a woman marry a woman but it is okay for a man to break the marriage vows and have an affair on his wife? What am I missing here. :freak:

How dare some one tell me what is moral and right when they themselves have broken a commandment.

There is no commandment which reads "thou shall not be gay" but there sure the heck is a commandment that says "thou shall not commit adultery".

Damn bunch of hypocrites. :argh:

However, we have only the word of the guy who got caught that he was being blackmailed over this issue. Also, if this guy has been a thundering lunatic of the "my shit don't stink" variety, inveighing against the evils of people he doesn't like getting married, then his own marriage had better be squeaky clean.

The same goes for any politician who advocates draconian measures to deal with any trumped-up problem. If some guy is saying that all drug users should be shot (for example), and works hard to introduce such legislation, he'd better be prepared for public vilification if he gets caught with some nose candy.

if you live in a glass house.......:evilgrin:

What put this little bomb in play?

I cannot recall exactly what he spouted but it was pretty American Taliban.

Now I ask you...WHY TF was a repuke AG covering for Kwame Kilpatrick?

For those of you who maybe scratching your heads--the Mayor of Detroit about two years ago(who BTW just got reelected again last night/his opponent was also a Democrat) supposedly had a party with strippers at it (as well as a bunch of cops in attendance) the rumor is Kwame's wife showed up and beat up one of the strippers.

Then mysteriously enough both strippers wound up dead months later in seperate shootings (I believe police issue type bullets were found in one of their bodies but that may also be rumor--for anyone interested in the tale just do some google searches)

Bottom line is Cox called the investigation off and called it an urban legend many months back--seems odd to me that Cox would cover for the controversial Mayor.

Within the last few weeks the case has been reopened because some Detroit cops have presented new evidence.

Pretty strange if you ask me

Several people on Mildred Gaddis' show this morning were saying that this might be Cox's way of getting out in front of the bigger story about some wrongdoing here.

Feiger's statement in response to the allegations mentioned Cox's "affairs." Plural.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/politics/0511/10/A01-378208.htm

Wild speculation: Maybe Kwame's people had some pictures of Cox.

I was shocked when some people I know that live in the city said that Kwame and Cox are buddies--it defied all logic.

Enough of this family values crap from the other side.

:eyes:

this guy is an asshole!
http://www.afamichigan.org/2005/10/01/cox-to-appeal-ruling-on-gay-benefits/

not even the standard "calls for comment were not answered by Fieger's office..." Nothing.

Might big allegation to not include something from the other side. This ought to be interesting.

Julie

Fieger said Cox's allegations Wednesday were "amazingly sick."

"Something sounds absolutely insane about what's going on here," Fieger told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "How could the attorney general have so many skeletons in his closet that he could be blackmailed? Why is he subjecting his wife to this humiliation?"

http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw123917_20051109.htm

...Fieger sounds tickled pink that this is out there.

or have it done i'd be pretty pissed off too.

...apparently there was an investigation with investigators monitoring meetings between Fieger's "supposed" go between and Cox's office. This could be very bad.

Fieger's answer did not give me great comfort when instead of proclaiming innocence he wanted to get the infidelity out there again. Granted we're working off a newspaper quote so there could have been more to it. Also we have to factor in Fieger's personality. He's known to say some nasty things when he gets pissed at people.

http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm7260_20051109.htm

Cox: Fieger tried to blackmail me about affair


Wednesday, November 9, 2005

By DAWSON BELL AND L.L. BRASIER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox accused a potential 2006 political opponent, high profile Oakland County lawyer Geoffrey Fieger, of blackmail Wednesday, claiming that Fieger threatened to reveal his extramarital affair if Cox did not drop an investigation into the lawyer's alleged campaign finance violations.

In a hastily called news conference at his Detroit office just after noon Cox said his personal conduct was "inexcusable," but said he had reconciled with his wife, Wayne County Commissioner Laura Cox, and that "I will not let a bully prevent me from doing the job the people of Michigan elected me to do."

Cox said the matter is under investigation by Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca and Sheriff Michael Bouchard.

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IF Geoff was smart, which he is, he'd do a slander case NOW!

I am slightly pissed at Fieger's office over my case (Bartcop and LA readers know who you are), but the man kept Dr. K out of jail until Dr. K shed the services.

Any questions?

:nopity:

I hate preening politicians--even when they turn on the crocodile tears and haul out the faithful little wifey, who's probably been shunted aside over and over, but whose stock just went way up, to the point where she's suddenly hotter than "strange".

And what Fieger did? Hey, it's just politics! Isn't that what they say when, for example, Fatass Karl Rove starts a gossip campaign that falsely accuses a state judiciary candidate of being a "child molester"? Just politics! Hey, if you can't run with the FAT dogs, stay on the porch!

Good for Fieger. These repuke assholes have been doing this sort of thing all over, for years, and they deserve a taste of their own medicine. All of them. And to add insult to injury, your average repuke politico doesn't just play dirty politics--he preaches to you about "Christianity" while he's doing it.

wife seems to have forgiven him. *shrug* he's probably had more affairs before or since, however...

:silly:

This seems pretty nutty. Feiger himself is ummm...interesting to say the least. He's a controversial figure.

I remember when he ran for governor against that fatass Engler, Dennis Archer, then mayor of Detroit (also a Dem), refused to endorse him.

Even though Feiger has his own closet full of skeletons, and despite that my humanity recoils at this sort of political dirty tricks, I am not about to shed tears for any RW that is exposed for their hypocrisy.

Mich. Attorney General Acknowledges Affair

By DAVID EGGERT
Associated Press Writer

November 9, 2005, 10:02 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. -- Attorney General Mike Cox on Wednesday tearfully acknowledged having an extramarital affair years ago and accused a political rival of threatening to expose the indiscretion.

Cox alleged the threat began with an associate of Geoffrey Fieger, an attorney who became famous for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. Fieger plans to challenge Cox in the 2006 election.

"What I did was inexcusable," Cox said in prepared remarks. "I am completely responsible for what happened. It was entirely my fault."

Cox, 43, fought back tears as he spoke at a news conference in Detroit. His wife Laura stood by his side and also wept.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-attorney-general-affair,0,6674873.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

May they reap what they sowed. Maybe the right wingers should have kept their noses out of private lifes of officials.

It's the only thing they could find against Clinton. Like I said, let them reap what they sowed.

Hey guys ... you're the ones who decided to open this Pandora's Box so too bad if it's come back to bite you in the ass! :evilgrin:

your family, then don't run for office unless you and the family have super-thick skins

Sad because it leaves us with a thin sliver of the population from which to draw our candidates. Learning from experience is what leads to wisdom...perhaps that's why so few of our politicians seem wise.

Peace

Threats are NEVER given to intermediaries.

:eyes:

Bozita posted this subject this afternoon.

Here's the earlier thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1913760

Sorry, Mike. 75 million dollars to find out Bill Clinton got a blow job from somebody other than Hillary. And YOUR party saw absolutely NOTHING wrong with that.

And if *I* ever decided to run for office, the GOP would be complaining "We can't track down EVERY woman he's ever slept with! There's TOO MANY!" like that's a bad thing or something....

"As ye sow..." is how it goes, I believe.....

I was in court this morning, but none of the assistant AG's are talking.

My guess is no one is going to come out of this looking good, except maybe David Gorcyca, the GOP Oakland County prosecutor, who is investigating.