Florida congressman Alan Grayson accuses wife of bigamy

[The Straight Story]

ORLANDO, Fla. -

A Florida congressman is accusing his wife of bigamy in divorce papers.

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson said in papers filed last week that his wife of almost 24 years, Lolita, was married to another man at the time she married the congressman in 1990.

Grayson says he was unaware that his wife was still married when they wed.

The Democrat from the Orlando area says his wife secretly divorced her other husband in 1994.

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[Jefferson23]

1. Can this story become any more weird than when it first started? n/t

[dionysus]

2. it's going to head further into the gutter i bet.

[bravenak]

3. Why do we all need to know?

1 wad like 12 when she divorced her other husband, 20 years ago. Shhhhh. Next your kids will be on a reality show if you guys keep this up.

[HooptieWagon]

4. Marriage break-ups can be ugly.

Though certain aspects are recorded in public records, airing them out isn't in the public interest. Alan Grayson isn't my Congressman, though I wish he was. I have no interest in his personal life (a rather weird form of voyerism), as long as he hasn't engaged in criminal or corrupt behavior. So far, there is no evidence he has... and I would rank this as a non-story.

[Xyzse]

5. That sucks. Still, in general divorces and affairs in regards to politicians don't bother me unless

1 - They run on a holier than thou platform, saying they are strong on families and marriage. Basically, any politician that espouses religion as one of their selling points.
2 - It is absolutely egregious, like how John Edwards cheated on a wife suffering cancer, same as Gingrich.
3 - It is directly related to not doing their job. That Carolina politician who disappeared while supposedly on a hike, but was in another country instead.

Other than that, I tend to be pretty forgiving as long as they do their jobs.