Paul Ryan Slams Frank Underwood For Cheating On His Wife

[DonViejo]

By SAHIL KAPUR Published AUGUST 15, 2014, 3:49 PM EDT

Rep. Paul Ryan finds "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood reprehensible. In an interview with Parade magazine, the Wisconsin Republican said he couldn't watch more than a few episodes of the Netflix political drama series because he was repulsed by Underwood -- a calculating, murderous politician portrayed by Kevin Spacey -- cheating on his wife.

The magazine published this exchange:

Do you watch political shows like House of Cards?

I watched the first couple of episodes until he cheated on his wife with that reporter. It turned my stomach so much that I just couldn’t watch it anymore. His behavior was so reprehensible, and it hit too close to home because he was a House member, that it just bothered me too much. And what I thought is, it makes us all look like we’re like that.

Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, was the GOP's vice presidential nominee in 2012 and is weighing a run for president in 2016.

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[avebury]

1. I guess he didnt reach the point where Claire

is shown having an affair with the artist.

[Agschmid]

2. He certainly didn't make it to the bisexual three way either.

[Initech]

7. And probably overlooked the fact that he killed two people in the process.

[Agschmid]

9. Oh he did?

I missed that.

[Initech]

12. *Major spoiler alert*

The reporter and Congressman Russo.

[Agschmid]

14. I was kidding.

It's a good show

[DonViejo]

3. He's just trying to come across as a good little Catholic boy. eom

[Tikki]

5. I think maybe he is in the 'thou doth protest too much' mode.

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Just saying'.....


Tikki

[SummerSnow]

4. Wonder if he gets nausea and vomits at the sight of Newt Gingrich?

[Agschmid]

10. You win the thread.

[madinmaryland]

21. Actually he masturbates to pictures of Rudy 9ui11iani in drag. Nt

Nt

[SummerSnow]

22. rofl...i guess one exist

Looks like he is going to start singing 'Hello Dolly'

[BeyondGeography]

6. Beefcake selfie guy said wut?

[TlalocW]

8. Okay, that's good to know but what does he think of

Murphy Brown?

TlalocW

[pinboy3niner]

13. We seem to be having a Dan Quayle moment here

[Sheldon Cooper]

11. I can tolerate his breaking the dog's neck, and arranging

for his chief of staff to be asphyxiated in the garage, and even throwing the reporter in front of the metro train, but I simply have to draw the line at adultery. I mean really. Harrumph.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. He seems more like the donkey porn type anyway. nt

[Initech]

17. Or some kind of beastiality!

[alarimer]

16. Channeling Dan Quayle?

Remember the whole Murphy Brown fiasco?

Do conservatives even realize these are fictional characters?

[catnhatnh]

18. What is his position....

...on Vitter the Shitter?

[pinboy3niner]

19. "And don't even get me started on Dexter!"

[rurallib]

20. Mr. Ryan, could you comment on the priests of your religion please?

I guess it is not adultery if your not married, but........

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

23. What does Ryan feel about Boehner's alleged affairs?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/07/982996/-Putting-John-Boehner-s-2nd-alleged-Mistress-in-perspective