Ex-Ensign aide discloses affair letter from senator

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: The Hill

The husband of the woman with whom Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) had an affair asked Ensign for millions of dollars, he admitted in a television interview set to air Wednesday night.

Doug Hampton, who had been one of Ensign's top aides before leaving his office in April or May 2008, told political columnist Jon Ralston the wealthy Republican senator paid Cindy Hampton $25,000 in severance money when she left about the same time.

Hampton also disclosed a letter Ensign allegedly sent to Cindy Hampton in February 2008, purporting to cut off the affair. In what he calls "the most important letter that I've ever written," Ensign apologizes for his behavior and invokes his relationship with God.

"I used you for my own pleasure not letting thoughts of you, Doug, Brandon, Blake or Brittany come into my mind," Ensign wrote to Cindy Hampton. "I betrayed everything I believe in. I lie to myself over over. I justified my actions because I blamed my wife."


Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/ex-ensign-aide-discloses-affair-letter-from-senator-2009-07-08.html

[Oceansaway]

1. Ensign ...part 2......n/t

[newscott]

2. Say what you want about him but at least in that letter

he did what the infidelity community calls "owning his shit". Admirable really.

[tomm2thumbs]

10. there is an infidelity community?

[newscott]

18. You have no idea until it hits you

[Stuckinthebush]

3. These dicks always assuage their guilt by invoking God

Man I hate these jerks.

[Mz Pip]

4. Yeah, there seems to be some

attitude that if you invoke God, it's all good. It's like a "Get out of jai free" card.

To me, it's such an easy cop out, but it works and their supporters suck it up. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters really.

[Cha]

5. So what did his wife do to Ensign that

made him blame her for his infidelity?

[MineralMan]

6. Aged, I'd guess...

[Cha]

8. Actually, I saw a pic of Ensign and

his wife during all of that and she looked a lot better, imv, than his mistress.

[No Elephants]

12. Photo

The Ensign family.



Could not find a photo of Ms. Hampton quickly, but she is 46. John Ensign is 51. I don't know how old Ms. Ensign is.

[Cha]

15. I don't have a pic now, either, but

I was surprised when I saw the photo of Doug's wife because she looked older and not really that good compared to Ensign's wife and his family(this is the first time I've seen his kids).

So that's why I was asking why Ensign blamed his wife?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. She wasn't a different woman. The nerve on that "bitch".

:sarcasm:

[PassingFair]

16. She probably stopped putting out for the *ucktard.

She probably had cut him off.

[No Elephants]

7. Seems as though the headlines are buried.

"Leaks orchestrated by Ensign allies pointed the finger at Doug Hampton, who the allies said was trying to extort money from the senator. Hampton sent a letter revealing the affair to a Fox News anchor, though a producer never forwarded that information."

First, Ensign is apparently not so contrite that he is not orchestrating a campaign to smear his lover's husband. Second, a Fox produceer took it upon himself or herself to kill a juicy story. (Never would have happened if Ensign were a Dem.)

BTW, in case the story confused anyone, an extortionist never reveals the dirty laundry of the target. Once the dirt is public, the alleged extortionist has nothing to hold over the head of the target and, therefore, no way to get money from the target.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. True and don't overlook the Coburn connection

Doug Hampton alleges the letter was written in the presence of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a roommate of Ensign who has steadfastly refused to comment on his colleague's affair. On Wednesday, a Coburn spokesman did not have an immediate reaction to Hampton's claim.

There's much potential for some real juice there.

[Javaman]

9. so much stupid to spread around here. nt

[No Elephants]

13. Ensign in 2004, on the sanctity of marriage:

John Ensign: "“Marriage recognizes the ideal of a father and mother living together to raise their children. Marriage is the cornerstone on which our society was founded ... It is not right to mold marriage to fit the desires of a few, against the wishes of so many, and to ignore the important role of marriage.”
Source: "Ensign Defends Sanctity of Marriage on Senate Floor." Ensign.senate.gov. 7/13/2004.

http://marriage.about.com/od/politics/p/ensignjohn.htm

[pattmarty]

14. Oh, for fucks sake!!!! Fuck this jerk off. The people of Nevada are.............

......dickwads if they vote this fucktard back into office with that kind of attitude.

[aquart]

19. I wanna know how much rent he pays for the DC rooming house.