There's a funny item up now on Talking Points Memo about Nevada's governor Jim Gibbons. Confronted with this Nevada Appeal photo of him embracing the Playboy-model ex-wife of a former Reno mayor, he insisted he was just comforting a friend. Gibbons told the Las Vegas Sun: "You know what, I've know Leslie for 20 plus years. In fact, Leslie is a wonderful dear friend and if they are implying there is anything romantic there, they are wrong."
He could have stopped there, but instead he offered what may be the most unique defense ever against sexual impropriety:
"She is helping me get through a very troubling time in my life by being a friend. What troubles me is all these people speculating every time I bump into somebody that happens to be of the opposite sex. You can talk to Leslie, but I think she will tell you if (there's something that) takes the romance out of a friendship it's being there when her child is born. I held her hand when her child was born."
Again, the money quote is: "If (there's something that) takes the romance out of a friendship it's being there when her child is born."
Try it the next time you get accused of an affair: I couldn't have slept with her! I saw her give birth!
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Sometimes I think that, "Ad Calhoun" blogs are by, for and about women with child fetishes.
The governor makes a couple of great points.
Captain Negative at 2:22PM on Jul 1st 2008
2. Right. And OB-GYN's NEVER have sex, of any fashion, EVER.
Robert at 2:25PM on Jul 1st 2008
3. hmm....you know, 15 year old reno hookers haven't given birth yet...
are there any pictures of him hugging 15 year old hookers?
hannah at 2:37PM on Jul 1st 2008
4.
Must be all those icky fluids?
mac at 3:37PM on Jul 1st 2008
5. Oh good grief. I'm an old broad and childbirth turns ME off. Were they photographed 'riding the big monkey' in public? I have male friends too. OMG, I guess that crosses politicians off the list. Well, except for McGreevy, of course.
web jones at 5:39PM on Jul 1st 2008
6. Too bad the governors mother didn't say that, before he was born.
trish74 at 6:06PM on Jul 1st 2008
7. That is too funny. Ewww gross she had a baby and all this mucus came out...gag...lol
rosemary at 2:34PM on Jul 2nd 2008
8. my husband refuses to be in the delievery room when i give birth. many summers spent on family farms has turned him off to birth, PERIOD. not that i can blame him. i see it on those health shows on TLC and the discovery channel and i can't wrap my head around what is so great about all that. most men would say the same thing if they knew it wouldn't piss of the women in their lives. why get men involved at all? it's not like they can activelly participate. all they know is that you're in pain, it looks like you're gonna die and there's NOTHING they can do about it. yeah, let's all get happy about THAT! of course, i don't want a bunch of women in there with me either. all the cheerleading is annoying. seriously. women have been doing this for a millions of years. and after 6.5 BILLION ppl running around this planet, there's nothing really special about it at this point. however, i do want my dad and brother there if i can help it. nothing like screaming at those two to get me through it all! :p seriously, if i'm gonna take some pain out on someone, at least it'll be two ppl who can take it. but since they're in the midwest and i'm out east, that won't happen. so i'll be giving birth alone. no big. you come in alone and go out alone anyways.
Devynn at 5:53PM on Jul 2nd 2008
9. Sir, there is nothing MORE precious or MORE BEAUTIFUL than a WOMAN GIVING BIRTH TO YOUR CHILDREN! NOTHING! GOD GIVES LIFE AND ONLY HE CAN GIVE LIFE, but INSIDE OF MARRIAGE, GIVING BIRTH TO YOUR CHILD IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVENT YOU CAN EVER WITNESS! AND SINCE IT TURNS YOU OFF, MAYBE YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN! AND STOP HAVING SEX WITH EVERY JANE AND JACKIE THAT CROSS YOUR PATH! REMEMBER, ANYONE CAN BE A "SPERM" DONOR AND CALL THEMSELVES A "FATHER", BUT A REAL "FATHER" WILL BE THERE THROUGH THE BIRTH TO SEE HIS CHILD BORN AND HEAR HIS CHILD's FIRST CRY AND CANNOT WAIT TO HOLD HIS VERY OWN NEWBORN! YOU SIR, ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN SEX. A SPERM DONOR. NEXT TIME, JUST DONATE YOUR SPERM IN A GLASS AND LEAVE IT WITH THE NURSE! UNDERSTAND?
sissy at 9:18AM on Jul 3rd 2008
10. Childbirth turns him off? Did he grow himself from a spore?
Kamman at 7:41PM on Jul 7th 2008
11. Thank you Ms. Calhoun for telling me exactly what was important in that article...true blue journalism...excuse me, blogging--journalism for hacks.
Tyler Durden at 10:39PM on Jul 17th 2008