Candidate Ryan says he won't quit over sex charges

[kskiska]

Republican Senate candidate Jack Ryan pressured his wife, actress Jeri Lynn Ryan, to have sex in clubs while others watched, she charged in divorce documents released Monday.

The "Boston Public" and "Star Trek: Voyager" actress said she angered Ryan by refusing. She did acknowledge infidelity on her part, which she said took place after their marriage was irretrievably broken.

In the documents Ryan denied the allegations, saying he had been "faithful and loyal" to his wife.

In a news conference held after the documents were released, Ryan repeatedly refused to comment on the allegations, saying his response in the court papers spoke for itself and that he would not discuss them again.

"It's not helpful for my son or for she or me to reopen this allegations," Ryan said. "I am sticking by the exact things I said five years ago."

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[Beetwasher]

1. Ryan's GOTTA Be Seriously Demented!

How the fuck could ANY politician think it's a good idea for his wife to fuck other men in public, in sex clubs??!? Is he fucking nuts?! I mean, really?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. He's banking on nobody believing the allegations...

It is hard to believe a politician could be that stupid and get away with it.

[kysrsoze]

41. Hey, it's not like he was the one having all the sex!

He just made his wife do it instead. Innocent! :P

[lovedems]

2. OMG! A republican sex scandal when the media is busy re-living

Clinton's sex scandal!

The republicans in Illinois are going to need alot of aspirin!

[Toucano]

3. Poor 7 of 9!

I loved her character on that show.

[Walt Starr]

4. Congratulation, Senator Obama!

Ryan hands the race to Obama!

[PaDUer]

25. Obama is perfect..

he's brilliant and deserving of this office, & will get the support to knock this jerk out.

[Justitia]

27. hahahahahahaha - perfect response & I concur!!! -eom

[bluestateguy]

5. He can expect to receive a phone call from Karl Rove

I wish this had come out in October. I don't want Obama to overheat to early so that the Goopers have more time to get a new candidate.

[pompano]

6. Oh Oh Oh...

...the Party of family values?

[iconoclastic cat]

11. Was that a Ryan quote?

[Robbien]

7. Wonder who the GOP will put in his place once

they strong arm Ryan into stepping down.

[Beaker]

20. Jim Edgar possibly?

there's no way that the former governor has any sex scandals in his closet...

[President Jesus]

33. I hope not...he'd be tough

I lived in IL during his tenure. The guy reminds a lot of Pataki...pretty much a total zero in terms of historical impact, but nothing glaringly wrong with him, so he easily wins elections.

I think Edgar would be a helluva lot tougher for Obama than Lyin' Ryan. Even still, Obama is a very good candidate, and he will be helped significantly by the anti-Bush bump, much like Mosely-Braun benefited from in '92.

[Cocoa]

8. I ain't never gonna quit, cuz

quittin' just ain't my stick...

[Dr Fate]

9. Has he no respect for the institution of marriage?

???

[dolstein]

10. How many times did Torricelli say he wouldn't quit?

Sorry, but it's hard to take Ryan's denials seriously. He's toast.

[bluestateguy]

18. Yep

And Rowland and Trent Lott also said the same thing.

[gatlingforme]

24. Chicago politics are interesting. Obama is a good guy

Torricelli was a "beam me up scotty" kind of guy with a really bad toupey. Ryan is more polished which makes it more interesting..... LOL

[NNN0LHI]

12. I hope Jack rides this one out until November...

...and then gets trounced by Obama. I can dream.

Don

[President Jesus]

35. Agreed. We should 'freep' polls in his favor just so this walking...

...choad stays in the race with utterly false hopes. Sounds like he may have the ego to fall for it.

[Ilsa]

13. My poor teenage nephew will be crushed!

He had the most terrible crush on Jeri Ryan when she was on STV. My nephew is very bright (pre-med) but naive. He thought she must really be smart until he saw her performance on celebrity Jeopardy and she couldn't tell the difference between a mammal and a reptile, and then his dreams were dashed.

[Cocoa]

15. that solves the mystery of why she married Jack

she must have thought he was a mammal.

[daleo]

17. Good one

As they say, lol.

[Justitia]

28. hysterical!!! -eom

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

44. On behalf of us cubicle dwellers....

Ya want to warn us before posting a line like that? My coworkers are probably wondering about the enormous guffaw that just came from my workstation!

[abburdlen]

14. I don't understand.

he says on his website
"As an elected leader, my interest will be in promoting laws and educating people about the fundamental importance of the traditional family unit as the nucleus of our society."
http://www.jackryan2004.com/issues/

What do these republican consider tradition family now?



*edit to add link to website before it gets taken down.

[daleo]

16. Hard to know what to make of it

"In a statement released Monday, Jeri Lynn Ryan made no mention of the allegations, but said she now considers Ryan a good man and loving father."

- He said/She said nastiness of divorce proceedings?
- The Republican Borg got to her?
- One or both of them are liars?

If she is not too bright, she hid it well on ST-V. But I guess actors can fake more intelligence than they have, if someone is feeding them good lines. Reminds me of someone else.

[dawg]

42. She was a National Merit Scholar ...

so we know she was at least good at taking tests.

[daleo]

45. OK, she always seemed intelligent

It is just another poster said she messed up on a game show, not knowing the difference between a mammal and a reptile. Of course, she went into show biz, so that distinction may have become blurred after graduation.

I wonder if they had a pre-nup and these claims and counter-claims aren't somehow related to that. I guess you would have to be up on the intricacies of the divorce laws to know.

[Rich Hunt]

47. the most important thing in this is....

The most important thing about this is that Ryan lied about what was in the files. He indicated that there was nothing damaging in them.

It doesn't matter whether the claims are true or not - he claimed that stuff wouldn't be there when it was.

Illinois GOP is toast anyway. Ryan was one of the most conservative candidates in the race, and I don't think a lot of the Illinois GOP-ers like that type of conservatism. I don't think moving back toward the center is going to help them - the angry white guy vote is the only card they can play anymore.

Also, I remember reading somewhere that Rove wrote off Illinois as hopeless.

I don't see why the pols are shocked about this - this story was all over the 'net about three months ago - does anyone remember reading it? I wonder who leaked it.....

I'm not worried about this, really. The Illinois GOP is in enough trouble as it is.

[struggle4progress]

21. Ryan pushing for debate in Mt. Vernon

U.S. Senate hopeful Jack Ryan blasted his opponent Saturday as being out of “the mainstream of Illinois values,” and said he hopes to debate him in the King City.
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Man, I gotta hear more about them “mainstream Illinois values,” Jack!
:evilgrin:

[Yavin4]

22. Illinois Is Getting Bluer Every Single Day!!!

Gotta love that! It's real important to have a strong blue state in the heartland of America!!! I heard Obama on Al Franken's show, and he's a future star!!

BTW, that's no way to treat a babe like Jerri Ryan.

[gatlingforme]

23. It went slightly bluer when George Ryan was indicted under the

RICO laws. His trial is due next year. Patrick Fitzgerald is my hero. I love that guy.

[demgrrrll]

26. Yea, he isn't going to drop out TODAY. What possesses people who

are sitting on a keg of dynamite like that putting themselves in the public arena. Whatta whackaloon. How deluded would you have to be to think that info would not at some time become public. But what do I know, even with all the negative information that came out about Arnold he still managed to shoe horn himself into the Governors mansion.

[Cheswick2.0]

50. I am sure you meant to say

that is no way to treat any woman.

[flamingyouth]

29. What an asshole

I'd find this funnier if there weren't an ex-wife and kid involved. What an arrogant prick. He's a perfect Republican.

[President Jesus]

34. true, but what warm-blooded straight male WOULDN'T want the whole...

...world to know that he was having sex with Jeri Ryan. :)

The whole thing has a real 'Eyes Wide Shut' feel to it.

[Rich Hunt]

48. it's inexcusable

...not for the behavior, but because if it's true, she apparently was not too willing.

[Cheswick2.0]

51. the "warm-blooded straight male "

who loves his wife and has respect for women as something besides trophies.

[VolcanoJen]

30. HEY!!! Wasn't she on Melrose??

The Good Senatorial Candidate, and his Hot Sexy Ex-ie
how's that for a lame Brit Tabloid Headline?

[OKNancy]

38. Looks like two apperances - from IMDb

"Melrose Place" (1992) playing "Valerie Madison" in episode: "Ruthless People" (episode # 4.24) 4 March 1996
"Melrose Place" (1992) playing "Valerie Madison" in episode: "Devil in a Wet Dress" (episode # 4.21) 12 February 1996

[Gemini Cat]

31. LOL

What a reptilian repub pig!

[President Jesus]

32. Ryan's campaign contribution history

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=IL&zip=60091&last=Ryan&first=John

[MilesColtrane]

36. But did he say...

We Are Republican...Resistance is Futile?
(yeah, I know it's obvious)

[bobthedrummer]

37. Republican sex clubs??? Abu Ghraib??? Senator Jack Ryan???

Why weren't there serious prosecutions in the Franklin Mint callboy case???

bwaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Wink]

39. Conservative WLS Talk Show So Funny Right Now

Don Wade and his pretend liberal wife Roma are falling all over themselves on their radio program trying to say how this was okay. "No infidelity on the part of Mr. Ryan." "Clinton's sex with intern was worse". "Ryan was hiding this ONLY to protect his son". "BLAH HYPOCRISY BLAH BULLSHIT BLAH FAMILY VALUES OUT THE WINDOW BLAH BLAH BLAH". These fucking repugs make me sick. First they spend dozens of millions of dollars studying Pres. Clinton's dick because of "family values", then they suddenly don't care when it's one of their own. Don't get me wrong, I could care less what Ryan did. That's between him and his wife. But if you're gonna be in a political party that "supposedly" won't put up with this behavior then you have suffer the consequences.

[KAZ]

40. And since there are disagreements in their testimmony...

... wouldn't one of them be "LYING UNDER OATH"? Remember, it's not about the sex. Oh the humanity.

And Wade can bite me. I've hated that nitwit for 14 years.

[daleo]

46. You're right

The federal government should spend $70 million getting to the bottom of this.

[Rich Hunt]

49. I knew it

they're ignoring the most important part...HE LIED ABOUT WHAT WAS IN THE RECORDS!

Besides, Ryan is a Catholic holy roller, and that's not very Christian behavior.

[leesa]

43. Well, he shouldn't have to. He's a registered Republican and that is

perfectly normal and acceptable behavior for them.

[SkipNewarkDE]

52. Next Thing You Know, They'll Let Those Kind Marry...

Oh my... bondage, promiscuity, public sex, voyeurism! If we become accepting of these values, next thing you know, bestiality and pedophilia will be OK.

It's a good thing those kind can't marry, and destroy its sanctity.





Oh wait...

They WERE married.

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[salin]

53. Rowland wasn't going to resign, either... Any one want to guess how soon

Ryan gets out of the race? And who will the GOP pull out of the hat to replace him?

[struggle4progress]

54. kick

:kick: