National Enquirer (February 14, 2011) has a Valentine's Day surprise for Speaker of the House John Boehner, but it'll be hard to tell if it makes the Orange One blush—the mag details the "at least 2 women" with whom he's said to have cheated.
Like McCain, Boehner's accused of canoodling with a lobbyist
NE quotes StarkReports.com regarding allegations he's fooled around with lobbyist (she's great at her job!) Lisbeth Lyons, but Lyons herself would only say:
"I do not want to have a discussion about John Boehner. I have no comment."
The story also includes reports of Boehner hooking up with congressional press sec Leigh LaMora:
"...The Enquirer learned that Deborah was nowhere to be seen where the ruggedly handsome [sic] congressman attended a casino party at the home of a D.C. lobbyist in August 1997—and reportedly hooked up with pretty congressional secretary Leigh LaMora."
Apparently, Boehner and LaMora were at a party and sought out a bedroom, where they stumbled upon another couple who'd beaten them to the punch.
Maybe it took until 1997 for key parties to hit D.C.?
Note: A quick scan of the full cover reveals that Julia Roberts "cheating" to help her pal Javier Bardem get an Oscar nomination (by hosting screenings) warrants approximately five times as much cover acreage as the story about the third second in line to the presidency actually cheating on his wife. So it could be the Boehner sex stories are probably true but not as well documented as, for example, the John Edwards scandal.
It could also be true that most National Enquirer readers have never heard of John Boehner - and, therefore, the Speaker of the House garners little front-page real estate on NE. Even the spelling of his name, Boehner, doesn't ring a bell with most readers. He might as well say, "It's Bouquet" as Hyacinth Bucket does in "Keeping Up Appearances".
Posted by: DJM | February 02, 2011 at 01:49 PM
You know, you just cannot trust straight people...
Posted by: Gus | February 02, 2011 at 02:33 PM
I don't know what kind of sex probe John Boehner uses, but it apparently injects orange dye into his bloodstream. Mine only vibrates.
Posted by: Anastasia Beaverhausen | February 02, 2011 at 04:39 PM
Point of clarification: The Speaker of the House is the SECOND in line for Presidential succession...just behind the Vice President, who is the first person in line.
Posted by: JT | February 02, 2011 at 07:11 PM
Another "family Values" Republican leads by example!
Posted by: Warrior | February 03, 2011 at 02:40 PM
I mean really. Guess this is a slow news day if we're trolling that particular publication.
Posted by: getalife | February 06, 2011 at 12:33 AM
@getalife: Right, because they're always wrong. Just ask John Edwards.
Posted by: Matthew Rettenmund | February 06, 2011 at 08:51 AM