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Northern Ireland In Uproar Over Lawmaker's Secret Affair With Teen
LATimes ^ | January 10th 2010 | Henry Chu

Posted on 01/10/2010 1:47:23 PM PST by Steelfish

Northern Ireland In Uproar Over Lawmaker's Secret Affair With Teen Iris Robinson, [Pic in URL] family-values advocate and wife of First Minister Peter Robinson, not only carried on a sexual liaison with a 19-year-old but also allegedly helped funnel money his way.

By Henry Chu January 10, 2010

Reporting from London - The threat of renewed sectarian violence is at its highest in years. But it's a seamy affair between Northern Ireland's most famous female politician and a man nearly 40 years her junior that has put the province's fragile peace pact between Roman Catholics and Protestants in danger of unraveling.

The woman in question is Iris Robinson, the glamorous wife of the leader of Northern Ireland and a canny lawmaker in her own right. For months, she maintained a sexual relationship with a 19-year-old, then allegedly helped set him up in business with money secretly lent her by a pair of property developers.

Revelation of the affair last week was enough to trigger outrage in Northern Ireland, where Robinson had been an outspoken advocate of traditional family values and publicly denounced homosexuality as an abomination.

But allegations that she committed not just adultery but also financial malfeasance have thrown the historic power-sharing agreement between republican-minded Catholics and Protestants loyal to the British crown into doubt.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: northernireland; scandals

1 posted on 01/10/2010 1:47:26 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
It's just another alternative lifestyle......< /sarcasm >
2 posted on 01/10/2010 1:49:43 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (New Wizard of Oz: Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of the West & Michelle as the Wicked Witch of the East.)
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To: Steelfish

Does he play golf?


3 posted on 01/10/2010 2:12:30 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Steelfish

Where are the pictures of her so we can decide if she is GUILTY!

This is series!


4 posted on 01/10/2010 2:31:23 PM PST by montomike (Politics should be about service and not a lucrative, money-making opportunity!)
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To: montomike
 


Celtic Tiger.. Meet the Celtic Cougar

 

5 posted on 01/10/2010 2:40:22 PM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Steelfish

YUCK!


6 posted on 01/10/2010 2:40:53 PM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: Incorrigible

A link to the pics with a warning would have been sufficient.


7 posted on 01/10/2010 2:58:24 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch

It just goes to show how horny teenager are, warn your daughters.


8 posted on 01/10/2010 3:38:07 PM PST by BilLies
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To: Steelfish
The older guys on this forum might find her attractive, but she is way too old to be considered "sexy". Sorry Grandma, hang it up.

Any guy under the age of 55 sleeping with a 59 year old woman is disgusting. The 19 year old guy is going to end up with severe emotional/psychological problems from this affair.

9 posted on 01/11/2010 4:57:09 PM PST by grand wazoo
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