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Yes, the caption at left is correct. That's Governor Jim Gibbons (R-NV), in a warm embrace with a former Playboy model who is most definitely not his wife.
Last we heard in the Gibbons v. Gibbons fiasco, the governor and the First Lady had called a truce in their acrimonious divorce proceedings.
But since that joint statement, Gibbons has been implicated in other acts of philandering: hundreds of text messages to a female "friend" and affectionate outings with younger women-- the most recent of which was caught on film.
The Nevada Appeal this morning, published a series of pictures of Gibbons and a female companion at a rodeo in Reno.
Gibbons responded in a brief statement to the Appeal:
What it shows, according to the governor, is him comforting a stressed out friend. "She was upset, crying," he said during a quick hallway interview with our reporter, who'd been trying to get a comment from the governor or his staff for two days. "She couldn't get her breath. I put my arms around her."
So who is the mystery parking lot woman seeking solace on Gibbons' shoulder?
According to the Appeal:
[W]e did a little checking on our own and now know his companion to be the ex-Playboy-model, ex-wife of an ex-Reno mayor. She is not the woman with whom he has widely been accused of having an affair of late and with whom he exchanged hundreds of text messages at all hours. But he has been seen around Reno with this woman, too. In fact, there are cell phone pictures of the two together at a Reno restaurant posted on area blogs.
Just for some context, the Appeal's photo spread comes in the midst of a huge budget crisis in Nevada.
Comments (24)
GOP hanky-panky?! That's unpossible!
June 27, 2008 10:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah . . . Where are the underage boys and crystal meth and rubber hoods and the being tied to exercise equipment and the entire other families and two DOJ lawyerettes on their knees praying in the middle of the room . . . Banging attractive women is so . . . French.
June 27, 2008 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
What the...how the hell did I get to Huffington Post or The Superficial when I typed in the URL for TalkingPointsMemo?
Donna! Donna, get IT on the phone right now! My internets is broken!
June 27, 2008 10:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
What a clown. Today we will be protesting (in Carson City) his plan to gut education funding. He says anything is on the table as long as no taxes are increased. What this means is no new taxes on his buddies the casino industry. He gave a terrible speech last night about this and of course blamed the Democrats for this because they just wont work with the poor Republicans. The truth is our legislature works very well across the aisle, Gibbons is the one who wont work with anyone else. Kind of like Bush, only even stupider with some philandering added in.
June 27, 2008 11:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
Th Gov should have said she was comforting him instead of the other way around. Those huge budget crises can be very emotional.
June 27, 2008 11:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
NV Dems should just have someone follow the gov around all the time. He's a ticking time bomb.
June 27, 2008 11:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Real World - Carson City" sounds hilarious!
June 27, 2008 11:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Why do we care about a man's extramarial affairs as long as it is not affecting national security?
The "news" of affairs is a dime a dozen.
Let the governor, his wife and family worry about the affair and let us, the rest of us, get on with the really serious business of the takeover of our government by a bunch of thugs including members of Congress who have committed treason against this nation.
You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.
June 27, 2008 11:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
OMGWTFBBQ!!!
June 27, 2008 11:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
TPM: We'd all like to think we're not affected by this country's pervasive tabloid-mentality. Even if it is a scum-sucking Republican, I can do without it.
June 27, 2008 11:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
A Republican official caught in the arms of another woman? Woah, that's not the kind of behavior one would expect from your run of the mill GOP leader. I really would have expected him to have been caught in a compromising position with a male prostitute or maybe one of the rodeo bulls, but never this.
Super J.
June 27, 2008 12:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, I understand that Gibbons deserves no accolades for any ethical standards or integrity and that's worth reporting. He's a weasel.
BUT, TPM, this presentation of the material is so smarmy... Some paparazzi-like fool or PI in a thicket snapped that shot. It rankles that you'd stoop to support for the cheesey take.
June 27, 2008 12:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gibbons should avoid riding the Orient Express . . . Talk about the women scorned thingy . . .
June 27, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
He's just in a hurry to use the cache of his Governorship while he still has it.
Playboy bunnies mysteriously stop returning your calls when you have no power or money left.
June 27, 2008 12:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Look, guys, this is obviously a religious issue.
Jim is attempting to join the FLDS from the Nevada enclave.
June 27, 2008 1:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Closeted Republicans are so much more fun, is it absolutely certain she is an ex-Playboy-model and not a TV hooker (assuming those two options are mutually exclusive)?
June 27, 2008 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
OK. That's enough, folks. Let's be honest with ourselves for just a moment, here: Aren't we really... sorta... gangin' up on this guy? It's gotten to the point where Jim Gibbons can't do anything right. And everything he does is turned into a sordid mess. Is that fair? Really?
It's pretty obvious what's going on. What the media refers as an "embrace" is nothing more that gentlemanly etiquette: Gibbons was merely trying to warm up this lovely, vivacious ex-Playboy model. It was a brisk evening... in Nevada... in June.
...And her breasts were chilly.
June 27, 2008 2:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
It doesn't look like she's hugging him back - and she is looking straight at the camera.
June 27, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
THE Republicans But,But, Clinton. A typical REPUBLICAN come back.
June 27, 2008 4:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Two Words, Governor:
Gary Hart.
June 28, 2008 7:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Gee, like "family values" hypocrisy -- and using that to win a veto-proof Democratic majority in Congress is so . . . "Huffington".
June 29, 2008 11:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's another reason it is legitimate news: the Republican is heterosexual!
June 29, 2008 11:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Uhmm, I think it's to spotlight the "family values" party's hypocrisy. (Or am I taking you too literally?)
June 30, 2008 12:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
(Oopsie. That was supposed to appear as a direct reply to dar.)
June 30, 2008 12:45 PM | Reply | Permalink