# What kind of weirdo would have an affair with Paul Wolfowitz? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 12, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865 "2007-04-12T22:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/1 "2007-04-12T22:04:00Z")
Inspired by [this news story:](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/world/12cnd-wolfowitz.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin) > [@](#): > > Paul D. Wolfowitz, the president of the World Bank, apologized today for his role in arranging a highly paid job at the State Department for a woman with whom he has a personal relationship. > > “I made a mistake, for which I am sorry,” Mr. Wolfowitz said in a statement on the World Bank’s Web site. He said that in retrospect he should have “trusted my original instincts” and stayed out of the job negotiations involving the woman, Shaha Ali Riza. Here’s a [photo of Wolfie.](http://mosnews.com/files/11449/bank2.jpg) Here’s [moe info about the Bush Doctrine, which Wolfie helped invent.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wolfowitz) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/2 "2007-04-12T22:34:14Z")
Isn’t Paul Wolfowitz married with three children? Oh wait, he and his wife are apparently legally separated after allegations in 2001 that he’d had an affair with a subordinate at SAIS (see link below). Those famous Republican family values in action again… Anyway, AFAICT his affair with Riza has been going on at least since 2002. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/3 "2007-04-12T22:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=Kimstu] Isn’t Paul Wolfowitz married with three children? Oh wait, he and his wife are apparently legally separated after allegations in 2001 that he’d had an affair with a subordinate at SAIS (see link below). Those famous Republican family values in action again… Anyway, AFAICT his affair with Riza has been going on at least since 2002. [/QUOTE] See link below what? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/4 "2007-04-12T22:56:12Z")
Power is Sexy. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/5 "2007-04-13T00:00:46Z")
[QUOTE=ratatoskK] Here’s a [photo of Wolfie.](http://mosnews.com/files/11449/bank2.jpg) [/QUOTE] And one that’s sure to get all the ladies hot, to boot! ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/6 "2007-04-13T00:04:49Z")
If Rush Limbaugh can get dates, anyone can. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/7 "2007-04-13T00:08:48Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Power is Sexy. [/QUOTE] So I guess tons of young males were wanking to pictures of Maggie in the 80s? ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/8 "2007-04-13T00:17:33Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] So I guess tons of young males were wanking to pictures of Maggie in the 80s? [/QUOTE] You had no iron lady fantasies? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/9 "2007-04-13T00:24:06Z")
[QUOTE=gazpacho] You had no iron lady fantasies? [/QUOTE] Nope. I was busy fawning over a girl in the flute section at school. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/10 "2007-04-13T00:26:58Z")
One who was being paid an awful lot of money to do so? 🙂 “130K isn’t enough, dear; I’m gonna cost you 190K now.” ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/11 "2007-04-13T00:31:23Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Power is Sexy. [/QUOTE] In that case, I’d like all the fine ladies to know that my body mass contains more energy than an atomic bomb. Plus I don’t pick my nose in public. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/12 "2007-04-13T00:40:43Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] In that case, I’d like all the fine ladies to know that my body mass contains more energy than an atomic bomb… [/QUOTE] Fat Man or Little Boy? ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/13 "2007-04-13T00:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=elucidator] Fat Man or Little Boy? [/QUOTE] :smack: This concludes our test of the Inadvertent Straight Line System. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/14 "2007-04-13T01:01:53Z")
Neither – Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. (And if you take a priapic aid, a MIRV’ed one.) ( **Terrifel** isn’t going to get off that easily. Er, let me rephrase that…) ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/15 "2007-04-13T01:37:53Z")
I hate Wolfowitz and Friends for political reasons, but you could get an unflattering picture of anyone. I mean, he looks okay [here](http://www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/Wolfowitz_paul_3_small1.jpg) . His face might not be conventionally handsome but he has a full head of hair, anyway, and he looks decent for his age. I could see women going for him even without the power. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/16 "2007-04-13T02:06:41Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] I hate Wolfowitz and Friends for political reasons, but you could get an unflattering picture of anyone. [/QUOTE] But could you get a picture of anyone else [showing up at a Turkish mosque, with holes in his socks?](http://wonkette.com/politics/paul-wolfowitz/paul-wolfowitz-too-busy-ruining-world-to-buy-socks-232624.php) That is just _so_ endearing! Even the Turks thought so, [offering to send him 12 pairs of quality Turkish socks.](http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=65319) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/17 "2007-04-13T02:34:03Z")
Huh. I didn’t think Wolfowitz was on the market, what with him sucking Satan’s cock and all. ---
**Author:** ![GLWasteful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@GLWasteful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GLWasteful)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/18 "2007-04-13T02:50:27Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Huh. I didn’t think Wolfowitz was on the market, what with him sucking Satan’s cock and all. [/QUOTE] Well sure, but if he’s got a mouthful of brimstone, then who’s hauling Paul’s ashes? We all need someone we can lean on, and all like that. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/19 "2007-04-13T03:07:38Z")
To respond to the OP, Ho’s work for all kinds of different monetary arrangements, not just $50 for that or a $100 for that. The very best ho’s, like Kayser Soze, have you convinced they don’t even exist. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865/20 "2007-04-13T03:13:01Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Nope. I was busy fawning over a girl in the flute section at school. [/QUOTE] Not at band camp? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weirdo-would-have-an-affair-with-paul-wolfowitz/399865.md?page=2)