
Indeed Goober. I assume some women (and some men for that matter) like to be spanked. However, if Duvall was into a kinky lifestyle, why appoint himself the spokesperson for religious right? Why the vigorous opposition to gay marriage? Why sell himself as a politician who protects family values?
Perhaps he may have thought that spanking is not as kinky as homosexuality, so one may indulge in spanking and still oppose homosexuality. Or perhaps he found support somewhere in the Bible for his spanking practices, perhaps God told him that spanking is a Godly practice (I assume he has a direct hotline to God, he speaks to God every day), who knows?
The point is that he was guilty of hypocrisy big time and surprise, this time even Republicans understood the concept.

YJ, what Franks did was for the law enforcement and his voters to sort out. Law enforcement didn’t take any action, so I assume what he did was not illegal. His voters did not think he did anything wrong, they continue reelecting him every two years. So bringing Franks into the argument is a red herring, nothing more.
Whatever sexual practices of the politicians, that is their affair and nobody’s business. It becomes everybody’s business when they proclaim in a mealy mouthed way to stand for family values, stand for God, when they oppose homosexuality etc. Then they are guilty of hypocrisy.
That is why people like Mark Foley, Senator Larry ‘wide stance’ Craig, Duvall etc. bit dust, while Franks is still standing tall.

Okay, so I unignored the OP out of curiosity so I could follow the link... did anyone actually READ this? OMG... lol.
"... He resigned due to revealing of a recording of his own voice during an assembly meeting. It was discussing between him and another assembly member about his past extramarital affairs Duvall told his own story in clear words without knowing that mic is on. He did not switch off the microphone and his each word recorded clearly as he described.
The secret of Duvall was revealed on 8 September 2009 by KCL news. KCL also showed the footage of the conversation. An other news source OC weekly also published a long detail about the affairs of Duvall which were untold in the news of KCL. OC weekly also reported that Duvall was also involved in a woman named, Heidi DeJong Barsuglia. She is lobbyist and going to 36. Duvall’s all the gossip with his colleague is recorded as"
it doesn't give a source, and is written in some of the most incredibly broken English I've ever read. What a ridiculous source for this article. I can't fathom relying on this kind of tripe for my 'news'.

A hypocrite is a hypocrite is a hypocrite. How about that famous DemocRAT called JF Kennedy? Wasn't he married? Didn't he have extramarital relations? Reps are no worse than Dems. Get a grip.

Barney Frank and prostitution?
How does that compare with the Republican run C Street prostitution ring that hides its true face by pretending to be a church?

A hypocrite is a hypocrite is a hypocrite. How about that famous DemocRAT called JF Kennedy? Wasn't he married? Didn't he have extramarital relations? Reps are no worse than Dems. Get a grip.

That does not make him a hypocrite, Anna. Franks would be a hypocrite if he was vigorously opposing gay rights all his life, but he wasn’t.
As to JFK, how does having an affair make him a hypocrite? I imagine many politicians do have affairs. But hypocrites are only those who tell others not to have affairs, who tell others to live lives according to the Bible (chastity before marriage, fidelity within it) and then they themselves break the rules.