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Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes

Via Skippy, Conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife, Clinton foe and huge funder behind Whitewater and other Clinton investigations, is having major divorce woes -- police were called to his estate when a major tussle developed over custody of the family dog. Details of the wife's alleged assaults on the housekeeping staff are here.

And, get this: He has no pre-nup. He must be really distraught because he's even talking to the press, something he rarely does. He says, "Wish me luck."

Right. He also says, of wife and the dog incident, "They led her away in handcuffs." But the news articles say his wife wasn't arrested.

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    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Tue Apr 11, 2006 at 10:02:37 PM EST
    he didn't have a pre-nup? wow, i am amazed. guess he was spending so much time rooting out clinton conspiricies, he overlooked that tiny detail of his personal life. couldn't happen to a nicer guy! (snark alert!)

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#2)
    by jondee on Tue Apr 11, 2006 at 10:21:11 PM EST
    My question has always been, how far gone is this "eccentric" if he actually believes that people like Clinton represent the left? Theres an old rabbinical saying: If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#3)
    by Zeno on Tue Apr 11, 2006 at 10:35:08 PM EST
    I wonder how much this is going to impair Scaife's ability to fund the vast right-wing conspiracy. His ex could end up cramping his style.

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 12:33:13 AM EST
    Hopefully, she'll donate a substantial portion of it to PETA, Planned Parenthood, MoveON.ORG, TalkLeft, MediaMatters, stuff like that. All the stuff his cardiologist would recommend.

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 02:30:49 AM EST
    Amen Charlie, and at least half of those donations should go to Media Matters. After all, it was Brock who exposed the extent of his funding within the right wing. I hope he looses his shirt!!

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 05:05:46 AM EST
    Yeah, that's true, but I'm sure we all have a collective soft spot for our genial hostess with the mostest. Nothing spruces the place up like right wing money they really didn't want to part with.

    Re: Richard Mellon Scaife's Divorce Woes (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 11:15:57 AM EST
    thanks for the link, talkleft! you looked good on fauxnews (discussing the duke lacrosse fiasco) today!