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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 12:46 PM Jul 2012

SC Bureaucratic “Lion King” Love Letters - Accidentally Released Infidelity Emails

You would think that of all people an information technology specialist with nearly 15 years of experience in state government would be the last person to inadvertently spill their marital infidelity all over a publicly-accessible email.

That’s apparently not the case in S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s cabinet …

According to emails obtained by FITS, the former director of strategic development and information technology at Haley’s Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) appears to have mistakenly responded to one of his lover’s emails from a state government address — using taxpayer-provided resources.

The result?  One of the most hilarious email exchanges we’ve ever read — a veritable treasure trove of comedy gold that features the illicit lovers’ pet names for each other, graphic sexual references, professions of their undying love for each other and concerns over the possibility of getting caught by their respective spouses (both were married at the time the emails were sent a little over a year ago).

The best part of all this?  The employee’s state government email signature repeatedly pops up amidst the flurry of exchanges between “Simba” and “Nala” (the pair are apparently big fans of the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King, and use the names of the cartoon’s protagonists as their pet names for each other).

Ready to get your “cheese on?”
Read the emails here: http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/07/17/bureaucratic-love-letters/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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SC Bureaucratic “Lion King” Love Letters - Accidentally Released Infidelity Emails (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwest Jul 2012 #1
This is an extramarital affair. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwest Jul 2012 #4
That was the author of the article. nt Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 #5
Dayum, what are they putting in the water in South Carolina? tanyev Jul 2012 #3

Response to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
2. This is an extramarital affair.
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:47 PM
Jul 2012

That is a completely different situation. If it was between husband and wife, it would just be embarrassing unless somebody wanted to go ballistic about using taxpayer time and money.

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