Who is Holly Petraeus? She is the wife of now resigned CIA Director David Petraeus, who has left the Obama administration amid a sex scandal. Holly is also a member of the Obama administration, serving as Assistant Director to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She also has worked for the Better Business Bureau specializing in helping veterans and serving military personnel with credit card issues. What the resignation of her husband amid the extramarital affair that David Petraeus had with biographer Paula Broadwell remains unclear as the story unfolds.
Holly and David Petraeus have been married for 37 years. They met while he attended West Point as she was the commandant′s daughter. Like many military couples, she rose up the ladder along side her husband as his career advanced. But given her own accomplishments, it could be that she winds up succeeding in her career as David′s star tumbles into the trash bin.
The FBI investigation that led to yesterday′s resignation apparently got started quite some time ago, perhaps as early as 2010 while he was still serving in Afghanistan. Some of the emails he was exchanging with Broadwell alerted Army Intelligence, which then led to them notifying the FBI. The CIA vetted Petraeus themselves when he became nominated by Obama to be CIA Director. There is much speculation as to when the White House learned of the affair?
Who is Holly Petraeus and when did she learn as the wife of David Petraeus that he was having an affair with Pala Broadwell? That question is just one of many that has yet to be answered following the surpised resignation of David Petraeus as Director of the CIA.
November 10th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
This is irrelevant. Director Petraeus is gone because of the upcoming hearings on the treasonous conduct of the obama regime in the Benghazi attack. If the affair was discovered and revealed to obama in the past then it just made Petraeus more of a disposable asset and added leverage over him. People cheat on their spouses. I hope it won’t distract the public from the bigger issue here, but I’m a realist. Most of the public could care less about the Americans who were forsaken on 09/11/12 in Benghazi.
November 10th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Lucky for him he is retired military so he didn’t break any laws, although apparently the fling happened while he was still active duty.
At least the affair was with a chick, something that cannot be said for sure about his boss.
November 10th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Sorry this whole thing occured. I am suspicious about the timing of the resignation. I agree with Vic, the Benghazi hearings is the cause of Petraeus resignation. I doubt Americans or congress will ever get the truth on Benghazi. We really do have evil people in the white house. Hillary Clinton claims she has no time to answer question on the Benghazi. America’s current political class are shameful critters. Honorable Americans will eventually over come this evil, I hope and pray.
November 10th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
If anyone of us got fired for screwin around on our wife the ACLU would make us very rich.
What surprised me the most was the day Petraeus went to work for dickhead.
November 10th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I’ll shoot from the hip on this one.
I’ll probably catch hell for it also.
Here goes.
Holly is not very attractive, physically.
While this might explain the Generals actions it by no means gives him a pass unless his wife understands or chooses to forgive him.
I’m getting really sick of seeing peoples personal lives/mistakes be some barometer of their professional capabilities.
I never had any doubt of trusting Petraeus with our soldiers lives or our countrys secrets and feel hes just another victim of Barrys bullsh*t administration.
November 11th, 2012 at 1:30 am
Micky, at least he wasn’t someone’s vp pick. We would have John Edwards all over again.
Speaking of VPs, Paul Ryan was a mistake. Romney might have made up a point or two with a chick.
November 11th, 2012 at 6:56 am
Oh, I dunno, Micky. Maybe a better hairdo and some seamed stockings might do the trick? Sexy is not so much a physical condition as it is one of attitude and panache.
November 11th, 2012 at 8:03 am
Andy Z @ #7 LOLOLOL !
Ad a pair of FMP’s.
( 0:42 )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj3CWACel4c
November 11th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Yeah Andy, lot of ugly chics can be sexy.
Shes still a dog.
Let me remind everyone, my opinions on this are purely superficial.
She may be in all reality be the most beautiful person on earth.
But she wont be modeling any Victorias secret real soon, at least for the general public.
November 11th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
“Sexy is not so much a physical condition as it is one of attitude and panache.”
I’m sure he got a frying pan upside the head this week. Not sure that kind of ‘tude is sexy tho.
November 12th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Holy cow Batman, the mistress has sex appeal!
Just finished watching Ms. Flirtatious (Paula Broadwell) in an interview video:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2231990/Paula-Broadwell-claims-love-David-Petraeus-interview-filmed-months-affair.html
November 12th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Patrick, Eric Bolling on ‘The Five’ said something along the same lines today. Sounded like some veiled admiration.
“Yeah, look at her, she works out man”.
Immediately after that Kim Guilfoyle in some kind of sublime defense of Mrs Petreaus started reading off all of the infractions in Paulas folder.
As an admitted male pig I have to say id be hard not to hit on that when your wifes a dawg.
I do feel bad saying that but still feel its the true reason David ventured. They obviously dont love each other.