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GOP Congressman Resigns Amid Charges He Sent Shirtless Picture To Woman On Craigslist

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Rep. Christopher Lee has resigned. Who’s that? He’s the congressman who got some unwanted attention from Gawker–accused of sending a shirtless picture of himself to a woman on Craigslist. Lee, a married Republican, sent a formal resignation to Speaker of the House John Boehner, ending his career in Congress effective immediately.

Gawker’s story involves what it says was “a single 34-year-old woman (who) put an ad in the ‘Women for Men’ section of Craigslist personals. ‘Will someone prove to me not all CL men look like toads?’ she asked, inviting ‘financially & emotionally secure’ men to reply.” Gawker’s story includes a photo of a shirtless man flexing his arm–apparently Lee. Asked about that by Fox, the congressman ducked reporters:

Lee, asked by Fox News about the report Wednesday afternoon as he was walking to his car, said he was not willing to talk about the issue, adding “I have to work this out with my wife.”

Later, the congressman’s office released a short statement:

“It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness,” he said in a statement.

“The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country are too serious for me to allow this distraction to continue, and so I am announcing that I have resigned my seat in Congress effective immediately.”

Watch the report from Fox News below:

Picture via Gawker below:



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  • WCinWI

    What is up with the men of NY (liberal and conservative) and sex-related scandals? Sheesh.

  • nice_thought

    This is a propaganda by lamestream media.

  • Davo

    Hey, I thought Ted Kennedy was dead. And I thought he was a Democrat. What? Who IS this guy?

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    nice_thought said:
    This is a propaganda by lamestream media.

    Please tell me you’re trolling. Nooone is this dumb.

  • glenn113

    Another holier than though Republican.? Impossible

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Davo said:
    Hey, I thought Ted Kennedy was dead. And I thought he was a Democrat. What? Who IS this guy?

    Another do as I say not as I do conservative like the other 99.9% of you guys….

  • Garth

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Please tell me you’re trolling. Nooone is this dumb.

    Oh yes, there really are conservatives (or so they call themselves) this stupid – and then some.

  • cjd ohio 1

    glenn113 said:
    Another holier than though Republican.? Impossible

    if it is fox news, it is not true, remember lol

  • Moderate

    Pelosi promised she would drain the swamp. I wonder if Rangel has ever used Craigslist.

  • Greg

    Davo said:
    Hey, I thought Ted Kennedy was dead. And I thought he was a Democrat. What? Who IS this guy?

    This nice fellow…

    http://wnymedia.net/tag/rep-christopher-lee/

  • Olby Sucks

    Another do as I say not as I do conservative like the other 99.9% of you guys….

    ————-

    you mean like mrs, o telling us to eat carrots while she lives on lard? stfu.

  • Gasket

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Please tell me you’re trolling. Nooone is this dumb.

    He was being sarcastic….lol.

    I love these new GOP freshmen. They are a NAUGHTY bunch!

  • CosmosDan

    Oh Dam,

    I loved him in those old Dracula films , and Lord of the Rings

  • Grammie

    He took himself out of the story so fast it probably won’t last a whole news cycle.

    I guess Boehner was serious when he laid the law down how these types of revelations were going to be handled.

    Good for him!

  • TangledThorns

    He should switch to Democrat, lolz. Plenty of Republicans to replace, har har har.

  • Olby Sucks

    Another do as I say not as I do conservative like the other 99.9% of you guys….

    ————

    You mean like mr 2 Americas edwards? this is fun. ;)

  • Olby Sucks

    He was being sarcastic….lol.
    —–

    How do you know, troll?

  • Olby Sucks

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Please tell me you’re trolling. Nooone is this dumb.

    Yes, it’s that dumb.

  • Garth

    Olby Sucks said:
    Yes, it’s that dumb.

    Comprehension alert.

  • jo hoochie

    And another bites the dust!

  • Newsjunky

    LMAO! This guy isn’t very bright is he? Did he think nobody would recognize him? OMG this is truly hilarious. Nice pose, by the way. Buwahahaha! Ewww.

  • WCinWI

    The Congressman does look a bit like Mark McKinnon.

    Massive ewwwww.

  • Harry Flashman

    Political Darwinism at work. This guy was too stupid to survive in the political jungle. Good riddance.

  • BlackWidow

    Grammie said:
    He took himself out of the story so fast it probably won’t last a whole news cycle. I guess Boehner was serious when he laid the law down how these types of revelations were going to be handled. Good for him!

    Yes Grammie, I am sure THE BONER will take care of this!

  • BlackWidow

    One down and many more to come.

  • tws258

    BlackWidow said:
    One down and many more to come.

    BlackWidow said:
    Yes Grammie, I am sure THE BONER will take care of this!

    Why do you change your screen name to insult other commenters ?

  • jo hoochie

    When it comes to women Men are dumb. Sorry guys but you are.

  • BlackWidow

    WCinWI said:
    The Congressman does look a bit like Mark McKinnon. Massive ewwwww.

    I am probably older than you but a picture of him with his clothes on was not bad!

  • Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

    Adios. We don’t need people like you representing us.

  • nice_thought

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Please tell me you’re trolling. Nooone is this dumb.

    What’s a troll?

  • TristramShandy

    Hubba-Hubba! He should move to San Francisco and test some new experiences.

  • tws258

    BlackWidow said:
    I am probably older than you but a picture of him with his clothes on was not bad!

    Why do you change your screen name to insult other commenters ?

  • Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

    Nice Thought says;

    What’s a troll?

    Jackie Treehorn is.

  • Grammie

    BlackWidow said:
    Yes Grammie, I am sure THE BONER will take care of this!

    .
    QUICK!! QUICK!!!! QUICK!!!!

    Everybody, you just have to see this. She is so talented and original.

    Do you see whar she did? Oh, that is so clever I’m sure NO ONE else ever thought of it. A play on Boehner’s name.

    Who cares that it is a complete non sequitor and absolutely meaningless to anyone.

    Stuff a sock in it lady.

  • Olby Sucks

    nice_thought said:
    What’s a troll?

    Any mirrors close by, loser?

  • DaTruth

    If the congressman were only running a gay brothel out of his townhouse, he would have been home free!

  • Olby Sucks

    tws258 said:
    Why do you change your screen name to insult other commenters ?

    That’s the mo of this certain troll. It does the same thing at think progress, but, plays the other side and responds to it’s own posts patting itself on the back.

  • tws258

    nice_thought said:
    What’s a troll?

    Asked and answered.

    BlackWidow said:
    I am probably older than you but a picture of him with his clothes on was not bad!

    BlackWidow said:
    Yes Grammie, I am sure THE BONER will take care of this!

    BlackWidow said:
    One down and many more to come.

  • Olby Sucks

    DaTruth said:
    If the congressman were only running a gay brothel out of his townhouse, he would have been home free!

    And growing pot…

  • tws258

    Olby Sucks said:
    That’s the mo of this certain troll. It does the same thing at think progress, but, plays the other side and responds to it’s own posts patting itself on the back.

    Here it and TRRK seem to do a lot congratulating each other .

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    DaTruth said:
    If the congressman were only running a gay brothel out of his townhouse, he would have been home free!

    Really, why resign over something as apparently innocuous as this?

    I realize Democrats are held to a much lower standard, lacking the integrity or moral development of Republicans, but to drop out for this seems a bit of an over-reaction.

  • George C

    tws258 said:
    Here it and TRRK seem to do a lot congratulating each other .

    LOL !

  • Harry Flashman

    jo hoochie said:

    “When it comes to women Men are dumb. Sorry guys but you are.”

    Yeah. Guilty. I have to agree with you. Most of the bad decisions I’ve made in my life have been made while I orbited around one woman or another.

    In fact, even though I’ve managed to be modestly successful im many aspects of life women ain’t one of them.

    Asking me for relationship advice is like asking a kamikaze pilot for safe landing instructions. So….at least in my case you’re right. Dumb as a freakin’ post when it comes to women.

  • OxyCon

    ‘Will someone prove to me not all CL men look like toads?

    Hmmm, he does kinda resemble a toad in the shirtless photo, and he sure as hell behaved like one. The CL woman was right!

  • Olby Sucks

    tws258 said:
    Here it and TRRK seem to do a lot congratulating each other .

    The phony queen is a hard core tp’er, as well.

  • DaTruth

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    Really, why resign over something as apparently innocuous as this?

    I realize Democrats are held to a much lower standard, lacking the integrity or moral development of Republicans, but to drop out for this seems a bit of an over-reaction.

    I’m thinking there’s either more to the story, or his wife said “OK, here’s the one condition of my possibly staying in this marriage”.

  • Grammie

    George C said:
    LOL !

    If they didn’t do it for themselves who else would do it?

  • A man without a Country

    For the love gawd, put a shirt on buddy!

  • George C

    Grammie said:
    If they didn’t do it for themselves who else would do it?

    Change the noun and pronoun . : )

  • George C

    A man without a Country said:
    For the love gawd, put a shirt on buddy!

    George likes things spicy .

  • Olby Sucks

    George C said:
    George likes things spicy .

    King Pao chicken? LOL!

  • jo hoochie

    Harry Flashman said:
    jo hoochie said: “When it comes to women Men are dumb. Sorry guys but you are.” Yeah. Guilty. I have to agree with you. Most of the bad decisions I’ve made in my life have been made while I orbited around one woman or another. In fact, even though I’ve managed to be modestly successful im many aspects of life women ain’t one of them. Asking me for relationship advice is like asking a kamikaze pilot for safe landing instructions. So….at least in my case you’re right. Dumb as a freakin’ post when it comes to women.

    You are not alone as many have fallen, even trapped, but at least you are honest about it. Thumbs up to you!!

  • Arch

    Anyone who doesn’t know enough to use a second email and who doesn’t know enough not to send a head shot while trying to cheat on his wife is too damn stupid to be in Congress. At least he had the class to resign unlike Ensign and Sanford.

  • George C

    Olby Sucks said:
    King Pao chicken? LOL!

    You know it .

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window) said:
    Nice Thought says;

    What’s a troll?

    Jackie Treehorn is.

    So says the one that gets banned weekly….I’ve been able to keep my moniker.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins
  • Just_MC

    Bill Adkins said:
    Now to look at the front page news of tomorrow. http://www.nationalenquirer.com/john_boehner_house_speaker_sex_scandal_two_women/celebrity/70110

    Oh boy, here it comes now.

    “Boner” isn’t interesting enough. Can I be the first to offer up the “Baller?”

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    YES!

    Webb announced he will not run for Senate next year.

    YES!

    That’s 28 Democratic Seats open now, and only 4 needed to take control.

    Even if by chance the Marxist wins a second term on his charm, deceit and racial votes, the good guys will be able to thwart his agenda, and investigate his collusion.

  • Annie Oakley

    Bill Adkins said:
    Now to look at the front page news of tomorrow. http://www.nationalenquirer.com/john_boehner_house_speaker_sex_scandal_two_women/celebrity/70110

    Remember a few months ago when the Dems put out there that they were seeking lots of people to dig up dirt on any potential Republican candidates? With Soros money behind them, they can hire every private detective (I really wanted to use the slang expression from the 50′s, but the “mother voice in my head” wouldn’t let me) in the country.

    But we can’t even get Obama’s school records or find more than one or two people who ever knew him in CA, NY, HI or Indonesia.

    I hope the allegations against Boehner are not true.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Annie Oakley said:
    Remember a few months ago when the Dems put out there that they were seeking lots of people to dig up dirt on any potential Republican candidates? With Soros money behind them, they can hire every private detective (I really wanted to use the slang expression from the 50’s, but the “mother voice in my head” wouldn’t let me) in the country. But we can’t even get Obama’s school records or find more than one or two people who ever knew him in CA, NY, HI or Indonesia. I hope the allegations against Boehner are not true.

    But Annie, if they are true, you can be sure they’ll be met with the same bald-faced double-standard the Democrats and THEIR Media address all issues like this.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    If the Boehner stuff is true then he will truly be a member of the Republican class of 94.

  • Davo

    Annie Oakley said:
    Remember a few months ago when the Dems put out there that they were seeking lots of people to dig up dirt on any potential Republican candidates? With Soros money behind them, they can hire every private detective (I really wanted to use the slang expression from the 50’s, but the “mother voice in my head” wouldn’t let me) in the country.

    But we can’t even get Obama’s school records or find more than one or two people who ever knew him in CA, NY, HI or Indonesia.

    Don’t forget…………..Every personal attack launched by DemonCrits is an admission of ideological bankruptcy. Otherwise, the Demons wouldn’t bother.

  • ndanielson

    Wow, and guess, what kiddies??? He stepped down and got run out of town. He got caught for the schmuck that he is. Republicans aren’t circling the wagons and promoting him. He can freely join the democrats, now and probably run for the highest office in the country. And if he starts bashing Palin and conservatism, he can more than likely take Olbermanns slot immediately.

  • Just_MC

    Annie Oakley said:
    …With Soros money behind them, they can hire every private detective (I really wanted to use the slang expression from the 50’s, but the “mother voice in my head” wouldn’t let me) in the country.

    Annie, Annie, Annie. If you’re going with the innuendo anyway you need not hold back. No one will think any less of you just because “dick” comes out of your mouth. :)

    Or maybe they will. But I won’t. Have a field day.

  • Sean68

    At least if he were a Democrat, no one could accuse him of hypocrisy.

  • ndanielson

    ndanielson said:
    Wow, and guess, what kiddies??? He stepped down and got run out of town. He got caught for the schmuck that he is. Republicans aren’t circling the wagons and promoting him. He can freely join the democrats, now and probably run for the highest office in the country. And if he starts bashing Palin and conservatism, he can more than likely take Olbermanns slot immediately.

    All that is missing for his perfect democrat resume is denial, perjury, and suborning witnesses.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Sean68 said:
    At least if he were a Democrat, no one could accuse him of hypocrisy.

    Wait – remember the right wing glee at the demise of John Edwards? Oh, skewered upon their own skewer!! Where is the honest right winger? None to be found.

  • ndanielson

    Sean68 said:
    At least if he were a Democrat, no one could accuse him of hypocrisy.

    How do you know he ever denounced adultery?

  • ndanielson

    Bill Adkins said:
    Wait – remember the right wing glee at the demise of John Edwards? Oh, skewered upon their own skewer!! Where is the honest right winger? None to be found.

    I am happy he stepped down without denying it. Hell, Edwards denied the affair and then denied he fathered a baby. And HIS media denied the whole sordid affair, Norbit!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    ndanielson said:
    I am happy he stepped down without denying it. Hell, Edwards denied the affair and then denied he fathered a baby. And HIS media denied the whole sordid affair, Norbit!

    I’m thinking the cheesy self portrait picture makes this a tad different

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    ndanielson said:
    I am happy he stepped down without denying it. Hell, Edwards denied the affair and then denied he fathered a baby. And HIS media denied the whole sordid affair, Norbit!

    BTW – where’s Boehner’s reaction? Is he denying? Is he admitting?

  • ndanielson

    Bill Adkins said:
    I’m thinking the cheesy self portrait picture makes this a tad different

    What, someone has never hacked a FB account?

  • nice_thought

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    So says the one that gets banned weekly….I’ve been able to keep my moniker.

    Don’t fight girls.. It’s cold outside. Now, hug and kiss each other.

  • Sean68

    Bill Adkins said:
    Wait – remember the right wing glee at the demise of John Edwards? Oh, skewered upon their own skewer!! Where is the honest right winger? None to be found.

    Yeah, but I don’t think anyone accused him of hypocrisy. Perhaps you just didn’t get my point. Enjoy this all you want. I could not care less.

  • ndanielson

    Bill Adkins said:
    BTW – where’s Boehner’s reaction? Is he denying? Is he admitting?

    He’s supposed to admit someone else had an affair? His reaction is he did not step up to defend the schmuck. Actions speak louder than words. And I will wager that Boehner will not defend him, or make excuses, nor will anyone on the right.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    ndanielson said:
    He’s supposed to admit someone else had an affair? His reaction is he did not step up to defend the schmuck. Actions speak louder than words. And I will wager that Boehner will not defend him, or make excuses, nor will anyone on the right.

    No – didn’t you see the link I posted? Allegations Boehner’s had affairs with two lobbyists.

  • Gasket

    How’s that family values deal going on for you repukes?

  • Gasket

    Just_MC said:
    Annie, Annie, Annie. If you’re going with the innuendo anyway you need not hold back. No one will think any less of you just because “dick” comes out of your mouth. :)

    Or maybe they will. But I won’t. Have a field day.

    Haha…that was good. I love the prudes personally. They are the filthiest when nobody’s looking. I see it ALL the time down here in the Bible belt. They are the ones throwing swinger parties in their basements after church.

  • ndanielson

    Gasket said:
    How’s that family values deal going on for you repukes?

    You tell us when he joins the democrats. His resume is almost perfect, now.

  • ndanielson

    ndanielson said:
    You tell us when he joins the democrats. His resume is almost perfect, now.

    All he is missing is denial, lies, suborning witnesses, and perjury.

  • Arch

    ndanielson said:
    All he is missing is denial, lies, suborning witnesses, and perjury.

    Don’t foget payoffs, ideally from his parents.

  • Just_MC

    Gasket said:
    How’s that family values deal going on for you repukes?

    It’s so pathetic and transparent that people are running with some partisan way of interpreting THIS story. There have been plenty of these kinds of stories, regardless of party affiliation forever. If anything, what’s odd about this one is an immediate mea culpa and resignation.)

    Most of the people criticizing this guy probably never even heard of this guy. This story itself proves very little.

    The many childish partisan reactions to it reveal far more.

  • ndanielson

    Just_MC said:
    It’s so pathetic and transparent that people are running with some partisan way of interpreting THIS story. There have been plenty of these kinds of stories, regardless of party affiliation forever. If anything, what’s odd about this one is an immediate mea culpa and resignation.)

    Most of the people criticizing this guy probably never even heard of this guy. This story itself proves very little.

    The many childish partisan reactions to it reveal far more.

    His handling of the whole affair stands in stark contrast to how it would have been handled had he been a democrat. It is the only upside to the whole affair, as well.

  • Gasket

    Arch said:
    At least he had the class to resign unlike Ensign and Sanford.

    No kidding. The serial congress philanderers. You forget Senator Vitter of Louisiana who just won re-election. His constituents didn’t think much of his prostitute laying ways! It’s after all so common for Republicans to engage in this behavior — it’s a way of life. :)

    Olby Sucks said:
    He was being sarcastic….lol.
    —–

    How do you know, troll?

    Because I am not dumb…….unlike you. :) Also, learn to use the “quote” feature. It’s there for a reason, dumbass!

  • Gasket

    ndanielson said:
    His handling of the whole affair stands in stark contrast to how it would have been handled had he been a democrat. It is the only upside to the whole affair, as well.

    You are lying. Boehner never talked to the Representative. He didn’t “handle” anything.

  • Gasket

    Just_MC said:
    It’s so pathetic and transparent that people are running with some partisan way of interpreting THIS story. There have been plenty of these kinds of stories, regardless of party affiliation forever. If anything, what’s odd about this one is an immediate mea culpa and resignation.)

    Most of the people criticizing this guy probably never even heard of this guy. This story itself proves very little.

    The many childish partisan reactions to it reveal far more.

    It’s life. If you are a politician, everything you do will be viewed through a political and partisan lens. We get tired of the sanctimonious lectures about morals from these charlatans however. So, it’s always refreshing now and then to rub their collective faces in cow dung when one of their own veers off their self imposed moral tracks. Hooray!

  • ndanielson

    Gasket said:
    You are lying. Boehner never talked to the Representative. He didn’t “handle” anything.

    Who said anything about Boehner, clown? Mr. Lee handled it better than any democrat would have, and no one has circled the wagons to defend him. Boehner’s silence says enough, so far.

  • ndanielson

    Gasket said:
    It’s life. If you are a politician, everything you do will be viewed through a political and partisan lens. We get tired of the sanctimonious lectures about morals from these charlatans however. So, it’s always refreshing now and then to rub their collective faces in cow dung when one of their own veers off their self imposed moral tracks. Hooray!

    You don’t know Mr. Lee’s opinion on adultery. For all you know, clown, he may have had an open marriage. Clown.

  • Just_MC

    Gasket said:
    It’s life. If you are a politician, everything you do will be viewed through a political and partisan lens. We get tired of the sanctimonious lectures about morals from these charlatans however. So, it’s always refreshing now and then to rub their collective faces in cow dung when one of their own veers off their self imposed moral tracks. Hooray!

    Do you know ANYTHING about what THIS guy advocates before you talk about his “moral tracks” and this his supposed hypocrisy? Suppose he were a real libertarian who happens to have an “R” next to his name–would you say the same thing? Suppose all he advocates is a return to limited government and and end to people getting creative with other people’s money, seized by force?

    Do you know anything about what he actually stands for? Or is the “R” by his name enough that the “them” trigger in your head flips just like the racists of the Jim Crow south?

    Note that I didn’t assume. I *asked.*

  • im_lovin_it

    Just_MC said:
    Do you know ANYTHING about what THIS guy advocates before you talk about his “moral tracks” and this his supposed hypocrisy? Suppose he were a real libertarian who happens to have an “R” next to his name–would you say the same thing? Suppose all he advocates is a return to limited government and and end to people getting creative with other people’s money, seized by force?

    Do you know anything about what he actually stands for? Or is the “R” by his name enough that the “them” trigger in your head flips just like the racists of the Jim Crow south?

    Note that I didn’t assume. I *asked.*

    Amen to that. I really don’t know anything about this guy and I really don’t care that he was looking for lovin on craig’s list. Nice bicep curl though buddy! Just being a republican or democrat doesn’t mean anything in and of itself.

    What IS delightful, however, is when a Larry Craig or a Ted Haggard goes down in a big gay ball of fabulous fire.

  • Yargburger

    I’d hit that! The congressional gym has served him well….up until now.

  • ndanielson

    im_lovin_it said:
    Amen to that. I really don’t know anything about this guy and I really don’t care that he was looking for lovin on craig’s list. Nice bicep curl though buddy! Just being a republican or democrat doesn’t mean anything in and of itself.

    What IS delightful, however, is when a Larry Craig or a Ted Haggard goes down in a big gay ball of fabulous fire.

    Most liberals wouldn’t care about having an adulterer as a representative, or a senator, or a president, and they would take delight in seeing someone else take a fall. Tell us something we don’t know.

  • im_lovin_it

    ndanielson said:
    Most liberals wouldn’t care about having an adulterer as a representative, or a senator, or a president, and they would take delight in seeing someone else take a fall. Tell us something we don’t know.

    I certainly care about it. It has a lot do with a person’s integrity in representing me. I don’t, however, think that personal indiscretions like drug use or infidelity are grounds to immediately vilify and mock an elected official who is very capable of doing their job. The point is that if a member of a particular party is outed as being crooked or morally reprehensible in someway that says nothing of the party as a whole. For every Chris Lee there is a BIll Clinton and for every Charlie Rangel there is a Tom DeLay.

    What’s funny about laughing at someone taking a fall is when they are outed as being total hypocrites in the process. If Al Gore got a ticket for throwing a bag of McDonald’s out the window I would laugh just as hard.

  • Yargburger

    ndanielson said:
    Most liberals wouldn’t care about having an adulterer as a representative, or a senator, or a president, and they would take delight in seeing someone else take a fall. Tell us something we don’t know.

    Most conservatives do not mind as well. Both parties are unwilling to DTMFA.

  • Olby Sucks

    Because I am not dumb
    ———-

    I beg to differ.

  • im_lovin_it

    Yargburger said:
    Most conservatives do not mind as well. Both parties are unwilling to DTMFA.

    Heyo! Little Savage Love, huh? Dear God you bring up Dan Savage here and some people will have nightmares of rainbows and chasity bono for months! THE GAYS….NOOOOOO!!!! NOT THE GAYS!!!!!

  • gar

    Gasket said:
    It’s life. If you are a politician, everything you do will be viewed through a political and partisan lens. We get tired of the sanctimonious lectures about morals from these charlatans however. So, it’s always refreshing now and then to rub their collective faces in cow dung when one of their own veers off their self imposed moral tracks. Hooray!

    I don’t know about you but I’ll sleep fine tonight. He wasn’t the first and he won’t be the last.

  • ndanielson

    im_lovin_it said:
    I certainly care about it. It has a lot do with a person’s integrity in representing me. I don’t, however, think that personal indiscretions like drug use or infidelity are grounds to immediately vilify and mock an elected official who is very capable of doing their job. The point is that if a member of a particular party is outed as being crooked or morally reprehensible in someway that says nothing of the party as a whole. For every Chris Lee there is a BIll Clinton and for every Charlie Rangel there is a Tom DeLay.

    What’s funny about laughing at someone taking a fall is when they are outed as being total hypocrites in the process. If Al Gore got a ticket for throwing a bag of McDonald’s out the window I would laugh just as hard.

    An impeached serial adulterer was good enough for your party to re-elect as president. He perjured himself and suborned his staff, and was still re-elected. Your guys don’t step down when they are thieves, liars and morally bankrupt, they get promoted!

    Eliot Spitzer, Timmy Geithner, Hillary Clinton was the first and only First Lady to be criminally indicted, Al Sharpton ran as democrat, Jessie Jackson, Bill Richardson is being offered a job by 0bama. Van Jones, Anita Dunn are admitted communist lovers. A pedophile for a safe school czar!

  • Scrub

    That picture really isn’t that bad. I mean, I think any guy his age is an idiot for posting a picture of himself on the internet acting like he’s a 14 year old looking for some e-crushes. But to resign from such a prestigious office over one shirtless photo? It kind of makes me think that there may be more to this, though that’s my own personal speculation.

    I guess this kind of breaks up the boring news day we had.

  • im_lovin_it

    ndanielson said:
    An impeached serial adulterer was good enough for your party to re-elect as president. He perjured himself and suborned his staff, and was still re-elected. Your guys don’t step down when they are thieves, liars and morally bankrupt, they get promoted!

    Eliot Spitzer, Timmy Geithner, Hillary Clinton was the first and only First Lady to be criminally indicted, Al Sharpton ran as democrat, Jessie Jackson, Bill Richardson is being offered a job by 0bama. Van Jones, Anita Dunn are admitted communist lovers. A pedophile for a safe school czar!

    You keep getting way too fired up. I’m certainly willing to admit some of those people have done some questionable things. The problem though is I can go swim through a bunch of dreck on DemocraticUnderground and come back with a ROCK SOLID theory that Bush, Cheney, and their ilk built a masterful scheme for world domination, starting by PLANNING 9/11. They paid Osama! I can also tell you that Sarah Palin’s husband picks up whores and that Trig is really Bristol’s son and that the whole family wants to secede from the Union. You’ve got to be more specific and try to provide facts when you go on a tear. I mean, pedophiles? Pedophiles? Please back that up.

    Furthermore, the whole point I’m trying to make is that both parties have their share of dirtbags. So when a democrat or a republican gets nailed for something it’s incredibly obtuse to immediately say, “well, that’s what you get when dealing with Party X”

  • im_lovin_it

    ndanielson said:
    An impeached serial adulterer was good enough for your party to re-elect as president. He perjured himself and suborned his staff, and was still re-elected. Your guys don’t step down when they are thieves, liars and morally bankrupt, they get promoted!

    Eliot Spitzer, Timmy Geithner, Hillary Clinton was the first and only First Lady to be criminally indicted, Al Sharpton ran as democrat, Jessie Jackson, Bill Richardson is being offered a job by 0bama. Van Jones, Anita Dunn are admitted communist lovers. A pedophile for a safe school czar!

    Nevermind! Found the FisterFacts…. This is from the Atlantic, which you possibly won’t think is credible, but I’ve always thought they tried to be pretty centrist.

    http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/10/how-kevin-jennings-survived/28754/

    So is Ken Jennings a pedophile. No. Is what he did appropriate? You could debate it. I guess it depends on your feelings about sex education and homosexuality. Obama’s administration certainly should have seen this obvious bomb coming, though. But one thing we can all agree on? Ken Jennings totally fisted Jeopardy!

  • Yoda002

    When is Ensign going to resign? And you have Boehner getting it on with the paper lady. He should’ve never been voted in as Speaker.

  • ndanielson

    im_lovin_it said:
    You keep getting way too fired up. I’m certainly willing to admit some of those people have done some questionable things. The problem though is I can go swim through a bunch of dreck on DemocraticUnderground and come back with a ROCK SOLID theory that Bush, Cheney, and their ilk built a masterful scheme for world domination, starting by PLANNING 9/11. They paid Osama! I can also tell you that Sarah Palin’s husband picks up whores and that Trig is really Bristol’s son and that the whole family wants to secede from the Union. You’ve got to be more specific and try to provide facts when you go on a tear. I mean, pedophiles? Pedophiles? Please back that up.

    Furthermore, the whole point I’m trying to make is that both parties have their share of dirtbags. So when a democrat or a republican gets nailed for something it’s incredibly obtuse to immediately say, “well, that’s what you get when dealing with Party X”

    Look up Kevin Jennings, 0bama’s safe school czar.

  • ndanielson

    ndanielson said:
    Look up Kevin Jennings, 0bama’s safe school czar.

    im_lovin_it said:
    im_lovin_it says:

    What portion of Americans know about Kevin Jennings??? What portion would know if this was Bush’s administration? That is what I mean by down played skeletons in the closet. And there are hundreds. Surely you are seeing that more and more?

    The media is failing miserably, and you know it.

  • im_lovin_it

    ndanielson said:
    What portion of Americans know about Kevin Jennings??? What portion would know if this was Bush’s administration? That is what I mean by down played skeletons in the closet. And there are hundreds. Surely you are seeing that more and more?

    The media is failing miserably, and you know it.

    Why should Ken Jennings be a big story though? He didn’t do anything illegal, right? He’s not a pedophile. Is this story something that could be blown up? I suppose so. Yet it’s not really an issue of a “skeleton” that Obama is harboring a pederast in his administration. The story basically goes back to one’s thoughts on homosexuality and sex education, which I think is a much more dicey topic.

    Now by God we can absolutely high five and have a beer over the fact the fourth estate is a joke. For as many examples of liberal bias I can find you examples of conservative bias. Bush got a pass for years when everybody loved the guy. Then he fell out of favor and all the same journalists who fawned over him talked about him like he was literally worse than Hitler. They left out the fact that the man is an ABSOLUTE HERO in Africa, a subject all us liberals looove to get all gooey about! Haha. The media is all about the ratings and giving us what we want.

  • http://politicallyincorrectlibertarian.wordpress.com PoliticallyIncorrectLibertarian

    Why did he resign? Barney Frank got away with installing a male hooker in his office, all he got was a censure vote.

    http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/

  • The Lantern of Truth

    RRKING requesting . Please send a copy of that picture to garthrrkingsarahp@ gmail.com . Gracias !

  • sarainitaly

    what a dumbass.
    and why did he use his real name, and say he was divorced? what a jerk.

    i love that he called himself *classy* and emails a photo of himself sans shirt. *eyeroll*

  • sarainitaly

    PoliticallyIncorrectLibertarian said:
    Why did he resign? Barney Frank got away with installing a male hooker in his office, all he got was a censure vote.

    http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/

    hahah good point!

    i don’t demand someone step down if they had an affair, like sanford, or edwards if he had been in office, but trolling craigs list for chicks, using his real name, and emailing half nude pics of himself? come on – that is stupidity, and who wants someone that idiotic serving in office? haha

  • fiera

    I love the shameless hypocrisy of the conservatives, defending their false values.
    they are so phony, from the toe to the head….sorry guys, Jesus hates your gut.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ben-Pratt/713857896 Ben Pratt

    typical gop hypocrisy.

  • Nachi

    But good Christian w fine GOPster family values.

  • jim bronson 990cc

    im_lovin_it said:
    Nevermind! Found the FisterFacts…. This is from the Atlantic, which you possibly won’t think is credible, but I’ve always thought they tried to be pretty centrist. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/10/how-kevin-jennings-survived/28754/ So is Ken Jennings a pedophile. No. Is what he did appropriate? You could debate it. I guess it depends on your feelings about sex education and homosexuality. Obama’s administration certainly should have seen this obvious bomb coming, though. But one thing we can all agree on? Ken Jennings totally fisted Jeopardy!

    Is he aware Spitzer stepped down and Vitter did not?

  • jim bronson 990cc

    ndanielson said:
    Look up Kevin Jennings, 0bama’s safe school czar.

    Look up the online correction Fox had to make about what they reported about him.

  • timcajun

    fiera says:

    I love the shameless hypocrisy of the conservatives, defending their false values.
    they are so phony, from the toe to the head….sorry guys, Jesus hates your gut.

    ……………………………………….

    100% correct! This fake christian values crap they throw out is only trumped by them trying to spin a liberal list (some true, many not) when the conservative list, would take far too long to site!

  • X-3

    GOP Congressman Resigns Amid Charges He Sent Shirtless Picture To Woman On Craigslist

    Meanwhile, Wrangel, Dingle, Reid, Sharpton, Lee, and a host of other Democrats refuse to resign even though they are criminals in the form of extortion, bribery, and felonious activities. There is a clear distinction here.

  • timcajun

    X-3 says:

    Meanwhile, Wrangel, Dingle, Reid, Sharpton, Lee, and a host of other Democrats refuse to resign even though they are criminals in the form of extortion, bribery, and felonious activities. There is a clear distinction here.
    ……………..
    Other than ethics, (which the conservatives don’t understand) where are the felonies? None, ok, just another tea lie, ok!

  • X-3

    timcajun said:
    Other than ethics, (which the conservatives don’t understand) where are the felonies? None, ok, just another tea lie, ok!

    You’re full of shit as a Christmas goose–it’s no wonder you’re a dimocrap. What “felonies” did Lee commit? What felonies did William Jefferson commit and NOT resign. It must be difficult going through life being as totally STUPID as you are.

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