General Discussion

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2013, 07:53 PM Feb 2013

FBI finds no evidence that Sen. Menendez patronized prostitutes....

FBI finds no evidence that Sen. Menendez patronized prostitutes

QUOTE:

WASHINGTON — A team of FBI agents has been conducting interviews in recent weeks in the Dominican Republic and the United States, looking into allegations that Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., patronized prostitutes in the Caribbean nation, but has found no evidence to support the claim, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

Stumbled across this...I guess it's more important to accuse somebody of scandalous behavior than it is to clear them of it.

9 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

FBI finds no evidence that Sen. Menendez patronized prostitutes.... (Original Post) OldDem2012 Feb 2013 OP

I completely missed this news OKNancy Feb 2013 #1

For all those so eager to throw Sen. Menendez under the bus Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #2

No problem Turbineguy Feb 2013 #3

And they'll get more headlines on new allegations... JHB Feb 2013 #5

Remember if they force him to resign Christie appoints a Senator malaise Feb 2013 #4

if he had, he could use the david vitter defense: I'm a christian so it's ok nt msongs Feb 2013 #6

Damn it! I'm tired, Tired of watching these fuckers walk all over common decency Drew Richards Feb 2013 #7

that's what republicans do. they throw shit at you and some sticks cause it's shit. spanone Feb 2013 #8

Where is the "Free Market" argument? DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #9

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

1. I completely missed this news

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 07:57 PM

Feb 2013

I'm glad he was cleared. It all sounded like a right-wing nutbag set-up in the first place.

Edit to add: looks like the headline is a little generous but this is the original Washington Post article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbi-probing-allegations-sen-menendez-patronized-prostitutes-in-dominican/2013/02/15/49b64e7c-77c5-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)

2. For all those so eager to throw Sen. Menendez under the bus

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:28 PM

Feb 2013

Bon Appétit

Turbineguy

(37,342 posts)

3. No problem

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:29 PM

Feb 2013

Next week the repubs will accuse him of something else.

JHB

(37,160 posts)

5. And they'll get more headlines on new allegations...

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:34 PM

Feb 2013

...and precious little visibility for the follow-up of them not panning out.

It's the same strategy used against Clinton: just keep flinging allegations so that "where there's smoke..." (and hey, you just might turn up something you can use for real).

malaise

(269,050 posts)

4. Remember if they force him to resign Christie appoints a Senator

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:30 PM

Feb 2013

One more piece of ReTHUG nastiness that never applied to Vitter

msongs

(67,413 posts)

6. if he had, he could use the david vitter defense: I'm a christian so it's ok nt

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:35 PM

Feb 2013

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

7. Damn it! I'm tired, Tired of watching these fuckers walk all over common decency

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 09:11 PM

Feb 2013

Tired of all the false witch hunts, smears, inuendos and character assassinations.

Why can't we do the damn same and start cruxifying some of these bastards with their hands out...

Why are so many of the Democrats seemingly p****** when it comes to getting down and dirty...

In case they havent noticed, this isint camelot and there is no fuckin honor among thieves...

We need to stop acting like we have the moral obligation NOT to engage in the same partisan hacks and attacks...its time to fight back...shine a spotlight on the damn roaches.... fight fire with fire and burn this house down.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

8. that's what republicans do. they throw shit at you and some sticks cause it's shit.

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 09:13 PM

Feb 2013

not cause you shit on yourself.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

9. Where is the "Free Market" argument?

Reply to OldDem2012 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:06 PM

Feb 2013

Isn't this a two-way street?

(I do not know how to do the 'sarcasm' thing)

Reply to this discussion