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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:34 PM Original message |
NY Rep. Weiner admits he sent lewd pix; won't quit |
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Doctor Hurt (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. good. I'm sick of sex being a dealbreaker |
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SleeplessinSoCal (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. I don't think this was about sex. ........ |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. It's not about sex |
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The Green Manalishi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
63. " putting yourself in a compromising position that could lead to worse situations such as blackmail. |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I am still ticked with Edwards |
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The Green Manalishi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Alpha Males are alpha males |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. ... or maybe we're just at the bottom of the corporate political barrel? |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #80 |
95. So you're accusing Anthony Weiner of being a right wing DLC corporate pawn? |
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The Green Manalishi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #80 |
97. With all due respect, I think that Alpha Male dogging it |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #97 |
171. You're looking at this as "sex" -- |
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The Green Manalishi (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #171 |
193. No argument there |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
130. You mean the way Vitter and Sanford did? Guys who actually admitted to having |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #130 |
190. Yep, guys like that |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
137. They are just using SEX to attack a sitting member of Congress |
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SleeplessinSoCal (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #48 |
182. I hope with all my might he doesn't have to step down. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. I agree but it is time that elected officials realize that these social |
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SleeplessinSoCal (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #74 |
196. not safe, and addictive. This ought to be a lesson. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. Studipity should be a "dealbreaker" -- !! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #81 |
164. eh ..... Stupidity should be a "dealbreaker" -- !!! ouch! |
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avebury (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am glad that he isn't resigning, |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. He's not a prissy, prudish, fundie moralizer. Not a hypocrite. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. but he's willing to play with fire in a climiate like this. there is something |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. well said. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
82. Agree -- |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
174. My feelings exactly. n/t |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. i agree. nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
101. Sure, if he'd said that from the beginning, but he didn't. he lied to his |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #101 |
145. I Don't Think He Actually Denied That Was His Photo |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #145 |
165. So it doesn't count that he didn't admit for a week that he did what he was accused of? |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
112. So lying about it does not matter> |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #112 |
194. I consider the whole thing a private personal matter not germane to his job. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
134. And there it is--Weiner's not a hypocrite. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. That says it well. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thank God. |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. In what way do they need to be looked at? |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. What's that Republican line.... |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. so he DID sent the pic..admitting it right now live on CNN.... really dissapointing.. |
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fatbuckel (518 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Hard to overcome for other politicians. He has come clean. Let's see other politicians do that. |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. the lying is the worst.. at least he's fessing up now and not prolonging it.. |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Exactly! |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
175. Right on, I just can't defend Weiner now, I just can't. |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #175 |
186. Yes, I think you're right. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's odd how preoccupied our nation is with other peoples sex lives. |
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SomeGuyInEagan (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Don't care about his sex life, but do care about the lying afterward. n/t |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I don't. It was none of anyone's freakin' business. Except maybe his wife's if he sent |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
56. Yeah well... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
167. so you don't care about his sex life, but you want to know the truth about it? |
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SomeGuyInEagan (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #167 |
191. Simple. Do your thing, but if asked about it later, don't lie. |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
54. Don't care about the sex life |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. some jackass yelled out at the end of the press conference "were you fully erect!!?" |
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Lions_fan (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That person was probably from the Howard Stern show |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
86. Weiner just did a HUGE FAVOR for Clarence Thomas -- !! |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. What a dumbass! |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. He sent the pic to prove it was really him. nt |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. What a dick. |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. In more ways than one! nt. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. i'm disappointed but i'd still vote |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. What a stupid ass. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. It is utterly incomprehensible that anyone let alone a pol would do this. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
104. His ego and "Bulge...just got too Big for his Underwear." Same as Repugs...Dems same as Repugs if |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. He shouldn't quit. But he should NOT be a spokesperson for |
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avebury (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I agree |
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dhill926 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
61. I agree.... |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. I think that depends on the moral turpitude in place at that time. To |
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savannah43 (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
119. He's a man. Someone gets a little frisky on Twitter and |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #119 |
125. I did go on about those things, endlessly. Bush was wrong about |
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savannah43 (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #125 |
141. "Tweeting multiple women with your sex organ..." You know |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #141 |
144. I am not judging him. That is for a higher power. I am rendering an |
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savannah43 (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. Don't hurt yourself when you fall off your high horse, |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Okay. Don't step on too many people getting on yours. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. I understand the reluctance to be candid about what happened, but |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
89. Do you realize people were actually pushing him for president? |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. I think even more than that. This was a class one disaster. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #89 |
160. It is irrelevant who wanted him for the presidency. I want him for |
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dballance (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
21. So It Was Stupid. That's Never been a problem for the GOP |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
90. Neither is it considered a "recommendation" for office .... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
102. Does the name Chris Lee ring a bell? How about the Florida repub rep |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. Good grief! Am tired of these picture sending people who |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
23. I wouldn't mind getting with Rep. Weiner............. |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
67. Goods? |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Shit. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Good. Repukes don't quit over FAR WORSE. You tell 'em, Rep Weiner!!! |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
69. He should resign though |
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Redford (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. For a smart guy he is really stupid |
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IrishBuckeye (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. Should resign, this type of behavor invites blackmailing. /nm |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Did the diaper service blackmail Vitter? |
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shayes51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. Was his last name |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. Can we NOW move on to Clarence Thomas' depredations? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
132. But he's Republican. Or rather, he's rePUBICan. nt |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
159. And are we now somehow in better shape to challenge the pervert Thomas? |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. Glad he's not resigning |
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Loki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. Did David *diapers" Vitter ever resign? |
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harvey007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Stay on the job, Mr. Weiner |
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JAnthony (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. I'm through with him. Anthony and Jonathan Edwards....both ! |
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JazzQuipster (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I'm afraid libidos are here to stay... |
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JAnthony (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
96. Hey, men and women have libido's, but most of us have morals and ethics: |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck..... |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. well said. nt |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. What Weiner should say..I admit it, it was me. NOW can we talk about Justice thomas? |
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savalez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
60. Pffffff!! Ha ha ha! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
85. NOW we would want Weiner to talk about .... |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #85 |
115. Sorry, I don't see it that way. What Weiner did was not illegal. thomas? I have my doubts there. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #115 |
161. Weiner will be laughed off the floor if he tries to challenge Thomas any further -- |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #161 |
185. Sorry, I didn't know there were so many PERFECT people on DU or anywhere for that matter. |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
42. Groucho Marx said "say it with diamonds, say it with mink, |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. stupid mutherfucker.. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. Seriously |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
49. At keast his wife had the sense |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
52. I thought he did it all along. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
129. Exactly |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
162. The weird response to to whether or not this was a pic of him ..... |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
55. Pelosi just said there will need to be an ethics investigation to |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Can you imagine a republican leader actually CALLING for an ethics investigation |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:22 AM Response to Reply #57 |
179. haha right, in fact Mitch McConnell declined to comment re the Ensign ethics scandal |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #55 |
84. Party would be wise to separate itself from him -- |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
58. Oh wow. How surprising. NOT :-) |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
62. So John Stewart was wrong. Anthony Weiner is more Weiner than Anthony?! |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #62 |
180. getting passes? you're right... |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
68. If this country could ever get over it's preoccupation with sex..... |
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Snellius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #68 |
100. Who was it that said power was the ultimate aphrodisiac? |
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naturallyselected (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
71. I voted for Gerry Studds |
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IamK (514 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
72. First she had to take the name "Huma Weiner".. now this wtf... |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
73. Well finally, as more was coming out in meda, he admitted it. Another WTF moment. |
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cppuddy (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
75. lewd ...really...? |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #75 |
91. A closeup pic of a guy w a woody in his undies. If he had sent it to a minor, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
76. Pitiful ... tearful admission ... after lying for a week -- !! Who needs this? |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
77. I just wish he hadn't lied |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. yes, the lying was almost the worst of this issue. |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #78 |
120. ding ding ding! n/t |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
79. Are people in power congenitally stupid? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. It's what corporate/fascist money can buy ... we're at the bottom of the barrel now!! |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #79 |
99. Hubris. Ego. That they can get away with it, until whoops, they don't. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #99 |
108. It's hard to understand the mindset of feeling that invunerable. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #108 |
121. Well, gotta figure these folks have to have huge egos to be a pol. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:48 AM Response to Reply #79 |
188. I think it's more a sense of invulnerability |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #188 |
195. Yes. But having that kind of sense of invulnerability is evidence of stupidity. |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
87. The worst thing is that a certain syphilis-infected dirtbag was right. Once. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
88. How could he let down those of us who have trusted him? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. Agree -- and I'm stunned that anyone would be defending this after a week of lies... |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #93 |
105. Deeply disappointed with his actions |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #105 |
158. Exactly ... and on top of it all ... an APOLOGY to Briebart -- !! |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #158 |
173. And....as 'Tennesse Guerilla Women' blog put it.... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:00 AM Response to Reply #93 |
178. Weiner said this was inadvertent. He was making a joke, which is what I think probable. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
103. But privacy laws weren't broken, and he wasn't snooped out by LEO. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Yep. Sounds like he meant to send the undie pic via DM on twitter, but even if he had |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #106 |
177. My husband said that Weiner stated that he sent the picture |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 04:19 AM Response to Reply #177 |
184. Weiner said he meant to send a private tweet but mistakenly sent it to his public feed. |
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blackspade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
94. I like the guy, but |
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Snellius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
98. He'd do more good if he resigned. Move over Olbermann. |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #98 |
181. Eliot Spitzer has a show on CNN after that prostitute scandal! |
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Miami_4_Obama (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
107. just remember Ensign, Vitter and the Appalachian jogger, jajaja |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
109. I will never get over the stupidity of these powerful men |
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oioioi (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #109 |
124. or the power that stupid men have. |
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ladywnch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
110. I'm sorry, but I'm pissed about this. What is it about Congressmen/Senators |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
111. Stupid. Poor judgment. Lying. He may remain a member of Congress, |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
113. Idiot |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
114. This isn't true, I've been hearing for days that it was "conservative agitators" |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. you're kidding, right? |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #118 |
133. I am kidding... |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
116. What a fucking asshole |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
117. Really? REALLY? What about all the Breitbart connections stated around here? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #117 |
163. So true -- we were confident this was a rightwing frame up -- !! hmmm.... |
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wundermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
122. What a dumb shit... |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
123. a single man tried to be sexy w/ adult women? |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
126. If you can't lie about your sexual fantasies... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
127. He didn't even go to Argentina. WTF? What's the big deal? |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
128. I give him no more than a week before he resigns. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
131. I heard this on NPR and was shocked |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
135. This country is going to hell in a handbasket......... |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
136. It's not just the stupid, |
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TrollBuster9090 (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
138. Only post-menopausal women and male eunuchs in government from now on, please. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #138 |
146. Nobody will speak to post-menopausal women |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
139. Quit you fucking piece of shit! |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
140. Chris Lee resigned his House seat after it was revealed he sent a shirtless picture of himself to |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #140 |
150. Yep. I think a matter of days, maybe weeks. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
142. No class. |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
143. MAN THIS SUCK |
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FreeBillClinton (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
148. So far I've only seen a little e-flirting |
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oNobodyo (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
151. Making a big deal out of a little deal... |
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BadtotheboneBob (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
152. Resign |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
153. "...he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of himself..." |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
154. Amazing.... |
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pettypace (695 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
155. What a complete dick |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
156. Such a lack of good judgement from a smart guy |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
157. Oh, shit. I was wrong. What the flock was he thinking? Dumb, Weiner, dumb. nt |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
166. Meh. He's a grown ass man. |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #166 |
168. he's an elected official. That makes things like this "our damned business". |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 04:18 AM Response to Reply #168 |
183. That's the usual reasoning for absolutely nothing being private. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:36 AM Response to Reply #166 |
187. Which is exactly why he should have known better |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
169. Meanwhile, Diaper David Vitter gets a pass |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
170. Let his constituents decide... |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
172. I find it disturbing that people here |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
176. A little perspective, please. Ensign, Vitter, Spitzer--all broke the law. Weiner tweeted a photo. |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #176 |
189. Its not about if he broke a law and |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
192. Really badly written subject line |
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