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NothingRight Donating Member (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 04:55 PM
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Weiner’s confession is too little, too late
Rep. Ryan released his budget proposal, pulling back the curtain yet again on the GOP attack on the middle class and the poor, and the GOP presidential candidates continue to demonstrate why they are better suited for comedy or reality shows than they are for the highest office in our nation.

Momentum is finally starting to swing back toward logic and sanity, then one of the congressmen who actually tried to progress the cause is caught shooting pics of his congressional member and sending them to random women not married to him.

We must expect more, we must demand more, we simply must be better

Read the article here...... http://nothingright.com/archives/1009
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lillypaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 04:57 PM
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1. yeppers
I agree.
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robcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 04:58 PM
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2. Too little for whom, too late for whom?
The only things that bothered me (and I expect, most DUers) were the constant lies by Weiner.

Inappropriate behavior is forgivable: the lies and coverup was less so.
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vi5 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 05:02 PM
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3. I don't care what he did with the pictures....
...or even the cheating. I don't respect it, and it bums me out since I hate infidelity in all it's forms. But he's not a moralizing holier than thou type so there's no hypocricy.

But the outright lying to cover it up is and was just skeevy and leaves me feeling a little ticked off.

And the amount of people on here who are acting either like he did nothing at all wrong, or that just because others on the Repub side have done shittier things, that this makes it o.k. is also a little disheartening but not surprising.
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Schema Thing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 05:05 PM
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4. demand more from yourself then...

because your logic is fucking moronic.
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NothingRight Donating Member (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 06:46 PM
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7. In what way is the logic fucking moronic?
With all respect to the opinion you are absolutely entitled to have, I'm curious if you would take a moment of your time to expound on your eloquent rebuttal?

I was not asking anyone to agree with my take on this, but you took the time to reply, how about a little more response?

Thanks for reading though.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 05:13 PM
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NothingRight Donating Member (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 06:49 PM
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8. Who are you referring to?
As with the other reply, I certainly respect the opinion, but wonder who you are directing your vulgarities toward?

Perhaps just a little more explanation before or after the "colorful metaphors" would help avoid some confusion.

Thanks for reading though.
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Stuckinthebush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 06:51 PM
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9. What the hell?
Are you talking to the OP or to Weiner?
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 05:36 PM
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6. As far as I can tell he did nothing illegal; he never preached sexual morality
from his secular pulpit; he apparently did not use gov't property.
There are two things wrong in this whole scenario:
1) The media once again goes 95% in the tank for the corporatists on this and will use it to focus attention away from true issues.
2) Real crooks (let's name some names Bush, Cheney, Thomas, Rumsfeld, banksters - i could go on) are scot free and nary a peep is mentioned about them.
- Every damn newscast in America should begin with something like "day 1340 in the illegal occupation of Iraq."
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Stuckinthebush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 06:52 PM
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10. No, just boneheaded stupid
What a dumbass move. He was such a great voice for Dems. I don't care if it was legal. It was stupid.

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NothingRight Donating Member (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 07:07 PM
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11. Exactly
That's really all I was trying to say. It's irresponsible if you or I do it, hurtful, stupid, all of those labels, but it takes on another level of stupidity given his position.

A professional athlete doing it pales in accountability. Mark McGwire may not win any honesty campaigns, but he's not shaping public policy or representing progressive ideas that are currently under assault from the fundamental conservatives.

What a shame, in so many ways.
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Sienna86 Donating Member (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 07:10 PM
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12. This is not the best we have to offer
I was grateful for his passionate voice. I am so disappointed in his behavior. His poor judgement takes the stage from the fight we have before us.
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Lindsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 08:33 PM
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13. Personally, I don't care if he's a Dem or Repug, or even a family
values guy. IMHO he's an idiot. I'm sorry, but really??????????????
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cstanleytech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:38 PM
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14. Exactly.
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Scottybeamer70 Donating Member (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:32 PM
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15. I have an idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Let's do a background check on all the congresscritters asking for him to resign.......as well as all others.
Seems only fair to me.
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BridgeTheGap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 07:02 AM
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16. Serious failure of judgement on Weiner's part. His constituents get to decide his fate, if he
doesn't resign first. I absolutely appreciate his performances on the floor of Congress.
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