06-06-2011, 16:34
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Here's the photograph.
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06-06-2011, 16:37
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Pelosi Calls for Weiner Ethics Probe
What a headline.
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Pelosi Calls for Weiner Ethics Probe
WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) called for a congressional ethics investigation of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner after he admitted to sending women sexually suggestive photos and messages over a period of several years.
Ms. Pelosi said in a statement she was "deeply disappointed and saddened about this situation,'' for the New York Democratic congressman's wife, family, and constituents.
"I am calling for an Ethics Committee investigation to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules occurred,'' she said.
That request was immediately seconded by Rep. Steve Israel, head of the House Democrats' campaign arm and a fellow New York lawmaker.
Republicans have questioned why Democratic leaders appeared to be reluctant to investigate allegations that Mr. Weiner sent suggestive photos and text messages.
"It will be interesting to see if House Democratic leaders, including [national committee chairwoman Debbie] Wasserman Schultz, hold him accountable,'' said Sean Spicer, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee prior to Ms. Pelosi's statement.
At a news conference Monday, Mr. Weiner apologized repeatedly and profusely to his wife of less than a year, saying she was disappointed in him but still committed to the marriage.
He said that over the past three years, he had engaged in conversations with about half a dozen women online. He said he didn't have physical relationships with the women.
"This was a very dumb thing to do and it was a destructive thing to do,'' he said, but added: "I don't believe that I did anything here that violates any law or violates my oath."
Shortly after the news conference, ABC News reported that the woman who received the newly released images is Meagan Broussard, a 26-year-old single mom from Texas who said she, too, received the crotch photograph as part of sexually charged exchanges with the congressman.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj
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06-06-2011, 18:30
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And they get a free tweet from the Weiner....
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Anthony Weiner Introduced a Bill to Create 1,000 New Visa Slots for Foreign Supermodels
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http://nation.foxnews.com/anthony-we...a-slots-foreig
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06-07-2011, 05:07
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Weiner's apology
I am sitting here watching Weiner's apology on CBS. Why must these guys deny everything so vociferously, then when the evidence is thrown in their face, they break out the alligator tears and snot bubbles? 
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06-07-2011, 05:13
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I am sitting here watching Weiner's apology on CBS. Why must these guys deny everything so vociferously, then when the evidence is thrown in their face, they break out the alligator tears and snot bubbles? |
Simple - no spine (or balls), no personal moral compass, and the belief that a few words will "make everything better" if they get caught - which they incidentally believe will never happen until it does.
And they wonder where the kids these days get these crazy ideas. 
(God - that last statement makes me feel old.)
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06-07-2011, 05:41
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The Weenie Lied..
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06-07-2011, 05:45
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Simple - no spine (or balls), no personal moral compass, and the belief that a few words will "make everything better" if they get caught - which they incidentally believe will never happen until it does.
And they wonder where the kids these days get these crazy ideas.
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They aren't sorry about the act....they are sorry about being caught.
As Steevo used to say... "There aint no more Sabre-toothed tigers...so ya need something to kill off the stupid ones."
Social networking appears to be the digital version of the Sabre-toothed tiger 
Oh...and yes, you're old if you threw out a "Kids these days"
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06-07-2011, 06:06
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
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I am sitting here watching Weiner's apology on CBS. Why must these guys deny everything so vociferously, then when the evidence is thrown in their face, they break out the alligator tears and snot bubbles? |
I would have gotten FIRED in a HEART-BEAT!
Stay safe.
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06-07-2011, 06:08
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They aren't sorry about the act....they are sorry about being caught.
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Well said.
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Oh...and yes, you're old if you threw out a "Kids these days"
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Christ - I've got over 20 years until I can register for my AARP card - I'm getting too old too fast.
Oh yeah - and shameful behavior by politicians is no longer suprising - it almost seems the norm anymore.
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06-07-2011, 07:11
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what really gets under my skin about politicians is how the hypocrisy bleeds into the military...
...a president sodomizes a subordinate with a cigar and I have to start carrying around an army values card
...judges harass interns, I have to go to posh training
...congressmen squander the national trust, I have to sit through a class on how to use a government credit card
...a president takes two years to show his birth certificate, I cant get my mother in law on deers as a dependent without a half inch stack of paper
...a male congressmen has his boyfriend running a gay prostitution ring out of his apartment, I get classes on human trafficking
...I spend two days getting Sexual Harassment / Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) training while a congressman 'twitters' and "wastes the hours in an off-hand way" (and I cant even get on facebook at work even though my command has a facebook page) Meanwhile, everyone on TV cant stop talking about how he is going to keep his job but the Military wouldn't hesitate to end the career of a service member caught with his hand in the same cookie jar.
Our government has become as entertaining as the EIB road march during a hailstorm...
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06-07-2011, 08:03
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what really gets under my skin about politicians is how the hypocrisy bleeds into the military...
...a president sodomizes a subordinate with a cigar and I have to start carrying around an army values card
...judges harass interns, I have to go to posh training
...congressmen squander the national trust, I have to sit through a class on how to use a government credit card
...a president takes two years to show his birth certificate, I cant get my mother in law on deers as a dependent without a half inch stack of paper
...a male congressmen has his boyfriend running a gay prostitution ring out of his apartment, I get classes on human trafficking
...I spend two days getting Sexual Harassment / Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) training while a congressman 'twitters' and "wastes the hours in an off-hand way" (and I cant even get on facebook at work even though my command has a facebook page) Meanwhile, everyone on TV cant stop talking about how he is going to keep his job but the Military wouldn't hesitate to end the career of a service member caught with his hand in the same cookie jar.
Our government has become as entertaining as the EIB road march during a hailstorm...
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Great post!!
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06-07-2011, 08:40
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It was must see TV for sure. 
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06-07-2011, 18:05
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Great post!!
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I agree!
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06-07-2011, 23:41
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Christ - I've got over 20 years until I can register for my AARP card - I'm getting too old too fast.
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Crap! AARP started trying to recruit me when I turned 50... how the hell old are you.
(I still haven't 'joined' and never will.)
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06-08-2011, 04:51
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Crap! AARP started trying to recruit me when I turned 50... how the hell old are you.
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Crap - I thought it was 55+, not 50+, and I stand corrected. Make my previous stagement "almost 20 years."
Does that make you feel better ZD?
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