Text messages show Matt Gaetz's 'wingman' arranging meetings involving the congressman, women...

[Soph0571]

…and drugs

In one of the text message exchanges obtained by the network, from 2018, Greenberg appeared to arrange payment for a woman and ask whether she took drugs.

"I have a friend flying in and we are trying to make plans for tonight. What are your plans for later." Greenberg reportedly wrote to the woman, referring to Gaetz. "And how much of an allowance will you be requiring "

The woman responded by saying she had "a friend who introduced (her) to the website that (she) could bring," adding that she typically charges "$400 per meet."

Greenberg then sent the woman a photo of Gaetz taking a selfie with students at Pea Ridge Elementary and wrote, "My friend," ABC News reports.

"Oooh my friend thinks he's really cute!" the woman responded.

Greenberg told the woman that Gaetz was "down here only for the day," and that "we work and and play hard."

https://www.rawstory.com/gaetz-text-messages/

How is he still in a job. Apart from anything else his utter lack of judgement should preclude him from getting elected to run a lemonade stand, never mind being a law maker…

[malaise]

1. Oops

The flood Gaetz are opening - lock him up!

Get thee to the greatest page!

[gab13by13]

3. Sadly, the way morals are lacking with the GQP,

this will just endear him with the cult.

[mucifer]

4. All he has to do is say "I have sinned and I repent" they will worship him for it

[robertpaulsen]

44. Or cry and scream, "I like beer!"

Either way works

[Crowman2009]

22. Like the GOCers (Grand Old Confederates) ever had any morals to begin with.

They just knew how to hide it better back in the day.

[PatSeg]

17. "Flood Gaetz"!!!

[malaise]

20. Good morning

[PatSeg]

26. Thanks, that was a good start!

Good morning to you!

[KS Toronado]

32. Laughed also when I read that, fits perfectly !

[Lochloosa]

2. If he is not indicted, his district will reelect him.

I know that part of Florida well.

[lagomorph777]

13. I almost agree.

Except I think that even if he is indicted, his district will reelect him.

[Lochloosa]

24. LOL...ok you win. And you're right.

[wnylib]

38. Happened in NY with Representative Collins after he

was accused of insider trading. When he was convicted, his constituents were later "shocked" that he had lied to them about his innocence during his reelection campaign.

[lagomorph777]

42. Yup - that's the case I was thinking of.

[tanyev]

5. I didn't realize a wingman's duties included procurement.

[superpatriotman]

6. That's a Pimp

A Wingman tries to make you look good when you’re at the bars. Gaetz didn’t troll bars. He trolled proms.

[Hugin]

8. Well, if they have proms at 'Pea Ridge Elementary'. n/t

[lagomorph777]

14. And that "woman" thought he was "cute" in that photo?

Was that "woman" maybe thinking that one of the little boys in the photo was Gaetz, and that Gaetz was just the teacher? Was that "woman" closer in age to Gaetz, or the elementary school kids?

[Hugin]

15. So many questions...

and only one answer. LOCK HIM UP!

[robbob]

30. She gets paid to say he's cute

Even if she’s throwing up in her mouth a bit…

[lagomorph777]

41. Yeah.

[renate]

51. it absolutely slays me that men who look and act like that would believe she really thinks he's cute

I don't like to criticize people's looks--it's so trivial and irrelevant, plus it's kind of mean--but Matt Gaetz genuinely looks like a member of a new primate species.

[lagomorph777]

54. He looks like one of my pathetic attempts at sculpting clay.

[Carlitos Brigante]

16. Yeah, I'm really tired of the press throwing that term around in

relation to this. It makes it sound like they're "a couple of scamps".

[tanyev]

43. +1

[crickets]

52. +2

[Delphinus]

7. Please educate me

In what way will Matt Gaetz be charged? With what crime? Yes, he's a sleaze, but doing drugs and paying for sex just doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. What am I missing?

[ashredux]

9. Missing? Try the number 17

[maryellen99]

10. He allegedly paid for sex with a minor nt

[Hugin]

11. It's this big deal...

"Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others."

More education here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking

[SergeStorms]

12. Sexual crimes by republicans....

aren't a big deal to other republicans. There will be no calls for his resignation from republicans, there will be no investigations by republicans, and republicans will walk in lockstep protecting Gaetz. That's what they do. They are the polar opposite of Democrats.

Asshole 45 was impeached twice, but republicans would do nothing about it. They don't care. All they care about is one party rule: authoritarianism.

[PatSeg]

18. And once again idiots put incriminating information

in a text message, because no one will ever see it. Of course, maybe he thought using the word "allowance" instead of "payment" sounded more innocent, but even that is undermined by the woman replying, "she typically charges $400 per meet".

I can't imagine these people being any dumber.

[Harker]

19. Nudge, nudge... wink, wink. n/t

[PatSeg]

25. Yeah, because no one knows what we really mean

Of course, Greenberg has already shown what a clueless idiot he is. Everything he has done has been so in-your-face, liking he was begging to get caught.

[Soph0571]

48. I think he literally did a wink in the messages

Fucking idiots.

[Harker]

50. How revolting. n/t

[Sogo]

45. Funny, but "allowance" is usually something

given to a child...

[PatSeg]

46. Yeah, I hadn't thought of that

Greenberg is an even bigger idiot that Gaetz, if that is possible.

[nattyice]

21. Cuomo resigned. Matt's turn now.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Republicans are about the privilege and entitlement of money, nothing more nothing less

Libertarians trying to grab control of society so they can do what they want with you as their slave

[INdemo]

27. Agreed How is it that Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign and this bastard is

a member of Congress?
Democrats need to demand this bastard resign and face his accusers

[AllaN01Bear]

34. and al franken too.

[MontanaMama]

28. I hate to even say it, but

Gaetz isn’t going to be indicted. He’s not going anywhere. This will cement his place in the party.

[GoodRaisin]

35. Agreed.

It's another case with months long reports about Republicans who have committed crimes that starts as "bombshell news" and then eventually fizzle out and nothing happens. I'm expecting the same old ending on this one.

Republicans apparently aren't accountable for their behavior. At least that's what we have been seeing, so no reason to believe anything different for Gaetz.

[AZLD4Candidate]

29. "work and play hard" Being in "the biz" for the last seven years, that is a euphemism

for "we will rip you to pieces and make you bed for mercy."

Gaetz is a sex pervert, like most producers in "the biz."

[keithbvadu2]

31. "allowance" - sounds like a 'minor' expense.

"allowance" - sounds like a 'minor' expense.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. this is the same group that screams " family values "?

[hamsterjill]

36. So, he should resign immediately, right?

I'm listening and I don't hear anything...

I immediately heard the cries for Andrew Cuomo to resign. I'd like to hear President Biden comment on Matt Gaetz.

[zuul]

37. Rut roh.

[Snackshack]

39. Sad

Andrew Cuomo had to GTFO now but this guy….never mind. Certainly DT is very pleased with AG James vigorous pursuit of the Governor. Given the weight she puts on “credible” testimony when actual evidence is limited or non existent she should have no trouble pursuing charges against DT & the trump org. Her office has been very quiet lately on that hopefully there will be some movement soon.

[dalton99a]

40. Kick

[George II]

47. Matt Gaetz is screwed, and not by a 17-year old girl....

....so Cuomo resigns (as did Al Franken) and Gaetz is traveling the country on contributors' cash and doing who knows what.

[bucolic_frolic]

49. Real winners on both sides of the aisle I'm sure

neither a borrower nor a lender be ...

[The Unmitigated Gall]

53. Yeah..."wingmen" generally don't earn themselves

multiple felony prosecutions. But what would I know, in these matters I fly (and plummet) solo.