Convicted GOP Rep & Lawmakers Suspected Of Being Bribed With Prostitutes

[kpete]

Bribery Case May Involve Prostitutes

Late last year we noted a possible sex scandal could be linked to the bribery scandal that brought down former Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA). Now, the Wall Street Journal confirms federal prosecutors are investigating whether two contractors supplied Cunningham "with prostitutes and free use of a limousine and hotel suites, pursuing evidence that could broaden their long-running inquiry."

The sudden hush you hear on Capitol Hill is because "investigators are focusing on whether any other members of Congress, or their staffs, may also have used the same free services... Agents have fanned out across Washington, interviewing women from escort services, potential witnesses and others who may have been involved in the arrangement."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/04/27/bribery_case_may_involve_prostitutes.html
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114610728002837324-nRnF_ahxSnYdWg6foBQ3_mvCwZ4_20070427.html?mod=blogs

[erpowers]

1. That Damn Liberal Media

The liberal media is still going after this fine upstanding men who love their families. Why does the media hate conservative men? Why are you and all the other liberal media outlets just going after conservative men? It is not the fault of conservative men that they cannot remember what their wives look like. It is such a hard job being in congress with all those horrible liberals.:sarcasm:

In all seriousness I hope the get all the Republicans. This is going to be a fun summer for me. I wonder if any of the Republican will be stupid enough to claim that this is just the continuation of the attack on conservative people.

[hwmnbn]

52. For the repugs, do you think .....

this will be their "Summer of Love"? :rofl:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love

[acmejack]

2. Is Jimmy-Jeff involved in this?

Hoo boy...

[NewJeffCT]

3. The Morality Party strikes again

What a bunch of hypocrites.

[stop the bleeding]

4. Ruh Roh Raggy

This is gonna be a bumpy ride:popcorn::rofl:

[acmavm]

5. And these guys think they should be allowed to pass legislation

that in the end would incarcerate everybody else. That's a riot.

[MGKrebs]

6. Yikes!

(That seems to be all I can say lately!)

This could get ugly. There are plenty of so-called "news" outlets that will absolutely LOVE to pursue a story like this, and probably a pretty big audience to watch it too.

We could start a pool: First time "White House" is mentioned in connection with this investigation, numbers of Senators and Reps whose names get mentioned, how many days until John Bolton resigns... the possibilities are endless!

[Julius Civitatus]

7. Where was Jeff Gannon?

[Ganja Ninja]

13. That's right put the thumb screws on Jeff and make him talk. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

23. Don't strip him naked with a collar around his neck and drag him

around because he'd love every moment of it and never rat out all those White House customers.

[Notoverit]

8. OK, NOW will they cover it? Is it NOW newsworthy?

[npincus]

9. it's time to subpeona those blue dresses!

http://www.slic2.wsu.edu:82/hurlbert/micro101/images/mol46.gif

[wicket]

10. Holy crap!!!!!

:wow:

[wordpix]

11. oh, yeah, can't wait to hear names of the Morality Police up there on

Capitol Hill who are frequenting prostitutes and probably drinking and drugging while partying on. hahahahahaha LOL :wow: :rofl: :wow: :rofl: :wow: :rofl:
:wow: :rofl::wow: :rofl::wow: :rofl::wow: :rofl:

[ClintonTyree]

12. But, what will we tell the children?

What about the children? :cry: :cry: :cry: It's that damned Bill Clinton's fault. Politicians were as pure as the driven snow until HE came along. Now he gave all of our honest, moral, upright Republicans IDEAS! Immoral ideas! DAMN that Bill Clinton!
HEAVY :sarcasm:

[crispini]

14. Pride goeth before a fall.

You know, no matter how smart you are, no matter how powerful you are, no matter how rich you are, you had DAMN WELL BETTER do your best to remain humble, in touch with your human failings, and aware enough of them to fight them.

Because the universe is really not very fond of hubris, apparently.

[sunyasi]

42. CORRECTION

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

But I'd rather have destruction in this case anyway!!!!

[melissinha]

15. Will THIS get fundies to jump ship?

I mean come on...... intern :dilemma: whores

[Festivito]

29. Some, but, really, NO, it won't.

My contention is that religious connection to Republican ideas is large donation driven, not driven by religious ideas. In fact religious ideas have become bent because of certain ideas being more important to large donors and their underlying hidden agendas.

What these people do not hear in church will not reach them. Jeff Gannon will not be heard about in church, nor will the prostitutes. Donations and nice parties and expensive golf games hang on minister not revealing such things. They just assume the parishioners can read it themselves in local newspapers, exonerating themselves.

[ClintonTyree]

37. No, they'll all be forgiven........

and as long as they prostrate themselves before the faithful fundies and the lord they'll be given a clean slate. Amazing how that works...... :eyes: Look at Swaggert, Baker and the rest. Jebus has forgiven them . :puke:

[blm]

38. I've been telling people for years this is STANDARD OP for Republican

businessmen and politicians.

The Bushes and Ken Lay partied as part of their "business deals" for YEARS. Nedia is afraid to talk about it.

[Demeter]

16. Any Blue Dresses?

Honestly, if stealing taxpayer money isn't sufficient a crime for maximum punishment (oh, but maybe to some eyes, it isn't a crime, while sex outside of marriage is)!

Is this country ever going to grow up?

[berni_mccoy]

17. Reminds me of when Newt Gingrich was disgraced out of his position

Ah, the good ol' days.

[Richard D]

18. Time for:

[DoYouEverWonder]

19. I love stories like this

They're like gifts that keep on giving.

[peekaloo]

20. tee double hee.......but I'm sure the prosties were Democrats.

:sarcasm:

[NewJeffCT]

41. Not just Democrats...

Bill Clinton was their pimp, of course. So, Republicans can now again say it's all Clinton's fault!

[melissinha]

45. Just like Linda Tripp was introduced to Goldberg by Tony Snow

http://members.tripod.com/~american_almanac/clintime.htm

April 1991: Linda Tripp goes to work for the Bush White House as a political appointee, following a series of civil service jobs in the Department of Defense.

November-December 1992: At the recommendation of senior Bush administration people, the Clinton transition team hires Linda Tripp as an administrative assistant.

January-March 1993: After working initially for Presidential aide Bruce Lindsey, Tripp is assigned to the Office of Legal Counsel, working for Bernard Nussbaum and sometimes for Vincent Foster.

Winter 1993: Tony Snow, a conservative columnist on the payroll of Rupert Murdoch's Fox TV, introduces New York City literary agent Lucianne Goldberg to Linda Tripp, as Goldberg is seeking contracts for anti-Clinton books.

Yeah Linda Tripp was a mole, came from Bush Sr White House intent on destroying Bill Clinton, gee hwo convenient is it that his son becomes President after Clinton? Sure Clinton betrayed us by doing that and cheating on his wife, but they totally set it up so they could catch him.

[Rose Siding]

21. At the Watergate

Full circle, then. Isn't that just poetic?

[Bob3]

22. I can hear the defense now

At least we paid these women for sex, unlike Bill Clinton.

Actually this is the final cherry on top of the corruption sundae that was the GOP Congress - the america public will put up with a heck of a lot of graft and outright theft but hookers? Throw the bums out!

This should be interesting to watch.

[xchrom]

24. FAMILY VALUES!!!

lol -- i could get to love that phrase if this keeps up.

[Catherine Vincent]

25. Can't believe the conservative WSJ is reporting this.

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. Politicians and prostitutes? I can't imagine....

but I can assume! Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Especially coming from "family values" Republicans. Though to be honest, I won't blink if it involves members on both sides of the aisles. If so, chips should fall where they may.

[drm604]

27. FINALLY

someone got a blowjob!

[shain from kane]

28. I didn't realize the "Duke" had graduated from the Saigon whores. n/t

[Binka]

30. Didn't Duke & The Mrs Have Marital Problems?

Part of the reconciliation was the big spread in Rancho Sante Fe. I bet the Mrs could shed some light on the sex shenanigans.

[Hubert Flottz]

31. Most Republick'ums are Bisexual...

So ugly they got to Buy sex!

[kentuck]

32. Josh Marshall is following this story also...

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000481.php

[Roland99]

33. Arms for Hos?

;)

[kay1864]

34. An LOL from that article...

Agents have fanned out across Washington, interviewing women from escort services, potential witnesses and others who may have been involved in the arrangement

"No fair--I'm interviewing the escort services, and you're interviewing the potential witnesses!"

[TankLV]

35. Now, finally, it involves SEX! - Maybe we can now IMPEACH somebody over

this and get the repuke criminals OUT!

And of course, now we can all look forward to endless discussion on ALL news channels 24/7 - complete with graphics and nifty logos, right?

I mean, the "fair and balanced" networks wouldn't be HYPOCRITICAL now, would they, and just be interested if they were only DEMOCRATS instead of REPUKES now, would they?

[Kber]

36. Man, I leave you all alone for one little morning to plan my kids bd party

and by the time I get back, this shit hits the fan. I haven't even had time to pop my popcorn yet. Sheesh!

[npincus]

39. Please G-d... let them be MALE prostitutes...

that would drive the Bible-thumping wingnuts CRAZY...

[Stuckinthebush]

40. Isn't it rich?

I can barely contain my glee.

:D

[KansDem]

43. Well, so much for Mr. "Top Gun"

Wake up, America! The GOP is morally bankrupt!

I would hate to be a Republican today, the Party of Fiscal and Personal Responsibility, and have to defend this...

[Quakerfriend]

44. And, I am willing to bet that 'little Ralphie Reed' is up to his

eyeballs in this!

[shain from kane]

46. Well, he'll have to come up for air sometime. Eyeballs?

Maybe nose. Something smells.

[Rocknrule]

47. Who cares? The important thing is preventing fags from marryin'

:sarcasm:

[NoAmericanTaliban]

48. Sex & GOP is youthful indiscretion; forgive the sinners;private affair

& medias fault. Don't forget ol Hassart & his youthful indiscretion when he was in his forties.

Dems & sex = sinners, no morals, witch-hunt, throw them out of office, etc.

[shain from kane]

49. It was Henry Hyde who tried to hide behind the excuse of

youthful indiscretions.

[jean]

50. Franken suggests calling him "Randy" is more appropriate than "Duke"

after all.

:dem:

[dave123williams]

51. Thank God the adults are in charge. Thank God.

[Faryn Balyncd]

53. By definition, bribery ALWAYS involves prostitutes....