Pssst! Per Tweets, it's official. "HOOKERgate" mentioned

[babylonsister]

over and over, often by David Schuster. Pass it on.:evilgrin:

[rodeodance]

1. te he. love it

[rodeodance]

2. but they keep bringing in Kennedy, McKinley to dilute the bad behavior

in Washington!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. unfortunately, they have become posterkids for the radical right.

and their own behavior got them there.
it does point out some hypocrisy to support Rush but attack Pat, though. A disease is a disease. Addiction is just that.

[babylonsister]

11. Because that's all they have as far as 'bad behavior' on Dems at

this point, may that not escalate!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Gate

I lived at the Watergate. I'm so tired of everything in DC ending in "gate," although the name I heard today for this one is "FuckfaceGate."

Wait.

I think I made that one up.

[Faygo Kid]

6. What was the Watergate like? Really never heard much. Except expensive

Still one of the most desirable addresses in Washington. From one old (55?) leftie lawyer to another. I bet they had some wild parties back in the day.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

12. Well, there's a hotel called Watergate

that's part of it, so maybe parties took place there. That's where the break-in occurred, as you know.

The rest of the place is a co-op. Very staid. Nice. Fancy. Pricey. They loved having me there, as you might well imagine.

Actually, it was a very nice place to live. There's one in Virginia, too, almost identical, only 4 buildings and no hotel. I moved there. Condominium, not co-op.

Ended up living down the hall from Mark Felt, the now-exposed Deep Throat. He was a prick.

[babylonsister]

7. I think you might have made that up as well, OLL~

:rofl: But that 'endearing' term is growing on me!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. In chicago, we were about to have a fencegate

No, not stolen stuff, but wrought iron. And then, major scandals blew out that story. But the circle of corruption (bilaterally) here has stories popping almost every week. No, scratch that. EVERY week.
The whole GOP vs. Dem mix and match sets here are even more blurred and hard to differntiate than anyplace else in the nation. One of many things they have in common is their hand being caught in the cookie jar.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. I went to law school in Chicago

I love that city. Everybody steals and lies. Everybody. No matter what party, although it's more Democrats than those others.

They don't even pretend they're not doing it all the time.

And Old Man Daley was Mayor when I was there. What a great city.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. Tis even better now.

The Billenium Park (based on cost, supposed to open on 1/1/2000, but delayed a bit) truly is fun. The planters and street divisions throughout the city have added flowers, bushes and trees in a way that brings europe to Chicago. It is clean, safe and friendly, (unless you are in politics - then it is just the opposite) and the musee are better than ever.
Did you hear that the Art institute will be almost doubling wall space within the next few years? (They already have 13 masterpieces in storage for every piece on the wall)

[OldLeftieLawyer]

14. Sounds wonderful

I lived there in the early seventies - lived at Clark and Armitage, and used to ride my bike (!) to Hyde Park for classes.

I was the first customer in the Treasure Island on Wells Street (across from Second City) when it opened, and I was also the first customer to walk into R. J. Grunt's. (That place still there?)

It was - and always will be - my favorite American city.

The Art Institute is going to be amazing, I bet. Lucky you. Enjoy it all all the time, and thank you.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. RJ closed and has become another lettuce entertain U place.

The area around second city has changed, changed again, and finally became razed and gentrified. The old street culture, art and "LIFE" was killed off by greedy developers who didn't realize how badly they shot up the goose with lead pellets. Even quit laying golden eggs. You would not recognize that part of town, except for Treas Island.

[SaveAmerica]

19. I'm tired of all the 'gates' too but have to say i LOVE fornigate

[OldLeftieLawyer]

20. OK, you got me

That one works for me, too, even in all my "gate" fatigue.

'Way too good. Thanks.

[Hubert Flottz]

21. I wish they'd FumiGate Washington and get rid of the vermin.

There wouldn't be a pubbie left standing!

[Faygo Kid]

4. Yes, but he brought on the execrable Kate O' Beirne to comment.

Not that she was as bad as usual. But still, why the same old "experts" who have been wrong since 2000 time and again? C'mon Tweety. Don't be so predictable.

[babylonsister]

8. She shocked me; she's got nothin', and it showed. She's tired of

lying/spinning too, I suppose. Or knows she's all out of ammo!

[cascadiance]

16. According to wonkette... the Duke-Stir used to be the "Buoy Toy"!

Here's a few chuckles... :)

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/brent-wilkes/today-in-watergategate-172643.php

[babylonsister]

17. Thus the references to male hookers that I've read about.

But the term 'hooker' is pretty all-encompassing, doncha think? :evilgrin: Sure to impress the masses!

[cascadiance]

18. Keep in mind with the statements here that this is an "Onion" style piece!