Let's approach this Flynt "shocker" thing logically, starting with a question:

[Jackpine Radical]

Who is the most self-righteous, Fundamentalist, hateful bigot in the Senate? Someone who is not only against abortion, but rabid on anything having to do even tangentially with sex (abstinence only, no AIDS funding, anti-birth-control, etc.)? Most likely Protestant rather than Catholic, Southern Baptist/Assembly of God--something like that.

[underpants]

1. Why did the head of the VA so suddenly step down?

I'm not saying I'm just saying

[ulysses]

2. see, that's what's making me think Coburn.

[Nickster]

5. First name I thought of as well.

[Virginia Dare]

15. Definitely one of the most self righteous pricks up there...

not to mention stoopider than boots on a duck.

on edit: isn't he an OBGYN or is that somebody else I'm thinking of?

[ulysses]

32. not sure about the ob/gyn thing,

I just immediately flash on his "lesbians are taking over the schools" thing when I hear his name. :D

[madokie]

52. We can hope can't we

[uberblonde]

3. You're missing the obvious.

It's just as likely to be Holy Joe Lieberman!

[AlGore-08.com]

19. Unlikely. If Lieberman was having extramarital sex, it would have come out in 2000

Bush made his bones in politics doing opposition research for his Dad, who went all out for snooping into opponents private lives. The entire Bush campaign was about "bringing honor and dignity back to the White House"; i.e. Bush wouldn't be having affairs in the Oval Office. Gore had been known for decades as a model family man, which was one of the reasons Clinton asked Gore to be his running mate in 1992, after the first "Bill Clinton Cheated On His Wife" story broke.

If there was even a hint that Lieberman was cheating on his wife, Karl Rove would have never stopped blast faxing that to the press. The "Gore Picks A Running Mate Who's An Adulterer Like Bill Clinton" story would have been the "perfect" story from the media's perspective. They would have used it to bash Al Gore over the head with 24/7, and we'd still be hearing about it today.

[Jackpine Radical]

22. A pretty persuasive argument...

[HarveyBrooks]

38. Why couldnt he have started...

his fling after the election?

[AlGore-08.com]

41. He could have, but it would have to have been fairly recent, IMNSHO n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

27. Just really not his style.

Lots and lots to dislike about the man, but I really can't see this one.

[Virginia Dare]

4. What about Norm Coleman?

Didn't his father get caught in a sex bust? Chip off the old block? :shrug:

[myrna minx]

6. Coleman wouldn't be shocking, though. He's a well known

womanizer. *Well known*

[Virginia Dare]

14. Good point, he could very well be one of the 30 though...

somebody else guessed on another thread John Warner. That's a good guess too IMO.

[myrna minx]

34. I wouldn't be surprised if he's one of the thirty either.

There are so many repub. hypocrites, it's really anyone's guess.

[DURHAM D]

7. Senator Inhofe -

I know for a fact that while in the Oklahoma state senate he always had relationships with women other than his wife. Everyone thought he was "Mr. Perfectly Married" with beautiful children, beautiful wife, etc. The uber-religious, hate mongering against gays, rabid anti-abortion positions came later. Something happened to him.

[leftchick]

8. Orrin Hatch?

he looks like he would be into some spankin!

:rofl:

[Ian David]

9. Brownback, Hatch, Mitch McChinless... it's a very long list. n/t

[Virginia Dare]

12. McChinless believe it or not was also a Washington man about town..

back in the day before he married Ms. Chao. As I recall, he brought a girlfriend in tow when he first set up shop here, and installed her in some political appointee job back in the Reagan days. That's whoring Washington style!

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Let's start by not presuming it is a male Senator

Maybe Liddy Dole signed up just to keep Bob occupied when she's on the floor. LOL!

Just sayin', we shouldn't automatically assume it's a man or a Con (though it probably is). But, can you imagine how it being a female Republican Senator would absolutely shake the very core of the Cons???

[AlGore-08.com]

21. If you want to go there, Hillary Clinton would be the most "shocking" female Senator

Even though the right wing has been spreading rumors that she's a Lesbian for decades. The media response would be insane if Flynt named her.

I'm not sayin' she is gay or she is on the list, I'm just sayin' Clinton would probably be the most "shocking" female Senator to be included on the list.

[Perky]

31. No. the most shocking would be Liddy Dole,

It would be ruinous for Clinton....but it might give Big Dawg some sympathy for Lewinsky and the "others"...lol. Not that it would matter.

[AlGore-08.com]

42. I disagree. Everybody knows Hillary Clinton and get the "soap opera" coverage that exploded

I think you'd have to be a political junkie or one of Liddy Dole's constituents to get why her name being on the list would be more shocking than Olympia Snowe or Barbara Mikulski or any other female Senator.

[Norquist Nemesis]

45. Disagree...Remember Bob Dole's little blue pill commercials?

One doesn't have to be a political junkie or her constituent considering she's had the national stage as the wife of a Presidential candidate, two Cabinet positions, President of the Red Cross, etc. etc. etc.

Regardless of the 'rumors' splayed about by the Scaiffe-Murdoch elbow rubbers, I would suspect that Hillary is way too disciplined to go the route of the DC Madam.

[AlGore-08.com]

51. No, I didn't remember the Viagra commercials - - doesn't change my opinion

The Clintons and their marriage have been a national sexual joke for fifteen years. There is no public figure whose extramarital affair could come close to causing the kind of media circus that an extramarital affair by Bill or Hillary Clinton would.

Re: Hillary being way too disciplined to go the route of the DC Madam. You'd think that her husband would have been way too disciplined to start an affair with an intern while Ken Starr was investigating the Paula Jones case, but he wasn't. Never underestimate the capacity for human beings to make stupid mistakes.

[Virginia Dare]

35. I THINK Hillary is smarter than that..

at least I HOPE she would be.

[Toots]

58. Flint stated his whole purpose was to out the hypocrites

Has Hillary been on a morals kick? Has she lectured on the sanctity of marriage? I doubt even if he had evidence of her doing something wrong that he would mention her.

[SoFlaJet]

11. Isn't it funny that Larry Flynt

could turn out to be the greatest asset we have-come on Larry we need a patriot to help take down these bastards

[Dr.Phool]

13. Please let it be Hatch.

If it's a Dem, make it Bill Nelson.

[Jackpine Radical]

16. If it's a "Dem," make it

Joe Lieberman.

[Totally Committed]

39. Self Delete

oops!

TC

[ieoeja]

43. For the record: Lieberman is (I) not (D) n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

50. Permit me to direct your attention to the quotes around the "Dem" in my post.

They were there for a reason. I am very lazy, and seldom bother to type extraneous punctuation.

[guitar man]

53. Off the record

Joe's an (R) x(

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

56. Let me join you. Fucking Copyright Nazi. Wanted to blow up people's computers.

He even made it into the Top 10 years ago for that.

[AllegroRondo]

17. did he say it was a Senator?

I'm thinking it might be another highly placed Bushie - like Gonzales or Condi.

[Jackpine Radical]

24. I think it was a senator.

There may well be some Bushies in the total list of 30.

[blondeatlast]

26. Current? I was thinking Santorum. nt

[Mandate My Ass]

29. I personally would NOT be shocked if it was Santorum

Some of his comments on sex -- i.e. man-on-dog -- have really been illustrative of what a closet freak the man is.

[mod mom]

18. If it was LIEberman we could get a DEM to fill his position in the senate.

[Perky]

33. CT Governor is a Republican

Though a fairly Liberal one. Hell we might even see the return of Lowell Weiker. Though I suspect it would probablty be Nacny Johnso who lost last Novemer. She would serve to the next election and then face one would assume Ned Lamont.

[Ganja Ninja]

20. Talk about a multiple choice question.

That answer is a toss up between a bakers dozen of GOP Senators. Let me just throw a name out there, Trent Lott.

[greenbriar]

23. brownback

?

[blondeatlast]

25. It was Santorum--does it have to be someone currently in the Senate? nt

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Who knows?

My presumption is that his "shocker" is a sitting Senator, but many on the list may be out of power.

[Virginia Dare]

36. or Frist, for some reason I was thinking about him as well..n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. I was going to say, that i if this was last year's news, Santorum was the first person to

come to my mind.

[Perky]

30. Hatch would be the the biggest shocker

Mostly becuse I really suspect that he is the most hardore true believer. I would be very suprised if it was him, becuase I think he at least believes what he says.


My guess is Sessions, Cornyn or Kyl.

[DS1]

37. Please let it be Ted Stevens

[Totally Committed]

40. Take the poll:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3385373&mesg_id=3385373

TC

[BlooInBloo]

44. That person would be the LEAST surprising.

[spooky3]

46. A contrarian point of view...

I am surprised that Flynt says he's "shocked" by anything, especially if that involves hypocritical, RW male officials. We've had enough examples of them that it shouldn't surprise anyone to find there are more. Therefore, the only thing that would be "shocking"--to me, anyway--would be if a good liberal woman, such as Barbara Boxer, were involved.

Obviously, I do not think that is the way he meant "shocked."

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

47. McCain? I know he isn't the most rabid wrongwinger when it comes to being a fundie but he is running

for President.

[Contrary1]

49. While I am very curious as to who is on his list,

I hope that Flynt goes public on all 30 names at the same time. Preferably, a year from now. The fallout would be a sight to behold. They would be so busy lying, denying, and deflecting, there would be no time left for campaigning.

Oh, wait...lying, denying, and deflecting is campaigning.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

54. Could this explain why Fred Thompson hasn't yet thrown his hat in the ring?

Could the ex Senator be waiting to see how far this DC Madame scandal goes before making his move?

[Jackpine Radical]

55. Y'know who would surprise me the most? Well, at least among male Senators--

Ted Kennedy.

[madinmaryland]

57. George "Macaca" Allen maybe?

:rofl: