King (R-NY) slams fellow Republicans amid Fossella (R-NY) scandal »
Posted By ybdogsct 1 year, 1 month ago in NewsPeter King (R-NY) slammed fellow Republicans for pressuring Vito Fossella (R-NY) to resign amid revelations of a drunken-driving arrest and secret love child. Fossella admitted to an affair and a 3yo daughter with the woman. Fossella was arrested on drunken driving charges after running a red light on the way to her home.
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not2needy1 year, 1 month ago
FTA:
"He's entitled to an interval of decency without having this constant pressure coming from his own party," King said of his friend charged with drunken driving in a Virginia suburb.
HOWEVER, Democrats are never entitled to the same interval of decency. These cons need to stop thinking anything they do is ok. I know Spitzer was dealing with prostitutes, but adultry is adultry.
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mesodude1 year, 1 month ago
I loved this quote:
"King said Republicans "who are supposed to be his friends" should be giving the Staten Island-Brooklyn Republican "the time and opportunity to make that decision" -- whether to resign, to serve out his term but leave afterward or to stay in office and seek another term -- "himself."
--What King means is that the "liberal media" needs more time to manufacture another "controversy" about Barack Obama potent enough to shove Fossella out of the headlines for a couple of weeks (much like the Wright story did for Spitzer--albeit a little too late for him, unfortunately), and give him time to cry and bite his lower lip on cue on camera and announce he's going into rehab.
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ybdogsct1 year, 1 month ago
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05102008/news/regio...
DEFIANT VITO: I CAN CHEAT AND RUN
Defying disgusted constituents and Republican leaders, disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella has told pals he plans to seek re-election.
And, shockingly, the he is feeling "pretty good" despite the public pounding he's taking over his double life, he confided to friends. He even expressed shock that other Republicans are eyeing his seat. "What's this all about?" Fossella asked Guy Molinari, Fossella's political mentor, of news reports naming potential GOP candidates. He said he was "surprised" and "puzzled" that party colleagues are being mentioned as possible replacements.
Those close to Fossella continue to support him. "Vito is surprised and emboldened by the support he's been getting. He's gotten a lot of encouragement," said Molinari. "I told him nobody is going to run a primary against him if you decide to run again."
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Shadowolf1 year, 1 month ago
...NeoConArtist fave game..."Heads I win,Tails you lose"... followed closely by "52 Pickup"...(game they recommend for Liberals: Russian Roulette...)
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cowboygrandpa1 year, 1 month ago
Lets' see the classless ones want their guys to be to have ongoing affairs with a love child involved.
Yet Bill was a national disgrace for gettina BJ?
Yeah OK. Cons mean con men. Lets try this, kick him out of office. For conduct unbecoming a representative of the United States. Drunk driving. Affair. No class. No anything except concern for himself. Typical con.
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bubba21 year, 1 month ago
Yep ... the Republicans impeached Clinton for lying about sex.
And bloggers like aniokly continue to portray Clinton as so immoral.
But when a Republican participates in 'immoral' behavior, its no big deal ...
Hypocrites ...
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donald511 year, 1 month ago
Is that why Hastert did nothing about House ethics after either the Foley or Abramoff scandals? You haven't thrown out the Repug congressmman who pled guilty to fooling around in the Minnesota rest room! More right wing denial of facts from you slate.... totally typical of you hypocrites!
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raats66621 year, 1 month ago
So let me see if I understand....Spitzer(NY-D) gets caught with a prostitute and faces criminal charges (hasn't been charged OR convicted of ANYTHING) and within MINUTES his friends, family, Republican AND Democrats start screaming for his resignation because he's broken the LAW and his actions are inconsistent with the VALUES of those he was elected to serve. Who RESIGNS within days of this becoming public.
Then you have Larry Craig(ID-R) who pleads GUILTY to a crime, where his actions are inconsistent with the platform of his party and his constituents and nearly a year later is still in office.
And now, Fossella(NY-R) faces criminal charges, admits to an affair AND a child resulting FROM that affair and King said Republicans "who are supposed to be his friends" should be giving him "the time and opportunity to make that decision" whether to resign, to serve out his term but leave afterward or to stay in office and seek another term "himself.
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libsRfunny1 year, 1 month ago
Or Spitzer's replacement, who admitted to extramarital affairs and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who ruined the lived of two police officers investigating him in order to cover up his sexual relatoins with his Chief of Staff or U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow whose hubby admitted to paying for a young prostitute.
You also have Barney Frank with the gay male prostitution ring and Gary Studds who was nailing teenage boys.
Yes, the wheel just goes round and round, but you can put your blinders on and pretend it's only Republicans getting caught with their pants down. You boneheads might have noticed the story says Republicans are pressuring the guy to leave office.
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aceofspades11 year, 1 month ago
Sometimes I wonder if all repugs hold their private meetings in the men's room.
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nikkibabe1 year, 1 month ago
The party of family values, for sure.
Foley, Vitter, Craig, Fossella. One resigned in shame, another cried and continues in Congress, Next one thinks he did nothing wrong and continues in Congress and the last one is being shielded from going in to oblivion.
On the Democrats side, John McGreevy resigned the same day he declared he was a Gay. Elliot Spitzer quit with or without pressure.
Republican hypocrites lead by John McCain who want to lead the country for the next 4 years, hang in there.
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