Chuck Bao
3/8/2010, 01:54 PM
Okay, we discussed the Republican California state senator who is all family values type except for visiting a gay bar and drunk driving. It is only fair to mention the latest Democrat scandal and I haven't seen it posted here yet.
This one is probably more important in the short term because he was voting against Obama-care and there are some allusions to some political skullduggery involved.
The news broke last week, but this is the first time that I have read how he supposedly sexually harrassed his male staffer.
So, would any of you men feel like you were being sexually harrassed if your boss rubbed your head and said that he maybe should **** you instead? Would you file a lawsuit? Or, do you think turnaround is fair game with that Clarence Thomas relevations or that Florida rep who got a bit too personal with the male interns? Or, are you disgusted by the lot of them in Washington for their power trip? Or, are you resigned to the fact that sports stars and politicians in Washington are getting the cutest piece of *** that none of us will ever see?
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/massa_to_aide_what_i_really_ought_to_be_doing_is_f racking.php
Massa To Aide: 'What I Really Ought To Be Doing Is Fracking You' (AUDIO)
Justin Elliott | March 8, 2010, 8:43AM
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), who is resigning later today, said on his radio show Sunday that he made an "inappropriate" sexual remark to a male aide at a New Year's Eve wedding party.
It's the first time Massa has given a detailed account of the events that he says led to the allegation of sexual harassment against him. Politico has reported that the married Massa "made unwanted advances toward a junior male staffer."
In Massa's telling, he was at a wedding party and sat down with a group of bachelor staffers, after his wife went home sick and after Massa danced with the bride and a bridesmaid. Here's what Massa says happened next, Roll Call reports:
"One of them looked at me and as they would do after, I don't know, 15 gin and tonics, and goodness only knows how many bottles of champagne, a staff member made an intonation to me that maybe I should be chasing after the bridesmaid and his points were clear and his words were far more colorful than that. And I grabbed the staff member sitting next to me and said, 'Well, what I really ought to be doing is fracking you.' And then [I] tossled the guy's hair and left, went to my room, because I knew the party was getting to a point where it wasn't right for me to be there. Now was that inappropriate of me? Absolutely. Am I guilty? Yes."
The congressman, a Navy veteran, has previously said with regard to the allegations: "I'm a salty old sailor. That's that."
He also said on the radio show that the staffer in question did not tell Massa that the episode made the staffer uncomfortable. Massa says it was another aide who took offense -- "a third-party political correctness statement."
And he accused the Democratic leadership of orchestrating the harassment allegation to force Massa -- a no vote on health care -- immediately out of Congress.
The ethics committee said last week it is investigating unspecified "allegations" against Massa. But once Massa resigns, he will be out of the committee's jurisdiction and the probe will end.
The staffer who is the alleged victim of harassment has not made any public statements.
Massa announced March 3 -- before the existence of the allegations was reported -- that he would not seek reelection for health reasons.
Late Update: We have more here on Massa's charges against the Democratic leadership.
This one is probably more important in the short term because he was voting against Obama-care and there are some allusions to some political skullduggery involved.
The news broke last week, but this is the first time that I have read how he supposedly sexually harrassed his male staffer.
So, would any of you men feel like you were being sexually harrassed if your boss rubbed your head and said that he maybe should **** you instead? Would you file a lawsuit? Or, do you think turnaround is fair game with that Clarence Thomas relevations or that Florida rep who got a bit too personal with the male interns? Or, are you disgusted by the lot of them in Washington for their power trip? Or, are you resigned to the fact that sports stars and politicians in Washington are getting the cutest piece of *** that none of us will ever see?
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/massa_to_aide_what_i_really_ought_to_be_doing_is_f racking.php
Massa To Aide: 'What I Really Ought To Be Doing Is Fracking You' (AUDIO)
Justin Elliott | March 8, 2010, 8:43AM
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), who is resigning later today, said on his radio show Sunday that he made an "inappropriate" sexual remark to a male aide at a New Year's Eve wedding party.
It's the first time Massa has given a detailed account of the events that he says led to the allegation of sexual harassment against him. Politico has reported that the married Massa "made unwanted advances toward a junior male staffer."
In Massa's telling, he was at a wedding party and sat down with a group of bachelor staffers, after his wife went home sick and after Massa danced with the bride and a bridesmaid. Here's what Massa says happened next, Roll Call reports:
"One of them looked at me and as they would do after, I don't know, 15 gin and tonics, and goodness only knows how many bottles of champagne, a staff member made an intonation to me that maybe I should be chasing after the bridesmaid and his points were clear and his words were far more colorful than that. And I grabbed the staff member sitting next to me and said, 'Well, what I really ought to be doing is fracking you.' And then [I] tossled the guy's hair and left, went to my room, because I knew the party was getting to a point where it wasn't right for me to be there. Now was that inappropriate of me? Absolutely. Am I guilty? Yes."
The congressman, a Navy veteran, has previously said with regard to the allegations: "I'm a salty old sailor. That's that."
He also said on the radio show that the staffer in question did not tell Massa that the episode made the staffer uncomfortable. Massa says it was another aide who took offense -- "a third-party political correctness statement."
And he accused the Democratic leadership of orchestrating the harassment allegation to force Massa -- a no vote on health care -- immediately out of Congress.
The ethics committee said last week it is investigating unspecified "allegations" against Massa. But once Massa resigns, he will be out of the committee's jurisdiction and the probe will end.
The staffer who is the alleged victim of harassment has not made any public statements.
Massa announced March 3 -- before the existence of the allegations was reported -- that he would not seek reelection for health reasons.
Late Update: We have more here on Massa's charges against the Democratic leadership.