What do you hate most about politics and politicians? - Page 2

classicman · 02-09-2011, 06:47 PM

This kind of stuff. Same as it ever was. WTF?

Married GOP congressman trolls Craigslist for a date

Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York.
But when he trolls Craigslist's "Women Seeking Men" forum, he's Christopher Lee, "divorced" "lobbyist" and "fit fun classy guy."
One object of his flirtation told us her story.

Here's what Lee's spokesperson told Gawker:

"The Congressman is happily married," said Lee's spokesman when pressed for answers to our questions.
"The only time he or his wife posted something online was to sell old furniture when they changed the apartment they keep in DC."

Back in the good old days, a married congressman would just meet a woman at Hawk 'n' Dove,
and no one would ever be the wiser, unless he got arrested on the way home for drunk driving.
The Internet ruins everything.

classicman · 02-09-2011, 08:45 PM

Here's another - THIS could be really interesting ...

Quote:

National Enquirer Claims John Boehner Had Affairs
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Everyone's favorite crying orange could be in a spot of trouble early in his tenure as Speaker of the House. The National Enquirer claims that Boehner had some sexytime affairs with two women, additionally reporting that the New York Times has an ongoing probe on the alleged sex scandal as well.

Yes, it's the Enquirer, but it's also the paper that broke the John Edwards mistress and baby story, so who knows.

Here's a snippet from their online report (the full article is only available in their print edition):

Capitol Hill insiders and political bloggers have been buzzing about an upcoming New York Times probe - detailing an alleged affair that the 61-year-old married father of two had with pretty Washington lobbyist LISBETH LYONS.

And an ENQUIRER investigation has uncovered a bedroom encounter that Boehner - second in line of succession to the presidency - allegedly had with LEIGH LaMORA, a 46-year-old former press secretary to ex-Colorado Congressman JOEL HEFLEY.

The Ohio native, a congressman for 20 years, and his wife Deborah, 62, have been married for 37 years.

Link

Seems like this broke last September ... I wonder why its getting dredged up again.

plthijinx · 02-10-2011, 12:03 AM

they act like they care then only do what they are doing for profit.

Spexxvet · 02-10-2011, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

Seems like this broke last September ... I wonder why its getting dredged up again.

Probably some influence to keep it under wraps until the new congress was sworn in or something.

Where's Ken Starr when we need him?

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-03-2011, 10:04 AM

Economic illiteracy, in two words.

Makes a bad politician, and a bad policymaker.

Everything else that's annoying is more a matter of the solon's individual character -- like an excessive cast of mind towards rulership. That is the perennial occupational hazard and congenital trait of those who make a career of power.

Why is there a phrase like "crying orange?" Google brings up a video and numerous hits, but IstillDGI.

TheMercenary · 03-31-2011, 10:25 PM

Schumer is a scumbag and needs to be eliminated from congress through the next election.

Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/...get-attack-gop

Sundae · 04-03-2011, 07:09 AM

What bugs me the most?
Hypocrisy.
Politicians and journalists.

They are all people. People make mistakes.
Don't take the high ground on morality, drugs, insider trading, expenses, living the high life etc etc etc. When you KNOW you are doing it yourself.

I am sickened by reports on people who have claimed extra benefits that earned them an extra £500 a year reported on by people who have their mortgage paid for them. Yes, BOTH are wrong, but only one is a hypocrite.

I hate reading about someone like Kate Moss snorting up cocaine as if it's the Fall of the Western World written by people who are perfectly well-accquainted with a rolled up £20 note.

And the open disgust about divorce and splintered families. What? Every politician and journalist is married to their original partner? And makes all the events in their child's life like Sports Day and the Nativity Play?

Hello?

Cunts.

casimendocina · 04-03-2011, 11:36 AM

I can't stand opposition leaders/MPs who criticise a bill/action just because an MP in the government came up with it. If it's a crap idea, fair enough but evaluate the idea on its merits or lack of them and propose a better one rather than wasting everyone's time and money by tearing others down just to build themselves/their party up...

and the "we have a moral obligation/mandate" line really concerns me as does the use of "ït's unAustralian" to diss anything that the politician in question doesn't agree with.

Sundae · 04-03-2011, 12:40 PM

Two thumbs up.

I have more respect for a "constiuency" MP not of my political flavour, than a scrambler who happens to share my political views.

roundoff · 04-04-2011, 02:23 PM

What I hate the most is that not only are they raping me, but I am paying them a quarter of my income to rape me.

casimendocina · 04-05-2011, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I have more respect for a "constiuency" MP not of my political flavour, than a scrambler who happens to share my political views.

Let me add Mark Latham to the list of those former politicians who I have no respect for. I'll have a bit of a hunt around for an article on him and post it to explain why.

ZenGum · 04-05-2011, 09:06 AM

You could just report his latest quote.

Seriously, Mark, you were dropped for a reason.

infinite monkey · 04-05-2011, 03:13 PM

Government to "shut down"? Why would some rather see chaos and suffering just to say "I told you so" when they wouldn't have to say "I told you so" if they weren't working to set up the environment in which they can say "I told you so"?

Remember when people were noble? Remember honor? Remember sacrifice? All those things that made us, once upon a time, great? Well, fairy tales they must have been, nightmares they now are.

Why do I feel like I'm living in a real life, plausible, The Stand?

lookout123 · 04-05-2011, 04:34 PM

Do you have the flu?

TheMercenary · 04-05-2011, 08:32 PM

I hope they shut it down. I will be out of work but it will be worth it. The Dems have failed to recognize that the electorate voted them out in Nov of 2010 and now they need a wake up call. The responsibility lies with the Demoncrats and their failure to do what the majority of the electorate wants them to do.

2012 just can't come fast enough.

02-09-2011, 06:47 PM	#16
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	This kind of stuff. Same as it ever was. WTF? Married GOP congressman trolls Craigslist for a date Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York. But when he trolls Craigslist's "Women Seeking Men" forum, he's Christopher Lee, "divorced" "lobbyist" and "fit fun classy guy." One object of his flirtation told us her story. Here's what Lee's spokesperson told Gawker: "The Congressman is happily married," said Lee's spokesman when pressed for answers to our questions. "The only time he or his wife posted something online was to sell old furniture when they changed the apartment they keep in DC." Back in the good old days, a married congressman would just meet a woman at Hawk 'n' Dove, and no one would ever be the wiser, unless he got arrested on the way home for drunk driving. The Internet ruins everything. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-10-2011, 12:03 AM	#18
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	they act like they care then only do what they are doing for profit. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

03-03-2011, 10:04 AM	#20
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Economic illiteracy, in two words. Makes a bad politician, and a bad policymaker. Everything else that's annoying is more a matter of the solon's individual character -- like an excessive cast of mind towards rulership. That is the perennial occupational hazard and congenital trait of those who make a career of power. Why is there a phrase like "crying orange?" Google brings up a video and numerous hits, but IstillDGI. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 03-03-2011 at 10:12 AM.

03-31-2011, 10:25 PM	#21
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Schumer is a scumbag and needs to be eliminated from congress through the next election. Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/...get-attack-gop __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

04-03-2011, 12:40 PM	#24
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Two thumbs up. I have more respect for a "constiuency" MP not of my political flavour, than a scrambler who happens to share my political views. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-03-2011, 07:09 AM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	What bugs me the most? Hypocrisy. Politicians and journalists. They are all people. People make mistakes. Don't take the high ground on morality, drugs, insider trading, expenses, living the high life etc etc etc. When you KNOW you are doing it yourself. I am sickened by reports on people who have claimed extra benefits that earned them an extra £500 a year reported on by people who have their mortgage paid for them. Yes, BOTH are wrong, but only one is a hypocrite. I hate reading about someone like Kate Moss snorting up cocaine as if it's the Fall of the Western World written by people who are perfectly well-accquainted with a rolled up £20 note. And the open disgust about divorce and splintered families. What? Every politician and journalist is married to their original partner? And makes all the events in their child's life like Sports Day and the Nativity Play? Hello? Cunts.

04-03-2011, 11:36 AM	#23
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I can't stand opposition leaders/MPs who criticise a bill/action just because an MP in the government came up with it. If it's a crap idea, fair enough but evaluate the idea on its merits or lack of them and propose a better one rather than wasting everyone's time and money by tearing others down just to build themselves/their party up... and the "we have a moral obligation/mandate" line really concerns me as does the use of "ït's unAustralian" to diss anything that the politician in question doesn't agree with.

04-04-2011, 02:23 PM	#25
roundoff Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4	What I hate the most is that not only are they raping me, but I am paying them a quarter of my income to rape me.

04-05-2011, 09:06 AM	#27
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	You could just report his latest quote. Seriously, Mark, you were dropped for a reason. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-05-2011, 03:13 PM	#28
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Government to "shut down"? Why would some rather see chaos and suffering just to say "I told you so" when they wouldn't have to say "I told you so" if they weren't working to set up the environment in which they can say "I told you so"? Remember when people were noble? Remember honor? Remember sacrifice? All those things that made us, once upon a time, great? Well, fairy tales they must have been, nightmares they now are. Why do I feel like I'm living in a real life, plausible, The Stand?

04-05-2011, 04:34 PM	#29
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Do you have the flu? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

04-05-2011, 08:32 PM	#30
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I hope they shut it down. I will be out of work but it will be worth it. The Dems have failed to recognize that the electorate voted them out in Nov of 2010 and now they need a wake up call. The responsibility lies with the Demoncrats and their failure to do what the majority of the electorate wants them to do. 2012 just can't come fast enough. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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