CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Senator Vitter - Reid Wants To Know More
By Logan Murphy Thursday Jul 19, 2007 8:29am
Via CREW:
Today, CREW filed a Senate Ethics complaint against Senator David Vitter (R-LA). We asked for an investigation into whether he violated the Senate Rules of Conduct by soliciting for prostitution. The complaint can be found here.
On July 9, 2007, it was revealed that Sen. Vitter's telephone number was included in the so-called "D.C. Madam," Deborah Jeane Palfrey's, list of client telephone numbers. Sen. Vitter confirmed that he had sought Ms. Palfrey's services, saying in a statement, "this was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible." Read more...
It doesn't get better for Vitter - Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid wants "a full airing" of the details of Vitter's actions. Via The Times Picayune:
The Democratic leader in the Senate said Tuesday the call-girl scandal that has engulfed Sen. David Vitter, R-La., should have "a full airing" and noted that there is an open criminal investigation into the escort service that Vitter acknowledged calling. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., made his comments on the day that Vitter returned to Capitol Hill after a week-long hiatus prompted by his public admission that his number appeared on the phone records of the "D.C. Madam." Read more...
(h/t Americablog)








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Who's CREW, Tupac, Biggy-Smalls, or someone still alive?
bleh, wrong name
Sitemonitor - They're both fine names, no worries! :)
HA! This should be good.
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What's Ironic is that Vitter is going to need those diapers in 30, 40 years. Yuck.
Ahh. I'm engaging in a little "pre-9/11" thinking this morning.
I'm recalling the beautiful Summer of 2001. Washington, D.C. was abuzz about another sex scandal involving a congressman and a missing girl. Americans were riveted to their couches (admittedly, not hard to accomplish) on a nightly basis as they watched the events unfold in turtle-like speed. Meanwhile, there was something else afoot, something we would confront in a mere few months time. Our government admittedly knew about this something, yet either acted with indifference or complicity.
Now, it's the beautiful Summer of 2007. Washington, D.C. is again abuzz about another sex scandal, this time involving a member of the Senate, with the possibility of others being added to the fun. Unlike 2001, however, not only has our government been informed that something else is afoot, the American populace also has been informed. Still, the latter chooses to stay riveted to their couches while they watch the current sexcapades unfold in turtle-like speed.
And they say that those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it.
Ahh, who is this "they" anyway?
Besides, who can predict somebody doing something when it's already been admitted that somebody wants to do something?
On a happier note they're about to make a ruling that will nullify what the judge is calling Canada's "Pot policy" [because he said there is no actual LAW as such]. Oh and a judge ruled that Canadian border guards cannot search cars coming across the border. It's unconstitutional. Come on over! Bring your weed! Stay until '08. We'll put you up.
Dear Abby,
My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and, when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows that he cheats on me.
It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job six years ago, he hasn't even looked for a new one.
All he does all day is smoke cigars, cruise around and bullshit with his buddies while I have to work to pay the bills.
Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I may be a lesbian.
What should I do?
Signed: Clueless
Dear Clueless,
Grow up and dump him. Good grief, woman. You don't need him anymore!
You're a United States Senator from New York running for President of the United States. Act like one!
Abby
Orwell’s Illegitimate Son, in the summer of 2001 they were also talking about shark attacks on tv. Yesterday I heard a shark attack story.
If Vitter paid a prostitute for sex, he broke the law. Where is the question?
Orwell's Illegitimate Son @ 6:
well at least it's not a PDB!
Apparently republicants take the hypocritic oath where as doctors take the Hypocratic oath.
pissed off patricia @ 9:
Well it does depends on the jurristiction. But something tells me that prosititution is illegal in the DC area...
...oh, except for Capitol Hill and the White House where it happens everyday. ;)
well at least it’s not a PDB!
Now that's a bold statement.
Not only a bold statement but in italics too ;)
lollerskates, in the second article in The Times Picayune, during a repulsican luncheon, after vitter's speech, applause could be heard from outside!! Vitter is applauded for sleeping with a prostitute. Props where props are due
Maybe we will see some legislation to legalize prostitution now. JK.
LMAO!
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
I know it might make some of us wretch, but we really need to think like Republicans on this one. Do you think if Vitter was a D they would leave it to "unfold" as it may? If Vitter was a Democrat, the Republicans would be on the news every day saying that for the good of our nation Vitter needs to step down. For the good of our nation, we need senators that are straight with the law. Especially with his "pro-straight marriage" past, if Vitter was a Democrat, the Repubs would be harping on it, day and night, calling for a resignation, making jokes about Vitter's wife in the leopard whore uniform, getting their buddies on the EIB network to repeat over and over again that Vitter broke the LAW (which he is supposed to be a glorified example of) and should step down or be strongly urged by his party to do so. If Vitter was a Democrat, he would have been booed, hissed, kicked off of the senate floor when he came back to vote as an outed criminal. We can't let the Republicans turn these two faces and then pretend that it doesn't matter. Mark my words, if Vitter was a Democrat, it would matter.
But hey, IOKIYAR.
larry flynt has found 5 hookers that has had sex with vitter-
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/07/18/larry-flynt-five-hookers-for-vit...
Melanie Sloan rocks
This is a man that throughout his life has worked to achieve his goal of being the president of the United States.
All his life. That's what he's done. That's why his wife stuck by him...hoping this little secret would be contained, confined and cloistered.
All his miserable over-achieving life.... president.
But for two simple things he would be a candidate for the top job.
1. lying cheating motherfucker
2. motherfucking lying cheater
Thank you. Good night.
Schadenfreude
A perfect match - Vitter and that crazy female astronaut arrested for assaulting another NASA employee.
"Pampers or Huggies tonight?"
pissed off patricia @ 9:
Word!
For those who haven't seen this its hysterical - the Daily Show's sketch on the Washington Sex Scandal:
VIDEO
http://beta.redlasso.com/Community/ClipPlayer.aspx?i=db20a6d1-8fd6-4214-...
Big deal--guy gets extra sex because the wife is cold. BUT ! it's OK for a male prostitute to stay over at the Whitehouse 21 week-ends at $5000 a pop. And on the Tax papers Visa card. Read this Quick Google search--and then tell me if this needs a good clean-out
. 2004... Gannon/Guckert porno/gay/prostitute episode at the White House appears to be driving the Christian fundamentalist base crazy. Here we have George W. Bush, who some believed was sent by God, and now we have stories coming out of the White House that the guy named Gannon/Guckert was "servicing" top level operatives in the Bush White House. Then "on top," excuse me, of all that you have Gannon/Guckert smuggled into the White House press room asking softball questions to the White House press spokesman and even Bush during his news conferences. The Christians are calling the White House wondering what is going on! There are growing rumors that high-level Bush operatives who are gay might soon be outed. Imagine the nuclear fallout from that!
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Sorry NONE as of today! I guess if your Gay as/like Hillary--no fallout.
Rove, Bush.... are save
To the repugs Vitter = doggie doo on your shoe in a hot room.
Hey Vitter! Good Luck with that renewed committment to your job!
THIS CAME OFF THE HUFFINGTON POST COMMENTS
"The list of pediphile rethug-lie-scamers is soooooooooooooooooooooo long, I had to split it up into 4 pages: http://groups.msn.com/impeachbushcheneyusurpation/yourwebpage.msnw
http://groups.msn.com/impeachbushcheneyusurpation/republicanpediphilespa...
http://groups.msn.com/impeachbushcheneyusurpation/pediphilerepublicanspa...
http://groups.msn.com/impeachbushcheneyusurpation/pediphilerepublicanspa...
in case there's an (obivious) glitch with ANY of those links then find them here: http://groups.msn.com/impeachbushcheneyusurpation/_whatsnew.msnw"
If Vitter was a Democrat, the Republicans would be on the news every day saying that for the good of our nation Vitter needs to step down. For the good of our nation, we need senators that are straight with the law.
Careful ... Flynt has more including another Senator (allegedly). If there's a D in there, well, hoist on your own petard. Let Larry destroy Vitter.
I know there was a reference to Vitter and "Pampers" last night on Leno's show, but a day earlier I'd already composed my new bumper sticker, which has been ordered online and is in the mail to me. It reads:
"David Vitter: Louisiana's PAMPERED Senator"
::mwah:: @ 22:
No, ammunition for the next time they try to decry liberal "values."
Vitters typical of hypocrites on the republican party, but we democrats be happy about one thing, they are their own worst enemy, since they are the party of the compassionate, conservative, christian moral majority, who give the benefits/tax cuts too the 2% richest of america, and in same breathe cut that poor welfare mom/dad off that poverty level welfare check, kicking them out of that section 8 slum housing, and in same breathe bragging of their conservative nature, that they are really showing their compassionate christian nature by forcing these lazy, poor too work in those poverty level minimum wage jobs and bringing them back into mainstream free market america.., how ironic in same hypocrite tongue they refuse too raise the poverty level minimum wage saying it hurts business, free market, but reality it cuts too deep into their corporate profits, stock portfolios..., how ironic these republicans seem more like someone mentioned in the bible by Jesus, the blind biblical goat, whom ignored the poor, hungry, naked those sick and in prison, but still asked Jesus when did we see you lord in this condition, and he told the blind, arrogant biblical goat when you saw the least of these you saw me, and I know you not...! These same hypocrites cry at abortions, shout the wrong of killing the human lives of unborn infants/fetuses, but in same breathe they cheer in blood lust for the condemned killer, whom god tells them too kill as a eye for a eye, but ignore the parable of the harlot/adultress who also under the law of god deserved death by stoning, just like the Pharisee's of that time these republican/biblical goats/modern day Pharisee's try too twist and trick christians as their counter parts in biblical times tried too trick and twist Jesus into contradicting gods law by telling them not too stone the adultress, he instead said unto them, he that hath no sin cast the first stone, none could convicted of their own souls, they all turned and walked away, and the only man born of woman on this earth who could have stoned this harlot/adultress went too her and told her too go and sin no more..., but like the rest of the hypocrisy of the right wing moral majority, they twist gods words use only what suits their evil ungodly agenda, and cast out and denigrate anything which does not suit them. If Jesus were here today on a very controversial issue as the "illegal immigrants/migrants/aliens" what ever terms fit your belief, would he be on the souther border with the minute men, no I venture too bet all that I own, hold dear in life, Jesus would be on the border giving water, food and aide and comfort too these men/women/children fleeing poverty not of their making but merely something they had the misfortune too be born into, and these brave, minute men who hide their true nature of racist/bigot behind fake patriotism would call the border partol and demand this "vile democrat, bleeding heart liberal Jesus" be arrested for having the audacity, nerve too violate their god and country....! A recent news occured in San Diego, California where the minute men were terrorizing some hispanic children outside a Catholic church, calling them vile, names for allegedly being children of illegals when only thing one could safely say is they were caught "living brown as a old saying goes", yes these arrogant, brave minute men, exposed their true natures, racist/bigots who find joy in terrorizing some poor child, the evil and vile nature of these people eventually will come too light and truly it is ironic that the elite republican party has now declined too eating their own, calling anyone who will not agree with them in their own party as sell-outs, traitors, when in reality is they are the same people and their off spring who fled the democratic party in 1960"s era civil rights controversy, when then they could not keep the blacks from having rights and segregated, guess who adopted them with loving arms, the republican party..., only difference today is they have a new hated enemy, the brown skinned invaders from south of our border, you hear the same rhetoric, as in 1960's era, calling for the blacks too go back too Africa, we hear them calling for the Hispanics too go back too Mexico..., their battle cry is hardly different just the color of those they hate and despise with mindless ungodly vigor..! But as in 1960's era I venture to bet the real christian majority, that ever silent majority, will do what they did in that bygone era, see these sick, ungodly men/women for what they really are and be so disgusted they will vote the right way....!
Some men pay for prostitutes while others get them for free. But whether Senator David Vitter or Rep. Duke Cunningham paid for pleasure with their cash or their votes, their Republican colleagues appear ready to protect their Johns all the same, at least as long as public opinion will allow.
For the details, see:
"Vitter, Cunningham and the GOP Parliament of Whores."
So what does this make a crew neck or a crew cut?
Pardon`? Why he heck is HARRY RIED sitting down in this bucket of slop?
Is that why we elected him? Is that his job? Why is he not sitting at the Indictment Desk and pursuing the matters of life and death? Now HARRY's going to waste our time and tax dollars like the repugs. Larry Flynt has the job well-in-hand.
For god's sake this is inappropriate. What a shame.
Get back to WORK Harry.
Air out those dirty diapers!
LIZ @ 28:
One clear characterisic of repugs, they're CRUEL peckerwoods.
Vitter needs to be confronted with his very own words that of Bill clinton, " he (clinton) cannot govern ", Said Vitter. Of then President Clinton's affair with Monica.
-Ask Vitter that if he strongly felt that way of Clinton. Why he does not apply that to himself?
After all they are Vitter's ideals and morals not Clinton's.
-Shouldn't Vitter have his picture posted on a bill board somewhere to publicly shame him as the law has done to others for soliciting hookers??
-And will there be charges brought on him for soliciting lewdness?- Did Vitter pay for his "escort" service adventure with tax dollars?????? Was this put on his travel expense as a reimbursement expense. Again on taxpayer?
A note to Mrs Vitter. If you are still having sex with slime-ball be sure he wears a condom. Oh and don't kiss him you don't know where his tongue has been.
Bull, after the spotlight shuts off, Vitter's marriage and career will continue their slide down the wall.
What bothers me is H. Ried's involvement in this. So inappropriate.
crazylove @ 40:
What bothers you about H. Ried? Is it his involvement or lack of involvement that is inappropriate?
Yeah whatever, they'll hold hearings and demand things and then...nothing will happen.
Conservative priests molesting alter boys, conservative politicians soliciting underage page boys, conservative politicians soliciting female prostitutes for sex, conservative preachers smoking meth with paid male prostitutes they are having sex with, conservative talk show hosts abusing prescription drugs and pumping Viagra.
It's today's GOP folks, the self proclaimed guardians of morality and family values!!
is anyone asking how come NBC decided the list (and therefore Vitter) was uninteresting?
sounds like the fix was in. that list needs to be finecombed
maybe harry reid don't want to go after vitter because he might be on the list or if a democrat shown up on the list the republican would demand that reid goes after that democrat the same way he go after vitter, and what if the democrat is in the senate, and he resign, we might lose the senate. i hope larry fylnn don't out any democrat, but i also hope that sam brokeback of kanses and jim damoran of south carolina is on the list...oh how i will hound with laugther.
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