NY Rep. Christopher Lee abruptly resigns

[EmperorNapoleon]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_new_york_congressman_quits

Let the games begin.

 

[Dale_M]

Its sad when anyone self-destructs, especially if they are in the public eye. For a day or two, he will get more national exposure than he has gotten in his entire life. But not of the good kind.

His family needs prayers, and so does he.

 

[TheTrueCentrist]

Congressman Chris Lee Resigns After Shirtless Photo Posted on Internet
New York Republican Reportedly Sent Revealing Photos to a Woman He Met on Craigslist

abcnews.go.com/Politics/congressman-chris-lee-resigns-shirtless-photo-posted-internet/story?id=12878937

 

[RWMorris]

I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents," Lee said. "I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness.

I hope he means it.

 

[Gift_from_God]

That’s what happens when you become a vampire and join the Sith

Oh wait, wrong Christopher Lee

 

[bbarrick8383]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_new_york_congressman_quits

Let the games begin.

What games?

 

[didymus]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_new_york_congressman_quits

Let the games begin.

That’s a rotten thing to say.
I thank God I’m a nobody given all the sins and stupid things I’ve done (& continue) don’t get splashed all over for the whole world to snicker at.

 

[catsrus]

originally posted by Gift From God That’s what happens when you become a vampire and join the Sith

Oh wait, wrong Christopher Lee

Seriously though…what makes a person do something like this especially after all the falls we’ve seen from internet exposure?

 

[Rich_Olszewski]

Seriously though…what makes a person do something like this especially after all the falls we’ve seen from internet exposure?

The utter egomania that every last politician has, in spades…

 

[agnes_therese]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_new_york_congressman_quits

Let the games begin.

Games? Whatever party, if any, you belong to, this is sad on a number of levels. Sorry you think of it so lightly.

 

[EmperorNapoleon]

Games?

Meaning the beginning of a fresh round of Congressional scandals.

Whatever party, if any, you belong to, this is sad on a number of levels. Sorry you think of it so lightly.

Sad? Not to me. He dug his own political grave. As for his family; he’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.

 

[ronnie_bonigli]

Games? Whatever party, if any, you belong to, this is sad on a number of levels. Sorry you think of it so lightly.

I suspect what he thinking is; “how can the democrats use this “scandal” for political advantage?” It’s all a game to them, a ruthless cold hearted game, but a game never the less. So you get repulsive behavior like where within hours of congresswoman Giffords being shot by a paranoid schizophrenic dems and their media lapdogs were trying to blame the tea party and Sarah Palin for it. People were dead and their first instinct was “how can we twist this story to help the party?”. I guess after their rejection at the ballot box they figure there’s no other way they are going to win elections and are hoping for a “Mark Foley moment” to help them. There should be a field of Anthropology to study how these people think, though it would probably be a very depressing field of study.

 

[ronnie_bonigli]

I suspect what he thinking is; “how can the democrats use this “scandal” for political advantage?” It’s all a game to them, a ruthless cold hearted game, but a game never the less. So you get repulsive behavior like where within hours of congresswoman Giffords being shot by a paranoid schizophrenic dems and their media lapdogs were trying to blame the tea party and Sarah Palin for it. People were dead and their first instinct was “how can we twist this story to help the party?”. I guess after their rejection at the ballot box they figure there’s no other way they are going to win elections and are hoping for a “Mark Foley moment” to help them. There should be a field of Anthropology to study how these people think, though it would probably be a very depressing field of study.

 

[stanmaxkolbe]

I know a lot of people think well this is a personal matter that’s what they said about the Clinton thing but the way I look at it—if you can’t keep your vows to your wife and children get out of public office because I can’t trust anything you say.

What I’ve read he was some big time family values guy too.

I’m glad he resigned and pray for him and his family.

 

[agnes_therese]

Meaning the beginning of a fresh round of Congressional scandals.
Sad? Not to me. He dug his own political grave. As for his family; he’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.

I’ve always found sin to be very sad. To distance ourselves from God, for some temporary “pleasure” . . .
Ah, well, apparently you disagree.

 

[imbroglio]

I suspect what he thinking is; “how can the democrats use this “scandal” for political advantage?” It’s all a game to them, a ruthless cold hearted game, but a game never the less. So you get repulsive behavior like where within hours of congresswoman Giffords being shot by a paranoid schizophrenic dems and their media lapdogs were trying to blame the tea party and Sarah Palin for it. People were dead and their first instinct was “how can we twist this story to help the party?”. I guess after their rejection at the ballot box they figure there’s no other way they are going to win elections and are hoping for a “Mark Foley moment” to help them. There should be a field of Anthropology to study how these people think, though it would probably be a very depressing field of study.

There actually have been studies that show a difference between how liberals and conservatives think and process information. It’s quite interesting.

 

[imbroglio]

I know a lot of people think well this is a personal matter that’s what they said about the Clinton thing but the way I look at it—if you can’t keep your vows to your wife and children get out of public office because I can’t trust anything you say.

What I’ve read he was some big time family values guy too.

I’m glad he resigned and pray for him and his family.

ditto that

 

[ronnie_bonigli]

I know a lot of people think well this is a personal matter that’s what they said about the Clinton thing but the way I look at it—if you can’t keep your vows to your wife and children get out of public office because I can’t trust anything you say.

What I’ve read he was some big time family values guy too.

I’m glad he resigned and pray for him and his family.

Seriously, when is the last time someone ran on “family values”? The same year MAS*H signed off maybe? It’s the most overused strawman of the left out there, not that you’re a lefty, but it is a left-wing strawman, “republicans are the, ahem . . . ‘family values’ party, and they’re hypocrites”. The guy was from New York, I seriously doubt he was some Jerry Falwell “what American needs is ‘family values’” 1980’s retread.

 

[stanmaxkolbe]

Seriously, when is the last time someone ran on “family values”? The same year MAS*H signed off maybe? It’s the most overused strawman of the left out there, not that you’re a lefty, but it is a left-wing strawman, “republicans are the, ahem . . . ‘family values’ party, and they’re hypocrites”. The guy was from New York, I seriously doubt he was some Jerry Falwell “what American needs is ‘family values’” 1980’s retread.

Reminds me of that Republican from Minnesota he preached family values stuff next thing you know he’s busted for trying to have sex in an airport bathroom with a guy.

Or the woman another Republican who preached conservative family values then goes and tries to get the city garbage man to murder her husband.

Or when Al Gore was running and Tipper was running around telling this is our next family values President—it’s like wait a minute don’t you two support killing babies?

I mean you can’t make this stuff up man.