Politicians "Embarrassed" With Strippers At Golf Outing

My Fox Toledo ^ | 7-3-2007 | Michelle Zepeda

[Socratic]

TOLEDO -- A golf outing for politicians left some embarrassed after they found out strippers were handing out drinks at the event.

Days after the annual event, members of the Lucas County Democratic Party are calling for John Irish to resign and to clear the party's name.

One participant said he saw a woman flash a group of golfers. Others at the fundraiser for the Democratic fundraiser said they didn't see any inappropriate acts.

"When the word got out that these girls are strippers, it gave the party a black eye," said Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter.

"Every elected official out there was embarrassed," Quilter adds. "I didn't see anything inappropriate, but the label strippers gives us a black eye. It's what makes an impact I don't want to be associated with."

It's not clear who hired the strippers. "The Democratic Party belittled itself to a frat party or a bachelor party," says Ellen Grachek, Toledo City Councilwoman. "That's not the message as a Democrat in Lucas County wants the Democratic Party to be sending. We should be embracing women."

[Socratic]

Dems looking to oust party chairman. So sad.

[mad_as_he$$]

Hey some strippers vote!!!

[Socratic]

Hey some strippers vote!!!

And some vote for strippers.

[sionnsar]

It's not clear who hired the strippers. "The Democratic Party belittled itself to a frat party or a bachelor party," says Ellen Grachek, Toledo City Councilwoman. "That's not the message as a Democrat in Lucas County wants the Democratic Party to be sending. We should be embracing women."

Calling Bill Clinton!

[csvset]

We should be embracing women

Lol. What a quote. That's a heck of a sound byte.

[lowbridge]

members of the Lucas County Democratic Party are calling for John Irish to resign and to clear the party's name.

WAY too late for that.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"A golf outing for politicians left some embarrassed after they found out strippers were handing out drinks at the event."

Question: Upon which side of the glasses were the whores?

[infidel29]

WHAT?! Strippers, and nobody gave the old horn dog a call?

[neodad]

7 posts and no pics :(

[southernnorthcarolina]

An interesting excerpt from the linked article:

"The Democratic Party belittled itself to a frat party or a bachelor party," says Ellen Grachek, Toledo City Councilwoman. "That's not the message as a Democrat in Lucas County wants the Democratic Party to be sending. We should be embracing women."

LOL. Ellen, when you've dug yourself a hole, quit digging.

[EyeGuy]

It was the strippers who should have been embarrassed to be around the human smegma; politicians.

[pnh102]

Yea where are the stripper pics?

[Political Junkie Too]

Toledo Democrats are running away from strippers, but in 2000 Loretta Sanchez stood by her decision to hold a Democrat fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.

I guess the difference now is that the Democrats are trying to woo "Values Voters" with new faith-based language, and for some reason, "strippers" just doesn't fit into that nomenclature.

-PJ

[beaversmom]

It would also take a lot more than one resignation.

[Socratic]

Question: Upon which side of the glasses were the whores?

That's one of the imponderables of the universe.

[southernnorthcarolina]

God, I’m slow...

About a dozen caught, and reacted to, the amusing choice of words before I did. Gotta be fast here at FR.

[Hoodat]

We should be embracing women.

Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more!

[Zon]

Stripers serving politicians. Seems like an insult to the strippers.

[Parley Baer]

“the label strippers gives us a black eye.”

Sounds like someone got to close to a body part. Hahahaha.

[mikrofon]

Days after the annual event, members of the Lucas County Democratic Party are calling for John Irish to resign and to clear the party's name

Sounds like a number of attendees got their Irish up...