Posted on 03/04/2010 5:29:46 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
During his Navy career, Eric Massa allegedly touched at least two men inappropriately and may have exhibited a pattern of putting himself in situations where he would see men naked – particularly younger and lower-ranked men.
These allegations come from general shipboard understandings and conversations, and were relayed to me by shipmates of Eric Massa.
In one instance... Massa and a lieutenant were on liberty in the Middle East. Massa had made the motel arrangements and the room turned out to have only one bed. The lieutenant reportedly told other officers on the ship that while they were in the room, Massa came up behind him and started massaging his neck and shoulders....he later told shipmates, he was awakened by Massa’s hands in his shorts. The lieutenant was startled and turned away. Massa rolled over and pretended to be asleep....
A few months after this incident, another lieutenant ... had a somewhat similar situation. In the stateroom, Massa had the bottom rack and the lieutenant had the top rack. ... he had awakened to Massa atop him in his bunk.
The lieutenant rebuffed Massa.
Neither lieutenant officially complained about their experiences. In both instances, Massa was their boss ...
Also ....junior officers were troubled by the fact that Massa used their shower – even though it was four decks below his stateroom and he had showering facilities with the other senior officers....
These are the things I knew about Eric Massa three years ago. I had them primarily from one source, and in part from two other sources.
None of the sources wanted to speak publicly, though one of the sources wanted the story to go public. The other two feared retribution and had gone on with their lives and didn’t want to get involved in an old controversy.
(Excerpt) Read more at boblonsberry.com ...
Upstate ping (hat tip to ntnychik)
Don’t ask.
But more importantly, don’t tell. Just. Please. Don’t. Tell.
This may be series and hugh, but I need to shower. Alone.
Step down today Mr. Foley.. I mean Massa.
Just wondering how many in Congress really should be in jail.
Lonsberry should be careful on this one....
Not unusual. We all knew Libs swing both ways.
“We all knew Libs swing both ways.
Yeah, men and boys!
If woke up and found a guy with his hand in my shorts I would have beat him to a bloody pulp. I don’t care if he was my boss or not.
Without names, they ARE mere gossip, and mere vicious gossip too. My respect for Lonsberry just crashed.
Only two types of men whistle in the Navy..Bosun’s mate’s and..
LOL
This is exactly the type of thing that’ll happen if gays can serve openly. The temptation would just be to great. It would be like putting women in with men, for showers and bunking together. It’d be a free for all. Just the way human nature is. The left is to stupid to figure that out. Or maybe they have figured it out and it’s a way of weakening our country even further.
Strange that this information had not bubbled to the surface in his 2006 and 2008 election bids.
On similar threads - I have given him the benefit of a doubt. Apparently, I was wrong;(
Just one more deceitful, narcissistic POS.
Once DADT is passed, this will be perfectly “normal” behavior for sailors.
Any sailor who doesn’t like it will get failing EOC grades as a homophobic bigot.
Any chance the seat will flip to GOP?
You got to be kidding me.
Next, you are going to tell us that the depraved Massa did not sexually harass a male staffer in congress either, and that male staffer never complained to the authorities about it either.
Vermin like Massa are a total disgrace, and have no business even sitting in the United States congress. It’s no surprise congress is so screwed up and so utterly corrupt.
I think they know full well it will weaken the military. Social engineering and their anti-Christian agenda is more important to the left than your country.
Gay men in the military is not smart - openly gay or not.
Men attracted to men who are not gay, and armed, is just a really bad idea.
And just WHY should Lonsberry should be “careful”?!
It would not surprise me in the least if Massa is guilty on all counts. Nevertheless, repeating these stories without attribution is shameful gossip-mongering. It is despicable no matter who's writing it and who's accused.
I think the shorter list would be how many shouldn’t be in jail.
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