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Congressman Chris Lee Resigns
WKBW Eyewitness News ^ | February 10, 2011 | By WKBW News

Posted on 06/06/2011 3:12:28 PM PDT by Will88

"This (Lee's resignation) came after a media frenzy after reports surfaced that he allegedly sent provocative pictures of himself, along with e-mails, to a woman on the internet."


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 112th; chrislee; corruptdes; doublestandard; hypocrisy; hypocrisyny26; ny26; perverts; weiner; weinergate
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To: Alberta's Child

Yep, few if any Republicans seem to survive their sexcapades in the House. Newt and his expected successor from Louisiana are two more examples (Livingston?).


21 posted on 06/06/2011 3:37:21 PM PDT by Will88
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To: trumandogz
Larry Craig DID NOT resign

Google

22 posted on 06/06/2011 3:42:48 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88
Someone once explained a simple truth about the American political scene to me:

Republicans see politics as a hobby. Democrats see it as a career.

This is why Republicans are more likely to resign in the face of a scandal like this, and are more likely to pressure fellow Republicans to resign. Do some research on Anthony Weiner's Tony Dick's biographical information, and it will become crystal clear. He majored in political science in college, and had aspirations to be a television weather reporter. He ended up migrating to politics when that didn't work out.

For 6+ years (1985-91) he worked on the staff of Chuck Schumer, and since then he's spent the last 20 years in politics, first as a New York City council member, then as a Congressman.

In other words, this guy would probably be unemployable if there was no such thing as a "government official."

23 posted on 06/06/2011 3:45:38 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: Will88
Dim Weiner "accepted responsiblity" and "apologized", but he's NOT resigning.

When a Democrat accepts full responsibility, it goes with out saying... "I accept full responsibility as long as there are no consequences."

24 posted on 06/06/2011 3:46:58 PM PDT by RDasher ("El Nino is climate, La Nina is weather")
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To: Will88
Was channel hopping between Wolfeeee Blitzer and Chriseee Matthews this afternoon and most of the conversation with their guests was ... what can Weiner do to survive?
Can you imagine that happening with a Rep? Unbelievable.
25 posted on 06/06/2011 3:49:27 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Will88
Larry Craig resigned as your headlines suggest, but then he took it back and un-resigned. He chose not to run for re-election and he completed his term.

It was pointed out to Craig that his airport arrest was likely unconstitutional, because Article I Section 6 Clause 1 says:

"They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place."

Since Craig was traveling back to Idaho after the close of a session of the Senate, it was thought that he was immune to arrest.

-PJ

26 posted on 06/06/2011 3:50:11 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, and American on Election Day.)
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To: Will88

Larry Craig announced his resignation in September 2007 but did not leave office until January 3, 2009 the very same day his term ended.

Leaving your seat when your term is over is not considered a resignation.


27 posted on 06/06/2011 3:51:14 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: oh8eleven
Can you imagine that happening with a Rep? Unbelievable.

Yep, and I'm wondering why more people aren't drawing comparisons to Chris Lee's resignation back in February.

Lee's one known indiscretion might have been as bad as any one of Weiner's six, but Weiner's six and days of lying about the first known incident until more women came forth seems to add up to far worse misbehavior than Lee's.

But I'm really surprised that more commentators aren't recalling Lee's situation for comparison.

28 posted on 06/06/2011 3:58:29 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88

Craig did not resign. He chose not to run for re-election. I suspect that’s going to be what becomes of Weiner.


29 posted on 06/06/2011 3:59:22 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: Political Junkie Too; trumandogz

I guess I forgot the final outcome, since he went through the resignation routine and a successor had already been chosen by the Governor of Idaho. It was a disgusting story and I generally don’t follow them in detail, but wait for the final outcomes.


30 posted on 06/06/2011 4:02:54 PM PDT by Will88
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To: oh8eleven
what can Weiner do to survive?

If a Republican, it'd be more like: can ____ survive this, and then they'd have a discussion of why the Republican probably wouldn't survive.

31 posted on 06/06/2011 4:10:58 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88

Hells-bells, they’d be demanding his resignation.


32 posted on 06/06/2011 4:12:18 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven
Can you imagine that happening with a Rep? Unbelievable.

Of course not. A Democrat will always get a pass from the MSM, because even if they're perverts, they're not HYPOCRITES, according to the media. They go after Republicans, because the GOP is considered the party of 'family values', and if someone does something to violate those values, then they should be excoriated, and run out of DC on a rail!

33 posted on 06/06/2011 4:17:41 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: dragonblustar
Just like that Senator RAT Rangel...SORRY I didn't pay my taxes...LET'S MOVE ON HERE NOTHING TO SEE!! Bunch of SOB'S!! We are so sick of them all!!
34 posted on 06/06/2011 4:20:23 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Will88
Lee got out while the getting was good. There was a lot more that he would have had to face if he had tried to cling to his seat.

Google "Representative Chris Lee Transgender".

That said, Weiner needs to go too.

35 posted on 06/06/2011 4:22:00 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Alberta's Child
Maybe... but I do not think that boehner has the strength to force a bowel movement. I would bet boehner cried and told the Congressman that it would be in the interest of the party for him to resign... and then he cried again.

LLS

36 posted on 06/06/2011 4:34:54 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("If you lie hard enough and sell your soul... you can scam your way to the top" barack obama)
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To: funfan

“That is why there was a special election in New York city”

You might want to check out one of those things called a “map”.


37 posted on 06/06/2011 4:47:41 PM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Google "Representative Chris Lee Transgender".

The story seems to end in late February, 2011 when two transgender women said they could prove that Lee had contacted them. Looks like there was more to the story. And there's probably even more to the Weiner story. Once someone gets into this sort of thing it usually involves multiple incidents over a period of time (until they get caught).

38 posted on 06/06/2011 4:49:21 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Political Junkie Too
Since Craig was traveling back to Idaho after the close of a session of the Senate, it was thought that he was immune to arrest.

That's what he was hoping for!
39 posted on 06/06/2011 4:55:05 PM PDT by RushingWater
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To: Nik Naym
26th Congressional District of New York.

Is that better?

40 posted on 06/06/2011 5:18:51 PM PDT by funfan
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