The executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, John Yeats, told the group that he counseled Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) after he was linked to a prostitution ring in 2007.
“David had been exposed for going places he shouldn’t have been going. And there were calls for him to step out, but he stayed by his campaign and restored his relationship with his wife,” Yeats said. “As I think about Congressman Akin, his quote, ‘transgression,’ was not nearly as vile as Vitter’s. So I think this thing is survivable. And beyond survivable, I still think he has a real shot at winning the race here in Missouri.”
“What Reince is saying doesn’t pass the straight-face test, from a chair of a party who none of its leaders called for Sen. Vitter, who actually broke the law, to resign, who is still serving office,” Wasserman Schultz told NBC’s David Gregory. “[Vitter] hired prostitutes and evaded the truth. Chairman Priebus was chairman when Sen. Ensign was also embroiled in unethical, unacceptable, and probably illegal conduct, and he did not call for Sen. Ensign to resign.”
“Sen. Ensign resigned,” Priebus insisted.
“But you never called for his resignation, so it’s a double standard,” Wasserman Schultz charged. “So, you only call for Democrats’ resignation, but not for Republicans’, okay.”
For her part, the Democratic chairwoman called on Weiner to resign after he admitted sending lewd pictures to several women and lying about it.
Watch this video from NBC’s Meet the Press, broadcast June 12, 2011.
This clown is greedy power hungry prideful Dc Insider fool whose wife and son are his payroll.
The clown will not be a class act and step aside for the greater good.
His crazy comments and overall pathetic behavior is hurting a bunch of other unrelated GOP MO candidates.
There were three other strong pro life GOP MO primary candidates so he isn't that unique.
He and his wife /son desperation to hang onto their PRIVILEDGED DC Lifestyle is disgusting. What is the point of this GOPe talking point.
This clown is greedy power hungry prideful Dc Insider fool whose wife and son are on his payroll.
Yes he is Keeping the campaign funds in the family checking account / legal election funds scam. The clown will not be a class act and step aside for the greater good.
His crazy comments and overall pathetic behavior is hurting a bunch of other unrelated GOP MO candidates.
There were three other strong pro life GOP MO primary candidates so he isn't that unique.
He and his wife /son desperation to hang onto there PRIVILEDGED DC Lifestyle is disgusting. What is the point if this GOPe talking point. And the Huckster is playing this fool to stay relevant and self promote his dull TV and radio shows is disgraceful too.