Bad Days For Bob Beckel; the Democrat and the prostie

Washington Post ^ | 9/04/02 | Lloyd Grove

[Liz]

The Reliable Source / Wednesday, September 4, 2002; Page C03

It has been a rotten couple of years for political guru Bob Beckel, who parlayed his fame as Democratic nominee Walter Mondale's 1984 campaign manager into a career as a ubiquitous television pundit.

First the 53-year-old spin doctor, a recovering alcoholic, fell off the wagon and checked into rehab after coming under fire in December 2000 for his efforts to persuade Republican presidential electors to betray their party affiliation and vote Al Gore into the White House. Then came his contentious, prolonged and expensive divorce from Georgetown University golf coach Leland Beckel, his wife of 10 years and the mother of their two young children.

But the worst development was last Friday, when Journal newspaper reporter Lauren Dunn -- relying on a search warrant filed Aug. 26 in Alexandria Circuit Court -- revealed that Beckel allegedly paid a Fairfax County woman a total of $1,900 to perform sex acts at his Bethesda home in late June, and then was the victim of a $50,000 extortion scheme as the woman and two associates allegedly threatened him with public exposure.

The Reliable Source can be reached at grovel@washpost.com, or c/o The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20071.

© 2002 The Washington Post Company

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[connectthedots]

The first picture looks a bit like Chelsea Clinton. Not a very attractive woman if you ask me.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tooooo funny!

[hellinahandcart]

Yoo-hoooooo...

[GOPJ]

Wasn't it Beckel who said "everyone lies" -- implying a morally neutral position on lying? Or is that neutral when he does it, but not neutral when it's done to him? Hey, Beckel, it's just about sex. Remember that line? Your good name doesn't matter, your life doesn't matter, it's just sex. What comes around goes around.

Beckel says he thought he had an agreement with the authorities not to reveal his name.

How does it feel Bob to be reneged on an agreement?

[Grampa Dave]

Beckel is the prototype elitist Rat.

Sounds like he should become a CEO for a rat controlled company.

Or he can run for governor, senator or president with this documentation.

[PGalt]

Maybe Blowjob Bob could ride shotgun in Reno's "Little Red Truck Tour"!

[hellinahandcart]

I'm almost feeling sorry for Beckel now. He thought there was an agreement not to use his name.

The article also reveals he fell off the wagon after that elector flap in the 2000 election.

[Petronski]

God, you're good.........the prize is not a bad idea for a FR continuing project.

Thanks. :)

Perhaps it could be the 'Beckel Prize' (for excellence in providing the FreeRepublic community with the total Schadenfreudische experience)?

[Isle of sanity in CA]

I'm almost feeling sorry for Beckel now. He thought there was an agreement not to use his name.

Keyword here: ALMOST ;-)

The article also reveals he fell off the wagon after that elector flap in the 2000 election.

Guild and self-disgust can do that to a person...

[rellimpank]

--another excellent choice for ambulance chaser John Edwards running mate--

[ArcLight]

What a creepy-@$$ article. The man's having enough trouble without the Washington Post rubbing it in. I'm with Cal Thomas on this one. Beckel screwed up, sure enough. But I'm disgusted at the glee being expressed about it here at Freep. Haven't a few of us "fallen off the wagon" in some form or other, at some point in our lives? Show some decent human compassion, why don't you? Sheesh!

[Liz]

Yeah, that's even better.

[Liz]

Bob and Auntie Janet.....talk about the odd couple.....

[Liz]

Wasn't it Beckel who said "everyone lies" -- implying a morally neutral position on lying? Or is that neutral when he does it, but not neutral when it's done to him? Hey, Beckel, it's just about sex. Remember that line? Your good name doesn't matter, your life doesn't matter, it's just sex. What comes around goes around.

Thanks GOPJ. Some people on this thread should read this.

[Liz]

You know you're right.....Bob in a wig, a little makeup and a mini skirt and thoigh high boots could really make a couple bucks if he put his mouth where his money is......oops, did I get that last part wrong (/sarcasm off)

[abner]

I don't feel sorry for him. I do think he is pathetic and a sad figure of a man.

He deserves what he gets.

[Freakazoid]

You're not serious, are you? Beckel has no honor. His mom can pity him. From the rest of us, scorn is appropriate.

[Mr. Thorne]

So, ignoring morality for the moment, is the truly moronic person...

a) the public figure who PAYS a prostitute with a CHECK,

or...

b) the prostitute who tries to extort someone who has a cancelled check as evidence.

Welcome to a dimension beyond sight and sound... and apparently, beyond rational thought.

Yeesh.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Nice way to put it - I am in awe, sir!

[Liz]

That's so easy.....moron Beckel who called the prostie in the first place.......she would not have been there if Beckel had used his moral judgement. He decided to commit a crime to satisfy himself.

It's not the prostie's fault that Beckel is so obnoxious he can't get his own girlfriend. What decent woman would want to co-habitate with this DemonRat?

What the prostie did later was wrong ........ she's a rank opportunist.....looks like she's a DemonRat, too.