Do as I Say and Not as I Do...
My, my, my... Another day, another Republican sex scandal. Pretty amazing for the party of "morals" and "family values," don't you think? I'm about sick to death of the Republicans posing and posturing as the party of virtue and morality. Could anything be further from the truth?
This whole false mythology started with Newt Gingrich and his "Republican Revolution" of the early 1990's. When the Republicans took control of Congress in a landslide, they vowed that they were the party of morals and values, that they would clean up a corrupt government and they started of course, with going after Bill Clinton. Ironically enough, Gingrich himself has recently admitted to having an affair while he was persecuting Clinton for... having an affair. Of course, Henry Hyde, the judge who oversaw the Clinton impeachment trial, had to admit the same thing.
I'm sure most everybody by now, has heard of the DC Madame. Is anybody shocked that the first person who had to 'fess up to using the services was a Republican? I know I'm not. Republican Senator David Vitter has recently been forced to admit that he regularly used the services of the DC Madame's prostitutes. He of course, gave the typical, I've sinned, I did bad, spank me, spank me, spank me speech full of tears and fake remorse. As it turns out though, and contrary to his assertions, Vitter isn't new to the prostitution scene. It seems that Senator Vitter, back in the 90's, was a regular client at a Canal Street brothel in Louisiana. He even had a favorite girl named Wendy that he would hire a couple of times a week. And apparently, Senator Vitter has an unusual fetish... he enjoyed playing dress-up in baby diapers. Did somebody say... "freakshow?" And let's not forget that Vitter's whole platform when running for his Senate seat was... say it with me now... family values. He was very outspoken about the sanctity of marriage and family values. He was also the Southern Regional Chairman of Rudy Giuliani's campaign.
And then we have South Carolina State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, the state chairman of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign was indicted on Federal cocaine charges. He was popped on charges of possession and distribution of cocaine and is looking at up to 20 years in prison. Not to worry though, if he's convicted, I'm sure Bush will commute his sentence anyway.
The prize for the week though, has got to go to Florida State Representative Bob Allen. Allen apparently has a lot in common with George Michael and a penchant for public bathrooms. This past week, Allen was observed by Florida police as he entered and exited a public restroom in a park several times. Suspicious of his activities, an undercover officer entered the bathroom where Allen then offered $20 to the cop to let him perform oral sex on him. There's something I just don't get about that deal... Allen was going to pay the cop 20 bucks for... what, the privilege of performing oral sex on him? Well, I guess at the very least, he was being a fiscal conservative.
Adultery and crime is nothing new to the party of morals and family values though. Why, just look at this list, detailing some of the more egregious offenses. The list here is by no means complete... I mean, with all of the scandals breaking these days, it's hard to keep up. But it'll give you a pretty good idea of the level of hypocrisy these Republicans are engaged in.
So seriously... can we kill the idea of the Republican party being the party of morals and values already? They weren't when Gingrich ushered in the Republican Revolution and they're not now. What a bunch of friggin' hypocrites.
~Kevin S.
This whole false mythology started with Newt Gingrich and his "Republican Revolution" of the early 1990's. When the Republicans took control of Congress in a landslide, they vowed that they were the party of morals and values, that they would clean up a corrupt government and they started of course, with going after Bill Clinton. Ironically enough, Gingrich himself has recently admitted to having an affair while he was persecuting Clinton for... having an affair. Of course, Henry Hyde, the judge who oversaw the Clinton impeachment trial, had to admit the same thing.
I'm sure most everybody by now, has heard of the DC Madame. Is anybody shocked that the first person who had to 'fess up to using the services was a Republican? I know I'm not. Republican Senator David Vitter has recently been forced to admit that he regularly used the services of the DC Madame's prostitutes. He of course, gave the typical, I've sinned, I did bad, spank me, spank me, spank me speech full of tears and fake remorse. As it turns out though, and contrary to his assertions, Vitter isn't new to the prostitution scene. It seems that Senator Vitter, back in the 90's, was a regular client at a Canal Street brothel in Louisiana. He even had a favorite girl named Wendy that he would hire a couple of times a week. And apparently, Senator Vitter has an unusual fetish... he enjoyed playing dress-up in baby diapers. Did somebody say... "freakshow?" And let's not forget that Vitter's whole platform when running for his Senate seat was... say it with me now... family values. He was very outspoken about the sanctity of marriage and family values. He was also the Southern Regional Chairman of Rudy Giuliani's campaign.
And then we have South Carolina State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, the state chairman of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign was indicted on Federal cocaine charges. He was popped on charges of possession and distribution of cocaine and is looking at up to 20 years in prison. Not to worry though, if he's convicted, I'm sure Bush will commute his sentence anyway.
The prize for the week though, has got to go to Florida State Representative Bob Allen. Allen apparently has a lot in common with George Michael and a penchant for public bathrooms. This past week, Allen was observed by Florida police as he entered and exited a public restroom in a park several times. Suspicious of his activities, an undercover officer entered the bathroom where Allen then offered $20 to the cop to let him perform oral sex on him. There's something I just don't get about that deal... Allen was going to pay the cop 20 bucks for... what, the privilege of performing oral sex on him? Well, I guess at the very least, he was being a fiscal conservative.
Adultery and crime is nothing new to the party of morals and family values though. Why, just look at this list, detailing some of the more egregious offenses. The list here is by no means complete... I mean, with all of the scandals breaking these days, it's hard to keep up. But it'll give you a pretty good idea of the level of hypocrisy these Republicans are engaged in.
So seriously... can we kill the idea of the Republican party being the party of morals and values already? They weren't when Gingrich ushered in the Republican Revolution and they're not now. What a bunch of friggin' hypocrites.
~Kevin S.
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