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Buzz — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:26:11 GMT

What's that old saw about people in glass houses again? I just wonder what his old lady was witholding that caused him to 'go shopping' in the first place. Maybe she was too busy worrying about Bill and Hillary's marriage to let David 'get some'.

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Steve Althouse Jonesboro IN — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:39:41 GMT

What a SCUMBAG! Mister holier than thou self righteous phony! I don't have a problem with him using a prostitute, and I think it should be legal-it's just the self righteous hypocisy that is unbelievable! Oh well, at least it wasn't an under aged boy, so I guess the repubs are getting better! Of course our tax dollars paid for it, and of course it's all the media's fault that he's a hypocrite!

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mikeeg,abdn,wa — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:40:05 GMT

ya I saw the press conference and he is obviously lieing and so was the mrs. typical repub right-wing fanatical lies.

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Greg R, Spokane, WA — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:56:14 GMT

College Republicans say he tarnished the party's reputation. How much more tarnishing can the crooks / peds / pimps / war mongers / homophobes / hypocrites / isolationists endure?

Oh, that's right, College Republicans said it. Their real education hasn't started yet.

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Kathy Ellery, New Orleans, LA — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:57:49 GMT

David Vitter did not resign as many thought/hoped he might probably because the members of the Republican establishment in Louisiana (many of whom cannot abide Vitter) want to preserve this important Senate seat for another Republican. If Vitter resigns now, Gov. Blanco would likely name a Democrat to the seat.
Moreover, it is unlikely that he will be censored by either the House or the Senate because the activity happened while he was in the House, so the Senate won't follow up; but he is no longer in the House, so the House won't follow up. So, Vitter can go on about his business now that he has confessed and apologized. Not! Ms. Palfrey will certainly call upon him to testify in her up coming trial. And I am not convinced that Vitter's relationship with Jack Abramoff won't come under further examination. He accepted between $6-12,000 from Jack Abramoff and Abramoff hosted a fund raiser at his Signatures restaurant for Vitter. Vitter was named in the Indian Gaming Scandal but Vitter said he just didn't know that there was any wrong doing but that he will give the money to charity. I have read that Vitter has presidential ambitions and to that end came out in support of Rudy in terms of heading up Rudy's southern campaign with an eye to becoming Rudy's VP pick. I think Vitter can kiss this plan good-by. I am sure Rudy thought Vitter might help shore up his standing with Christian conservatives but I think that levee has been breached.

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Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:02:46 GMT

You know, I'm already getting some Vitter fatigue. Yeah, we get it. He's a social "values" guy who got caught in an embarrassing situation. I kind of wish we could get back to the arrangement we had several decades ago, where we just assumed all of them were doing things like that and didn't feel the need to talk about it.

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Ricardo in California — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:06:19 GMT

Another GOP conservative politician involved in a sex scandal ... its been one basket full of dirty laundry for the conservatives ... maybe they'll keep their mouths shut about Bill Clinton in the future. What goes around ..comes around.

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Rawk Gallph — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:17:41 GMT

Maybe he got the kind of "Pamper"ing he couldn't get at home.

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Jamie, Elmwood Park, IL — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:24:21 GMT

Just another right-wing hypocrite who thinks the rules apply to everyone else and not him. Glad his wife and "God" have forgiven him; I just hope his constituents hold him to a higher standard.

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H P Boston — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:26:40 GMT

Buzz I think they had too many kids and DIAPER DAVY was not getting his share of diapers.
Not kinky, a real pervert. Once a pervert always a pervert.

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Still Crazy After All these Years — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:41:26 GMT

"Call me irresponsible-call me unreliable
Throw in undependable too
Do my foolish alibis bore you
Well I'm not too clever-I just adore you

Call me unpredictable-tell me I'm impratical
Rainbows I'm inclined to pursue
Call me irresponsible-yes I"m unreliable
But its undeniably true-I'm irresponsibly mad for you"

"Call Me Irresponsible"-Frank Sinatra

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The Edge, Macon, GA — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:48:04 GMT

"I didn't do, he says, as he throws up his hands, I was only robbing the register, I hope ya understand" Bob Dylan 'Hurricane'

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Chris, Baton Rouge, La — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:52:53 GMT

Vitter deserves no second chance! He took over after R. Livingston was forced to step down when his indescretions became public, resulting in a critical loss of power and voice for Louisiana in washington. Vitter witnessed the damage first hand, yet was willing to have it happen again! Who does this man think he is?!

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:56:32 GMT

I doubt it Ricardo, you still have Barney Franks, remember him and the sex business that was going on inside his apartment? Still got one kinky sex fiend in the house.

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Stevie SLC Utah — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:12:13 GMT

Why should parents get their young girls vaccinated to help prevent cervical cancer?
I can give you three good reasons, Senator Vitter, Ted Haggard and Jimmy Swiggart. Consider how they have put their wives at risk. It could happen to your daughter.
While many admire these ladies for their loyalty to their husbands, I would admire and respect them more if they came out in favor of early immunization of young girls.
Lets not assume that immunization will lead to pre-marital sex or promuscuity, I have more faith in our young ladies and you should too.

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Coy Reese, Shady Spring, West Virginia — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:12:41 GMT

One of the most vocal proponents of a Constitutional Amendment to discriminate against a group of Americans with whom one disagrees, (when the States have decided the gay marriage issue, without the United States government's involvement...all along), emerges as a hyprocrite. Of course, by now, most of us have to come to expect these family values guys to have a boatload of skeletons in their closets, as they publicly attempt to affect public policy, for the rest of us. Senator Vitter, should be dogged by the press, as well as his wife, whom has so promiently figured in this latest example of GOP hypocrasy, and hounded out of office...or voted out by his constituents. It is one thing to have family/marriage problems, we all have them, it is an entirely different matter, when one is a United States Senator, and decries gay marriage, as the end of Western Civilization, and less dramatically, destroying the "sanctity of marriage"...all the while hanging with prostititues. Furthermore, if you don't believe the New Orleans stories, than I have some ocean front property in Arizona to sell.

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H P Boston — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:37:03 GMT

Stevie you working for the big profit drug companies?
Faith in drug co's will get you SICK!
Take that drivil someplace else, drug co's have not even tested enough. People do not put your girls at RISK with UNSAFE, UNTESTED DRUGS!
NOT a good thing to try and go off topic for the drug companies, shame on you.

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Sideshow Bob — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:37:35 GMT

>> I have more faith in our young ladies and you should too. <<

I don't think so. Look to Mel for proof.

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H P Boston — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:40:39 GMT

Kathy Ellery New Orleans 7/17 9.57:am. Great post.
Thank you for all the information on Vitter.
You expain the reason the GOP has to back him, they did have big plans for him. Now not so big!

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M. Boley — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:45:55 GMT

Excuses, excuses, and more excuses. Now Vitter is using the 'political enemies' bit to explain his behaviour? More of that oh-so-typical ducking responsibility, I see.

"Those damn libs, THEY made me do it! I SWEAR they did!" LOL...

Jerk.

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Chris — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:49:11 GMT

It's a real shame that issues such as this draw partisan comments from people looking to take a jab at the GOP or vice-versa. We've got plenty of sleeze to go around...can you say W. Jefferson??? Our leadership is deeply flawed because the system is deeply flawed. We all need to rid ourselves of these professional politicians. Making Clinton appear less of a liar and a cheat by comparison only lowers our collective standards.

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Desmond — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:03:40 GMT

I could care less what Vitter does with his "brains."I do however take offense when he sanctimoniously tells me how to use mine.

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DanielFTL, Pompano Beach, FL — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:09:05 GMT

"Does the Senator believe that soliciting the services of a prostitute while
married is one of the ways he means to protect and sanctify traditional
marriage?"

Please feel free to call 1-202-224-4623 and ask your own questions of the
righteous Senator.

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M. Boley — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:13:33 GMT

Well, Chris, the same morons who screamed for Clinton's head (no, not THAT one, but the one that sits on his shoulders) over Monicagate are the same morons who are downplaying Vitter's vittles. When it comes right down to it... BOTH sides are equally guilty. However, right now the cons are taking the heat. This is all just cyclical and it is indicative of the parties simply defending their own when the reality is that NO-ONE should be 'defended'.

Clearly, hypocrisy is the only winner after the dust has settled from this paroxysm of lunacy.

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M. Boley — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:22:02 GMT

Well, Daniel, I'd call but I'd probably get hung up on since accountability is something that politicians in general are simply not fond of. Either that or it would be a sob story about how Vitter's 'enemies' set the whole damn thing up. LOL...

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:30:17 GMT

With great politicians like Jefferson and Vitter, no wonder New Orleans is in trouble

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yours truly the devil — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:36:02 GMT

jerry he came to the party with you maybe yoou couldnt hear him speaking with his mouth full but he is a moralrightwing republican and anyone who dont belive it he whip it out and see whos bigger.you know that how republicans show off power.YO give tom foley a call and rush will bring all the drugs that you seem so intent on interjecting into the stream

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Joseph, HBG, PA — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:00:07 GMT

someone told me that GOP is the face of Christian in the US !

I thought Senator David Vitter is a beloved ambassador from their Church.

I need to find a new Bible to understand this conservative Christian (American Christians ) teachings.

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K W, N.O. La — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:35:43 GMT

Please!!!! Does anyone think that the politicians in office are any different from any other man (or woman)? Infidelity is so wide-spread in our society that everyone knows someone who has been touched by it.
Should our elected officials be securing the services of prostitutes? NO! But this IS between Mr.Vitter and his wife. Does Mr. Vitter's sex life have any affect on the way he does his job? Not that I'm aware of.
Something that I am wondering about is that supposedly there are about 30 politicians phone numbers on this list. Why are we only hearing about one of them?