Am I missing something here? Why is a guy not wearing a shirt a big enough scandal to resign over?

[NNN0LHI]

Now if it had been a woman representative I could understand someone trying to make hay over that. But since when is a picture of a guy not wearing a shirt posted on the intertubes a big thing?

I must be missing something here?

Don

[Kennah]

1. Could be there is an iceberg waiting to surface?

[malaise]

24. I'm sure there is much more to come

:popcorn:

[Kennah]

48. If we could get Chris "The Chest" Lee and Governor Naughty Nikki together, there would.

[woo me with science]

2. I can't speak for others,

but I don't want people that stupid in Congress. :rofl:

[blondeatlast]

32. Exactly--that's monumental dumbshittedness. nt

[DainBramaged]

3. Uh he is a Family Values married man and was trying to pick up hot single chicks?

Is that an OK explanation?


:hi:

[Prometheus Bound]

27. Would it be okay if he were after not-so-hot married chicks?

:)

[DainBramaged]

45. (sigh)

here come the word police again.......Merry Christmas

And for those of us that live here, we mind our own politics, not the politics of others, and neither do we try to alienate those who do live here.


goodbye.

[Prometheus Bound]

46. It's the idea police, not the word police.

[October]

57. Annoying police. /nt

[Prometheus Bound]

60. *sigh*

Here comes the annoying police.

[SCantiGOP]

37. correct

He had told a woman that he was not married. This hypocrisy coming from a rightwing family values type was too much even for the GOP. On the other hand, it is unusual to see a republican going in for adult heterosexual activity.

[hobbit709]

4. He's got something to hide that's much worse than a craigslist ad.

[babylonsister]

8. Yep, that's what I think, too. nt

[blondeatlast]

33. Could very well be. nt

[rox63]

5. It was the "married man trolling for dates on Craigslist" thing that did him in

Not the shirtless thing.

[onehandle]

6. A 'family values conservative' is toast once you cross a line.

Oh, wait...



and...

[pennylane100]

44. that is just what I was thinking.

How come those two scum bags survived.

[JoePhilly]

50. YUP ... both stayed in office.

[EyeofRamen]

53. Diaper Dan's wife looks miserable.

Why won't she just divorce him and seek some counseling and make a better life for herself.

I actually feel very sorry for her. She really looks... so sad.

[EFerrari]

7. It's a little weird.

It's not like he was caught with pictures of little boys or in a men's room stall or something.

[NNN0LHI]

10. Its a lot weird if you ask me

I have seen Republican politicians get caught doing a lot worse and never resign.

Something is funny here.

Don

[CatWoman]

9. cause he had "naughty nipples"?

:hi:

[EyeofRamen]

11. His wife is probably on the warpath.

And she should be.

[L. Coyote]

12. He was wearing tasteless slacks, a fashion faux pas of major proportions

:rofl:

Seriously, what I want to know is, "Does he get a lifetime pension now?"

[The Wielding Truth]

13. You are missing a lot. The MSM is leaving out this guy's public advertising his

openness to infidelity. He was caught with his shirt off and his reputation hanging out. You need more info . Here's some:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x381149

[blm]

14. Most likely because if he let it go on reporters would find out he's done WAY WORSE.

.

[Marr]

15. I suspect the GOP has established a 'quick resignation' rule for sex scandals.

At least for the less important members. They were really ground down by sex scandals in recent years, with members just refusing to resign. Those politicians sometimes weathered the storm, but it cost their party.

[OilemFirchen]

16. No Flag Pin (n/t)

[bullwinkle428]

17. Boner forced his hand (interpret THAT one any way you like), not

wanting to call any more attention to his own little indiscretions!

[Codeine]

41. "Boner forced my hand" is now my official euphemism for masturbation.

:evilgrin:

[immoderate]

18. To stave off a parade of paramours coming forth to accuse him?

Perhaps even some blackmail. Sound good? :shrug:

--imm

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. The Appalachian Trail isn't big enough for two.

[blondeatlast]

34. FTW! nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. Hitting on a member of the opposite sex and of legal age is a no-no

in GOP circles.

[HipChick]

21. He was willing to engage in an affair with a person of color...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x387471

[ClassWarrior]

22. I am so damn sick of all the feigning of ignorance lately on DU.

:puke:

NGU.

[Puregonzo1188]

23. Too bad Mubarak didn't take his shirt off on craigslist.

[Maru Kitteh]

38. +1

[FSogol]

25. Don't Repubs usually catch a break for these things? Why is he different?

:shrug:

[gauguin57]

26. If my duly elected representative resigned over something this pedestrian, I'd be kinda ticked.

I mean ... he was hired by the people to do a job. I've got no dog in this fight, and I do think there's probably more fire around this smoke... but I find it very odd that he quit so abruptly.

Especially when "The Family" protects and props up these other straying d-bags (like Ensign).

Other shoe, meet floor?

[glowing]

30. Ensign and diaper boy r in the senate.

Different numbers... And there's lots in the the house.

[rustydog]

35. Christian, family values "live as I tell you" republican caught actively

trying to connect with a female who is not his wife and mother of his children...

I'm sorry, this is well worth the press. The hypocrite had to step down and he did.

[Abq_Sarah]

39. Here's my take on it

He's most likely lying to his wife. He's definitely lying to the women he's trying to hook up with. Why the hell should I trust a single word that comes out of his mouth if I'm a constituent?

[EyeofRamen]

54. I don't think his wife and child think it's "pedestrian."

I'm no prude, but just because men the world over think it's OK doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt the wife and children. I consider adultery in a non-open marriage akin to abuse. In fact, I think it hurts the cockold* spouse as bad, if not worse, than the physically abused spouse. It's just a slower death. :(


*Yes, I know cockold refers to men, but I mean it in the vernacular - the cheated-upon spouse.

[H2O Man]

28. Yep.

Apparently.

[distantearlywarning]

29. Yeah, I was kind of wondering that too.

Unless it's really about the impending affair and the media is just obsessing about the shirtless thing for some reason (as they do).

[11 Bravo]

31. Married guys trolling for a little strange doesn't usually sit too well with the ...

"family values" crew (unless, inexplicably, you're David Fucking Vitter).

[Motown_Johnny]

47. +1

[ejpoeta]

36. we were just discussing this. there has to be more. i was wondering how he just resigned so fast

over adultery..... that aint it. there has to be more. that alone would not be enough.

[WinkyDink]

56. It's enough if he wants, perhaps, to stay married.

[Codeine]

40. He's got much nicer pecs than I do. Off with his head! nt

[Erose999]

42. Maybe he's afraid his "wide stance" antics could be exposed.

When you turn the lights on, the roaches will scatter.

[Erose999]

43. I have female friends who recieve compromising pictures from scary old men all the time... if he's

anything like those creepers, there are far worse pictures of him out there, I'm sure.

[cynatnite]

49. Look at this this way.Diaper boy Vitter would have resigned had there been a pic. n/t

[DainBramaged]

51. Nah, DIAPER BOY would have sent it out with campaign letters....

[RedCloud]

52. Maybe he had silly cone man boobs?

[WinkyDink]

55. You are missing the entire story. It's not the no-shirt; it's the CRAIGSLIST HOOK-UP

ATTEMPTS.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

58. He lied about himself on the Internet!

[flvegan]

59. And sexism rears his/her ugly head.

Guy shirtless? Okay.
Woman shirtless? Apocalypse now.

Dammit, women should feel as free to go topless as any man. I will fight for that until my death.

:hide:

[Paladin]

61. I'm Betting There Are A Lot More Photos Of This Guy Out There... (n/t)..