I am TIRED of the purer than thou holding us to a higher standard than the Pukes

[DainBramaged]

TIRED OF IT. Go preach elsewhere, we have more important things to worry about than two adults exchanging pictures.

Before you try and eject Congressman Wiener, eject ALL OF THE FUCKING ADULTERATING PUKES FIRST, and when you are done, circle back and I'll stand with you.

Until then Washington and elsewhere, STFU.

[monmouth]

1. Pontificating has become a fine art....KnR.....n/t

[RandomThoughts]

2. Its a no brainer.

Thats why I figure the news is all fake CGI or propaganda not for education and information, no way it could be real with as stupid as the conversations are.

[DainBramaged]

4. And for once I am in agreement. It is getting absurd.

[derby378]

3. See my newest post

I'm definitely not one of the "Holier Than Anyone" club members. But there is still cause and effect.

[Drale]

5. I am as well

We are never going to win the war if we continue attacking our own and don't kid yourself this is a war.

[PeaceNikki]

7. We won't win the war if our strongest leaders keep acting like fucking fools.

Seriously. He sent pictures and communicated with not one, not two, not three, but SIX random women on the internet. He might not have fucked them but he fucked those of us who supported him pretty good.

[Drale]

9. Its far easier to make changes with democrats in power

then with Republicans in power.

[PeaceNikki]

12. Gosh, REALLY, Drale!?!?

[ladjf]

19. Weiner stepped on his own land mine. He was incredibly naive

to think such behavior would go on indefinitely undetected.

[sabrina 1]

6. Democrats always do what Breitbart wants them to do.

They kicked Shirley Sherrod out of her job, because of Breitbart.

They shut down a great organization, because of Breitbart.

They got rid of Van Jones, because Breitbart.

And they will probably get rid of Rep. Weiner because of Breitbart.

Breitbart is scum. He spends his life trying to destroy people. He contributes nothing but evil to society, but when Breitbart speaks, Democrats listen.

Just look around you.

[Art_from_Ark]

10. +1000

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[CelticThunder]

11. PLEASE don't compare Shirley Sherrod to Anthony Weiner. HE brought this on himself.

[sabrina 1]

20. No, Breitbart brought it about. How many people flirt online

do you think? And how many of them have a scumbag watching their every move waiting to destroy them and their families?

Nothing Weiner has done can compare to the harm done to this country by scum like Breitbart and his ilk.

I guess my priorities are a bit different than yours. I consider people's private lives to be their business. And I don't spend every waking hour thinking of ways to destroy human beings because of politics. That, is truly sick!

[CelticThunder]

25. You're damn right my priorities are different from yours. I don't waste time feeling sorry

for people in public office who do incredibly stupid things and get caught - by whom really doesn't matter - they bring their own trouble on themselves.

[sabrina 1]

30. You must be one of those perfect people who, even if a scum

like Breitbart and his far rightwing wacko brigade were to watch your every move, would have nothing to worry about?

Actually, I suppose I am one of those people, maybe that's why I tend to not judge people on their personal lives, only on the job they were hired to do.

Breitbart is scum. Weiner has contributed something worthwhile to this world. I'll take someone who contributes to society with all their faults, over scum like Breitbart any day.

[CelticThunder]

41. You do that. Meanwhile Pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation against your hero

[DainBramaged]

43. His hero? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[sabrina 1]

47. 'Your hero' ~

I disagreed maybe more than most here, with Weiner on some very important issues. Heroes are for children.

I care about issues, first and foremost, and one of them is the current political climate of 'gotcha' politics where scum like Breitbart are taken seriously as they set out to deliberately destroy lives. Like the schoolyard bully. I don't like bullies so I don't like it when they get what they want because no one has the guts to stand up to them.

Between Breitbart and Weiner I will take Weiner any day.

Breitbart is all yours, speaking of heroes.

[Control-Z]

49. Question.

Have you EVER said, written, acted or insinuated something that you are not proud of and would not want the world to know about? Anything?

Think before you answer as your answer will be quite telling, I imagine.

[Control-Z]

62. As I expected.

*crickets*

[CelticThunder]

8. Right. Let's be lying hypocrites like the Pukes. Let's sink to their level. Let's give the MSMS as

much ammunition as we can. Let our elected officials risk their seats just so they can get their rocks off, and risk shrinking Dem influence even further, knowing we won't hold them accountable.

Yes, that way of thinking makes me proud to be a Democrat.

Only, NOT. It disgusts me. If the people asking for my vote can't take their responsibilities seriously enough to avoid putting themselves in positions like Weiners, they won't get my vote. Fuck them and their shitty judgment.

[islandmkl]

14. being human sucks some times...

so i suggest voting zombie so you can be comfortable with the results...

he fucked up...but he didn't fuck any of us...except we are all SO DISAPPOINTED...

[corpseratemedia]

22. +100

[CelticThunder]

26. I'm not disappointed. I'm pissed he was so stupid and selfish.

[MedicalAdmin]

50. So .... He had it coming to him.

Look at how he was dressed. If he hadn't flirted then Blech Bart wouldn't have been able to fuck him, is that it?

... Sigh.


Who was hurt here? Who is the victim? ... Besides you?

[hobbit709]

15. Lying yes. Hypocrite no.

when did Weiner become part of the Morality Police crowd?

[CelticThunder]

28. I'm speaking in general terms of us vs. them. If it's wrong for them then it's wrong for us.

To say otherwise makes us hypocrites.

[hobbit709]

31. My sense of moral rectitude isn't that finely tuned.

I would be among the last to cast a stone.

[CelticThunder]

36. Well, aren't you special! Too bad Repugs aren't all like you!

[REP]

23. I don't recall the Dems running on the Kinder, Kuche, Kirche platform like the Rs

The Rs have the special moral authority over everyone (at least, they claim to); the Dems are less into the three Ks.


Edit: "Children, Church, Kitchen" for those who don't remember history or know German.

[CelticThunder]

27. That's irrelevant. When they get CAUGHT OUT, they get ten times as much grief.

[REP]

32. Example, please

I can't think of any who had to resign ... Gingrich? Vitter? Ensign?

[CelticThunder]

37. I'm talking about DEMOCRATS! Repugs get a pass. Democrats don't. Or hadn't you noticed?

[DeadEyeDyck]

61. didn't two repug congressmen

resign last year? One was Chris Lee for putting a chest picture on Ebay but I don't remember the other one.

[Bake]

58. +infinity

You said it all!

:hi:

Bake

[WillowTree]

13. Right. Let's sink right on down to the level of those we dispise.

Brilliant........

[REP]

18. This isn't a morality play. No one's keeping score about who's nicer or better

[WillowTree]

21. You don't read posts on DU much, do you?

[REP]

24. DU is hardly representative of anything

Welcome to real life.

[DainBramaged]

42. You have your threads to preach your bs, I have mine

[bluestate10]

16. I care about democrats winning elections. Weiner must go. nt

[BlueStater]

35. So ONE congressman lying about sexual photos is enough to sway the entire country against Democrats?

Give me a break.

[CelticThunder]

38. Nancy Pelosi is now calling for an ethics investigation to make sure Weiner didn't use govt.

resources for his communications. So, the top Democrat in the House sure takes it seriously. Gee, I wonder why? You think she's doing it for show, you think she *wants* to do this?

[REP]

17. "But we have to be better than them!"

I am so fucking tired of hearing that. We don't have to play by schoolyard rules and "be better" than them unless we want the same schoolyard results - bloodied noses but we can feel good about being better as we lose battle after battle. Fuck that. It's not about feeling good about being better - it's about winning, and winning means decent healthcare, a cleaner environment, fair labor laws, etc.

[CelticThunder]

29. Right, then let's be worse, so the Repugs can capitalize on it.

[REP]

33. Better yet, let's not let them call the tune

[CelticThunder]

39. They already do. Democrats lost the house last time.

You want to increase the losses?

[TheKentuckian]

34. The TeaPubliKlans have ZERO room to capitalize on a damn thing.

They say peep about Wiener and it is Vitter in a diaper on billboards across the nation.

"Better" is broader prosperity, sane resource distribution, responsible stewardship or our air, water, land, and wildlife, stronger civil liberties, more expansive Civil Rights, quality affordable health care, peace, and leaving the next generation greater opportunity than we had.

If "better" is about some morality play then I don't need it. Better is found in policies and outcomes not playing alter boy.

Give me Jack and Bobbie double teaming Marilyn over faithful to George Wash...er Babs

[CelticThunder]

40. Whooptee-doo. A Democrat got caught with his pants down. TeaPublikans don't CARE if they

have room to capitalize on it. They WILL capitalize on it! Weiner gave them the opening.

Why are you defending this guy?!

[TheKentuckian]

60. Because I despise moral majority politics and moral majority bullshit all around.

I don't give a shit about people's sex lives and they'd stop lying if crotch sniffers would stop asking.

Why do you think you are supposed to supervise people's sex lives. Who people fuck is one of your business and seems to have either no impact on work or if we are talking politics then those with a lil more wandering seem to be better pols.

I "defend" (with defense being redefined as lacking interest in crotch sniffing and related activities) because he is one of a handful working for the people and that is millions of times more important than cheating or whatever underwear pictures are called by the Puritan Coalition of Holier than thou nannystaters and religious fuckwads.

[sabrina 1]

63. Why are you worried about what moronic teabaggers think?

And the only people who worry about what other people do with their pants, are fundie loons. Why are you attacking someone for having sex? Do you think it's a sin or something? :eyes:

[Horse with no Name]

44. I agree

we aren't the giggling schoolgirls in the back of the room. They are. Why do we give a shit because they have enough pervs in their ranks to outweiner-weiner.

[DainBramaged]

45. If I wave my dick around (and its big enough to wave) we should be CHEERING

not playing the Fundie bullshit on ourselves.

[Horse with no Name]

46. Exactly! Ummm...can I have a pic on my twitter??

:rofl:

[AuntPatsy]

48. Wish a lot more listen and heed to stfu

[A wise Man]

51. Thanks for bringing some sense back

to the senseless.

[ergot]

52. And all this time I've been proud to be a democrat because we DO (or did)

hold to a higher standard. Boy, I sure was dumb.
:eyes:

[kuthek]

53. I wouldn't call it a higher standard

I would call it a code of conduct that brings shame to yourself, your family, the govt as a whole and the people you represent (who were also defending you).

Weiner holds not only a position of great power but great responsibility. He can't, by his own actions, put himself in a position to be blackmailed.

[DainBramaged]

54. But it's OK for the Pukes to do so with impunity?

[nomb]

55. No one cares what you or I think - BUT we should all care what the electorate as a whole thinks.

What's the goal here people? Defend everything at any cost, everytime, without question?

OR, electing reasonable candidates who will govern as an adult?

And don't argue with me, I don't vote in that district nor do I participate in the New York State Democratic Party.

The goal is a Democrat in the seat, not a sinecure for Weiner.

[Lorien]

56. Oh, but it's the LIE! Politicians never, ever lie!

In fact, every DUer who says "it's the lie-I'll never trust him again!!" has never personally told a lie. Not one. Ever. And their political heroes are equally pure! Plus they'll say that we shouldn't have double standards (except that we don't; most of us don't give a damn about GOP sex scandals either).

[NeedleCast]

57. First, it's not the pictures, it's the fact he lied his ass off about it

Second, he's a married man, and it makes him a dirtbag to do this sort of thing.

yeah, I hold our side to a higher standard, based on the fact the we are not, in face, Republicans.

[Left coast liberal]

59. Me too!

[ScreamingMeemie]

64. I'm not. I'm tired of people thinking that the louder they yell, the righter they

are. Whether we like it or not, votes were squandered foolishly here. How about stopping the hypocrisy?