Luke Russert (who should be given a Murrow award) says Vitter and Ensign never lied.

[Stinky The Clown]

That Weiner is in trouble because he did.

I'll let that sit, commented upon.

[jaysunb]

1. Lying comes in many forms.

Luke is showing his immaturity. :evilfrown:

[asjr]

4. His dad would not be proud

at this moment. Little Luke needs someone who is a real journalist take him to the woodshed.

[joeybee12]

7. I disagree, his Dad would be very proud...Dad was a liar extraordinaire...nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. His Dad was a master at that.

[musette_sf]

27. major league softball lobber

ole Punkinhead was

[Horse with no Name]

30. " ole Punkinhead"

:rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

10. His Dad was a tool too

So I am sure he WOULD be proud that little Lukie is following in his footsteps to be a good little bootlicker for the republican party.

[musette_sf]

28. see # 27

[gratuitous]

2. I suppose that simply remembering Vitter and Ensign is cause for celebration

Because I fully expected the Weiner affair to be portrayed as some sui generis event, that nobody could have possibly known before this that Congress critters had genitalia. What are we going to tell the children?

[maxsolomon]

3. every politician lies every day

lying about your sex life is a natural human reaction.

vitter and ensign lied, and lie, plenty.

[Horse with no Name]

5. IF they didn't lie ( I don't believe this is true)

it is only because they weren't asked about it by some sleazebag.

[Atman]

6. If you just DENY DENY DENY and STONEWALL while your GOP buddies look the other way...

I guess that's not lying.

And besides, I'm saying Mr. Russert is lying, but, uh...Vitter DID lie. He was listed in the prostitute's address book, but he says he never went to see prostitutes. You can call it what you want, but I'd bet MY wife would consider that a lie.

.

[RaleighNCDUer]

23. So did he lie? After all, they were call girls.

He didn't go to see them. They came to see him.

And that makes it all right, right?

[truebrit71]

8. Vitter only came out after the D.C. madam threatened to name names...

..not what i would call "forth-coming"...

[KansDem]

9. Vitter lied.

DU

I don't know who Luke Russert is, but he's wrong on this one...

[B Calm]

11. Republicans only lie about war and death panels

[hifiguy]

12. Luke Russert should reach the pinnacle of his profession

as the bobo for Kornheiser and Wilbon on "Pardon the Interruption."

He is an especially revolting illustration of how nepotism trumps talent 100 times out of 100.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. The kid is an asswipe and he's trying to make his "journalistic" bones with this.

And on edit...he should rethink his haircut! :rofl:

[w8liftinglady]

14. I can't find Vitter's comments about being an Adult baby.

...about paying a prostitute to wipe his dirty bottom.
I'm looking.

[atreides1]

15. Lying by omission

Is still lying!!!

[Skidmore]

25. Omission is a 3 syllable word. Luke hasn't done graduate work yet.

[MikeMc]

17. Har! Har! Nt.

[aquart]

18. I never liked Tim Russert, either.

[librechik]

19. Luke copies his father--who thought his job was to only report what the party in power

allowed him to report. That's kind of the opposite of journalism as I was taught it. And I think Luke is the opposite of a journalist.

Not his fault, 98% of his peers are exactly the same. Never report the truth if it makes those in power look bad. Claim the most outrageous liars are courageous truth tellers. Opposite journalism. If you want to get paid, that's what you do.

[NOLALady]

20. Right.

Wasn't the DC Madame suicided?

[RandomThoughts]

21. heh,

So the standard is lying?


And you are missing the point, his lie is covered becuase of the wrongful smear attack being done on him.



You can't prosecute someone for a 'crime' committed caused by some wrongful action done to them. He never would have lied if there was not a wrongful smear. It is a direct result of prosecutional misconduct, and is not admissible.




Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5lDs

Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9Cu6GYqxo

Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time
http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=407128

Dire Straits - Walk of Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CknuCTRAW_I

[librechik]

22. It's the Bill Clinton Gambit.

They know it's unpopular to slam (or prosecute) a guy for doing what comes naturally, but they can always stir up outrage over "the lie" even though they themselves are enormous and shameless liars. Dems are too easy to shame becasue they try to do right by all. Republicans couldn't care less, as long as they get theirs.

[arbusto_baboso]

24. Bullshit. How about lies of omission Luke?

But then, you're not a real journalist, little Lukey Russert, so you wouldn't know the fucking difference.

[LiberalFighter]

26. Too bad Murrow couldn't be brought back to life

and then totally humiliate the hell out of Luke.

Barring that from happening the political powerbrokers need to break Luke into a million pieces so that he never gets put back together.

[TSIAS]

29. Ensign's family paid off the mistress

While he didn't flatly lie to the press like Weiner did, Ensign did his best to deceive the public and make sure nobody found out.

What Ensign did -- probably illegal. Weiner, not so much.

[blm]

31. Russert is LYING - Both of them lied when first caught and only fessed up when proof caught up

.