So, if you're able to get all worked up over Vitter's sex life (but not Bill Clinton's), you should *really* be angry at William Jefferson...caught on tape taking a bribe....marked money found in his home.
It's called red handed and yet, you never blog about it.
Man, has el gotten his talking points mixed up. El, whatever happened to good old fashioned Republican whoring for the values voter? Do you think they don't agree with Ezra's larger point--that the prostitutes and madams are payign the price so wealthy and powerful men can pay for sex and go scott free? I knew you were some kind of sick, elitist, hypocritical fraud but can't you even keep your talking points straight? This is about sex and death, not about mere corruption.
Do you think they don't agree with Ezra's larger point--that the prostitutes and madams are payign the price so wealthy and powerful men can pay for sex and go scott free?
And how is this any different than the notion that the drug user shouldn't be prosecuted, but the dealers should?
The only reason goofy there is whining about the diparity in culpability is Vitter is a Republican and she would like, at all costs, to hate on Republicans.
This is both sad and suspicious. Very very few women commit suicide by hanging. Viajero is right, as so often. Let's not forget Barney Frank, whose boyfriend ran a prostitution ring out of the teachers' lounge in a Maryland elementary school. Maybe Frank should have to walk around with David Vitter's diapers on his head?
One of the escort service employees was former University of Maryland, Baltimore County, professor Brandy Britton, who was arrested on prostitution charges in 2006. She committed suicide in January before she was scheduled to go to trial
Wow. Sure are a lot of women committing suicide right before they go to a trial that could compel powerful DC men to the witness stand.
Dear people concerned with the absence of universal health care, the continued presence of troops in Iraq, possible war with Iran, global warming, long term energy dependence, and a wave of home foreclosures:
LOOK OVER THERE, QUICK, OVER THERE, ITS A, UH, ITS A REPUBLICAN SENATOR GETTING HEAD WITH A DIAPER ON FROM A MADAM WHILE, UH, LARRY CRAIG TRIES TO PERFECT HIS STANCE TO THE STRAINS OF JEREMIAH WRIGHT SCREAMING ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON'S SNIPER-FIRE! LOOKOVERTHERELOVERTHERELOOKOVERTHERELOOKOVERTHERE!!!!!!!!
Now I'm not what you would call a conspiracy theorist, but give me a break. I agree we should have respect for the dead and not explicitly call this murder for like 48 hours, but this is ridiculous. She'd mentioned suicide a couple weeks before, and they were listening. They saw an opportunity and took it.
The media should act responsibly, and when there is a steaming pile of bullshit being parroted around like this they need to act like they smell it.
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COMMENTS (16)
Guess he can take his diapers off now.
Posted by: El Cid | May 1, 2008 4:04 PM
Dead by alleged suicide is more likely. There was "suicide note" Love to read it.
Wonder who wrote it.
Posted by: David Ehrenstein | May 1, 2008 4:11 PM
Still a US Senator
So, if you're able to get all worked up over Vitter's sex life (but not Bill Clinton's), you should *really* be angry at William Jefferson...caught on tape taking a bribe....marked money found in his home.
It's called red handed and yet, you never blog about it.
Amazing! (not)
Posted by: El Viajero | May 1, 2008 4:18 PM
Man, has el gotten his talking points mixed up. El, whatever happened to good old fashioned Republican whoring for the values voter? Do you think they don't agree with Ezra's larger point--that the prostitutes and madams are payign the price so wealthy and powerful men can pay for sex and go scott free? I knew you were some kind of sick, elitist, hypocritical fraud but can't you even keep your talking points straight? This is about sex and death, not about mere corruption.
aimai
Posted by: aimai | May 1, 2008 4:36 PM
Coincidence?
Posted by: BCM | May 1, 2008 4:52 PM
Eh, personally I don't favor prosecuting hookers or johns. Pimps and madames, however, deserve worse than they generally get.
Posted by: Soullite | May 1, 2008 5:05 PM
Do you think they don't agree with Ezra's larger point--that the prostitutes and madams are payign the price so wealthy and powerful men can pay for sex and go scott free?
And how is this any different than the notion that the drug user shouldn't be prosecuted, but the dealers should?
The only reason goofy there is whining about the diparity in culpability is Vitter is a Republican and she would like, at all costs, to hate on Republicans.
That was easy!
Posted by: El Viajero | May 1, 2008 5:27 PM
El Viajero has personally changed David Vitter's diapers.
Posted by: Larry Craig | May 1, 2008 7:45 PM
Pimps and madams are fine with me. I'm only against violence.
Posted by: kazumatan | May 1, 2008 8:01 PM
This is both sad and suspicious. Very very few women commit suicide by hanging. Viajero is right, as so often. Let's not forget Barney Frank, whose boyfriend ran a prostitution ring out of the teachers' lounge in a Maryland elementary school. Maybe Frank should have to walk around with David Vitter's diapers on his head?
Posted by: Anonymous | May 1, 2008 9:10 PM
I could hear a collective sigh of relief emanating from Washington DC this afternoon. And I live in Seattle.
Posted by: afferent input | May 2, 2008 12:02 AM
Wow. Sure are a lot of women committing suicide right before they go to a trial that could compel powerful DC men to the witness stand.
Coincidence, I assume.
Posted by: sidereal | May 2, 2008 12:11 AM
Dear people concerned with the absence of universal health care, the continued presence of troops in Iraq, possible war with Iran, global warming, long term energy dependence, and a wave of home foreclosures:
LOOK OVER THERE, QUICK, OVER THERE, ITS A, UH, ITS A REPUBLICAN SENATOR GETTING HEAD WITH A DIAPER ON FROM A MADAM WHILE, UH, LARRY CRAIG TRIES TO PERFECT HIS STANCE TO THE STRAINS OF JEREMIAH WRIGHT SCREAMING ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON'S SNIPER-FIRE! LOOKOVERTHERELOVERTHERELOOKOVERTHERELOOKOVERTHERE!!!!!!!!
Posted by: RW | May 2, 2008 1:26 AM
Now I'm not what you would call a conspiracy theorist, but give me a break. I agree we should have respect for the dead and not explicitly call this murder for like 48 hours, but this is ridiculous. She'd mentioned suicide a couple weeks before, and they were listening. They saw an opportunity and took it.
The media should act responsibly, and when there is a steaming pile of bullshit being parroted around like this they need to act like they smell it.
Posted by: stanfo | May 2, 2008 7:00 PM
David Vitter, Republican Senator who used said prostitution ring? Still a US Senator.
But still dead on the inside, so it's all fair...
Posted by: scythia | May 2, 2008 10:09 PM
Politicians serviced by whores?
Can't be...
Posted by: Andrew | May 5, 2008 3:11 PM