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 Republican Senator’s D.C. Madam Mea CulpaPosted on Jul 10, 2007
So a Republican senator from the Deep South who loves to tell other people if and how they should have sex, has been exposed as a former client of a prominent D.C. madam? You say this ardent defender of the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman has “asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling”? You wonder if God is just mailing in his storylines these days? “Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there—with God and them,” said Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, who apparently beat the press to the punch after his telephone number appeared among those released by the so-called D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Vitter is in his first Senate term but served in the House for five years, where he co-sponsored the Federal Marriage Amendment.
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By sex toys, June 2 at 3:54 am #
Yes, God, probably, send him an indulgence letter. Now he has the right again, ti tell us how we should have sex.
Report thisBy rowdy, July 12, 2007 at 10:40 am #
how does this asshole know god forgave him? did god send him a memo? did it have a cover sheet?
Report thisBy Mark Foley, July 12, 2007 at 9:42 am #
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Dear David and Ted,
Stick to little boys instead. They’re not old enough to drive or vote and you can text message them all day.
Love,
Markus XOXO
P.S. Ted, call me sweetie.
Report thisBy Pastor Ted Haggard, July 12, 2007 at 9:39 am #
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Dear David,
Isn’t OUR God great? I’m really happy that God has forgiven you, too! Now, let’s get back to judging others and practicing hateful intolerance.
Love,
Ted
P.S. If you’re ever in Colorado, give me a call! I want to take you to this unique “spa” I go to frequently.
Report thisBy Larry666, July 12, 2007 at 6:35 am #
So, US Rep. Foley, a “family values” Republican, had to leave the House after revelations that he made lewd propositions to minors. Now we discover that US Senator Vitter, while haranguing about the aforementioned values, had a rather prominent skeleton in his closet: he liked to hump prostitutes. Naturally, God has forgiven him, but one must wonder if his pious constituents will do the same. I hope not.
Report thisBy Bukko in Australia, July 12, 2007 at 1:18 am #
Don’t you just love the delicious irony of the fact that Vitter first got into Congress by taking the seat vacated by Bob Livingston, the Louisiana Rethuglican who was SUPPOSED to take the leadership spot of adulterous Newt Gingrich. Except that Livingston ALSO had to resign when HE was caught boinking someone who was not his wife! And here comes the adultery again…
You’da thunk he woulda learnt from hiz elders that he shoulda kept the snake in the trousers. But so far, Vitter doesn’t even have the decency to resign in shame like Newt and Livingston. So he’s actually more SHAMELESS than them!
Report thisBy Frank Cajon, July 11, 2007 at 7:48 pm #
For all the crap Democrats (often deservedy) get about having their zippers down all the time, this guy gets nabbed and all of a sudden God is part of the discussion. Hey, guy, you got caught screwing a hooker. Spare us the sermon, we can get that from a guy who probably DIDN’T just get caught screwing a hooker, if we want one.
Report thisBy KIM HERSHNER, July 11, 2007 at 1:27 pm #
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HELLS........WAITIN FOR YOU BUDDY!!!!!!!
Report thisBy Mariam Russell, July 11, 2007 at 12:48 pm #
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GW, it would be easy to have the same things happening here. Just turn things over to the dominionists who want to install a theocracy and Bob’s your uncle! You got it! And they will do the deciding for us as to who is corrupt and needs to be eliminated.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to leave every to manage or mismanage their own private lives and focus on the important things like deciding we are respectors of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to the point that we are going to eschew the destruction of societies and the mass killing of our fellow world citizens, even if it does affect the “bottom line” of our over-rated American Way Of Life?
Report thisBy Ed, July 11, 2007 at 12:02 pm #
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Funny how those that expound on their morality and invoke religion are in fact societies’ biggest dirtbags and liars.
Report thisBy BruSays, July 11, 2007 at 10:44 am #
Ya know, what pisses me off most about these people (Vittner, Haggard, et al) is not necessarily the activity, or even the initial denials of the activity. The private affairs of consenting adults don’t necessarily cloud my views of their morals or their politics.
What gauls me most is that WHILE engaging in these activities, they espouse a so-called moral high ground, pointing fingers at the sinners, criticizing others’ behaviors, holding the Bible high in the sky and preaching their strong support of the Republican Party’s family values.
It’s the height of hypocrisy.
Report thisBy Mudwollow, July 11, 2007 at 10:20 am #
Quit complaining. These moral majority types usually get caught having sex with little kids. This particular hypocrite deserves high marks, compared to his other moral brethren, just for choosing an adult to fornicate with.
Report thisBy dick, July 11, 2007 at 6:31 am #
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Senator Vitter, beter known as “Family Values” Vitter, has the right kind of god-- one who he knows in advance will forgive anything.Vitter is one of the most accomplished hypocrites in the Congress. Visit his web site ,and read editorials about his phony ideals in The Nation. Family man---bah! .
Report thisBy Gregory Bush, July 11, 2007 at 5:55 am #
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Will someone kindly post the phone number and website of this hypocrite so that we can bombard him with appropriate comments and remind him of his request for Pres. Clinton’s resignation concerning the lady with the stained dress.
Report thisBy THOMAS BILLIS, July 11, 2007 at 4:44 am #
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Whew as the head of the republican party said at least it was a women.I wonder if at these brothels if it is like the hotels where there is a bible in every room?In the dictionary as a definition for hypocrisy does it have picture of an elephant.It is good to see that republicans support working women.I think his wife carried out her threat he seems to be talking in a higher pitch.I have heard of pay as you go I guess this is a case of pay as you come.This is great I could bore you with more but I guess I will save it for the next one.
Report thisBy TalkingPocket, July 11, 2007 at 1:45 am #
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and remember how santified marriage is to christians like these men. so now can we legalize prostitution and pot so we can all get in on it?
Report thisBy Col. Ben, July 10, 2007 at 11:56 pm #
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I hope enough of the people are as sick and repulsed by all these phoney ,Bible thumping bastards as I am starting with the idiot Bush, and get rid of them all. Enough of “men of faith’. We can’t afford them any longer!!
Report thisBy cyrena, July 10, 2007 at 6:38 pm #
No surprises here.
Report thisBy plages, July 10, 2007 at 6:27 pm #
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Visit The Rude Pundit at http://rudepundit.blogspot.com and hold onto your hat!
Report thisBy QuyTran, July 10, 2007 at 6:03 pm #
He only asked for forgiveness from God and his wife
Report thisbut not from his voters ! Sorry.
By Just Me, July 10, 2007 at 5:56 pm #
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As soon as he gets a refund from Satan for selling his soul, God will cancel the senator’s trip to Hell and give him a ticket to Heaven.
Only republicans can work these deals, you know.
Sentence commuted.
Report thisBy Vinnie CampBell, July 10, 2007 at 3:24 pm #
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What a hypocrite. He had called for Clinton’s resignation and his wife had said it if Vitter did anything like what Clinton did, she would pull a Bobbit on him. What happed? I guess he called her bluff eh?
I suggest that the senator recall the standards he had applied to others and apply them on himself- step down.
Report thisBy vet240, July 10, 2007 at 3:20 pm #
Anyone who would continue to support this dispicable hypocrit and those like him, are responsible for the sad state of our country.
Report thisBy GW=MCHammered, July 10, 2007 at 2:58 pm #
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WE SHOULD TAKE A HINT:
By Dune Lawrence July 10 (Bloomberg)—China executed its former chief drug regulator for taking bribes in a crackdown on fake medicine, a warning that the country intends to deal sternly with corruption.
Corruption:
-Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.
-Destroying someone’s honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity.
-Lack of integrity or honesty; use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.
AND CONGRESS IS AFRAID TO IMPEACH ... SHEESH!
Report thisBy BruSays, July 10, 2007 at 2:45 pm #
Oh, but Lefty...please remember that Vitter isn’t asking for our forgiveness. He has the added audacity of telling us he’s ALREADY RECEIVED forgiveness! But your point is spot on...these revelations, pleas for forgiveness (and statements that they’ve already been forgiven) only come after they’ve been busted.
Hypocritical jackasses all.
Report thisBy kevin99999, July 10, 2007 at 2:36 pm #
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The GOP is party of hypocrites, scammers, and criminals. The only reason they are in power is because of the corporate media.
Report thisBy great_satan, July 10, 2007 at 2:27 pm #
Gotta love these guys. I really shouldn’t risk giving them any ideas, but if they had real chutzpa, they’d say, “I am forgiven by God and my wife, but if only there had been some good sound moralistic legislation to prevent me from sinning in the first place, I would never have had to ask this forgiveness.”
Report thisBy Lefty, July 10, 2007 at 2:01 pm #
Why do these repukelican confessions and pleas for forgiveness only arise AFTER the offending repukelican has been BUSTED!
Report thisBy BruSays, July 10, 2007 at 1:59 pm #
So, there you have it. Senator Vitter has already asked for “and received” God’s forgiveness. This is as much as to tell us this case is closed.
Such bald-faced hypocrisy, screwing around and then jumping behind the Bible when his actions are uncovered. Reminds me of Ted Haggard’s “forgiveness.”
Such hypocrisy. Such BS.
Report thisBy Anthony Martin Dambrosi, July 10, 2007 at 1:15 pm #
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What’s He doing in this photo? A Backsliding Sieg Heil?
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