(Jim) Gibbons says he did nothing 'inappropriate' (NV-Gov)

[brooklynite]

LAS VEGAS - Clenching his wife's hand, a Republican Nevada congressman running for governor on Thursday repeated denials that he had assaulted and propositioned a casino cocktail waitress after a night out with campaign donors.

"I did nothing wrong last Friday. I did not act inappropriately with anyone," U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons said a day after police released reports detailing events that ended in three 911 calls and an assault allegation against him three weeks before Election Day.

"I'm a happily married man, a father and a grandfather. My reputation means everything to me," he said at a brief news conference. He wouldn't take any questions from reporters.

Chrissy Mazzeo, 32, told police that the 61-year-old congressman grabbed her arms, pushed her up against a wall and propositioned her in a parking garage near a bar where the two had met earlier in the night.

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20061020/NEWS/110200113
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Hmm, Republican Congressman, allegations of adultery and assault, why does this story sound familiar?

[Olney Blue]

1. Family values party, my ass.

[rpannier]

14. Family values...yeah

Manson Family

[habitual]

2. here's a pic of the abuser

[maddezmom]

6. and here's * champaigning for another one

President Bush is introduced by Congressman Don Sherwood (R-PA) during a fundraising reception at Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania, October 19, 2006. (Jason Reed/Reuters

[hedgehog]

21. Are really desperate Republicans the only ones willing to be

seen with Bush these days? Or is Bush seen with them because he's desperate to be seen campaigning and these are the only guys who'll have him?

[maddezmom]

24. I think only the desperate ones, like Allen

President Bush shakes hands with Senator George Allen (R-VA) and his wife Susan at a Republican party fundraiser for Allen's congressional election campaign in Richmond, Virginia, October 19, 2006. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. Vote for me, because I didn't do anything wrong, really.

What an a**hole. MKJ

[madrchsod]

4. after reading this

i`d say she didn`t want to be buried in the desert...

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/nevada/rape-murder-its-just-a-shot-away-208829.php
Rape, Murder, It's Just a Shot Away - Wonkette

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Here's the meat of the article, buried at the end.

Eyewitness accounts gathered by police early Saturday described a busy, at times raucous, scene at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant bar where Gibbons, his adviser Sig Rogich, Mazzeo and three other women were drinking. A restaurant employee told police the atmosphere at Gibbons' table was "flirty."Gibbons told police the scene was loud and that other patrons had made jokes about selling photos of the congressman and the women to the tabloids.

Sounds like a charming guy. What's a little harmless drunken flirting, anyway? MKJ

[katinmn]

5. !

Where will it end?

The Repubs sure recruited some winners.:rofl:

Eyewitness accounts gathered by police early Saturday described a busy, at times raucous, scene at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant bar where Gibbons, his adviser Sig Rogich, Mazzeo and three other women were drinking. A restaurant employee told police the atmosphere at Gibbons' table was "flirty." Gibbons told police the scene was loud and that other patrons had made jokes about selling photos of the congressman and the women to the tabloids.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. LOL, I posted the same thing, after you. It caught my attention, as well.

That says it all, doesn't it?

I was going to delete my post, but I'm thinking that little snippet of the article bears repeating.

:rofl: :hi: MKJ

[katinmn]

18. Yup. Eyewitness accounts suggest some pretty "dirty" behavior

}( shame on the old goat.

:hi:

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. I believe her.

Something very definitely is going on with older men. I was groped at a hardware store about two weeks ago and the guy looked like he was a candidate for an oxygen tank. It's like they feel entitled and that comes with knowing that no one in authority is going to do anything to stop them.

[Eurobabe]

23. Yeah my mom's horny old goat neighbor made advances

towards her several times. She almost got a restraining order. He is married to a witch, but that's no excuse. He's come on to several of the other single women in her condos.

Oh yeah and the best part, he's a REPUBLICAN, with a posse of kids. There's family values for you!

[rodeodance]

10. here is his story:

....Gibbons, a five-term congressman from Reno, repeated his account of the events, saying he offered to walk Mazzeo to a parking ramp in the direction of the hotel where he was staying. As they approached the structure he caught Mazzeo as she tripped, he said.

"I asked her if she was alright. She looked at me, said nothing and simply walked away," Gibbons said, reading from a statement. "I turned and proceeded to my hotel."

Gibbons, a former combat pilot, said he was floored by the allegations.

"As a nearly 30-year member of our nation's military I try to conduct myself as an officer and a gentlemen," he said.

Gibbons' wife of 20 years, former state Assemblywoman Dawn Gibbons, did not comment at the news conference.

[rodeodance]

11. ...Eyewitness accounts gathered by police early Saturday described

......Eyewitness accounts gathered by police early Saturday described a busy, at times raucous, scene at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant bar where Gibbons, his adviser Sig Rogich, Mazzeo and three other women were drinking. A restaurant employee told police the atmosphere at Gibbons' table was "flirty." Gibbons told police the scene was loud and that other patrons had made jokes about selling photos of the congressman and the women to the tabloids.

Gibbons tried to counter those accounts Thursday. His campaign distributed affidavits from the other women who sat at the table with the congressman, including Mazzeo's friend, Pennie Puhek.

"I am not aware of anything inappropriate happening at the table that evening and Mr. Gibbons did not appear to be in any way intoxicated," Puhek's statement reads.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

12. LOL, Pennie wasn't aware of anything inappropriate, except that he was

partying hearty with several women who weren't his wife! MKJ

[habitual]

13. i believe the inappropriate act happened after

THEY LEFT THE TABLE

"I am not aware of anything inappropriate happening at the table that evening"

sneaky sneaky lawyers.... get her to sign this, she won't be lying and half the public won't question the discrepency.

"Chrissy Mazzeo, 32, told police that the 61-year-old congressman grabbed her arms, pushed her up against a wall and propositioned her in a parking garage near a bar where the two had met earlier in the night."

so this best friends account is worth........ ZIPPO

edit to add quote about parking lot location.

[hedgehog]

20. Would those be the officers and gentlemen involved in the

Tailhook scandal?

[JohnnyLib2]

15. Any polls yet today?

He was leading; it's a red state. This could be another well-timed "power corrupts" fiasco for the Groping Old Party.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

16. Gibbons needs to have this little knick knack in his office:

MKJ

[gratuitous]

17. Okay, first the angry denial

Accompanied by the wife, who was apparently nowhere near the scene Friday night. Add in a couple of meaningless testimonials of support that nothing inappropriate happened at the table (because the alleged incident didn't happen at the table). We'll next move on to the development and disclosure of actual evidence. Then the tearful admission. Followed by the check-in at rehab for yet another drinking problem.

"My reputation means everything to me," declares Mr. Gibbons. Because we know that nothing untoward ever happens when drunken flyboys are in Las Vegas. Tailhook, anyone?

[Nashyra]

19. He should be "booted" out

What was he doing escorting an intoxicated woman to her truck? So she could drive drunk? He should be toast.

[Beetwasher]

22. I Gotta Believe This Guy Must Be One Of the Dumbest Mutherfuckers Alive

He can't control himself two weeks before an election? Either he's the biggest dope on the planet, or has so little self control and discipline that I have to question his sanity, or both.

[buddysmellgood]

25. Keep denying it Jimbo....right up until the election.

[judaspriestess]

26. his statement is a little odd

"Gibbons, a five-term congressman from Reno, repeated his account of the events, saying he offered to walk Mazzeo to a parking ramp in the direction of the hotel where he was staying. As they approached the structure he caught Mazzeo as she tripped, he said"

Why did he offer to walk her ALONE? in the direction of his hotel room when he had his staff with him. His staff should have walked out there with him.

I hope Dina Titus takes advantage of this

[arikara]

27. Interesting how the cameras never work

...when these guys are playing their games...

"Absent an independent witness or a video, it appears one person saw it one way and another person saw it another way," McCurdy said. A surveillance camera in the parking garage was not recording at the time, he said..."

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/oct/18/101810114.html

Sheesh.

[warrens]

28. It's not inappropriate to rape a floozy

That's what he was going to say until his PR guys shut him up.