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jezebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:29 PM
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Politico has a hit piece up on Pelosi tonight. Look for Drudge and Faux to follow soon.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34237.html

Nancy Pelosi aide knew of Massa concerns in October


The House ethics committee closed its investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. Eric Massa on Wednesday afternoon — even as an aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged for the first time that her office learned of concerns about Massa far earlier than previously known.


Sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO that the bipartisan committee decided to close its investigation into the case because Massa’s resignation — effective at 5 p.m. Monday — deprived the committee of jurisdiction over him.


But House Republicans cried foul, with one senior GOP aide saying that the new information about Pelosi’s office “further underscores” the need to find out what actually happened.


There is no indication that anyone in Pelosi’s office knew of allegations that Massa, a Democrat from New York, had improper physical contact with aides until February, when Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office was informed of the accusations and shared them with a senior Pelosi staffer.


But a Pelosi aide told POLITICO on Wednesday evening that Massa’s chief of staff, Joe Racalto, informed a member of Pelosi’s “member services” operation in October that Massa was living with several aides, had hired too many staff members and used foul language around his staff.


Racalto also raised concerns about “the way Massa ran his office” and informed Pelosi’s member-services staffer that he had asked Massa to move out of the group house on Capitol Hill, the Pelosi aide said.


Democratic insiders say Pelosi’s office took no action after Racalto expressed his concerns about his then-boss in October.



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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:34 PM
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1. Your bold type settles any questions, as far as I'm concerned.
"There is no indication that anyone in Pelosi’s office knew of allegations that Massa, a Democrat from New York, had improper physical contact with aides until February, when Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office was informed of the accusations and shared them with a senior Pelosi staffer."

The rest is just fishing.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:36 PM
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2. Screw Politico. They're desperate for controversy. n/t






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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:42 PM
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:46 PM
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4. Go fuck yourself, troll.
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:47 PM
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6. nm, looks like you've already been tombstoned.
:hi:
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 09:46 PM
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5. Pelosi is one of the best speakers.
She is impressive, and one day people will look back at her achievements.
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:09 PM
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7. Fuck Politico
n/t
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:33 PM
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8. Didn't he say that he moved out of the place with his aides because somebody told him to?
It was during one of his insane interviews yesterday. That would imply he rectified that issue.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:44 PM
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9. Insane is correct. Really, Pelosi would have had to have more then what was in the article
then to rebuke him. The improper groping was found out in Feb. Enough said.
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 12:05 AM
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10. Politico IS Drudge
Politico is an arm of the Drudge Lie Factory. They are linked.
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