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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 08:56 AM Original message |
I can understand why Weiner lied |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Many people actually WANT you to lie about yourself when you are gay. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. whenever these sex scandals come up, there is a clear division of opinion |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Totally agree. Dumb, but he's an excellent Democrat and we need him |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. yeah |
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George Wythe (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 04:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
58. It's hard to trust someone who betrays the person he supposedly loves |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You are clearly implying that this applies to Weiner; however, |
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George Wythe (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. 1) It is everyone's business, because elected officials work for the people. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. 1) Weird hypothetical. Makes no sense. Anyone could be blackmailed at any time; |
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George Wythe (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. "Anyone could be blackmailed at any time" LOL... and you insinuated that I made no sense. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. If by that you mean, you demand perfection and I don't, okay, whatever. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I think that is true |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. yeah, i also think we know what it is to be judged about things that are irrelevant |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. I never thought about it like that before this thread. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. AHEM. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. ofcourse there are some exceptions on both sides. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 03:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
55. Me too. I've thought about it and now I'm wondering why |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. good post. k&r. i don't think it makes you a bad person. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. sounds like there was a couple decades difference, too. but i get what you are saying |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think there's a difference between dealing with lies with |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. Weiner is still the same man he was last month or the months before when we were |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I disagree. Yesterday at this time I didn't have a clue how fucking stupid he really is. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. pure nonsense |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Oh, he wasn't the same man? What was he a clone? He was doing this shit for |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. he's a fucking liar.. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. He may have lied about something that was personal, as in none of our business, BUT he has done a |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. where is the list of good things he's done? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. His talent was and is as a spokeman |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. and now we have a spokesmodel that is known to be a complete liar.. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. "complete liar" would indicate he lies about everything, you know this how? I see where |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. and so was I |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. i've never once stated or implied that he shoud resign.. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. If what they do is legal, I couldn't care less, be it repug or dem. But on the other hand, if |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. i defended this jackhole to my friends last week when the subject was brought up.. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. So you are blaming him for making you look like a fool because you |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
54. actually I defended Craig when his thing went down |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
53. Wiener summoned the press TO HIS OFFICE and then lied. |
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Left coast liberal (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
9. Good point but... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. true |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. I think the lying and coverup was the most normal human |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
16. He lacked any common sense when sending those tweets |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. this |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. I can understand when people lie like that |
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BlueDemKev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. If Weiner wanted to lie..... |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
26. +1. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. He was embarrassed. It's as simple as that. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. Care to explain why he lied yesterday about using government resources to call these women? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I don't know what you are talking about |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. He said yesterday that he did not use congressional resources to call these women |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. how would she know? |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Because she called him back from that number and it was directed to the Congress phone line |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. oh |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. If Weiner was 19 and nothing but a young college kid. Wouldn't bother me. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. Everyone would lie if caught in this sort of situation. |
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Sky Masterson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I agree |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Really? But so many here say it was simply harmless flirting! Why lie about THAT?! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. i would lie. i may even encourage others to lie. |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
43. Yes, Weiner lied out of fear, and a desire not to hurt people he loves. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
44. By lying, he accused others of lying AND of committing a Federal crime. Not cool. |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
46. The lying doesn't matter as much as |
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fmiddel (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. Good points dsc |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. It does get better |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. I get why he lied |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
56. Thank you, dsc.......... |
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octothorpe (358 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 04:33 AM Response to Original message |
57. I'm sure most people understand why he lied... |
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