Senior Official Linked to Escort Service Resigns

So did Tobias wear a condom when he didn’t have sex or not?

Yet more Republican hypocracy. What a den of criminals we have running this country. I hope everyone’s happy.

Perhaps Mr. Tobias used a condom or if not, he should take his own advice and sign up immediately for an AIDS test. Guess he didn’t get the absentince memo from Wolfowitz and the other Bushies!!Failures and fools at every level.

And the democrats are not liars. When are you all going to wake up and realize that no politician is on the up and up. Hillary, what a joke.

I am curious why is this ABC’s top story. I wish Americans would be more concerned about policy rather than what happens behind closed doors. Regardless of your political persuasion, you have to question why stories like these are considered so newsworthy.

Oh, the moral Republicans are just making my day …. Every day another hypocrite bites the dust.

Just because they have a CELL Phone number doesn’t that only declare the communication..could this man have been providing “others” w/the Service..which would create the “pimp” in such an act..here in CT there was a big bust on Escort Services..all kinds of people are involved..ages,,nationalities,,but the lies really stem from the MASSAGE-issue of these people..
I think long time involvemnt would really show some Bad Personalities.

Republican leadership? Democratic leadership? Where are Christian leaders? My daughter was in jr.high during Clinton’s horrendous sexual conduct scandal. Every week Time magazine had the story. Our children all over the world were all aware of what the president of the U.S. was admitting to, yet he was re-elected. What has happened to our country? Tobias is not alone in his actions. But I feel we need to mention the money our political representatives spend taking these trips. That’s another subject and problem!

America is burning and all the Congress can do is blame each other while the rest of the nation just wants to be intertained.
Reminds me of reading when Rome burned.
Issues important to the betterment of the whole United States are not discussed for fear of hurting some Special Interests “rights”.
Newspapers know sex sells, so that makes reporting it front page.
United We Stand – Divided We Fall
Last election was very divided. Do the math.

Save the United States, repeal the 12th amendment.

Tobias is well named Randy!

At least he didnt get BJs like Slick willy democrats “first man”

Well – There’s nothing stating that only Republicans used this service. I think we should withhold attributing this type of behavior to one party or another. I’m sure there will be a few Democrats on the witness list as well. Paying for sex isn’t an activity that is the purview of members of just one political party.

Yes, Clinton was fooling around, too, and he paid for it. Plus, it’s ancient history. Why don’t the Republicans face it–their party is chock full of self-righteous, war-mongering, lying, hypocritical perverts.

No sex, huh? This sounds a lot like someone who didn’t inhale.

The hypocrisy of Sexual issues in this once great country, is stunning. Janet Jackson causes a clamor over one nipple shown on TV and yet we get constant bombardment by the likes of Viagra, Cialis, etc and as long as it’s hawking a product, the morality takes 2nd place to “Bidness” (as George Bush would say). Republicans being found on this “Madam’s” list is just funny and of course, totally expected. Can we finally put a stake in the Republican argument of “family values”?

shouldn’t someone that has a higher moral standard be holding those positions?
what does that say about the guy for god’s sake?

Eight years of peace? Uh…does Somalia, Ethiopia, 1st trade center, Uss Cole, African bombings,invading Kosovo, and bombing aspirin factories count as peace? At least this guy had the decency to quit, unlike a democrat.

Mike…. I think you maybe need to get a LIFE TOO!

It does not matter which party he is in…What matters is he is a man…a husband…a father…and anow a cheater….You give anyone an inch and they will take a mile…No matter what party the are for…….

OK – isn’t this all a bit silly. If he wanted a massage, is that now a crime? Its simply that the Dems are so prone to do a witch hunt of everyone, we’ve all forgotten if they’ve actually accomplished anything in Pelosi’s first 100 (now plus) days in office. Adding pork barrel funding to pet projects for the Dems. Leader of the Senate to key defense bills – makes it seem – they care more about witch hunts, then protecting the American public. Its time for Pelosi to start to talk to the American public – she keeps on saying she does, but really now – does anyone really believe her?

Angela | Apr 27, 2007 10:14:52 PM said: ‘My daughter was in jr.high during Clinton’s horrendous sexual conduct scandal. Every week Time magazine had the story. Our children all over the world were all aware of what the president of the U.S. was admitting to, yet he was re-elected.’ Um…Clinton was re-elected in 96, Monica-gate happened in 98. Nice try, thanks for playing. Let’s stay on topic: The wheels are coming off the thoroughly corrupt Bush Admin and their morally bankrupt GOP enablers.

You know what I am not the Judge nor the Jury, so I will NOT judge anyone else! I am not saying what he did was right or wrong, I am just saying it isn’t anybody else’s business! If you think for ONE minute there aren’t plenty more out there just like him, think again! Democrat or Republican, Independent, I don’t care!

First, we hear Bush lied on the weapons of mass destruction, then that Mr Tobias went for massages (oh sure) to a notorious DC Madam. What next with this Bush administration?

I have a pile of stones here, if anyone’s interested …
H.L. Mencken said something like, “A Puritan, when confronted with temptation, first asks, ‘Will I get caught?’” LOL
Really, what differences do these sexual misadventures matter when important matters confront us daily? Oh yeah, a distraction, of course. My bad.
I wouldn’t care what Casanova did in his own time if he’d just Do His Job on our dime!

Well at least he isn’t gay!

Mike….. So what if the Secretary of State was a Lesbian? Who cares???????????? He is still a human being! Go to bed!!!!!!!

John
Yeah it does. Half of those were the old man Bush’s carryovers.
How many US military dead under Bill?
What are ya, an idiot?

Sue,
For your information, a lesbian is a “she” not a “he.” Now go back to repeat 8th grade and good luck.
Mike (not a lesbian but a gay man, a “he”)

Note as head of the President’s AIDS program, Tobias was not just “preaching abstinence,” he was responsible for spending millions of US taxpayers money to promote abstinence and fidelity around the world!

“I did not have sexual relations with THAT woman, Miss Lewinsky” — President of the United States ——- Do we want any more of the Bush and Clinton sleaze? No! ELECT BARACK OBAMA so there’ll be no more sex scandals! Down with Hillary’s enbabling… ………………..

And, in bipartisan spirit, I must add that this has a familiar ring. “I did NOT have sex with that woman.”

From J. Edgar Hoover to Falwell to Gingrich to the pedophile Priest epidemic to O’Reilly to Gannon to Foley to Haggard to Tobias … sexually-repressed hypocrites one and all. It never ends.
Attention Republicans: GET A ROOM! Then maybe … just maybe you can lighten up and stop telling everyone how to lead their personal lives.

For all that say this is not a big deal. Just image how a married man can be blackmailed. Have you ever wondered how the republicans and the Bush crew keep everyone in lock step. I bet this is just the tip, drip drip drip

This is impossible. Republicans are all good Christians. Stop bashing these guardians of the public morals.

It doesn’t matter what we believe as to the political party we support or deny, men and woman are human and not perfect. We can claim irresponsibility, disgust and unethical for what we accept today as normal. Look at what a book familiar to most referencing soddom and gomorrah, and determine if our world today is similar. What happened then?

LOL give it a rest! We are at war and you dolts are worried about this? !

Speaking of escorts, not a single reporter has yet asked any Administration official who Jeff Gannon’s john in the White House was. But Karl Rove does serve a lovely quail on the porch of his historical cabin.
No matter how many scandals come out of this Republican Admnistration, no matter how profound the hypocrisy, corruption (which by now makes the Teapot Dome look like petty theft), damage to the country’s democratic institutions, harm to national strategic interests, and even just plain war crimes, the media-Republican DC-establishment clique can be relied upon to let every scandal and issue slide after brief token coverage.
Even if they were forced to sit through ten consecutive screenings of Moyers’ documentary, alternating with raw footage of war casualties, not a hint of self-questioning would stirr in the heart of the good Bushie lapdogs also known as the DC press corps. Their souls are dead.

Massages with happy endings?

Reading ABC is like reading National Inquirer. Is there realy any difference any more.
Guess there were no democrats on this list, or indedendents, or libertarians.
Americans have dropped to a new low.

So much for traditional family values. Marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and a “happy ending” massage on the side? Totally Rich! It’s time to empty Washington and scrub it down with bleach.

Let me get this straight. Some old guy hires an escort and it’s front page breaking news…but I have to hunt to find the story on this site where Iraqis are saying that Baghdad is starting to be safer because of our troop surge?
You know, it’s not a sin to report the news about us winning.

Another one down – how many more to go?

“As the Bush administration’s so-called “AIDS ,” Tobias was criticized for emphasizing ‘faithfulness’ and ‘abstinence’ over condom use to prevent the spread of AIDS.”
oh the hypocrisy of this moral rightist tis to laugh

You all miss the real story. Were any secrets compromised. This is Basic Spy 101.

It’s the last paragraph that makes this one so priceless.

Perhaps Senator Jessie Helms was correct. The whole rotten agency (USAID)should be merged into the State Department. What has it accomplished lately?

‘Well – There’s nothing stating that only Republicans used this service.’
No but Dems aren’t the ones demanding an emphasis on faithfulness and abstinence over condom use to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa. I think you are also missing something else. You think those central american girls were legal immigrants? Or are they essentially indentured sex slaves? Remember, this is the guy in charge of America’s international aid and development assistance to countries around the world, and he’s frolicking w/ 3rd world sex slaves.

Central American Maid and Escort Service?

Don’t worry Johnie. Sooner or later that list will find its way to the internet and some hacker will write a ten line program that crosschecks the list against every phone database in their possession.

Has ABC News contacted USAID’s Regional Inspector General’s Office in Central America to find out what the link is to the Central American call girls? If they can’t give you a straight answer, then why does USAID have an office there? Aren’t they supposed to be investigating these things?

You Americans never cease to amaze me. Why on earth is prostitution illegal? Aren’t you meant to be the land of the free?

Lord have mercy on us!

HA HA HA HA HA HA….Stop it! Stop it! You guys are killing me!
So Tobias is leaving the State Department for personal reasons..Must be to look after aging parents!

Another hipocrite same message. “Don´t do as I do, do as I say.”

“The GOP are not moral Gods anymore?”, Hypocrisy of a Haggard! Ha! The white house has NEVER seen such a gang of crooks as this administration before. Impeach them now, the United States and the world can NOT afford to wait while one more person needlessly dies for the profit of the likes of Halliburton, Blackwater, etc.

Pop quiz: Who’s more immoral? The married guy who gets “massages” from escort services, or a gay couple that is faithful to each other?
Actually, don’t answer.

As far as the “what’s wrong with escorts” or “it’s a free country” crowd. Are you kidding? what kind of pathetic loser orders up escorts. Oh he switched to “central americans”. you mean sex slaves. Prostitution is not a normal thing and no one I know would admit to using one. It is rediculous that the DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE, In charge of aids programs is using illegal aliens as prostitutes. that is why this is a story.
What’s the big deal indeed. You may want prostitution to be legal. Even if it was you would still be a big time loser to use one. It would still be morally corrupt, especially for the deputy secretary of state.

So, central americans aren’t americans? was he using women who were working illegally. How could USAID have a man like Tobais head the agency for a year? What happened to all the work that USAID does around the world saving women from trafikking, preventing AIDS, improving employment opportunities for women? If I want a massage, the I go to a beauty salon!! BTW US Government’s development work around the world is criticised by the other development agencies, NGOs and local populations. I think, the US Government can truely improve its image by just asking its people to act decently and just stay out of other nation’s lives.

The problem with the Republicans is that there are too many Libertarians in the woodpile. The Dems always point out that not all Republicans are Christian conservatives. BUT. At least there are some people left in the Republican Party who know right from wrong. The Democrat Party is a total loss. Possibly with the exception of Robert Bird.

This is amazing… Let’s see this is scandal number what 25.
Everything happens at Friday @ 5:00. Isn’ this the same group that proclaimed they were for “family values”!
* We have the Senators chasing the young Page – scandal
* Abrahoff – Bribery Scandal
* Who outed the CIA Agent – Scooter Libby – scandal
* Who lied about Pat Tilman- friendly fire – Scandal
* Jessica is Rambo – scandal
* Wolfowitz – (not part of the administration any more – but still has close ties- pay your mistress big money scandal)
* Cheney shoots someone while hunting – don’t call the police or ambulance – call Carl Rove first – scandal
* Haliburton – no bid contract scandal
* Fire the Attorney Generals – for performance issues ( even though you just promoted someof them last week) SCANDAL
* BIGGEST OF all LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO GET US INTO THE WAR – killing thousands of US Service MEN — for nothing

It does my heart good to see that Republicans are finally sanctioning adultery. Newt, Rudy, and Randy are shining examples for American children. It is important for our youth to understand that eternal salvation is not obtained through morality. God loves everybody, even the Republican Adulterers.

Dems may have used this service but they don’t preach about abstinence and no condoms use like the reps do.

We are one of the very few cultures in the world holding this puritanical view. To ask families to live in separate venues is not right. To never have any physical contact with another human is unhealthy. Infants and the elderly suffer from failure to thrive syndrome when deprived of physical contact.
We just have so many horrible and inhuman issues in the world to indulge in this voyeuristic attitude to some insignificant act by consenting adults behind closed doors, with or without a condom!!!

Just follow this simple rule as regards this administration – There are Weapons of Mass Destruction = There are NOT weapons of mass destruction.
Compassionate conservatism – screw the little guy
Abstinence = screw everybody

If Tobias had only called Ted Haggard, he could have got a massage and crystal meth at the same time while professing to practice abstinence.

GET A GRIP,

70 % of all married women and 40 % of all married men will cheat on their spouces at least once. I never have but it has happened to me. It isn’t the end of the world for someone to have nameless, emotionless passion with someone. Perhaps we should be expending our energy working on the education and health care crisis in our nation instead of whether the AIDS czar got a little on the side. No matter what, it’s still the greatest country in the world.

I can,t stop laughing no sex only a massage ha,ha,ha,ha what does he think we are brain dead lets not make him ma saint he got caught that is the bottomm line and everyone said exPresident Clinton was sick remember when you spit up it comes back down to your face

The Republican Party continues their reign as the High Priests of Hypocrisy.

What a relief to be rid of this guy. It’s been incredibly frustrating working under someone who doesn’t know how to manage, has no vision, no leadership, and doesn’t understand how development or saving lives works.

The hypocrisy is a trait of Democrats and liberals. This man resigned. Did Bill Clinton ? She has over 10,000 numbers do you honestly think, they are all Republican ? I suspect ABC will only release the Republican names, then when the story dies down, you’ll find all the Democrats hidden on some obscure news site or on page 8 of your newspaper. It’s a common trait of bias media. Example: “Case Against Haditha Marines Falls Apart” Murtha should apologize.

Opps! that should read decriminalize

I did not have sex with that hooker

The inconvenient truth is The Clintons don’t run for office on a family values platform. Neither does Al Gore. We know also that if we don’t promote family values we’ll have more of the same egalitarianism. Family values is a republican issue – to their credit. It is an ideal that has merit. Stop and think: If we were to condemn “sexual fantasy businesses” wouldn’t it be a better atmosphere for “family values”. Just like the liberals have a phrase, “pornication – everybody’s doing it”, the preservatives have a phrase, “family values – everybody’s doing it”.

There is no limit to the GOP double-standards. They obviously don’t want us to do as they do; they only want us to do as they say…
It’s time for revolution. Let’s take back our government and demand they focus on government and not the private lives of the citizenry.

This is just one of many signs that Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready? Has your windows been cleaned? Are you without sin, then cast the first stone!

LEGALIZE the oldest profession in history and forget it. There’s always going to be SEX and ‘sex scandals’ get over it. There are no more Statesmen in Washington. If the Media were involved back when WHO KNOWS… as an informed independent voter I see no end to the washington GAME and the media spin. Someday the real majority will wake up and clean HOUSE and SENATE. Untill then deal with the SPIN.

“Tobias, 65, director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development…”
“…. Tobias, who is married, said there had been “no sex,” and that recently he had been using another service “with Central Americans” to provide massages…”
——————————
Umm, Randy, I don’t think that’s what they mean by Foreign Assistance.

These folks on here who are “outraged” because this republican leader has been “outed” due to his sleazy lifestyle are pervs too or they wouldn’t be so upset.
If the dude REALLY “needed a message” for his back problems- why the hell didn’t he go to the Chiropractor like normal people?? C’Mon.
Anyone claiming to be a republican is a true blue hypocrite of the worse kind-they scream about Clinton-but hey, they are the ones making rules for the rest of us that they can’t even follow themselves!!
Republicans SUPPORT the illegal activities of their “Prez” and his minions which means they support criminals!

Is that anything like smoking marijuana and not inhaling it? Yeah OK massage no sex. It happens everywhere republicans democrats. Hold them accountable for what they do. I wonder what list President Bush is on!!!!!!

Does anybody know the name of this website?????????

Why the big screech of “hypocrite?” Let’s take an adult perspective on this, people.
The Tobias is a hypocrite, or sounds like he is. Fair enough.
But…
ALL MORALISTS ARE HYPOCRITES. If not in one way, then in another.
Let’s face it, there are two attitudes a human being can possibly have with respect to moral guidelines: (1.) Have none, or only have ones which are so loose and easily achieved as to not be worth mentioning, or, (2.) Have “high ideals” and fall short of them.

So it’s okay for Clinton to lie about his activities with “that woman, Miss Lewinsky” but this guy has to step down? I don’t get it.

I don’t get the accusations here that Republicans are somehow guilty of institutional hypocrisy. Do I see Republicans defending this guy? Not really, except in comparison to how Democrats have gotten off (sorry) over the years. Do Republicans claim to be perfect? Hardly: to the extent that Republicans tend to be more religious, they understand that every person is flawed, and the best we can do is to sincerely try to do better. But they also believe that people need to be held accountable for actions like Tobias’.
Tobias screwed up and he resigned, and you don’t see Republicans circling the wagons. Not exactly what we’ve seen from Democrats over the last 30 years.

He was not solicitating sex. Republicans have values, remember?
What he was trying to do is persuade these fallen girls to turn their lives around, to find god and to embrace GOP values.
And if you don’t believe that you are a mean liberal who attacks conservatives for political reasons.

or did ABC News already interview and publish the names of all ita employees and those of its parent companies? That would seem the ethical thing to do before destroying the professional and private lives of others in its enthusiasm to get headlines.

Here’s the deal: Let’s all pretend that all these people are saints.
When some scandal happens let’s all pretend that the other party’s candidates would never stoop so low. Then we wait a few years and see the same issue again & again.
Bottom line is, they pretend to be saints to win votes. And all the voters are the morons to believe in the fact that these people are saints. Sorry to burst your bubble folks…go back and drink your milk & cookies & don’t act so naive & surprised. If the priests can’t be trusted & the school teachers are do’n it….then why not a politician? It’s not like anyone voted for this guy anyways? Thw taxpayers overpaid ‘em….and he lavishly spent it on booz & women….can you blame him? Voters are accountable for their actions…not politicians.

Personally I think prostitution should be legalized in all 50 states. It is silly that it isn’t. I agree that most politicians are hypocrites. This lady is a smart cookie and it sounds like she is going to take down a lot of people if they don’t get her off the hook.
Heidi Fleiss could have gotten off if she did this and made a lot of money to boot! If you “play 2 pay” you have to take the consequences that come with it. Or simply move to an area where prostitution is legal.

Randall L. Tobias should take memory lessons from the “Great Gonzo” another “shining paragon of virtue”. Hey, Randall, it goes like this, “I don’t recall that happening…, I have no recollection…, I don’t remember…,” etc.
Another good one, Randy Randall, goes like this, “I didn’t do it…, if I did do it, I didn’t mean to do it…,” and “If I wanted to do it, the Devil tempted me to do it…” and “The Devil made me do it”!!
Practice your crying and wailing like Jimmy Sweigart, Ted Haggerty and all the “self-rightious” saints in the Salvation revival with you. You can make a big production of your contrition and, taa daa, your forgiveness will be complete. Since you are a “LOYAL REPUBLICAN”, you can fake it convincingly enough and you will be welcome back into the fold.
Yeah, yeah, I know, you’re right, don’t forget the Dems, a good many of them did the same!!!
Question: Was it worth it?
Good night and …luck (good or bad)! You shouldda stayed outta D.C..

This Brian Ross has nothing better to investigate than the private lives of consenting adults.
Find a real victim and expose the perpetrator.

thank you very nice topic, thankks :)

The reason his personal sexual business is our business is that he is part of an administration that actively seeks to impose their morals on the rest of us. He wants his privacy but his administration does not recognize a right to privacy. The Democrats do not want to criminalize sex. They are not seeking to to dismantle sex ed. programs. They do not want to criminalize gay relations. They are not seeking to impose Christianity on the rest of the country, the rest of the world even. This is why the public gave Bill Clinton a pass. If Clinton had supported antisodomy laws, then that would have been hypocrisy. That’s the difference. People that want to read an eye-opening book about the new Christian nationalism should get “Kingdom Coming” by Michelle Goldberg. Get a copy and loan it out to friends. It’s that good.

Wow! It’s easy to pick out the republican neocons. Reminds me of the joke about Southern Baptist. They recongize each other everwhere but the liquor store!

Why is abc and brian ross only
releasing selected names from the
escort service list?
To be fair and unbiased, release
all or none of the names.

Republicans suck!!!

I wish I am rich enough to be in the Madam’s list

It’s funny how so many GOP(ers) always seem to bring up Clinton when another Rep get caught up in a scandal. These are the same people who thought Clinton was SO immoral for his actions (and he was). It’s funny how things change when the shoe is on the other foot. The GOP(ers) always push to be the party of “family Values” but, they can not seem to value their own families. I guess he’ll be in “rehab” next week for alcoholism.
And why is it that GOP(ers) aka Bushies only seem to resign on Friday evenings?
And will ANY true Republican ever admit publicly that Bush administration had ruined the GOP party and the country reputation over the last four.

Awww. Another bedroom inspector is in big trouble because he got a massage from a sex worker. Life is sooo unfair.
Methinks Randy T. and T. Haggard need to start a support group.

Don’t miss the most important part of this story: under Randall’s direction, USAID cut off all funding for HIV prevention in Senegal and Brazil because they wouldn’t sign “anti-prostitution” statements, they wouldn’t stop successful prevention work among commercial sex workers, and in the case of Senegal, they refused to criminalize sex work (it has been legal and regulated since the 1960s). So while Randall opposed prostitution enough to undermine successful HIV prevention, he didn’t oppose it for his own leisure activities.

Gee you think Drudge would be all over this like he was with Clinton…

I guess the only way to get a Republican resignation or firing in the Bush administration is to expose him as being gay or find him cheating on his wife. Obviously his/her ability to do their job is of no consequence.
I guess we can only hope that Condoleeza, Gonzalez, Cheney, and Wolfowitz have their names on this Madam’s list.

It’s only sex, not something important like “Star Trek”.

names or no names,prostitution is illegal.so called massage parlors,escorts,whatever they are called.should be stopped.this is America.founded on religion.we fail to remember this.wake up people!

Ok, blame ABC news, etc. for reporting what Condoleeza Rice herself released to the news media as well as Tobias himself. You right wingers have got to lose the conspiratory liberal MSM theories. The media is not helping the left, rather, your President and his party have been granted pardons right and left. But the times are changing and now, the truth is coming out about how the right wing, who has preached to us for so long now about ‘morals’ is full of people who behave immorally. I personally could care less who gets what done to what body part and when and by whom. It’s just a wake up call that finally, the media and everyone else is on to you. Ok? Learn to live with it. You guys are history. The left is coming in and taking over and you’ll have to live w/ it for a very long time. You have GWB and Cheyney to thank. Don’t blame the messengers. If you don’t like it….move away!

Frank ” The media is not helping the left, rather”. You really need to wake up from your deep sleep!
I notice ABC didn’t seek out a democratic; they had to show their left wing agenda to bash the republicans. I wonder what all these responses would be like if it was a democratic named (I’m sure some democratic names will come up..umm I wonder if Bill Clinton will be mentioned?) What you all think if Bill’s name comes up? HUH???? I’m sure it will fall under the category of “I didn’t inhale” and I didn’t have sex with that person”

Are you for real? It’s not about Dems or Reps, it’s about a person going against the very code he was hired to enforce. It is about a former C.E.O of Eli Lilly being in that position in the Bush administration, while drug prices skyrocket. It is about Cheney,Gonzolez (who was a lawyer for Enron) and Karl (dont touch me)Rove.Does no one remember the silverado s&l scandal… it always comes up Bush,Bush,Bush. Indict the whole lot of them!

This is nothing new. Next week we will be talking about how Cheney had red wine with a cheeseburger instead of coke. Its the same stuff only a different generation. Roosevelt had corruption in his office and so did Grant.

If he wanted a LEGITIMATE, THERAPEUTIC massage, he would have gone to or called a legally certified, licensed massage therapist, NOT a call girl service! Many folks get REAL massage, not sexual favors.

Once again,Brian Ross finds that a republican and nobody else does something wrong.Was this the same Brian Ross who couldn’t find any administration scandals to report on during the Clinton years?How long before we hear how many former and present advisors to the Mr. and Mrs.Clinton camp are involved?Probably never if Ross does his usual partisan hack job.

“Hillary, what a joke.”
Hmmmm. I didn’t see her private cell phone number reported.
Wake up people!! I have. Conservatives have been played by a bunch of perverted crooks. Time we faced the facts. We were used and abused big time.

I do have better things to do with my time,(rather then write this stuff) but it is amusing to see the repubs defending their ‘man’ while on their way to church.Like a pres candidate who says he is a devout catholic and then tried to more his mistress into the mayor’s home while his wife and kids were still living there. This is the kind of hypocrisy that is very typical of the repubs and can’t be ignored!@!!

This is hilarious!
I will be gleefully watching the shakeup that occurs in the next few weeks. This madam is smart and I actually admire her! She will “not go gentle into that good night” and she abhors hypocrisy.
Something tells me that 75% of her list will be GOP’ers; and a good majority of them probably have advocated against a woman’s right to choose, gay rights, birth control, medicinal marijuana, etc. Democrats and moderates will also be on this list but I have found that those who are the most outwardly defense, closed minded, and selfish have the MOST to hide….it’s hypocrisy, pure and simple.
She may be the nuclear bomb that finally routs out the entire GOP establishment. Rove’s dream of a sustained Republican majority by playing up their “values” to Christian conservatives is done. I thought that Iraq was the straw that broke the ***elephant’s*** back but this will be more like shooting it in the face! This has the potential of being the FINAL nail in the coffin for the GOP and I’m willing to bet that Washington power brokers are currently negotiating to silence her, ABC, and the federal prosecutor.

Publish the full list of names please.

I agree with the madam and even if the sex were legal, who cares? All the people inside the beltway are supposedly adults and well able to take care of their own personal morals thank you very much. Why is sex a crime anyway but starting a war is not? I’d rather know they were normal human beings with normal desires and psychological needs for sexual activity.

THANK YOU ABC NEWS!
This is one time America should shower you with praise.
Now, let’s work to put these criminals in the toilet and, all together, push the flush lever.

Mr. Tobis should get a “Free jail” pass. He is covered under the ‘Slick Willie’ doctrine(Bill Clinton),i.e., “I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN”. This is still America; isn’t it???

the whole world is immoral and getting worse with every passing generation. Just imagine what our world leaders will be like in 20 yrs. Its scary as hell..

Hey…
He just had some left-over phone tokens left from AT&T ….AND he just wanted to ” REACH OUT & TOUCH SOMEONE…!

“… beneath my dignity to comment.”
Translation: I am busted and I don’t want to get caught lying about it too.
NOW THAT’S REAL “SHOCK AND AWE”

For the official Bush spin on why this is not blatent hypcracy, tune into Rush Limbaugh, AKA “the drug addict” tomorrow

ABC has the entire list of Palfrey’s clients. Why is ABC only picking out Republicans to “out”? This is a case of journalistic terrorism. ABC seems to be following its own, undisclosed but poorly hidden, agenda: help the enemies of President Bush. If such a list exists, either bury it or “out” everybody. What ABC is doing now is not only unfair, it is corrupt in every sense of the word.

USAID needs to be elimated as an Agency once and for all. Ex-Senator Jessie Helms was right. Other than turning its head when it comes to corruption of its overseas programs, what has it accomplished? Where is the tone at the top? Where is the oversite?

I’m a Democrat and if there are Democrats on that list, I want them exposed too. That the difference between Democrats and Republicans…we say “We want the truth.” The Republican say ‘But, but, Bill Clinton, blah, blah, blah…” Sure, why talk about the present when we can try to cover it up by attempting to dwell on something that happened 10 years ago or more and was resolved!

Dems, don’t fool yourself if you think the fallout going’s to stop here. I imagine that there will be many on both sides scrambling to cover up their indescencies. That’s what is truly so sad.

I’m in shock and awe – at the complete and total hypocrisy of the Bush administration. Their point man on missing children is actually a gay child abuser. Now their point man on abstinence is hiring call girls. And he claims he just got a massage…laughable. Isn’t that the same defence old Ted Haggard tried?
Impeach Bush and Cheney – how much more evidence do we need?

Pretty soon there won’t be any republicans left in Washington! They’ll either be in jail, divorce court, or in church begging for the foregiveness of their inummerable sins. These right wing extremist hypocrites need to GO. YESTERDAY.

The Republican Party is the Party of PERVERTS!!!!

It seems like he really, put the “moose” on the table…

What Scott said is not true. Everyone does not do it. There are many reasons not to, but only several for doing so – selfishness, vengeance, variety, and deprivation are among them.
Should this behavior be added to the empirical data gathered on abstinence?

so….ABC has the list and THIS is the most prominet Republican they can come up with? Why only one name released. Where are the Democrats? Where are the media names in this book?
You wouldn’t think ABC is trying to protect some people and go after others, do you?

How can some of you be so dismissve of this. If this guy had a (D) after his name you would be pouncing like Hyenas. some of you neocon are such a bunch of disengenuos Hypocrits. When you get back into a corner you bring up Clinton in a split second, now you want us all to pretend this doesn’t matter? How blind are all of you neocons? What more proof do you need that your guys are corrupt?

It’s not the sex I’m disgusted by, it’s the hypocrisy and lies. Their ABSTINANCE GUY was cheating on his wife!

We continue to ask the wrong questions. Look at the central thread of this case, the Baldwin case, and so many others.. We apply punishments and legal remedies and legal perspectives to what are really psychological/human/relationship problems. The questions that might be asked: Why is Alex B so angry (it is related to his untreated O/C disorder;he admitted he has this problem and it is untreated. Why is Mr. Tobias seeking massages? What has gone wrong in his marriage? Is this an “acting-out” of some kind related to a deeper problem within himself? I think we need to consider and apply the mental health perspective rather than the legal perspective and punishment model if we care about humanity.

Please ABC, investigate the “central americans” tobias talked about. They may need rescuing!

Interesting that ABC News has chosen a Republican to “out” and then carefully selected pictures of Mr. Tobias with carefully selected photos of the first family and other administration people. When do we get to see prominent Dems waging their fingures while denouncing that they never had sex arranged by this prominent Madame? Are we to believe that only Republicans are on the list or that Brian Ross and the ABC network continue to show us how biased their reporting has become?

ABC ought to check back into Randy Tobias’s past. Was there not a personal scandal while he was at Lilly affecting his prior marriage to the daughter of the former Chairman of AT&T James Olsen ?

This will sweep up both R’s and D’s. Smells like a honeytrap operation on a large scale. What foreign (or domestic) intelligence outfit might have run it?

So many want an anti other party spin on this.
It’s obvious that the gist of the story has been missed by these readers.
This is news because this guy resigned as a result of being found out.
Had people from “the other party” resigned, th story would have been just as big.
And if you’re waiting for ABC to provide a a list of all involved, let the Madam provide it in her own defense first.
ABC and every other news source will pimp it up for a week or more. Sex sells.
Unless of course the feds decide to protect all the official toadies and redact it in the name of national security.

Christine: There you go again (remember that line?). Sorry, but the mainstream media has been cowtowing to Bushco since the get-go. Flaws and lies that were evident to us observant folks years ago are just now coming to light. For example, that Cheyney is a dark and evil soul who pushes death and destruction but who avoided military service 5 times because “he had better things to do.” And lose the Clinton stuff–ancient history, he was impeached, end of story. Finally, it’s more than likely that the names of Democrats and Independents will arise as well as the Repubs. Don’t forget—Condi Rice herself released this information and so did Tobias–he confessed. He could’ve run to Cheyney who’s good at coverups. Night nite. And yes, Dems rule!!!! And we are not immoral. We are morally superior!!!!

Dont the news people know that you can put a phone number in GOOGLE and it will give you the name and address for that particular phone number.

Every body has sex, come on people, look to the left and look to the right, that person you just looked at is here because someone got it on.

It is extremely important to realize that Tobias was the enforcer of a US Gov’t policy that prohibited development organizations from working with young women who were in any way associated with transactional sex (sex for money, sex for school fees, sex for food, sex for cell phone or new shoes …). The policy stated that you were not allowed to ‘encourage’ young women (and occasionally young men), but that you had to vilify them by calling them prostitutes. So while Tobias is withholding condoms, information about condoms, health information and support from a young woman in difficult circumstances, and insisting that she be insulted by calling her a prostitute (insulting a young woman will discourage her from this line of work), this same person is calling the girls over to give him a massage.
The arrogance is astounding.
Hubris…

There are suppose to be 40,000 names on the list are they all part of the Bush Administration, or it selective reporting. The Democratic or Reporters can’t be hurt by associating with prostitution. Release all the names.

Unless there was an arrest, photo or video of the transaction how can they prove who the prostitutes and johns were? She can say someone was a client but if he chooses not to dignify it with a response what can they do? I wonder how many lawyers are on her list. You know they will all lie. Why do people always believe the worst about women but want to give men a break? LMAO I can’t wait for Friday!

I am quite certain that among the thousands listed in these phone records ABC will isolate and expose only those of republicans. As usual the criminal, biased, MSM in this case ABC, will spin this to the benefit of the democrats.
It is fair if we see all the names. Cherry picking some is disingenous and rank with your usual bias.
It is also odd that although she has been in town for 13 years the phone records were dated to exclude time when Clintons in WH.

There is a double standard operating here. This is nothing to brag and joke about. These men are crooks. I want to know who they are and not just the politicians. I would not patronize a lawyer, doctor, etc. who participated in this criminal activity. If they are this unethical in their personal lives, I would not trust them to be ethical in their services to me as a client or patient or believe anything they say.

real simple. Reps & Dems. No secrets. You’re gay. O.K. Be gay, but not in the closet. You use hookers. O.K. but admit it. If any lawmaker or policymaker has a secret then the threat of exposure could influence them to vote on a bill or decide on a policy not on it’s actual merits but on a need to avoid exposure of some secret.
You don’t want the public to know you’re a transexual? Well we don’t want this bill to pass. Can we count on a no vote from you? Then you can count on our continued silence.
How many people, reps & dems, on that phone list have been ‘influenced’ already on how many issues?
Politicians should not have secrets

Legalize Escorts services,Here in Australia It’s legal and the women are treated fairly and with respect.
It will also stop the women from peddling themselves on the streets
It’s a lot more risky when they are
controlled by rude pimps.
Just regulate the business.
You can never stop some women from doing this kind of work.NEVER
Get a life and move on

I am a republican and just to make sure that I don’t get called a hypocrite I take shots from the doctor to counter my hormones and reduce my drive. It disappoints my wife (a little) but at least she knows for sure that I am faithful and not enlisting an escort service. Above all; I am not a hypocrite! I just couldn’t stand it if liberals called me a hypocrite just because I couldn’t control my sex drive.

Tobias used Central Americans for his “massages.” He knows that most immigrant women involved in prostitution are trafficked sex slaves. Everyone at USAID knows this! He can NOT claim that he didn’t know. He was aiding and abetting the trafficking of women as sex slaves when he procured their services. The man is a beast and should be prosecuted and put in prison.

I am glad to see even this trivial proof of politicians’ dishonesty taken to a superior account by the partisan minions on this site. It enforces the view that no matter how badly some of our “betters” will let some of us down, there is always the excuse that the other side did it as well, only it was more obscene.
And, of course, it was not reported in the mainstream media.

You righties amaze me. Your arguments come down to three lame talking points:
1) “Hey, no one is perfect/ cast the first stone.” No one is perfect means “I lost my keys,” or “I broke the china,” or “I forgot your name.” This is far from mere “imperfection.” It is outright hypocrisy, criminal, and possibly damaging to American security interests.
2) “ABC news is so bias/there are probably Democrats on that list.” Must be nice to hand your brain to Fox and avoid all of that messy thinking. You KNOW that if this were a Democrat, it would be an issue as well. The difference? Tobias’s hypocrisy.
and finally, 3) “Why is this news? There is a war going on!” Ah yes, the Hannity defense. When all else fails, pull out the sparkly ball and repeat “Look-at-the-war. You don’t want accountability during war time. The government is your friend. Support the troops.” Please, that lame parlor trick never worked for some of us, and now it does not work for 78% of the American public. Now why are we fighting? I keep getting your talking points all mixed up. What is the reason this week?

Amen, Juanita! Best post I’ve read so far!

Eventually, we will forget about this and move on to the next story.

Escorts are fashionable in the world of politics…prostitution is really a problem these days..imagine that in Thailand they use escorts to promote tourism..