Mar 14, 2010 11:40am
Massa Mess: Washington is ‘Terminally Weird’
EmailWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, was accused this week by former Congressman and tickle party aficionado Eric Massa of a naked shower confrontation.
The White House denies such a meeting ever took place, but on the “This Week” roundtable, we unearthed a fully clothed clip from the 2006 documentary “Taking the Hill” in which then-Congressman Emanuel visited then-congressional candidate Ed Massa to give him some campaign advice. His words of wisdom? Don’t be angry, smile and try to be likeable.
George Will said the Massa mess is another example of how “terminally weird” Washington has become.
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Anita Dunn threw out a disingenuous comment about Massa and Conservatives. When she said Republicans rushed to embrace him because he didn’t support health care, so they were embracing his weird behavior – that is not true.
Massa originally claimed that he was being smeared and people were making false accusations because he didn’t support health care.
Posted by: sarainitaly | March 14, 2010, 11:52 am 11:52 am
I think it comes down to the fact that we want to make our own decisions. I certainly don’t want the self-serving, corrupt and morally bankrupt politicians making decisions for me. I’m sure there are good, earnest people working in government, but right now I think the system is really stinking.
They need to start listening to the taxpayers and not all the special interest groups funding their campaigns.
Posted by: getagrip | March 14, 2010, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
the reason there is so much perversion, weirdness, and corruption in Washington is because they weild too much power. So self-centered egoists, perverts, and the selfish seek to go there. And so rich people, corporations, and banks seek their favor. In fact, it could be argued that these controllers (lobbyists, bankers, and national party leaders) PICK out perverts, drunks, addicts, mentally ill, and weirdos to support. Because these people are manipulated more easily (either by direct bribing, parties, sexual favors, political funding, or via outright blackmail.)
So the controllers can rule by both fear (if they don’t vote a certain way their “dirt” can come out) and by reward (we will set you up with a good job later, give you young willing interns, set up you up with dates, give you free booze and meals, etc.)
Posted by: Ed | March 14, 2010, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
Anita Dunn threw out a disingenuous comment about Massa and Conservatives. When she said Republicans rushed to embrace him because he didn’t support health care
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The Republicans including Beck and al were all ready to proclaim Massa their new hero – poor victim of the evil Democrats – but it didn’t turn out that well for them.
Posted by: tierra | March 14, 2010, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
Some of my kids’ friends are weird, I can handle that..some of their college professors are weird, I can handle that too..what I cannot handle are weird priests, weird doctors, weird airline pilots, weird cops, or weird politicians.
Posted by: cindy | March 14, 2010, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
Weird is all right. Of course people thought Ron Paul was weird, and he turned out to have been right on pretty much everything.
Posted by: Huh | March 14, 2010, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
One party’s “weird” is another’s “unconscionable, despicable, repulsive, actionable, reprehensible”, etc.
Posted by: konastephen | March 14, 2010, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
Weird would be ok if you’re in a non-responsible position. These politicians have too much power with too little concept of responsibility. They seem to want more and more power, more and more control, and they are trying to get that as I write. They have shown they can’t handle what power they have, but they still want more.
Posted by: Matt | March 14, 2010, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
Politicians and lawyers have friends in low places !!
Posted by: Paul | March 15, 2010, 12:03 am 12:03 am
or weird politicians.
Posted by: cindy | Mar 14, 2010 1:43:49 PM
Yeah… don’t watch Celebrity Apprentice– and yes, I’m mocking a weird Democrat.
Posted by: progressive mama | March 15, 2010, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Anita Dunn threw out a disingenuous comment about Massa and Conservatives. When she said Republicans rushed to embrace him because he didn’t support health care
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The Republicans including Beck and al were all ready to proclaim Massa their new hero – poor victim of the evil Democrats – but it didn’t turn out that well for them.
Posted by: tierra | Mar 14, 2010 1:18:32 PM
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As Politico noted, both Limbaugh and Drudge embraced him, and as tierra noted Beck did as well. However, Jonah Goldberg, a couple folks at the Weekly Standard and Michelle Malkin did warn conservatives to be careful– but certainly not everyone at this forum heeded their advice. There was some definite conservative/Republican embracing of the wierdo– all in hopes he really has something on Rahm and the admin. And there weren’t any apologies either, at least not that I saw.
Posted by: progressive mama | March 15, 2010, 12:28 am 12:28 am
Whatever district he is from, I hope you are proud to have sent some weirdo to Washington. I’m sure Weirdo isn’t politically correct and may hurt the feelings of some group or organization. But I don’t care. Why do we wonder why this country is so messed up with wackos like him and crazy people like Pelosi running around?
Posted by: Mac | March 17, 2010, 9:01 am 9:01 am
yes its is reality..Politicians and lawyers have friends in low places.
Posted by: Ilan Ben Menachem | March 18, 2010, 5:26 am 5:26 am