Kenneth Falcon
Representative John E. Sweeney with students at the Alpha Delta Phi house at Union College on April 21. Mr. Sweeney, a Republican from Clifton Park, N.Y., has been ridiculed by Democrats for attending the party.
Posted on 04/29/2006 11:31:00 AM PDT by neverdem
WASHINGTON, April 28 — A congressman from upstate New York found himself on the defensive Friday over a series of photographs that surfaced showing him at a college fraternity party a week earlier.
Democrats seized on the photographs in an attempt to embarrass the congressman, John E. Sweeney, a Republican from the Albany region who attended a party on April 21 at the Alpha Delta Phi house at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
His visit was initially reported by the Union College student newspaper, the Concordiensis, which said that witnesses described the congressman as being "inquisitive and engaging" and "acting openly intoxicated."
Melissa Carlson, a spokeswoman for Mr. Sweeney, said that the congressman had attended a wake earlier in the day and then had dinner near the campus at a restaurant, where he had a glass of wine.
Ms. Carlson said that Mr. Sweeney then went over to the campus, where he "spoke to the kids, took pictures and enjoyed the dialogue" for about 20 or 30 minutes before leaving.
But Democrats took the opportunity to ridicule Mr. Sweeney, who faces a stronger-than-expected re-election challenge this year, though he won re-election in 2004 with 66 percent of the vote.
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Dude?
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.
Seems to me that the worst party to attend would be the (ready for this)......drum roll please....the Democratic Party......
(Is that a hairy ape in the background on the right?)
"I fully support my collegue." said Senator John Blutarsky, interviewed as he was donning a toga...
Nope, that's Johnny Damon right before he met with George.
Dude! Where's my Toga?
Toga! Toga! Toga!
You got to love it dems can snort coke with a hooker and
get re-elected, a pubbie stops by a frat party and he's busted by the press.
Ok, Double Super Secret Probation for him!
I think this dude better get put on " Double Secret Probation".
So what, 18 yr olds can vote.
This was just a meet-your-constituents event.
No, it's one of the cavemen from those insurance ads.
Does the hairy neandrathal knuckle dragger have a picture of a guy taking a hit on his shirt?
So he goes to a frat party and says hi. Maybe has a few beers. Big hairy deal
"Oh, great! Seven years of college, down the tubes!"
Witness the new breed of REPUBLICAN
I once went to my wife's college reunion. We believe we were drugged by the punch. We were never so intoxicated in our lives, barely recall what we did that night. I wasn't exactly a novice drinker but something about that night was nothing like any other night I drank.
No no... that's the New York Times reporter who covered the event.
In a related story, Senator Ted K. had a party, got drunk, killed a girl, covered it up and look where he is today.
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