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Senator In Scandal Won't Resign [Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter....]
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Posted on 07/16/2007 3:20:14 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Senator In Scandal Won't Resign Republican Acknowledged Connection To 'D.C. Madam'

POSTED: 1:38 pm EDT July 16, 2007 UPDATED: 6:16 pm EDT July 16, 2007 NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter, who last week admitted to a connection with the so-called D.C. Madam, said Monday he will not resign.

Vitter said he was in seclusion because he wanted time alone with his family and for prayer.

"I'm so very, very sorry" to all those let down by the revelations, Vitter said.

"I will work every day to rebuild this trust," he said.

Vitter, who is Catholic, said he confessed about his indescretions a number of years ago.

"I believe I received forgiveness from God. I know I did from Wendy," he said of his wife, Wendy Vitter.

Vitter is a conservative who ran for office on a platform opposing abortion and supporting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He replaced former Democratic Rep. Bob Livingston, who resigned after rumors of numerous affairs.

Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt played a role in exposing both men's activities.

"I think Livingston’s stepping down makes a very powerful argument that (former President Bill) Clinton should resign as well and move beyond this mess,” he said.

Flynt said last week that his magazine was the first to link Vitter to an escort service operated by Deborah Jeane Palfrey. She is accused of running an escort service in Washington, D.C., a charge she denies.

Vitter acknowledged last Monday that his telephone number appeared among others in Palfrey's records.

He made the admission to The Associated Press in a statement. Flynt said Vitter went to the AP only after one of his reporters contacted Vitter to confirm the connection to Palfrey.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnbc.com ...


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1 posted on 07/16/2007 3:20:17 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Holy over reaction batman, maybe jefferson should resign first


2 posted on 07/16/2007 3:23:20 PM PDT by italianquaker ("blue dog democrats", that dog don't hunt)
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To: Sub-Driver

I hope that Vitter didn’t pay those bills out of his campaign account..


3 posted on 07/16/2007 3:24:47 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: Sub-Driver

He won’t resign because he, along with so many others, continues to see this as merely an *indiscretion* — private matter between him and his wife, none of our beeswax. Why is it that this fallacy is allowed to take hold when the situation is not about indiscretion but about a lawmaker, by his own admission, violating the law?


4 posted on 07/16/2007 3:25:29 PM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: Sub-Driver
Wow. I thought all Republicans cower in shame when outed by Larry Flynt. It would seem that Vitter has asked for and received forgiveness several years ago. I hope his constituents can forgive the way his Lord and his wife have. I thought maybe Louisiana was turning a corner with Vitter’s election. Let’s hope this doesn’t derail any hope for conservatives there. When friends pointed out that they believed the mess NOLA was in was Bush’s fault, I always reiterated that the Dems have been in control of Louisiana for 60 years......how could anything wrong there be Bush’s fault? I have hopes that conservatives can help Louisiana rise again as a good place to live. Maybe Jindal can secure the other Senatorial seat.
5 posted on 07/16/2007 3:27:15 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (I want a hero....I'm holding out for a hero (politically))
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To: Sub-Driver
Saw Larry Flynt on Hannity last night, says he has dirt on several in Congress and 2 Senators.
Says he is waiting for further confirmation, before he releases names.
6 posted on 07/16/2007 3:29:11 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Boycott China)
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To: Sub-Driver

Barney Frank was running a gay whorehouse out of his basement and he didn’t resign.


7 posted on 07/16/2007 3:30:50 PM PDT by joebuck
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To: Sub-Driver

Meanwhile, Dianne Feinstein continues her job in the U.S. Senate with no media scandal surrounding her.

She’s a Democrat, you see...


8 posted on 07/16/2007 3:30:50 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (Global warming? Hell, in Texas, we just call that "summer".)
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To: italianquaker
Holy over reaction batman, maybe jefferson should resign first

Like THAT will ever happen!

9 posted on 07/16/2007 3:31:26 PM PDT by tioga (I'll take Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson for President. Pick one.)
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To: sweetiepiezer
Do we think Flynt will out any with a ‘D’ by their names?
10 posted on 07/16/2007 3:31:53 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (I want a hero....I'm holding out for a hero (politically))
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To: Sub-Driver

Sorry for the screaming but..... WHY WOULD ANYONE..ESPECIALLY WITH MONEY GET A HOOKER. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!


11 posted on 07/16/2007 3:32:19 PM PDT by JackDanielsOldNo7 (On guard until the seal is broken)
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To: Sub-Driver

Is this Defenant really thinking this out? Doesn’t each person who comes out in repentance, admitting what they’ve done, put another nail in her “there was no sex allowed” defense. All she needs is a couple more Vitter’s to come out asking for forgiveness for visiting her whorehouse.


12 posted on 07/16/2007 3:33:53 PM PDT by joebuck
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7

It doesn’t make sense does it? I’m not for giving any of them a pass but I keep thinking of The Firm. Anyway, this is between God, him, and his family.


13 posted on 07/16/2007 3:36:32 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: everyone

It’s good to see Vitter stand up to this. Let’s hope he really means it — and that his wife really is willing to let him stay in the Senate and not denounce him, whether they stay together or not.

In addition to keeping a Republican and a solid conservative in the Senate, it’s important for one of our people to finally STAND UP to the evil Larry Flynt. If no one does, there is no limit to the damage Flynt can do.


14 posted on 07/16/2007 3:45:37 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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To: originalbuckeye
No. Republicans cower in shame when democrats approach them. Republicans do not visit prostitutes for sex. It's about another kind of pleasure:

"Oooooooh, Mr. Republican Senator, you're SO powerful. Say that veto word again. It turns me on...."

15 posted on 07/16/2007 3:47:17 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness ( Bumper sticker idea: Hillary/Obama Nation '08. Let the desolation begin)
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7
WHY WOULD ANYONE..ESPECIALLY WITH MONEY GET A HOOKER.

Cheaper than a mistress. Less likely to cause problems too.

16 posted on 07/16/2007 3:47:18 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7

Who would get a hooker? A horny guy who wants action then and there. I won’t say it could happen to any of us, but it could happen to more people than we imagine. In addition, I think there’s just a different standard in N’Awlins. It’s never been a family-values place, and I bet some of the hookers in the French Quarter are top of the line in terms of looks. Bottom line, even good men are vulnerable to this.


17 posted on 07/16/2007 3:47:54 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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To: Sub-Driver
Teddy Kennedy has still not been prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. As long as that pig sits in the Senate, the Democrats can just shut the hell up. Dianne Feinstein and Hillary Clinton haven't been investigated and/or prosecuted for their criminal financial transactions either. William Jefferson (D-LA) is still serving in the House as well. Democrats are hypocrites and liars. Many are also criminals.
18 posted on 07/16/2007 3:48:15 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Nuc1

Definitely. Stupid, but definitely easier in a sense.


19 posted on 07/16/2007 3:48:34 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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To: Myrddin

God, I’d love to hear a Republican “leader” talk this way for once! Mega-dittoes!!!


20 posted on 07/16/2007 3:49:18 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
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