Eric Massa slams Democrat leaders for ethics probe

[Lunar]

My guess is that the Democratic congressional leaders are not willing to manufacture gay scandals about their own members for a single healthcare vote, as it would damage their own chances in November. 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34051.html

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) says the House ethics committee is investigating him for inappropriate comments he made to a male staffer on New Year's Eve — and that he's the victim of a power play by Democratic leaders who want him out of Congress because he's a "no" vote on health care reform.

"Mine is now the deciding vote on the health care bill," Massa, who on Friday announced his intention to resign, said during a long monologue on radio station WKPQ. "And this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots."

Massa insisted that he did not know the basis of a House ethics committee investigation into his conduct until after he announced his retirement last Wednesday, and he took House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to task for going public with information related to the probe before it is completed.

In the monologue — an audio recording of which has been posted by Rochester's WHAM-TV  — Massa said he first heard that the ethics committee was questioning his staff in early February but had no idea why.

He said he now understands the basis of the committee's investigation — and dismissed it as a matter of "political correctness" gone awry.

"I have to come find out that on New Year's Eve, I went to a staff party — it was actually a wedding for a staff member of mine," Massa said. "There were 250 people there. I was with my wife, and in fact we had a great time. She got the stomach flu, I went down to sing Auld Lang Syne. And with cameras on me — I'm talking three of them — filming me, I danced with the bride, and I danced with the bridesmaid. Absolutely nothing occurred.

"I said goodnight to the bridesmanid. I sat at down at the table where my whole staff was, all of them, by the way bachelors. One of them looked at me and — as they would do after, I don't know, 15 gin and tonics and goodness only knows how many bottles of champagne — a staff member made an intonation to me that maybe I should be chasing after the bridesmaid. His points were clear and his words were far more colorful than that.

"And I grabbed the staff member sitting next to me and I said, 'What I really ought to be doing is frakking you,' and then tossled the guy's hair and left, went to my room, because I knew the party was getting to a point where I shouldn't be there."

"Was that inappropriate of me? Absolutely."

A Massa aide has told POLITICO that the New York Democrat has been engaged in inappropriate behavior “for eight months.”



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[Franzl]

So is this guy gonna resign today or what?

[Lunar]

So is this guy gonna resign today or what?

Jawohl

[Franzl]

Seems kind of odd to start with your attacks when you're resigning anyway, doesn't it?

[Lunar]

Seems kind of odd to start with your attacks when you're resigning anyway, doesn't it?

Not really, it looks a lot better image-wise to look like you're being forced out than resigning in shame

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well he's blaming Rahm Emanuel for forcing him out.......basically instigating the probe so he had to resign since he was against the health care bill.

I thought only the pubs did that

[Ebowed]

He's bluffing, of course.  Pelosi would have made him vote in favor if she had to.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

He's bluffing, of course.  Pelosi would have made him vote in favor if she had to.

Oh he'll resign......but do you think Rahm had anything to do with it?  I definitely do.....he takes no chances.

[Franzl]

Pelosi will get the necessary votes. It's very plausible that some tactics used aren't entirely clean

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Pelosi will get the necessary votes. It's very plausible that some tactics used aren't entirely clean

In fact, they're somewhat Rovean?

[Franzl]

Pelosi will get the necessary votes. It's very plausible that some tactics used aren't entirely clean

In fact, they're somewhat Rovean?

Certainly.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

"And I grabbed the staff member sitting next to me and I said, 'What I really ought to be doing is frakking you,' and then tossled the guy's hair and left, went to my room, because I knew the party was getting to a point where I shouldn't be there."

I guess Massa is both a gay and a Battlestar Galactica fan.  Interesting.

[Brittain33]

Ok, I guess I was wrong to count him as a likely vote for health care.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ok, I guess I was wrong to count him as a likely vote for health care.

No one remembered you did........til now

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

his voice sounds believable in the radio interview

[Meeker]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

[Lunar]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

Hey, Rahm is a good negotiator and he was giving Massa what he wanted.

[The Mikado]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

...

I need brain bleach.

[bullmoose88]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

Hey, Rahm is a good negotiator and he was giving Massa what he wanted.

Rimjo...Rimshot!

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

...

I need brain bleach.

He's pissed because probably Rahm is hung like a bull and Massa has a lil turtle head.

[The Mikado]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

...

I need brain bleach.

He's pissed because probably Rahm is hung like a bull and Massa has a lil turtle head.

Everyone who talks about the LBJ style of politics...LBJ's gigantic cock was a big part of his intimidation strategy.  You think Rahm's doing the same thing?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

...

I need brain bleach.

He's pissed because probably Rahm is hung like a bull and Massa has a lil turtle head.

Everyone who talks about the LBJ style of politics...LBJ's gigantic cock was a big part of his intimidation strategy.  You think Rahm's doing the same thing?

I thought he did call Rahm a big dick, no? 

[Iosif]

"I'm naked as a jay bird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

-- Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), quoted by Roll Call, about an encounter with the White House chief of staff in the House gym.

...

I need brain bleach.

He's pissed because probably Rahm is hung like a bull and Massa has a lil turtle head.

Don't be daft, Rahm's a jew.

[Lief 🗽]

Wait, so is this guy still on the verge of death, or was he just lying about that?

[Meeker]

"I have very few hard and fast rules. One of them is not to have sword fights in the morning with Rahm Emanuel."

-- Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), in an interview on Fox Business Network, referring to former Rep. Eric Massa's (D-NY) naked confrontation with the White House chief of staff.