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| Gotcha! U.S. lawmaker caught looking at porn on Senate floor |
| 2010-05-05 |
| In his flimsy defence, he was bored. Unfortunately for Florida Senator Mike Bennett, that's just not a good enough reason to be looking at pictures of topless women while on the Senate floor. Especially not while using his state-issued computer. And especially not while a colleague is arguing that the law currently being debated is 'disrespectful towards women'. Even if you do get caught in such a situation, you really shouldn't threaten the reporter who ran the story - trust us, it is just going to make matters worse. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 A real issue is how Superiors are allowed to do so while underlings or other can't do same. Don't be silly, JosephM. There has to be a payoff for getting to the top. More seriously, I do not believe that bit of snark I wrote above. Those who earnt their way to the top should know when they need to focus on the situation, and when it only their presence that is required. I can imagine that the majority of the time during debates and such, nothing important is being said, and therefore does not need to be listened carefully to. Personally, I would prefer the honourable state senator had been paying his bills on-line or working on his novel, but after a while even that palls. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-05-05 23:17 |
| #9 Anyone whom has been in the mighty Halls of LOCAL + STATE(S) + NATIONAL, + even INTERNATIONAL, CONGRESS/GOVT-CRITTERS + AGENCIES SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED. A real issue is how Superiors are allowed to do so while underlings or other can't do same. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-05 22:44 |
| #8 at least the girls were on the computer screen and not crawling around the Oval Office on their hands and knees, like Monica. |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2010-05-05 17:27 |
| #7 ...trying to find something else to tax, other than the citizen's patience. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-05-05 13:34 |
| #6 Another Republican; he'll fall for this. It would be genrally acceptable behavior for a Dem (see Lewinsky, Monica). |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-05 13:12 |
| #5 No wonder they don't read the bills before voting ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-05 13:09 |
| #4 Research! At least (with the way he was flipping thru the apps in the video) we know where his hands were at the time. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-05 13:05 |
| #3 At least it was girls. (ducks) |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-05-05 12:50 |
| #2 Some of the bills that are proposed and passed in the halls of Congress tend towards pornography. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-05 11:52 |
| #1 I think I've seen that picture before. Oh well, in Sacramento they play Solitaire. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-05-05 11:52 |