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Wrath of Prudes

June 8, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

Rep. Weiner’s being pilloried, to his chagrin,
For texting pics of his prick on a whim.
But a Blackberry’s no sex toy,
And to paraphrase Carter to Playboy:
If you lust in your text, it’s a sin.

Majority of New Yorkers Say Weiner Should Not Resign

June 8, 2011 Buck Banks

51%

Of New York City voters believe Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) should not resign from his job over his sexting scandal, while 30% disagree and think he should step down, and 18% are still unsure. However, 56% do not want Weiner to run for New York City mayor in 2013, including a majority of Democrats.

Good/Bad: The Weiner Scandal

June 7, 2011June 7, 2011 Pensito Editors

scales Now that the Anthony Weiner scandal is receding in the rearview mirror (kind of), we weigh in on the good and bad results.

Bad thing: Andrew Breitbart gained credibility, though he lost some of that when he upstaged Weiner at Weiner’s own press conference, and came off like a egomaniacal ideologue on the order of Joe McCarthy.

Good thing: Distracted media from Sarah Palin for a nanosecond.

Bad thing: Timing — distracted everyone from the fact that Weiner is on the committee that was going to look into Justice Clarence Thomas’ tax returns and Ginny Thomas’ missing income, like nowish.

Good thing: Weiner’s social media incompetence has encouraged everyone else to study up on how to send a direct message on Twitter and how to reply on Facebook.

Bad thing: The long-lasting vision of Weiner’s gum-smacking e-paramour being interviewed on TV.

Good thing: Mrs. Weiner had the good sense and class to not stand by her man at the press conference.

Bad thing: Weiner’s a pervo loser who got caught in a sex scandal, and now doesn’t even have the pleasure of remembered actual sex acts; all he has are crotch shots — of himself.

Good thing: Tighty whiteys are all the rage on Capitol Hill this summer!

Seen Weiner’s Weiner?

June 2, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

The news media would like us to indulge
Its need to chronically divulge.
But we’re starting to hate
The entire Fourth Estate
For reporting on Tony Weiner’s crotch bulge.

Arnold’s Base Instinct

May 17, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

The Schwarzenegger household’s in a mess
After Arnold’s dalliance with a parlor maid or governess.
His inability to modulate
His fervent need to copulate
Has brought him to a new level of classlessness.

An Italian Affair

February 15, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

Poor old Silvio Berlusconi.
I guess life at the top gets lonely.
So he created a drama
With an underaged mama
By playing hide the salami with Ruby!

DeLay Gets Three Years for Money Laundering Corporate Donations in 2002 Elections

January 10, 2011January 11, 2011 Jon Ponder

Count me as surprised that DeLay was sentenced to jail time:

Former House majority leader Tom DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a money-laundering case stemming from the 2002 elections.

DeLay, once one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress, was convicted in November for illegally funneling $190,000 in corporate money through the Republican National Committee to help elect Republicans to the Texas Legislature during the 2002 elections.

Texas judge Pat Priest sentenced DeLay to three years on a conspiracy charge and also sentenced him to five years in prison for money laundering. Priest, however, allowed DeLay to accept 10 years probation on the money laundering charge, assuming he meets certain conditions set by the court.

DeLay could have received up to life in prison on the money laundering and conspiracy charges.

The former Houston area congressman, known as “The Hammer,” was unrepentant today in court. “I fought the fight. I ran the race. I kept the faith,” he said, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

It will be a bigger surprise if he serves more than three months.

Tom DeLay is Back. It’s Hammer Time on Dancing With the Stars

August 17, 2009 Trish

The fact that I’ve never seen ABC’s Dancing With the Stars does not keep me from voicing an opinion on one of this season’s stars. And my opinion is…well, never mind. But here are some of the comments being left on the show’s web site.

‘He should be in prison, not working on restoring his tarnished image as a corrupt politician by using DWTS’

You have got to be kidding me!?! Why didn’t you ppl just go get your “stars” off death row? Tom DeLay??? Are you bleeping crazy!?! What a insult to the VERY few decent ppl you did chose. I will not be watching, in fact, I will be campaining AGAINST ANYONE I KNOW watching this crap of a show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you set out to ruin your reputation and your show, you did it!!!
Shame on Dancing With The Stars. Tom Delay is not a “STAR” in anybodies book except the book of felons. He is such a crook. I love this show, but the choice of STARS? is going down hill. Please rethink some of your choices.
I’m with everyone else. Tom Delay’s inclusion may cause me to not watch this season…at least not until I’ve heard he’s been booted off. You’ve got the most one-sided biography possible for him, ABC. He’s President of First Principles? That man has NO principles. He should be in prison, not working on restoring his tarnished image as a corrupt politician by using DWTS.
you have lost me with this guy. i will not watch this season. he is one of the most hateful,viscious polaririzing, HOMOPHOBIC politicians that has ever disgraced the halls of Congress. what a mistake to cast this hatemonger! do your producers understand that you have a large gay audience and that none of us will waste our time watching this creep?
Can you add “money launderer” to Tom Delay’s bio? That might help your ratings in some areas.

Want to express your own opinion on ABC’s strange choice? Please do.