Gerry Studds Had To Die Before The Media Acknowledged He Actually HAD SEX With A Teen White House Page?
Gerry Studds had to die for NBC Nightly News to inform viewers of how the former Democratic Congressman had a sexual relationship with 17-year-old male congressional page, misconduct for which the House in 1983 censured him, but did not prompt Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill and other leaders to force his resignation -- nor raise calls for O'Neill's resignation. Despite the Democratic hypocrisy given their current calls for Speaker Hastert's resignation and investigations of who knew what and when about Mark Foley, Saturday night -- two weeks into the media-fueled scandal -- was the first time, according to Nexis, any NBC News program mentioned Studds' name. Anchor John Seigenthaler, who called Studds "Gary," relayed how "from Massachusetts comes word of the death of former Democratic Congressman Gary Studds, the first openly gay Member of Congress." Seigenthaler then gave the gentlest of descriptions as he avoided the word "sexual" in his one sentence on the matter: "In 1983 the House of Representatives censured Studds for his relationship with a teenage page."
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And this was the Democrat Response over Studds Death!
Reaction to the death of former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds
Reaction to the death of former Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass.:
"Gerry's leadership changed Massachusetts forever and we'll never forget him. His work on behalf of our fishing industry and the protection of our waters has guided the fishing industry into the future and ensured that generations to come will have the opportunity to love and learn from the sea. He was a steward of the oceans."
-U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
"No one fought harder for human rights, particularly in Latin America; for our environment; and for the fishermen of New England and the entire nation. He was a true pioneer."
- U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., whose wife, Lisa, once worked as an aide to Studds.
"Gerry often said that it was the fight for gay and lesbian equality that was the last great civil rights chapter in modern American history. He did not live to see its final sentences written, but all of us will forever be indebted to him for leading the way with compassion and wisdom. He gave people of his generation, of my generation, and of future generations the courage to be who they are."
- Dean Hara, who married Studds in 2004.
"Gerry was a stalwart champion of New England's fishing families as well as a committed environmentalist who worked hard to demonstrate that the cause of working people and the cause of the environment go hand in hand with the right leadership. When he retired from Congress, he did not retire from the cause, continuing to fight for the fishing industry and New England's environmental causes.
- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
"I am very saddened by the death of Gerry Studds. From his days in the early 1970s as an articulate and effective opponent of the Vietnam war, through his consistent leadership on environmental issues, to his insistence that the U.S. government stop ignoring the AIDS crisis, Gerry was a forceful advocate for causes that were not always popular and that were consequently shunned by many politicians."
- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
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Studds is remembered for his Congressional Page Sex Scandal
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Congressional page sex scandal
Studds is remembered chiefly for his role in the Congressional page sex scandal in 1983, when he and Representative Dan Crane were censured by the House of Representatives for separate sexual relationships with a minor – in Studds's case, a 1973 relationship with a 17-year-old male congressional page.
During the course of the House Ethics Committee's investigation, Studds publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, a disclosure that, according to a Washington Post article, "apparently was not news to many of his constituents." Studds stated in an address to the House, "It is not a simple task for any of us to meet adequately the obligations of either public or private life, let alone both, but these challenges are made substantially more complex when one is, as I am, both an elected public official and gay."
As the House read their censure of him, Studds turned his back and ignored them. Later, at a press conference with the former page standing beside him, the two stated that what had happened between them was nobody's business but their own.
.....Wikipedia
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Not one Senator mentioned the shame the man brought upon Congress by ACTUALLY HAVING SEX WITH A WHITE HOUSE PAGE!!! No heads rolled there, well, nah I wont say it, the man is dead now. And all he got was CENSURED! AND WAS RE-ELECTED!! Oh brother the Hypocrisy of the left is astounding!
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And this was the Democrat Response over Studds Death!
Reaction to the death of former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds
Reaction to the death of former Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass.:
"Gerry's leadership changed Massachusetts forever and we'll never forget him. His work on behalf of our fishing industry and the protection of our waters has guided the fishing industry into the future and ensured that generations to come will have the opportunity to love and learn from the sea. He was a steward of the oceans."
-U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
"No one fought harder for human rights, particularly in Latin America; for our environment; and for the fishermen of New England and the entire nation. He was a true pioneer."
- U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., whose wife, Lisa, once worked as an aide to Studds.
"Gerry often said that it was the fight for gay and lesbian equality that was the last great civil rights chapter in modern American history. He did not live to see its final sentences written, but all of us will forever be indebted to him for leading the way with compassion and wisdom. He gave people of his generation, of my generation, and of future generations the courage to be who they are."
- Dean Hara, who married Studds in 2004.
"Gerry was a stalwart champion of New England's fishing families as well as a committed environmentalist who worked hard to demonstrate that the cause of working people and the cause of the environment go hand in hand with the right leadership. When he retired from Congress, he did not retire from the cause, continuing to fight for the fishing industry and New England's environmental causes.
- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
"I am very saddened by the death of Gerry Studds. From his days in the early 1970s as an articulate and effective opponent of the Vietnam war, through his consistent leadership on environmental issues, to his insistence that the U.S. government stop ignoring the AIDS crisis, Gerry was a forceful advocate for causes that were not always popular and that were consequently shunned by many politicians."
- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
Read Story Here
Studds is remembered for his Congressional Page Sex Scandal
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Congressional page sex scandal
Studds is remembered chiefly for his role in the Congressional page sex scandal in 1983, when he and Representative Dan Crane were censured by the House of Representatives for separate sexual relationships with a minor – in Studds's case, a 1973 relationship with a 17-year-old male congressional page.
During the course of the House Ethics Committee's investigation, Studds publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, a disclosure that, according to a Washington Post article, "apparently was not news to many of his constituents." Studds stated in an address to the House, "It is not a simple task for any of us to meet adequately the obligations of either public or private life, let alone both, but these challenges are made substantially more complex when one is, as I am, both an elected public official and gay."
As the House read their censure of him, Studds turned his back and ignored them. Later, at a press conference with the former page standing beside him, the two stated that what had happened between them was nobody's business but their own.
.....Wikipedia
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Not one Senator mentioned the shame the man brought upon Congress by ACTUALLY HAVING SEX WITH A WHITE HOUSE PAGE!!! No heads rolled there, well, nah I wont say it, the man is dead now. And all he got was CENSURED! AND WAS RE-ELECTED!! Oh brother the Hypocrisy of the left is astounding!
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 10:01 PM
4 Comments:
And Studds did have to resign his congressional seat, even AFTER he was censured!
As James Taranto at OpinionJournal.com observed, "Ah, Ted Kennedy--always a bridge over troubled waters."
Trek,
And Studds did have to resign his congressional seat, even AFTER he was censured!
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I'm sorry did I get that bass ackwards?
All I know is I have been bitching about this for weeks and now the dude dies, and THEN the media reports on his sexual escapade a with Teen Page. Which strikes me as odd that they didnt report about this when the Foley Story first broke.
I dont know why this should strike me as odd, when there have been 500 some odd stories about Foley when the media is quite Liberal with the exception of a thrown in story every now and again about Liberal corruption I guess to give them the appearance of being somewhat fair, but it doesnt look that way to me most of the time.
Uncle P,
As James Taranto at OpinionJournal.com observed, "Ah, Ted Kennedy--always a bridge over troubled waters."
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Ha! That's Good! Teddy has had more trouble over water than the Titanic. I just wish he would sink.
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