Democrat Eric Massa Lied… Hoyer Knew About Sexual Harassment Last Month
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8:50 PM
Rep. Eric Massa dismissed reports today that he had sexually harassed a male staffer. Massa told Politico:
“When someone makes a decision to leave Congress, everybody says everything. I have health issues. I’ll talk about it [later]… those kinds of articles, unsubstantiated, without fact or backing, are a symptom of what’s wrong with this city.”
Eric Massa, Democratic Representative for New York’s 29th Congressional District in Rochester, N.Y. (AP)
However, Massa was not being honest about his predicament. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer revealed later today that he received a report last month of allegations of misconduct against a New York congressman.
The AP reported:
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says he received a report last month of allegations of misconduct against a New York congressman who has announced he will not seek a second term.
A statement from Hoyer’s office late Wednesday says he was told the week of Feb. 8 about the allegations by a staff member in Rep. Eric Massa’s office. Hoyer directed Massa to report the allegations to the House Ethics Committee within 48 hours. Hoyer says he received confirmation within 48 hours that the Ethics Committee had received the report and would review the allegations.
Massa, a freshman Democrat who represents western New York, had announced Wednesday that he will not seek a second term after a recurrence of cancer late last year. In a conference call, Massa dismissed a report that he had been accused of harassing a staffer.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 65 Comments
aro5o75 commented:
It must be something in the water.
Corporal Vere commented:
Fire the entire congress.
hotairpundit commented:
Remember during the Mark Foley incident that they(Dems) tried to connect it all the way up to Speaker Hastert, even though Foley had resigned…It’s time for us to ask, “what did the Democrat Leaders (Pelosi and Hoyer) know, and when did they know it?”
Jane commented:
Upstate NY (the Southern Tier) deserves better.
So long, farewell, adieu.
jonyjoe101 commented:
Is it “sexual harrassment’” or regular “harrassment”? The story flip flops all over the place.
Before the collapse of the “roman empire” there was alot of “strange” love going on in the upper echelon of the Roman senate. I think history is repeating itself with all these “weirdos” that keep getting elected.
When you against what nature intended (not just god law), it can destroy everything. Now “gays” in the military (which was rampant in the Roman military in it’s final days), might be out ultimate demise.
myna commented:
Male staffer should sue.
Jo commented:
Some how Nancy Pelosi is in on this and cheer leading this unethical admin. onwards and more deranged. I’m sure Rangel is booking more flights on tax-payer expenses to promote this unethical admin. as we speak.
Chris R commented:
It’s eerie how this scandal mirrors Mark Foley’s. Be sure to point out that liberal hypocrisy when the inevitable kneejerk defense comes from the usual suspects.
Opus #6 commented:
You know what they say.
Thou shalt never show thy rod to thy staff.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
Oh, no, Opus#6. You didn’t say that.
LOL!
Kevin commented:
Ok. I’ve come to terms with the idea that bosses should not sexually harass female employees. But now you’re trying to tell me that we can’t even sexually harass MALE employees?
What’s the point of bothering to become a boss?
jim commented:
Here’s the template:
1. Wife comes forward to defend her homo hubby.
2. Hubby comes out of closet, vowing to be a defender for the God-given right to be a sodomite.
3. Media praises defender of inalienable right to sodomy.
4. Wife divorces hubby. Both get book contracts, and both appear on Doprah and various other venues of imbecility.
DavidL commented:
Massa has always been a bad joke. He began his term by pretending to drive a Chevy volt to Washington. Except the three hundredish trip took four vehicles. Massa drove one Volt to Harrisburg, then got another vehicle. Both vehicles had to towed back.
Tim commented:
I think we mis-read the article, Eric Massa doesn’t HAVE cancer, he IS cancer. And, yes, it will be very interesting to see how the media avoids this one compared to Foley, Craig, etc.
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jonnot commented:
Funny how this spurious “harassment” charge is suddenly leaked to the media AFTER Massa goes on record as being AGAINST Obamacare. This appears to be more Chicago-thug politics at work and the attempt by this White House to destroy anyone who dares to get in their way.
Mike commented:
The problem is Massa is my congresscritter.
No. Wait. The problem is that Massa, from a center right district, is mad that the health care proposals didn’t go far enough. He won only because of Obama’s coattails, and he certainly doesn’t reflect the views of most of his constitutents (at least not when they’re not on an Obama-high).
The unfortunate question we have to ask is what he’ll do now, when he has essentially nothing to lose.
Steve commented:
Massa has to retire. Even without his health issues or his anti-gay slurs (or whatever they end up being), he was about to get his clock cleaned in November. And now that he’s announced, you have more popular Republicans, like Monroe County exec Maggie Brooks, seriously considering a run.
The guy was a first rate jerk. I truly hope his health isn’t failing–no one deserves cancer. Nobody. But he doesn’t represent NY-29, and he’ll just jump back into a private sector think tank job. Good riddance.
Dragon commented:
Is Nancy Pelosi in on this? Damned right she is Not only did she know about it, just look at her! she is the most likely cause of homosexuality in congress!
Andrew commented:
Large international companies take advantage of poor women procetion in Ukraine
Allegedly PwC Ukrainian office fired a senior manager, Andrei Maximov, having presented him with evidence that he was involved sexual harassment in respect of his office colleague. The deal between the offender and the firm was that he amicably resigns, packs up his belongings and leaves the office immediately. PwC from their side agreed not to disclose evidence they had on hand and not to report this matter to respective Ukrainian authorities.
Such behavior on the part of the firm and its officers is both illegal and un-ethical. It can not be tolerated. Ukrainian women need a better protection in their work places and we can not stay aside from such inappropriate acts by a reputable firm. Please report this incident as widely as you can, call on the media, PwC officers residing outside of Ukraine, authorities, etc. We all need to act in order to see progress in our country.