WI State Rep Busted For Sexual Misconduct – Says Charges Are a Distraction From Larger State Issues

Now we know what they do when they’re not at work…

Wisconsin State Rep. Gordon Hintz told reporters today that his arrest for sexual misconduct is a distraction from larger issues facing the state.
The Chicago Tribune reported:

State Rep. Gordon Hintz says he is willing to take responsibility for his actions after he was cited this month for sexual misconduct.

Records say the Oshkosh Democrat was arrested Feb. 10. The 37-year-old was accused of violating a City of Appleton ordinance of touching or offering to touch sexual parts.

In a statement e-mailed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Hintz says, “I am willing to take responsibility for my actions.” But he says he is concerned his “personal situation is distracting from the much more important issue facing the state.” Thousands of demonstrators are protesting daily at the Wisconsin state Capitol over a budget repair bill.

Appleton police say the citation was issued in conjunction with an ongoing investigation of Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor in Appleton. Messages left with Hintz’s office and home were not immediately returned.

The democrat’s arrest is connected to an Appleton prostitution sting.

#1 February 21, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Mahdi Al-Dajjal commented:

Fear not! Since this fine upstanding public servant is a Democrat, absolutely nothing will become of this unfortunate misunderstanding between consenting adults.
#2 February 21, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Buffalobob commented:

Hey Gordon, you should have hid out with the state senators. Hell they may even be getting massages while they are on retreat.
#3 February 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm
toongoon commented:

You’re right idiot, you should resign, the state should not be distracted by your inability to conduct yourself in a decent manner. Laws are made for democrats too. A republican would be chased out by the republicans, but democrats use these occations for an orgy.
#4 February 21, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Kenny Solomon commented:

Can’t comment.

Too busy laughing.
#5 February 21, 2011 at 7:56 pm
moron commented:

Entrapment. Cited for touching at Heavenly “Touch” Massage Parlor. Don’t know all the facts yet I can’t remember the last time I sided with a Democrat. Oh wait, I very tightly held my nose and voted for HRC in the Dem primary, then of course held my nose and voted for RINO McCain in the election. Against the law to touch a prostitute?
#6 February 21, 2011 at 7:59 pm
gus commented:

Moron. Thank you for your honesty. You are a moron.
#7 February 21, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Ruz commented:

I suspected he was a Democrat when his political affiliation wasn’t mentioned until the third paragraph.
#8 February 21, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

Happy ending democrat. LOL. Usually a resume enhancer now a job killer.

One less democrat so many more to procecute.

Powder is dry
#9 February 21, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Fenway_Nation commented:

Well…at least he wasn’t using craigslist
#10 February 21, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Gordon Hintz commented:

I was there trying to organize for the SEIU. That’s all!
#11 February 21, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Truck Driver Divorce commented:

Absolutely no way this guy is going to step down unless the Right Wing blogs take up the charge and make this VERY public.
#12 February 21, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Ginger commented:

I’m telling you right now that the Wisconsin senators are hideing out at “mans world ” in Chicago. hahahaha I typed in more of what I wanted to say but thought it best to back space. Hahaha I do that a lot here lately.
#13 February 21, 2011 at 8:20 pm
donh commented:

Yes and Laura Logan’s Gang Rape was just an inconveniant distraction from the Historical importance of establishing a Sharia Law Caliphate.
#15 February 21, 2011 at 8:24 pm
lynched1 commented:

Distracting. LMAO.
#16 February 21, 2011 at 8:34 pm
xqqme commented:

For a Democrat this is a badge of honor.
#17 February 21, 2011 at 8:45 pm
jainphx commented:

When R’s get caught in something like this, they resign! Dem’s, hell they get re-elected in a landslide. They have no shame, none, zero, nada.
#18 February 21, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Allen commented:

You’ve got the guy on a criminal charge. That should be enough to pick him up in any state now. Just stop by the capital on the way to the jail and they’ll have their quorum.
#19 February 21, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Allen commented:

Following up on my own thought, wouldn’t it be awesome to see his name in the paper as the dem that created the quorum because he was under arrest for prostitution? He’d be the highest profile Dem in the state.
#20 February 21, 2011 at 9:04 pm
jennifer commented:

for Democrats any kind of misconduct is always just a ‘distraction’.
#21 February 21, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Sheesh! commented:

Taking lessons from the Goracle?
#22 February 21, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Sex Crazed Poodle commented:

Hey, he just wanted his chakra released!
#23 February 21, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:

Wisconsin State Rep. Gordon Hintz told reporters today that his arrest for sexual misconduct is a distraction from larger issues facing the state.

Write this one down, folks.

And if an appropriate time in the future materializes, fling it back in the Democrats’ face.
#24 February 21, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Navin R Johnson commented:

No happy ending for him!

(ba-dum-bum)
#25 February 21, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Connie commented:

Well…at least he didn’t say he was “hiking the Appalachian Trail.” So why is it a happy ending for the Democrat and the happy hiker is still in office? Or how about OUR happy hiker….John Ensign…I could go on and on and ON and on…
#26 February 21, 2011 at 9:50 pm
jaycee commented:

is he wearing eyeliner in that pic?!
#27 February 21, 2011 at 10:02 pm
kato commented:

Yes, it’s a distraction, but according to Suki, the proprietress of the massage parlor, it’s not a big one.
#28 February 21, 2011 at 10:06 pm
the Boodge commented:

Is it just me or does it look like this guy has makeup on?
#29 February 21, 2011 at 10:22 pm
David E. Steelman commented:

He touched but didn’t fondle or grope kinda like Clinton Smoked pot but didn’t inhale
#30 February 21, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:

So why is it a happy ending for the Democrat and the happy hiker is still in office?

Not to excuse Sanford’s disgraceful conduct, but he wasn’t arrested for anything.
#31 February 21, 2011 at 10:55 pm
LibsAreCommies commented:

Just another scumbag LibDem… moving on…
#33 February 21, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Mike W commented:

I look for Al Gore and his ambulance chasing sidekick John Edwards to swoop in and save Gordon using the “Inner Chakra Defense”.
#34 February 21, 2011 at 11:51 pm
bubble boy commented:

apparently he is out of touch with his constituents

so he had to get a feel for somebody outside his district

this guy deserves a hand

don’t you think?
#35 February 22, 2011 at 12:01 am
Nurseratched commented:

It never ceases to amaze me how the mainstream media doesn’t seem to mention many of the stories I read about on this website. Jim — YOU ROCK!!!
#37 February 22, 2011 at 2:16 am
ScoutsHonor commented:

He may have touched a prostitute, but Walker is definitely screwing Wisconsin up it’s backside. Bend over, boys – here he comes again.
#38 February 22, 2011 at 2:22 am
jorgen commented:

“I am willing to take responsibility for my actions.”

Wow, you willing to take responsibility for you actions just like anybody else! That’s very decent of you!
#39 February 22, 2011 at 2:56 am
ogee commented:

Let me guess. He saw the arrest coming so he used the budget as an excuse to run.
I guess only Repubs have rules they must live by.
#40 February 22, 2011 at 3:20 am
TimothyJ commented:

I think it was the senators that ran. This guy is in the house.
#41 February 22, 2011 at 5:44 am
Estragon commented:

It’s all just a big misunderstanding – move along, people, nothing to see here.

He probably thought the “Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor” was a religious institution, and was engaged in the laying on of hands when the authorities happened by.
#42 February 22, 2011 at 6:30 am
Trialdog commented:

This does not sound like a “happy ending” to me. Huh.
#45 February 22, 2011 at 7:18 am
bandit commented:

he is willing to take responsibility for his actions

Then go directly to jail. Do not pass GO do not collect $200.
#46 February 22, 2011 at 7:27 am
asdf commented:

Can the state legislature use this to give him the boot and change the number of people needed for a quorum? Or swear in a replacement, who is then On the Floor and Present and can force business to be done?

If nothing else, even pushing for this unsuccessfully seems to be a win for the GOP. The Dems are in massage parlors shutting down the government. If he resigns, it could be used to get the government up and running– and the story of how it was accomplished (democrat corruption undoes their own corrupt protest) helps The Message.
#47 February 22, 2011 at 7:53 am
MN Jim commented:

Bill Clinton and Al Gore set the bar really, really low for moral turpitude.
#48 February 22, 2011 at 8:04 am
bobdog commented:

But…but…it’s just about sex. That’s an affirmative defense if you’re a Democrat. If you’re a Republican, not so much.
#50 February 22, 2011 at 9:52 am
Paladin commented:

Another graduate of the Kennedy school of ethics.
#51 February 22, 2011 at 10:34 am
jdc commented:

This scraping of the barrel bottom democrat is safe. no one will ever hear about it. But those who have are not surprised of the depths that a democrat will stoop.
#52 February 22, 2011 at 11:56 am
max commented:

I’m shocked, absolutely shocked I tell you. The Trib actually identified the party affiliation of a democrat charged with a crime? My how the world is changing.
#53 February 22, 2011 at 12:04 pm
concerned citizan commented:

@sexed crazed poodle He has a right hand, why can’t he use Mary Palm and leave the unwilling women alone
#55 February 22, 2011 at 12:33 pm
SturJen commented:

To the person that said this was ‘entrapment’ go take a look at the mugshots of these so-called ladies. The madam looks like she’s been rode hard and put away wet too many times (pun intended) Entrapment? I don’t think so. I do believe that there might have been some drugs and/or alcohol involved. No decent man would touch those frightful women sober.
#56 February 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm
lonnie commented:

Was the woman a Wi. school teacher?
#58 February 22, 2011 at 7:41 pm
ItsMe YeahMe commented:

Unfortunately, this guy is in the Assembly.
We need quorum in the Senate. There is, however, an effort under way to recall the Dem Senators who are eligible for recall (unfortunately, they have to have at least one year into their current term).
#60 February 28, 2011 at 10:55 am
H1Rules commented:

Hey these people aren’t the brightest bulbs in the box, most of them think rules and law are for other people. I am pretty sure this is not the last time we will hear about this guy.
#62 February 28, 2011 at 1:58 pm
kansas commented:

This distraction of him trying to get screwed is a distraction from him trying to screw the taxpayers.
#66 February 28, 2011 at 7:36 pm
IAmRight commented:

The thing that jumped out for me in this report is that the government regulates sexual conduct in WI massage parlors? The government decides what sexual conduct is proper? First of all, how does the government know there was sexual misconduct? Was there a camera? Adultery is obviously sexual misconduct. Is that also against the law in WI?
If he went to a massage parlor and some newspaper reported it, fine. It makes him look icky and voters should know. But for the government to get involved with this? Are taxpayers really funding the government to make sure people conduct themselves properly in massage parlors? No wonder we are going broke!!
#67 March 1, 2011 at 11:32 am
Catmann commented:

I believe this person was fulfilling the requirement for membership in the Democratic Party.
#71 March 6, 2011 at 4:01 pm
rph1045 commented:

Isn’t this the senator or congressman, that told last week to the lady congresswoman you are dead If it is he should be thrown out of his seat asap
#72 March 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm
jimmyjimmyj commented:

I do not care what political party Hintz belongs to. If he is guilty of the prostitutiion thing then he needs to be removed PERIOD! If he is not guilty then he needs to be removed for telling another congresswoman what he did. Either way he needs to be removed. Stupidity is in both parties and if each party would help clean their own house it would be a much better place to be. These people are supposed to be representative of their populations.