Slog - Comments on Bad News http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news Another political sex scandal: a politician in Indiana was found in a seedy motel room with a 15 year-old boy and drugs. Unfortunately he's a Democrat.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:31:23 -0800 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:41:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Phelix That poor boy. :( I wonder if the pills were for the Councilman or the boy.... :(

]]> Phelix http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763201 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763201 Politics Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:58:41 -0800 Comment by free advice In politics it's better to be caught with a dead girl than a live boy. Guess he didn't get that memo.

]]> free advice http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763215 Politics Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:16:56 -0800 Comment by OddlyEnough There's your third, Dan. Careful what you put out into the universe, eh?

Democrat or not, I'm glad a sex offender is now in the hands of the law.

]]> OddlyEnough http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763284 Politics Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:13:47 -0800 Comment by east coaster The party affiliation isn't what matters. What I want to know is his stance on gay issues, what he thinks the age of consent should be, and position on drugs. By which I mean: is he a hypocrite or not?

]]> east coaster http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763304 Politics Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:49:37 -0800 Comment by Gitai I've spent the week helping a woman find her 15 year old, gay runaway son (the cops picked him up in Volunteer Park), and I'm just happy I didn't see this before he was found.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763331 Politics Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:45:15 -0800 Comment by MBI Can't win 'em all.

]]> MBI http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763419 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:49:39 -0800 Comment by Eric Arrrrr Unfortunately, he's a democrat? How about, unfortunately, there's a 15-year-old boy involved?

Partisanship is all well & good, but what does it say about your moral position when you forget to acknowledge what's vastly more unfortunate about the situation?

]]> Eric Arrrrr http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763426 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:08:14 -0800 Comment by Darcy What's it say about your moral position when you need to have it pointed out to you? The vastly more unfortunate part of the situation should be readily apparent to anyone who can read; Dan Savage shouldn't need hand-hold you through an explanation of the obvious.

]]> Darcy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763427 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:51:48 -0800 Comment by coolidge yeah it's too bad for that 15 yr old that this won't get to be used for political gains for the democrats.

]]> coolidge http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763452 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:19:41 -0800 Comment by treacle "Unfortunately he's a democrat"? No love lost there: the demmy-crats are pretty fucked up too. They are as much on the corporate take as the reppy-ublicans. They are equally invested in keeping the sheeple distracted and confused so they can pad their bank accounts and play games with each other. Fuck 'em both.
Why doesn't America have REAL political parties? France has 7 major ones.. and we have 6x as many cityoens as France.
"Democracy", my ass.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763496 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763496 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:21:02 -0800 Comment by ecce homo So to Dan, the real problem is that the guy is a democrat.

Apparently, the problem is because sex with 15 year olds and drug use is acceptable to him, but that people over react and will nail the democrat to the wall.

Or perhaps he hates sex with kids but is willing to use someone elses tradgedy to further his own political gains.

Either way, Dudes got some seriously misplaced priorties...

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763538 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763538 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:01:05 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt I am outraged that Dan Savage thinks that the biggest issue here is that this man is a Democrat! OUTRAGED! Horrified! Scandalized!

Lighten up, folks.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763550 Politics Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:58:43 -0800 Comment by prometheusnox treacle-No. 10

We don't have more political parties because our system if "first past the post." Whoever wins a majority get the seat. We don't do representational apportionment (where you vote for a party, and every party gets seats based on how it does). With a system that rewards only those who place first, there is a lot of pressure for people to make compromises and form alliances. Which is what we get--two large, alliance based parties with strong regional variation.

In order to get more parties, we would have to abandon the idea that people for people, not parties.

]]> prometheusnox http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763606 Politics Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:29:53 -0800 Comment by Malchik Has any of you self-righteous morons complaining about the phrase "unfortunately he's a democrat" ever heard of a "tongue-in-cheek" statement?.

Doesn't it make more sense that this was not meant to be taken seriously? that it was said facetiously? in layman's terms: THAT IT WAS A F***ING JOKE?. Jesus Christ on a baby doll!! >_>

Later ^_^

]]> Malchik http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763607 Politics Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:37:03 -0800 Comment by mike Here is a NYC GOP councilman caught up in some nasty stuff:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152007/news/regionalnews/pol_beat__threatened__terrorized_me_in_sick_sex_attack_regionalnews_james_fanelli______and_angela_montefinise.htm

]]> mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763642 Politics Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:57:25 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Thank God he's a Republican!

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763645 Politics Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:58:53 -0800 Comment by mike Yeah, one of 3 on hte NYC council.

]]> mike http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763652 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c763652 Politics Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:26:17 -0800 Comment by 2lesmoms Ah don't be upset it's a democrat, they're pretty much all the same anyway.... At least a pervert is caught!

]]> 2lesmoms http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c764077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c764077 Politics Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:22:35 -0800 Comment by Ex-Conservative To give Dan credit, the article he linked assumed the guy was a republican and was edited when it turned out he was a democrat.

]]> Ex-Conservative http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c765114 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/bad_news#c765114 Politics Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:41:30 -0800