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This goes for all media. Left, right, center. Is the state of so called journalism and news media to the point where there are no standards? They cant cover anything without mocking and immature headlines? Its as if every so called adult in our society today is fascinated with sex. Even the news media. They cant cover a story without headline after headine, one line after one line, of immature schtick youd expect from a teenage boy.
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Maybe Im wrong, but I doubt it. But I get the feeling many Democrats would elect Bill Clinton again if they could, in a heartbeat. But say they are against AW now. What Bill Clinton did, especially as a sitting POTUS, was far worse than what Weiner did. There's really no comparison. The guy had sexual relations with a friggin intern in the Oval Office for Pete's sake. Thats on top of past allegations.
What's worse is people think getting a BJ is more harmful to the country than selling weapons to an enemy
I guess no one knows Weiner gets paid each year for life for serving in Congress. That is what our politicians vote for themselves. Lifetime pensions, even if they only served one term. Nice huh?
I'm not feeling sorry for Weiner, just for his victims, the public he served and I don't feel much sorrow for them if they elect him. They will get what they deserve.
Your statement is FALSE.
The key provision: no member of Congress is eligible for any pension unless he or she has served in Congress for at least five years. (Senators serve six-year terms; House members must seek reelection every two years.)
To collect, a congressman or senator must be age 62, or be age 50 with 20 years of service, or be any age with 25 years of service.
Weiner served in the House for a little over 11 years, so he is eligible for a pension, but is not 62yr old yet, so he has yet to see a penny of it. The reason why most people in Congress get a pension for life once they leave Congress is because most people leave Congress well past 62.
This goes for all media. Left, right, center. Is the state of so called journalism and news media to the point where there are no standards? They cant cover anything without mocking and immature headlines? Its as if every so called adult in our society today is fascinated with sex. Even the news media. They cant cover a story without headline after headine, one line after one line, of immature schtick youd expect from a teenage boy.
Journalism isn't what it used to be. What a shame they learned nothing from the Murrow boys
I guess no one knows Weiner gets paid each year for life for serving in Congress. That is what our politicians vote for themselves. Lifetime pensions, even if they only served one term. Nice huh?
I'm not feeling sorry for Weiner, just for his victims, the public he served and I don't feel much sorrow for them if they elect him. They will get what they deserve.
The only victims are his family. All his exchanges were with anonymous women, except Sydney Leathers who is getting her 15 minutes of fame, who were willingly seeking willing parties and looking for someone to interact with.
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