Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Crazy Crap / Politics / Woods From One Victim to Another: Briley Offers Stanley a Shoulder to Lean On
Posted by Jeff Woods on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
For jackassery, it'd be hard even for Stanley to top Briley, who blamed his booze-fueled escapades variously on the media and on previously repressed memories of still-unspecified abuse as a child. Upon his brief return to the legislature from rehab and a trip to Tunica, Briley even lectured the media at one point on how to act responsibly. He said he was never drunk at the Capitol and offered these words to live by: "I may have come in smelling like alcohol at times but was never intoxicated while I was here." Hey, maybe he should tweet that one to Stanley next.
h/t Kleinheider
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Rob Briley is nothing if not an attention hound. He knew the media would pick up these tweets.
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"I may have come in smelling like alcohol at times but was never intoxicated while I was here."
So what would that be in Stanley's case? "I may have come in smelling like sex at times but I never banged that intern while I was here."
Both of these guys are sleazy. So they deserve each other's "support," for whatever that might be worth. Not much, in my opinion. The issue here, for the public, is their abuse of their offices -- not a "personal" affair.
Briley's mistress was a lobbyist who was pushing and opposing bills in his committee, where he was chairman.
Stanley's mistress was an intern, under his jurisdiction. A violation of ethical standards in any workplace, including (if not especially) the office of an elected official.
And before the tiresome, "Well, what about..." nonsense starts, those who have done the same thing in the past deserved criticism and shame, too. And I don't think it's a party issue -- there seems to be an equally long list of Republicans and Democrats who pull these stunts.
