What is it with Republicans and bathrooms? And when will they ever figure out if you send bare chested photos of yourself in the bathroom on the internets, they will eventually be made public. Florida state senator Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs, learns that lesson today.
The photos aren’t actually all that bad, but anybody else’s gaydar going off? [via politicalwire]
Rob
The barbwire tattoo on his arm is alarming my gaydar.
Carnacki
Not that there’s anything wrong with that /seinfeld
the Conster
Conservatism is a mental disorder, and Florida conservatives are the disorderiest of the disordered. It would be hilarious if they were all confined to a secure facility instead of running around passing laws.
fraught
Yikes! Turn it off, turn it off!!!!
Tonybrown74
So are the 80s pr0n, faded blue jeans … but I’m not from Florida. So who knows what fashion styles they have down there.
MikeJ
@Carnacki: Sorry, that deviant lifestyle they’ve chosen is disgusting. It sickens me that they walk around in public openly. How anybody could choose to be a Republican is beyond me.
flukebucket
That is just painful. What in the hell is the matter with people anyhow? What makes public figures do this kind of shit?
Libby Spencer
The barbed wire tattoo was definitely the tell…
Greed Is God
Looks like he’s ready for some toe tappin’ fun.
redshirt
And so we draw ever closer to the fusing of politics and reality tv.
He’s quite the stud!
Tonybrown74
@redshirt:
If you put a brown paper bag over his head … maybe …
Handy
In my best George Takei . . .
“Oh my!”
jwest
Can anyone tell the difference between this guy and democrats who email photos of themselves?
1) He doesn’t have his dick out.
2) He didn’t send this to an underaged boy or girl.
Granted, those may not seem like big differences to liberals, but in conservative circles they matter.
redshirt
@jwest: LOL. Sure!
Maude
www stands for World Wide Web.
Tonybrown74
@jwest:
I’m sorry, but who sent what pics to an underage boy or girl?
Also, which liberals defended the dick pics once they were proven they were Rep. Weiner’s?
Finally, which liberals are legislating sexual moral codes over the general population while advertising their wares over “dating” sites?
Libby Spencer
To be clear, I think it’s perfectly okay if he’s gay, assuming he’s not out there bashing the LGBT community.
And jwest, the article doesn’t say who he sent these to, so assuming facts not in evidence.
Joel
Barbed wire tattoo, huh?
jl
@Tonybrown74:
Therefore, I am sure the reactionaries will be understanding, and let the dude off. Which in fact, this DFH liberal thinks would be the appropriate thing to do, as it would have been for the Congresscritter with the hot hotdog, and Senator wide stance.
Of course, most of the GOPers are guilty of raging hypocrisy, regardless of whether the pics involved barely clothed members or wide stances.
I think, why fire wide stance? He should have remained in the Senate as a living monument to their hypocrisy.
Todd
@Rob:
As tats go, that’s a pretty candyass bit of ink. No pain at all – he must have gotten it when he was still using fat pencils in grade school.
Tonybrown74
@jl:
Oh? So, Senator David “Vitter the Shitter” isn’t enough of a living monument for us all?
SRW1
@jwest:
Dude, you seriously believe fighting on that hill is going to earn you a medal?
Brachiator
I suppose that the claim that he sent the photos to many friends could be verified. In the absence of any sexy time text, or other salacious context, there is not much more to say about this.
Don’t know much about his voting record.
BTW, at first I read his identifier as R-Tampon Springs.
geg6
Heh. That said, I’ve been to Tarpon Springs. Lovely place, if you don’t mix with the locals too much. Won’t ever go back, though. I’ve made a vow to never step foot below the Mason-Dixon line. Only North Carolina and Virginia are getting a probationary period. We’ll see if they pass my test this November.
Smiling Mortician
Am I the only one who sees jwest’s nym and thinks of this guy?
redshirt
@Brachiator: LOL. Thought the same thing. The phrase “Toxic Shock” then sprung to mind.
Linda Featheringill
I always wonder about the orientation of guys who send out pictures with too much skin showing. Women aren’t usually turned on by such “art work.”
The same is true about pictures of their undies. Wiener? Maybe you should talk about this with your counselor.
jl
@Tonybrown74: Thank you, Diaper Dave slipped my mind. I think there is enough evidence that Vitter broke the law that he should go, even if some degenerate libs think laws against all prostitution are too strict. But he broke the law in an IOKIYAR approved way, so he gets to stay.
So, under my preferred scheme we would have two hypocrisies, two living monuments.
But, I am just throwing ideas around to honor recent GOP contributions to the pantheon of political ideas, you are free do disagree.
PaulW
…oh no, I grew up in Tarpon Springs…
And here I hoped we’d only be known for the touristy Sponge Docks and excellent Greek food. Nooooooooo…
Joey Maloney
Me. For FSM sakes, can we all get the fuck over this? People like sex. Holy moley, quick, convene a blogger ethics panel!
Weiner didn’t commit a crime. And he even kept it in his pants, if just barely. Any fallout (yeah, I went there) should’ve been confined to his marriage. The rest of us can point and snicker, but at some point wouldn’t it be nice if we all grew the fuck up?
PaulW
Follow-up: having seen the pictures, the only upsetting one is the pic of him in his skivvies. Still, in this day and age you DO NOT take pictures of yourself showing off how buff you are while standing in bathrooms. Poolside, with friends standing about, definitely. Flying solo in public bathrooms, not a good idea.
MTiffany
@Tonybrown74:
No one that the troll can name. Because the troll does not have any examples. The troll is just trolling. Do not feed the trolls.
Remember: if you respond, even with facts (and their well-known liberal bias) that disprove the troll’s bullshit, then the trolls wins.
PaulW
@geg6:
Hey, no fair! We got the BEST Greek food in the country! Get yer ass to Plakas!
Citizen_X
Well, he is in good shape. For a douchebag.
Joel
@Smiling Mortician: I think of the 4th worst umpire in baseball.
Tonybrown74
@MTiffany:
I need to remember that.
I don’t usually respond to them. But I guess since I haven’t been commenting much lately, I have forgotten how trolls function.
karen
@jwest:
Vitter went to a prostitute. Conservatives didn’t care about that either.
cmorenc
The most disturbing thing is that Rep. Nehr bears an uncanny through-the-looking-glass resemblance to Bill Clinton.
Catsy
@MTiffany: This.
Obvious troll is obvious. Note that in the intervening hours he hasn’t bothered to post a single follow-up.
Carry on with mocking deserving hypocrites.
ruemara
@Joey Maloney: Actually, Weiner did the equivalent of flashing a woman on the sidewalk. You see, there was no crime, if the pics were requested. To at least one woman, they were not. I believe that is a misdemeanor.