Sex and the City and New York's Bloomberg
Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg has denied having any plans to seek the presidency, he recently left the Republican Party to become an independent and has increased his out-of-state travel,
But new details reported by Yahoo News from a sexual harassment lawsuit he settled in 2000 and other comments over the years could prove to be a liability if he runs for president.
Before his election as mayor in 2001, Bloomberg was the target of a sexual harassment suit by a female executive who accused him of making repeated raunchy sexual comments while he was chief executive of his financial company, Bloomberg LP.
Maybe Bloomberg should go back to being a Democrat as he was before switching parties to run for Mayor since sexcapades, scandals, and crimes are more tolerated by Democrats--as long as they are committed by Democrats.
Robert William "Bob" Packwood, a Republican, was forced to resign from the United States Senate in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault from dozens of women emerged.
President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, plagued by accounts by numerous women, including Paula Jones and Juanita Broadrick, is linked to no less than seven allegations of sexual abuse -- and in several cases even rape--and remains one of the Democratic party's favorite sons, because character doesn't matter..
Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy's drunk driving in the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident caused the death of Mary Jo Kopechne.
U.S. Senate majority leader Trent Lott of Mississippi, in appreciation of Strom Thurmond on the occasion of Senator Thurmond's 100th birthday, ultimately brought attention his poor record on civil rights and associated him with white supremacy and racial segregationism, which caused him to step down from his role as majority leader.
In 1942, 24-year-old Robert Byrd joined the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and later he was unanimously elected Exalted Cyclops, or leader, of his local chapter. Byrd, a Democrat, is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. Byrd is President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the 110th United States Congress, a position that puts him third in line to the presidency, behind Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Gary Condit, a Democratic California congressman, was revealed to be having an affair with his intern, Chandra Levy, which was alleged may have also led to her murder in 2001. Later news reports stated Condit also had an affair with flight attendant, Anne Marie Smith. Despite the allegations against him, Condit was allowed to keep his seat on the Intelligence Committee, and he did not lose his security clearance.
Republican Mark Foley was a member of the United States Congress who sent sexually explicit emails to an underage page. Foley resigned from Congress on September 29, 2006 after allegations surfaced.
Former Democratic Rep. Gerry Studds admitted having sex with a teenage page, while nobody in the Democratic leadership demanded he resign, nor did he offer to resign.
The New York Times reported on July 20, 1990 that The House Ethics Committee recommended "that Representative Barney Frank receive a formal reprimand from the House for his relationship with a male prostitute"[
Chicago Democratic Congressman Mel Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year federal sentence for 15 convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud and lies to the Federal Election Commission. He also was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign volunteer. Reynolds was among the 176 criminals excused in President Clinton's last-minute pardon spree.
Ah, the sweet smell of hypocrisy.