Senator Vitter: A man of high morals and integrity

By Frank Rizzo
Published/Last Modified on Friday, October 9, 2009 5:14 AM CDT

For those of you who are still thinking that Senator Vitter is not morally fit to be our Senator, this article is very enlightening.

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/11555

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    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 14, 2009 10:13 PM:

    " Thank you, Mr. Rizzo. You actually made my point when you said, " So Vitter has proven himself untrustworthy as a Senator because he has had affairs with prostitutes. " Uh, yeah, that's it. You have some valid points, but I still won't say Vitter has high morals and integrity. We'll have to agree to disagree as they say. "

    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 14, 2009 9:44 PM:

    " To Mr. Rizzo, you stated that Melancon "does not seem to represent us, his constituency, but rather the Democratic party." Melancon has won three elections in one seventh of the state, and this section has more Democratic-registered voters than Republican. I do not deny that Louisiana Democrats are not Pelosi Democrats--thank goodness--but he is part of the dominant party in the House. The fact that he doesn't represent your particular views does not mean he's not advocating the views of his district, in which he ran unopposed the last time around. "

    Frank Rizzo wrote on Oct 14, 2009 8:10 AM:

    " So Vitter has proven himself untrustworthy as a Senator because he has had affairs with prostitutes. But, how trustworthy is Melancon? He does not seem to represent us, his constituency, but rather the Democratic party. He is lock step with Pelosi & Obama on every issue. The only time that he challenges either of them is when he is holding out his vote to see what will be offered to him. That in itself sounds like prostitution. Selling your votes to the highest bidder. It's a shame that his constituents don't have a bid to offer. "

    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 13, 2009 9:43 PM:

    " Sorry but I still don't buy it. The Senate may have been reduced to a group of, as you put it, Mr. Rizzo, "tax cheats, womanizers, liers," and I think they all should go. First one I've voting out is Mr. Vitter as a sign that oathbreakers who compromise the public trust should step aside. I have no tolerance any longer for any of them. We can do better. "

    neworleanscajun wrote on Oct 12, 2009 9:01 AM:

    " Hypocrisy:
    There are two different issues here. I commented regarding the hypocrisy of journalistic bias. I don't think it's OK that Vitter went to hookers...nor do I think Kennedy's or Edwards' behaviors are OK. The point here is that the media covers them differently. A serial cheater with hundreds of women, one of whom died at his hands, is not in the same league as someone who frequented a prostitute, yet Kennedy is glorified.

    FYI, I would think that the amount of sexual deviation and/or drug use practiced by politicians is pathetically high. "

    Frank Rizzo wrote on Oct 11, 2009 2:18 PM:

    " The point that I am obviously conveying with this article linked to Kennedy is that many people feel that Vitter is morally unqualified to be A Senator. However, if the great "Lion of the Senate" who many eulogized as "the greatest Senator in American history" was morally qualified Vitter certainly is.
    Face it, the standards have been dramatically lowered. Political office is no longer the noble profession that it once was. We now have tax cheats, womanizers, liers, people who can't or won't read the bills that they are voting on, etc... who are "representing" us. Vitter-is-certainly-qualified. "

    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 11, 2009 8:04 AM:

    " To neworleanscajun,
    This isn't about journalistic rules as you claim (The journalistic rules are that one side can do no wrong, and the other side can do no right.) This is about Vitter's behavior, plain and simple. He did wrong and he has not been punished. I don't like that Kennedy got away with it, but to give Vitter a pass because others do it is not right. We must start holding ALL of our politicians accountable, Democratic and Republican. "

    neworleanscajun wrote on Oct 9, 2009 10:04 PM:

    " Sssssh, Frank. They don't want to hear it. It's kind of like when the media relentlessly trashed the Bush twins for their underage sneaking into bars but never mentioned Al Gore's son's drunk driving charges, plus possession of marijuana, Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, and Adderall. The journalistic rules are that one side can do no wrong, and the other side can do no right. "

    Disappointed wrote on Oct 9, 2009 5:55 PM:

    " I read this forum in the hopes of reading something David Vitter had done to earn the praise in the title above: a man of high morals and integrity. Instead the author provided a link to an internet article about Edward Kennedy. Typical. Trying to show that Vitter is worthy by comparing him to Kennedy is pointless because everyone becomes worthy by that comparison. Show me what Vitter has accomplished while he was with the Republican majority his first four years as Senator. Answer: nothing much except get his number listed in a prostitution ring. "

    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 9, 2009 5:32 PM:

    " Mr. Rizzo,
    Draw all the parallels to Sen. Ted Kennedy that you want, it does not erase the fact that Sen. David Vitter also did wrong. I'm not going to excuse Vitter because he did it with alarmingly less frequency than Kennedy. A man who sleeps with prostitutes is NOT a man of HIGH morals and INTEGRITY. "

    Hypocrisy wrote on Oct 9, 2009 5:30 PM:

    " How many politicians are we going to excuse for their reprehensible behavior? Bill Clinton (Dem, affair), Ted Kennedy (Dem, death of an aide), John Ensign (Rep, affair), Charles Rangel (Dem, tax evasion), Mark Sanford (Rep, affaiir), David Vitter (Rep, visiting prostitute). None of these men have received adequate punishment for their indiscretions. None of them are role models. I know the BIblical saying is to let him without sin cast the first stone, but there must be a time when we draw the line somewhere. "

    Thanks Art wrote on Oct 9, 2009 5:27 PM:

    " Oh, the National Enquirer. That is a paragon on journalistic integrity and certainly never wrong in its fact-finding. Using that as an example just shows how morally bankrupt your side can be as well. "

    art wrote on Oct 9, 2009 8:02 AM:

    " Here's a clip from this piece. They quote the National Enquirer:
    "A close source also revealed to the National Enquirer that before he (Ted Kennedy) died of brain cancer at age 77 on August 25, Kennedy also revealed that he had planned to seduce Mary Jo Kopechne on the night she drowned." "

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