Following in the vaunted footsteps of Sarah Palin and Michael Buble, Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), who is set to resign today at 5 p.m. ET after being dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, will sit down with Glenn Beck for a full hour tomorrow.
Beck tweeted today that Massa will appear on Beck's show for the full hour, beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
Here's the full tweet:
Tomorrow at five: congressman Massa for the full hour. I just spoke with him off air. All Americans need To hear him. Exclusive 2morrow fox
Late Update: CNN's Mark Preston tweets that Massa will also appear on Larry King Live on Tuesday.
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IndyLinda
March 8, 2010 3:00 PM
See, Republicans do like gay people after all. Especially when they're embarrassing Democrats willing to trash their party.
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Clavis
March 8, 2010 3:01 PM
I predict Massa will blame everything on ACORN.
Our country fucking sucks.
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raincntry
March 8, 2010 3:39 PM in reply to Clavis
He'll stick to his story claiming he's being forced out because of his healthcare vote. That fits the narrative that the D's are making back room deals and twisting arms to pass a bill that nobody wants.
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btbradley86
March 8, 2010 4:23 PM in reply to raincntry
This might actually be pretty interesting. Remember he voted "no" on the original House bill because the Public Option wasnt robust enough. Of course Beck is going to give him PLENTY of time to settle scores, but Beck is going to do his pit bull routine on Massa as soon as he can!
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AhTrini1
March 8, 2010 6:25 PM in reply to Clavis
LMAO
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mousethief
March 8, 2010 3:02 PM
We'll see if he resigns today.
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human
March 8, 2010 3:08 PM
I thought he said the main reason he was resigning was because of cancer--so he was lying about that?
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hewhohasnoname
March 8, 2010 3:22 PM in reply to human
Was wondering the same thing... It doesn't make any sense. He initially said that he wasn't seeking reelection because of his cancer. Then, after the sexual harassment allegations began to swirl, he announced his resignation.
Now, he's singing a different tune...
By the way, when's the last time someone in Congress let other people "push them out" of Congress when allegations were "false?"
Massa's just trying to divert attention from his ethics issues. And apparently, he's willing to burn anyone he can to keep people from talking about his personal problems.
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zonk
March 8, 2010 5:39 PM in reply to hewhohasnoname
And plenty of folks are only too happy to buy it...
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AhTrini1
March 8, 2010 6:27 PM in reply to hewhohasnoname
Not Vitter, Not EnSin, not Larry Craig, not Tom Coburn with his lying for EnSIN.
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An Outhouse
March 8, 2010 7:49 PM in reply to hewhohasnoname
"And apparently, he's willing to burn anyone he can to keep people from talking about his personal problems."
Yup. He's more in denial than most public officials who have been outed. Too bad for him. So far he wasn't voting against the gays. There's a time and place to just disappear. He hasn't found it. Glen Beck?
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Brownbagger
March 8, 2010 3:16 PM
Maybe he said he's quitting because he "is a cancer."
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theWalrus
March 8, 2010 3:27 PM
Well, he did say Washington is filled with "intense partisanship without rational thought."
So, he's going on Fox to prove it.
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Dr. Dubious
March 8, 2010 3:28 PM
Wow! If Democrats could do as much damage to Republicans as they do to themselves, we would have had universal healthcare years ago.
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jmnyc
March 8, 2010 3:45 PM
Massa is really playing with fire. It is almost like he is daring the House Ethics Committee to release the actual allegation against him which must be pretty bad if he is quiting. I am pretty sure there are rules against it but DC is rumor central so it wouldn't shock me if it made it into the paper.
He would be smart to go quietly into the night but he has decided otherwise.
THe guy does not seem to be playing with a full deck if you ask me.
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glblank
March 8, 2010 4:14 PM in reply to jmnyc
Maybe not, the man IS a cancer.
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traitorjoe
March 8, 2010 3:53 PM
Perhaps Obama and Pelosi will send him a sternly worded note or shake their head in displeasure.
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Juble
March 8, 2010 4:27 PM
Wow! wasn't the appropiate thing for Massa
to do was go on the Corporate "Libruls" show "Rachel or Ed"
or is it that those shows are so in the tank
that they wouldn't even have him on to "discuss"
what the WH allegedly did.
All in all this is very disturbing.
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Acewrap
March 8, 2010 9:03 PM in reply to Juble
1/10
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 8, 2010 4:30 PM
Hey, he just wants to be the new Dick Morris; a lying sack of shit.
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Clavis
March 8, 2010 4:38 PM
Massa's story is ludicrous on the face of it. Everybody knows that the only arm-twisting and face-slapping this WH does is to progressives...
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zonk
March 8, 2010 5:02 PM in reply to Clavis
Ummmm....
Massa is a member of the Progressive Caucus and voted against the House bill because it didn't go far enough.
Sorry, kids... You own the crazy, not the pragmatists, not the blue dogs.
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zonk
March 8, 2010 4:57 PM
Should be noted...
Massa was (still is?) a darling of the PO absolutist crowd.
Hamsher was up bright and early this AM with a complete "let's set aside whether Massa was actually guilty of anything and focus on his accusations against Rahm and the WH" post.
If I were the vindictive type, I'd point out how seamlessly the teabagging right and the purity left are merging - and that Massa going on Beck is simply bridging the divide between between two polar opposite ideological camps who actually share a lot of the same nonsense conspiracy theorizing.... but I'm not the vindictive type :-)
Bottom line?
Well, purists... he's one of yours. You deal with him.
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darkrhyme
March 8, 2010 5:01 PM
Massa has jumped the shark. As in grabbed it and fucked it vigorously.
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Rockridge
March 8, 2010 5:22 PM
All very funny, but this is bad for Democrats and HCR and Massa knows it. He's throwing a tantrum and someone needs to get him to stop. How about fellow military hard-ass, Sen. Webb of VA?
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AhTrini1
March 8, 2010 6:24 PM
This is going to softball BS, so that Massa could dog the Democrats. I wonder if we are going to see him bark?
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theWalrus
March 8, 2010 6:29 PM
I hope Beck goes into Massa's "Rahm in the shower" story:
Massa has said that Emanuel confronted him in a shower once over his opposition to one of Obama's budget proposals. "I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me," Massa said.
Yeah, and sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
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Manju
March 8, 2010 6:31 PM
clearly the dems are trying to force this biggie thru, and are thus suspicious of massa's stalling techniques. when they turn their backs on him it really looks like he's trying to screw 'em. The fear is, unless you get on your hands and knees for the guy, you might take it right up the ass.
he however claims they're misinterpreting his wide stance on this issue, as he likes to appeal to everyone. his record does indeed show as he's always bent over backwards when asked to.
the allegations from his subordinates are indeed troublesome. clearly massa's confused about the role of his staff.
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zonk
March 8, 2010 6:38 PM
Coming soon to an FDL post near you:
Glenn Beck: Misunderstood hero of TRUE progressives everywhere?
Summary:
The irrepressible Jane Hamsher asks the question that's on all our minds... We know Glenn Beck called progressivism a disease. We know he's called for our extermination. BUT - now, he's helping bring down Rahm... so were we wrong about him all along?
Don't miss this latest in a series -- "How I became as nutty as a paint chip eating Teabagger and loving it".
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TJ21
March 8, 2010 9:19 PM
Ah, the salty old sailor encounters a great white mammal. Call me Ishmael.
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sean
March 9, 2010 2:26 PM
Showers...poking...and...a Democrat!?!?!!?
How refreshing!
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