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18. I'm sick of it being called a scandal.

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:33 AM

May 2013

That term is highly overused.
Call it a controversy, or a problem.
The word "scandal" is meant to titillate, and apparently does.
Enough already.

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Best discussion so far malaise May 2013 #1

It's great! Eleanor Holmes Norton rocks! nt babylonsister May 2013 #2

Yes and have SO wanted to get her a VOTE that COUNTS!!! elleng May 2013 #4

loving this CatWoman May 2013 #3

I just saw a minute where he was blaming the media. That's BS BlueStreak May 2013 #5

Yes, as usual, it's Obama's fault. babylonsister May 2013 #6

However it started the media loves staying with a scandal Life Long Dem May 2013 #7

The best way to close the loophole... kentuck May 2013 #19

No Dem Congressman or Senator can go out and speak the truth when POTUS BlueStreak May 2013 #16

I could not possibly agree more ... esp. with the last paragraph. brett_jv May 2013 #20

Try to listen to the whole thing if you can. northoftheborder May 2013 #10

I agree with this as well ... brett_jv May 2013 #21

Thats the way it looks to me also. bvar22 May 2013 #11

I have to disagree John2 May 2013 #12

thank you, John Cha May 2013 #13

In Other News .... Upward May 2013 #24

I had this one pegged from the get-go... ReRe May 2013 #14

Jon Stewart is hitting the IRS also SCVDem May 2013 #15

I'm sick of it being called a scandal. No Vested Interest May 2013 #18

Silly person ... brett_jv May 2013 #22

Between scandal and gate! SCVDem May 2013 #23

We knew that we would eventually have "ScandalGate" but we didn't know BlueStreak May 2013 #26