A married US congressman has resigned after a half-naked picture and emails that he sent to a woman he met on the internet were published online.
Chris Lee, a Republican who has represented a northwestern district of New York for the past two years, announced he was quitting just three hours after details of his extramarital liaison emerged…
The picture of Mr Lee was published on Wednesday by Gawker, the New York gossip website. The congressman had sent it to a woman appealing for contact on Craigslist, the classified listings site.
In her Craigslist posting, the woman asked for respondents to come forward and prove that not all men were “toads.” In his reply, Mr Lee wrote: “Hi, Hope I’m not a toad
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An email exchange between Mr Lee and the woman, who was not named, was also published. The congressman had claimed to be a 39-year-old divorced lobbyist and described himself as a “fit fun classy guy”.
Asked by the 34-year-old woman “so do you always send shirtless pics to women from [Craigslist]?“, Mr Lee responded: “Sorry. It’s all I had”. She replied: “I was only joking”.
The pair then exchanged stories about previous dates. It is unclear whether they met. The woman is said to have cut off contact when she searched the internet for Mr Lee and discovered his true identity.
Proving that a congressman can be as dumb as a high school sophomore who just discovered sexting.
This and the other Republican doofus, also from NY, who tried to sue the couple whose home he broke into three years earlier, for injuries he sustained. Funny, that one hasn’t been on the mainstream news. Wonder why? And just what kind of a-holes are the people of NY willing to elect, just to get more Republican reps?
Well if this keeps up, the GOP won’t control the House for very long. They’re going to run out of members that don’t embarrass the crap out of them.
OK now what will be interesting is about 20 years from now or so. Today’s kids who post idiotic pictures and poses of themselves on the ‘tubes will one day run for office. How will the public treat these? How will the other politicians treat these? Will it be worse than only admitting you inhaled? Or will it be near totally ignored, because “everybody” does this?
….and this picture was meant to ATTRACT women??? I don’t know, to me, it seems like he was trying to gain the sympathy of women instead!
The 34-year-old Marylander whose Craigslist flirtation drew a resignation from a U.S. Congressman has advice for ex-Rep. Christopher Lee’s wife: “Go get tested.”
More from the Gawker.
He obviously resigned quickly in order to suppress investigation of any other pictures he has sent to other women.
I’m sure he’s sent wiener to at least one…
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