Oregon Democratic Congressman admits to inexcusable behavior

[lordtyranus]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ressman_sex_allegation

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race admitted Tuesday that while he was a college student 28 years ago, he was disciplined by school officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward an ex-girlfriend.



The admission by Rep. David Wu (news, bio, voting record), D-Ore., came immediately after a report published in The Oregonian newspaper saying a former girlfriend from college once claimed Wu tried to force her into having sex. The lengthy report said the woman, whom the newspaper did not identify, declined to comment.

In his statement, Wu had a "two-year romantic relationship that ended with inexcusable behavior on my part."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and I am very sorry," Wu said in a statement. "I was disciplined by Stanford University for my behavior, and I worked with a counselor. This single event forever changed my life and the person I have become."

He didn't elaborate on what he had done.

Wu, 49, is facing a tough re-election challenge this year from Republican Goli Ameri. He is seeking his fourth term in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.




Nice one, Dems. This guy needs some lessons from slick Willy.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ressman_sex_allegation

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race admitted Tuesday that while he was a college student 28 years ago, he was disciplined by school officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward an ex-girlfriend.



The admission by Rep. David Wu (news, bio, voting record), D-Ore., came immediately after a report published in The Oregonian newspaper saying a former girlfriend from college once claimed Wu tried to force her into having sex. The lengthy report said the woman, whom the newspaper did not identify, declined to comment.

In his statement, Wu had a "two-year romantic relationship that ended with inexcusable behavior on my part."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and I am very sorry," Wu said in a statement. "I was disciplined by Stanford University for my behavior, and I worked with a counselor. This single event forever changed my life and the person I have become."

He didn't elaborate on what he had done.

Wu, 49, is facing a tough re-election challenge this year from Republican Goli Ameri. He is seeking his fourth term in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.




Nice one, Dems. This guy needs some lessons from slick Willy.

Yeah, you're right. At least Republican congressmen from Oregon have the common sense to hold off on their worst sexual conduct until after they're elected to office . . .

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ressman_sex_allegation

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race admitted Tuesday that while he was a college student 28 years ago, he was disciplined by school officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward an ex-girlfriend.



The admission by Rep. David Wu (news, bio, voting record), D-Ore., came immediately after a report published in The Oregonian newspaper saying a former girlfriend from college once claimed Wu tried to force her into having sex. The lengthy report said the woman, whom the newspaper did not identify, declined to comment.

In his statement, Wu had a "two-year romantic relationship that ended with inexcusable behavior on my part."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and I am very sorry," Wu said in a statement. "I was disciplined by Stanford University for my behavior, and I worked with a counselor. This single event forever changed my life and the person I have become."

He didn't elaborate on what he had done.

Wu, 49, is facing a tough re-election challenge this year from Republican Goli Ameri. He is seeking his fourth term in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.




Nice one, Dems. This guy needs some lessons from slick Willy.

Yeah, you're right. At least Republican congressmen from Oregon have the common sense to hold off on their worst sexual conduct until after they're elected to office . . .

I rarely say this .... but Vito my man, you just pwned him.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Darkhawk28

I rarely say this .... but Vito my man, you just pwned him.

Ahahahahaha :thumbsup: :laugh:

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...ressman_sex_allegation

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Democratic congressman in a tight re-election race admitted Tuesday that while he was a college student 28 years ago, he was disciplined by school officials for "inexcusable behavior" toward an ex-girlfriend.



The admission by Rep. David Wu (news, bio, voting record), D-Ore., came immediately after a report published in The Oregonian newspaper saying a former girlfriend from college once claimed Wu tried to force her into having sex. The lengthy report said the woman, whom the newspaper did not identify, declined to comment.

In his statement, Wu had a "two-year romantic relationship that ended with inexcusable behavior on my part."

"I take full responsibility for my actions and I am very sorry," Wu said in a statement. "I was disciplined by Stanford University for my behavior, and I worked with a counselor. This single event forever changed my life and the person I have become."

He didn't elaborate on what he had done.

Wu, 49, is facing a tough re-election challenge this year from Republican Goli Ameri. He is seeking his fourth term in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.




Nice one, Dems. This guy needs some lessons from slick Willy.

:roll:

David Wu is my congressman. This allegation against him is nothing but a smear tactic from the local Oregonian newspaper. I read the entire full-page article this AM and was disgusted by their lack of journalistic integrity and honesty. Wu is simply rolling with the punches.

IMO, David Wu's only crime is voting No on the both the USA PATRIOT Act and the Homeland Security Bill, and obviously he is paying the price for that now, having won easy victories in the elections of his 4 earlier terms (so why is this brought up now?).

In other words, this smear campaign has only strengthened my resolve to vote for him. IMO, he's probably the only honest man in Congress, but we all know that being honest in a corrupt world is not without its consequences...

 

[lordtyranus]

Yeah, you're right. At least Republican congressmen from Oregon have the common sense to hold off on their worst sexual conduct until after they're elected to office . . .

Whats the typical lib response to this sort of question? Ah.

I guess people should not vote for him then.

David Wu is my congressman. This allegation against him is nothing but a smear tactic from the local Oregonian newspaper. I read the entire full-page article this AM and was disgusted by their lack of journalistic integrity and honesty. Wu is simply rolling with the punches.

So you are saying the newspaper is wrong and he is not an attempted rapist?

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus

Yeah, you're right. At least Republican congressmen from Oregon have the common sense to hold off on their worst sexual conduct until after they're elected to office . . .

Whats the typical lib response to this sort of question? Ah.

I guess people should not vote for him then.

David Wu is my congressman. This allegation against him is nothing but a smear tactic from the local Oregonian newspaper. I read the entire full-page article this AM and was disgusted by their lack of journalistic integrity and honesty. Wu is simply rolling with the punches.

So you are saying the newspaper is wrong and he is not an attempted rapist?

I think you would have got less flack if you didn't put "Democratic"

 

[Grakatt]

Twenty eight years ago he was disciplined for trying to force his girlfriend of two years to have sex with him?

What..who..wh..gaah, if the guy's a decent politician, with values you like, who CARES about that? IF he had done it several times thereafter, to girls that hadn't been his girlfriend for 2 years even, he probably wouldn't be a politician, but THIS? Ugg.

 

[burnedout]

Oh well, at least he wasn't Mayor of Portland and then Governor of Oregon.

 

[arsbanned]

lordtyranus owned once again (I've lost count now).

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
So you are saying the newspaper is wrong and he is not an attempted rapist?

Attempted rape is a crime. Were charges pressed? Did it even go to court (much less, was he convicted)? Would his ex-girlfriend even make a single comment to the newspaper?
The answer to all those questions is "No".
Therefore, by the simplest of logic, he must not be an attempted rapist, unless you have so little love of freedom and our legal system that you believe that someone can be guilty of a crime for which they were never charged or convicted of.

Sure, something must have happened, but it was (1) obviously something personal but not quite serious enough for his ex-girlfriend to wish to action about (both then and now), and (2) something that he has never done again. In the meantime, he has been elected to Congress 4 times, done very well in office, and this issue has never before been brought up. For it to be brought up now, less than 1 month before the next election, makes it an obvious political smear tactic.

edit:

Originally posted by: burnedout
Oh well, at least he wasn't Mayor of Portland and then Governor of Oregon.

Ironically, the Oregonian did not break that story, despite the fact that it has been proven that they were aware of all its details months before it was broken. Instead, it was broken by a local free weekly liberal rag called the Willamette Week (and Goldschmidt was a liberal Democrat while mayor and governor).

 

[sandorski]

Arnold could teach him a few things as well.

 

[chess9]

I think his statement shows maturity, honor, and integrity.

In our heady almost free sex college years we all made a lot of mistakes. I'm sure I probably pressured some girl to have sex, though I know a couple who pressured ME! (I somehow avoided filing a lawsuit or hounding them until the day they die, however.)

Anyway, that's an interesting story.

Oh, and Bill Clinton could learn from this guy, not the other way around.

-Robert

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus

Whats the typical lib response to this sort of question? Ah.

So you are saying the newspaper is wrong and he is not an attempted rapist?

I have no idea if he is an attempted rapist. He certainly hasn't admitted to that, and frankly it's not easy to prosecute men for attempting to rape their girlfriends (I'm not saying this never happens, but it's tough to prove rape where there is a longstanding consensual relationship). In this case, the alleged victim declined to prosecute, or to make any statement about this event - you can draw your own conclusions . . .

Obviously you're the one who introduced the partisan invective into this thread, through your original post. I fail to see how Wu's party affiliation has anything to do with this allegation anyway, but that was your choice of words.

Perhaps it'd be better if you held off on starting threads in P&N until you're of voting age yourself, tiger.

 

[HamSupLo]

what!? there's no love for the azn brother.

 

[Vic]

If we're gonna get politically nasty about his, there is the irony that Wu's Republican challenger is an Iranian immigrant AND a Muslim.... while party-line Republican... hmm....

Meanwhile, David Wu is the first Chinese American ever elected to Congress. And AFAIK possibly the only member of Congress to vote No on USA PATRIOT, Homeland Security, and the War in Iraq. I'd vote for him regardless of his party affiliation.

 

[DT4K]

Why would a liberal newspaper like the Oregonian be trying to smear a democratic candidate?
I would expect them to be fully supportive of someone who voted against the patriot act.

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: burnedout
Oh well, at least he wasn't Mayor of Portland and then Governor of Oregon.

If it was a republican, all the papers would have referred to it as rape. But since he's a dem, it was just an "inappropriate relationship". I do give credit to the Willamette for having enough integrity to put aside political affiliations and break this story in spite of them. The Oregonian on the other hand, opted not to report on this until it was already public knowledge.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Darkhawk28

I rarely say this .... but Vito my man, you just pwned him.

Ahahahahaha :thumbsup: :laugh:

:-D

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: DT4K
Why would a liberal newspaper like the Oregonian be trying to smear a democratic candidate?
I would expect them to be fully supportive of someone who voted against the patriot act.

The Oregonian is not as liberal as many would accuse it of being. For example, they did endorse Bush in 2000. And they have already announced their endorsement this year for Wu's challenger, Goli Ameri.

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Heh, Vito, you done done it again.

Non-issue, or, at the very least, definitely not (imho) earth-shattering or at all better than a smear effort, given the timing. Good for Wu for standing up saying "yes, I was disciplined for my behavior".

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: DT4K
Why would a liberal newspaper like the Oregonian be trying to smear a democratic candidate?
I would expect them to be fully supportive of someone who voted against the patriot act.

The Oregonian is not as liberal as many would accuse it of being. For example, they did endorse Bush in 2000. And they have already announced their endorsement this year for Wu's challenger, Goli Ameri.

They've endorsed Kerry this year, I believe.

 

[lordtyranus]

Obviously you're the one who introduced the partisan invective into this thread, through your original post. I fail to see how Wu's party affiliation has anything to do with this allegation anyway, but that was your choice of words.

My title was taken directly from the article, more or less.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus

Obviously you're the one who introduced the partisan invective into this thread, through your original post. I fail to see how Wu's party affiliation has anything to do with this allegation anyway, but that was your choice of words.

My title was taken directly from the article, more or less.

I was referring to this:

Nice one, Dems. This guy needs some lessons from slick Willy.

 

[her209]

So by this logic, Bush should not be allowed to become president because he is/was a coke addict?