The allegation is that he sexually harassed the aide.
Not entirely true, Politico reports that "several House aides" anonymously told politico that that he made "unwanted sexual advances". The aides could be lying, Politico's reporters could have misunderstood, or be stretching, or the anonymous report could be completely accurate. You never really know with Politico.
The allegation was officially reported as "misconduct", which could include anything from merely "cursing up a blue streak" (as Massa admits to, but I agree it's unlikely for him to resign over) through actual unwanted sexual advances. Until more detail comes out, I'm going to assume it's somewhere in between, like him making bad gay jokes in front of an aide who was offended, or making a crude and easy to misunderstand rhetorical suggetion (eg. "and if you don't like it, you can just blow me").
If it was actual unwanted sexual advances, then I don't see any hypocricy there, just a wish that NY politicians learn to keep it in their pants while at work. The rest of us have to, why not them?
Not entirely true, Politico reports that "several House aides" anonymously told politico that that he made "unwanted sexual advances". The aides could be lying, Politico's reporters could have misunderstood, or be stretching, or the anonymous report could be completely accurate. You never really know with Politico.
The allegation was officially reported as "misconduct", which could include anything from merely "cursing up a blue streak" (as Massa admits to, but I agree it's unlikely for him to resign over) through actual unwanted sexual advances. Until more detail comes out, I'm going to assume it's somewhere in between, like him making bad gay jokes in front of an aide who was offended, or making a crude and easy to misunderstand rhetorical suggetion (eg. "and if you don't like it, you can just blow me").
If it was actual unwanted sexual advances, then I don't see any hypocricy there, just a wish that NY politicians learn to keep it in their pants while at work. The rest of us have to, why not them?
I'm sorry to see him go :-(
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