The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: ericire12 on May 03, 2010, 06:18:28 PM
-
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/05/03/lawmaker_caught_looking_at_porn_on_senate_floor.html
Sunshine State News has a video of Florida state Sen. Mike Bennett (R) "looking at pornographic material on his state-issued computer on the Senate floor."
Here's the video:
-
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!
-
Heck, lookin' at porn on a laptop beats the hell out of what most of the rest of them are doing while 'at work'........ :o :o
-
In it's current form, this is the equivalent of a 10 second news sound bite presented out of context. What was the measure the speaker was referencing that 'disrespects too many women in the state of Florida.'? Does it have anything to do with the picture? Was the picture put on the computer by the senator? He could be guilty, doing his job, or being set up.
Too many unanswered questions to draw any conclusions.
-
In it's current form, this is the equivalent of a 10 second news sound bite presented out of context. What was the measure the speaker was referencing that 'disrespects too many women in the state of Florida.'? Does it have anything to do with the picture? Was the picture put on the computer by the senator? He could be guilty, doing his job, or being set up.
Too many unanswered questions to draw any conclusions.
They are saying they were talking about an abortion bill.... Here is the Senator's response:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/article1092297.ece
"I didn't know it was in there. As soon as I realized what it was, I shut it," Bennett said. "I don't know how many girls there were, what they looked like or what they were wearing. I have no idea what the picture looked like because when I saw what it was, I closed it. I had (Sen.) Eleanor Sobel behind me on one side and Sen. Frederica Wilson on the other side. On the side of me is (Sen.) Nancy Detert, who has expressed her dislike for me for a long time. And then there's the Democrat, Dan Gelber, who's running for attorney general. And we were all talking about these issues. Are you out of your mind? There is no way that anybody would knowingly open up something like this in that situation."
He is also pretty mad at the reporter who broke the story:
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/blog/sen-bennett-threatens-sunshine-state-news-reporter
-
Could have been one of those situations where a 'good ol' buddy' sent an email with a photo attached and he opened it not knowing WTH it was.
I file this in my 'WGAS' file........... ::) ::)
-
I'm still going with my "ooops," because it is out there. The sound track does sound like they are discussing porn or prostitution or the likes.
-
Bienvenidos a Florida! The Iguanas, the Iguanas! Get them off me! ::)
FQ13
-
Why would I think, anyone in Congress is worth continuing their political career.
Just another classless scumbag....., party is irrelevant. Even if it was an email, from a friend,...whatever, his attention was right up there with those other Congress folks, that were playing Solitaire.
Un-professional, not representative, and deserves to go home a loser.
VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!!
-
Could be "research" for a proposed Internet Porn Tax......
:D
-
I found the uncensored version on line in my investigation, viewed it a couple dozen times and surmised that there are better sites online he should consider.
-
Heck, lookin' at porn on a laptop beats the hell out of what most of the rest of them are doing while 'at work'........ :o :o
I'm with Peg on this one. It looks like he was checking his email.
-
There was an ABC radio news report a few weeks ago that the financial reform was going to start with the SEC. Part of the story was that an SEC employee was reportedly surfing and downloading porn on company time for YEARS. I somehow doubt that as every government agency I have dealt with the Sys Admin's have you sign a form saying you won't do that and the traffic is monitored. If you're caught doing something wrong they can fire you on the spot. My mom had a guy that accidentally hit whitehouse.COM instead of .GOV and immediately backed out but his machine was disabled for the next couple days and there was a warning about going to inappropirate sites on his desk the next day.
-
Heck, lookin' at porn on a laptop beats the hell out of what most of the rest of them are doing while 'at work'........ :o :o
Can I nominate this for comment of the week? ;D
-
Perhaps it's a learning "initiative", ya know watch people "screw", so you learn how to "screw" the folks more effectively.
Maybe I was wrong in my initial assessment.
My bad,.. :P
-
There was an ABC radio news report a few weeks ago that the financial reform was going to start with the SEC. Part of the story was that an SEC employee was reportedly surfing and downloading porn on company time for YEARS. I somehow doubt that as every government agency I have dealt with the Sys Admin's have you sign a form saying you won't do that and the traffic is monitored. If you're caught doing something wrong they can fire you on the spot. My mom had a guy that accidentally hit whitehouse.COM instead of .GOV and immediately backed out but his machine was disabled for the next couple days and there was a warning about going to inappropirate sites on his desk the next day.
Remember, this is the government . The system is only going to work as well as it is kept up tp date, monitored, and followed up. Additionally there are ways around the firewalls and filters. I have know doubt that an SEC employee could do this for years.
-
Remember, this is the government . The system is only going to work as well as it is kept up tp date, monitored, and followed up. Additionally there are ways around the firewalls and filters. I have know doubt that an SEC employee could do this for years.
More importantly, they're only going to give you crap about this, or day trading or what have you, if it becomes an issue, someone complains or your boss is looking to fire you. I dated a sys admin for a bit at UT. She said she couldn't belive some of the stuff on people's hard drives. No one said a word though. The idea being that the only reason you got fired for what was on your computer is if your boss wanted you gone anyway and the computer was the handiest documentable excuse. My advice? Be nice to your boss and leave the porn at home. Oh, wait, I mean, what is porn? Is that really on the internet, and what would sweet little M'lette think if she knew we referenced it? (Particularly if there were a certain picture of her running through sprinklers wearing nothing but cowboy boots and a smile). ;D
FQ13 who oddly enough thniks his chances of winning the next DRTV giveaway are pretty good. ;) Just kidding M'lette.