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Evil Stepmother


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It must be a very slow day for news.  This was on MSN today.  The incident happened in August of LAST YEAR.

Several House Republicans are drawing criticism after a reports surface of a night of carousing and skinny-dipping during a trip to Israel last year. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.

Rep. Kevin Yoder stripped naked before jumping into the Sea of Galilee after dining and drinking at a waterside restaurant in the town of Tiberias, Politico reported, citing more than a dozen sources, including eyewitnesses. Other participants, including the daughter of another congressman, swam fully clothed, while some lawmakers partially disrobed, Politico reported.

Two senior Republican aides who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the report's accuracy. Yoder's office was not immediately available for comment.

Politico quoted Yoder as saying in a statement about the incident that he and his wife, Brooke, joined some colleagues for dinner.

"After dinner I followed some members of Congress in a spontaneous and very brief dive into the sea and, regrettably, I jumped into the water without a swimsuit," Yoder said in the statement.

"It is my greatest honor to represent the people of Kansas in Congress and (for) any embarrassment I have caused for my colleagues and constituents, I apologize," the statement read.

The August 2011 trip was sponsored and paid for by the American Israel Educational Foundation, which is affiliated with AIPAC, an influential pro-Israel advocacy group.

Reps. Steve Southerland, Tom Reed, Ben Quayle, Jeff Denham and Michael Grimm were among the more than 20 lawmakers and staff that jumped into the Sea of Galilee, Politico said.

Senior aides to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy also went swimming in the freshwater lake, which is where Christians believe that Jesus walked on water.

Politico quoted sources as saying that neither Cantor nor McCarthy participated in the late-night dip and Cantor later rebuked his Republican colleagues over the incident. (Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Fred Barbash and Paul Simao) 



-- Edited by Evil Stepmother on Monday 20th of August 2012 03:54:59 PM

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You're right about the slow news day. I can't believe they thought this was news.

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Some went fully clothed, some partially clothed and some naked. Sounds like jumping in the water was impromptu and no one had swimsuits so they just did whatever was most comfortable.

Personally the ones who went in with all their clothes on sound like the silly ones to me. I'd rather go in naked and have something dry to wear home.

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Yeah... not really seeing the "story" here either.

A bunch of people went "unplanned swimming"... no one had bathing suits... one wanted dry clothes to wear home.

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Yeah, what a non-story.

ETA: Unless it's about the "size of government," so to speak.



-- Edited by Papa Bear on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 03:46:39 PM

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Unless it broke a law there, what is the big deal? It doesn't even say it is illegal. I think people care too much what other people do.

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I suppose it was newsworthy because it was a member of Congress on an official trip and nothing else happened in the entire world on Monday that was worth reporting.

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meh, every person I have know that has been on a work trip has had some free time to do their own thing. I have never had the feeling come over me to go skinny dipping but know many who would think nothing of it.

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Papa Bear wrote:

Yeah, what a non-story.

ETA: Unless it's about the "size of government," so to speak.



-- Edited by Papa Bear on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 03:46:39 PM

 *snicker snort



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EmmDee wrote:

meh, every person I have know that has been on a work trip has had some free time to do their own thing. I have never had the feeling come over me to go skinny dipping but know many who would think nothing of it.

 Usually we check out the local mall or art museums when we're on a work trip.  My co-workers never thought to go skinny dipping, but might rather do that than go to another modern art gallery.



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I'd MUCH rather skinny dip than go to a "modern art" gallery. And my preference has nothing to do with whom I might see nekked, or who might see me. It's all about skipping the "modern art"!

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Someone had way too much time on their hands.

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I think the saddest part is that it is year old news kind of makes the news source look silly too.

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It just shows that it was more about "digging up dirt" than it was about "reporting news".

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