Deeman3
10-29-2010, 09:19 AM
<span style="color: #FF0000"> As I am always outraged when the left does not defend offensive unrelaible stuff on person on the right, I have to admit that Huffington Post did the right thing in this case and called out the offensive publication. Well, done. It is sort of lie when someone forwarded me pictures Of Obama's mother naked. I did not think it had anything to do with Obama and did not forward them.
We should all be more like this in consideration of a source, it's purpose and if it pertinent to the person targeted by it. Slamming any person based on what may or may not have happened is not right. If the person had proof or even was willing to identify themsleves it might be a story but not a cheap shot like this.
I hope we see more real women defending other women's rights in the future. </span>
Christine O'Donnell has had to face a lot of ghosts from her past this election season, from ridicule over her dabbling in witchcraft and falsifying her educational resume to making that now-infamous comparison of masturbation to adultery.
But the latest flashback to emerge about the Delaware Republican Senate candidate may go too far.
In a long and detailed essay published by Gawker on Thursday, an anonymous "25-year-old Philadelphian" spills all about a night he spent with O’Donnell three years ago.
"I barely knew Christine when she turned up at my door," the author writes, recounting a Halloween night when the Tea Party darling and a friend showed up at the apartment he was renting from her aunt and asked to come in to change into their outfits.
"Sure, weird stuff happens on Halloween, but I barely knew her, and it isn't every day that someone shows up at your front door and asks to change into their ladybug costume," he says.
In the story, which is complete with a gallery of photos from that Halloween featuring O'Donnell decked out and grinning in her ladybug suit, the author claims she insisted he and his roommate accompany them to the bars, where they shared a few beers.
"It really didn't take very long for Christine to make her move," he writes. "She'd grabbed my hand on the way from the apartment to South Street, so I can't say I was totally surprised when she leaned in to kiss me soon after we arrived at the bar."
He says they didn't talk politics, though he knew she had run for Senate the year before and lost.
After a few drinks, he writes, O'Donnell told him to take her back to his apartment, where things heated up.
Though he claims he "won't get into the nitty gritty details" of what happened, the author does say O'Donnell "was a decent kisser" and reveals that "when her underwear came off, I immediately noticed that the waxing trend had completely passed her by."
But when O'Donnell told him she was a virgin, the author says he lost interest and went to sleep. He says she tried to contact him several times, but moved on to his roommate, who she dated for a year.
"In case you're wondering, he never had sex with her either, as far as I know," he writes.
Gawker’s decision to publish the story left many up in arms.
"This whole story reeks as a pre-election plant, and Gawker should own up to the identity of this cowardly sexual creep,” author Danielle Crittenden wrote in a column for the Huffington Post.
"I am no fan of O'Donnell but what Gawker has done is disgusting and vile and once again not showcasing the real issues in this election," Meghan McCain tweeted.
Gawker editor Remy Stern admits the site paid "a pretty modest amount" for the story and photos, but did make an effort to fact-check the affair.
"We verified any of the facts he provided us with to feel really comfortable that this was all legit," Stern told Forbes.
"We confirmed the addresses he gave us and matched the photos to make sure the guy with O’Donnell was the same guy we were talking to. We also confirmed the photos were taken on Halloween 2007 as he told us they were. We also confirmed that he lived with his roommate [who, as the story relates, ended up dating O'Donnell after the incident in question]."
We should all be more like this in consideration of a source, it's purpose and if it pertinent to the person targeted by it. Slamming any person based on what may or may not have happened is not right. If the person had proof or even was willing to identify themsleves it might be a story but not a cheap shot like this.
I hope we see more real women defending other women's rights in the future. </span>
Christine O'Donnell has had to face a lot of ghosts from her past this election season, from ridicule over her dabbling in witchcraft and falsifying her educational resume to making that now-infamous comparison of masturbation to adultery.
But the latest flashback to emerge about the Delaware Republican Senate candidate may go too far.
In a long and detailed essay published by Gawker on Thursday, an anonymous "25-year-old Philadelphian" spills all about a night he spent with O’Donnell three years ago.
"I barely knew Christine when she turned up at my door," the author writes, recounting a Halloween night when the Tea Party darling and a friend showed up at the apartment he was renting from her aunt and asked to come in to change into their outfits.
"Sure, weird stuff happens on Halloween, but I barely knew her, and it isn't every day that someone shows up at your front door and asks to change into their ladybug costume," he says.
In the story, which is complete with a gallery of photos from that Halloween featuring O'Donnell decked out and grinning in her ladybug suit, the author claims she insisted he and his roommate accompany them to the bars, where they shared a few beers.
"It really didn't take very long for Christine to make her move," he writes. "She'd grabbed my hand on the way from the apartment to South Street, so I can't say I was totally surprised when she leaned in to kiss me soon after we arrived at the bar."
He says they didn't talk politics, though he knew she had run for Senate the year before and lost.
After a few drinks, he writes, O'Donnell told him to take her back to his apartment, where things heated up.
Though he claims he "won't get into the nitty gritty details" of what happened, the author does say O'Donnell "was a decent kisser" and reveals that "when her underwear came off, I immediately noticed that the waxing trend had completely passed her by."
But when O'Donnell told him she was a virgin, the author says he lost interest and went to sleep. He says she tried to contact him several times, but moved on to his roommate, who she dated for a year.
"In case you're wondering, he never had sex with her either, as far as I know," he writes.
Gawker’s decision to publish the story left many up in arms.
"This whole story reeks as a pre-election plant, and Gawker should own up to the identity of this cowardly sexual creep,” author Danielle Crittenden wrote in a column for the Huffington Post.
"I am no fan of O'Donnell but what Gawker has done is disgusting and vile and once again not showcasing the real issues in this election," Meghan McCain tweeted.
Gawker editor Remy Stern admits the site paid "a pretty modest amount" for the story and photos, but did make an effort to fact-check the affair.
"We verified any of the facts he provided us with to feel really comfortable that this was all legit," Stern told Forbes.
"We confirmed the addresses he gave us and matched the photos to make sure the guy with O’Donnell was the same guy we were talking to. We also confirmed the photos were taken on Halloween 2007 as he told us they were. We also confirmed that he lived with his roommate [who, as the story relates, ended up dating O'Donnell after the incident in question]."