“The bottom line is all of those smears are absolutely false, and that’s the bottom line”
Sen. Robert Menendez denounced allegations that he had flown to the Dominican Republic to solicit prostitutes as “smears” from “right-wing blogs” Monday.
“The smears, the smears that right-wing blogs have been pushing since the election,” the New Jersey Democrat told CNN. “That is totally unsubstantiated. It’s amazing to me that anonymous, nameless, faceless individuals on a website can drive that kind of story into the mainstream. But that’s what they’ve done successfully. Now, nobody can find them, no one ever met them, nobody ever talked to them, but that’s where we’re at. The bottom line is all of those smears are absolutely false, and that’s the bottom line.”
Menendez had previously denied the allegations in a statement last week, calling them “politically motivated.”
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Menendez’s mouth is moving, but I keep hearing Anthony Weiner’s voice speaking. Odd, that.
Kent18 on February 5, 2013 at 8:04 AM
Those “right wing blogs” certainly have the power. To have the FBI doing their bidding and for him to empty out his bank account to cover his tracks.
Marcus on February 5, 2013 at 8:06 AM
Anthony weiner anyone?
Puhleeze
cmsinaz on February 5, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Yeah he’s worried.
gophergirl on February 5, 2013 at 8:25 AM
Is it true that Menedez overlooked a flight and will need to come up with even more cash to cover his tracks?
Hey, wasn’t his daughter, Alicia, a FNC contributor? When is Hannity going to get her over-lip-gossed smush on camera and grill her about dear old dad?
BuckeyeSam on February 5, 2013 at 8:28 AM
Creepy just doesn’t even begin to say it…
jake-the-goose on February 5, 2013 at 8:29 AM
Your welcome.
fogw on February 5, 2013 at 8:29 AM
you’re
fogw on February 5, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Well, that’s good enough for the ethics committee. Maybe the FBI too.
Clink on February 5, 2013 at 8:34 AM
That’s right, he went there to have sex with them. Somebody else solicited them. It’s an outrageous politically motivated lie to suggest Menendez solicited underage prostitutes. It should be Poltifact’s Lie of the Year
forest on February 5, 2013 at 8:39 AM
Deny. Deny. Deny.
WisCon on February 5, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Oh Come On Now people, you all know full well that crimes committed by a congressman outside of US jurisdiction cannot be prosecuted in the US…….. unless of course its a Republican.
44Magnum on February 5, 2013 at 8:50 AM
The now-classic Anthony Weiner Defense.
ddrintn on February 5, 2013 at 8:50 AM
You can tell it’s NOT the bottom line because he insisted it was the bottom line twice in the same sentence. Blaming it on some vast right-wing conspiracy is just second nature with these fools.
changer1701 on February 5, 2013 at 8:51 AM
“I did not have sex with that prostitute”.
nobar on February 5, 2013 at 8:53 AM
In a week or two he’ll be giving this teary-eyed mea culpa news conference in which he takes full and total responsibility so please don’t make him give up his political career.
ddrintn on February 5, 2013 at 8:53 AM
He’s blaming the vast right wing blogosphere.
Rush will get namechecked next.
Then shortly afterwards, he will flame out whilst he considers taking Cory Bookers job.
CorporatePiggy on February 5, 2013 at 9:44 AM
Old: Straw buyers
In: Straw soliciters
hillsoftx on February 5, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Menendez: I Was Hacked
steebo77 on February 5, 2013 at 10:02 AM
He’s from Union City (where he was once mayor), not Newark.
steebo77 on February 5, 2013 at 10:04 AM
” It’s amazing to me that anonymous, nameless, faceless individuals on a website can drive that kind of story into the mainstream. ”
Does he really expect to get away with that? Matt Boyle’s name and face appear on every article he writes.
Naturally Curly on February 5, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Reminds me of Bob Torricelli, another NJ democrat.
I wonder if this Bob will resort to slamming the podium when lies through his teeth.
CurtZHP on February 5, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Where have we heard this before? He should have said:
I did not have sexual relations with that underage hooker, Miss (redacted). I never told anybody to lie, not a single time; never. These allegations are false. And I need to go back to work for the New Jerseyan people. Thank you.
rightside on February 5, 2013 at 10:59 AM
The BIGGEST MIA in this whole mess is a certain Governor
of The Garden State….and to think this man HAD to tour
his state with the President a week before the election.
BUT, he cannot bring himself to look into this matter.
Hey Christie, Choke on a donut you M-EFFER!!!
ToddPA on February 5, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Christie is too busy hanging at the Superbowl with Alec Baldwin and squeezing himself into David Letterman’s interview chair to take any notice of Menendez and his peccadilloes.
Naturally Curly on February 5, 2013 at 11:16 AM