Let me guess, this woman was paid MORE $$ to change her story, just a hunch.

This story won't be believable unless (and until) she names the person who paid her to read the original statement.

No doubt this was a coerced change to the story. Menendez is a politician definitely serving for what is in it for him. Not that Democrats will do anything but circle the wagons around him, moral and ethical problems are only an issue when they occur on the other side of the isle. With people like Menendez serving in Washington, it is pretty obvious why the country is so screwed up.

In a party where the WH is willing to threaten a reputable member of the press, do we expect anything different in a situation to protect it's own interests here.

Weird.....a tape pops up out of nowhere. I think we saw that one before from a Church out west somewhere.....caused some pretty wild riots around the world. Listen conservatives: if you're going to try and destroy a rival, at least pay your actors enough to stick with the story. Granted they may do time, but I know your donors have enough money to make it worth their time. You can't buy elections yet, but you can do a better job of selling these tapes to the general public. Don't be cheap, or they might just go back to telling the truth again.

The justice dept. needs to continue to investigate this until they get to the bottom on it. Clearly the Daily Caller or someone on the GOP campaign paid the women to read a script. This is blatant slander and an attempt to sabotage democracy (the new GOP game). Geez! Talk about a win at any cost strategy. I wonder how much they paid.

Someone patronizing a hooker is 'Who cares' except maybe for the wife. Someone paying a prostitute to falsly accuse a senator in an attempt to force him to resign is serious business and should be investigated by the FBI. She tried to rig the legislative branch of our government and we need to find who put her up to it. We need to follow the money, and put some people in jail and on the front page.

In her sworn statement, Nexis de los Santos Santana denied ever meeting Menendez and said she never agreed to be filmed.

So when she was standing in front of the camera and saying she had sex with Menedez how was she being forced to do that? More likely, she was told, in no uncertain terms, that she needs to retract the video statement and sign the affidavit least she disappear! Reporters don't go around forcing people to give statements via video. But those in trouble and their henchmen are all too willing to use whatever means possible to try and dig themselves out of the doo doo. And it won't be long before Menendez is back at it again, because guys like him can not control themselves when it comes to their "hobbies".

This is what you get when you allow Dennis Rodman to go NK.

Mar 5, 7:04 AM (ET)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea vowed Tuesday to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, citing a U.S.-led push for punishing U.N. sanctions over its recent nuclear test and ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills.

North Korea's Korean People's Army Supreme Command warned of stronger additional countermeasures in a statement that came amid reports that Washington and North Korean ally Beijing have approved a draft of punishing sanctions for a U.N. Security Council resolution responding to North Korea's Feb. 12 nuclear test. The draft is expected to be circulated at the U.N. this week.

The United States and others worry that North Korea's third nuclear test pushes it a step closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America, and condemn its rocket launches and nuclear tests as a dangerous threat to regional security.

North Korea says its nuclear program is a response to U.S. hostility that dates back to the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula still technically in a state of war.

North Korea warned it will cancel the Korean War cease-fire agreement on March 11, citing U.S.-South Korean military drills that began March 1.

Boy, that prostitute is really raking in the dough, for ONE trick! First, she got paid to have sex with M, then someone paid her MORE to do a video, then someone ELSE paid her MORE to deny the first video - wonder how much MORE she'll get? A few more tricks with M, and she'll be able to retire! Or, they could put her on the US government's payroll!

I wonder if Menendez had Secret Service Training and did On The Job, OJT, Training in Columbia?

Again, nothing intelligent from Miss Piggy.

Which one's the conspiracy?

That she had sex with him?

That she made the first tape?

That she recanted her story?

That he used taxpayer money for 2 trips to the Dominican Republic?

Oh, and that last one he admitted to. He must be part of the conspiracy!!!

King K - Interestingly, I see no mention of Dennis Rodman in your cited article. How again is this Rodman's fault? Not that I am a fan of his, or even Basketball for that matter, I'm just confused by how a basketball player is involved in UN sanctions against North Korea that are their cited reasons for canceling the cease fire. Please elaborate, I'm sure there's a juicy conspiracy story in there somewhere. Oh! I know.... Since the Prez likes Basketball, he secretly sent Rodman to North Korea to do some diplomatic work, but the true goal was to try to start a new war.. No, that would be something a Republican Prez would want. Hmmmm. Perhaps Lindsey and John should convene a special committee to investigate. Get right on that!

honestdebate

In a party where the WH is willing to threaten a reputable member of the press, do we expect anything different in a situation to protect it's own interests here.

Woodward is nothing but a petulant publicity seeker. He wasn't threatened, he was just warned what the story he wanted to print would do to his reputation.

Unfortunately, we live in a culture where the famous are immediately judged guilty upon any accusation of wrong doing. One statement by anyone ruins a life.

Louie Bee

It had already been printed. The threat came after a verbal altercation with one of Cry Babies spokesmen. Do you know anything about this? Guess not, but as long as you back President Titty Baby that's all that counts.

For the record, I too categorically deny that I was paid to have sex with Senator Menendez.

Pigotry

Vast Right Wing Conspiracy by cons-pirates (conservative Pirates)

Sen Menendez , did you ever had sex with that woman?

"I never had sex with that woman". That sound sound familiar in the Democrat party.

" deceit" .................... Everywhere .... you spend your energy, just tryin to figure out who's tellin the truth!

And it won't be long before Menendez is back at it again, because guys like him can not control themselves when it comes to their "hobbies".

You speak to this matter with a great deal of authority, King. Has you 'knowledge' of the subject been developed through personal experience or derived from prurient opinion? I find it amusing that so many prejudiced individuals choose to believe a sworn liar while believing the original statement was/is pristine truth. In order to keep their prejudices fed they concoct the belief that this woman was coerced to make her denial but discount the possibility that she was coerced in her original statement. Obviously she is money motivated for that is the basis for her 'expose' about Menendez ~ that she was cheated out of part of her prostitute fee. In other words, according to her, she was "stiffed" ~ ~ ~ ~ twice.

We don't know enough at this point to say definitively whether Menendez is guilty or not, HE could have paid off the prostitute to recant her story.

That being said, that seems unlikely and it's far more plausible that she was paid to make up false claims. If this is the case, Menendez obviously deserves his seat in Congress and if the FBI can find out who paid her off, they deserve time in prison.

I was ready to throw Menendez under the bus before (even though he's a D, that's not the kind of scandal we need in our government), now I'm more than willing to hear his story and try to make sense of this all. I hope he was telling the truth and we can move past this.

Sen Menendez , did you ever had sex with that woman?

"I never had sex with that woman". That sound sound familiar in the Democrat party.

to be fair, he isn't "toe-tapping" in airport bathroom stalls, mercilessly hitting on male teenage pages, or wearing a diaper like a current sitting GOP senator...

Let's try something novel, how about the allegations be, oh, what's the word I'm looking for.... 'investigated'. After that, chastise or apologise, seems pretty simple. If he is guilty, I'd expect comment.

Oh, and as much as I love reading the conservative rhetoric and criticism, assure me no republican senator or representative has engaged in morally dubious sexual activity and then begin casting stones. For that matter, name ANY political party anywhere in the world that has a completely clean record???? Good luck!

Pulling His Thread - Many people have been asking for investigation of this charge against Menendez for weeks. Your beloved liberal media won't touch it. Nobody is suggesting that anyone is perfect. But when Republicans get painted with some kind of scandal (does the name Herman Cain ring a bell?) the might bulldogs in the press won't let go.

Vast Right Wing Conspiracy by cons-pirates (conservative Pirates)

At least piggy knows her audience is a bunch of idiots that she has to explain that incredibly clever moniker.

Woodward is nothing but a petulant publicity seeker. He wasn't threatened, he was just warned what the story he wanted to print would do to his reputation.

Louie, thank you for showing that you could care less about the truth and will demonize anyone that shows what hacks your party is. You make a good sheep.

Gee Jim, It's not like we have heard this same scenario before from Democrat politicians :P. Usually they think that denial is sufficient, after all, he's a U.S. Senator. Apparently they have learned from past incidents and realize that leaning on, and paying off accusers, works a lot better.

Funny.

Fox News isn't even running this story....is it because they over-hyped charges due to political bias without even doing a BIT of research on these sources. A story the FBI investigated and said it was a dead end?

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piggy

Remember the first time we heard the expression "vast right wing conspiracy"? It was Hillary speaking to Matt Lauer about the fact that Bill would never have had sex with Monica. She was lying, wasn't she? And let's not forget who started the birther movement, a friend of Hillary, Philip J. Berg, a deputy prosecuting attorney democrat. He actually filed a lawsuit to stop Obama from running because he wasn't born in the US. I just love how the left always claims some sort of right wing conspiracy whenever they can't face the truth.

Yes, this should be investigated, but I will bet if it doesn't lead to someone in the GOP it will be buried under the rug. That's the way of the left in this country today.

Many people have been asking for investigation of this charge against Menendez for weeks. Your beloved liberal media won't touch it.

that's a fairly misleading statement as most of us have seen plenty in the news regarding Sen. Menendez and this scandal.

Perhaps they're weren't covering it in "full-blown-sound-the-alarms" typical scandal fashion because many questions remained as to how truthful the story was. Given this latest development, it's fair to say that they entire story is not out there and barring further investigations by the appropriate authorities some discretion on this story is/was warranted.

Regarding Herman Cain. Sen. Menendez's scandal involved a single questionable accusation from two women who picked Menendez's picture out of a lineup, one of whom has since recanted her story. Herman Cain's scandal involved 4 separate women around the country, and a phone bill showing dozens of calls/text between Cain and one of the women (some late into the night) that he could not explain other than to call her an "acquaintance". While they are both damaging sex scandals, the former is at least questionable while the latter is far more certain.

I see the right wing trolls are having fun with this one and will do anything to point out that a Democrat is worse than a Republican even if it means repeating a known lie. Just like the Benghazi conspiracy there is nothing there except in their own screwed up mind. There have been attacks on embassies under other presidents but in the mind of right wing conspiracy theorist Benghazi is the only one that is a coverup.

As far as Woodard is concerned, before you start saying the White House threatened him why don't you read the whole statement made by the WH staff member before making stupid accusations?

But I do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying that Potus asking for revenues is moving the goal post. I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim.

Sounds to me like Woodard doesn't want to pay his fair share of taxes so he's making accusations without merit because the president has always said that there would have to be a balanced approached of budget cuts and increased revenue.

@D.Man

The reason FOX is not running anything on this story is because it is favorable to a Democrat and anyone with sense knows that FOX will not air any news that will show any Democrat in a favorable light.

How about the other "scandal" breaking about this Senator? Like this dude trying to get major tax breaks for his best buddie in the islands, on that dudes "green" company? He has tried twice, 2009 & 2011 to get this "special" bill passed, but thankfully the rest of the clowns in Washington has not allowed it. This was on the morning news on WKOV. Hmmmmm me thinks just too many stinky-poo piles around this man. A person can't have this many questionable circumstances involving themselves without something being amiss with the person.

Wicked Wanda, do you feel the same about G W Bush and Cheney?? There was a lot of "stinky-poo piles" around these men too but no one on the right sees any harm in having thousands of Americans killed in Iraq for nothing. Tax breaks for their buddies?/ Good grief!! What do you call the Bush tax cut? They helped every one of Bush and Cheney's buddies as well as themselves and put this country into the economic mess it's in now by also increasing spending. Worst president in history and you guys worry about one senator. Go figure.

She was either paid off to change her story, or she was threatened...

These politicians are scum. The use and abuse women and the people, and when busted, they use their political power and position to squirm out of a situation they got caught in. I personally feel her life might have been threatened, but paying her off big bucks to make the story go away is as well a huge possibility.

funny i didn't see the part about the women being underage mentioned at all...

Gee, Larry seems to a partisan kind of guy. Who's Bush? The guy who asked Congress to go to war? And got permission? Oh wait, he lied didn't he?

Larry, if you want to talk about politicians enriching themselves just look at democrats. Bill and Hillary are multi-millionaires and have worked very little in the private sector. John Kerry is worth over $180 million and all he has done is be a politician (the money is his not his wife's, as stated in his financial disclosure). Harry Reid's whole family is doing quite well from his service to our country. The list goes on.

And Benghazi was a total failure of the POTUS and HIS State Department. But please don't say that out loud because we don't want to hurt the dems chance to run one of the biggest liars in history for president next time. Afterall, we can't blame a democrat administration for failures, can we?

Menendez is a politician definitely serving for what is in it for him. Not that Democrats will do anything but circle the wagons around him, moral and ethical problems are only an issue when they occur on the other side of the isle. With people like Menendez serving in Washington, it is pretty obvious why the country is so screwed up.

Oh, I am so tired of this! So it is all a Democratic problem, eh? Republicans are pure as the driven snow, eh?

Larry Craig - Republican, staunch opponent of gay rights, arrested in the Minneapolis airport for playing "footsie"" with the occupant of the next stall.

Mark Foley - Republican, he introduced a bill, coined the "Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act of 2002" to outlaw web sites featuring sexually suggestive images of preteen children, saying that “these websites are nothing more than a fix for pedophiles.” Resigned from Congress after reporters got a hold of a series of sexually explicit emails and IM's he sent to underage male pages.

Mark Sanford - Republican Governor, he became a national laughingstock when it turned out he was not "hiking the Appalachian Trail," as his staff claimed, but was in fact off in Argentina chasing tail. He was later censured by the South Carolina General Assembly following a State Ethics Commission investigation revealed that he had misused state travel funds to conduct his affair.

Matt Wingard - resigned from his post as the Deputy Republican Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives following allegations that he pressured a young woman who worked in his office at the capitol into a sexual relationship.

The list of Republican hypocrites is endless, search out examples of your own.

Don't post here insinuating that Republicans are the epitome of ethics and morals in our government... it just ain't so!

While I do not know the circumstances that forced this woman into prostitution, I have no doubt that if she takes money for sex then she definitely will take money to lie. This makes it hard to know which story is the truth.

Also EEngineer; where is your list of democratic sleaze balls with Clinton at the top of the list.

Gee, I wonder if she might lie for more money?

Naw, a prostitute wouldn't do something like that, would she?

Just when republicans think they have a great slur Campaign to put up against democrats, the dam WH#$% recants. awwwwwwww poooor republicans LOL Karl Rove must be slipping.

JH, I never knew about Berg and he being the one to file suit about Pres. Obama's eligibility. For those interested, additional information about Mr. Berg can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_J._Berg

If not interested in following this link, he also tried to sue Bush 2 for complicity in 9/11; doesn't sound like a right wing nut.

Now NBC runs a story on this clown? No mention of the girl being under age I see.......keep it classy libs.

It is a sad comment on our values that a woman who takes money for sex, and apparently also takes money for uttering a false and libelous statement, then recants the statement and admits to lying is considered more credible than an elected member of Congress.

Are we so deeply mired in corruption and cynicism that our elected leaders are considered less honest and reliable than a Dominican prostitute? If so then I fear for this nation and its people. How can we depend on any of our elected leaders to do what's right for the country?

Yes, Clinton might of lied at first but he did eventually fess up, how many of those Republican higher than mighty who have proposed laws at the very thing they were guilty of. I think the Menendez thing was an attempt by a Republ opponent that lost and thought this was way to get him into trouble. The REpublicans have been known to do such things before (Iran/Contra as an example).

First the story said He had sex with MINORS, from the (cough) bastion of truth, honest reporting and the epitome of high journalism ethics; Tucker Carlson and his Daily Caller, who just recently had to APOLOGIZE for his slam against Wicca. And this is the same person who got FIRED from Fox? Oh the irony...

Our first mistake was to believe this testimony in the first place. All she has proven is that she is a good liar, just like Jodi Arias.

honestdebate - You need to catch up with current events. There have been a couple updates on the Woodward story including responses from Woodward which indicate he never felt threatened.

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Ed Orr, your answer sounds like a 10 year old. "Well, they did it". Is this the kind of logic a parent should use?

These things are so much easier when there are stains, photos, or a DNA test!

This has 'republican pimp' all over it.

Both parties have skeletons. They both lie, cheat, steal, have affairs, look for kick backs, etc... There are bad apples on both sides.

Both parties have skeletons. They both lie, cheat, steal, have affairs, look for kick backs, etc... There are bad apples on both sides.

Bet you if I PAID for sex, that I can PAY for a story to say anything I want

Apparently the good senator just wants to keep his job by any means possible. Another example of political trash.

whats the big deal? politicians need love too.. it's not all about money & power.

Dishonest, Narcissistic, Corrupt....

...yep

wonder if it was a threat , cash or both to change this story ?.....I think Menedez is as dirty a manipulator as they come , I'm from Jersey and have never and would never vote for this human turd , I'm embarassed that he represents New Jersey

Gee JH I noticed you didn't mention any republicans in your little rant. MCCain is a pauper right? How much is Rubio's home for sale for? How about Boehner, where did his money come from? Who's partisan again?

BTW...this is not a republican or democrat phenomenem...it's both parties that are infected with these types of scumbags....these turds represent us , so what does that really say about US(A) ? ...the saddest thing is we keep re-electing these moron az$'ole's

Me and my millionaire scumbag yacht buddy do not engage in this kind of activity when we are rocking his yacht up and down the D.R. coast. We are singing church hymns.

Yes, both parties do have skeletons in their closet when it comes to sex. But only one party continually aligns itself with "family values". That makes the Foleys, Vitters, Sanfords, Gingrichs, Hydes, Barrs, et al, look much more hypocritical when they set themselves up as the moral police (you can throw Edwards in there as well). As for Menendez, I would be focusing solely on the funding for those trips, not the allegations of sex, which I always thought were questionable in the first place. That is, of course, unless he shelled out taxpayer money for the wh!%e, which again is doubtful. Why is it so hard for folks on the right to believe the sex didn't take place anyway? Is this because of the "D" next to Menendez' name?

Keeps supporting left wing nut jobs. He latest speech was about women in other countries. Another queen of giving spending. I hope the people of Kentucky see past all the Hollywood acting.

Vote for another movie star....good grief, this IS what's wrong with the american voters of today, they think politics is just another reality tv show, which by the way, are the worst shows on the boob tube.

How about we actually vote for a credible hard working President this time around and get rid of this stupid liberal agenda!

Today??? Just think of the worlds biggest disaster flick ever produced in 1980.

Hey Tracy and Roger: The late GOP God, Reagan, our 40th President, was a movie star. I guess you have a problem with that too. Jesus can run as a democrat and you'll still not vote for him because he is a "socialist".

Either more money or a strong arm threat.

she is a KEPT woman now!

And exactly how is McTurtle credible and hard working? I mean he is holding up almost every piece of legislation illegally I might add. He alone has changed the way the Constitution operates, now requiring 60 votes to pass anything. He is unconstitutional and should be tried for treason and hung.

Regan was also the governor of a state before going to Washington. So at least Regan was a proven politician. What credentials did Al Franken have before becoming a Senator? What credentials does Ashley Judd have that makes her qualified? Oh, Judd knows what it is like to work on a project for five months for a seven figure payday. Seems like she would fit right in with the Harry Reid work schedule, and she can make up the pay difference just keeping her pockets open.

Reagan had Alzheimer's - while in office and out.

Yeah, Al Franken, a joke writer for Saturday Night Live and now a joke from Minnesota. Ashley Judd is a name from playing pretend and she'll pretend to be a good Senator. I just hope the good people of Kentucky are not taken in by her.

Yeah and Reagan still did a better job than our current President.

Good point Rick..... we definitely need more proven politicians right? Does that mean you guys will stop voting for the tea party turds that haven't done anything credible in private or public life? I think naming post offices might be a good resume builder for a VP pick, but only because it shows he's a proven politician.

In her sworn statement, Nexis de los Santos Santana denied ever meeting Menendez and said she never agreed to be filmed.

So when she was standing in front of the camera and saying she had sex with Menedez how was she being forced to do that? More likely, she was told, in no uncertain terms, that she needs to retract the video statement and sign the affidavit least she disappear? Reporters don't go around forcing people to give statements via video. But those in trouble and their henchmen are all too willing to use whatever means possible to try and dig themselves out of the doo doo. And it won't be long before Menendez is back at it again, because guys like him can not control themselves.

Rick, my excellent senator Al Franken graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude degree in government in 1973. After that he had a career writing political satire and comedy and later hosted a radio talk show that used satire to expose political misdeeds by both Republicans and Democrats. He wrote carefully researched books exposing right wing media machinations. So I guess I'd argue that his credentials were more than equal to Ronald Reagan's. He's proven to Minnesotans that he's an intelligent thoughtful politician, and has sponsored bipartisan bills that actually passed into law. Over the years of his reporrting and writing on politicians' misdeeds, he's never been proven wrong. You can disagree with his politics, but he's correct on his facts.

While I do not agree with a lot of what the Tea Party people stand for, I do respect their right to have a voice. Most of the ones I've meet are regular people who feel government has gotten too big and is intruding in people's lives way too much. Some of their demands are over the top, in my opinion, but they are not the nut jobs most people on the left claim them to be.

Personally, I think the left is jealous that this loosely knit group has garnered so much attention and their own group, Occupy Wall Street has proven to be more of a off the beaten path and has kind of disappeared.

yeah, how ironic the right complaining about actors running for office forgetting that their lord and savior Regan was one.... So was Arnold and Fred Thompson who ran for prez and now sells reverse mortgages to unsuspecting seniors.. I forgot, actors are OK, but only if they are Republicans. LOL! I guess the Dem's are the example of the old, "I'm rubber, you're Glue".

King K - You mistakenly cited the representative from the Daily Caller as a reporter. As I understand it the daily caller is hardly a journalistic organization.

Rick, you make a common mistake. Regan was never a governor nor president. Regan was a member of Reagan's Cabinet.

Jesus is a socialist? I guess people will make up anything to rationalize their beliefs. I saw nothing that Jesus said that would make him a socialist. He said to give, not to take and redistribute the way odumbo is doing. I'd say that odumbo is more of a socialist than Jesus.....

Religion and politics in one thread. Here is some serious troll food. Where are they? Maybe we should call them?

Someone mentioned reality TV and movie stars in Politics.

To pharaphrase an old quote: Politics is acting for the ugly.

last time i check RR was never naked on film...

Rick, they cant be any dumber then Bush. lol I don't know much about Judd, but can tell you Frankin is a col. graduate and did so with honors.

Blackmajic, if Obama is a socialist, then whi is the dow (the main indicator of capitalism) going up so high? Not like the good ol days when bush had it below 8k. it is 14k now. dohhhhhhh

Blacmajic, if you never 'saw nothing JESUS said,' then your lack of knowledge concerning HIS acts is even more telling. And if you want to talk about 'redistribution,' read the passages about the loaves of bread and fish as an example of 'socialism,' you can find it in Luke 9:16, or Mark 6:30-44, or Matthew 14:13-21, or John 6:1-11. Btw, when you can't name a person by their REAL name, everything else you post lacks any credibility.

One term and OUT for all politicians and hire a "team" of IRS Agents to watch them 24/7 during that term!!!

Sounds like a waste of taxpayer money parkwaync. I think we're proving right now that you can keep kicking politicians out of office, but you won't change the end result that their handlers desire. No matter what you change their party name to.

This is a HUGE distraction. Now all the knee-jerk, gotta be the other party and conspiracy morons are distracted from the real issue - pedophelia. His interest in underage girls is the issue. He can get a better looking, professional whore in the US for a lot less than $58000. But, evidently, he likes them young. Like I said in reply to an earlier story, DR is just a poor mans Cambodia or Thailand. Easier though since he knew a man who had big connections.

Or when you carry out the right wing agenda.

Do you think it was threats or payoffs that got her to make those accusations in the first place? The right wing media has repeatedly demonstrated they have no ethical standards at all and have no problems in making up stories if it serves their purposes.

Why are republicans so against sex?

Because they can't find anyone that will have sex with them that's why.

Because she was a minor! He's a pedophile Narait!

Jay....

Where does it say she was a minor? Read much?

Jay, a pedophile is someone who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. Hebephilia is the attraction to children 11-14 years of age who have reached puberty, and Ephebophilia is attraction to an older pubescent minor, and can sometimes include people who are 18 or 19 years old. I think the guy is sick, but if you're going to call him something at least find out what she is and then get it right.

sleuth...prior media repeatedly stated she was a minor.

I thought people here don't believe what the media says. I guess reporting someone is a woman is a bit misleading, if in fact she is a girl.

From the Washington Post article "The escort, Nexis de los Santos Santana, 23, said in an affidavit she was hired by lawyer Miguel Galvan to do a taped interview with journalists in mid-October." Last time I checked, a 23 year old woman is not a minor.

Prior reports stated that he went to the Dominican Republic to engage in sex with underage prostitutes. This is per an MSN story from yesterday.

makessense, the 'original' story came from the Daily Caller, co-owned by the Conservative pundit and consummate liar who was FIRED from Fox News - Tucker Carlson.

King David arranged for one of captains to be killed in battle over lust of a woman!

I wondered what happened to the geek...good riddance.

Win Win for her.

This is a HUGE distraction orchestrated by Menendez and company. Now, all the knee-jerk, gotta be the other party and conspiracy morons are distracted from the real issue - pedophilia. His interest in underage girls is the issue. He can get a better looking, professional whore in the US for a lot less than $58000. But, evidently, he likes them young. Like I said in reply to an earlier story, DR is just a poor mans Cambodia or Thailand. Easier though since he knew a man who had big connections.

You get someone to accuse/confess (out of the blue!) to a morally and politically LESS sensitive act, and supporters will forgive instantly and the rest won't begrudge him "getting a little", he hopes.

The woman's story of "he didn't pay me what we agreed on" sounds eerily familiar to the secret service excuse in the debacle in Colombia, doesn't it? I'm not a conspiracy nut, but I don't believe in coincidental, nearly identical stories. Hos get their money up front, don't they?

Steve, you mean like the 'morally and LESS sensitive act' by S.C. Gov. Sandford, who lied to his staff, his wife, and whomever else so he could fly to South America on tax payer money for sex, and who is in the Senate run for S.C., and is leading in some pols? My how fickle and self-righteous the Christian Right are depending on who is doing what...

but of course, a republican must have done it, of course they did, don't put blame where it belongs......

Yeah, typical. Blame it on the Republicans. Funny part about everything is no denial about having sex, just the pay part.

hkdakota is a typical obama supporter.It is always someone elses fault and can not ever be resonsible for what they do!

The Democrats are the Teflon party, nothing sticks to them. At freshman orientation for Democrat Senators and Congressmen, they learn to point fingers.

well we know this much... it reeks of a Karl Rove set up. Otherwise, had it been bonafide he would've been cruising the public bathrooms in an airport somewhere like republicans do

Do tell? Not a huge fan of Rove but I am unaware of any allegations, much less any proved tactics like the one you insinuate. Sounds like most of the anticonservative rants here. All BS and innuendo with no support. When it takes this long for a recantation, something stinks.

Think about it KRedcorn....

Funny part about everything is no denial about having sex

You're totally right! Not only is there no denial about having sex, she denied even having met the guy. I too am amazed that she had sex with a guy she never even met before, but hey I'm just a typical Obama supporter that knows how to read and write real good. I remember TARP being Obama's fault too, until it worked pretty well, then it was Bush's idea. Still trying to blame nothing getting done in Washington on the black guy, but I'm sure you'll change your minds soon enough.

theduck....

What stinks is your breath. The only one recanting their story is the person that claimed it in the first place. Kind of reminds me of Romney, except he didn't know he was being filmed.

Well Roger, if the cons didn't have a history of making up stories about Democrats (remember the birthers), you'd have a point. But they do so you don't.

This is ONLY weak men, real men say NO and mean NO.

a real man is not pursueded by the opposite sex,

why take an oath then lie through your teeth when caught?

Correct Roger, real men are persueded (sic) by the same sex. Go ask Larry Craig, or tap dance in a stall.

You're right Roger, you weren't persuaded by women when we had sex. You made sure I was all man before you took me to bed. I even videotaped myself saying we did it, and you know everything that's videotaped is true. C'mon back to me big sugar daddy.....I miss you!

I love it when a democrat gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar all the Democrats on this vine can do is say well you did it too! LMFAO, super lame!

I'm starting to think that NBC is run by members of NAMBLA

Hmmm, first of all "bigo", you are reading this story on NBC, where it has been repeatedly reported in the past, and is probably how you know about it. And "Roger", do you have inside information that NAMBLA gone co-ed?

Hey Rick..... google up all those past "stories" about this. Bet you find two, the first one saying it was just some strange quirky allogation created by the right, that one months ago, now this one saying this horrible little prostitute kid from the dominican republic made it all up and the senator is a terrific guy, from today. ANd no mention about the financial abuse of your money.... what are you? A paid servant of NBC?

I believe you hit that nail, right on the head.

Roger MSNBC can't get NAMBLA's phone to ring as the GOP have it tied up for years.

And when you "googled", "bigo", did you bother to notice that the only place you found this story being flogged was primarily at right-wing opinion sources? If you read those stories, did you bother to notice that they had no verifiable information, just variations of the original claim?

Yea Rick you didn't get the memo.....everything you google up is true. It's only that pesky Bing that brings up lies in its searches. I've been saying it for years...when you've got Google, you don't need no facts!

rick, how abiut the money..... a crazy lie from the right? he kicked it back in via his party donors. And gee, ya, the evil right made up this poor little girl from the dominican republic third world country to make a fairly unknown senator look all bad. But then, dang, up pops a real live poor little third world abused girl with a lawyer in tow recanting all this crazy nonsense the right drummed up for no reason.... but she probably had it in for this second level senator from NJ, USA. I am certain she has political aspirations and knows how to play the powerball international games with these people.... Got your Democrats, Republicans, and third world little girls all slugging it out for power. Get real.

wait till she comes up PREGNATE

Right because its outside the realm that a republican would do anything like set up a democrat. I mean its not like they sabotaged an entire american economy because a guy was black or anything.

I like that. But I think the real problem was he was spending tons of our tax money to buy sex with child prostitutes. Hey, if the guy wants to stay at home dressing up in pink panties and throwing on a wig having wild crossdressing sex orgies on his own dime... I suppose if thats what he is into, thats what hes into.

You people who say he can have sex with whomever he wants forget that she was a minor. He's a pedophile!

Bill, are you really saying that who he has sex with is his business, the girl is 13 years old, I think that is the american peoples business.

why is it when a democrat is accused he is immediately guilty, a republican on the same charges, innocent until proven guilty? Wonder why that is. Oh thats right, do as we say not as we do.

This story stunk from the beginning. and all it takes is fox news repeating it ad nauseum and bunch of misinformed, mindless dolts to believe it. Works every time.

Who rewrote the age of the hired prostitute from the age of 23 which was given in the news to 13 ?? Sounds like a fox lie to me a 23 year old is not a minor child but she was a paid whore by the Republicans to lie.

This just gets ridiculous over and over and over and over again!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read about the Republicians and the Democrats that post their views on these stories and it makes me sick. A NATION DIVIDED WILL FALL. Folks I don't know about your household but not only have Americans lost millions of jobs, but those of us middle (LOWER) class citizens who are still working are also in dire troubles. I have not had a raise in over four years and my living expenses have risen to cut into my salary by at least 15-20 percent. All the while our politicians have had the audasity to cater to themselves with their lavish lifestyles on our dime and the favors of big business and big money! Its not just democrats or republicians, its both! You all sit here on these stories and comment, bickering back and forth about who's right or wrong, who did this or that, who is not doing their job---SHUT UP! Our government is so out of control and touch with the true Americans, democrat or republican that these kinds of things are happening all the time not only with the more prominent government figures but down to the workforce that supports the rest of our government. Bernenke not long ago put out an estimated figure of wasted tax-payer monies on programs and projects that have had countless double dipping to the tune of 200-300 BILLION DOLLARS of waste! Until we get off our aligned political party a$$es and start voting out the trash politicians on both sides and voting in Americians who really want to help out our country, we are going to continue to see this sort of thing. Stop bitching at each other and work together to reshape our government to help America and Americans to be strong and prosperous again. Big business, Big government, and greed has deeply rooted itself into our country's wealth and moral values and it is time to take it back. Vote for the right candidate, stop buying from corrupt businesses and start buying from the small guy that has our same values, educate ourselves and spend our money wisely and most of all get with your friends and neighbors to work together and do the right thing for America. IT IS UP TO US!

funnystuff, you have to be kidding, right. Every time a story like this comes up, regardless of party affiliation, the other side tries to hang them up like a side of beef. Such foolish and mindless defenses just don't add anything.

selective memory @funny...

when republicans get caught they resign, when the democrats get caught they fight and usually go down in a guilty verdict or criminal charges whilst kicking and screaming

bigo- you keep talking about this woman being a 13 yo, even in the original story in the daily caller/briebart said she was 23yo, but i guess that wasnt what suited you so you try to make this even more than what it was. and where in this article does it say she was a prostitute kid? your hate of Obama is showing- it doesnt matter to you if Menendez is guilty or not, just gives the far right a reason to go after the President.

maninflat1 Right several stories tell that he likes the Young ones But if we yell that we are tired of being screwed by these Dems we must all be racist right?

kred- i looked at several stories and couldnt find any that said he liked underage, unless of course you have a link. and where in my comment do i call you or anybody a racist? or perhaps your guilt is showing and you know what you are and are afraid others will see it as well? just hate of Pres. Obama and the Dems for whatever the reason. and i dont think Menendez is totally innocent here, but i doubt we will ever know the truth because the right and the left will never believe what the other is saying, and if all he is guilty off is paying a prostitute in another country, who gives a rats azz.

maninflat....

kredcorn had a freduian slip. He doesn't really read too good though, so maybe he just misunderstood you.

Shhhhhhh...... don't mention the money...... just the horrible, terrible, lying, cheating, little prostitute girl who tried to bring down this fine upstanding U.S. Senator.... she was awful, yuck, bad girl....

You mean like christie (R) with our helicopter taking him to his kids baseball games? Wasn't there another republican guy going all over the world for sex with little boys? What was his name I can't remember, fox never ran the story.

Hey if you still think christie is a republican, go ahead and believe that. Pretty certain the taking the helo to his kids games was a dem storyline to smash christie but instead got flattened itself when the truth came out that christie was on official business and diverted off to see his kid play. No one had a problem with a governor who is expected to travel all over stopping off to see his kid. How many times has air vacation one popped around for the obama kids? Oh, thats different. Not sure about the Republican guy going all over the world to have sex with little boys.... but, I am certain that if you know about it... he's long gone and not being a media darling after the payola went through. Diverting focus never works.

That woman needed to make a lot of money, the democrats (Clintons) ran her clear out of the country. Bill finally did confess so how can you say that.

Harry Reid is protecting his base. While the Democrats hold an edge in the Senate, Governor Christie, a Republican, in New Jersey is popular and Harry is worried that should Menendez be forced to resign, there's an even chance that a Republican would be appointed to finish out the term, then possibly, be re-elected in the next general election, thus eroding his base. Harry Reid enjoys being the Senator Majority Leader (who wouldn't) and will say anything to keep that position.