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He’s no John Thune but those Paul Newman eyes and fit physique.

Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York. But when he trolls Craigslist’s “Women Seeking Men” forum, he’s Christopher Lee, divorced “lobbyist” and “fit fun classy guy.” One object of his flirtation told us her story.

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Lee’s Craigslist correspondent—a government employee from Maryland who asked not to be identified—liked what she saw. She replied flirtatiously. He replied with a PG-13 muscle picture.

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  5. 5.

    RolloTomasi

    So where does Craigslist rank compared to an airport bathroom stall in the pecking order of Republican pickup spots?

  9. 9.

    John Dillinger

    Surely the Speaker can instruct his backbenchers on where to troll for tail without getting caught, at least so quickly and easily.

  10. 10.

    D. Mason

    At least this ones looking to cheat on his wife with a woman roughly his age instead of an intern. Kudos Rep. Christopher Lee for being a sleaze instead of a circus freak.

  17. 17.

    Violet

    I wonder if other women will come forward with more details now that this has been leaked. This stuff is tame, but who knows if this is all there is.

  20. 20.

    catclub

    @Mark S.: But he has heard of gmail!

    He is claiming his gmail account was hacked by a time traveler who posted the emails before hacking the account.

    Also his dog ate them.

  21. 21.

    Violet

    What’s on the poster behind him in the topless shot? Are those sharks? Please tell me he didn’t take that shot in his young son’s room. Ick.

  22. 22.

    beltane

    Which district is this, Vito “two families” Fosella’s old district or the one of that other NY Republican who beat his girlfriend while drunk?

    Chris Lee does not have Paul Newman eyes. He has George W. Bush’s doofus eyes. We now need another thread dedicated to Colin Firth just to cleanse the mind.

  24. 24.

    DougJ®

    @beltane:

    It’s actually Tom Reynolds’ old district. He was involved in the Foley scandal (though in the end, he didn’t do anything that wrong).

  25. 25.

    RalfW

    These sanctimonious family values assholes are planning to launch a constitutional amendment battle in Minnesota for 2012, and are fighting tooth and nail in Iowa right now.

    But they are destroying marriage all on their own. Jeebus I get mad about this bullshit.

    They use the fear of teh gay to win an election cycle, but they can’t keep their own zippers closed to save their lives. Skankwads.

  27. 27.

    catclub

    @Violet: I think it is a whale chart — horizontal tails.

    I’m betting bathroom — large mirror is more likely there than in son’s room.

    Could be son’s bathroom — since he has been kicked out of his (and hers) ‘master’ bathroom — or will be soon.

  29. 29.

    beltane

    @DougJ®: Thank you. One by one, New York’s congressional districts will come to be known by the sex scandals associated with them.

  30. 30.

    Violet

    @RolloTomasi:

    So where does Craigslist rank compared to an airport bathroom stall in the pecking order of Republican pickup spots?

    Depends who the Republican is picking up. If it’s an age-appropriate woman, like this situation, then it’s low on the list. If it’s a male Congressman and he’s picking up gay male dwarf twins for bondage involving a vacuum cleaner and a horse, well, that’s an entirely different story.

  32. 32.

    pragmatism

    i don’t buy the “this is private” argument. he’s a public figure who makes policy about other people’s sex lives. supports DADT. voted against abortion funding. his online idiocy is fair game.

  34. 34.

    bkny

    By email, Lee identified himself as a 39-year-old … (He’s also 46.)

    lying about his age!?! .. what the fuck is wrong with people — esp the male republican kind …

  35. 35.

    Violet

    @bkny:
    He had to because she said she was looking for 30-40 in her ad. If he’d admitted he was 46 she might not have replied.

    Not that that excuses it in any way. But it explains why in this instance he did. He was looking for action and would do whatever it took.

  36. 36.

    eemom

    Kudos Rep. Christopher Lee for being a sleaze instead of a circus freak.

    ah, the soft bigotry of low expectations.

  38. 38.

    catclub

    @bkny: See my comment at 20 and Mark S at 28. It is time travel related. Not lying about age.

    When you ask a time traveler his age, he pauses and says
    it’s complicated.

    Um, … does anyone on dating sites NOT lie about age and such?

  39. 39.

    Violet

    @catclub:
    In the picture further down the gawker page you can see the sink and counter, so yeah it’s a bathroom. The poster or painting of the whales is casting a shadow on the wall, so I wonder if it’s a painting instead of a poster. It looks like it has a crease in it though, so it’s hard to say.

    I can’t believe I spent any time looking at that. Yuck.

  40. 40.

    Mark S.

    @Alex S.:

    I don’t agree. I don’t know a lot about the etiquette of online dating, but if you get caught lying about being divorced or single, I don’t have much sympathy if you get exposed.

  41. 41.

    Sockpuppet

    @bkny:

    Yes, I think we’re all stunned to find someone lying on an internet dating site. Flabbergasted, even.

  42. 42.

    bemused

    I think he was the guy lecturing other R legislators about the dangers of what they put on the internet or something like that a few years ago.
    Idiot.

  45. 45.

    geg6

    @bemused:

    Why, yes, yes he was.

    In other Republican idiocy, anyone remember yesterday when the GOP-led House couldn’t manage to pass the Patriot Act?

    In a defeat last night for House Republican leaders, legislation to extend certain Patriot Act programs was unable to get the two-thirds vote needed for passage as 26 Republicans voted no

    Well, they fucked up again today:

    A bill that would retrieve money already paid to the United Nations failed Wednesday afternoon 259-169, 290 votes were needed for passage. The bill is the third to fail under House stewardship this week. The U.N. bill would have return $179 million that was paid into the U.N. tax equalization fund.
    __
    The measure was brought up under House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) signature budget slashing initiative, known as YouCut, under suspension of House rules that required two-thirds vote for passage.

    If the GOP House leadership were cars, I’m thinking right about now would be recall time.

  49. 49.

    mr. whipple

    The poster or painting of the whales is casting a shadow on the wall,

    Whale watching? He’s gotta be a Liberal.

  52. 52.

    pragmatism

    pro prostitution bob marley sez:

    legalize it. don’t criticize it. legalize it yeah yeaaaaah and craigslist will advertise it.

  53. 53.

    cathyx

    Politician”s wives never leave their cheating husbands. They’re just as ambitious as them.

  56. 56.

    beltane

    @scav: No bunga-bunga room for Chris Lee. So sad. If you’re going to have a sex scandal my advice is to go big.

  57. 57.

    pragmatism

    @mistermix: what a lovely site. one of his issues is “restoring accountability”. well, here’s a great opportunity for ya chrissy.

  58. 58.

    Comrade Mary

    Oh, man, his kids are going to have an awful time of it. I can’t even get inside what his wife must be feeling.

    I know there are a lot of decent people trying out online dating. An awesome friend of mine met his awesome wife through Plenty of Fish, and several great women I know are at places like OK Cupid, although without much success so far.

    But there are some people online who must have been raised by — well, I won’t besmirch the good name of wolves. It’s not just the lying about body type, age, hair colour, and the like, it’s the complete social ineptitude. My jaw dropped when I read this today:

    OK, so I had an OKC first date last night. Date Guy asked me about my previous relationship and I alluded to what ultimately became my issue relative to the tough break-up of that relationship, our age difference (me older).
    __
    Date Guy geared into highly empathetic mode, listening, nodding, hmmn’ing, took a thoughtful pause and then responded, “Well, obviously, we’ll get along. You must have been with a younger man for so long because you like a lot of sex. I just want you to know, I can go from Friday night to Sunday afternoon with just a bottle of water on the night table to sustain me. I don’t need Viagra. With me, you don’t need a younger man!”

  59. 59.

    Comrade Mary

    Aw CRAP! I have a comment in moderation because I used the name of a peener-hardener in my quote. (Keep an eye on this space and the comment above, folks.)

  61. 61.

    Commenting at Balloon Juice since 1937

    @spavogt: It would make a great campaign ad but unfortunately this is a gerrymanded district that is 70 percent Repub. Maybe the tea baggers will primary him.

  66. 66.

    Allan

    In a stunning development, Lee is resigning, even though no boys or farm animals were involved. Clearly these are end times.

  70. 70.

    JCT

    He’s probably been doing this for awhile and is trying to avoid the avalanche of emails about to be released. Yup, sometimes you ket yourself caught in that zipper.

    So glad he likes policing other people’s sex lives — oooops.

  71. 71.

    Mark S.

    Wow, unless there’s more coming down the pike I can’t believe he resigned. Say he’s sorry and going to marriage counseling and everybody forgets this in a week.

  73. 73.

    Alex S.

    @themann1086:

    I don’t know…he really wasn’t the loudest voice on these issues. I’m just seeing a man with a mid-life crisis here.

    I can’t understand his resignation either. Senators Vitter and Ensign are still in office. Gov. Spitzer probably only resigned because of pressure from Wall Street. He’s got his own TV show now. Even Gov. Sanford didn’t resign immediately.

  74. 74.

    Valdivia

    @Comrade Mary:

    Have not read the thread but wanted to defend OKC. I have had nothing but fantastic experiences in DC with this site. Quality interesting people. When I was new to the city it helped me get my footing in meeting new folks and I have made quite a few new friends as well as had very good luck on the dating side.

    For what it’s worth I am a nig fan of OKC

  75. 75.

    Magatha

    I don’t like him, I don’t like his politics, I think it’s skeevy to lie to his wife and to a person who hoped to meet a nice man for a date, and he gets no points because the circumstances aren’t grotesque and don’t involve diapers and ponyplay or whatever. But he shouldn’t just quit and run away. He needs to stand up, take the hits, act like a real person, make amends to his wife, and apologize to his constituency for the lying and the huge distraction this is causing. Then he needs to do his damn job.

  76. 76.

    Calouste

    @DougJ®:

    It would suggest it’s just the tip of the iceberg we’re seeing at the moment. It can’t be a Republican suddenly having an attack of personal responsibility. I wouldn’t think this in itself is a resigning issue, although his wife might think differently about things.

  77. 77.

    taylormattd

    @Kiril: IKR? Very disappointing. Was expecting an NYPD-style bare ass.

    Not in bad shape for a guy his age though :D

  78. 78.

    taylormattd

    He must be resigning to spend more time looking for the criminal who hacked his email account.

  79. 79.

    shortstop

    Apparently he reported the “hacking” at the time it allegedly occurred (one week after he sent this incredibly erotic shot of himself pumping it up IN THE FAMILY BATHROOM), which tells me that he was scared by something, which tells me that there are probably lots of other women and emails and photos, which tells me why he resigned now.

  80. 80.

    ksmiami

    You say “Family Values” – I say LIAR, LIAR Pants on FIRE

    UGH – Can the Republicans just go away already – PLEASE

  81. 81.

    themann1086

    @Alex S.: Oh I don’t think it warranted resignation (like others, this suggests to me that this is the tip of the proverbial ice berg), I just think this type of thing is fair game when it comes to Moral Majority pols.

  82. 82.

    maryQ

    I really think this whole thing is one big misunderstanding. This is clearly just part of the GOPs continuing effort to close the gender gap by finding the Ken to Caribou Barbie and Witch Barbie and and all of the other strikingly beautiful but dumb as a post and deranged-to-boot GOP women out there.

    The GOP men have Nikki Haley to oogle at, and the GOP women are stuck with Mitch McConnell. Fair is fair, dammit. Give the ladies their Craigslist Ken!

  85. 85.

    Jager

    The way Lee is holding his right arm and hand, at first glance it looks like he’s jerking off….

  86. 86.

    Comrade Mary

    @Jager: Well, that would be the Craigslist handshake, eh?

    (There is a Tumblr blog out there full of nothing but pictures of CL pen1ses. I have forgotten the URL, but it’s probably Googleable, if you’re brave.)

  87. 87.

    Mr. Blink

    Okay, so here’s my 2 cents (like anyone really cares). I post on this site, so I’m obviously a DFH. But who cares that this guy sent some chick a shirtless pic via Craigslist? If he sent it to some dude, then we would definitely have something to talk about. If it was some democrat, the confederates would be nagging the dems non-stop. The dems would say, “who cares? It’s a pic of some dude with his shirt off”. I kind of agree. He’s not a bad looking guy, and in great shape for an older politician. He’s just trying to get some tang! Good for him.

  88. 88.

    Cain

    @Joseph Nobles:

    Speaking of Nikki Haley, someone’s publishing a tell-all book about an alleged affair he had with her and daring her to sue.

    Wow, can you say psychopath? Damn.. he’s pissed off enough to write a book about it (and probably make some money) I bet he’ll shop it around at CPAC!

    cain

  89. 89.

    Suffern ACE

    @Cain: I thought it was actually supposed to be a tryst or maybe a fling. A book length treatment of a fling would be incredibly too long. He should sell it as an article to Redbook.

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