As far as Gerry Studds… his censure is on the record. He took an underage page overseas, plied him with booze, and had his carnal way with him. He turned his back on the House when they voted — overwhelmingly — to censure him.

And once that was over, they welcomed him back with open arms, and eventually he was made chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Also, Studds is dead. it’s tacky to speak ill of the dead, but 1) there’s no law against being tacky, and B) truth is an absolute defense.

Placa has been accused by alleged victims. There is sworn testimony that incriminates him. But he was not indicted, let alone tried and convicted. He was not proven guilty, so therefore in the eyes of the law he is innocent.

Retraction, Strowbridge? Nah. “Clarification,” as you obviously didn’t understand what I said the first time, but I don’t see anything I need to retract.

J.

Oh, not convicted, but ACCUSED.

You’re right. To compare an ACCUSED pedophile with an ADMITTED and CENSURED one (like Studds)”

Congratulations, what you just said is actionable. And if you are too stupid to figure that out, what you just said is libel and you can be sued over it.

I think a retraction is in order.

“I reject the Constitution.”

So…accurately pointing out that you’re an apologist for a child molester is the same thing as rejecting the Constitution? Someone has an inflated ego.

Tsk tsk tsk. Poor pkb. Poor Jay. Why do you two hate America SO much?

Oh, not convicted, but ACCUSED.

You’re right. To compare an ACCUSED pedophile with an ADMITTED and CENSURED one (like Studds) or an CONVICTED and IMPRISONED (but commuted by Clinton) one (like Reynolds) is completely unfair. It’d be like comparing Sandy Berger to Karl Rove.

No, that’s not right, either. Karl Rove was never even indicted.

How about Sandy Berger with Ray Donovan?

“Where do I go to get my reputation back?”

J.

“I support child molestation.”