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State Senator Caught Looking At Porn On Senate Floor

Everyone knows how boring a debate on a controversial abortion bill can get on the Senate floor. So it's no wonder that Florida State Sen. Mike Bennett took the time to look at a little porn and a video of a dog running out of the water and shaking itself off. From the article: "Ironically, as Bennett is viewing the material, you can hear a Senator Dan Gelber's voice in the background debating a controversial abortion bill. 'I'm against this bill,' said Gelber, 'because it disrespects too many women in the state of Florida.' Bennett defended his actions, telling Sunshine State News it was an email sent to him by a woman 'who happens to be a former court administrator.'"

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  1. I don't see what the big deal is by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 4, Funny

    You liberal nerds are just jealous you don't have female coworkers sending you naughty pictures.

  2. Porn..... by Dthief · · Score: 4, Funny

    now available in SEC and Senator flavors.

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  3. Missing the Point by Reason58 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think the fact that it was "pornographic" is missing the point. This guy is not paying attention, yet will be voting on bills that will affect our entire country.

  4. Not weird discussing legislation whileviewing porn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This guy did something similar while they were debating the law that made it illegal for monkeys to piss in their own mouths.

  5. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You allow your users to send and receive *.zip files?

  6. Re:A setup by mi · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's wrong for viewing pictures of girls in bikinis while on government time...

    Actually, not even that is automatically wrong.

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  7. It was a reply... by couchslug · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Bennett defended his actions, telling Sunshine State News it was an email sent to him by a woman 'who happens to be a former court administrator.'"

    She sent it in response to his "tits or GTFO" text message.

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  8. Re:Hardly qualifies as porn by shadowrat · · Score: 2, Funny

    The wet dog tips the balance to porn.

  9. Re:Hmm... by a_nonamiss · · Score: 4, Funny

    You allow users?

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  10. Re:Give the guy a break... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    It looks like he opened up the mail and then closed it right away.

    He's a member of the GOP. probably disappointed that it wasn't boys.

  11. Re:Republican by DigiShaman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doc, you better pray a civil war never happens. THEY have more guns than you. So stop the hate speech already!

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  12. Re:While cute, "Democrats did it too!" is wrong by Majik+Sheff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Never has a person had a more appropriate user name. Can we still be friends?

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  13. Re:Hmm... by toastar · · Score: 2, Funny

    E-mail is not a large-file-transfer medium.

    Tell that to my boss

  14. Re:A setup by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 2, Funny

    And by God, as a taxpayer, I'm never going to pass up an opportunity to be outraged over nothing!

  15. Re:Republican by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Liberals are just a bunch of hypocritical twits. Just like Conservatives. Which is why Libertarians rule! Sure, they are selfish, mean-spirited little gnomes, but at least they are honest about it.

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  16. Re:Republican by ArcherB · · Score: 2, Funny

    Republicans have indeed been working on a theocracy [google.com] for years. It's a core value of their Party, and the core value of a large fraction of its remaining members. Their theocracy would indeed send you to Puritan style stocks for a whipping for downloading porn at work. Both for the "morality" of the act, and for wasting your employer's time on nonprofitable activity.

    So let me get this straight, a batshit crazy liberal is telling everyone what the "core" of the Republican party is, right? Like you have any fucking idea what Republicans want. Tell you what. How about if I, a Republican, say that Democrats are Stalinists who want to ban religion entirely, lock up religious leaders, arrest the leaders of any party they disagree with? Would that be fair? How about if I found sources that backed me up. Do you really think I would have a hard time finding prominent Democratic leaders that want to see the Pope arrested or "see Bush frogmarched"? Would that make me batshit crazy? You bet it would. So, go back and read your posts again and tell you are not batshit crazy! My God man! You linked to a poll by the Daily Kos as evidence. Don't you know those guys are batshit crazy too? Is that really who you look to for truth?

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