Massa Retires, Fights Back Against Sexual Harassment Reports
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY 29) confirmed to reporters this p.m. that he's retiring at the end of his term due to a recurrence of cancer, and pushed back against reports that he was doing so because of sexual harassment claims against him.
Massa said he was quietly hospitalized in Dec. with his third major cancer recurrence scare, and that made him rethink running for a second term. "I run at about 100 miles an hour," Massa said, "and my doctors have made it clear to me that I can no longer do that."
But he strongly disagreed with reports that he was retiring because of claims of sexual harassment against a male employee. "Do I, or have I ever used salty language when I am angry, especially in the privacy of my inner office or even at home? Yes I have and I have apologized to those who where it's appropriate," Massa said. "But those kinds of articles, unsubstantiated without fact or backing, are a symptom of what's wrong with this city."
He added that, because of the "intense partisanship" of DC, he "doesn't have the energy to fight all of life's battles, all of the time."
There are many, many, many people far and wide who will attest to Massa's philandering (verbal, attempted, and perhaps otherwise). Has anyone inquired into the number of women he employs as staffers? Straight men? His sheer arrogance was his ultimate downfall, this was bound to happen.
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