Vermont State Senator, Ed Flanagan, was apparently tugging his joystick at a YMCA in Burlington, Vermont. Two other Y members walked in on the Senator, who appeared to pleasuring himself on a bench. You know, it’s always kind of felt like American government was just an extension of old Roman government. And given all the deviant sexual behavior on behalf of congressmen, legislators, and politicians throughout the years, clearly that isn’t much of a stretch at all.
Here is the witness’ account from a Seven Days article:
“When I first saw it, it freaked me out a little bit,” said Archambeau. “At one point I asked him, ‘Ed, are you all right over there?’ And, he said, ‘Oh, I’m fine I’m just laying down for a few minutes,’ and then he trailed off. That was my attempt to get him to stop. But he didn’t.”
After verifying with another man in the locker room to be sure he hadn’t imagined the incident, Archambeau filed a formal complaint.
Worst of all, this isn’t the first time such lewd and bizarre behavior has been reported to the Burlington Y’s staff. Flanagan was also seen running on a treadmill in nothing but shoes, socks, and a watch. Early speculation credits the strange behavior by the senator to a brain injury he suffered in 2005, shortly after he assumed office. Hmm…coincidence? Eh, probably not since he actually was in a coma from a near-fatal accident, but the conspiracy theorist in me would like to believe working in politics causes brain damage.
(via Seven Days)
August 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Masturbation is normal and natural.
Not masturbating is weird and unusual.
Why should anyone care?
YMCA is all male.
Sexual activity has nothing to do with how a politician governs.
I also cite the case of former president Bill Clinton and Monica Lewenski: It had nothing to do with running the country. Leave it alone. No harm done.
If anything is to be said it should be simply a private marital matter and not a public one.
Our government is and has been full of marital infidelity but we have endured unscathed.
This is not newsworthy and shows bad journalism.
The media is our main problem.
August 4th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
timothy, please go jerk off in public. see what happens to you. we should hold the leaders of our GOVERNMENT to at least the same standards that we hold ourselves to. yea, blame the media, nice copout–what are you Ed Flanagan in disguise? It’s bad journalism to report on a state senator beating off at a YMCA? What? They made a huge deal about the president getting a knobber behind closed doors. This guy was jerking off on a bench in a public place! That’s news, Timmy.
How does it have nothing to do with running the country when you are tugging on your cock in a public place? This guy should not be in office, I know for damn sure that I wouldn’t want him making any decisions for me. The government makes decisions for us, we have every right to claim that one or more than one of them are not fit for that job.
If you think this is not newsworthy than please go watch some cable news channel’s coverage of Michelle Obama’s wardrobe.
PS YMCA isn’t all male–they expanded to a full fledged family organization.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Tim, masturbation may be normal and natural but NOT in a public place.
A current country song sums it all up…..GOD is GREAT, the BEER is GOOD, and PEOPLE ARE CRAZY!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
i mean… this guy must of planned out his day like:
wake up
brush teeth, put on clothes
kitchen for breakfast
newspaper
drive to the ymca
watch the 10 yr olds swim
rub one off… in the open
pretend its all good
September 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Masturbating is “deviant behavior”? If that's true, there are so many “deviants”, male and female, that it must now be normal behavior.
But doing it in a public place, that's a bit strange.
September 4th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Obviously, it's doing it in public that's deviant.