Cleveland Escorts: James Traficant Apologizes for Comparing Congressmen to …
Former Ohio Congressman James Traficant appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews the other night and was his usual colorful self. Among other things, he apologized to for once comparing Congressmen to prostitutes. He apologized to hookers for the comparison. That’s just the beginning, he said a lot more.
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“Years ago on the House floor on a foreign aid debate, I called the members of the House of Representatives a bunch of political prostitutes,” he said. “They demanded my words be stricken. They jumped up like 100 TV evangelists.” “I want to apologize to all the hookers in America for having associated them with the United States House of Representatives,” he continued. “Yeah, I think it is a big whorehouse and they better start taking care of America and stop worrying about the Middle East and worry about the Midwest.”