The Resignation

He needs to go down the hall to the mayor's office and start sanitizing there. The stink starts at the top.

Yawn...........

LOL! Thank you, Clay! It bothers me a great deal that this man was allowed to keep his position for so long in the Littlefield administration. Would have been nice if the Mayor had fired him instead of issuing a statement that Page is expected to resign. That sounded like he was hoping the issue would die down and they could ignore it (which is what they had done since 2006).

what is it with chattanooga and corrupt politcians? it seems every person we elect seems to have some dirt on them (which normal, we're all human). however, these elected officials seem to not care about any sense of general decency or proper decorum. then, we get mad when a theif puts his hand in the cooke jar or a pervert gets a hand up dress. oh, the taxpayers...

Clay, this is one of the few times I can agree with you. Thank goodness this deviant is out of office. He should have never been hired in the first place since he had been fired from so many other government jobs. Oh, it's interesting to note that Ron Littlefield sure didn't condemn any of Mr. Page's actions leading to his resignation. Wow. Stay classy, Ron...stay classy.

This could have been the editorial office at the TFP zs well.

BRP, yeah, I'm with you. Sexual harrasment is so 5 minutes ago. I mean, sure they are your daughters, mothers, wives, but they ARE just WOMEN after all.

Maybe he thought he was former President Clinton?

Blondie, do you understand the difference between harassment and willing participant?

Mtngrl, do you understand the difference between Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones?

yes, one tried to profit later

Mtngrl, do you understand the concept of a man in a position of power taking advantage of a subordinate female? Willing or not, he took advantage of his position. I find you feminists to be gigantic hypocrites. You let him skate because he's a Democrat. He showed zero respect for two other females in the process, you know, his wife and daughter? Right under their noses too.

Until you feminists condem Bill Clinton for using his position of power to take advantage of a female subordinate, the same as you would condem a CEO in a company for doing the same, then you have no credibility. You're just loudmouths with a double standard.

BlondeButNotDumb said: "Until you feminists condem Bill Clinton for using his position of power to take advantage of a female subordinate, the same as you would condem a CEO in a company for doing the same, then you have no credibility. You're just loudmouths with a double standard."

And Newt Gingrich? From what I've read, Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton were both busy men during the same time period. The only difference was Newt was publicly condemning Clinton for his adultery while busily committing adultery himself.

The bottom line is the women involved in the Clinton and Gingrich matter did not file a harassment complaint with the EEOC, which is what occurred in the matter involving Chattanooga's Director of General Services. If the had filed a harassment complaint, there would have been a hearing, and the EEOC would have issued a decision.

My positions have nothing to do with politics in this matter. From all accounts Paula went to his hotel room willingly, and when exiting the room she stated that she "would not mind being Clinton's girlfriend". Clinton may have been a cad and a terrible husband - but that is between him and his family.

mountainlaurel is correct, regardless of political party the main issue with these women are whether or not they were willing participants. Many CEOs have flings with their secretaries with no suit filed other than a divorce suite from their wife, why do you say we condemn them?

From what I have seen, none of Paul Page's complainants were willing participants. Clinton's women acted more like groupies.

Gingrich is pig as well, in my opinion. It doesn't matter if someone is a willing participant or not. The fact is it's about men in positions of power taking advantage of women. Whether they sweet talked them into it or were more vulgar about it, it doesn't matter to me, it's all the same.

Feminists are still trying to make Clinton look good. Bringing up Gingrich doesn't make Clinton look any better. The whole "willing participant" thing, doesn't take away from what it is, which is men using their position to take advantage of women.

Being a "willing participant" does mean it is not sexual harassment.

Check for yourself: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm

Here is the text from the above, I added emphasis where relevant

*"Sexual Harassment:

It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person’s sex. Harassment can include “sexual harassment” or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include offensive remarks about a person’s sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general. Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same sex. Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted). The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer."*

BlondButNotDumb said: “Feminists are still trying to make Clinton look good. Bringing up Gingrich doesn't make Clinton look any better. The whole "willing participant" thing, doesn't take away from what it is, which is men using their position to take advantage of women.”

I fully agree that Gingrich and Clinton conducted themselves in a sleazy manner, BBND. As for the women involved, however, I believe they must share some of the responsibility. It wasn’t like it was a one-time isolated event. In both cases, the women involved were adults and they willingly participated in the relationship.

As to your reference to feminists, what do you mean? I looked up the word “feminist” in the dictionary and it defines the word simply as someone who believes in women’s rights. What’s so wrong about this, BBND? Surely, you’re not suggesting that women in this country do not have rights or should not have rights?

MtnGrl said: Being a "willing participant" does mean it is not sexual harassment."

Thanks for looking this up, MtnGrl. Indeed, it should settle the matter.

Mountainlaurel,

Stop dreaming... No scientific or intellectual proof ever settles the matter for these dumb idiots....

What a disgusting pig.

blondebutnotblond said that she voted for Obama (and now wishes she hadn't) when she first posted here. Her comments now are clearly those of a person who has had problems with all things left for a long time. This makes her a liar. You folks are throwing truth by the bucketful at someone who has already proven the truth means nothing to her. Beware, be very ware.

The shocking part of this story is that Page wasn't reassigned by Littlefield to Parks and Recreation - the official dumping ground for incompetents, theives, problem employees, etc. The position that Page had was created by Littlefield.

A replacement is not needed. It is time to restructure and reduce the size of city government. The council, by not replacing him, may have enough to buy the Blue Rhino a mate for another $32,500. I would like to see the cost/benefit analysis that was done on the Rhino purchase. Remember the stewardship of tax dollars when next we vote. Littlefield is gone and I assume his son is not running.

bbnd...

I hate to admit it but mntl is correct in saying that it is not labeled sexual harassment unless there is a valid complaint to an appropriate party. The complaint does not have to be filed with the EEOC, it can be brought to one of the managers trained to handle such complaints and if not satisfactorily resolved an even stronger EEOC complaint can be filed. We don't have access to the documentation of the complaint or response. It would be interesting to know what the exact EEOC response was, they can vary. I wonder if the Mayor or anyone else had been informed by any of the aggrieved employees and failed to investigate and take the appropriate action? I am guessing the resignation is so we can pay his pension and health care for life.

Clinton is a low life, an embarrassment to the office of POTUS and his family. He used his position to take advantage of Lewinsky's ignorance. However, I would prefer him as president over the idiot we have now.

Clinton is a low life, an embarrassment to the office of POTUS and his family. He used his position to take advantage of Lewinsky's ignorance. However, I would prefer him as president over the idiot we have now.(mrHarp)

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