# Is Congressman David Wu cracking up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977 "2011-02-28T21:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/21 "2011-03-10T19:04:34Z")
Maybe he’s the guy supplying Charlie Sheen with Tiger Blood. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/22 "2011-03-11T22:38:17Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > I’m not saying for certain that Democrats will vote for a lunatic over a Republican Get a Republican who isn’t a tea-bagging lunatic (or doesn’t cater to them) in the race against Wu and you might actually take the seat. Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/23 "2011-03-15T23:52:41Z")
I’ve heard of yellow dog Democrats, but orange tiger Democrats is a new one. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![SecondJudith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/24 "2011-03-18T11:26:11Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > He sent his staff pictures of himself in a Halloween costume? I do stuff thats crazier then that several times a week. I don’t really get why that merits an apology. > > Dunno if he has serious mental health problems, but the article in the OP isn’t really convincing. I agree - I’m assuming there’s something going on behind the scenes the article hasn’t mentioned, or that someone is trying to do a hatchet job. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/25 "2011-03-22T16:29:35Z")
I wouldn’t vote for him. A guy with issues like that need not be handling sensitive national information. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/26 "2011-03-22T18:33:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > Isn’t that kind of the responsibility of those running against him (in both the primary and the general)? > > Not in my opinion, no. That smacks of mudslinging and could backfire on whomever makes that sort of accusation. His staffers, once things spiraled out of control, should have alerted the electorate, rather than remaining silent and allowing voters to return someone to office who is arguably not able to handle the stress. If that meant that the Republican candidate was elected, then that’s the way the chips fall. It’s not like the staffers were fearing for their jobs, since they were busy packing up their cheese and heading for the liferafts. Unfortunately, a staffer who wants another job as a staffer will not bad-mouth their previous employer on the way out. At least publicly. Perhaps anonymous tips to a few respectable journalists is the best option. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/27 "2011-04-04T03:47:24Z")
He still seems to have more of a grip on reality than, say, Louie Gohmert. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/28 "2011-07-25T11:03:27Z")
Breaking news - seems Congressman Wu has been accused of an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor. He is no longer running for reelection, is under pressure to resign and Nancy Pelosi just referred this allegation to the Ethics Committee. [From here.](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59791.html) I don’t think Mr. Wu is getting any better. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/29 "2011-07-25T11:29:58Z")
Do you understand what cracking up is? A 35 year old sexual assault accusation isn’t exactly present tense. Nor is a year old medical crisis that required treatment. He might well be a horndog but that hardly makes him unique in Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/30 "2011-07-25T11:35:35Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Do you understand what cracking up is? A 35 year old sexual assault accusation isn’t exactly present tense. Nor is a year old medical crisis that required treatment. He might well be a horndog but that hardly makes him unique in Congress. Do you understand what “last Thanksgiving” means? Or the meaning of the word unwanted? Read a little more carefully and get back to the thread. And yes, I know these are just allegations right now. All the usual caveats apply. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/31 "2011-07-25T11:47:35Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Breaking news - seems Congressman Wu has been accused of an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor. He is no longer running for reelection, is under pressure to resign and Nancy Pelosi just referred this allegation to the Ethics Committee. > > [From here.](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59791.html) > > I don’t think Mr. Wu is getting any better. Ah-HA! I knew I’d heard of him before. I couldn’t connect him though. Thanks for bumping this. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/32 "2011-07-25T11:49:28Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Do you understand what “last Thanksgiving” means? Or the meaning of the word unwanted? Read a little more carefully and get back to the thread. > > And yes, I know these are just allegations right now. All the usual caveats apply. A sexual assault accusation is not a sign of “cracking up”. FYI, I was merely responding in kind to your gratuitous post in my GQ thread about the succession in the monarchy. I responded to a post but failed to use the quote feature. You misinterpreted my response in such a manner as to cause you to question whether I knew what kings and queens were and that the monarch could be a queen. It was both rude and uncalled for. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/33 "2011-07-25T14:00:32Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > FYI, I was merely responding in kind to your gratuitous post in my GQ thread about the succession in the monarchy. I responded to a post but failed to use the quote feature. You misinterpreted my response in such a manner as to cause you to question whether I knew what kings and queens were and that the monarch could be a queen. It was both rude and uncalled for. If the two of you have a personal issue, please work it out in The BBQ Pit or by private message. Don’t bring it into other threads. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/34 "2011-07-26T15:14:08Z")
As mentioned in my Pit thread, Wu says he will not resign his position, but will not run again next time up. Seeing is believing, of course. Politicians seem to have this delusion that nobody will remember any of this by next election. Funding is going to be a problem, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/35 "2011-07-26T16:44:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Funding is going to be a problem, though. This problem could be compounded if he attacks the teenaged daughters of his donors. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/36 "2011-07-26T16:46:32Z")
[Reports say Wu is going to resign from the House.](http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/26/wu.resigns/index.html?hpt=hp_t2) ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/37 "2011-07-27T03:47:59Z")
I missed this thread when it started and couldn’t resist looking up a photo of Wu in a tiger suit. Here it is, for posterity: [http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/02/david\_wu\_oregon\_congressman\_we.php](http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/02/david_wu_oregon_congressman_we.php) I was disappointed. That costume wouldn’t get him a second look at Comic Con. There’s nothing particularly wonderful about that Tigger. Glad he’s unemployed, though. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/38 "2011-07-27T14:31:02Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > [Reports say Wu is going to resign from the House.](http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/26/wu.resigns/index.html?hpt=hp_t2) Ah, yes, for “unwanted sexual contact with a teenager”. Or, as they say at my house, “Thursday.” I am a little surprised Kitzhaber will be calling a special election, though. I’d think he’d just appoint someone to hold the seat until 2012. ---
**Author:** ![eddiec3434](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@eddiec3434](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eddiec3434)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/39 "2011-07-27T14:39:50Z")
What, Now he’s smoking crack? Did he ever get the percocet adjusted? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977/40 "2011-08-08T12:50:07Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > I am a little surprised Kitzhaber will be calling a special election, though. I’d think he’d just appoint someone to hold the seat until 2012. It’s a House seat. It stays vacant until there’s an election. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-congressman-david-wu-cracking-up/572977.md?page=3)