# NY GOP Congressman Christopher Lee Resigns in Sex Scandal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822 "2011-02-09T23:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/21 "2011-02-10T01:28:46Z")
Good looking guy, but I’d never do a republican.:p:D ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/22 "2011-02-10T01:42:37Z")
What an awesome picture of utter obliviousness. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/23 "2011-02-10T01:55:26Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > Good looking guy, but I’d never do a republican.:p:D I might, but he’d have to be wearing a ball gag so I wouldn’t have to listen to him talk. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/24 "2011-02-10T02:33:48Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Et tu, **Silenus**? I expect better from you. You know what they say: “No greater advocate that a convert; no greater detractor than an apostate.” ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/25 "2011-02-10T07:57:45Z")
I linked this over in the pit thread too - > **[Gawker](https://www.gawker.com)** > > Gawker. It's a website on the internet. It’s the full email exchange which Gawker published earlier today. The woman he was chatting with blew the whistle when she realized how many lies he was telling. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/26 "2011-02-10T07:57:54Z")
Since when do politicians resign from office just for trying to cheat on their wives with a woman? Isn’t David Vitter still in the Senate? It isn’t a crime or unethical. Immoral, yes, but geez, he’s a congressman, so we already knew he had weak moral fiber. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/27 "2011-02-10T08:18:54Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Since when do politicians resign from office just for trying to cheat on their wives with a woman? Isn’t David Vitter still in the Senate? It isn’t a crime or unethical. Immoral, yes, but geez, he’s a congressman, so we already knew he had weak moral fiber. Yea, certainly congresscritters have weathered a lot worse. All he basically did was flirt online, I honestly can’t think of a legislator that resigned over a more minor scandal. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/28 "2011-02-10T09:17:39Z")
Possibly he needs time off to patch things up with his family. But I prefer to speculate that he had other, deeper, darker secrets that he hopes yet to conceal in his sordid heart of lies. In the meantime, [let this be a lesson, netpeople.](http://tonawanda-news.com/opinion/x681758369/GUEST-VIEW-Teen-Internet-safety-must-be-a-priority?keyword=secondarystory) > [@U.S. Rep. Chris Lee](#): > > …responding to what may seem like a friendly e-mail or an appealing marketing offer can have serious consequences. Private information and images can so easily be transmitted to friends and strangers alike. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/29 "2011-02-10T11:32:36Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Since when do politicians resign from office just for trying to cheat on their wives with a woman? Isn’t David Vitter still in the Senate? It isn’t a crime or unethical. Immoral, yes, but geez, he’s a congressman, so we already knew he had weak moral fiber. Huh. I wonder if he’s done more of this and it’s only come out just now? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/30 "2011-02-10T11:46:03Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Huh. I wonder if he’s done more of this and it’s only come out just now? You never know, but given how inept he was, I’d be kinda surprised if he was a serial adulterer. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/31 "2011-02-10T14:02:21Z")
nothing like a good topless picture! i am surprized that he resigned that quickly. although… isn’t ny due to lose a seat or 2 in congress? early redistricting? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/32 "2011-02-10T14:32:48Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i am surprized that he resigned that quickly. although… isn’t ny due to lose a seat or 2 in congress? early redistricting? Yes, and Lee’s seat (suburban Buffalo) is high on the list of districts that might get the chop. Still though, probably not what the NY GOP wanted to see. Lee’s predecessor, Tom Reynolds, held that seat with an iron grip, and it’s considered a safe Republican district usually. But it’s probably going to be merged with a solidly Democratic area of Buffalo, and the GOP’s best shot at retaining that seat would be to have a good incumbent running. ---
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/33 "2011-02-10T14:36:05Z")
I flew back home to Buffalo from JFK last night. After walking through the empty airport (all flights out of Buffalo yesterday had already left), I left the secured area, walked around the corner, and was confronted by a barrage of news cameras (O.K., 3). I asked one of the cameramen what was going on, and he asked me if I was on the plane from JFK. Turns out, Chris Lee was on my flight. Yes - there is no point to my story. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/34 "2011-02-10T14:38:36Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > …the GOP’s best shot at retaining that seat would be to have a good incumbent running. Presumably his replacement has a better shot of being that now. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/35 "2011-02-10T17:57:28Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Huh. I wonder if he’s done more of this and it’s only come out just now? Of course he’s done more. Most second graders have done more than this. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/36 "2011-02-10T18:06:30Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > Presumably his replacement has a better shot of being that now. Chris Lee was (until yesterday) a fairly respected businessman, and he had enough cash to run his own campaigns without the GOP needing to intervene on his behalf. That probably won’t be the case with his successor. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/37 "2011-02-10T18:10:20Z")
> [@mske](#): > > I flew back home to Buffalo from JFK last night. After walking through the empty airport (all flights out of Buffalo yesterday had already left), I left the secured area, walked around the corner, and was confronted by a barrage of news cameras (O.K., 3). I asked one of the cameramen what was going on, and he asked me if I was on the plane from JFK. Turns out, Chris Lee was on my flight. Was he wearing a shirt? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/38 "2011-02-10T18:17:33Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Since when do politicians resign from office just for trying to cheat on their wives with a woman? Isn’t David Vitter still in the Senate? It isn’t a crime or unethical. Immoral, yes, but geez, he’s a congressman, so we already knew he had weak moral fiber. Well, it didn’t help that this story came with an embarrassing picture of him that could be used by his opponent when he ran re-election. What David Vitter did was sleazier, sure, but at least there’s no pictures floating around of him in a diaper. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/39 "2011-02-10T18:17:40Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > He responded to the ad using his own name. Used his own Gmail account. Took the picture with his own phone. Tried to claim his phone was hacked. Watta maroon! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822/40 "2011-02-10T18:24:51Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > The woman he was chatting with blew the whistle when she realized how many lies he was telling. That’s how she knew he was a politician. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gop-congressman-christopher-lee-resigns-in-sex-scandal/570822.md?page=3)