Congressman Massa Resigns Amid Sex Scandal: Attacks Rahm Emanuel

by Sudha Krishna | March 8, 2010 at 12:57 pm

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Congressman Eric Massa Resigns: Appearing on Glen Beck and Larry King Tuesday - Rep Massa Attacks Rahm Emanuel

Congressmans Eric Massa's last day as the democratic representative from New York is Monday but Eric Massa is not going down without a fight. Indeed Congressman Massa is getting more media attention now that he is resigning than when he was sitting as the democrtic representative from New York.

Eric Massa Resigns: Sexual Harassment Allegation

Rep Eric Massa Resigns: Forced out because of Obama's Health Care Plan?

Last week Eric Massa stepped down after allegations of improper verbal conduct to a male staff member came to light. But Massa says the real reason for his resignation was the re-occurrence of his cancer. In fact, Massa says he only learned of the alleged improper conduct was a subject of an ethics investigation after he decided to resign from Congress.

If you think that somehow they didn't come after me to get rid of me because my vote is the deciding vote in the health care bill, then ladies and gentlemen, you live today in a world that is so innocent as to not understand what is going on in Washington D.C.,...
Massa said the ethics investigation stems from a sexually laced conversation he had at a New Year's Eve wedding for one of his staffers.

Eric Massa Attacks Rahm Emanuel

Now, Massa is on the offensive saying he is being targeted by the Democrats and forced out of Congress. Appearing on a radio station Eric Massa was blistering in is his attack on Democratic Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel.

“Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn,” he said. “He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.”

Massa alleges that Emanuel ripped into him a number of times over votes, including in the House shower.

“I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me,” said Mass

Clearly, Eric Massa has decided to burn his democratic bridges. After ripping into Rahm Emanuel, Eric Massa is scheduled to appear on Glenn Beck on Tuesday on Fox News. Glenn Beck made the announcement that Eric Massa will be his guest for the full hour via Twitter.