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Survivoreesta

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14. Or "summoned women">

Reply to Survivoreesta (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 08:26 PM

Jan 2012

In the telephone age we have call girls, but they're no different than the "summoned women" of ancient times, where a rich and/or powerful man would have one of his aides "summon" a woman or underaged girl to his home or his place of lodging to be used like an appliance.

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35 Romney endorsers received contributions [from Romney's PACs] first [View all] DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 OP

Wow. They think money can buy everything (and everyone). Meg Whitman learned otherwise. nt gateley Jan 2012 #1

Gosh! jonthebru Jan 2012 #2

LOL> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #5

Money for favors xxqqqzme Jan 2012 #3

This isn't bribery, this is prostitution SaintPete Jan 2012 #4

How do you define "prostitution"?> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #10

I was specifically speaking to the behavior SaintPete Jan 2012 #11

I was with you until the last sentence> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #13

Or "summoned women"> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #14

Uh..... DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #15

Ok SaintPete Jan 2012 #16

Indeed DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #17

SP & DTTO> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #20

You think that these politcal endorsers aren't being used and discarded? Thor_MN Jan 2012 #21

That's a lot of free speech JJW Jan 2012 #6

How could this not be made into a strong ad against Romney for political corruption? tabatha Jan 2012 #7

Sadly, most of 'em do it, freely. Amonester Jan 2012 #8

Sadly , I am not much supprised by these findings. Royal-T Jan 2012 #9

Well... DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #19

Newty fires his first shot? 6000eliot Jan 2012 #12

Romney is such a slimy mother fucker gopiscrap Jan 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #22

Proving once again malthaussen Jan 2012 #23