If true...this inquiring mind wants to know why Brookie didn't just slap his hand away to begin with?

Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart

The whole time, Brooks? And you just sat there and let it continue? If this is true, then you are as creepy as the Senator.

 the following REALLY strange discussion occurred on MSNBC Friday

Nothing strange about New York Times making up stories about the GOP. Hell, they do it all the time!

Funny that NYT's Brooks says this on MSNBC and not, say, Fox.  Funnier still; Brooks is a NYT 'reporter' and doesn't have a video or picture or handprint on his thigh...

MSDNC's on-screen graphic stumbled on a truth, to wit: "DAVID BROOKS: THE LOSS OF DIGNITY"

With no evidence to back up his allegation, Brooks alleges: "I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time."

If Brooks is going to allege that a "Republican senator ... had his hand on [Brooks'] inner thigh the whole time" of a dinner, then Brooks better produce some evidence that a "Republican senator" did such a thing.

Also, only a fairy (i.e., a male Democrat) without a shred of dignity would allow another male to place his hand on the fairy's "inner thigh" for a single second, but Brooks willingly allowed the alleged "Republican senator" to place his hand on Brooks' "inner thigh" for an ENTIRE dinner!  Brooks is one very undignified fairy.

He sounds teed-off that it didn't go any farther.

Not buying a word of it.

Not even for a fleeting second. 

-Dave

"Obama's health care 'reform' plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof." - Herman Cain

I will tell you a secret but I will not tell you the critical piece of information necessary to verify the validity of that secret...

Wasn't it President Reagan who said, "Trust, but verify."

Of course, who actually trusts MSM anymore.  As far as this "data drop"; it means nothing except yet another slam by the MSM against Republicans.  It is nothing more than another butt log dropped into the pool of information by a cowardly reporter.

Will Billy Joe Brooks jump off the Tallahatchee bridge?

 I see this as nothing more than a case of wishful thinking...

David is just covering for Barney Frank.

jessieH            I don't believe a word of it. If it had happened, the dems. would have named names.

Come on Dave! Was it a senator or was it Chris Matthews?

One can only wonder what has happened to the press corps.

Where is Carville??? He is behind all of this, the Palin stuff too.  

otherwise he would have told the guy to move his hand.  Now if he was too big of a wussie to risk offending a senator maybe he should have stood up?  Sounds like his usual "I can snark about Republicans so that makes me cool" crap.

David Brooks must just have those looks,
Of a man's man who simply oozes elan.
And to be frank, he's in the liberal tank
Up to his thigh. So he's taken for, maybe, bi.

Obama Lied... Jobs Died.

This is the biggest BS statement I ever heard. When did "This sometime ago" happen if ever. Of course I believe everything the Times tells me, NOT. But there certainly are liberal drones who do. Only the brain dead would buy this story, or maybe he wouldn't have said it if a democrat had done it, that would have been OK to keep quiet, we can't have any bad stories about the dems!. Total nonsense.

Jeffords used to call himself a Republican.

Brooks: Did you touch my leg?

Senator: Why, yes I did. Pardon me, it was an accident.

Brooks: No apology needed, I just wanted to know.

Senator: Then could you please uncross your legs? I'd like my hand back. 

'Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.' —George Orwell

To paraphrase an old saying, "every Senator looks in the mirror and sees a President looking back at him".  In much the same way, every Beltway pseudo-journalist looks in the mirror and sees a Republican Senator staring back at him.  Simple explanation: David Brooks was looking in the mirror when this mysterious "Senator's" hand was fondling him.

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."  -George Best

I'm sorry Brooksy, your tale just doesn't pass the incredulity test. I think it's what is known as "a story too far". Better try yet again to get noticed - and maybe on a bigger venue - if anyone else will have you. 

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

"I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time."

Well, truth be told, I was sitting on his lap!

I detect an air of disapointment from Brooks. I think he was hoping for a full-on under the table cloth handjob.

 Sexual frustration is a beyotch.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

 so this twirp makes shit up, puts it on the air with no recourse!!! sounds like the allegations of a latent homosexuals wet dream. Slander libel cheat and steal is the credo of the MSM ( or a really good Law Firm) No real man would let that happen to him !!!!!

"I LOVE DEAD KENNEDY'S"

How long was the hand on the inner thigh? Why did you let him do that? Did you like it? Have you spoken to him since. Have you had any private meetings with him since? Where were your hands?

I used to have a huge crush on Nora before she started giving her opinion.  I had wanted to say I wish she had her hand on my thigh, but then she started with that cackle...ugh

Actually, by Republican senator he means to say his phillipino poolboy Manuel. Manuel was the "under secretary of the interior" to his "Mrs. President". Seriously, can someone just smack this guy in the mouth for being a lying rat bastard?