Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
<em>Esquire</em> Reveals Massa's (Unsexy) Secret!
By
Jaya Saxena
Published May 24, 2010
Modified May 24, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jaya Saxena
Published May 24, 2010
Modified May 24, 2010
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Rather than discuss former Senator Eric Massa's fondness for tickling and snorkeling, Esquire's Ryan D'Agostino decided to focus his profile of the fallen politician on a different potential scandal: a possibly fixed presidential election. According to D'Agostino's notes, Massa was informed by four retired generals that Dick Cheney had been attempting to convince General David Petraeus to run for president in 2012, and suggests that his colleagues turned against him when he wanted to go public with the information. That explains everything...except what happened the night he "took an Ambien and ended up walking to the Washington Monument at 4:00 in the morning."
Tagged
dick cheney
eric massa
esquire
massa
patraeus
scandal
Jaya Saxena
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Forest Hills Stadium can keep its concerts under deal with neighbors
Neighbors had complained of traffic and loud concerts for years.
By
Ryan Kost
Published Oct 22, 2026
NYC Council to grill Mamdani officials on collapsed Hunts Point Produce Market deal
Council Speaker Julie Menin called the $650 million plan "mission critical."
By
Elizabeth Kim
News
NYC Council to grill Mamdani officials on collapsed Hunts Point Produce Market deal
Council Speaker Julie Menin called the $650 million plan "mission critical."
By
Elizabeth Kim
NYPD arrests 17-year-old in fatal Midtown subway platform shooting
By
Charles Lane
Ex-Adams aide accused of pocketing kickbacks from community program funds
By
Samantha Max
MTA to begin 6-year project to upgrade signal tech on A and C lines in Brooklyn and Queens
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .