Another scumbag politician.

[kallend 2,027]

Phil1111

******

And another:

www.cbsnews.com/news/corrine-brown-former-florida-congresswoman-found-guilty-sham-charity/

Congrats, you post about a democrat

Even though CBS leaves that out....

"Brown, a Democrat who represented the Florida district that included Jacksonville since 1993,"

from the story.

IMO a politician who steals from a charity is akin to a child molester.

And she is sentenced - 5 years:

thehill.com/homenews/house/363118-former-florida-rep-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-for-fraud-tax-evasion

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[billvon 3,006]

>And she is sentenced - 5 years:

That's too bad. If she was a republican she'd be a senator by now.

[Phil1111 1,149]

Former GOP chairman found guilty of fraud for signing ex-wife's ballot
Former Colorado GOP Chairman Steve Curtis was found guilty of forgery and voter fraud on Thursday for signing his ex-wife's mail-in ballot for the 2016 general election, Denver's ABC affiliate reports.

Curtis filled out and signed the ballot under his ex-wife's name. The forgery charge for signing the ballot carries a maximum three-year prison sentence, while the separate misdemeanor charge could carry an 18-month sentence and a possible $5,000 fine.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/363878-former-gop-chairman-found-guilty-of-fraud-for-signing-ex-wifes

[ryoder 1,590]

Borowitz: "Arizona Republican Makes History by Inventing Entirely New Genre of Sex Scandal"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/07/arizona-congress-trent-franks-resigns-sexual-misconduct

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[kallend 2,027]

ryoder

Borowitz: "Arizona Republican Makes History by Inventing Entirely New Genre of Sex Scandal"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/07/arizona-congress-trent-franks-resigns-sexual-misconduct

They're coming thick and fast right now.

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[kallend 2,027]

Several threads this could go in, but I guess this is the most appropriate:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-study-liars-ive-never-seen-one-like-president-trump/2017/12/07/4e529efe-da3f-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.7bc6f4d3fcfa&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

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[Phil1111 1,149]

kallend

Several threads this could go in, but I guess this is the most appropriate:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-study-liars-ive-never-seen-one-like-president-trump/2017/12/07/4e529efe-da3f-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.7bc6f4d3fcfa&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

"And of course, reporters have access to only a subset of Trump’s false statements — the ones he makes publicly — so unless he never stretches the truth in private, his actual rate of lying is almost certainly higher....

That rate has been accelerating. Starting in early October, The Post’s tracking showed that Trump told a remarkable nine lies a day, outpacing even the biggest liars in our research. "

[kallend 2,027]

KY State rep Dan Johnson (R) committed suicide following accusations that he molested a friend of his daughter.

Seems an extreme reaction.

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[melch 1]

If you're innocent, sure.

[ryoder 1,590]

kallend

KY State rep Dan Johnson (R) committed suicide following accusations that he molested a friend of his daughter.

Seems an extreme reaction.

But Johnson had his own record of dubious claims.

He claimed he had healed the sick and raised the dead. He claimed he had set up "safe zones" in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots. He claimed he served as a White House chaplain under multiple presidents. He claimed he served as an ambassador to the United Nations. He claimed he set up a morgue and gave last rites to the dying in New York outside the collapsed World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

But in a seven-month investigation published Monday, the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting couldn't find evidence that Johnson's stories about himself were true.

What the small journalism nonprofit did find was "a trail of police records and court files, shattered lives and a flagrant disregard for truth."

Source: http://beta.latimes.com/nation/la-na-kentucky-lawmaker-20171214-story.html

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

How do Americans keep electing people like this?

[normiss 806]

We've apparently lost the cohesion a society needs.
Us vs. them seems quite poisonous to me.
I hope we can return to a WE attitude before we destroy ourselves as seems to be the current administration's obsession.

[winsor 236]

SkyDekker

How do Americans keep electing people like this?

Tradition, I suppose.

When you consider the assortment of rogues, scalawags and ne'er do wells that swarmed over this continent after Columbus 'discovered' it (Hey, I discovered Europe! Got off the plane and damn, there it was!), it is no surprise that we have been represented by people that, had they not been in elected office, they would have been in prison (or on the gallows, as the case may be).

In some cases we have elected people who were incarcerated during the election (see Mayor Curley et al.).

I have a tee shirt regarding the four stages of tequila.

1) I'm rich.

2) I'm good looking.

3) I'm bulletproof.

4) I'm invisible.

It seems this would apply to political office as well.


BSBD,

Winsor

[nolhtairt 0]

Here's one... a female Democrat accused of sexual harassment...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-democratic-candidate-drops-out-of-kansas-race-after-facing-sexual-harassment-allegations/ar-BBGMIm4?li=BBnbfcL

[jakee 1,500]

nolhtairt

Here's one... a female Democrat accused of sexual harassment...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-democratic-candidate-drops-out-of-kansas-race-after-facing-sexual-harassment-allegations/ar-BBGMIm4?li=BBnbfcL

And just look at what happened as a result of the allegation. Any republicans reading that should be mortified at how their own national leadership compares.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[billvon 3,006]

>Here's one... a female Democrat accused of sexual harassment...

Too bad he's not a republican. He'd be a shoo-in for senator, and they could run him for president in a year.

Oh wait - it's a woman. Good thing she's not a republican then.

[normiss 806]

So unsure which existing thread to put all of Trump's efforts to screw over the populace, so this one seems fitting. It's not a gaffe, not Russher, not...well he's just trying to tear down everything in this country.
So for those that bought into his promises on the coal industry....
Cough, cough, hack, cough
He's doing his best to eliminate every single piece of protective legislation in place today.
Doomsday preparations might not be a bad idea soon.

[kallend 2,027]

Family Values (TM) governor of MO.

www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/11/missouri-gov-eric-greitens-admits-extramarital-affair-but-denies-reports-he-blackmailed-woman/?undefined=&utm_term=.3d7551ad5501&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

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[kallend 2,027]

And another:

www.cbsnews.com/news/brandon-hixon-suicide-ex-wife-says-idaho-lawmaker-molested-2-girls/

"Brandon made people believe that he was a stand-up, morally correct person," said Hixon, who was married to the former lawmaker for 10 years until their divorce in 2016. "But behind the house walls, he would cheat on me and molested children."

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[tonyhays 86]

The republicans have quite the crop of people in office these days. I'd like to thank them for their good work in revealing evangelical hypocrisy and helping relgion go the way of the dodo

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

tonyhays

The republicans have quite the crop of people in office these days. I'd like to thank them for their good work in revealing evangelical hypocrisy and helping relgion go the way of the dodo

You would think so. (editorial "you", not directed at you personally)

I would certainly like to think so.

But, unfortunately, the "true believers" will think that this is "fake news" and continue to support these idiots.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[tonyhays 86]

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But, unfortunately, the "true believers" will think that this is "fake news" and continue to support these idiots.

For sure. But every story like this just proves the party of family values
Is anything but..and may just swing people on the fence away from the party

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

tonyhays

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But, unfortunately, the "true believers" will think that this is "fake news" and continue to support these idiots.

For sure. But every story like this just proves the party of family values
Is anything but..and may just swing people on the fence away from the party

We can only hope.

Personally, I will never vote for a Republican ever again.
And until recent years, when I've voted for a lot of 3rd party candidates, I've almost always voted "R" for national office elections.

I wasn't "on the fence", and I'm done with them.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[ryoder 1,590]

Rep. Meehan denies harassing former aide amid settlement, loses House ethics seat

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/20/pat-meehan-denies-harassment-aide-misconduct-claim-congress-353583

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[kallend 2,027]

So Trey Gowdy, who already wasted some $(tens of millions) on the fruitless Benghazi committees, joins the gang of scumbags:

www.businessinsider.com/trey-gowdy-benghazi-panel-settlement-taxpayer-money-benghazi-hillary-clinton-2017-12

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