We learned this week about a Wisconsin state lawmaker who said "some girls rape easy." The representative, Roger Rivard (R), had benefited from an endorsement and fundraiser from Paul Ryan, but in light of the news, the Republican vice presidential hopeful quietly abandoned the state lawmaker yesterday morning.
Scott DesJarlais is apparently in the same boat.
DesJarlais, a freshman member of Congress from Tennessee, was caught up in a sordid tale in which he committed adultery by sleeping with a patient, then pressured his mistress to have an abortion in the hopes of hiding his misdeeds from the wife he allegedly abused.
And as my colleague Mike Yarvitz reminds me, just as Ryan cut his ally loose, so too did Romney.
Mitt Romney's campaign has quietly removed the endorsement by Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) from its website in the wake of revelations that the congressman pushed his mistress and patient to have an abortion.
The endorsement, which appeared to have been posted in the spring, was still live on MittRomney.com as of Thursday morning, but after The Huffington Post asked about it, the endorsement disappeared.
The HuffPost item added that when Romney accepted DesJarlais' support, the candidate's praise was quite effusive: "I'm very proud to have the support of such a principled and independent conservative as Scott DesJarlais. In his time in Congress, Scott has been a real leader for balancing the budget, lowering taxes and scaling back the size of government. I look forward to working with Scott to spread that kind of conservative message across the Volunteer State as we work to restore America's promise."
Presumably, the presidential candidate is looking forward to working with him a little less now.
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As always, you are known by the company you keep.
First, do no harm. Second, do no patients. DeJarlias'd!
Things like this come up and the paranoid part of my brain wonders just a bit if this isn't some kind of distraction campaign to put other people in the spotlight who actually make Romney and Ryan look "good" by comparison...Nah
The Republicans all want this guy to win, just like Akin. Part of the con game they are playing.
Yeah, I expect these guys to quietly regain support when nobody is looking. At some point they're just going to have to stop acting outraged when Republicans act like Republicans in public. This is what the party is like now. They're all doolally.
They're probably going to build some far away castle somewhere in Mexico, where they can send all their girlfriends and a guest to a nice massage and an abortion. It's probably already in the works. You wonder would they still get voted in after doing someting like that? Sure, why not they're letting Romney get away with it by giving him permission to use his Etch-A Sketch. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. That's okay Dorothy found her magic shoes.
Diaper Dave. Nothing else needs to be said.
Why aren't Dems talking about Romney's job creation record as Gov. of MA? When he was Gov, MA was 47th in job creation in the US. ? I think Gov. Patrick mentioned it in his convention speech. The media should be asking about this and I don't understand why the Dems don't use this in all stump speeches and debates.and put it in all their ads in swing states. It speaks to Romney's statements about his ability to create jobs! I'm so frustrated about this. Can you help!!!!!!!
"I'm very proud to have the support of such a principled and independent conservative as Scott DesJarlais."
Which reminds me of an apt quotation from H.L. Mencken:
"There are times when even normal men must spit in their hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
and another:
"In this world of pain and sorrow, there is much to be thankful for. As for me, I am thankful I am not a Republican."
Hang out with vermin, expect the fleas. These people Mitt endorses probably are an accurate reflection of his lack of morals or lack of judgment or both.
It's also an accurate reflection of how low in morals, and hypocrisy they have sunken too! Far from the "party of family values" unless your "family" is a pack of hyenas or sharks or vultures - no disrespect meant to the real animals intended!
Here is another example of the extremist coming out of the Republican party:
From the national Memo: http://www.nationalmemo.com/republican-candidate-offers-a-solution-to-the-muslim-problem/
Republican Arkansas State Representative candidate Charles Fuqua has revealed in a
self-published books. In God’s Law: The Only Political Solution, Hubbard proposes mass deportations of Muslims: “I see no solution to the Muslim problem short of expelling all followers of the religion from the United States.”
http://christianchat.com/christian-news-forum/50316-death-penalty-disrespectful-children.html
Same Republican candidate for the Arkansas legislature, Charlie Fuqua, says children who don’t demonstrate “respect for parents” should be put to death, the Arkansas Times reports. Fuqua is a former member of the Arkansas legislature and has received support from the Arkansas Republican Party and two sitting members of Congress. Here’s the key passage from Fuqua’s 2012 book, “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution“:
The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21:
Fuqua helpfully notes that “This passage does not give parents blanket authority to kill their children.” Rather, parents would have to “follow the proper procedure in order to have the death penalty executed against their children.” Fuqua assures the reader that, in his view, the procedure would “rarely be used.” The threat of death would, however, “be a tremendous incentive for children to give proper respect to their parents.’
Fuqua, reached by the Huffington Post on the issue, declined to comment.
And in what universe are these people any different from the Taliban, who they claim are barbarians?!?
You can't have an abortion but you can kill your kids if they turn out bad!!?? HFS!! Remind me to take the long way around Arkansas. It's hard to believe this jackass and Clinton came from the same place.
Does Fuqua support stoning DesJarlais to death?
What the Fuqua?!!
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“I see no solution to the Muslim problem short of expelling all followers of the religion from the United States" he said. "Because our theocracy is better than theirs!'
Ok, I made that last part up. Sorta.
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Lets face it, those of power and position will always be able to get an abortion.
Early term, late term, partial birth, the legislator and the rich and powerful will always be able to get whatever they want. Even retroactive a abortion ... think about it. They'll also always be able to get their birth control, no matter what form it takes.
It's the rest of us who'll get screwed in this.
Far as my being surprised at Scott coercing his mistress into having an abortion?
Anymore the only thing that surprises me is how little I'm surprised.
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The sad part is that both idiots will probably be reelected. And that says a lot about the voters in their district.
From Huffpost:
Words fail me.
Why did he bother to try for an abortion? Doesn't he know that raped women have the magical ability to stop the pregnancy. He needs some schooling by Sen. Akin. Also, are rapes of "easy rape" women considered legitimate?