Another Star in the Republican Party

[Content Note: Consent issues reproductive coercion.]Meet Republican Congressional Representative in the great condition of Tennessee Scott DesJarlais:Ten years before calling themself "a regular supporter of professional-existence values," Tennessee physician and Republican U.S. Repetition. Scott DesJarlais supported his ex-wife's decision to obtain two abortions before their marriage, based on the congressman's sworn testimony throughout his divorce trial.Acquired through the Knoxville Occasions Free Press, the couple's 2001 trial transcript also verifies DesJarlais had sexual associations with a minimum of two patients, three colleagues along with a drug representative as they was chief of staff at Grandview Clinic in Jasper, Tenn. ...DesJarlais, a household-values conservative who rode 2010's tea party wave to Washington, claimed his ex-wife's earlier abortion turned from medical concerns."...[She] was with an experimental drug known as Lupron and wasn't designed to have become pregnant. There have been potential risks. It had been a therapeutic," he stated.DesJarlais backed another abortion after she came back from the military stint in Saudi Arabia a couple of years before they married in 1995."[It] was after she'd become back from Desert Storm and things weren't running smoothly between us also it would be a mutual decision," he stated.Now, it had been at this time within the linked story which i thought: Mutual decision, my ass. Reproductive coercion red-colored flags all of the fuck within the joint. After which, later within the story, this:The 679-page transcript discloses new particulars about DesJarlais' interactions having a 24-year-old-patient, who stated she grew to become pregnant with DesJarlais' child throughout a brief fling in 2000 which the physician later pressed her with an abortion.Sexual connection with patients isn't basically seriously dishonest it indicates quite a distant relationship with significant consent. Sexual coercion red-colored flags all of the fuck within the joint. After which, later within the story, this:In further proceedings, DesJarlais acknowledged the lady was only some of the patient he'd a sexual relationship with this year.DesJarlais mentioned in testimony he transported on the four-month sexual affair with another patient, a lady he recommended pills for throughout their relationship. He stressed that there is "no problemInch using the medications he authored, which incorporated the painkiller Darvocet, and was indignant when requested about claims he'd handled medication incorrectly."I do not feel real obligated to reply to that. I believe it's ridiculous," he stated. "I have never been challenged or asked when it comes to my integrity before."Wow. The reality is I believe it's problematic for any physician to become participating in sexual connection with someone with whom he's recommended an opioid drug.This story will likely engage in as yet another "Moral Values Hypocrite" tale, however this guy is really a predator who at the minimum has involved in emotional abuse. Will the Republican Party close ranks for this misogynist nightmare? They actually did throughout the election.DesJarlais "cruised to re-election past Democratic challenger Eric Stewart, persevering through October media reviews of sleeping with patients and advocating someone to have an abortion. The Tennessee Democratic Party had attempted to get the transcript prior to the November. 6 election, however the court postponed the procedure since the document wasn't typed in its complete form."Huh.This person is presently relaxing in the united states Congress making reproductive choices for ladies and folks with uteri. He should not be. Contact the Republican National Committee and nicely find out if they'll still let a guy who preys on, exploits, and abuses women to take part in their caucus. Send them a note here. Leave them a note on their own Facebook page here. Tweet their way here.[H/T to my friend Richard.]

News from Shakes Manor

Iain went for any smoke last evening and didn't remember to depart the leading door unlocked. He found the leading window to petition for help.Zelda looked dubious. I requested her, "Zelly, don't let allow the dadsy in the home?InchShe considered. She made the decision we ought to. I walked very gradually towards the door, towards the seem of Iain's laughter, and allow him to in.[Images distributed to Iain's permission.]

The Problem with the Republican Party, for the Foreseeable Future

[Content Note: Racism.]Politico—Bobby Jindal Rejects Mitt Romney's 'Gifts' Theory: "Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [who's Indian American] vigorously declined Mitt Romney's declare that he lost due to Leader Barack Obama's 'gifts' to unprivileged and youthful voters. Requested concerning the unsuccessful GOP nominee's reported comments on the business call with contributor earlier Wednesday, the incoming chairman from the Republican Governors Association grew to become noticeably irritated. 'No, I believe that's absolutely wrong,' he stated in a press conference that opened up the RGA's publish-election meeting."Tigard Press Herald—Maine Republican Chairman Questions Black Voters: "Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster is once more alleging possible voting problems, this time around declaring that categories of unknown black people turned up in certain rural cities to election on Election Day. ... 'In certain parts of rural Maine, there have been dozens, a large number of black individuals who arrived and chosen on Election Day,' he stated. 'Everybody includes a to election, but nobody in (these) cities knows anybody who's black. How did which happen? I'm not sure. We are likely to discover.' When Carrigan pressed Webster on where it happened, Webster provided no specifics or evidence of his claims, but stated the party would investigate further."Think Progress—Fox News Captions Footage of Illegal Border Crossings with 'The Hispanic Vote': "Since Mitt Romney lost the Hispanic election in record amounts on Election Day, some Republican congress and conservative commentators have freely conceded the party includes a 'rhetoric' problem if this involves the Latino election and also have begun promoting for comprehensive immigration reform. However, the GOP's new-found eagerness to attract Latinos required a success on Thursday mid-day when Fox News went a segment about 'The Hispanic Election in 2012' and proceeded to exhibit stock footage of individuals crossing the border unlawfully."Mother Jones—Top Georgia GOP Congress Host Briefing on Secret Obama Mind-Control Plot: "Leader Obama's utilizing a Cold War-era mind-control technique referred to as 'Delphi' to coerce People in america into accepting his arrange for a Un-run communist dictatorship by which suburbanites is going to be intentionally moved to metropolitan areas. That's based on a four-hour briefing shipped to Republican condition senators in the Georgia condition Capitol recently.InchBelieve Progress—McCain Missed a Briefing on Benghazi to carry a Press Conference: "Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is demanding a unique choose committee to research the occasions prior to the deaths of 4 People in america in Benghazi, Libya and it has held around-the-clock television looks pressing for an entire overview of the incident. But all the senator's media interviews and press availabilities might be disturbing his capability to gather details about the big event. On Thursday morning, CNN's Dana Party reported that McCain made a decision to hold some pot press conference with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) instead of attend a closed-door briefing concerning the attacks."If you feel condition Republicans accusing Leader Obama of insidious mind control and Republican US Senators shirking their responsibilities to try and frame like a cover-up what a nice income states would be a pretty typical intelligence clusterfuck following a terrorist attack on the other hand from the globe don't belong on a listing of racist shenanigans, I'll just briefly realize that Republicans did not appear very worried about propaganda and bad apple whenever a whitened guy was at charge. And I am thinking that isn't simply because he performed for his or her team.

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In The News

[Content note: Racism, domestic violence]News and Things:An Idaho researcher intends to float a blimp over Idaho looking for the mythic, ape-like Bigfoot. Best of luck!United parcel service has confirmed that it'll disqualify groups such as the Boy Scouts of the usa that discriminate based on sexual orientation. Good.On roads of Athens, A holiday in greece, racist attacks increase. An Arizona lady went her husband lower by having an Vehicle after he unsuccessful to election against Obama.Following last week's wins, everybody appears to become searching toward see where marriage equality will strike next. Ideas here.Work started to exhume your body of PLO leader Yasser Arafat among an analysis of his 2004 dying. It seems he might have been killed.Bing is being pressed to solve the FTC's antitrust probe within the next couple of days or face a suit.Require an Christmas present? Severed Wampa Arm Ice Scraper!And lastly: three dimensional-printed jet vehicle from Buckaroo Banzai. Neat!

The Walking Thread

^ This fucking guy, amirite?(Spoilers are lurching around all grody and hissing herein.)Ugh, this show. It's either certainly a comedy that's flying way individually distinct or it's so terrible that even terrible is much like, "I'm inadequate to explain this show." Maybe both?Okay, so within this garbage episode of the garbage show, Grimes Gang 1. continue to be holed up at Zombie Prison, where existence is really a nightmare and Grimes is becoming A Psychological ZOMBIE. If you're ever looking for something to carry lower a huge weather balloon before your incredible space jump, use among the metaphors out of this show.Grimes does not even provide a squirt about his completely new zombie whistle baby, because she wiped out the fuck out of Lori, the wife he hated and also killed, if you attempt to be released sideways or whatever. I suppose Officer Wise Guy never belief that Lori, the wife he scolded and resented for Considering abortion, might die consequently of the pregnancy, since, in the perfect circumstance, she could have been having a baby in the center of a zombiepocalypse having a stupid godbothering vet as her Doctor-GYN.Works out that Grimes continues to be WRONG ALL ALONG in convinced that as lengthy because he wanted everything to become okay and screamed at people enough and killed the best people and also the most zombies, it might indeed be okay. Terrible hypothesis, Grimes! Situation CLOSED. Start procedures to Glenn quickly and go begin a spook well.Also: Maggie and Daryl found baby formula, diapers, along with a bottle within an abandoned childcare center. Good job, the two of you! Also it appears as though Daryl found an attractive new serape. Nice!Meanwhile, Grimes Gang 2. is Truman Show 2: Beyond Thunderdome. The apparently nice townsfolk have a fun bet on zombie gladiators by which Merle plus some other dude fight in the center of chained-up zombies while everybody cheers. Because clearly Each And Every PERSON would certainly be okay with this. Except newcomer Andrea, who's all, "Whoa, Gov'nuh!" And Governor Niam Leeson is, "Don't worry—it's fixed! We pull their teeth out!" That is certainly an ideal response since the only problem is how one may be zombified and never that everybody is Buying and selling THEIR HUMANITY For His Or Her FEELINGS OF SAFETY PATRIOT ACT.Throughout zombie gladiators, Iain researched from his phone, which he'd been doing important Fantasy Football research (or something like that) throughout the majority of the episode, and stated, "Exactly what the fuck? Each time I lookup, this show has become stupider." Virtually!Other activities that happened with Grimes Gang 2.: Michonne bailed, because she's a brain. Governor Niam Leeson combed his zombie daughter's hair until whoooooops a part of her scalp came off and that he place a cheese sack over her mind and set her in her giant aquarium or wherever he keeps her. And Andrea ongoing some thing just like a garbage monster.So, your fundamental Walking Dead episode, by which virtually everybody does stupid and unlikable things, and also the plot progresses within an increment of measurement they canrrrt be calculated without an electron microscope. Finally! Simply because it can't be stated enough: Ron Grimes is terrible. I'd pay a spook a lot of Ronpaulbuxxx to consume him. Discuss.