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« on: December 01, 2017, 12:49:59 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2017, 01:04:39 PM »
*pretends to be shocked”

In all seriousness, he should resign in disgrace immediately. Disgusting.
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2017, 01:04:54 PM »
Is anyone even remotely surprised?
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2017, 01:10:07 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2017, 01:12:44 PM »
Quote from: Young Conservative on December 01, 2017, 01:04:39 PM
*pretends to be shocked”

In all seriousness, he should resign in disgrace immediately. Disgusting.
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2017, 01:15:28 PM »
Time for a special election Cheesy
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2017, 01:16:59 PM »
There's a lot of it being exposed.

I see some factors promoting sexual harassment:

1. the sexual revolution of the 1960s, which colors attitudes in people born before about 1960

2. inordinate contrasts between power (economic included) and lack thereof

3. superficiality of religious beliefs if one has them

4. a culture that promotes 'sexiness' in public life and mass culture

5. 'Star systems' in which stars are protected and  others are expendable

6. the long held secrecy about any sexual harassment.

I have seen little exposure of such incidents in academia, commerce, or non-profits (other than public TV and radio).  
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2017, 01:28:18 PM »
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Quote from: Young Conservative on December 01, 2017, 01:04:39 PM
*pretends to be shocked”

In all seriousness, he should resign in disgrace immediately. Disgusting.
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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2017, 02:05:35 PM »
« Edited: December 01, 2017, 02:08:13 PM by Santander »
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I mean he's an ugly ass turd anyway, as Susan Collins (D-ME) put it. People should've seen this was going to happen once he got an ego high upon being elected to Congress.

Honestly, even looking at him makes me feel violated.

Also, how ironic that this was his last tweet:

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(to be fair, he seems to wish every GOP Congressman happy birthday on Twitter)
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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2017, 02:07:37 PM »
I'm just surprised he didn't spend $84k on coke and hookers.
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« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2017, 02:19:32 PM »
I hate him.
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« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2017, 06:25:08 PM »

As far as we know
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« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2017, 07:43:10 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2017, 07:51:34 PM »
This has become a parade of depravity!
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« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2017, 08:50:54 PM »
Quote from: pbrower2a on December 01, 2017, 01:16:59 PM
There's a lot of it being exposed.

I see some factors promoting sexual harassment:

1. the sexual revolution of the 1960s, which colors attitudes in people born before about 1960

2. inordinate contrasts between power (economic included) and lack thereof

3. superficiality of religious beliefs if one has them

4. a culture that promotes 'sexiness' in public life and mass culture

5. 'Star systems' in which stars are protected and  others are expendable

6. the long held secrecy about any sexual harassment.

I have seen little exposure of such incidents in academia, commerce, or non-profits (other than public TV and radio).  

I agree with most of this.

The "taxpayer funded" settlement is basically due to the fact that the taxpayers are the employers here.  It sounds repulsive, but a person who becomes a victim of harassment from someone in government ought to have the same remedies an employee in private enterprise would have.

Oddly enough, Farenthold's step-grandmother is Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, a storied Texas liberal who was runner-up to Sen. Thomas Eagleton for the VP nomination at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.  Blake Farenthold is a disgrace, but I advocate letting the voters handle these situation.
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« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2017, 09:04:57 PM »
I just can't get over how ugly Farenthold is
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