Precisely. I don’t actually see the position as being deviant from pro-life. Everyone knows what that actually means is “no abortions for anyone apart from me”.
Where did you see that? It’s not in the HuffPo story. I don’t disbelive you, I’m just hoping he’s not in my diocese…
I’m guessing it was his stance on gun rights.
Wikipedia, although no citations it seems, so grain of salt. “Epiphany Episcopal Church in Sherwood, Tennessee.”
Nah. He was just making a stand, supporting the sanctity of marriage. She was destroying that sacred bond over a mere four affairs and an abortion.
Congressman DesJarlais had made a public statement that explains everything.
No…wait…what’s that other word? The one that’s the opposite of explains.
Anti-choice Tea Party Congressman: My mistress wasn’t pregnant when I insisted she have an abortion
Well, I’m glad he cleared that up.
… and a death threat.
Tomorrow’s headline:
“I don’t mind telling people this. When I threatened to kill my wife, I didn’t mean to kill her, I didn’t in fact kill her, and she’s still alive. There was some difficult times, for sure.”
I guess he’s saying he thought she was pregnant and she wasn’t. As defenses go, it’s sort of similar to Homer Simpson’s “I want to set the record straight: I thought the cop was a prostitute.”
It’s like the old joke about the guy who went to the hardware store to buy a shovel:
“How much?” He asks Joe the Hardware Guy.
“Ten bucks,” says Joe.
“Are you kidding? At Bill’s Hardware across town, their price is FIVE bucks!”
“Then go buy a shovel from Bill” says Joe.
“I can’t. He’s all out.”
“Tell ya what then. Next time I’m out of shovels, I’ll price them at FOUR bucks.”
Maybe this has all been a clever ruse by DesJarlais to broaden his base.
“See, I tell people I’m pro-life. But then I let it out that I want women who aren’t even pregnant to have abortions. How pro-choice is that? It’s like my clever plan to uphold the sanctity of marriage while committing adultery - I’m a candidate who has something for everyone.”
Is boingboing a humor site? Is this the same congressperson who thought that many women have abortions even if they’re not pregnant?
If this is real life, it’s the HUGEST example of Poe’s Law ever.
Boingboing is a humor site but sometimes reality is funnier than anything you could make up.
Here’s an article from New York magazine: Pro-Life Congressman: Mistress Wasn’t Actually Pregnant When I Insisted on Abortion
I’m starting to wonder if the candidates have started a betting pool to see who can say the stupidest thing during this campaign.
I actually know it independent of the TV show, I had it on a Disney record of some sort when I was a kid, long after the TV show was gone. It’s not Ludovic’s fault, it’s a fault of my brain. I won’t remember your face, or your name. But if I heard a song you did once, I probably know it well enough to get it stuck in my head. I never knew who recorded the version I knew, so thankya.
Getting back to the subject at hand: According to the article, this genius recorded this phone call himself in an attempt to save his first marriage. I’m not sure how that was supposed to work out, and it appears that it didn’t. So it’s really his own petard he’s potentially being hoisted on here. I’m glad he’s not on any sensitive committees if this is how he secures his own damaging info.
In an update, Scott DesJarlais was re-elected to Congress.
But it’s all cool. In a public statement this week, DesJarlais informed people that God has forgiven him.
This causes me to question the judgement of both God and 57% of the voters in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
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The bar was high? I must have missed that.
And apparently “his ex-wife terminated two pregnancies with his blessing.”
The bar was low and it got lower.
And this ain’t a limbo dance.