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Farenthold to retire from House amid harassment accusations

tres borrachos said:
"I had never served in public office before. I had no idea how to run a congressional office. And as a result, I allowed a workplace culture to take root in my office that was too permissive and decidedly unprofessional," Farenthold said in a video posted to Facebook earlier in the day.

Please tell me he didn't really say that, and it was Trump's lawyer fooling around on Facebook after Trump took his phone away from him.

Um, dip****, you don't need to have run a Congressional office to know that you don't behave like a horny three-toed sloth.

Someone needs to run this schmuck out of town, and quickly.
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WTF? Farenthold is the bad actor in all this. And he's generically blaming his "office" as being too permissive and unprofessional? What a hoot. Again with the no personal responsibility.
 
poweRob said:
WTF? Farenthold is the bad actor in all this. And he's generically blaming his "office" as being too permissive and unprofessional? What a hoot. Again with the no personal responsibility.
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Personal responsibility is buried in the annals of history, with the name "Barack Obama". President Trump is ensuring that.
 
Roadvirus said:
Big deal. Detroit had 6 Democrats who were felons running for mayor. A couple of them were dangerous felons.
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Cool story. Did Steve Bannon endorse them too, like he's endorsed the felon in New York?

Or with President Trump at the helm, have the Republicans simply decided they want to emulate the Democrats now?
 
poweRob said:
So not resigning. Just going to finish his term and then leave apparently.

Farenthold to retire from House amid harassment accusations

Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold won't seek re-election next year, two Republicans said Thursday, adding his name to the list of lawmakers leaving Congress amid sexual harassment allegations that have cost powerful men their jobs in politics, the arts and other businesses.

The accusations against Farenthold first surfaced in 2014, when a former aide sued him over sexually suggestive comments and behavior and said she'd been fired after she complained. The lawmaker said he engaged in no wrongdoing and the case was settled in 2015. But the House Ethics Committee said last week that it would investigate Farenthold after congressional sources said he'd paid an $84,000 settlement using taxpayers' money. Though Farenthold said he'd reimburse the Treasury Department, such payments have drawn public criticism from people saying lawmakers should use their own money for such settlements.​
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As someone who will neither face the controversy nor resign with honor, Farenthold deserves no respect.
 
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