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posted by on Wednesday April 12 2017, @01:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the he's-no-atticus-finch dept.

Alabama's Governor has resigned rather than face impeachment over campaign finance violations linked to the cover-up of an extramarital affair.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has resigned after pleading guilty to abusing his office, allegedly to conceal an affair with a political adviser.

[...] The Associated Press describes the scene as the plea agreement was signed:

"Bentley appeared sullen and looked down at the floor during the Monday afternoon session. ...

"The agreement specifies that Bentley must surrender campaign funds totaling $36,912 within a week and perform 100 hours of community service as a physician. He also cannot seek public office again."

The governor, a Republican, was briefly booked into Montgomery jail, according to local media reports, before heading to the state Capitol to announce his resignation.

Republican state Rep. Ed Henry, who had introduced articles of impeachment against Bentley last year, said, "I think we have a great day for Alabama, where justice was done. Corruption was spotted, recognized and dealt with. ... even though it was slower and little more painful than we had anticipated."


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by bob_super on Wednesday April 12 2017, @06:04PM (4 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday April 12 2017, @06:04PM (#492952)

    Republicans in many states run on a platform of God-fearing personal purity, probity and absolute faithfulness (and small government and big guns...).
    That makes what he did pretty antithetic to the base's expectations. At least, I didn't read that he made her have an abortion.

    Democrats don't run on Bible-Sharia. They should get kicked for embezzling, but banging an adult intern (regardless of sex or gender identity) isn't explicitly against the character voters endorsed.

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  • (Score: 2, Troll) by jmorris on Wednesday April 12 2017, @10:45PM (3 children)

    by jmorris (4844) on Wednesday April 12 2017, @10:45PM (#493115)

    Democrats should be subject to double scorn for banging interns. Make the enemy live by his own book of rules. Taking advantage of the power imbalance implied in a CEO/Governor/etc vs a lowly intern to force them into having sex is straight up sexual assault, a horrible sign of the patriarchy, and every other evil in the Progressive playbook. Just ask any professor of Women's Studies if you aren't clear on that. Except of course when the offender is a Democrat politician. Which tells us they don't actually believe a word of it, look how the NOW abased themselves to declare Bill Clinton innocent of any PC violation, many even stating straight up that they didn't care so long as he saved abortion; many said they would personally blow him if it was what the Party needed. Too bad few members of NOW are pretty enough for even Bill Clinton to be interested.... and he has dubious taste.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday April 12 2017, @11:00PM (1 child)

      by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday April 12 2017, @11:00PM (#493124)

      > Taking advantage of the power imbalance implied in a CEO/Governor/etc vs a lowly intern

      Are you talking about super-charisma Bill banging the daughter of a very rich person?
      Coercion and power imbalance are pretty absurd, given how she never needed the job or money, and he was risking public exposure. You need a different example...

      And you can leave the oppressed-women line out of the equation, since quite a few cases were politicians banging young men...

      • (Score: 2) by Spamalope on Friday April 14 2017, @02:51AM

        by Spamalope (5233) on Friday April 14 2017, @02:51AM (#493793) Homepage

        That's really how you'd describe Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey? You're 'misunderstanding' him to mean Monica when she's the least objectionable so you can make a straw man stab, aren't you?

    • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday April 14 2017, @03:06AM

      by kaszz (4211) on Friday April 14 2017, @03:06AM (#493801) Journal

      Sect leaders can do most things they want. They are at the top of the pyramid after all.