Six affairs, two abortions and another term in Congress

[Os Cangaceiros]

A decade before calling himself “a consistent supporter of pro-life values,” Tennessee physician and Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais supported his ex-wife’s decision to get two abortions before their marriage, according to the congressman’s sworn testimony during his divorce trial.

Obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the couple’s 2001 trial transcript also confirms DesJarlais had sexual relationships with at least two patients, three coworkers and a drug representative while he was chief of staff at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, Tenn. During one affair with a female patient, DesJarlais prescribed her drugs, gave her an $875 watch and bought her a plane ticket to Las Vegas, records show.


About a month before last week's election, voters learned of a recorded phone conversation from more than a decade ago in which DesJarlais—a physician who opposes abortion rights—appeared to suggest to an alleged mistress (who was also one of his patients) that she travel out of state to get an abortion.

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/16/scott_desjarlais_scandal_tennessee_congressman_adm itted_to_affairs_with.html

[Let's Get Free]

A hypocritical conservative "family values" politician? In other news, the sky is blue, grass is still green.

[l'Enfermé]

Your American conservatives promote "family values" like rapists promote feminism.

[GoddessCleoLover]

Went to school with a GOP politico who later was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, and he admitted to me that the social issues were used to get blue collar voters to vote GOP despite the fact that the GOP favored policies that screwed blue collar folks. He as much as admitted that all he really cared about was promoting laissez-faire economic policies, that he didn't really care about the social issues other than as a means of getting blue collar folks' votes.

[Prometeo liberado]

I thought this was a thread about me ex-wife. I'll see myself out.

[GoddessCleoLover]

Great post, Jbeard, but am perplexed about the "another term in Congress" thing.;)

[Prometeo liberado]

Great post, Jbeard, but am perplexed about the "another term in Congress" thing.;)

I don't know dude. You gotta go with what you got.