We have discussed Pennsylvania Republican Don Sherwood's bizarre response to the lawsuit filed by his Mistress, Cynthia Ore, who told police that he hit her and strangled her. Sherwood argued that the incident was simply a "back rub" gone awry.(I can't see how anyone could confuse massage and neck-wringing. Some ladies have told me to cut my Wolverine-esque fingernails, but that's quite different.)
Ore has agreed to settle her $5.5 million lawsuit against Sherwood; terms remain undisclosed. Even so, few observers consider "No choking, just poking" a winning campaign slogan.
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This blog entry by Melinda Pillsbury-Foster places the Foley scandal in a broader context. Pillsbury-Foster's daughter Morgan was dating far-right Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund. Morgan brought charges that Fund engaged in physically abusive behavior and had pressured her to have an abortion (despite Fund's public anti-abortion stance). She dropped charges -- repudiating them in writing -- when her problems with mental illness became known.
No-one can consider a mother's testimony unbiased. Still, those who dismissed the accusations against Fund out of hand may want to consder the following passage:
In 2001 – 2002 Fund battered my daughter, nearly killing her. I was a witness over the phone; I saw her injuries. Silencing us became a political issue using political contacts and the media. Over the next several years period Fund persuaded Eric Alterman to write his attack on Morgan and myself. That appeared in The Nation. Mark Crispin Miller responded.I'm not sure how to interpret the conflicting accusations. There are women (and a few men) out there who cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy. But here we have an "earwitness" account. Folie à deux is possible, but the condition is quite rare, and invariably occurs between two people who live or work with each other.
Pillsbury-Foster argues that the neocon movement seeks out people with sexual secrets precisely because such individuals are open to blackmail. I've often considered that possibility myself.
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Hence the reason why enough Republicans and Democrats in Congress have consistently voted to give this president dictatorial powers?
Yes. Stealing elections starts by ensuring that the candidate you can control wins the primary. If you "hold paper" on a candidate then the NeoCons are likely to make sure they win. To understand how they operate just look at the results, the strange outcomes, and the coordinated attacks using large, timely donations and organizations designed to skew opinion such as the Swift Boats. It is an optimization of existing technology.
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