Thursday, July 23, 2009
Legislature / Politics / Woods Attacking McKensie Morrison: It Was Only a Matter of Time
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Without much more comment on his actions and the problems he has caused for his family and his party, I do want to raise a few issues. 1. Senator Stanley did go to the TBI and thus basically assure that this would all eventually come out. 2. He is still married. And with that, I assume he made the right decisions and I pray for his wife and children and her healing if she is able to do so. 3. The portrayal of this 22 year old on various blogs and media reports as a victim is quite startling. Both Stanley AND Ms. Morrison made horrible decisions! When a State Senator asked me on a date when I was an intern, I said "no." He asked me "why not", and it was very easy for me to say, "because you're married." I was Ms. Morrison's age.
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About point #3: so it's common practice for state senators to ask 22 year old interns out on dates? That speaks volumes about what it is like in our senate.
And to be fair, think of how Monica Lewinsky was criticized.
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Terry has a startling lack of empathy. If an event hasn't played out exactly as it might have in the context of her own life then she refuses to try and understand it. Hint: This isn't about you, Terry.
Hint 2: "Because you're my boss" is just as legitimate.
And just when did it become solely incumbent upon Morrison to say no? Whatever became of Stanley's obligation not to participate in matters such as these? Even if he were a bachelor, he'd still be an asshole for asking one of his direct reports to go to bed with him. Not only does it make him an asshole, it makes him potentially criminally liable under state law.
This is a laugh:
I assume he made the right decisions
Uh, Terry? If he HAD, there'd be no need to have this contrived little hand-wringing session figuring out a way to "blame the bitch" in all of this.
Let's see: Having sex with a woman in your employ... having sex with a woman not your wife... having sex with a woman a couple-odd decades your junior... having a woman not your wife in various states of undress in your apartment... taking souvenirs (pictures, video) of the whole thing... when can I stop listing the wrong decisions he made?
He only started making "the right decisions" when it became apparent that ruin would be his portion out of this whole scenario.
Oh, right. He ran to the cops when he was extorted. It proves he has Teh Responsibility!
Isn't that sort of a Southern, Faulkner-novel-esque thing? The man in the tryst is a fun-loving rake and a rambler. The woman is, of course, a whore.
My Bible says you should stone adulterers to death. Now, I just need to find someone sinless to do it....
Where's David Fowler? Is he available?
“To his credit he went above what many would do and called the cops when being shaken down...A lesser person would have caved, given the money and hoped it never came out.” - TN Rep. Stacey Campfield
Unbelievable. Stanley breaks his marriage vows and reveals himself as a breathtaking moral hypocrite, and Rep. Campfield is complimenting him on his behavior because he wouldn't allow himself to be blackmailed?
I expect that if Stanley robbed a bank, hid the cash for months and only surrendered when police surrounded his house, Campfield would praise him for not resisting arrest.
P.S. Senator Stanley - start blaming the liberal media immediately for your troubles. It's the section in the GOP Playbook immediately after "Pretend To Be A Good Christian To Get Votes."
When will young republicans wake up and realize they are being lied to again and again? These men are not pious, they do not represent us and now they want our forgiveness. Don't think so.
I'm done with the GOP. At least the democrats don't pretend to be something they are not.
