UPDATE: Cong Scott DesJarlais cheats on wife,knocks up mistress,pushes her to abort. Pro-Life, eh?

[DonRedwood]

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And the beauty of it all? The idiot got caught because HE made a tape of his conversation with the mistress.


Just to make sure you have the high points: Pro-Life, Pro-Family, won't let gays get married because they will sully the good name of straight marriage, and the guy is a medical Dr.

He is so pro-family that he was cheating on his wife with a patient...without using condoms (which means his wife, whom he respects more than anything) is being exposed to any disease this Dr is dragging his wiener through.

He is such an honorable Congressman that he is breaking his medical oath and probably the law by doinking his female patient/(s?) (without a rubber) and knocking them up. He admitted in his divorce that he had committed adultery with three other women.

He is so pro-life that he pushed his mistress (at least this one) into getting an abortion.

Ah, yes, welcome to Republican America where men like Congressman Scott DesJarlais, are in charge of OUR moral compass.

Unsafe sex, adultery, lying, bullying, abortion, law-breaking, oath-breaking...welcome to 21st Century Republicanism.

Oh, and he's blamed the Democrat for playing dirty politics...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/scott-desjarlais-abortion-pro-life_n_1953136.html

WASHINGTON -- A pro-life, family-values congressman who worked as a doctor before winning election as a Tea Party-backed Republican had an affair with a patient and later pressured her to get an abortion, according to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post.

The congressman, Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee, was trying to save his marriage at the time, according to his remarks on the call, made in September of 2000. And, according to three independent sources familiar with the call and the recording, he made the tape himself.

DesJarlais, who was provided a copy of the transcript by HuffPost, did not deny its contents, but in a statement released through his campaign characterized it as just another sordid detail dredged up by the opposition. "Desperate personal attacks do not solve our nation's problems, yet it appears my opponents are choosing to once again engage in the same gutter politics that CBS news called the dirtiest in the nation just 2 years ago."

Update: Gawker is now sharing some of the transcript of the tape: They go back and forth for a bit, with the woman complaining that DesJarlais is being unfair and she wants to end their relationship for good. "Well, I didn't want to be in your life either, but you lied to me about something that caused us to be in this situation, and that's not my fault, that's yours," he says.

"Well, it's [your] fault for sleeping with your patient," she rejoins.

The divorce was eventually finalized the following year, and court documents show DesJarlais confessed to having four extramarital affairs." http://gawker.com/5950582/secretly-recorded-phone-call-reveals-pro+life-congressman-pressured-mistress-to-get-abortion

UPDATE: THE LOCAL NEWS IS FINALLY STARTING TO CARRY THE STORY! Could this October surprise help us to win a blue seat in Congress? The man up against him is a current Dem State Rep. WBIR, Knoxville is now carrying the story on their top news on the front page. The Boston Herald has picked up the story as has the Washington Post. http://www.wbir.com/news/article/237896/2/DesJarlais-discussed-abortion-with-patient-transcript-says
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, yeah, GREAT family values. I am disgusted.

I hope his wife AND his mistress kick his sorry ass to the curb, plus take him to the cleaners.



ICK.

[DonRedwood]

2. Good Morning Miss Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Good morning to you, my dear DonRedwood!

[Flashmann]

59. GREAT family values. I am disgusted.

Me too.....Not at all surprised,though........

[alp227]

89. It's Wednesday, you know what that means?

It's CHURCH NIGHT on the Mike Malloy Show tonight (at 6PM)! Mike is probably going ON BLAST on this Hypocritical Family Values RepubliCON that makes Newt Gingrich's affairs look like community service. If you know Mike's show he usually gets his stories off of DU.

[DonRedwood]

98. Didn't know that!

I'm thrilled to see the news in Tennessee are picking this up, but the more people talking about it, the better.

[Kindly Refrain]

4. The guy looks like Uncle Fester

[DonRedwood]

8. you think?

http://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=&sa=X&ei=1I51ULuBJ66WjALEx4DgAQ&ved=0CAwQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNFHg4UNkldzEVdDUW6T7BfIEDtbow

[freshwest]

101. Uncle Fester was a better man than that adulterous TN babykiller...

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Oh, excuse me, Congressman, did I just say that out loud?

[DonRedwood]

109. Now that's is some fancy name calling!

You actually made me gasp out loud!

[reformist2]

36. Not to be superficial, but he does look frightening!

[whathehell]

60. Check some old pics of Mussolini...n/t

[liberalhistorian]

63. No kidding! I guess power really is

the ultimate aphrodisiac, as it's known! Methinks he wouldn't get much of a second look if he weren't a doctor or a congress critter.

[DonRedwood]

108. He might be a Dr. for the blind? That would explain his FOUR admitted mistresses...

[VWolf]

129. Ouch!

[freshwest]

111. I'll be superficial for you. It's frightening to think that creature has talked anyone into bed.

Especially after reading all of the Huffpo link about his behavior...

[DonRedwood]

112. Congressman.... the best and brightest of his district...

That is what is awful. If it is that easy for a republican to get elected in that part of the country, you would think they would have a lot of really good conservatives running. I'm not against conservatives winning sometimes, balance is good in many ways, but there should be a standard of behavior and honesty that all districts respect.

[smirkymonkey]

119. I'd have to agree with you there.

It's hard to believe he got one woman into bed, let alone two.

Typical hypocritical Republican. It's one set of standards for them and another for the rest of us.

[DonRedwood]

122. not sure if you can actually say they have standards

might be giving them too much credit.

[hifiguy]

44. All that's missing is the light bulb.

[DonRedwood]

58. actually, uncle fester sounds like he's much more of a family man than this guy

[lpbk2713]

45. Looks like he could be related to OxyRush.

Separated at birth?

[MADem]

81. I think Fester beats him for both looks AND style! nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

85. and he's far better with his niece and nephew.

Not to mention being loyal to a spouse.

[ailsagirl]

95. LOL!!!

[Tennessee Gal]

5. Desperate personal attacks, my hind end. Hypocrites! Character is an issue.

You can bet your life, if this were a Democrat it would be an issue.

[DonRedwood]

7. Hey Tennessee, how is this playing in your neck of the woods?

Is this getting any local press?

[Tennessee Gal]

12. Not that I am aware of. Have not seen a thing.

But I do not live in his district.

Diane Black is my Congress critter.

[DonRedwood]

49. I'm always amazed how the rest of the country knows more about some of these

Southern candidates than the Southerners do!

Rick Scott, for example...everyone but the Floridians knew how awful he was!

[Tennessee Gal]

53. Hey, thanks!!!! nt

[DonRedwood]

73. Did you see the story is hitting the news in Tennessee?

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/10/us-rep-scott-desjarlais-asked-mistress-have-aborti/

[DonRedwood]

80. AND the Washington Post :0)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/transcript-indicates-republican-us-rep-scott-desjarlais-urged-mistress-to-have-abortion/2012/10/10/d924a6a0-1300-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html

[spanone]

6. funny that the local newspaper here in nashville has not reported on this!

well, not really funny at all....our right-wing rag (gannett) is useless

[DonRedwood]

10. Y'all could write a letter to the editor?

It is a place to start, at least.

[spanone]

17. i don't do facebook and that's the ONLY way you can send a letter to this crapfest

[DonRedwood]

21. share the meme! I added it after you posted

I don't do facebook much either...just to pop on, post a political article I know will piss off my conservative friends/family and then I leave. I don't even read the comments.... but I take pleasure in knowing that they hate that I don't agree with them.

[spanone]

26. thanks, sent the article to local teevee stations...someone has to pick this up...

[DonRedwood]

87. WBIR just picked up the story on the front of their webpage :0)

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/237896/2/DesJarlais-discussed-abortion-with-patient-transcript-says

[DonRedwood]

105. Can you go on google and search his name in images? The meme from my post came up in my top

results and I'm wondering if it shows up in everyone's search?

Just curious. Pretty amazing how this story has grown. Now that AP has put it out it is being picked up by local papers all over the place.

[nc4bo]

9. Last sentence: "DesJarlais is currently leading Democratic state Sen. Eric Stewart in the polls."

Hope this story has enough fire and brimstone to charbroil DesJa(R)lais' ass.

[DonRedwood]

43. yeah...that is the kicker.

I know the republicans have to win too, but, damn, can't they send in their smartest and best people? Do they not understand "representative" means someone who represents their own morals and beliefs. There are smart conservatives out there who understand leadership of all people.

[Sheepshank]

11. seriously.....I am so NOT surprised.

And as with Sanford, Ensign etc, it all gets swept under the rug.

Well, I think this time I'm gonna make a huge, big, fat, deal out of this disgusting piece of trash bagger.

[DonRedwood]

23. please do!

a added a meme that is nice and easy to share :0)

[jsr]

13. It seems every Republican M.D.-turned-politician is a nasty scumbag to the extreme

[ChairmanAgnostic]

86. I hadn't noticed that, but it sure seems like it.

Starting with "Long Distance" Frist.

[mnhtnbb]

14. Trying to save his marriage by having an affair? OMG. That's hysterical.

What an a$$hole. Has Newt volunteered to come campaign for him?

[DonRedwood]

34. Oh, I thought the abortion was to save his marriage

Every marriage counselor's top suggestions on how to save a marriage: cheat, lie, abort baby?

[mnhtnbb]

50. ROFLMAO.

[DonRedwood]

52. my cold meds have made me cranky, i think!

[99Forever]

15. IOKIYAR n/t

[yellowcanine]

18. "his wife .... is being exposed to any disease this Dr is dragging his wiener through"

Ouch! Brings new meaning to the term "hotdog"

[DonRedwood]

24. cheating makes me mad....

I had a friend who died after his cheating partner gave him HIV.

It isn't about making babies with your mistress, it is about exposing a trusting wife/husband to disease.

[yellowcanine]

29. He seems like the kind of dr who would use his own sperm in his fertility clinic.

Heard about one of those a while back. Disgusting.

[DonRedwood]

38. Gross!

[yellowcanine]

42. Found it. Cecil Jacobson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Jacobson

Apparently he is not the only one. There was a British dr also who did this.

[DonRedwood]

46. ew,,,, that is one homely man

no morals, no chin, no chance of getting laid, probably.

[yellowcanine]

51. He is a Mormon and now lives in Provo Utah and is involved in

agricultural research. Go figure. Who would trust his research results?

[siligut]

71. In 1992, Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and perjury.

At least seven instances were identified in which Jacobson was the biological father of the patients' children, including one patient who was supposed to have been inseminated with sperm provided by her husband. DNA tests linked Jacobson to at least 15 such children, and it has been suspected that he fathered as many as 75 children by impregnating patients with his own sperm.[3]

I guess using your own sperm to impregnate your patients isn't illegal in Utah. He was sentenced to five years and had his license revoked for perjury, mail and wire fraud.

[Mariana]

106. To be fair, why would anyone think to write a law

against that before it happened? The legislators probably never even imagined this scenario before this this guy did it. I bet it's illegal now.

[siligut]

114. It would fall under medical malpractice

It is possible that it just wasn't mentioned in the article, after all, he did lose his license.

[DonRedwood]

107. Probably saved himself a lot of money.

[dixiegrrrrl]

92. I have 2 words for a cheating husband: Lorena Bobbit.

I would put new meaning into the concept of a trial "separation."

[DonRedwood]

96. yikes! never cross dixiegrrrrl, you guys!

[Berlum]

19. Typical Republican

Turns his back on American values; meanwhile is infested with Republican Family Cesspool "values"

[porphyrian]

20. Ask Newt. n/t

[Tsiyu]

22. PLease, please, please put DesJarlais name in your thread title somewhere

This needs to get a lot of google hits and it will PISS him off.

He is my rep, a Grover Norquist paid-for scumbag, up for re-election.

PLEASE put his name front and center!

K&R

[DonRedwood]

25. I had not thought of that.... as you see, your wish is my command.

[Tsiyu]

30. I love you, DonRedwood!

Perfect!

Maybe we'll be making some new signs this weekend...lol...the possibilities are endless!


THANK YOU!

[DonRedwood]

35. print out the meme and put it on all your neighborhood car windows! :0)

That would be fun!

[Tsiyu]

40. I thought about that

it's a great little visual.

It's rural here, so can't do the car window thing, but I can still put those little pics a lot of places

[DonRedwood]

47. Now I love you right back!

I'm sometimes sad I live in a blue part of the country. I don't get to do evil little things like that. Maybe I need to move to the South and mix it up a little!

[JustAnotherGen]

27. Kick + 1

[spanone]

28. i googled his name and in 'news' got 320 hits....they are going to bury this

[DonRedwood]

72. huff po's article was first up when I just googled it. :0) (google news)

[JustAnotherGen]

31. I just googled this

How did this guy get elected when there were papers released surrounding his divorce in 2010?

[Tsiyu]

37. This is Tennessee

where conservative voters will cut off their own legs to help a fellow conservative win.

You see, a vote for DesJarlais for them was JUST LIKE voting for Jesus, because DesJarlais said Jesus, church, family values and pro-life a couple times.

Seriously. That's all it takes to win here.

He can tell the TN conservative voters outright that he is going to take all their money and give it to the wealthy, that he is going to work hard to keep wages really low in TN and that he hopes all our kids get sent to another bloody war, but as long as he says "Jesus," the Tennessean conservative voter will pick him. Otherwise, they might not get into heaven, you know?

It really is that bad here. It's a state chock full of Low Information Voters who do what the preacher tells them, their own childrens' lives be damned.

[DonRedwood]

39. :0( There are pockets like that here too....

but nothing like in the South and midwest.

SOrry Tsiyu-- we support you though!!

[Tsiyu]

41. Thanks

It's really frustrating, because TN has a lot going for it.

But the voters can't get past their prejudices and ignorance and their belief that Jesus is a Teabagger who hates poor people.

Thanks for the support! And the thread!

[DonRedwood]

48. The people I know from Tennessee are lovely...but they moved west because of politics

And I've flown over and it looked beautiful there.

[DonRedwood]

54. Link>>>it is hitting the news in Tennessee

Hey hey, it is hitting the news in your neck of the woods!
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/10/us-rep-scott-desjarlais-asked-mistress-have-aborti/

[Tsiyu]

66. Crazy Awesome!

DesJarlais appears to be a control freak, with a violent streak, in my opinion. So this is going to perhaps give him a stroke!

I really will feel bad about that....but at least he'll have the best GOVERNMENT FUNDED health care, and a decent salary to see him through if it happens!

[DonRedwood]

70. I just delete updated the post....gawker is sharing his tape!

pretty sordid... he admitted to FOUR affairs.

[Tsiyu]

74. He was known as a wife abuser before he was elected

But he's a white hetero male, so in the South, that's like being a little Gawd.

You can do anything when you're your own little Gawd, as long as you luvs you some Jesus.

TN Repukes should be ashamed they elected this guy, but they will probably elect him again because they have no shame.

[DonRedwood]

76. any links for that?

maybe i'll make another meme

[Tsiyu]

82. Lincoln Davis ( Dem incumbent)

ran ads talking about him pulling a gun on his wife, etc. But the voters here didn't care.

Obama was gonna take their guns so they thought DesJarlais would counter it and "send a message."

So they sent a serial adulterer to Congress, part of the cabal who refused to help Obama do ANYTHING positive for the people of Tennessee.

No linky, but the ads and articles are out there. I am on dialup and have to leave DU for a bit.

Will check back in soon and try to find some links for you...

[DonRedwood]

83. Washington Post, Boston Herald AND your TV WBIR is now picking it up!

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/237896/2/DesJarlais-discussed-abortion-with-patient-transcript-says

It is on their top news page!!

[Tsiyu]

88. Sweet!

Let's hope it means bad juju for Desjarlais, that lying, cheating scumbag....

[JustAnotherGen]

57. So basically

This being blasted now won't make a bit of difference. And I feel for you.

Don't know if it makes it any better - but my Governor is this loser called Christie.

[Tsiyu]

77. I'll be surprised if it does

but I do keep hoping someday Tennesseans will wake up and start taking care of themselves in the voting booth, instead of electing big business shills who couldn't care less about the working class but who say "Jesus" most sincerely.

And sorry about your guv.

We've got Haslam, a real winner

[SouthLouisianaWoman]

65. It's infuriating but not uncommon...

I live in a state that reelects David-I frequent whore houses-Vitter and reelected Edwin Edwards several times(And only one of those times did he run against the KKKer). And in a parish that reelected a president who ceded power to law enforcement during a hurricane because his couldn't take the pressure. But he was an R 'businessman' so all was forgiven--or forgotten.


Arrrggghhh!

[Tsiyu]

67. If you are a middle to upper class (seeming) hetero white male in the South

Jesus is gonna forgive all your sins, so you can keep on sinning and sinning and sinning. It's all good.

Now, if you're non-white, female, or poor, you're going to hell no matter what you do, and we'll make sure your life is hell on earth before you die and head down there.

[lpbk2713]

32. A real Prince of a fella.

Or ... in other words ... your typical garden variety RWinger.

[Dawson Leery]

33. ANYONE who "wears their religion on their sleeve" is hiding something.

[Initech]

55. These people are about as pro life as a fruit fly. They are anti woman - plain and simple.

[DonRedwood]

127. anti-everyone but themselves.

[Whovian]

56. Saw this earlier on FB and shared it with the comment

"The Hypocrisy of Republicans never ceases to amaze."

I would have said something stronger but very young nieces and nephews view my page and I have to keep it at least PG rated.

Recommended.

[AllyCat]

61. It's always okay if THEY do it.

But the rest of us can just be baby factories for cannon fodder.

[Dr. Strange]

62. Well, that's nitpicking, isn't it?

[DonRedwood]

97. LOL...

[VWolf]

130. What are you saying?

That this teabagger is "swimming in a sea of retarded sexuality"???

[Dr. Strange]

135. Two words: Mitt sandwich.

[VWolf]

136. On what day did god create Mitt Romney,

and couldn't he have rested on that day, too?



OMG, we could go on and on ...

[gopiscrap]

64. so what's the prognosis of this race

I pray that this addshat gets smeared!!!

[DonRedwood]

99. I looked on some election maps

and there are no numbers--no polling. It is one of those places that is just red, no matter what. But this story might make the difference...if it gets enough play.

[Blue_Tires]

68. so does he lose his medical license or what?

[ehrnst]

69. There are rule makers and rule takers.

He's one of the "Rule Makers," so he himself doesn't have to take them seriously.

GOP logic.

[Uncle Joe]

75. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, DonRedwood.

[DonRedwood]

78. THE WASHINGTON POST HAS ALSO PICKED UP THE STORY :0)

one of the tops hit when you google desJarlais in their news section. Woo Hoo.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/transcript-indicates-republican-us-rep-scott-desjarlais-urged-mistress-to-have-abortion/2012/10/10/d924a6a0-1300-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html

[Manifestor_of_Light]

79. What a double bagger. Or maybe even triple bagger?

One for his body????

[DonRedwood]

84. Knoxville's WBIR now has the story on their TOP NEWS column.

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/237896/2/DesJarlais-discussed-abortion-with-patient-transcript-says

[AAO]

90. I love the smell of of roasting republican in the morning! n/t

[DonRedwood]

91. mmmmm...better than bacon! Welcome to DU!

[AAO]

100. Thanks! Love it here!! n/t

[DonRedwood]

93. Knoxnews has picked it up and the comments are SCATHING

:0) This is a nice October surprise. And the surprise being he did it to himself!

[ailsagirl]

94. Their hypocrisy is staggering

[DonRedwood]

113. And this guy is certainly a rock star when it comes to that.

[spanone]

102. the washington post has picked up on this story

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/10/republican-rep-scott-desjarlais-pressed-mistress-to-get-an-abortion-report-says/


and the nashville local paper 'the tennessean' has just picked it up.....

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

[DonRedwood]

103. It was just picked up by the Associated Press!

Add another Republican to the list that will help push away Independent voters.

Akin
DesJarlais
those slavery whack jobs

Love it...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihvQ4DcIuf72hyq1OIEIOjNmd8ng?docId=4ff290c442be42faa741aba4869753be

[Tippy]

104. There is something seriously wrong with DesJarlais...

Just looking at him when he first started campaning, made me want to barff....He is definately in the right party...

[hrmjustin]

110. well he is a just a good christian.

[Tsiyu]

115. Here another link to his lovely sainted Christian past

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_25/-49880-1.html

In a motion filed in November 2000, Susan DesJarlais sought to obtain sole possession of the couple’s home and claimed she was forced to leave the residence when her husband’s behavior “became violent and threatening.”

In that document, Susan DesJarlais accused her former husband of “dry firing a gun outside the Plaintiff’s locked bedroom door, admission of suicidal ideation, holding a gun in his mouth for three hours, an incident of physical intimidation at the hospital; and previous threatening behavior ... i.e. shoving, tripping, pushing down, etc.”

In another court document from February 2001, Susan DesJarlais asked that her husband’s visitation rights with their child be limited after he allegedly showed up at her apartment complex on Valentine’s Day and began harassing her to the point that she called the police.


snip

His ex-wife was not the victim according to TN REpublicans; poor little helpess DesJarlais was the REAL victim. They elected him because I guess wife abusers and serial adulterers are the stuff good politicians are made of.

I can't stop singing.... Scotty's new campaign tune:

"Jesus is just alright with me...he let's me commit adultery.....Yeah I got an R next to my name....that means me and Gawd are just the same...."

[DonRedwood]

118. holy heck!! and he got elected?????!

[Tsiyu]

116. You know what's the most galling aspect of this filthy DesJarlais' behavior?

He's all: "Oh, you're making it PERSONAL! Now, that's not gonna solve our nation's problems!"

But somehow he and the rest of the Congressional Republicans can get all up in OUR personal business and they swear it's vital that they do so!


Guys like DesJarLAID can have any morality that suits their desire, because their sexual deviance is irrelevant. But the voter can't even expect legal access to birth control - a very personal decision - because that same guy gets to decide for me whether I can use it or not based on HIS MORALITY. And this is somehow going to save the nation!

How many hundreds of bills were introduced about abortion, birth control and female reproductive rights this year? You voted for them, DesJarLAID. And how many of those solved our nation's problems?

FUCK YOU DesJarLAID.

If you had kept your cheating hands off your patients, and had kept your twisted, sick, abusive morality out of MY UTERUS, you wouldn't be in the hot seat right now. You made the bed.....

But just keep singing....

"Jesus is just allright with me, vote for me, oh please vote for me.
Do what I want, don't feel no shame,
Cuz I got a R next to my name

Yeah, Jesus is just allright wif me....


.wonder if Sarah will sleep with me..."

[DonRedwood]

121. is that really his t heme song?

[Tsiyu]

123. No, and my apologies to the Doobie Brothers

But, Dayum, it should be!

[47of74]

117. There's a reason I get a little irritated with family values types

Because of dumb fucks like this guy.

[Liberal_in_LA]

120. "Scott is Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-Marriage and proud of it!" from his website

http://www.scottdesjarlais.com/about-dr-scott-desjarlais/

[donheld]

124. Now that is an October surprise.

[Tsiyu]

125. Times-FreePress Editorial calls DesJarlais re-election "embarrassment"

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/11/desjarlais-scandal-chattanooga-times-opinion/


"Washington is notorious for its sanctimonious, philandering hypocrites, but few fall into that category with more chutzpah than Tennessee's 4th District congressman, Scott DesJarlais.

A practicing physician at the time, DesJarlais defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Lincoln Davis in 2010 on an anti-abortion, family-values, Tea Party-backed campaign in a newly gerrymandered district. Now it's clear his righteous persona was a blatant charade. As his marriage was disintegrating in 2000, he was urging his mistress — whom he met as a patient for a foot problem — to have an abortion, according to a conversation with her that DesJarlais' former wife said he himself taped
...

The question now is whether the revelation of DesJarlais' affairs and his pressure on his mistress then to seek an abortion will alter the course of the current campaign. Given Wednesday's disclosure, it would be an embarrassment to the 4th District to return the deceitful, unethical, philandering physician. If 4th District voters value honesty and upstanding character, they will vote him out of office and install Sen. Stewart, an insurance agent with a decent reputation"



And DesJarlais DOES NOT CARE about the military, the elderly, farmers or the constituents of the 4th district:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/05/stewart-desjarlais-neglects-districts-farmers/?breakingnews

"And DesJarlais, who is from Jasper, Tenn., created a stir Friday during the pro forma session when he silenced two Democratic House members who wanted to complain about a “do-nothing Congress” and inaction on a major farm bill, The National Journal reported.

Presiding over the session, DesJarlais slammed his gavel, a sign to shut off the C-SPAN signal. That prompted protests from Democrats and shouts about the nation’s “fiscal cliff” and the farm bill, the publication reported.

Stewart charged in a news release that DesJarlais “betrayed” Tennessee farmers this spring by voting to cut $60 billion from the Department of Agriculture, showing he isn’t interested in agricultural issues.

He said DesJarlais went to Washington “because he doesn’t want to listen to the concerns from people in his district that are not happy about his votes to raise the Social Security retirement age to 70 and his votes against giving our military a pay raise.” "



He's just a class act all the way around. Can't keep his pants zipped up, has NO FAMILY VALUES, and does ALL HE CAN to make life harder for Tennesseans! Yay us! Our Republican TN voters should be so proud of this guy!

[BainsBane]

126. Why would anyone sleep with that?

The thought makes me ill.

[knitter4democracy]

128. Huh. He's a lot like my ex.

My ex-husband admitted to two long-term affairs (without condom usage, btw) and liked to record conversations that didn't make him look good (he was smart enough not to use them in court, though). He's also an MD, and just reading over it makes me feel a bit ill, as it's all more than a little familiar. *shudders*

[47of74]

137. There's some real assholes in the medical profession

[knitter4democracy]

140. True, but there are many amazing people as well.

It takes all kinds.

[47of74]

141. Yeah, I know...

It's just that the bad apples in that barrel are often;

A. In it for the money first and patients a distant second.
B. Think they're better than everyone else.
C. Rotten to the goddamn core.

[knitter4democracy]

142. I've known a lot of doctors, personally and as a patient.

I can only think of two who were more about the money. The ones who seem that way are that way because of pressures from the partners or business owners about billable hours. They still do everything they can with each patient, but the pressure to turn a level 2 visit into a level 3 or 4 or to fit three level 2s into a short time slot is crazy these days. If they see too many Medicare patients, they won't pay their bills if they spend too long on each, and Medicare reimburses at such a low rate that they can't afford to see very many Medicare patients, if any.

As for thinking they're better, yeah, that's amazingly common. It's partly the fault of the training process, but a lot of it is who even wants to be a doctor in the first place.

Some are rotten, though. Too damn many, and too damn many others know and won't do anything about it. They don't police themselves well.

[47of74]

144. I've known some wonderful doctors too...

That includes my own personal one right now. She goes the extra mile or ten for her patients. One time I had this medicine that another practitioner had prescribed for me that ran out because both that practitioner and the mail order pharmacy had screwed things up. I couldn't get a hole of that practitioner so I called my regular doctor on a Saturday night. I was almost in tears when I called because it's the kind of medicine that abruptly stopping makes me pretty sick when I called, she was very understanding and within an hour had a prescription waiting for me at Walgreens.

[ellie]

131. I was perusing the reader

comments on the Yahoo article and the idiot repukes were saying, "But Ted Kennedy!" "Obama is a commie!" Real, concrete arguments for sure.

[Tsiyu]

132. He's doing damage control this morning with the TN Talkshow Teabaggers

DesJarLAID's defense?

"Jesus is in my pants. I didn't actually have any affairs because my wife and me had a signed agreement that we could fuck other people. Jesus is in my pants. Obama has relationships with COMMMIIEES and SOSHULLISTS!!!!!! Jesus is in my pants."

And the requisite Republican defense: "Getting all into my personal stuff is not gonna help this nation. Let me go back to Congress so I can get all up in YOUR personal stuff, ladies! Oh, and Jesus is IN MY PANTS."

[DonRedwood]

145. amazing how this story has taken off, eh?

couldn't happen to a nicer person, as far as I'm concerned.

[Tsiyu]

146. They LOVE gossip here

and this story has been broadcast all over the radio. Haven't paid attention to TV ( have been caring for an adopted one-year-old grandbaby whose mama is sick the past few days - she's on the mend, thankfully ) but it's great to see the hypocrite in the Hot Seat.

I hope TN voters wake up and get real.

Thes Repukes say whatever you want to hear. They have no scruples and no values they won't sell for a few silver coins.

[Angry Dragon]

133. Once Satan is taken from his soul everything will be okay

and his god forgave him so no problem

[Zorra]

134. When we tell the indisputable truth about republicans, they call it "desperate personal attacks".

The reason for this is because, almost universally, republicans are all unevolved hypocrites and have undeveloped consciences. Hypocrisy, lying, and corruption is the norm for them.

DesJarlais does not understand how what he did could be viewed as unethical or immoral, and he is angry Democrats for pointing out that his behavior is contemptible, but he personally believes that he did nothing unethical. At the same time, he is angry that he got caught, because he is aware that society in general considers this type of behavior unethical.

For a republican, the crime is never stealing, cheating, lying, murder, fraud, hypocrisy,adultery, etc. For them, in their own minds and the minds of other republicans, the only real crime is getting caught and exposed.

"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them".
Adlai E. Stevenson

[adicortez]

138. Because abortion is okay when you knock up your mistress... and LEGITIMATE rape

[Eleanors38]

139. The Sultan of Splort prayed before the Idol of da Big Butt...

Don't get any on you.

[Bluenorthwest]

143. Ah, the 'Sanctified Straight Married' folks...the gold standard of ethics!

Yet again, we see the wonder of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony....