Aide: Rep. Farenthold Drank to Excess, Prompted Redhead Patrol
Source: Reuters
10 hours ago
REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) allowed a culture of sexism to flourish in his office, a former press secretary told The New York Times. The former press secretary, who is one of three former staffers to file complaints alleging sexual misconduct in Farenthold’s office, told the Times that Farenthold often became violently angry in his office and bullied staffers. Farenthold “regularly drank to excess” and flirted with women, particularly redheads, prompting staffers to lead “redhead patrols” to keep the congressman out of trouble, the former press secretary alleged. The former press secretary also said Farenthold’s employees frequently discussed reporters’ breasts in the office. .....................................
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And why is this man still in Congress??
Tawdry Tales Depict a Texas Congressman’s Frat House on the Hill
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/us/politics/blake-farenthold-sexual-harassment.html?_r=0
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
9-11 minutes
Two former aides to Representative Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, described his office as freewheeling, yet also filled with fear. Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters
WASHINGTON — ........................
As allegations of sexual misconduct rock Capitol Hill — three lawmakers announced their resignations last week alone — Mr. Farenthold, Republican of Texas, stands out as the survivor. He was sued over accusations of sexual harassment three years ago, paid out an $84,000 settlement, financed by taxpayers, and has an open Ethics Committee investigation into his behavior. Yet only a few Republicans have called for his resignation.
A peek into the inner workings of his office reveals the kind of hostile work environment, rife with sexual innuendo, that prompted Representative Jackie Speier, Democrat of California, to call Congress “the worst” place for women to work.
Throughout the Capitol, House aides have described office cultures where sexually explicit conversations are routine, pickup lines are part of daily life, hiring can be based on looks, tolerance is expected and intolerance of such behavior is career-ending. In Mr. Farenthold’s case, legal documents and interviews with former aides suggest an atmosphere in which the congressman set the tone for off-color jokes and inappropriate banter, which flourished among his underlings.......................................
The congressman, they said, was volatile. When he was angry, they added, Mr. Farenthold would berate them, sometimes sweeping his arm across his desk, knocking its contents to the floor, and threatening to fire people. ...............................................
The refrigerator in the “bullpen” — the open area where aides worked — was filled with beer, and sometimes happy hour would begin at 4:30 p.m., which his aides called “beer-thirty.” ........................
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The voters in his district would be shocked to hear that $84,000 of their money had been paid out to his victims.
Let's get the word out, Democrats.
The list of Texan assholes in D.C. is too long to list.
Farenthold's lewd, drunken ass needs to be thrown to the curb. What a total pig. 
