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riversedge

(70,299 posts)
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 06:48 PM Jul 2019

Second Mississippi gubernatorial candidate says he will not be alone with a woman who is not his wif

Source: cnn




Second Mississippi gubernatorial candidate says he will not be alone with a woman who is not his wife



Updated 12:04 PM ET, Wed July 17, 2019




(CNN)A second Republican candidate for Mississippi governor said he would not be alone with a woman who is not his wife in a professional or personal setting, after fellow candidate state Rep. Robert Foster's decision to deny a female reporter's request to accompany him on a campaign trip for the same reason.

Bill Waller Jr., the former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, told Mississippi Today that he subscribes to what is known as the "Billy Graham rule," named after the prominent evangelist, in which a man avoids being alone with women other than his wife.

"I just think it's common sense. I just think in this day and time that appearances are important ... transparency's important. And I think that people need to have the comfort of what's going on in government between employees and people. And there's a lot of social issues out there about that," Waller told the news outlet on Monday.

He said his goal "is to not make it an issue so that everyone's comfortable with the surroundings and we can go about our business."
CNN has reached out to Waller's campaign.
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/politics/mississippi-candidate-bill-waller/index.html



I wonder how widespread this is?? Something in the Mississippi water?
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Second Mississippi gubernatorial candidate says he will not be alone with a woman who is not his wif (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2019 OP
Why don't these snowflake candidates bring their OWN chaperones? no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #1
I had the same question! VarryOn Jul 2019 #2
Sounds to me like maybe these men are worried they can't control themselves. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #3
I, for one, am glad they are willing to admit that they have no self control csziggy Jul 2019 #5
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #11
Now THAT'S funny! machoneman Jul 2019 #13
Their claim is that they are afraid they will be accused treestar Jul 2019 #14
Leave the office door open. Problem solved. silentEcho Jul 2019 #4
Also, keep them away from unfamiliar liquids. Judi Lynn Jul 2019 #6
Ha ha. silentEcho Jul 2019 #7
Whatever you do, don't be tryin' to break up Bill Waller Jr.'s happy hoam! Judi Lynn Jul 2019 #8
That just sounds like he's stupid The Liberal Lion Jul 2019 #9
Or maybe he doesn't trust a strange woman christx30 Jul 2019 #15
That and other lame arguments are destroyed in this WaPo spooky3 Jul 2019 #29
A woman will entice him to eat an apple. Wink wink. LakeArenal Jul 2019 #31
Wife won't allow it. He's a cuck. NT Progressive Jones Jul 2019 #21
That was funny The Liberal Lion Jul 2019 #22
Perhaps if she wore a burka he would not be led into temptation. Marcuse Jul 2019 #10
Would he be alone with his daughter? demosincebirth Jul 2019 #12
So with this fucking logic, lets say zippy the pin head walks into a place turbinetree Jul 2019 #16
Leave it up to the gop handjobs..(wingers) Maxheader Jul 2019 #17
Looking at their pictures I doubt there are any women who'd want to f them. kimbutgar Jul 2019 #18
Wasn't there a study showing more evangelicals cheat on spouses yellowcanine Jul 2019 #19
Sounds like a couple of cucks, to me. NT Progressive Jones Jul 2019 #20
So they're both admitting they're likely to sexually assault a woman not their wife? Vinca Jul 2019 #23
Lucky he doesn't have A REAL JOB bedazzled Jul 2019 #24
what he's not saying Chrysanthemum Jul 2019 #25
I can't wait for one of these assholes to be exposed as having one, or several, mistresses Freethinker65 Jul 2019 #26
Somehow I don't think this concern extends to a pile of cash... Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #27
So, basically it's just 3-ways, orgies and gay sex for them? Girard442 Jul 2019 #28
Setting up for Pence Iliyah Jul 2019 #30
I'd worry more about him being alone with his dog. Firestorm49 Jul 2019 #32
Sounds like their trying to hide something to me njhoneybadger Jul 2019 #33
 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
2. I had the same question!
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 06:52 PM
Jul 2019

Years ago, when I had to travel with a female subordinate, I made sure to add a third to the trip Problem solved!

And I damned sure didnt announce it to the world!

csziggy

(34,137 posts)
5. I, for one, am glad they are willing to admit that they have no self control
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 07:01 PM
Jul 2019

And are too afraid of their baser impulses to be alone with a woman who is not bound to them.

After all, MOST normal men in our society are perfectly capable of treating women as equals and are not worried that they will ravish a woman if left alone together. These poor GOP men seem to have less self control than the average kindergartner.

Response to dewsgirl (Reply #3)

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)
9. That just sounds like he's stupid
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:22 PM
Jul 2019

Why can't he be alone with a woman? Doesn't he trust himself not to make unwanted advances OR if he's the target of advances not be able to say "no thank you"?

Republicans have the mentality of simplistic children. No not just of a child, but of pure simpletons.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
15. Or maybe he doesn't trust a strange woman
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 10:34 PM
Jul 2019

not to make up stuff that didn’t happen?
Now everyone knows that he has a witness to every encounter he has with someone. No one can say there was inappropriate touching or advances because there is always a witness.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
16. So with this fucking logic, lets say zippy the pin head walks into a place
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:59 AM
Jul 2019

that has no patrons, except a woman bar keeper for example.......................does this misogynistic a**hole have a sign around his neck...........................I cannot be alone with another woman that isn't my wife........................sounds like a bunch of insecurity horse shit..................of deep seated paranoia.........................and he doesn't trust himself or the other person that may be a woman with him......................grow-up, how fucking demeaning and insecure......................and he wants to be Governor of Mississippi, maybe this jerk-off should come into the 21st Century...........................

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)
17. Leave it up to the gop handjobs..(wingers)
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 08:03 AM
Jul 2019

to exaggerate..to be all theatrical about nothing...
But their perceived ideas of 'normal' man - woman
settings..

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
19. Wasn't there a study showing more evangelicals cheat on spouses
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 03:28 PM
Jul 2019

than non evangelicals? So maybe this is just a ruse to fool their wives.

Vinca

(50,303 posts)
23. So they're both admitting they're likely to sexually assault a woman not their wife?
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 07:52 PM
Jul 2019

Republicans being honest is refreshing.

bedazzled

(1,769 posts)
24. Lucky he doesn't have A REAL JOB
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:05 PM
Jul 2019

I have to be alone with my boss quite a bit. We are civilized humans however

Freethinker65

(10,048 posts)
26. I can't wait for one of these assholes to be exposed as having one, or several, mistresses
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 09:42 PM
Jul 2019

Then the question asked should be, did the Billy Graham Family Values required chaperone merely watch, or participate?

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