Married GOP Rep. Caught Kissing Staffer In Surveillance Video: Report

[okaawhatever]

Source: Reuters



Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) is facing trouble after a local newspaper reported he can be seen kissing a female staffer in a surveillance video.

On Monday, The Ouachita Citizen published a surveillance video allegedly showing McAllister and Melissa Anne Hixon Peacock, McAllister’s district scheduler, at the Republican's congressional office in Monroe, Louisiana. The two people in the video can be seen embracing and kissing for almost half a minute.

McAllister made headlines in January for inviting "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson as his guest to President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union address.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/vance-mcallister-affair_n_5106908.html

[BeyondGeography]

1. "McAllister's win came after he touted his conservative values and 16-year-marriage."

Sounds like splainin' time for Vance.

[okaawhatever]

2. The absolute best comment about this article on HuffPo:

Larry Cross (WWSS)
SUPER USER·

May I offer a blanket apology, as a gay man, for destroying this poor man's traditional marriage, with my demands for equality? If I have offended him in any way I apologize.
19 MINUTES AGO

[rurallib]

31. !

now that is taking personal responsibility. See how it is done, gop?

[Soylent Brice]

32. ZING!

[MindMover]

3. Just like this pol, duck dynasty is a ...

[Control-Z]

4. No one is ever shocked or surprised

when a Republican gets caught doing this kind of crap. It has become expected. If a Democrat, on the other hand......oh nevermind. Same shit. Different day.

[mac56]

38. People expect Dems to have consistent standards.

If a Dem fails on that score, it's front-page news.

On the other hand, no one expects Repos to have consistent standards. So they're not surprised when they fail at them. They're just expected bitch and moan about how society doesn't have values anymore.

[wheniwasincongress]

5. Man or woman

[KamaAina]

7. Woman

On Monday, The Ouachita Citizen published a surveillance video allegedly showing McAllister and Melissa Anne Hixon Peacock, McAllister’s district scheduler, at the Republican's congressional office in Monroe, Louisiana.

But does it really matter?

[wheniwasincongress]

8. I thought Melissa Anne was a woman's name

I was joking though

[KamaAina]

6. Is he going for Vitter's Senate seat?

[wheniwasincongress]

9. Video

On weekends, McAllister has Sunday breakfast with his wife, Kelly Duncan, and five children—Anna Claire Rogers, Emilie Kathryn McAllister, Duncan Michael McAllister, Vance Michael McAllister II (aka “Deuce McAllister”) and Eva Grave McAllister.
It’s a tradition he says he will continue when he comes to Congress.

“We have Sunday morning breakfast before church,” McAllister said. “I don’t do the dishes, but I do cook. I’m the griller.”

Not anymore!

[okaawhatever]

12. My eyes...my eyes...... nt

[Doctor_J]

48. A wife, 5 kids, at least one mistress, maybe some hookers

when does this dude sleep?

[toby jo]

49. Wonder what she scheduled when the door shut?

[gerogie2]

10. The Republican Party is such a family value political party!

The hits keep on coming. No pun intended!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

11. If the video showed her putting a diaper on him

he'd probably get a standing ovation from his fellow GOP Reps in Congress.

[sheshe2]

13. He may be fairly new to politics...

However, he is obviosly not new to being and asshat!

The Tweets~

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Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.): "There's no doubt I've fallen short and I'm asking for forgiveness."
4:56 PM - 7 Apr 2014

Aaron Blake ✔ @AaronBlakeWP
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McAllister: "I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed."
4:56 PM - 7 Apr 2014

Aaron Blake ✔ @AaronBlakeWP
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McAllister: "I don't want to make a political statement on this, I would just simply like to say that I'm very sorry for what I've done."
4:57 PM - 7 Apr 2014

Aaron Blake ✔ @AaronBlakeWP
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McAllister: "While I realize I serve the public, I would appreciate the privacy given to my children as we get through this."
4:57 PM - 7 Apr 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/vance-mcallister-affair_n_5106908.html

Thanks for posting this okaa~

[ybbor]

19. "If I have offended anyone with this, I apologize"

Isn't that the usual line?

[sheshe2]

21. What?

[ybbor]

28. You know, isn't that the usual "apology" from the GOP?

Like if they have said/done something sexist/racist.

The non-apology apology. He is really just upset that he was caught.

[sheshe2]

30. Got it, thanks ybbor. nt

[ybbor]

51. No problem. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. It's the Party line.

Make the offending statement (whatever it is) as a kind of not-so-ultrasonic dog whistle to the offensive base.

Then beg forgiveness and claim it is not one's true Republican self.

It also works when it was aimed at the base but conversely arose from base instincts.

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. Time for him to explain his 'hiking the Appalachian Trail'

His poor family.

[louis-t]

15. So, when will they have a party for him?

Isn't that how it goes? Family values repug gets caught with his pants down, fellow repugs throw him a luncheon and step up to the podium to say what a great guy he is.

[CTyankee]

16. Vance doesn't look like too much of a prize...

oy...

[Aerows]

17. He's a Republican

that touts family values. I fail to see why I should do anything more than cackle maniacally and hope he gets tossed out on his fat Republican butt. He is an idiot. I'm close enough to LA to get the news feeds from New Orleans, and this dude is ripe to be thrown out for not only conduct, but for stupidity and failure to maintain office.

[olddad56]

29. Republican family values accept the practice of the husband screwing around on the wife.

that is the rule they value the most.

[Kelvin Mace]

18. A bit harder to blow this off

when they have actual video of you. If someone had pic/vid of Vitter in a diaper, it would have been over.

[3catwoman3]

54. Much as I detest Vitter...

...and can't understand why he is not hiding in shame forever, I am glad we were spared that image.

[DeSwiss]

20. What?!

No whips?! No diapers?! A hug and a kiss? WTF?

- You call this a scandal???


Mark Foley sneers at your pathetic ''scandal.''

K&R

[Sarah Ibarruri]

22. Teabagger, "Christian" values, endorsed by Duck Dynasty. Is it a surprise he's a cheater? Not to me

That's a perfect combination for a criminal, crook, cheater, and scam-artist.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

23. It's Louisiana

He'll be forgiven, run for Senate and win by 30.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Agree with the first part at least

By Vitterian standards, this is a parking ticket.

[Joanie Baloney]

24. Heh heh heh

The Qua-Cheeta Citizen...

:funnybone activated:

[The Wizard]

25. What will his boyfriend do? (NT)

[OKNancy]

27. LOL he seeks forgivness

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/04/07/vance-mcallister-video-kissing-female-aide-forgiveness/

Republican seeks 'forgiveness' after video shows him kissing aide

“There’s no doubt I’ve fallen short and I’m asking for forgiveness,” McAllister, who is married with five children, said in his statement quoted by The News Star in Monroe, La.”I’m asking for forgiveness from God, my wife, my kids, my staff and my constituents who elected me.”
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[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. Those least willing to forgive are the fastest to ask for it. nt

[3catwoman3]

55. What an ...

...excellent point.

[progressoid]

59. Sadly, his voters will probably give it to him.

See Vitter the Shitter.

[Ohio4theWin]

33. Love that their facebooks aren't scrubbed yet

One post (12/23/2011) has McAllister asking the husband of the girl (Melissa Hixon Peacock) that he was kissing if he could go to the BCS championship game with him after the husband posted a picture of tickets. 2 years later he's kissing the guys wife, good friend!

[maddezmom]

34. HA

[Tom Ripley]

50. I like the one where the husband is going on about the gullibilty of Democrats...

Heath Peacock
6 September 2012 near Clear Lake Shores, TX
I would like to know the average IQ of the DNC attendants.....those poor people actually look like they believe that bs

Ooooops!

[edbermac]

35. He ran a nice campaign ad.

[Botany]

47. "If you trust me with your vote I'll take those values to Washington"

[Cha]

62. Yeah, take cheating on your wife to Washington, a$$hole.

[d_r]

69. be right back here every Sunday

to do "the dishes"

[Botany]

36. His family values are as fake as Duck Dynasty

[Delmette]

37. Tell me if I'm wrong.

He was kissing a woman with very straight blond hair inside the room. But outside. the woman seems to have curly dark hair.

[DeSwiss]

63. Not wrong, but......

...infrared security camera (in dark) vs regular digital camera (in light).

[Delmette]

73. That can't be it.

His hair is dark in both clips. The clothing doesn't change from dark to light or light to dark.
I think these are two different women. Is he having an affair with two different women?
Oh well I guess it doesn't one way or another. Thanks for listening.

[mac56]

39. Any bets how Fox News figures out how to pin this on Obamacare?

[Octafish]

56. Roger Ailes will identify the lecher as a Democrat.

This child molesting GOP turd from Florida actually headed the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children.

[stg81]

42. GOP Motto : DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO. Very Handmaid's Tale.

[stg81]

43. DON'T ASK FOR FORGIVENESS - just cut the family values crap BS already.

[Jesus Malverde]

44. The Ouachita Citizen obtained the video recording from an anonymous source.

good job anonymous

[Tom Ripley]

45. Sounds like someone was also a cutout for getting around campaign finance law...

"Peacock donated $5,200 to McAllister’s congressional campaign last fall, according to the Federal Election Commission. According to the FEC, Peacock listed her employment at the time of the donation as a self-employed cosmetologist."

I may be wrong, but that sounds like quite a bit for a cosmetologist. Hmmm...

[47of74]

46. More GOP Family Values (R)

More GOP Family Values on display here.

[Doctor_J]

52. I bet the loser husband still votes for this lying POS next time

[voteearlyvoteoften]

53. He looks disheveled

What happened before they walked into view?

[Lysistrada]

57. Oh, now he is asking for "forgivness"

What is going to happen to this slim ball

[Demonaut]

58. it wasn't like he was having sex.............maybe she was choking on something

...................................yeah

[silvershadow]

60. I heard when he was caught, he pooped his diaper. No, wait, that was David Vitter I was

thinking of.

[Blue Owl]

61. It wasn't no French kissing, it was FREEDOM kissing

n/t

[rocktivity]

71. DUzy!!!

rocktivity

[DiverDave]

64. "I'm sorry I got caught"

I'll hide it better next time.

Another hypocritical r

[Paladin]

65. The Goobers will probably forgive him, since he's a white Republican.

And if his marriage tanks, the old Duck Dynasty guy can probably set him up with a brand-new, 15 year-old bride. But meanwhile, I'll enjoy the trouble he's brought upon himself.

[Sunlei]

66. 2 days before Christmas 2013, and only 5 weeks after 'elected' to the Congress.

Another crappy, republican Americans are stuck with in our Congress.

[CTyankee]

67. He was being mocked pretty bad on Morning JOe today, too...

they played the whole kiss, which went on and on, and they all hooted loudly...

[muriel_volestrangler]

68. Update: he's fired Peacock

From the link in the OP:

UPDATE -- 4/8: The News-Star reports Peacock was taken off of the payroll during the past 24 hours, according to Adam Terry, McAllister’s chief of staff.

The former staffer who McAllister is with in the video is Melissa Anne Hixon Peacock, 33, of Sterlington.

Adam Terry, McAllister’s chief of staff, said Peacock was taken off of the payroll during the past 24 hours.

Terry confirmed Peacock and her husband Heath Peacock each contributed $5,200 to McAllister’s campaign.

McAllister said he plans to stand for re-election next fall “unless there is an outcry for me not to serve, and so far there has been an outpouring of support, not for my actions, but for me to continue to represent the people,” he said.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140407/NEWS01/304070039/Freshman-Congressman-McAllister-asks-forgiveness-following-video-of-him-kissing-woman-who-isn-t-his-wife?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

I wonder if the Peacocks will get their money back?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

70. I assume the Congressman will keep his salary, right?

Because that's the important thing. Fire the slut, but all means, but let's make sure the God-fearing Christian keeps his job.

Just in case it's necessary...

[muriel_volestrangler]

72. Of course; it's unthinkable that the person with the power in the relationship

should be held to be equally at fault. Otherwise he wouldn't be a True Republican. She must have tempted him.