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540: Ken Kurson

Ken Kurson is a friend of Jared Kushner, editing Kushner’s New York Observer. He was also a Giuliani confidante and a political consultant. He was nominated to a seat on the board of the National Endowment of the Humanities but withdrew claiming it was too much paperwork. In fact, the initial background check for all nominees uncovered that he was stalking and harassing three people. He was arrested on federal charges of cyber-stalking, installing a keystroke recorder, calling employers to make complaints about them, and more. One of the people he is accused of cyberstalking is his ex-wife.

539: George Rutler

George Rutler is a reactionary Catholic priest who advocates for conservative causes, mocks liberals, and attacks Pope Francis. He has had his own radio show, a church in midtown Manhattan, writes opinion pieces for a few Catholic magazines, and has written books on Catholic history. He compared Gov. Cuomo to King Herod. He is downright mean. To get an idea of how mean, he was enraged by a eulogy praising David Bowie who wrote that Bowie’s death was the first time he knew he existed. He bragged of walking out of events and restaurants if rock music is played, Funny how he did not know Bowie existed but knew enough to call him on of the “paragons of degeneracy and paladins of vice.”

He has been accused of sexual assault.

537: Daryl Brooks

Daryl Brooks has run for Congress and the Senate in New Jersey. He was one of those perennial unserious candidates who would file $75 to see their name on the ballot. In 2020, he performed at Rudy Giuliani’s infamous press conference claiming to have witnessed voter fraud in the electorally critical state of Pennsylvania. At the press conference, he identified himself as a Philadelphia resident, not a New Jersey resident and swore he personally witnessed shenanigans. He is also a sex offender.

536: David Farley

David Farley was an Oregon doctor and GOP donor. He lost his license to practice medicine after several patients came forward with complaints that he sexually assaulted them. The patients allege he touched their genitals without gloves and fondled their breasts all under the pretext of a medical exam.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sexual Assault

535: Brett Favre

Brett Favre was a famous and successful quarterback. He played for the Green Bay Packers during the prime of his career. A Trump supporter, he has close ties to many Republicans. He’s been implicated in welfare fraud in Mississippi, knowingly taking money intended for the poor. Favre is happy to rob poor children so long as he doesn’t get caught, so it’s no surprise that he also has a long history of sexual harassment and misconduct.

534: Rick Roeber

Rick Roeber was a Republican representative for Missouri state House District 34. when his children came forward to tell people about his physical and sexual abuse of them during their childhood. This was a not a new allegation. They swore this in an affidavit more than twenty years earlier.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Incest

531: Tony Yocham

Tony Yocham was the Chief of Police for Hamilton, Texas. He also ran for Sheriff of Somervell County but lost the Republican primary. That was a good thing for Somevell County as he was arrested for sexually abusing a child since she was 8 years old until 2020 when she was 15.