Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Robert Ray was a Whitewater prosecutor, the Independent Counsel that followed Ken Starr, wrapping up the investigation and publishing the final reports. He also pursued the Republican nomination for U. S. Senate in New Jersey in 2002, but withdrew.
Peter Lucido was a Michigan state senator. He was the majority whip while in the Senate. He is now the prosecutor of Macomb County, Michigan, which seems likely to make victims of sexual violence and harassment question whether they will be treated fairly. After all, he made a joke suggesting some students visiting from an all-boys’ school “might have fun with” a reporter who asked him a question. She wrote about it, the feeling of humiliation that he caused.
Matt Bevin was the governor of Kentucky. After he lost to Andy Beshear in 2018, he pardoned several people as he was leaving office. There were 428 pardons, many of relatives of his donors. He explained the pardons were motivated by his strong belief in second chances. While the governor had the absolute right to pardon anyone he pleased, some of his pardons were particularly controversial, particularly his pardon of a child molester.
One woman claimed he groped her, had her bring in a drink while he was wearing just his underwater, and had her pick up things from the floor on her hands and knees, including his kidney stone. John Oliver talks about the absence of coverage, thanks to Murray’s frequent lawsuits against the press.
Jonathan Murray of Murray Energy, once the largest privately-owned coal company in America, was a Trump donor and vocal supporter as well as a long-time GOP donor. You can check the DeSmog link for the sorry history of the polluting, climate-change denying company. He has also been sued for molesting two children. In the first…
Gen. Guy Roberts was a high-ranked Pentagon official. He was serving as assistant Defense secretary for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs when he resigned during an investigation of allegations of sexual harassment. Three women came forward alleging he forced hugs and kisses on them and made inappropriate jokes.
Tommy Fisher was Trump and Bannon’s choice to build “The Wall.” A North Dakota businessman and long-time Republican donor, Fisher was accused of sexual harassment. Fisher is the president and CEO of Fisher Industries. Fisher Industries, or Fisher Sand & Gravel Company, The company has racked up all sorts of environmenal and tax fraud fines. Fisher pled guilty
Tim Braun, the Republican Sandusky County prosecutor, was accused of sexual assault. He pled guilty to a lesser charge and even got to keep his job. Two women accused him of making the workplace hostile and untenable for the women who worked for him. He made comments about the woman and her coworkers body types, their clothing, how attractive they are. He put his hands, she claimed, all over a pregnant woman in the office.
Donald Sanborn is a Catholic bishop who thinks women invite rape by how they dress. In a now-deleted post saved by the Wayback Machine, he complains that hems have gone higher and arms barer. He critiques the clothes of the 1920s and post-World War 2 clothing trends. He seems to long for a long lost…
Betsy DeVos was President Trump’s Secretary of Education. During her tenure, she focused heavily on reforming sexual misconduct rules for schools and universities to protect men who are accused. DeVos actually accused schools of operating “kangaroo courts” because they were acting to protect women. She defined sexual harassment to limit what could be included and…