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Joe Barton from Texas appears to be "going down"... (Original Post) Ellipsis Nov 2017 OP
Please let this be true. ret5hd Nov 2017 #1
Lovely. oldmanandthesea Nov 2017 #2
His belly button appears to be off-center. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #27
That ain't no turkey leg. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #32
"republican family values" Achilleaze Nov 2017 #3
Oh just mingling and picture-gram ing ..... magicarpet Nov 2017 #4
A deep and hard one apparently. Ellipsis Nov 2017 #6
Is that for real??????????? Vinca Nov 2017 #5
Or any part of his body? smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #14
no news channels reporting on this. spanone Nov 2017 #7
There is now... Ellipsis Nov 2017 #9
THANKS!!! spanone Nov 2017 #10
And it's all about revenge porn law ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #26
And does this classify as revenge porn? LisaL Nov 2017 #33
Did you read the article at the link? ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #38
Sure did. And that question was never answered. LisaL Nov 2017 #41
Ok, I mlsunderstood your previous post ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #42
Hes sorry! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #8
Having consensual sexual relationships is not a reason to be sorry Ezior Nov 2017 #17
I agree - while embarrassing, if what his statement says is true, Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #19
Evangelicals don't believe in sex outside marriage LOL blueinredohio Nov 2017 #23
And this guy was still married, by his own admission. LisaL Nov 2017 #30
He won with 59% of the vote the last time awesomerwb1 Nov 2017 #11
Jana Lynne Sanchez Ellipsis Nov 2017 #12
Sorry my arse Iliyah Nov 2017 #13
"Sorry I got caught" dalton99a Nov 2017 #15
this needs to go VIRAL spanone Nov 2017 #16
I'M. SORRY. I. CANT. STOP. LAUGHING. phleshdef Nov 2017 #18
Now you got me laughing Ellipsis Nov 2017 #40
Juanita Jean had some fun with this story Gothmog Nov 2017 #20
I dunno. It seems to me that he has a bad case of winkie-do. Brother Buzz Nov 2017 #22
I also enjoyed her comments Gothmog Nov 2017 #24
I guess all things ARE NOT bigger in Texas superpatriotman Nov 2017 #35
Do we say that Smokey Joe is going Vogon_Glory Nov 2017 #21
It is tough living in Texas at times Gothmog Nov 2017 #25
Known for being very conservative. LisaL Nov 2017 #29
Congressional ethics committees need to operate 24/7.. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #28
I cannot deal with the imagery created by your title MineralMan Nov 2017 #31
The comment saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #34
Those damn quotation marks strike again... Ellipsis Nov 2017 #39
WOW what a foolish and stupid thing for do! Like you could trust this Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #36
Republican Sex-Obsession delisen Nov 2017 #37

magicarpet

(14,155 posts)
4. Oh just mingling and picture-gram ing .....
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 02:20 PM
Nov 2017

....his constituents. He included photos of his junk only to personalize it.

Is there a problem ?

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
5. Is that for real???????????
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 02:29 PM
Nov 2017

Why would Joe Barton think anyone might want to see his privates? Sick, sick, sick.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
38. Did you read the article at the link?
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:59 PM
Nov 2017

The overriding question in it is whether or not some anonymous person posting it on social media outlets is breaking the revenge porn law set in place in 2015.

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)
8. Hes sorry! 😏
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 02:36 PM
Nov 2017

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released a statement on Wednesday apologizing for a graphic photo of him that circulated on social media earlier this week.

"While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women," he said. "Each was consensual. Those relationships have ended. I am sorry I did not use better judgment during those days. I am sorry that I let my constituents down."

Barton, who announced his re-election bid earlier this month, is navigating in a political environment charged with emerging stories of sexual misbehavior in politics, in business, and in the media. The photo, which appeared on an anonymous Twitter account, set off speculation within Texas GOP circles about his political future.

In a phone interview with The Texas Tribune on Tuesday, Barton said he was deliberating that.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/11/22/us-rep-joe-barton-deciding-how-respond-after-graphic-photo-circulates-/

Ezior

(505 posts)
17. Having consensual sexual relationships is not a reason to be sorry
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:14 PM
Nov 2017

Also, sending nudes to someone who wants to see them (which is hard to imagine in this case, but who knows) is okay.

Having an extramarital affair is okay, but only if your wife is okay with it. Even if not, it's not necessarily a reason to file for divorce or resign (e.g. Clintons).

Unless you're a Republican and preach about holy marriage and adultery all the time, in which case you're a hypocrite.

Lucky Luciano

(11,257 posts)
19. I agree - while embarrassing, if what his statement says is true,
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:46 PM
Nov 2017

...he has no reason to be sorry outside of having poor judgment. Never take those photos unless you are ok with the world seeing them. Period.

 

phleshdef

(11,936 posts)
18. I'M. SORRY. I. CANT. STOP. LAUGHING.
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 03:43 PM
Nov 2017

OMG, LOLOLOL. I mean thank God I've only seen the censored version but the angle and his face and the text that goes along with it... its all so bad and cliche'.... and I've seen this dude on TV and I can hear his voice when I read the text.... sweet Jesus I'm glad my bladder control is good.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)
22. I dunno. It seems to me that he has a bad case of winkie-do.
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:26 PM
Nov 2017

His stomach sticks out more than his winkie-do.

That is classic Juanita Jean!

Vogon_Glory

(9,118 posts)
21. Do we say that Smokey Joe is going
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:18 PM
Nov 2017

Up or down?

Some doggerel I wrote while Mr. Bill was President:

“If they succumb to the lure of Venus
Will they blame it on Clinton’s (bleep)?”

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
31. I cannot deal with the imagery created by your title
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:35 PM
Nov 2017

in reference to that person. It simply does not track nicely.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
36. WOW what a foolish and stupid thing for do! Like you could trust this
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:50 PM
Nov 2017

woman that you were 'dating'...totally brought on by himself. However, what really is the problem with it? Besides us having to see it. I think this is completely wrong that someone leaked this that was shared between two adults. So I consider this a complete NOTHING.

delisen

(6,044 posts)
37. Republican Sex-Obsession
Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:52 PM
Nov 2017

From Melania's s&m and female embrace photos (Trump claimed they were considered art photos in Europe) to Joe Barton's penis love....and everything in between.

No wonder the R's in congress could never get a health care bill passed. They are too business in world of sex to get anything done that requires using the brain body part.






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