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WhiteTara

(29,718 posts) Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:34 PM Mar 2016

Gov. Robert Bentley: 'I have no intentions of resigning'; Rebekah Mason Caldwell resigns

Source: Atlanta Journal

Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday reiterated that he has no plans to resign from office, a week after admitting to making inappropriate sexual comments to his top adviser.

Speaking to reporters outside the Franklin County Courthouse, Bentley also hinted that there may be personnel changes in his administration – which could be interpreted as an indication senior political adviser Rebekah Caldwell Mason will no longer serve in that role.

Later Wednesday afternoon, Mason announced her resignation as the governor's senior political adviser.

Mason is the woman to whom Bentley was secretly recorded making sexual comments to during a phone call two years ago. Bentley's wife of 50 years, Dianne, subsequently filed for divorce.

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/gov_robert_bentley_i_have_no_i.html

so he says now.

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Gov. Robert Bentley: 'I have no intentions of resigning'; Rebekah Mason Caldwell resigns (Original Post) WhiteTara Mar 2016 OP

Speaking of hypocrites and criminals who should resign, why is MI governor not under Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1

He hasn't had sex in his office? WhiteTara Mar 2016 #2

Gov. of Alabama makes inappropriate comments and his victim is the one who's now unemployed groundloop Mar 2016 #3

I thought she was a willing participant WhiteTara Mar 2016 #4

she's not a victim? is that what's wrong saturnsring Mar 2016 #5

What's wrong with this picture? Tempest Mar 2016 #6

One of the issues here was that she was seen as having undue influence over him as Governor. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #9

Resign cheater cheater. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Mar 2016 #8

another perspective: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #10

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)

1. Speaking of hypocrites and criminals who should resign, why is MI governor not under

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:37 PM

Mar 2016

indictment yet?

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)

2. He hasn't had sex in his office?

Reply to Jackie Wilson Said (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:39 PM

Mar 2016

Too bad FBI doesn't spend some time on Snyder's crime of contaminating a city with lead.

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

3. Gov. of Alabama makes inappropriate comments and his victim is the one who's now unemployed

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:41 PM

Mar 2016

What's wrong with this picture?

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)

4. I thought she was a willing participant

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:42 PM

Mar 2016

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

5. she's not a victim? is that what's wrong

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:47 PM

Mar 2016

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

6. What's wrong with this picture?

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:22 PM

Mar 2016

You getting the situation completely wrong.

They carried on an affair. It ended the governor's marriage. There are accusations of corruption regarding the affair, the creation of a slush fund to pay her and her getting a high paying job in his administration. They were caught with a secret safe deposit box at a bank in both their names which was used to hide money from his ex-wife.

There were no inappropriate comments and she was no victim.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

9. One of the issues here was that she was seen as having undue influence over him as Governor.

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:25 PM

Mar 2016

LOTS of complaints about that.

But man, he did turn cold, he said "I appreciate Rebekah Mason's service to my administration and the people of this state.
I wish the best for her and her family."

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

7. Resign cheater cheater.

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 06:53 PM

Mar 2016

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dixiegrrrrl

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10. another perspective:

Reply to silvershadow (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 07:32 PM

Mar 2016

She resigns a job of questionable legality, but gets to keep ( for now) the 400 plus K she was already paid.

Her husband gets to keep his job as head of the governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, which is not exactly a demanding chore, and pays 91,000 a year!

Bentley gets to keep the Governor ship, for now...there is an impeachment bill being waved around.

and hopefully his wife made out ok in the divorce.
She is being a lot more charitable than I would have been.

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