Lots of people who have no idea gathered to chortle together over his death, or grammar, or whatever, anyway, I notice.

I sort of feel bad for what I posted earlier.

Just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Johnson posted the following message on his Facebook page:

The accusations from NPR are false GOD and only GOD knows the truth, nothing is the way they make it out to be. AMERICA will not survive this type of judge and jury fake news . Conservatives take a stand. I LOVE GOD and I LOVE MY WIFE, who is the best WIFE in the world,My Love Forever ! My Mom and Dad my FAMILY and all five of my kids and Nine grandchildren two in tummies and many more to come each of you or a total gift from GOD stay strong, REBECCA needs YOU . 9-11-2001 NYC/WTC, PTSD 24/7 16 years is a sickness that will take my life, I cannot handle it any longer. IT Has Won This Life . BUT HEAVEN IS MY HOME. “PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY, Only Three things I ask of you to do,if you love me is (1)blame no person,Satan is the accuser, so blame the Devil himself. (2) Forgive and Love everyone especially yourself .(3)most importantly LOVE GOD. P.S. I LOVE MY FRIENDS YOU ARE FAMILY ! GOD LOVES ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT !

According to court documents obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, the alleged molestation took place on New Year's Eve in 2012. The alleged victim, who was 17 at the time, told authorities that she was staying in a living area of the Heart of Fire City Church where Johnson was pastor, when Johnson, who had been drinking a lot, approached her, kissed her and fondled her under her clothes.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/37062873/kentucky-state-rep-dan-johnson-commits-suicide-on-bridge-in-mt-washington#.WjHVOiF3Jz0.twitter

That style of writing betrays a largely unimproved mind...

thought maybe he was a responder of some sort.

singing hymns at the denial press conference was a very loud clue something was not right in his head.

Is what religious people do. Often in the name of war, bigotry or perversion. It overrides all arguments, so why bother formulating one?

... about to commit suicide. Likely not in his right mind.

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The whole idea of suicide = automatic trip to hell....is a Catholic/Orthodox construct. The Bible has a number of notable hero's who committed suicide, Samson, Maccabees, etc. When Saul fell on his sword, it was considered an honorable way to go, rather than be captured and forced to break laws against God.

In the New Testament, you could say Apostle Paul falls a bit into this category. He was warned not to visit Jerusalem...and did it anyway. If you hold the account of Peter fleeing Rome true, then, he went back knowing full well he would be killed.

The idea of suicide = one way ticket to hell was a man made new "unforgivable sin". Reason being, one, it started going around that Judas, who betrayed Christ could have actually been forgiven, particularly, since none of the Apostles are on record, far as we know, of condemning him. Two, if enough people believed it, and ran afoul of the the church and started torturing for info, suicide wasn't an out for them. So, corrupt church leadership enacted the whole "philosophy" despite some seriously questionable backing.

and compare them to the Obamas:

Kentucky House candidate making no apologies for shocking Facebook posts

http://www.wdrb.com/story/33281914/ky-house-candidate-making-no-apologies-for-shocking-images-on-his-facebook-page

The world is a better place without his hatefulness and scamming in the name of Jesus

Was he in New York on 9/11?

If Christianity is to be believed as real Faith, then yeah that was kinda the whole point of the exercise (nobody, let alone an all - loving God Incarnate, let's themselves get killed for the sins of all mankind--but not That Asshole from Kentucky he can fuck right off)...
The alternative is that it's all bullshit and we won't even know we're dead, and that's ok with me, too.

Just me, and your mileage (and Faith) may vary.

Hearts of fire, indeed.

Unless that is normal...

At least he got this ticked off his bucket list


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2869307.1478889744!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/article-kentucky-1111.jpg

If you were about to kill yourself, you'd get drunk too.

...

Johnson's problems are over, his family is spared the humiliation of a very public trial and he leaves us with his reputation (technically) intact...

It's a tragedy when someone commits suicide...but this pretty much proves that he did it. If you've read about the allegations, they're absolutely disgusting. I feel for the victim's and Johnson's family...but I have a hard time feeling bad for him.

This hits the parents, especially the mother, harder than anyone else can really understand. The best you can do is philosophically say it was a sad end to a sad life.

We have family friends who lost a son to suicide after two tours in Iraq. He was only twenty-three. It has been a long time, but there will always be a hole in that family.

In spite of their pain, they help other people in our community who have lost children. When my daughter's husband died, they were some of the first people there to be supportive.

I hope your family can find some way to ease the pain as time passes.

Here's a long piece on him.
http://longcon.kycir.org/

or in other words, the most "republican" dude I've ever seen:


“The Pope’s Long Con” also detailed how the Bullitt County lawmaker exaggerated or lied about his resume, including heroics on 9/11 and his supposed service as a White House chaplain. Further, Johnson was indicted in the attempted arson of his car and was a suspect in the arson of his church, the report noted.

From the pulpit on Tuesday, Johnson noted that KyCIR reporters interviewed family members and church members, and complained that the story spanned the course of his whole life.

Johnson was asked if he had ever paid anyone to commit arson. His response: “No, I have not.” But according to Jefferson County Police records, Johnson was arrested in October 1985 for his role in a plot to burn up his car so he could collect insurance money.

The records show that after filing a stolen vehicle report, Johnson admitted paying a woman to help him get rid of the car. Johnson owed more than $10,000 on it. Less than two months after his arrest, Johnson was indicted for complicity to commit arson and falsely telling police that he didn’t know what had happened to the car. He pleaded not guilty and the charges were dismissed in February 1987 after he completed a six-month pretrial diversion program.

http://kycir.org/2017/12/12/pope-dan-johnson-longcon-presser/

Deepest Condolences to his family and friends.

Important info that should be in the lead.

As you drill down to the connection notice that the letter R or the word Republican does not show up. Who wants to bet that the ticker tape on Fox has a D. after his name. Republican's always seem to get a pass when the evidence piles up.

YET! Not one single person labeled his party affiliation.

WHY? On DU, do I need to wonder if he's a fucking republican?

Sorry. Rant off.

I am a slow typer and it finally has been noted. Thank you!

The linked news report in the OP did not (of course) mention his party affiliation.

It is telling about Republicans that they are rarely labeled as such (example: Bob Smith R-KY.)

Several Republicans ran for the special state house election in GA and never listed their party on mailings that I received or on yard signs or on any other campaign information.

When posting, please add the party affiliation to your post.

...Cue the Faux News chyron with a D beside his name.

From pool coverage on the Missouri Capitol) was dismayed that they did not identify the party of the representatives they were writing about ... unless they were Democrats .... I took issue with it and was told that “we don’t identify if they are the party in control”

I explained that I thought that was utter bullshit .. and they changed their ways afterward

So, when the party is not named, you have to figure out who is the majority party in that state ... it makes no real sense

Just sayin'

no good choices, not living up to Divine standards, not willing to accept responsibility, or accept consequences

He obviously felt it was the right choice for him. The rigid mind saw few alternatives.

The ego trip is over.

this is the kind of person we do not need to have anywhere near the seat of power

what a dick

According to court documents obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, the alleged molestation took place on New Year's Eve in 2012. The alleged victim, who was 17 at the time, told authorities that she was staying in a living area of the Heart of Fire City Church where Johnson was pastor, when Johnson, who had been drinking a lot, approached her, kissed her and fondled her under her clothes.

Johnson was never criminally charged. He vehemently denied the allegations at a press conference Tuesday.

Chris Williams, WHAS 5:28 PM. EST December 12, 2017


LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The sign outside of the church on Bardstown Road was a hint of the message we'd hear from the pulpit. The sign read, “Satan accuses. God says, ‘you’re not guilty’. Noon, Sunday.”

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The Bullitt County Republican began his news conference singing church music. Standing silently in the sanctuary, behind the row of cameras, were two men who we later confirmed were LMPD officers.

Although they would not say why they were standing in the sanctuary, one took notes on paper and had a handheld recorder.

Allegations in the KY CIR story brought a wave of calls for the preacher turned lawmaker to step down. But Dan Johnson says the only place he's going is back to work in Frankfort.



Much more:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/rep-dan-johnson-denies-molestation-allegations-wont-resign/498946026

I'd call this a good start.

fucker

Read this and you will have no doubts about this person or the system of checks and balances that are supposed to keep us safe from this type of predator. Long read, but well worth it.

Cher

This article is really good.

This district was won by the molester by less than one point to a more excellent candidate, Linda Belcher. Remember, Republican Dan Johnson is the white supremacist son of a bitch who posted messages on Facebook that displayed prejudice toward black people, Muslims and others during his campaign for a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He talked of white pride and Southern secession; he shared at least three pictures showing President Obama as an ape. He also aired videos in which he accused his opponent, Democratic Rep. Linda Belcher, of murdering 80,000 babies during their last election.

This seat should, and must, go to a progressive. But damn it, this feels GREAT!! Keeping Hell warm until Moore and Trump join him in eternal punishment.

And the end of a life filled with bad choices, it sounds like. But almost everyone is capable of change and transformation. Some hit bottom and then begin the process of turning their lives around. His suicide means that won't ever happen.

I feel for those who loved him anyway and hoped for the best for him.

"he did not remember what happened on the night of the alleged abuse because he was “drugged” at the bar"

Yeah right, Dan.

Of course, the corrupt police believed the skanky lowlife's version of events.

that person has a lot to answer for. I hope they continue the investigation.

Well, after reading up on him...let's just say it seems he's led a pretty immoral and criminal life and is a most disagreeable sort of person.

This is the sort of guy that the election of Trump heralded in.

he's dead.... Good.....

of the alleged crime and there were no victims.

Well he sure as hell made a lot of victims now. Wife, kids, grandkids, friends... he has a mess if victims and in that, guilty as charged.

That was a very sick person. His violence toward himself was violence toward those around him, an uncivilized selfish act.

I believe people have the right to take their own life. They don't have the right to kill the hearts and minds of their family.

My condolences to his family. He can rot in hell for all I care.

I have a first hand right to say this.

He played the villain—in Acts I, II, and Iii.

Cher

But sadly, given a choice between seeing this asshole help his party kill children and the elderly, and him taking it out oh himself, I am glad he chose the latter. Apologies to his family, but as for him: Good Riddance!

What a life this POS "family values" Republican had. The world is a much better place today. Liked those Obama pictures so much he posted them to his OWN Facebook page.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/kentucky-republican-who-compared-the-obamas-to-monkeys-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teen-girl/

He revealed monstrous criminality beyond sexual attacks, clearly.

Whole lot of hatred stuffed into one person.

wherever that is

Source: Washington Post

To say he hasd a problem with the truth is too mild.
In fact, his relationship with truth and fact will remind you of that of another public figure.

Its about 40 miles from us now.

Well, suicide is always heartbreaking. I've lost several family members to it. But maybe we can put a Dem in that seat.

No judgment there, just stunned.