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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

Tennessee Lawmakers Are So Creepy That Speaker Warns Interns To Stay Away

Author:     Caitlin MacNeal
Source:     Talking Points Memo
Publication Date:     January 28, 2016, 12:55 PM EST
 Link: Tennessee Lawmakers Are So Creepy That Speaker Warns Interns To Stay Away
Stephan:   Here is another state-as-laboratory story, this time about Theocratic Rightist Republican Tennessee. Would you want your daughter working in this legislature? There is such a strong correlation between Theocratic Rightist beliefs and sexual dysfunction, and inappropriate sexual behavior.
Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell, center, holds a news conference about embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Harwell and Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Ryan Haynes, right, called on Durham to resign following reports that the lawmaker sent inappropriate text messages to women working at the Legislature. House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada, left, looks on. Credit: AP Photo/Erik Schelzig

Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell, center, holds a news conference about embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Harwell and Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Ryan Haynes, right, called on Durham to resign following reports that the lawmaker sent inappropriate text messages to women working at the Legislature. House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada, left, looks on.
Credit: AP Photo/Erik Schelzig

Following the revelations that Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham (R) sent late-night text messages to female staffers, state House Speaker Beth Harwell (R) told interns not attend legislature receptions or events and not to give their cell phone numbers to members of the legislature.

Durham on […]

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