Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) on Wednesday admitted that he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a 44-year-old woman hours after he initially denied the extramarital affair, according to AL.com. Merrill also indicated that he will not run for the U.S. Senate after he had been rumored to run for the seat next year.
Best part
oops
How that headline parses depends on exactly where the line breaks fall.
Oh shit another coup?
Um … a marathon of geezers?
Wait … is the Senate running the rumors, or what?
Oh, just another GOP sex scandal. Never mind.
So, he denied it before he confessed to it when presented with evidence. Hmmmm.
In the GOP that’s called morality.
That’s not a word salad, that’s a word vomit.
What he should have said is: “It’s clear there is evidence that refutes my previous lies, so I must try and pretend that I really care about my family. Sorry you misinterpreted me before.”
Woman’s 44 years old, well above the creepy limit. Fake republican.
I’m guessing there are pics:
The admission by Merrill … was issued hours after he denied the affair to AL.com in an interview on Wednesday morning.
ETA: …or audio (that’s a new one) H/T teenlaqueefa
Or his wife said, “Fuck you, I’m filing for divorce.”
He’s 57 so roughly age appropriate. Too bad about the family getting in the way of his fun and ruining his career…
… the Alabama secretary of state reportedly told her later in the call that he is calling on God to give him the strength to end their affair.
Turns out God likes to watch.
Brb, gotta give a rodent all of my lunch money.
I am working to put myself in the position to be the leader that I have been before, as a husband, as a father, as a friend and as an elected official
There seems to be a remedial course in this. Sounds like it. Is it at an onsite brick and mortar or by correspondence and online? Continuing Education credits available?
I’m very disappointed in myself. I’m also disappointed that I allowed my family to be embarrassed by this action,” he said. “And it’s something that I certainly will always regret because of the pain that it has caused my family.”
He is so disappointed. What about his wife and his family’s disappointment. This is always the perspective these people take. They even claim the disappointment in lieu of those he completely, totally let down.
Mo Brooks sends his regards.
Funny, I’ve never been able to end a sexual encounter once it got to the fondling point.
“as a husband, as a father, as a friend and as an elected official”
Piece of advice. Skip the “an elected official” part. Work on the other three.
If you’re serious.
Waiting to hear Matt Gaetz’s opinion on all of this.
Beginning to think TPM needs an After Dark edition.
Sort of OT but amusing
Well, that depends. Was it a duvet? A comforter? A quilt?