Discussion: EXCLUSIVE: Missouri Gov. Accused Of Blackmail Allegedly Slapped Ex-Lover

M ake
A merica
G orilla tape
A gain

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That or “Romney shoulda won”

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Ok. To update the timeline, from the St Louis Post Dispatch:

February, 2015, Greitens forms campaign committee
March, 21, 2015, the bondage incident in the basement
March 25, 2015, women tells husband of bondage, blackmail threat. (He tapes the conversation.)
[July?] 2015, other meetings (including slapping incident?)
Sept, 2015, Greitens announces official start of campaign. Runs as “husband, father, Navy SEAL.”
Oct, 2015, Woman emails Greitens, tells him to stop coming by
Dec. 2015, woman and husband file for divorce
Nov, 2016, Greitens elected Governor

It’s all ancient history. Youthful indiscretions.

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I hope not too. It would be nice to be wrong on this one.

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This is interesting.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seal-oprah-weinstein_us_5a576fb0e4b0a300f9065f61?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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How much you wanna bet he will again. And probably win…

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Todd Akin from the bat shit kooky krazy wing of Missouri Republicans, Greitens is from “traditional family values” wing.

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Subtle distinction.

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Given that bondage and blackmail was involved in the affair Eric Greitens was having, I loved the clarity and specificity with which TPM explained the slap:

The woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2015 told her then-husband that Greitens slapped her against her will, after she told Greitens she had had sex with her husband.

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Why just let it gather dust?

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More good news for the Party of Family Values.

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I wonder if the knots he used to tie her to the exercise equipment were tied perfectly.

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Presumably, this was the crucible that formed his Republican character. In a camera’s flash he realized the emptiness of virtue – ethics undergrad at Duke, Rhodes Scholar, four tours of duty as a Navy SEAL, founded a nonprofit helping veterans, second marriage in 2011. This affair was in July 2015 and he surprised everyone by declaring as a Republican in September.

The Devil took his soul and he no longer was a Democrat …
There’s a pre-Fall hagiography here A Closer Look at Eric Greitens, Missouri's Governor-Elect

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No collusion. No collusion. There was no collusion.

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Yep

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“Concussions, on the other hand…”

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Porsche?

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Late Wednesday, Greitens admitted in a statement that he had conducted the affair but denied allegations that he blackmailed the woman into silence by taking a nude photo of her while her arms were bound by tape to exercise equipment in his basement.

How original.

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He has a setup in his basement she wasn’t the only one and wifey probably knew what he had going on down there

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