Discussion: Rep. Joe Barton Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election

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May this spare us from ever having to see another photo of a naked Barton.

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He won by 19 points last time out. Safe red seat.

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Among his many ā€œshortcomingsā€ (yeah, I saw the pix) is the fact that heā€™s probably one of those who has spewed forth racist hatred against the NFL players for not supporting the flag ā€¦ as heā€™s wearing it as a tie. I betcha he even has flag imprinted toilet paper to prove his patriotism.

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OK, how is this ANY different from what Weiner did that forced his ouster from Congress? Iā€™d really like to know why itā€™s OK for one married guy to send dick pics yet Weiner was asked to resign by his own party? Why arenā€™t Democrats demanding Bartonā€™s resignation? We just love to eat our own.

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Conyers has been told to resign by both Pelosi and Ryan. Conyers will likely be gone soon. Barton needs to resign.

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And just like that - there goes Texasā€™ longest serving Repug.

Good riddance! He should have been voted out for his nonstop protections of polluters.

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The girl Wiener sent picks to was underage.

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Likewise:

Donā€™t hire hookers and bring 'em to your Russian hotel room.

(Off topic, I realize, but still apropos of your list.)

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No, there were TWO Weiner scandals. Years apart. First was photos to adults, he resigned Congress. Couple years later while running for Mayor of NYC, the second scandal of him sharing photos came outā€¦then later they found there was 15yr old, which brought the charges.

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97% politics, 1% A&M and 1% ā€˜what are you wearingā€™.

That leaves 1% unaccounted for.

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So was this like a Tea Party honey trap, to get him out so someone more Tea Party could take his place?

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Rep. Joe Baron (R-TX) announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of his current term following a second revelation about his online habits, this time that he sent messages that were sexual in nature to a constituent.

Sweet!

Now when will we start hearing of similar antics on part of Screwy Louie Gohmert? Or maybe his offensive overtures were all directed toward small furry animals?

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No, thatā€™s not what forced Weinerā€™s ouster from Congress. Iā€™m clearly talking about the original accusations. Not the most recent ones. The original accusation involved a grown woman.

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Reading comprehension seems to be a problem today. This is exactly what Weiner did that got him booted from Congress. Iā€™m not talking about the later allegations. Iā€™m obviously talking about the one that forced him out of Congress.

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"We would chat about 97 percent politics, and one percent A&M S&M,ā€ Canon said.

FIFY!

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Hey Joe Dip Stick, If your a Republican and donā€™t admit it, it didnā€™t happen, ask the Rectum in Charge!!
Itā€™s in the R Playbook, just ask Roy Moore??

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I donā€™t think this is about the publication of the consensual pictures. (Maybe the polling was bad, but he had a whole year to recover.) I think this was likely about the hot chat and other not-so-consensual actions.

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