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Protip: Avoid dropping the F-bomb on live television when defending yourself against charges of sex with a minor.
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Well, he’s a goner. Chalk this one up to a loss. Can’t VA Dems field a better candidate for this district? Come on now…
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A Virginia delegate dropped the f-bomb on live television Tuesday…
{sigh} Well, considering this is Joe Morrissey, that doesn’t surprise me one bit. This is, after all, a guy who as a prosecutor got into a fistfight with another lawyer right in the courthouse.
Morrissey has done some really boneheaded things in his career, but I was still completely shocked when I heard about his indictment on sex charges on last night’s news. I didn’t think even Morrissey was stupid enough to entangle himself like that, but maybe he’s more like Anthony Weiner than I realized.
Extended coverage in the Washington Post.
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I guess “hackers” are the new “drug-crazed hippies” or “male negros” who seem to always commit the crimes that other folks are accused of.
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What the hell is wrong with Virginia Democrats? First the idiot letting his resignation be bought off, now this?
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You sure this guy isn’t a Republican?
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For the record, the age of consent in Virginia is 17.
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I wish I knew the answer to that. Not so long ago, elected officials in Virginia’s state government were a pretty dignified and respected group. But it is increasingly becoming a clown show there, the same way it is in so many other places.
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I hate idiots. It doesn’t matter what party they belong to.
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Perhaps, but if you’re a politician, the Age of Commonsense should rule…and it’s a lot higher than 17.
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I’m not sure where you saw that, but for the most part, the age of consent in Virginia is 18. There is a “close in age” exception to that “which allows teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 to engage in sexual acts, but only with a partner younger than 18.”
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I suspect Morrissey was thinking like a 15 year old, at least.
Might even believe he’s a 15 year old while he’s going to work on his secretary too.
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And that would probably be a step up in maturity for him.
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Heaven knows he’s miserable now.
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It’s OK, his misery is only going to get worse once he gets introduced to the boys in the joint.
Bushy-haired stranger… http://everything2.com/title/The+Bushy+Haired+Stranger
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Yes, with the added bonus that hackers can be both drug crazed hippies AND male negros, so it really ties it up nicely.
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This guy sure has a problem articulating himself. For somebody trying to tell his story in front of some cameras, he is sure stumbling for words. “Look, I didn’t do it, she’s lying, she hacked my phone and other phones, as well.” How hard is that to say? And he is a lawyer? Yikes.
Did the receptionist wear one of those Admit it. You’d go to jail for this! t-shirts we often see advertised on TPM?