Ex-NFL star and Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker’s allies reportedly were really, really hoping this day wouldn’t come.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1434685
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1434685
Gosh, I really hope that it doesn’t come out that my candidate is a serial murderer. We have to take the Senate, and if that means Senator Dahmer is the nominee, so be it.
Better dead than red.
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He’ll not lose any votes over it. The fundamentalists love them a good sinner and redemption story.
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100% agreed. He’s objectively pro-wife beating, so they know he’s on their side.
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He won’t lose those votes. If there are any undecideds, independents (so-called) or lean-Ds in the state, however, this could help them decide.
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an ex-girlfriend’s literal receipts of the abortion he paid for in 2009
Eh, I think we can forgive him a few youthful indiscretions.
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Swashbuckling pirates, swashbuckling fascists!
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https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/04/walker-campaign-abortion-midterm-election-00060312
Another Republican strategist who was involved in the Georgia Senate race said there was talk this summer — when stories emerged that Walker had fathered previously undisclosed children — that claims of a past abortion would follow.
“It’s not that we knew about this specific case, but he’s a wealthy, famous football player who is obviously spreading his seed ,” said the strategist, granted anonymity to discuss internal party discussions.
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Rather than move to proactively address the story, Walker’s team held their breath, hoping that the election would pass before it surfaced.
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FIFY
Best way to keep the tithe’s flowing is convincing people its an easy ‘get out of sin’ free card.
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Walker has denied the woman’s allegations “in the strongest possible terms,” and he pledged to sue the Daily Beast for defamation on Tuesday (though he’s yet to do so).
So Republican powerbrokers were on pins and needles for months worrying that a fake story might break out right before the election to hurt their candidate? Yeah, ok…
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But it’s a cycle. Sin/confession/redemption, sin/confession/redemption, as many times as is needed.
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He’s also brain-damaged. The man really checks all the boxes.
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He’s also brain-damaged. The man really checks all the boxes.
It’s at the point now where I can’t distinguish between someone being truly brain damaged or just cravenly following Trump’s lead. Amounts to the same thing in any case.
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So the Pulpit Pimp Posse has been called out in force to get Herschel to put on the Armor Of Gawd!
But they forgot to bring the Armor Of Gawd PJ’s!
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He has “strongly” denied it, and what GQPer doesn’t love a strongman?
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This is a test by the GA GOP to see if the people of GA are as stupid as I think they are.
I hope them (the GOP) to be proven wrong
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Herschel Walker, after Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade asked him about his homocon son Christian Walker’s attacks:
“I love my son unconditionally and that’s where I’ve always been. I always loved him unconditionally. The damage he’s doing is letting people know that the left will do whatever they can to win this seat.
“And I told you when I got in this race, I’m gonna win this seat. People see someone sitting here in front of you right now that’s been redeemed.
“I want America to know I’m living proof you can make mistakes and get up and keep going forward, but you can only do it in this country right here.”
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the problem with Walker is he won’t ever admit to the sin(s), which is required for the whole confession/redemption thing to kick in
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Walker is living proof that too many people think being good at sportsball elevates someone to minor deity status.
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I suspect that Herschel is not on speaking terms with his son Christian anymore after the younger Walker took his father to the proverbial woodshed. The right wing noise media have tried to cast the younger Walker as a democrat plant which he is not. Christian is quite conservative. It’s just that he does not like that his dad was never around to be a dad to him. He was off chasing skirts. Christian is one of four kids Herschel has by four different women and yet he preaches about his imagined family life. The younger Walker has a strong distaste for liars as well which I applaud. I do hope these lies that Herschel has told cost him dearly in the election.
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