The next part of his fight to restore public confidence for Guv Greitens isn't gonna be pretty . . . He's gotta get back out in public.
He has offered his 2nd apology which was a lot more convincing than the 1st and now it's up to investigators and his GOP critics to challenge him on allegations of wrongdoing in allegedly using "state-paid" resources to address the scandal. As always in politics, it's questions about a coverup that could prove to be the undoing of an elected official and not the initial misdeed.
And so . . . The Guv is going to have to get back out there and risk uncomfortable showdowns against media questions. On the bright side, he'll build sympathy from supporters if newsies are too hard on him because voters hate journalists slightly more than politicians. Getting back to his agenda in the midst of a crisis will the be the greatest test of his political career and offers him an opportunity to prove his claims about the strength of his leadership.
Check the links . . .
WaPo: Missouri Gov. Greitens seeks forgiveness for affair. GOP lawmakers seek his resignation.
NY Mag: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens Is in a World of Trouble
MONet: Missouri GOP governor’s 2nd apology comes after five Republicans call for his resignation
Developing . . .
Wonder if he has the patience for it. Doubtful.
ReplyDeleteHe's better off starting with a very controlled environment.
He's done. He deserves to be done. He's a liar and a cheater, most repubtards are.
ReplyDeleteBig Family Values guy that Greitens! Go back to shooting machine guns at rocks and shit.
ReplyDeleteTed Kennedy never left office and he killed his wrongdoing. Everybody knew he was as guilty as OJ was.
ReplyDeleteAll that Navy SEALS training and he is still just a little ol coward. Too chicken to face the media, too chicken to face the education commissioner and explain to her why he was firing her. Missouri deserves better than such a coward. Send him back to St. Louis where cowardice is accepted.
ReplyDeleteWhere on Earth did you find a photo of Greitens running like hell while being chased by some of the Veterans he cheated?
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
What did he do before being guv, who gave him monies for his campaign, guy has a thug atmosphere surrounding him
ReplyDeleteCheck out the bots with new accounts defending him on social media. Sound familiar?
ReplyDeleteBased on the volume of bible-thumping Shirley Temple comments on his FB page, he’ll probably be fine. I’m disgusted every single time that a self-proclaimed defender of the good & pure gets caught with their pants down. Literally.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, the return of the DPRK propaganda pic. Caption: The tireless leader not breaking a sweat, easily outpacing his comrades in a battle of fitness. He then went on to freeclimb the capital rotunda in a suit with his balmorals polished to a gleam and his tie left off to indicate his ease with such feats.
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaaaa! We can all score a little strange behind the spouse's back, but God Damn that Governor for getting his kink in before he took office! Fucking hypocrites!
ReplyDelete@8:42, you do realize he was (and always will be at heart) a leftist democrat? He "switched" parties to see if he could ride the wave of republican election wins that was sweeping across the Country at that time. Ironically, same deal with Trump, he read the bones and ran as a Republican. He could have just as easily run as a dem but would have had to fight the establishment much harder in order to get on the ticket. Rep party couldn't put a qualified list of candidates together. Where's Ron Paul when you need him, I rhetorically ask?
ReplyDelete^^^Except that he's not a democrat, but a republican. Don't overlook that dummy.
ReplyDeleteI don't want him going anywhere until they publish a pic of him, naked, in chaps and brandishing a whip.
ReplyDeleteHe has to go. Al Franken resigned for not sleeping with women. He just fake groped and was forced out.
ReplyDeleteThere is a special place in hell for people that defend sexual assault. Evangelicals do believe in hell.
On judgment day, I wonder how these fake Christians explain their support and enabling of a married creep that slaps women around and takes revenge porn pictures.
^^^@12:35, to wit:
ReplyDelete...He "switched" parties to see if he could ride the wave of republican election wins...
He is as RINO as it gets.
He needs to go quietly into the night. Get a job cooking at Waffle House.
ReplyDelete"We know that there is a real power that comes when we’re living for a purpose that’s larger than ourselves. There’s a strength that comes from having compassion, from having friends who we care about, that those things actually make us stronger when we’re good. We also recognize that in order to do things well, that care for people, that provide for people you have to have some strength and you got to find ways to bring that strength and goodness, that courage and compassion together to really live a full life."
ReplyDeleteGreitens from the Art of Manliness podcast. How do these words taste now Gov? LOL
^^^ He's flexible. If the high road doesn't work, then smack that bitch up.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear the description of his johnson.
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