This is the modern GOP. Sex, sex and more sex. And not the good kind either, more like the kind which is prohibited by various State and Federal Laws. It is genuinely difficult to keep up with it all. This has been diaried already, but for those of you (like me) who haven't heard, this one's gonna be big. Here we go again.
Via
Josh Marshall
A casino cocktail waitress told police a drunken U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons grabbed her, shoved her against a wall and threatened her in a Las Vegas parking garage after she rebuffed his advances at a restaurant Friday night.
But Chrissy Mazzeo, 32, told investigators she did not want to press charges against the Reno congressman "mainly because of who he is. 'Cause of who he is, and I just don't want to go up against something like that."
So Jimmy figured he was due a little "hospitality" from casino staff. Nice. Kind of like getting comped.
Well, Jimbo is running for Governor now as the GOP nominee. Can't wait to see his TV commercials after this breaks open. Jill Derby is the Democrat running in Nevada's 2nd district to take the seat Gibbon will vacate next January.
UPDATE: From the comments, here is a link to the 911 tapes. You gotta listen to this. Grab the popcorn, folks. This is gonna be epic. (h/t to leckavrea.)
UPDATE II: Nevada Today has the story of Gibbon's damage control press conference, complete with this gem.
I, like all of you, have considered many reasons why this lady may have made these allegations against me. But because she has retained a lawyer," his own attorney "has strongly advised me not to speculate in public," Gibbons said.
No dude, we're not at all like you. Not even a little.