The Luv Guv
Alabama Republican Governor Robert Bentley is in a heap of trouble, especially for a guy who claims he’s a Sunday School teacher.
He was an active member of First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa where he served as a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. At FBC Tuscaloosa, he has been the chairman of the board of deacons four times and a member of the Youth for Christ advisory board as well as the Family Counseling advisory board. Bentley was the 2009 recipient of the Christian Coalition of Alabama’s Statesmanship Award.
From there, we go directly to … oh, you know what’s coming already.
The 73 year old governor was having an affair with his top political advisor, Rebekah Mason. He set up a non-profit with his campaign funds and was paying Mason through the non-profit. Mason, who like Bentley is married, resigned last year over the revelation that they were doing … well, the wild thing.
This morning, the Alabama Ethics Commission, and yes, they do have one of those, announced that it has found probable cause that Bentley had violated campaign ethics rules and yes, they have those, too.
The commission said it “found probable cause to believe” Bentley violated the Alabama Ethics Act and Fair Campaign Practices Act — which is the state’s campaign finance law — after a yearlong investigation. The commission referred the matter to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Intentional violations of the two acts are Class B felonies, which is punishable by a prison sentence of between two and 20 years for each violation. A fine of up to $20,000 could also be levied for each violation.
JJ, you are having too much fun today!
1The part of the story that I find most difficult to understand is: This guy had a young, pretty girlfriend? How the heck did THAT happen? Social climbing? That’s the only possible explanation.
And it doesn’t seem to have worked out too awfully well, has it?
Oops.
2Can we expect a Jimmy Swaggart style ( Remember him? He was the one caught with his pants unzipped while in a limo with a hooker) public confession to come next?
3Was wondering the same thing, @two crows.
4No, Papa, don’t expect any confessions. Business as usual.
5Re two crows. Not a girl friend, she was paid. That how most all old ugly guys get girls. Like thump
6Ick. Just ick.
They played that audio of this old horndog hypocrite on Rachel’s show last night, where he tells his girlfriend how much he likes to reach around and hold her breasts—pronounced “BRAY-usts.”
Ick.
7So Gov Bentley paid for sex with Mrs Mason. Isn’t prostitution illegal there in the rebellious state of Alabama? Can’t the Johns be arrested and charged as well in Alabama? Why haven’t these charges been filed? Shouldn’t both be labeled as “sex offenders” for the rest of their repulsive lives? Can’t they be drummed out of Christianity? They besmirch the rest of us by association.
8Boy oh boy. Its not exactly a bull in a china shop, but when this Christian deacon and Sunday school teacher gets turned around and breaks a commandment, there seems to be no stopping him.
“You broke it, you bought it.”
9Has he blamed Obama yet?
10What the heck are you guys talking about, Jesus forgave him already because he’s a good christian and republican so no need to prosecute the old grifting hypocrite. Go find a liberal to demonize; God never forgives those types.
11I can hear it now. “I’m a governor like King David. I am entitled to my concubines.”
12Sleezeballs like him are exactly why young people are leaving religion.
13There’s more. There is always more. He gave the girlfriend’s husband a position in state government, as Director of Religious Outreach. He created the position just for him. Salary was around $200,000 a year.
14After his ‘consorting’ with Mason became public, Bentley’s church kicked him out. Although Mason held the title of ‘assistant’/’adviser’ to Bentley, her salary was paid by a group of wealthy persons who are members of an organization that is not tied to the state’s government. Mason went back to her husband, and they’re now both pretending that ‘nutting happened’ between Mason and Bentley. I visited the site ALdotcom last night and discovered that Bentley testified before the state ethics commission yesterday, and that he used a back entrance to avoid reporters. His lawyer is sticking to the, “My client will be proven innocent” position.
15If Bentley actually had a dog, I would feel really, really sorry for it. Should’ve run away when it had the chance.
16@SteveTheReturned#7- This incident reaffirms my belief that there is no finer ground for the training of grifters- indeed, con artists of all stripes than a seminary school most likely a Southern Baptist seminary.
17@Deb#14- You’re correct, there is always more.Your story goes a long way in the reaffirmation I mention above.I can’t make up my mind whether that pronunciation is the Baptist one, or the Aladamnbamian one,or a combination of the two! I guess we’re lucky he wasn’t from someplace that would make them a three syllable word.
Two Crows, he made deal with the devil! Seriously! I’d say more but I’m laughing to damn hard!
18I have to say that this was kind of mild after the buildup. When JJ listed all those youth and family “Christian” credentials and said we knew what came next, I was expecting to read that he’d impregnated a 16-year-old.
19Yawn.
20One GOP crook/freak/hypocrite gets run off. Voters elect another one.
Actually I didn’t know what was coming already. I figured it would be something about a boy in a cheap motel room.
The good news is that at least this sleaze went after someone over the legal age of consent. The weird news would be why on earth she consented.
21They did “the wild thing”? Um, just how wild could it have been?
22How wild? I don’t even want to go there. If all reports are to be believed, The mile high club for sure. His wife of 50 years knew he was fooling around, so she got dead serious and left her phone on ‘record’ while she went for a walk. That is how they have the recordings of ‘salacious talk’. There are some three and four syllable words that we southerners use. Most of the have to do with s-e-x. Of course you know that God completely took over his life as soon as he got caught. So it’s all fixed now..
23‘most of THEM have to do with..’
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