Perhaps there was a golden lasso involved...
Posted on 12/14/2007 2:13:33 PM PST by Huntress
Attorney General Paul Morrison today resigned from office in wake of a sex scandal.
During a news conference in the Topeka office of the attorney general, Morrison said he would step down Jan. 31.
His announcement came on the heels of a story published in Sunday’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal that detailed an extramarital affair Morrison had with Linda Carter, who had been director of administration in the Johnson County District Attorney’s office.
Before resigning from the D.A.’s office in November, Carter filed a federal sex harassment complaint against Morrison with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Carter also said Morrison had attempted to use their relationship to influence federal and state court cases involving Johnson County D.A. Phill Kline. Morrison, however, said he did nothing illegal.
On Thursday, the Johnson County Commission agreed to hire a special prosecutor to investigate blackmail, telephone harassment and other alleged criminal activity related to the sex scandal. Kline had requested funding for the special prosecutor from the commission.
Kline has yet to appoint the person who will serve as independent counsel.
That bracket should have been “[DEMOCRAT]”.
Whoo! Hooo!
Paul Morrison resignation ping!
Thank God!
No indication of party affiliation.Very curious.
Haha, this is rather funny. Morrison and Kline have this vendetta against each other. Just throw them in the ring and let them go at it.
I didn’t expect it to end this soon as well. Obviously things were as bad as reported, if not worse. Definitly going to be a strained Christmas holiday in the Morrison household.
Boy. If it were THAT Linda Carter you sure couldn’t blame the guy.
Interesting that they don’t identify his party. If he had been a Republican, it would have been in the headline. The media thinks we are too stupid to figure out their agenda?
(Ronnie) Earle (Travis County DA) Announces Retirement (Austin American Spokesman Friday, December 14, 2007)
The DA who abused the power of his office to take down DeLay (he still hasn't brought the case to trial).
It’s obvious he’s a Democrat since no party affiliation was mentioned in the press account.
Actually the actress Linda Carter was with Robert Altman who was convicted a banking scandal.
I heard about Paul Bartel (actor/director) flinging a barb at Linda one night at a film fest when he knowingly asked how her husband’s “new film” was going (knowing that her Robert Altmas was not the director and was then under investigation).
He used to be Republican, I think. At least he changed his registration to Democrat in order to run for Attorney General. But his logic on that was fair - says justice should not have a party affiliation, so better to be from both. Regardless of party, it is always a dissappointment when things like this happen - it is a drag on the whole system.
The Case of the Missing D.
The media will solve that mystery... SOME DAY.
Thanks for the link had not heard that good news before.
What will happen now to his good buddy and best benefactor, George “Killer” Tiller, Hillary Clinton’s favorite abortionist?
not much will happen to tiller the killer - our democrat gov. gets to appoint replacement.
Correction - Robert Altman was not convicted, he was found not guilty in the trial. Around the time of Robert Altman's trial Roger Altman, who was the under-secretary of Treasury Department and has been a part of cover-up of one of early Clinton's White House scandals, and later resigned from that post because of it, was questioned by Congressional committee and several times was called "Robert Altman" by Congress-critters, which invariably caused laughter during proceedings.
Both Linda Carter and Robert Altman during the long trial were the pictures of dignity and class despite the circus atmosphere by hostile media.
Hmmm. At least there still seems to be some shame left in the world, once you are caught anyway.
Now he can run for president on the rat side or the pubbie side for that matter.roooooty is...
I’m glad to see this RINO exposed for what he was and is. The by-line should reference “Democrat Resigns in Disgrace.” The Great OZ Has Spoken.
Bear in mind, Kansas has a democRAT Governor who will appoint another like minded RAT to replace Morrison. Kansas has not elected a RAT Senator since the early 1930’s, but has been split on governships and state wide offices. This is a good day for the GOP in the 3rd Congressional District where Morrison served. Yo!
Wow, Linda Carter! Who could resist her and her golden lasso?
Totally worth it. Also Emily from the TV show bones dressed as Wonder Woman too, totally worth scandal.
He is going to jail for trying to influence cases in the office of the man he beat Johnson County DA Phil Kline. Kline announced he is going to ask for a special prosecutor. The spy was the chick Morrison was “doing the business with” if you know what I mean.
Tell that to CA AG Moonbeam Jerry Brown...
I thought he had been put into office by the Wichita abortionist Tiller to shut down Kline’s inquiries and it should be a comeuppance to the Kansas electorate that let the integrity of the office be fouled by kissing up to the mores of the east coast elites. And don’t tell me “integrity” is a relative term, when was it ever not?
The guy he ran against was prosecuting the baby killer from Topeka. Morrison took campaign donation from the “doctor” and dropped the charges once he took office.
Planned Parenthood's pet yorkie and the DA who needs a checkup from the neckup.
Now if only that fossil Morganthau would realize he died sometime during the BCCI investigation in the early '90s we'd be all set for Christmas.
Could HRC be the first Democrat to win KS since LBJ?
The really hillarious thing is that Morrison USED TO BE A REPUBLICAN!!! But he knew that he couldn't get the AG as a republican (the republicans would never run Morrison over Klein), so he "converted" to a democrat!
Interestingly enough, Morrison wound up running against Klein for AG, while he was Johnson County DA, and after Morrison was the AG post, Klein was appointed Johnson County DA (Morrison's old job!). It's a real weird situation here... And the MSM really has it out for Klein. There's even been some speculation that the whole thing was a setup by Klein from the start! Paranoid!
Mark
What’s even more weird is that there is a good chance that
Sebelius will appoint Chris Biggs (whom Kline beat for AG in 2002) to replace Morrison.
I don’t think it was shame. The Republicans knew he was in Tillers pocket and now have to goods on him. The Dems know this and were ready to throw him under the bus. He took the easy way out.
Yes you are probably right.
It may not be "easy" for Morrison. The hatred towards Kline by the leftists and the media rivals BDS! I'm fairly certain that if Klein were to be found murdered, the KC Red Star and other media outlets would lead the story with "It was Kline's fault" and "he deserved it." If Morrison used this woman (who was working in Kline's office) to keep track of Kline's investigation into Tiller, and using that information, Morrison derailed the investigation and prosecution, then in addition to the EEOC complaint, my guess is Morrison could wind up in state prison.
Mark
It’s also another embarrassment for our carpetbagging governor, who was so proud to welcome this crook into the RAT ranks.
snip “my guess is Morrison could wind up in state prison.”
I doubt he will go to prison regardless of what the evidence shows. The Dem governor wants this to go away. Kline is the political winner right now but knows that if he persues Morrison, he will once again be made the monster by the media.
His quick resignation was probably a “plea bargain.” He leaves quietly and the Dems and Rinos will make sure there is no criminal conviction.
Same here. Sebellius probably pressured him to step down hoping that the scandal would fade from the press if he did. That way, she can get someone in there and have them build a reputation before the 2010 election. (Of course, Morrison had a 'reputation' too, and look what that got us.)
He used to be a Repub and changed to DEMONcRAT to run for the AGs office.
The RINOs are killing Kansas politics. They’ve completely split the party, and have no qualms voting Democrat versus a Conservative Republican.
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