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Iowa Senate leader Bill Dix resigns after video shows him kissing lobbyist
Associated Press ^ | 3/12/2018 | Staff

Posted on 03/13/2018 6:57:13 AM PDT by simpson96

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The top leader in the Iowa Senate resigned Monday after a website published video and photos allegedly showing the married lawmaker kissing a statehouse lobbyist. Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix's resignation from his leadership post and as a state senator was effective 2 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from Senate President Jack Whitver.

Whitver added in a statement: "I believe he made the right decision for himself and for his district, but most importantly, I believe he made the decision in the best interest of his family."

Republicans in the GOP-controlled chamber plan to elect a new majority leader on Wednesday.

The incident caps a swift response from Republicans in the Senate after the liberal website Iowa Starting Line published video and photos showing Dix and a woman together at a Des Moines bar. The video shows the two kiss. The website said the incident was recorded March 1.

The woman was identified as a statehouse lobbyist for Iowa League of Cities, an organization that seeks to sway legislation at the state Capitol. The woman did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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1 posted on 03/13/2018 6:57:13 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

So where’s the video?


2 posted on 03/13/2018 7:03:55 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Fido969

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=RnRfOJyo-7w


3 posted on 03/13/2018 7:05:41 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: simpson96

She was lobbying for Dix. It worked.


4 posted on 03/13/2018 7:07:30 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: simpson96

They just don’t seem to learn...


5 posted on 03/13/2018 7:10:26 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: gathersnomoss

The lobbyist very successfully convinced him to see things her way.

6 posted on 03/13/2018 7:12:25 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Blue Jays

It’s not the clearest video, but it looks to me like she is leaning over to kiss HIM.

He may have a claim for sexual harassment.

#Hetoo.


7 posted on 03/13/2018 7:18:43 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: simpson96

If he was a democrat he would have gotten a promotion


8 posted on 03/13/2018 7:18:45 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: gathersnomoss

her law firm of Dixon Sider had no comment


9 posted on 03/13/2018 7:25:28 AM PDT by Revelation 911 (clean up is a breeze)
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To: simpson96

Getting those votes the old fashioned way. She did appear to be the aggressor.


10 posted on 03/13/2018 7:30:19 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: ScottinVA

They just don’t seem to learn...

No kidding. It goes to show that for (not all) politicians, there is a deep seated flaw in their character. I have had opportunity to spend a lot of time around a few state legislators and I am generally struck by how odd they are in their personal interactions.


11 posted on 03/13/2018 7:34:37 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: simpson96

Dix - you’re supposed to think with the big one...


12 posted on 03/13/2018 7:36:30 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust Sessions. The Great Awakening is at hand...MAGA!)
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To: simpson96

He kissed a woman?

Well, nowadays, you have to ask and verify details such as that.

If he had kissed a male, then the homosexual card could be played, and he wouldn’t be called to task on this


13 posted on 03/13/2018 7:39:32 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Revelation 911

It appears she was working as a prostitute.


14 posted on 03/13/2018 7:40:50 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: simpson96

Lobbyist Kisses Dix!


15 posted on 03/13/2018 7:43:05 AM PDT by Cooter (Radicals always try to force crises because in a crisis, everyone must choose sides. - J. Goldberg)
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To: oldplayer; ScottinVA

Not only that, but he was sitting at the bar, right out in the open. Stupid? Oblivious? Didn’t care if he was seen?


16 posted on 03/13/2018 7:44:37 AM PDT by Dahoser
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To: jjotto

The nature of that video is suspicious. Was this videographer trailing the lobbyist? the politician? Who would even know who these people were in public? How would he know that he should be rolling video to “catch” such a moment?

Seems as phony as the stooge at the art museum who JUST HAPPENED to catch video of his bud spray painting graffiti on a Picasso painting.

Seems more like a sting/setup.


17 posted on 03/13/2018 7:50:16 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Wear an orange pin to mourn the victims of the Tide Pods Challenge.)
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To: simpson96

I amazes me how these guys think they can get away with this stuff. There are cameras EVERYWHERE.


18 posted on 03/13/2018 7:56:23 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: simpson96

She’s been identified as Lindsey McClune, former Bernie Sanders campaigner, and Iowa Dem Senator Hogg’s Legislative secretary.

Things that make you say, “hmmmmm...”


19 posted on 03/13/2018 8:04:18 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

More validation of the “Pence Rule”.


20 posted on 03/13/2018 8:26:42 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Free Republic has been reduced to primarily a gathering place for the inane, banal, and obtuse.nomi)
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