Posted on 04/22/2022 7:11:29 PM PDT by simpson96
Photographs obtained by POLITICO appear to show Madison Cawthorn, the embattled Republican congressman from North Carolina who recently accused his GOP colleagues of inviting him to orgies, wearing lingerie in what appears to be a party setting.
Cawthorn, 26, was raised in a conservative Baptist community in Henderson County, North Carolina, and has staked his political persona on arch-traditional Christian principles and the insistence of the importance of a kind of hypermasculinity. His comments about “the sexual perversion” in Washington made on a podcast, which he later admitted were exaggerated, drew the public disapproval and disavowal of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as well as other Republican leaders including those in his North Carolina congressional caucus.
The revelation of the two photos is the latest in a series of unflattering headlines for the freshman member of Congress in the run-up to the primary in his first re-election bid. The primary in North Carolina is May 17. Cawthorn has seven Republican opponents who see him as vulnerable.
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POLITICO could not independently verify the photos, which are screenshots of original images. They were provided to POLITICO by a person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign. A second person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign confirmed the origin of the photos. The date the photos were taken is unclear, though they appear to show Cawthorn sitting in a wheelchair, indicating the event happened after his accident. In the photos, he is wearing a distinctive pendant necklace that has appeared in other images and videos of Cawthorn. The photos have started to circulate among political rivals.
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“POLITICO could not independently verify the photos, which are screenshots of original images.”
That’s why I said what I did, because the politico article could not verify. Let’s wait.
I remember see a photo of Rubio in a Chippendale get-up when he was campaigning previously.
Read the story. It was a cruise ship parody.
Looks like he was having fun? Before he became a politican? This isn’t news. Just being silly having a couple of drinks. It’s worse now because of social media so you can’t hide anything nowadays.
“Neither the photo, nor the cruise ship story behind it are a negative. Not in any way.”
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Yup. It’s pretty much frat boy toga-party variety silliness, the media is desperate to make it something sinister.
By no means a forensic investigator but the one on the left looks photoshopped. Could be wrong but it could also be a big setup.
The wall on the back says “Quest”. The media trying to
make much of a picture that when put in context, may be
nothing more than some people on a cruise having fun.
I would be amazed if they aren’t already here.
Nah, I think it’s probably the same thing as those red dress runs some of the hashers do.
$50 in singles by chance?
sorrycouldnthelpmyself
And you view this as a positive?
Has anyone seen him together in public with Kevvy, Franky and Lizzie just yet?
I was hoping that it would turn off the voters.
Dems are upset because they see a politican with GROWN women.
I remember that - those photos were from a high school yearbook from a high school assembly - it was the football team doing some stupid skit. A few people on here posted them claiming they were photos “found” from a gay sex party Rubio was at.
I guess some guys’ idea of fun is different than mine or any other guy I know. Dressing up in women’s clothing is just not something many if not most men would even consider.
Cawthorne seems like a solid conservative, but seriously, wth? I’ve never had any desire to put on women’s clothing and there’s seriously something mentally wrong with a dude who does, even if it’s just for a ‘party’.
I thought “men” wearing women’s garments was an accepted and protected action.
Cute.
(Note to self- double donation to Madison.)
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