U.S. Rep. Joe Barton apologizes for graphic online photo

The Texas Tribune ^ | 11-22-17 | Abby Livingston

[DesertRhino]

So true.

[theoilpainter]

What’s the R-D breakdown of his district? How much did Trump win by?

[DesertRhino]

So somebody leaked it to Bannon? Don’t you have a turkey to be thawing or some cranberry sauce to be making or something?

[Jim Noble]

[Lopeover]

I think that political power has perverted many Representatives & Senators. I think we need to refocus political office to emphasize public service. To serve. They seem to develop delusions of grandeur.

Eliminate expense funds, retirement and cut salaries to hourly wages. Only paid for days/nights when congress is in session.

Serving as a representative or senator should not be a career choice. Term limits & people need to have other employment.

[billorites]

[miss marmelstein]

It was Andrew Breitbart not Bannon who leaked the photo.

Still a man.

[DesertRhino]

Too much of a prude LMAO. See all along all you had to do is take the most horrifying photo of you as possible and text it out!

[Texan5]

I know my take on this runs counter to some posters-as well as sending most women into self-righteous vapors-but if someone is an adult and single, they can do whatever they want as long as it is consensual and doesn’t slime anyone else-Barton going buck naked-or taking matters into his own hands on social media certainly isn’t the way to influence people positively and get re-elected, but it isn’t a crime and it doesn’t mean he a disciple of the devil-it just means he is a total dumbass...

[Alberta's Child]

By the middle of next week Roy Moore is going to look like a pillar of virtue and decency even if every accusation against him is TRUE.

[dforest]

Oh Gawd, how gross.

[Dryman]

Happy for RINO Joe.

Hopefully Good Riddance.

Primary him out.

[Slyfox]

I don't know but the people in that area are reliably conservative.

He is toast.

[scbison]

must be that cointel stuff during Clinton impeachment.

[ColdOne]

They have been like this for many, many decades. Just isn’t a current event. Kennedy and Dodd sandwiches were known all thru the senate. They even joked about it in public.

[DesertRhino]

I was referencing whoever had the photo and decided, “say I should get this to a political operative”. I wasn’t so worried about which person is the fibal one who gave it to TMZ.
By the way I do think he’s insane and the photo was horrifying

[Albion Wilde]

A woman he trusted had the evidence and made sure it got on TMZ when it was to her benefit.

If his trust was misplaced because his sexting attention was unwanted and disgusting to her, how is that her fault?

[SMARTY]

The more of this I see the more convinced I am that it’s a low IQ problem.

For real, folks!

I am thinking by now that I must be a genius... because (among a great many OTHER things) I know MUCH better than that!!

[gubamyster]

I did not need to see that.

Did you really want to? Are you disappointed?

[Jim Noble]

Primary him out.

He will be gone in 48 hours.