Ken Paxton flees his own press conference

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"I just wanna limit questions to law enforcement questions." LOL, as if that is gonna work anywhere in America. Paxton has more than a full share of controversies to address, and it will be difficult for him to avoid them during this campaign season. With Cheeto's help, he managed to primary an incumbent U.S. Senator (John Cornyn), so it is hardly surprising that a lot of oppo research on Paxton was compiled by fellow Republicans, notably the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which had the following list of Paxton controversies up on its website until the day after Paxton defeated Cornyn:

  • Angela Paxton’s divorce petition accuses Paxton of adultery and says the couple stopped living together in June 2024, according to new reports.
  • Paxton’s former chief of staff testified that he confessed to her and other staff members he was having an affair with his mistress, Laura Olson.
  • Impeachment articles in the Texas legislature alleged Ken Paxton used the alias “Dave P” for a fake Uber account that he used to secretly see his mistress.
  • Paxton was also accused of using secret emails and burner phones to try and cover his tracks.
  • Paxton allegedly used his pal Nate Paul, who was recently convicted of bank fraud, to help hide his affair and provide his mistress with employment in Austin so that Paxton could be closer to her.
  • Twenty articles of impeachment were filed against Paxton in the Texas legislature over alleged bribery, abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
  • Paxton was indicted on security fraud charges that were later dropped after he paid $300,000 in restitution and completed community service.
  • Paxton refused to disclose multiple out-of-state properties in his 2023 financial disclosure, including a $1.6 million luxury hide-away.

Pressed for answers on scandals, Texas’ Ken Paxton abandons press conference
 
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It’s always amazing to me how the worst people we have in this country seem to be the only ones we want to elect to run things.
Neither Obama nor Biden would fall into that "worst people" group. Nor, I would argue, would W though I don' think he was suited at all to the job. The elder Bush was a man of principle. Clinton had huge moral shortcomings but those were more personal. The more amazing thing to me is that anyone would decide to put their families through the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the job. Trump is the poster child for "worst people" and he has no peer.
 

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Neither Obama nor Biden would fall into that "worst people" group. Nor, I would argue, would W though I don' think he was suited at all to the job. The elder Bush was a man of principle. Clinton had huge moral shortcomings but those were more personal. The more amazing thing to me is that anyone would decide to put their families through the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the job. Trump is the poster child for "worst people" and he has no peer.
there's a real need to exaggerate the shortcomings of the previous leaders and/or lump all of them into the same group to avoid the uniqueness of our current situation
 

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Neither Obama nor Biden would fall into that "worst people" group. Nor, I would argue, would W though I don' think he was suited at all to the job. The elder Bush was a man of principle. Clinton had huge moral shortcomings but those were more personal. The more amazing thing to me is that anyone would decide to put their families through the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the job. Trump is the poster child for "worst people" and he has no peer.
I agree with damn near everything you posted here, but I think we can safely put Clinton in the "worst people" category. That man was hanging with Epstein all the damn time.
 

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I agree with damn near everything you posted here, but I think we can safely put Clinton in the "worst people" category. That man was hanging with Epstein all the damn time.
I don't disagree, but Epstein had all kinds of people hanging out with him. That's not a crime and I've seen no evidence to suggest Clinton had anything to do with Epstein's girls though a dalliance with a 22-year-old intern is certainly a thumb on that scale. Trump has multiple allegations and is actively preventing an accounting by hiding the files. He's still in a "worst people" category all his own. Call it Worst People Alpha? :)
 

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"I just wanna limit questions to law enforcement questions/" LOL, as if that is gonna work anywhere in America. Paxton has more than a full share of controversies to address, and it will be difficult for him to avoid them during this campaign season. With Cheeto's help, he managed to primary an incumbent U.S. Senator (John Cornyn), so it is hardly surprising that a lot of oppo research on Paxton was compiled by fellow Republicans, notably the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which had the following list of Paxton controversies up on its website until the day after Paxton defeated Cornyn:

  • Angela Paxton’s divorce petition accuses Paxton of adultery and says the couple stopped living together in June 2024, according to new reports.
  • Paxton’s former chief of staff testified that he confessed to her and other staff members he was having an affair with his mistress, Laura Olson.
  • Impeachment articles in the Texas legislature alleged Ken Paxton used the alias “Dave P” for a fake Uber account that he used to secretly see his mistress.
  • Paxton was also accused of using secret emails and burner phones to try and cover his tracks.
  • Paxton allegedly used his pal Nate Paul, who was recently convicted of bank fraud, to help hide his affair and provide his mistress with employment in Austin so that Paxton could be closer to her.
  • Twenty articles of impeachment were filed against Paxton in the Texas legislature over alleged bribery, abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
  • Paxton was indicted on security fraud charges that were later dropped after he paid $300,000 in restitution and completed community service.
  • Paxton refused to disclose multiple out-of-state properties in his 2023 financial disclosure, including a $1.6 million luxury hide-away.

Pressed for answers on scandals, Texas’ Ken Paxton abandons press conference
I guess that the concept that he's changed/evolved since those days wouldn't be a good counter to these charges???
 

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I guess that the concept that he's changed/evolved since those days wouldn't be a good counter to these charges???
Live view of Bins furiously searching for a Democrat who was actively having an affair while seeking reelection.

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I don't disagree, but Epstein had all kinds of people hanging out with him. That's not a crime and I've seen no evidence to suggest Clinton had anything to do with Epstein's girls though a dalliance with a 22-year-old intern is certainly a thumb on that scale. Trump has multiple allegations and is actively preventing an accounting by hiding the files. He's still in a "worst people" category all his own. Call it Worst People Alpha? :)
Haha. The guy had an affair with his intern yet you don’t think he did anything wrong when he was hanging out with Epstein. That’s too funny.
 
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"Hello everyone, vote for me please. I know I'm been a piece of shid my entire life, but I have changed recently. Please vote for me"
You finally admit to being a huge piece of sh.it. I take it you’re doing some campaigning to get out of the worst poster position you’ve been it the last few years. Good luck.
 

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there's a real need to exaggerate the shortcomings of the previous leaders and/or lump all of them into the same group to avoid the uniqueness of our current situation

There’s also a real need to ignore the things previous leaders did that are very similar to the things people act like are pure evil now (simply because the other side is doing them). Obama being the “Deporter in chief” who used ICE all the time gets a complete pass from the left for some reason. Dems wanting to build a wall as well. Of course the GOP has gone from the stop spending Tea Party to the “Let’s build a billion dollar ball room for Trump” in a very short time as well. Our electorate has a severe case of ADHD.

I recall vividly people calling Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan “Nazis” and “the most dangerous candidates in history”. Nuts.
 
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I agree with damn near everything you posted here, but I think we can safely put Clinton in the "worst people" category. That man was hanging with Epstein all the damn time.
Bill Clinton is a piece of s.hit and a bad human.

The biggest difference between today's Democrats and Today's MAGA Republicans is that most Dems can point to s.hitty dems like Bill or Graham Platner and call them out for being bad people - but no MAGA can ever, ever say that even about steaming piles of corrupt excrement like Trump and Paxton.
 

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There’s also a real need to ignore the things previous leaders did that are very similar to the things people act like are pure evil now (simply because the other side is doing them). Obama being the “Deporter in chief” who used ICE all the time gets a complete pass from the left for some reason. Dems wanting to build a wall as well. Of course the GOP has gone from the stop spending Tea Party to the “Let’s build a billion dollar ball room for Trump” in a very short time as well. Our electorate has a severe case of ADHD.

I recall vividly people calling Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan “Nazis” and “the most dangerous candidates in history”. Nuts.
i can't help people who are completely unable (or unwilling) to wade through obvious political rhetoric and examine things for themselves based on what is actually happening and not what people are saying about it online or in the media
 

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i can't help people who are completely unable (or unwilling) to wade through obvious political rhetoric and examine things for themselves based on what is actually happening and not what people are saying about it online or in the media
Yup. I just said that with my last comment that that’s what’s happening.
 
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Bill Clinton is a piece of s.hit and a bad human.

The biggest difference between today's Democrats and Today's MAGA Republicans is that most Dems can point to s.hitty dems like Bill or Graham Platner and call them out for being bad people - but no MAGA can ever, ever say that even about steaming piles of corrupt excrement like Trump and Paxton.
This guy must not be a most dem.
Heck, one could even argue that Trump is a bad person personally so by tarheels rules, he isn’t a worst president either.
Personally I think both are/were horrible presidents.

Neither Obama nor Biden would fall into that "worst people" group. Nor, I would argue, would W though I don' think he was suited at all to the job. The elder Bush was a man of principle. Clinton had huge moral shortcomings but those were more personal. The more amazing thing to me is that anyone would decide to put their families through the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the job. Trump is the poster child for "worst people" and he has no peer.

I don't disagree, but Epstein had all kinds of people hanging out with him. That's not a crime and I've seen no evidence to suggest Clinton had anything to do with Epstein's girls though a dalliance with a 22-year-old intern is certainly a thumb on that scale. Trump has multiple allegations and is actively preventing an accounting by hiding the files. He's still in a "worst people" category all his own. Call it Worst People Alpha? :)
 

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You know who else is avoiding the media? Susan Collins... Ashley Hinson... MMM...Zach Lahn, but, that's mainly because journalists in Iowa don't have the expense account to travel to Kansas to track Lahn down.
Lahn doesn't like to talk to people unless it's behind closed doors with his donors.
 
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