Yet another not a drag queen caught
When the list gets so long and tedious even the list maker gives up years ago.
He’s a gay man, I’m sure the right will use this to fuel their bullshit argument that gay people are pedos.
Always a Republican/Conservative. I wonder what the odds are this guy still wins.
My state GOP representative died of COVID weeks before the election and won. Gotta love red states 😩
Wait. What? Who???
Link doesn't seem to work. His name was Andahl in ND.
This will probable earn him even more votes.
"Sounds like leftist spin. He just loves the children!" - Avg. Texan Republican voter.
We all prefer he "love the children" from behind bars under 24/7 armed guard.
The Republican Party of Hood County (RPHC) withdrew its support for Benson after more details about the charges emerged.
Honestly, this is the most shocking part
You know they had to think about it for a while, they didn't just make that call immediately
That’s what they said. “After more details emerged”.
As in the initial story came out, RPHC just said “now hold on there, this may not be that bad. Let’s just see how it plays out”.
Article basically says they talked to the sheriff in private who told them "he asked for and received the porn on purpose". Don't know how a PR person is supposed to spin that.
Repub plot lines getting repetitive AF. Where’s that guy that posts that long-ass list of republican perverts?
Did they make it over to Lemmy? If not, someone may have to take up the mantle.
Coulda swore I’ve seen him here somewhere.
Wait is this one of those gay democrat drag queens?
A GOP member, a Catholic priest, and a boy scout walk into a bar. I mean daycare.
A GOP member, priest, and serial child rapist walks into a bar. He sits down and says "One drink please. "
His website: https://www.bradbenson.org/about
I’m sure the right will basically blame this on him being a gay man.
I am not your ordinary political candidate, however. Besides being a long time Granbury resident and business owner, I’m a genuine conservative, both fiscally and ideologically. That said, I am also a gay man with a partner of nearly 10 years. He’s as conservative as I am—both of us believing that private lives should remain private. I strongly believe that sexuality is a topic that should be handled within your own family, not in public schools or flaunted in parades.
I’m a graduate of Tarleton State University; My Bachelors degree is in Management with a Masters of Public Administration currently in process at Tarleton. I never expected to “need” a college degree in life, but as I’ve aged, I have found it does open doors. Going back to college to work on my masters has been eye opening and challenging, but it’s a personal goal that I intend to complete.
I regularly attend Stonewater Church in Granbury and participate in small groups. A leap of faith by both the Bensons and the Whites back in about 2004 made our movie theater Stonewater’s first real home, supercharged the church’s growth, and both still have a strong "synergy" with each other today!
Away from the fire department, church, and work, my interests and hobbies include the lake (recently having tried wake surfing), hunting, fishing, spending time with my Labrador Brody, and movies (of course!) I am a commercial pilot and flight instructor and spent many past summers flying small planes around Alaska. I have many wild tales and a few close calls from those adventurous times--flying hunters, miners, and tourists around the Last Frontier and the highest mountain on the continent: Denali.
I am a gay man
sexuality shouldn't be flaunted in parades
just on websites?
come on man, if a "parade" is flaunting, so is a fucking website. have some fucking consistency in your ass backwards shit for brains beliefs
First of all, fuck that guy.
But a parade is pretty much the definition of flaunting. It's intentionally in your face and hard to ignore, unlike a web site. It's entirely justified flaunting IMHO, and also not what homophobes are generally referring to when they accuse LGBT+ people of flaunting their sexuality, but I don't see what's gained by saying it's not flaunting.
I'd argue that writing something unencrypted and ungated on a website for the purpose of someone else to read meets a certain definition of "flaunt."
It's a different kind, but also - unless you carry a sign with your name on it, being in a parade is anonymous, this was "flaunted" on a site directly related to this person and their political career, so the expectation is for it to be publicly available and to be read by others by the author - again, a different but valid definition of "flaunt."
I'm sure he is equally disgusted by the displays of heterosexuality in most parades, or maybe he is blind to that because that's "normal".
I strongly believe that sexuality is a topic that should be handled within your own family, not in public schools or flaunted in parades.
Really? Really??
No worries, I’m sure he handled all the CSAM in the privacy of his own home. That counts, right? /s
As long as there is parental supervision. /S
Sure. When it's just another hetero Republican guy with a beard who commits a crime, they completely ignore it. If they can score points because someone who commits a crime is gay, liberal or trans, they'll act as if those are the only people who ever commit whatever crime.
"Republican charged with" always is followed one or more of the following
I should start a bingo card
Indecent exposure and Trafficking a minor
Are two more that come to mind
arrested just hours before the elections
?? But Trumpie said you CAN'T get prosecuted for anything when you're running for office! Election Interference!!
Average Republican Politician
I dont know anything about this individual or his political persuasions, nor do I have any information on his current legal situation, but regardless it is insane to me that we can just publish something like this. What if this person is innocent? The entire world has now seen their face and the words "child pornography" together and that is 1000% a life ruiner. Our culture regarding the legal system is fucked the fuck up man
People on the internet seem to.entirely forget the whole presumption of innocence until proven guilty. This should even apply to Republicans.
republican voters be like: that cinches it. he's got my vote
At this point, every republican should already be on a watch list.
Looks like the qtards have studiously been looking everywhere but inside their own house.
Wonder who owns a pizza parlor with a basement, we should probably check them out just to be safe.
HeS aNtIfA!- Jim Bob Smith, Slack-jawed yokel
Even as dumb as many of the base are, I still think it is very telling that the right has made being, ahem, against fascism a bad thing.
surprise! repressed guy with no empathy does crimes against small people.
Very good to see. No place for that in politics.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Texas Republican city council candidate is facing felony child pornography charges after being arrested just hours before the elections.
"The executive committee has conferred, spoken with law enforcement, confirmed more substantial information, and unanimously withdraws their support for Mr. Benson," the statement added.
"We sincerely hope that the grace and peace of our merciful God comes upon all the children and families involved and that healing, repentance, and restoration will be seen in personal lives, along with our beloved community."
According to the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC), in 2022 there were 41 child pornography offenders in the Northern District of Texas where Granbury is located.
"I pray for all the children who may have been hurt as a result of Brad Benson's actions if true," said Charles Beard, an army veteran who is standing for Place 4 on the city council.
Rhonda Williams, who is standing in the separate November 7 Granbury ISD school board election, said of the allegations: "As a mom and grandmother, my heart is broken for all the innocent children hurt by this, if the charges are true.
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