Desjarlais Campaign Telling Reporters His Second Patient Mistress is Correcting the Times Free Press’ Patient-Sex-Drugs Story.
“The woman mentioned in this article has reached out to both the congressman’s wife and the paper to express concerns about her statements being taken out of context and factual inaccuracies contained in this article,” a statement from campaign [...]
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WINCHESTER – In the same week that a formal complaint against embattled Congressman Scott DesJarlais was filed with the Tennessee State Board of Medical Examiners, Dr. DesJarlais desperately launched TV ads attacking his opponent, Eric Stewart, on the relationships between doctors and patients.
“Voters are learning that there is absolutely no limit to the [...]
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Party filed public records request for correspondence between governor, scandal-plagued congressman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Democratic Party filed a request Monday with Governor Bill Haslam’s office for copies of text messages sent between the governor and U.S. Rep. Scott Desjarlais, a Republican doctor who is entangled in a [...]
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Friend- For as far back as I remember, politicians have gotten a bad reputation for saying one thing and doing another. And, this past week Congressman Scott Desjarlais proved why.This past week, news broke of a phone call that the pro-life Congressman made with his former patient and mistress urging her to have an [...]
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The Tennessean editorial board has endorsed Congressman Jim Cooper for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District and state Sen. Eric Stewart to replace the disgraced Congressman Scott Desjarlais in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District. From today’s paper:
4th Congressional District
The sprawling Fourth District has had a tumultuous few years, with former Rep. Lincoln Davis [...]
Continue Reading →This week Tennessee Republicans showed there is no level of hypocrisy and dishonesty that is off limits.
Scott DesJarlais’ Really Bad Week
Scott DesJarlais, who has been dodging debates like Mitt Romney dodges facts, was exposed in the Huffington Post for a level of blatant dishonesty and hypocrisy that might even make Karl Rove twinge. The [...]
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As Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney distanced himself from scandal-plagued Congressman Scott DesJarlais, the Tennessee Republican Party said it would stand behind the self-described “pro-life” and “family values” Republican, who reportedly pressured one of his mistresses to have an abortion.
Chairman Chip Forrester issued a statement Friday denouncing the GOP’s apathy toward [...]
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