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Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler Faces Sexual Assault Charges

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  1. grouchygator

    grouchygator Make America Grouchy Again VIP Member

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    Well, without pics, this thread is useless.

    Back to the hatred in The Den.
     
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  2. Sohogator

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    In his defense we haven’t seen her Only Fans page or her web cam…
     
  3. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    From Florida Politics text news service

    Sources: Christian Ziegler wants multimillion-dollar buyout to step down as Florida GOP Chair -

    Sources have confirmed Ziegler is seeking a large payout in order to step aside as Republican Party of Florida Chair as he remains under fire following rape allegations.

    One source put Ziegler's asking price at $2 million. Others have confirmed Ziegler associates have reached out to the party ahead of a scheduled vote to potentially sanction Ziegler.

    One RPOF official said the party is in no position to offer Ziegler any money. Another was skeptical any payout could happen, as the process to sanction Ziegler has already started.
     
  4. tampagtr

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    A tweet for those that prefer such things

     
  5. tilly

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    Political hypocrisy notwithstanding, We have got to stop being willing to ruin people of power every time an allegation is made. Allegations seem to come for every person of power these days. Let the facts play out.

    That said, what a bunch of creepy weirdos. Send them packing yesterday... And dont give him a penny.
     
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  6. channingcrowderhungry

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    Party of Grifters gonna grift
     
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  7. AzCatFan

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    Send them on a vacation to Mexico. A free vacation, and then they can pick up a couple of $5k gift cards upon re-entry!
     
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  8. ajoseph

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    I agree with the point, but when your prime platform is anti-gay, pro-censorship, like the Zieglers (who admitted the gay-dalliance), they stepped into the limelight of deserving.
     
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  9. Gatorhead

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    It really is stunning to observe the medias behavior, those involved behavior, public perception..........
    You know brother Tilly I may not have nothin and have no agency, but sometimes I'm kinda glad I don't.

    I mean just look at how things are today, everyone is in the crosshairs about everything, including what they did 40
    years in the past. Wow, sometimes I don't regret being in the last 1/4 of life.
     
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  10. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    Deserving of scorn, and removal from positions....yes... But not deserving of the sexual assault allegations.
     
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  11. BLING

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    Isn’t it a person claiming to be a victim of rape and abuse making those allegations? That didn’t just come out of thin air.

    If their defense is “we have the sex tapes!” that might cloud a criminal case enough to escape conviction. Who knows if this is a “scorned lover” or if there was actual abuse, only the parties of this bisexual threesome can know the actual truth. But it doesn’t change that they are definitely hypocritical liars and evil people. Not evil because of their lifestyle, evil because of the ugly political positions they fraudulently represented.
     
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  12. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Police executed a search warrant meaning they believed they had probable cause, and responded to public records. That makes it newsworthy
     
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  13. ajoseph

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    Fair point.
     
  14. BigCypressGator1981

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    If they blurred him out I’d be ok with it. The wife is pretty hot.
     
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  15. G8trGr8t

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    well the tape is in possession of the police so perhaps a FOIA request is in order. please let us know if the quality makes it worth the effort when you receive it :). Personally, I would hope to see if a correlating tape with the wife is entered into evidence.
     
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  16. G8trGr8t

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    hookers and blow ain't cheap,
    signed
    Hunter Smith
     
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  17. G8trGr8t

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    except she wasn't involved tthe night of the encounter in question.

    serious question, if the accuser is a drug addict and the accused was in a position of authority and means to provide said drugs, does that have any implications to the question of consent?
     
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    Florida Republicans Strip Powers of Embattled Party Chairman

    The embattled chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was censured and stripped of his duties and salary on Sunday, decisions that all but ousted him from the party’s top post as he faces a criminal investigation into an accusation that he sexually assaulted a woman.

    In an emergency meeting in Orlando, the party’s executive committee stopped short of immediately forcing out Christian Ziegler, the chairman. But the votes to declare him unfit for office, remove almost all of his authority and reduce his salary to $1 were seen among many party members as the final steps before his potential removal from office.

    Mr. Ziegler, 40, has been under criminal investigation in Sarasota, Fla., where he lives, since October, when a woman told the police that he had sexually assaulted her. He has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing. He has also refused to resign since the investigation became public last month, despite sustained pressure from Republicans, ranging from the governor to county-level chairs, for him to step down.

    Republicans have said that they consider the criminal investigation against Mr. Ziegler serious, and a distraction that would make it untenable for him to raise funds and rally the party going into an important presidential election year.
     
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    Allegations aside, the founders of a Conservative group using their platform to condemn and oppress LGBT people, while participating in and being one of the letters in its acronym, is so predictable at this point.

    Thou doth protest too much.
     
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  20. 108

    108 Premium Member

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    your post is confusing.

    He was accused by a person involved in the incident, not by us or others. How do you know at this point that he is not deserving?
     
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