Was Morrison Not That Innocent?

22 Responses to “Was Morrison Not That Innocent?”

1. Robert writes
   July 22nd, 2009 10:24 pm

   Why didn’t Phil Williams report on this?

2. Matthew Hurtt writes
   July 22nd, 2009 10:36 pm

   Yea, I know several interns who would have (and perhaps did) sleep with a certain few of our elected officials. The atmosphere in Nashville is nasty - Democrats and Republicans both. They’re a bunch of dirty old men. Well, except for the women.

   If most people knew half of what went on down there between the old guys and the interns… well, let’s just say there probably wouldn’t be an intern program.

3. Donna Locke writes
   July 22nd, 2009 11:10 pm

   Matt, I believe it. Not limited to the interns either. When I became a lobbyist for the immigration-control movement in Georgia, I was hit on by a few state lawmakers, some of them in leadership positions and all but one of whom were married. I had skewered (sorry) some of them on Web sites, and they knew it, but that didn’t faze them. I know I wasn’t the only one.

   That entire political bubbleworld is like a candy store to some or many of the guys.

   Need to take a long look at the intern program and see what’s lacking.

4. Louie Jones writes
   July 22nd, 2009 11:11 pm

   How many of us were waiting for the “family values” conservatives like Terry Frank and Matthew Hurtt to start attacking the 22-year-old intern having an affair with her 47-year-old, married, moralizing, “family values” conservative boss? After all, Stanley was one of their shining stars.

   You conservative hypocrites disgust more people each and every day.

5. Odom's Tanning Bed writes
   July 22nd, 2009 11:24 pm

   LJ–You are spinning your liberal filth. Mrs. Frank is just showing that McKenzie isn’t an innocent party here. Both her and Stanley are guilty here. She was a consenting adult as well.

6. thoughtbubbles writes
   July 22nd, 2009 11:41 pm

   Yeah when self righteous GOP gets caught in a sex scandal, it’s suddenly a generalized problem, and they’re just the ones getting caught. I suppose the media would pass up equally tantalizing stories about Dems?
   But if everyone-else-is-doing-it logic doesn’t work after middle school, don’t worry. Conservatives can always still attack the 22 year old woman who seduced the poor weak-willed 40+ year old investment banker.
   Yeah, you guys convinced me.

7. Rick writes
   July 23rd, 2009 12:37 am

   Terry Frank is out of line. You do not defend a person that is a superior in your office, company, whatever that has sex with an underling. No matter what kind of person the intern is, the boss has got to be better. I am extremely disappointed in you Terry. I thought you were a better person than this. Apparently your Republican leanings are more important to you than your morals, much like Stanley. I will no longer read your blog and quite frankly (no pun intended) I am considering leaving the Republican Party as a whole just because of the hypocrisy.

8. Rick writes
   July 23rd, 2009 12:41 am

   Oh great. I just read Campfields crap. Stanley is in the wrong here people, get it? The intern is not a Tennessee State Senator. She’s a female office worker. Frank, Campfield, Stanley, Sanford, and a long list of other Republicans that think the way they do is what is tearing the republican party to pieces.

9. dan writes
   July 23rd, 2009 12:44 am

   I know a state rep from down on the coast who’s currently having an affair with a 25 year old former Florida State cheerleader and he’s middle aged. So this goes on all the time. As far as Nashville goes. I heard the stories in the 90’s when I lived and worked up there. A lot of the stories would make a porn star blush. I always thought John Ford would go down by getting caught running down some back alley in the middle of the night with a dead hooker draped over his shoulder. As far as Morrison goes. If she was in on the blackmail scheme then you really have to wonder about her intelligence. Those internships provide extremely valuable experience not to mention the connections you build.

10. dg writes
    July 23rd, 2009 12:48 am

    These conservatives care about nothing except power. Remember, these are the people that openly hope the president of our country will fail because that would benefit their political agenda. To hell with the innumerable lives irreparably damaged in the process.

    Frank, Campfield, and Hurtt are soulless social climbers. They want their ideology to dominate because that makes them feel better than others. They care nothing about morality or consistency of thought.

    They will do anything or say anything to advance their personal agendas.

    Including defending an authority figure that had a sexual relationship with a female employee less than half his age.

    I hope Campfield, Hurtt, and Frank can look at themselves in the mirror.

11. The Rep. writes
    July 23rd, 2009 5:46 am

    I love all these semi anonymous comments saying about the same thing 3 minutes apart. Does the TNDP pay overtime for working the late shift?

12. dontcallmemikey writes
    July 23rd, 2009 6:00 am

    What, Rep - people can’t think for themselves. Look, you can spray anything you want, this pile of Stanley’s stinks. And its always worse for the ‘family values’ guys, because of all the time spent trying to claim the moral ground from ‘Godless Democrats.’
    Blame the poster, or the messenger, blame Forrester, blame the media, blame the Democrats, blame the intern, blame TBI for suggesting an affair - blame everyone except Stanley - the man who needs a long hard look in the mirror.

13. Matthew Hurtt writes
    July 23rd, 2009 6:07 am

    I wasn’t defending Senator Stanley’s actions, by any means. I just think that a lot more of this goes on up there than many people realize.

    And I’m going to echo Rep’s comments: it’s really interesting when similar comments are posted by anonymous folks just minutes apart.

    It would be interesting for Kleinheider to pull the IPs for those (which I know he can do - I do it for comments on my site).

14. Terry writes
    July 23rd, 2009 6:40 am

    It’s kind of interesting that I’m accused of being a hypocrite when I clearly say what he did was wrong. Next I explicitly state that equally offensive is that SHE is treated as some innocent. She was 22 and appears she was married too. Apparently 22 is old enough for some old politicians to actually marry.

    If you will notice if you have read my blog over the years, my blog has yet to put up posts dealing with the numerous affairs and divorce papers and the such that are rampantly reported and discussed on this site and elsewhere in the blogosphere.

    I went after Rep. Rob Briley however, because he clearly was endangering others lives with his behaviors behind the wheel. I did not report on rumored adultery and didn’t allow those comments on my site.

    This site and many others clearly know who is having affairs in Nashville. The reporters know who is sleeping with the legislative secretary while the wife is at home.

    As someone who dealt personally with a father who committed an affair on my world’s best mother with a woman younger than I, I clearly have intimate knowledge of the pain and suffering.

    It doesn’t matter whether you advocate loose or strict morals, adultery hurts every family. Every family.

    My father wasn’t a Christian, and it certainly didn’t hurt me or my mother any less that he didn’t have the “right” moral values. Are Democrat families not hurt by adultery? Or are they immune since they don’t moralize?

    I feel far more sorry for Paul’s wife than I do for him. But as with any who has fallen short, I do hope that he finds redemption and that he uses his grave mistake as a way to teach others.

15. Who Cares? « Tiny Cat Pants writes
    July 23rd, 2009 8:21 am

    [...] Posted on July 23, 2009 by Aunt B. I love that the discussion has now turned to whether Paul Stanley’s intern/mistress is a dirty….  As if there’s some “dirty slut” get-out-of-trouble-free [...]

16. TennRod writes
    July 23rd, 2009 8:39 am

    Well, it doesn’t seem to me that Stanley is less of a sleaze because his mistress was a sketchy character rather than an naive waif. Hurtt was right in his first post … there wouldn’t even be an intern program if it was known that it is basically a system for finding sweet young things for disgusting sexual predators. Not every intern participates, to be sure. But there are lots of them who do.

    And Donna is right as well. The female lobbyists are constantly subjected to the advances of these same sleazeballs, and some of them willingly agree. Find an ex-member of the legislature and get a couple of drinks with him and hear all about oral sex for votes.

    There is no party distinction here. Briley and Stanley only exemplify the bipartisan nature of this bunch of sex-abusing jerks.

17. Mack writes
    July 23rd, 2009 9:14 am

    TennRod, not every interaction between older, powerful man, and younger, “powerless” woman, is a result of predatory behavior by one person or the other. None of us knows the basis for this relationship. I, for one, am uncomfortable with the speculation for sport aspect of the coverage, and of the endless, ill-informed opinions on the matter.

    Sometimes, men react irresponsibly when dealing with attractive women. Maybe, in their whole life, they never dealt with the attention of a fawning, beautiful young woman. Some handle it badly. But it isn’t always predatory.

    I find Stanley sleazy for other reasons. But,if it turns out this man pursued this woman and in any way used his position to further that goal…he needs to go.

    If this was instigated by her, for love or money, I don’t think he has to resign over it. He will have to deal with the repercussions from family. It is a private matter, best handled without the sensationalism from a lazy, voyeuristic press.

18. Slartibartfast writes
    July 23rd, 2009 9:34 am

    My ability to see a 22 year old as innocent and powerless died the day I learned that Sahel Kazemi shot a man in his sleep.

19. Steve Steffens (LeftWingCracker) writes
    July 23rd, 2009 10:03 am

    I really don’t care if, on her first day as an intern, Morrison shut the door to Stanley’s office, pulled off his pants and went at it like a hyena, Mr. Paragon of Virtue should have thrown her out of the office and reported her to the intern program.

    By the way, I don’t think that’s the way their affair happened, either.

    If you’re going to talk the talk, you had better walk the walk, and the GOP can’t seem to do both. Hypocrites.

20. Has To Be Said « The Coyote Chronicles writes
    July 23rd, 2009 10:25 am

    [...] and fast.  As a human being, I find no joy in his failings as a husband.  I posted this comment in a thread over at Post Politics: Not every interaction between older, powerful man, and younger, “powerless” woman, is a result [...]

21. L3 writes
    July 23rd, 2009 11:17 am

    “…If most people knew half of what went on down there between the old guys and the interns… well, let’s just say there probably wouldn’t be an intern program.”

    I guess its really easy to sit back behind your computer and criticise a great program like the intern program down in LP.

    I think it goes without saying that this one incident should not be the stereotype for all female interns…but you all should already know that, right?

    And while I can only truly speak for myself, I think you all would be surprised at the lack of action between the old guys and interns. But then again, what do you know…besides what you read here?

22. Donna Locke writes
    July 23rd, 2009 3:21 pm

    L3, no one is indicting everybody. Most of the guys are not going to jeopardize what they have with their families. They’re at home when they aren’t actually working. The interns who “participate” are probably in the minority. This thing with the intern program, background checks and stuff I mentioned earlier, are an aside to a discussion that needs airing, in terms of questionable influences that can affect us all as they affect the process of governing.

    Proper vetting and oversight should be in place for the interns’ protection as well.

    Terry is doing a reporter’s job in bringing info to light, leads to be pursued. No one should be satisfied with less than the full pertinent story.