Is it something in the water, because politicians in Missouri seem to be acting really weird at the moment. For months the website I contribute to, News Growl, has been reporting on the scandals surrounding Republican Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. First he admitted to having an affair when the ex-husband of his mistress found out. Then it turns out he took a photo of her naked and in bondage as blackmail to keep her quiet (or so it is alleged). Now it appears that certain elements were not consensual. Facing one felony privacy invasion trial for that, he is now indicted for a second felony of stealing data from his former charity. And like a mini-Trump, Greitens is riding out the scandals, hoping to cling on. Missouri lawmakers may have to decide soon whether to impeach him or let him serve out his term. And speaking of Missouri lawmakers, it appears one Bob Burns, a Democratic representative from Missouri State House district 91, is a big fan of white supremacist broadcaster Bob Romanik. An intrepid activist has been logging the "best bits" of Romanik's morning talk show on St Louis area KQQZ for months, and finally this week someone noticed. Among the dozens of YouTube videos "Romanik Watch" has cataloged are six calls from Burns to Romanik (or so it appears, and Burns has yet to deny it was him). Burns always wants to talk veterans issues with the hyper-patriotic Romanik, and never gets into the details of how Romanik's racist dogma, but he clearly approves of Romanik's views generally. He is constantly saying how amazing he thinks Romanik is every time he calls up and how he's doing a great job with his show. So both the Democrats and Republicans are suddenly dealing with rogue politicians in their midst. I'm struggling to decide which one of these losers I like least. My guess is Burns will be gone by the end of this week, whereas Greitens will hang on for a few more months. Want to listen to Burns calling into Romanik's show? Here's a link to a clip from Romanik Watch's YouTube channel. Be warned, it's full of offensive language from the start.
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