Blake Farenthold, R-TX is having a bad day. Lauren Greene, a former staffer has officially filed suit against Rep. Farenthold, and the claims she manages to make are stunning.
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/...
9.On or about February 11, 2014, Farenthold told Plaintiff that he was estranged from his wife and that he had not had sex with her in years.
10. Farenthold regular ly drank to excess, and because of his tendency to flirt, the
staffers who accompanied him to Capitol Hill functions would joke that they had to be on
“red head patrol” to keep him out of trouble.
11. On one occasion, prior to February 2014, during a staff meeting at which Plaintiff was in attendance, Farenthold disclosed that a female lobbyist had propositioned him
for a “threesome.”
The complaint, which continues with claims of sexual harassment, promotions and terminations at the behest of a horny congressman make for a heck of a read. For Blake Farenthold, though, the story takes a much darker - and hypocritical turn.
When Farenthold first ran for his seat, in 2010, the Democrat in his seat, who had served 27 years there made the argument that Farenthold was a party boy, and that his prior work as a morning radio host had highlighted some of the behavior that Texas wouldn't want representing them. Farenthold fired back, calling it 'dirty politics' saying the photos and events were out of context, and that his radio personality did not represent himself or what he believed.
Farenthold, you see, was a hardened conservative, opposed to birth control at issue in the ACA, and firmly opposed to pro-choice stances.
http://www.ontheissues.org/...
Farenthold's firm religious convictions from his Catholic Upbringing apparently didn't lead to his holding with all catholic values.
On the night of January 7, 2014, because she was concerned about her ability to perform her job, Plaintiff confided in Emily Wilkes (who was Congressman Farenthold’s Executive Assistant), that Farenthold was awkward toward Plaintiff and
ignored her.
14. In response, Wilkes informed Plaintiff that Farenthold had admitted to being attracted
to Plaintiff and to having “sexual fantasies” and “wet dreams” about Plaintiff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...
Farenthold, who won his re-election handily finds himself under pressure by the press in light of the sexual harassment claims for his ownership of blow-me.org, a domain name he purchased in 1999, and has maintained registration.
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A tipster uncovered the carnal connection, an oversight Team Farenthold has since corrected by cloaking the names of his other cybersquatting investments.
“Prior to serving in Congress, Mr. Farenthold operated a computer consulting company that routinely bought domain names including the one in question. The domain name has never been used and Mr. Farenthold has no intention to renew it,” Farenthold spokesman Michael Rekola told HOH.
Renewed through 2015, the Farenthold staff has now cloaked the domain through private registration services.
Farenthold, who recently won his election bid with a landslide win http://ballotpedia.org/... may re-attract Democratic attention next time around.
Farenthold has an interesting look ahead for the 2014-2016 session, and I'm guessing the ducky pajamas and porn domain name upkeep are no longer as funny and easy to brush off in an environment where sexual harassment claims exist.