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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsC Street Takes Care of The Family’s Sex Problems, Again
http://www.emptywheel.net/2012/05/15/c-street-takes-care-of-the-familys-sex-problems-again/The Hill reports that former Representative (and football star) Steve Largents son, Kramer James Largent, got hired as Tom Coburns District Staff Assistant. That, in spite of the younger Largents conviction on misdemeanor charges of criminal solicitation and sexual harassment.
Sen. Tom Coburns decision to hire a former Members son who has a criminal record illustrates the latitude lawmakers have to hire as they see fit and the value of personal connections in a world where information about wrongdoing can be found at a moments notice.
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Largent was indicted in July 2006 on four felony counts of the sexual solicitation of a minor under 16. Charging documents obtained from Delaware state court say that when Largent was 19, he met a 15-year-old girl on the Internet and tried to persuade her to meet him for the purpose of facilitating, encouraging, offering or soliciting a prohibited sexual act.
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Credit where its due, the Hill actually makes the connection between Coburn, the elder Largent, the Christian cabal The Familys brownstone known as C Street where they shacked up together, and the involvement of both in covering up John Ensigns extramarital affair (it also notes that Kramer worked for Ensign during college).
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Link to the Hill article:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_136/Rare-second-Chance-for-Tom-Coburn-Hire-214539-1.html
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annabanana
(52,791 posts)all the publicity.
blaze
(6,385 posts)I'd bet if I asked my coworkers, "What is C Street?" maybe 1% would have a clue what I'm talking about.
Okay. Maybe 2%/
LuvNewcastle
(16,862 posts)To Catch a Predator.
malaise
(269,237 posts)By the way how come John Edwards is in court but John Ensign hasn't even been charged?
bupkus
(1,981 posts)Eliot Spitzer is no longer Governor of New York while David Vitter is still a U.S. Senator.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)Coburn is a nutcase extraordinaire. So long as his staff supports his political agenda, he doesn't care about mere details like a criminal record.
TlalocW
(15,392 posts)The books made it pretty clear, and one of the higher-ups said something close to, "I don't care if you've killed someone, as long as you're pushing our agenda, you're doing God's work and will always be my brother."
TlalocW
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)It's been 14 years and I still don't get it.