Republicans sorry for saying ranger lied about making out

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers whom a park ranger cited for making out in a public park apologized Monday for accusing that ranger of lying and stepped down from a Minnesota House ethics panel in an apparent effort to head off a complaint from Democrats.

In separate statements, Reps. Tara Mack and Tim Kelly made little reference to the Aug. 25 incident in which a Dakota County park ranger said he found the pair making out in a car. The ranger wrote in his notes that Mack's pants were unzipped and pulled down.

Mack and Kelly — who are married to other people — originally called the officer's account "an absolute lie," insisting they met in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan to swap documents relating to a health insurance company. They vowed to lodge a formal complaint against the ranger.

They later backed down from that promised complaint and each paid $260 misdemeanor fines — actions the House Democrats said amounted to admissions of guilt.

FULL story at link.


FILE - This combination of photos provided Sept. 2, 2015 by the Minnesota House of Representatives shows Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Red Wing, left, and Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley. The two lawmakers cited for making out in a public park have apologized to the ranger whom they accused of lying about the incident and have agreed to leave a House ethics panel pending a potential complaint against them. (Courtesy Minnesota House of Representatives via AP, File)

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dabf9cebc7ac4d999eef2c78c3431f03/republicans-cited-making-out-apologize-park-ranger

[Botany]

1. swap documents

[hibbing]

3. Is that what the kids are calling it these days? n/t

[eggplant]

7. As long as they keep their documents in their protective sleeves, it's ok.

[Kelvin Mace]

15. I thought you were supposed to call it

"hiking the Appalachian Trail"?

[valerief]

20. More like swapping spit. nt

[left-of-center2012]

2. We're sorry we lied

But we're Republicans and that's what we do.

[cstanleytech]

6. To be perfectly fair sex scandals and lying are not just limited to republicans.

Mind you the irony is greater when a republican does it though because of the BS their base is willing to believe about the party being for the family and "traditional" marriage even after the multiple sex scandals and lies not to mention the endless amount of hypocrisy from them.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. No, but the media stories are about 80%-20% repubs.

And they are usually doing something perverse.

[cstanleytech]

22. True, I still find it hard to believe though that their base keeps right on slurping up the lie

that they are the party of family values when the evidence clearly shows that its complete BS.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

23. That's because it's NOT a lie!

FUX tells them so 24/7. It's easy to understand if you understand basic brainwashing (propaganda) techniques.

[Angry Dragon]

25. because they tell their people god has forgiven them and should they forgive

[tabasco]

16. Thanks for the update.

Not sure what we'd do without you.

[cstanleytech]

21. Thank you, I am sure you all would be as lost without me

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as we would be lost without your contributions on this forum

[Beowulf42]

28. It isn't about the sex

it's about the hypocrisy of being a family values politician who then chases little boys, screws anything who's willing, and the lying to cover his or her ass. The everybody does it meme doesn't work in those circumstances.

[hobbit709]

4. May they get the same as the two in Michigan.

[busterbrown]

5. Tim and Tara.

Sitting by the tree, K i s s i n g.. First comes love then comes marriage..zip up your pants Tim...to be continued..

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

24. It was Tim preparing for a nice fish dinner.

It was Tara with her "guard" down.


I put the sarcasm thing just incase people don't realize I'm trying to be funny. I realize it may not be funny to everyone, so I apologize if you are offended.

[Backwoodsrider]

8. guess these 2 repub got caught eating their own

Based on what they got caught doing, what they did as a reaction and how they look I am guessing that dude uses people like a bully and she is a vampire hunting for power. Oh for all you Bernie supporters THIS IS JUST MY OPINION! I was a bad boy in a previous post and apparently did not footnote my conclusion with THIS IS JUST MY OPINION and got chastised for it. oops

[kairos12]

9. This is the true rethug war on law enforcement story.

[rurallib]

10. frickin teenagers - can't they afford a room?

[Lychee2]

11. OK, they're Republicans, so they should be arrested for something or other.

But cited for making out in a public park? Is that actually illegal these days in those parts? I know they are both married to other people, so shame on them, but if you can't make out in a public park, it is a sad day for Minnesota and America.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

14. But they weren't just "making out"

Her pants were down, and if that isn't forewarning what cums next, I don't know what is. Probably got them for indecent exposure or sum such.

[Lychee2]

30. Then maybe this isn't a sad day for America.

I mean, you gotta keep your pants on. That's one of the first rules of civilization.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

12. DOH! Sorry we got caught!

[David__77]

17. My first thought was that messing around in a parked car is no big deal to me.

I understand why laws against the practice might exist. It's not really private. I would personally not be offended by that.

[Jim Lane]

18. Both of these adulterers voted against letting other people marry

The report of the 2013 vote doesn't include any speeches they may have made about the sanctity of marriage, but I'll bet I'd find them if I cared enough to look.

Incidentally, he's 51, she's 32. That means he's the only one eligible for consideration for the VP slot on the national ticket. As a sterling exemplar of contemporary GOP values, he certainly deserves such consideration.

[restorefreedom]

19. good thing they are the party of family values.....

[RufusTFirefly]

26. CPAC considered Mack to be an up and coming conservative

Truer than they realized but probably not in quite the way that they intended.

[pugetres]

27. Kelly didn't

apologize to the park ranger he accused of lying. Mack apologized for offending any officers.

I'm tired of these non-apology apologies, "Sorry if you got offended!"

They publicly called the man a liar and they should offer a public apology to him.

[riversedge]

29. Dems should censer them or demand they resign like the MI Dems

did to those two Repugs.