Am I the ONLY one who missed this "paragon of republican values"?

[SoCalDem]

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1204/grove121004.asp


OCTOBER SURPRISE: That was President Bush in Iowa, back on Oct. 4, singing the praises of Des Moines youth pastor Michael Hintz at an event to tout his tax-cut plans. "It's a special day for Mike and Sharla (Hintz), not because they're with the president ... but because it's their 13th wedding anniversary," Bush crowed, adding that they've received $1,200 in tax relief. "Theirs is a typical story," he added.


Not all that typical. Yesterday, the Des Moines Register reported that the 35-year-old Hintz was charged with sexual exploitation for allegedly engaging in an "inappropriate relationship" with a 17-year-old girl in his youth group.



.....same story.. more details..

from the WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53762-2004Dec9.html
Example Goes From Good to Bad

By Al Kamen
Friday, December 10, 2004; Page A35

Were those family-friendly tax cuts too big? On Oct. 4, as the campaign entered the home stretch, President Bush stopped in Des Moines to sign his most recent tax-cut bill and to single out Mike and Sharla Hintz, a couple from Clive, Iowa, he said benefited from his tax plan. Last year, he said, they saved about $2,800 on their income taxes because of the administration's tax cuts. They used the money for their family, Bush said, making "home repairs and improvements."


"It's a special day for Mike and Sharla," the president said, "their 13th wedding anniversary. Theirs is a typical story. See, last year they received a child-tax-credit check for $1,600 for their four children. They took the family on a vacation to Minnesota. Next year when you get your check, you may want to come to Texas."

Unfortunately, Mike, a First Assembly of God youth pastor, might not be making the trip next year. Seems he was arrested this week and charged with sexual exploitation of a child, according to Iowa news reports.

Police said that last spring, Hintz began a relationship with a 17-year-old girl who was a member of the church's youth group, according to KCCI-TV. The contact allegedly occurred at the girl's home and during a mission trip to India.

Hintz, through his lawyer, denied the allegations. The church fired Hintz on Oct. 30.

[roguevalley]

1. its moments like this that keep me going. thanks. :)

[REP]

2. Last Top Ten Conservative Idiots

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/04/180.html