Romney co-chair resigns after allegations of same-sex relationship with immigrant

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Saturday, February 18, 2012 16:02 EST
Paul Babeu, an emerging Republican figure and strong border defense sheriff, resigned from his position Saturday afternoon as Arizona co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign for allegations of threatening deportation on a former lover.
According to The Arizona Republic, a Romney spokesperson broke the news of Babeu’s decision to remove himself from the campaign.
“Sheriff Babeu has stepped down from his volunteer position with the campaign so he can focus on the allegations against him. We support his decision.”
Babeu has been rocked by the allegations from The Phoenix New Times late Thursday evening, where a Mexican immigrant named Jose told the newspaper that the sheriff and his lawyer threatened to deport him if he revealed their several years relationship.
Jose said that him and Babeu met in October 2006 on gay.com, a dating website, and that he maintained Babeu’s campaign website, Facebook page and Twitter account.
Babeu, who is also running for the U.S. House in Arizona’s new 4th Congressional District, is denying the allegations.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/18/romney-co-chair-resigns-after-allegations-...
"If they had not Threatened the Immigrant things would have been just fine???"
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fiberbundle
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If this Congressional thing doesn't work out, he could always join the Village People as the "Sheriff".
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fiberbundle
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cherry5000
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fiberbundle:
lol!!!
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cherry5000
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bike10
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What is the world coming to a gay Republican.
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bike10
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cherry5000
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as always kb723, good post.
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cherry5000
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KB723
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cherry5000:
How Sweeet, Thanks I am Happy you checked it out... =)
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KB723
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cherry5000
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when are these idiots going to realize when you do things in the dark; it will eventually come to the light.
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cherry5000
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KB723
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cherry5000:
How about Today??? =)
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KB723
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Milieu
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"That there dammed fur-in-er drugged me."
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Milieu
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COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
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It couldn't happen to a more deserving campaign. Well, it might have been funnier if it occurred in that other front runner's campaign.
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KB723
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COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM:
Santorum's??? =)
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KB723
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EmperorThan
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"Sir, can you speak to the allegations of wanting to get gay married to an illegal immigrant."
"I'm hereby resigning from this fundamentalist conservative campaign."
hahahahahahah too perfect. True schadenfreude.
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KB723
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EmperorThan:
Hey Coool, we have a Big Tent over here, Please feel welcome... =)
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KB723
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OlBlue
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Sheriff Babeu and Illegal Webtech Jose? This is rich. I will be so sad when this election season is over but I will enjoy it to its insane and steaming conclusion. Thanks for the laugh KB.
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OlBlue
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KB723
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OlBlue:
Quite Welcome OlBlue, it will be nice to have other things to talk about Indeed... =)
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KB723
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OlBlue
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KB723:
I plan to maintain an awkward silence for a few days.
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OlBlue
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KB723
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OlBlue:
Cool, I may do so as well, sure is quiet here tonight... =(
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KB723
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OlBlue
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KB723:
People may just be dumbfounded at the insanity of it all. I'm outta here myself. Talk tomorrow maybe.
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OlBlue
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KB723
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OlBlue:
Agreed, be Well... =)
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KB723
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Debra_
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Another self-hating, poofer is exposed. I wonder if hypocrisy is a plank in the Republican party's "family values" platform.
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KB723
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Debra_:
More like a Vegetable... =)
LOL!!! Perhaps I forgot the Question Marks..... =))= =))= =))= =))= =))=!!!!!! - 3 months ago
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northernexpat
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Did they meet in the airport bathroom? Tap, tap, tap.
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KB723
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northernexpat:
LOL!!! Maybe so... =)
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northernexpat:
he probably did a wide stance (LOL)
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cherry5000:
LOL. I was thinking the same thing.
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joeredford:
Maybe move to Arizona??? =)
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joeredford:
Okay I was trying to Help... =)
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joeredford:
Go to Oahu... =) West young Man, West!!!! =)
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ThirdSection
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This should have been a Santorum story.
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ThirdSection
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ThirdSection:
Time will tell... =)
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ThirdSection:
That one is being saved for the finale. Something like...... his wife secretly had an abortion at 5-months at Planned Parenthood after having an affair with a black guy.
That will retire the trophy. - 3 months ago
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rerushg:
I'd prefer a story where Santorum and his wife have a three-way with a Black guy who is also an atheist.
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OlBlue
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ThirdSection:
Apparently there's santorum involved in it.
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OlBlue
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OlBlue:
With a pair of mittens to wipe it up?
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OlBlue
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ThirdSection:
Yes, Mittens cleans up Santorum!
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OlBlue
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rerushg
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Is this the most bizarre GOP primary we've ever seen? Or is it that it's almost impossible to hide anything anymore and we're all paying attention more than we used to?
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rerushg
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rerushg:
We are indeed sharing more info these days, perhaps why so many want to do away with the Internet??? =(
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KB723
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KB723:
Yeah, could be. I'm just loving this. Sheriff Babau made the big denial in front of the of police dept. with all his long-time co-workers saying what a wonderful guy he is and his gayness is irrelevant to the whole thing. (OK, they DO still work for him; he IS still sheriff so I expect they do want to keep their jobs) Just another moral hypocrisy dilemma for the GOP.
That reminds me. Haven't heard from Sheriff Arpaio in a while. Maybe somebody told him to make himself scarce til after the primary? - 3 months ago
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rerushg
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rerushg:
Could be, I will see if I can dig up some Dirt on that Cat... =)
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rerushg:
It is THE most bizarre primary of ANY kind ANYONE has seen EVER!
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OlBlue
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OlBlue:
Yep, Blue. This one takes the cake. At first I thought this was just gonna be goofy spectacle with a scripted finish. Now I think the GOP is in serious disarray. With so much money out there they all just keep trucking through the land mines. The media keeps raking in the cash and, in return, treats irrational thought as if it's somehow rational.
Sometimes it feels like late in the movie "2001" when the protagonist has left the ship and is traveling though the "light show" of space, completely displaced from any sense of time or reality that he's ever known. - 3 months ago
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OlBlue
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rerushg:
Good analogy to my favorite movie!
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KB723
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Jose said that him and Babeu met in October 2006 on gay.com, a dating website, and that he maintained Babeu’s campaign website, Facebook page and Twitter account.
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Romney co-chair resigns after allegations of same-sex relationship with immigrant
"If they had not Threatened the Immigrant things would have been just fine???"
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KB723