A Republican Politician Says This Woman Can't Cover His Campaign Unless She's Accompanied by a Man

[Marcuse]

A Republican state representative running to succeed Gov. Phil Bryant as governor of Mississippi told Larrison Campbell, a female political reporter with Mississippi Today, that the only way she could ride along with his campaign would be if she were accompanied by a man. Rep. Robert Foster said that his rivals could snap a compromising photo of him with Campbell to suggest that he was involved in an extramarital affair.


[link:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/a-rep-robert-foster-candidate-for-governor-thinks-his-christian-faith-justifies-barring-access-to-a-female-reporter/|

Mississippi Taliban cites the “Billy Graham Rule”.

[delisen]

1. No self-control, no self-discipline, not fit to legislate

This is also a ploy to keep women out of public space and participation in our democracy

[peggysue2]

2. He appears to be taking the Pence approach

Mother has long apron strings. LOL.

Seriously. Where do these guys come from? The 19th Century?

[qazplm135]

3. I guess Mother put her foot down

scary

[nykym]

4. Dear Rep. Robert Foster

Are you hiding something that prompts you to make such an absurd request?
Enquiring minds want to know! (wink wink nod nod)

[trev]

5. This is exactly what they do in

Fundamentalist Muslim countries. I had a professor who visited her husband's family in Jordan, and she was not allowed to even pick up the newspaper in the yard unless she was fully covered and accompanied.

The Christian Taliban here love this stuff.