Arizona Sheriff Rocked By Accusations Of Alleged Immigrant Ex-Boyfriend

[FarLeftFist]

Rising Republican star and well-known border hawk Sheriff Paul Babeu, who’s now running for Congress in Arizona, was hit Friday night with bombshell accusations from a Mexican immigrant who said he dated the sheriff for years and was threatened with deportation if he ever told anyone about their romance.

The Phoenix New Times newspaper broke the story on its website in a piece written by veteran journalist Monica Alonzo. The accusations came complete with text messages said to be between the two men as well as compromising photos purportedly of Babeu that are reminiscent of recent sex scandals that ended the careers of Congressmen Anthony Weiner and Chris Lee.

In one photo, Babeu is seen posing in front of a mirror in nothing but his underwear. In another, he has his hand inside the man’s partially unbuttoned shirt.

By Saturday, the accusations were already taking a toll on the sheriff. With the Republican presidential primary in Arizona a little more than a week away, the campaign of frontrunner Mitt Romney announced that Babeu was quitting his role as its Arizona co-chair.




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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They never get it.

It's just about the hypocrisy.

Only that.

[WingDinger]

3. BULLSHIT. it is about a coersive relationship, where divulging was punative.

IT is about pressure put on, just like pedophilia, not to tell. About threats, and intimidation.

[CJCRANE]

5. But that stems from the hypocrisy.

If RWers could just own up to their natural feelings there would be no need for hypocrisy and the projection, coercion and aggression that follows from that.

[WingDinger]

6. As is always the case, it aint about the crime so much, but the coverup.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Double Hypocrisy Award

A repubican having an affair with a gay Mexican immigrant.

[StarryNite]

4. More than hypocristy this time...

The sheriff is accused of using his power to threaten his ex lover if he spoke about their affair.

[napoleon_in_rags]

7. Yeah, bonds built on secrecy is serious business.

Networks of people who could black mail each other, etc. This is the stuff organized crime - and foreign intelligence agencies - use all the time. Nobody who has a secret so bad it can control their behavior should be NEAR public office, otherwise they are a puppet and threat to freedom.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. Built the dang fence!

just make a small gate of some kind so my secret gay lover can come over, and then go back if we break up and he threatens to out me, of course.