Missouri governor calls prosecutor a 'reckless liberal' over indictment

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) on Thursday accused the St. Louis Circuit attorney of being a "reckless liberal prosecutor" out to "score political points" after her office announced felony invasion of privacy charges against him.

"With today’s disappointing and misguided political decision, my confidence in our prosecutorial system is shaken, but not broken," Greitens said in a statement, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I know this will be righted soon."

"The people of Missouri deserve better than a reckless liberal prosecutor who uses her office to score political points," he added, referring to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Democrat.

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Greitens acknowledged in the statement that he "made a personal mistake" before he had become governor, but denied that he committed a crime.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/375198-missouri-gov-on-indictment-charges-prosecutor-is-reckless-liberal

[Kingofalldems]

1. Poor snowflake.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Time to wear the liberal label proudly again. . . . . nt

[chuckstevens]

3. Those liberals, sob, are so MEAN! Sob

[Honeycombe8]

4. SAD. nt

[elleng]

5. They can't refrain from escalating the 'discussion' with inflammatory comments,

it's their WAY. The people of Missouri deserve less MISERY!

[SharonClark]

23. Exactly, did the prosecutor call him a disgusting and corrupt repug?

[UpInArms]

6. He needs to resign ... but he has no shame

Greitens is a giant smelly piece of shit

[Iliyah]

7. Of course. Conservatives are perfection, and GAWD's chosen ones.

[jberryhill]

8. Yeah, sure, asshole

[samnsara]

9. OH BOO FUCKING WHO

[Initech]

10. The GOP are a bunch of grade school bullies.

Who apparently have never moved past grade school.

[lastlib]

11. I sinCEREly hope she takes this rightwing basturd down....!

As a Missourian, I am flat-out EMBARRASSED by this AS&S-HOLE!

[KWR65]

12. Don't worry Governor. You are entitled to a trial by jury.

MAGA

[turbinetree]

13. Hey "dude" break the law your not above the law.........................

do the time if you do the crime................so how that shoe on the foot................a little tight................

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Not BLACKMAIL YOUR MISTRESS reckless, but reckless. n/t

[Sneederbunk]

15. Reckless conservative gets caught.

[SunSeeker]

16. Blackmailing your ex-mistress with naked pics is not a "mistake."

It is a crime. That is why you got led out in bracelets today, dipshit.

[rurallib]

17. you do the crime, you do the time

that's what the repugs used to chant

[dhill926]

18. playing to a hopefully shrinking base....

[Docreed2003]

19. He just made a mistake...

It’s us liberals that are reckless for calling him out for his criminal behavior.

[ffr]

20. Bye-bye, dirty birdy!

[rwsanders]

21. I live in this stinking backwater. I used to laugh when people called it "Misery", now I can't wait

to get out again. I had some great years away before I made the mistake of moving back.
So any suggestions on who to start e-mailing or calling? Why is this guy still in office? He should have resigned by now.

[Norbert]

22. Typical right winger. Somebody elses fault not mine.

Oh I forgot. He is from the party of personal responsibility.

[raven mad]

24. But....but....but.... I LIKE reckless liberals.................

Of course, I also like snowflakes (we're slated for 4 to 10 more inches by Saturday) but heck, look where I live! And snowflakes go bye-bye..................

[RhodeIslandOne]

25. Boogeymen everywhere

It used to be commies, then hippies, then the gubermint....

[chillfactor]

26. He must be as dumb as the orange one.....

the grand jury indicted him.....not the prosecutor. I swear recons get more supid every day.

[roscoeroscoe]

31. Minor details

Great point - indicted by Grand Jury. Hmm!

[ck4829]

27. Hmm, sounds like his defense is going to be about attacking the character of the prosecution

Rather than present alibis or inconsistencies the prosecution is making.

Totally sounds like an innocent man's game plan, right?

[justhanginon]

32. Right out of the trump playbook. Attack, attack, attack. Greitens thinks he is

mini-trump anyway so his behavior in this case comes as no shock. He is as dirty as they come.

[Cha]

28. That's all those MF have are disingenuous

insults.. never taking responsibility for their actions.

[Vinca]

29. Umm . . . the "reckless liberal prosecutor" didn't photograph bondage sessions with his mistress.

Love those GOP family values!

[beachbum bob]

30. I forgot revenge porn is not nice, and blackmailing is a CRIME

can't a simple my bad, sorry be good enough any more? Why should I persecuted for crime...I am above the fucking law you moronic liberals with all your moral values...What about bill clinton? It was obama's fault and Hillary made me do it

[ProfessorGAC]

33. You Left Out Socialist

Trust me, give him 30 more seconds and it will come out of his mouth

[Nitram]

34. Employing the term "liberal" as an insult may start to backfire as people get fed up with

corrupt Publican elected officials.

[Bengus81]

35. Oh GOSH the "L" word!!! I'm going to go hide somewhere until they stop!!!!

[jmowreader]

36. What he did is no personal mistake

He got his mistress naked, blindfolded her, tied her up, took a photograph of her without her consent, then threatened to release the photo if word ever got out about their affair.

Strong arm robbery is less of a crime. If there’s any justice in the world, Greitens goes to prison and the Missouri GOP sits out the next two elections.