Tennessee GOP House speaker to resign amid scandal over inappropriate

[wvit1001]

Tennessee's Republican House speaker announced Tuesday that he will resign from his role following reports he and his former chief of staff used racist and sexually explicit language in text messages.

"When I return to town on June 3, I will meet with Caucus leadership to determine the best date for me to resign as Speaker so that I can help facilitate a smooth transition," House Speaker Glen Casada said in a statement.

Casada had resisted pressure to step down over a scandal surrounding his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, who resigned earlier this month. Local media reports said Cothren sent racist text messages, attempted to frame a protester and sent sexually explicit messages to interns. Casada had defended Cothren in interviews and dismissed his own participation in sexual and derogatory messages with Cothren as "locker room talk," employing a phrase used by President Donald Trump used to describe his vulgar language in the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape.

Earlier this month, the House Democratic Caucus demanded that Casada leave office, calling his actions "unbecoming and disrespectful." On Monday, the Tennessee House Republican caucus approved in a closed-door meeting a "no confidence" resolution, according to CNN affiliate WKRN-TV.


https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/21/politics/tennessee-house-speaker-glen-casada-to-resign/index.html

[gwboolean]

But, but, but...…. they keep saying they are not racists!!!  I want to believe them.

[Dan]

Why is this a national story?

[wvit1001]

it's not often you see a state speaker of the House resigning for being a bigot dan.   Racism in general is a big deal right now as you republicans are pushing the wp stuff.

[Dan]

Nope.  Not true.  What's the real reason you are pushing this?

[dont-blameme]

wvit is a racist and a bigot, anyone that want's people like us on the right to die off so his belief can come true that the left can get full control of everything is a racist and a bigot and a downright evil asshole!

[wvit1001]

the real reason I'm pushing it dan?    I don't have anything to do with what CNN covers.   

[gwboolean]

Why don't you tell us the real reason Proud Dan?  You seem to indicate that it is something other than the fact that Americans are getting tired of you racists.

[dont-blameme]

So wvit admits he's pimping for cnn.