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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has been accused of pressuring yet another staffer for nude photos.

Years before Gonzales, 45, was exposed for his affair with a former subordinate who later died by suicide, the Trump-endorsed politician had relentlessly pursued his former campaign director, the San Antonio Express-News reported Monday.

The Texas congressman, who has six children with his wife, Angel, went so far as to ask the staffer for nudes a dozen times over the course of three days.

The campaign worker, who asked to remain anonymous, said Gonzales’s behavior began two months after she joined his campaign in April 2020.

While she did engage in explicit conversations with Gonzales, the staffer rebuffed his repeated propositions for sex. Congressional ethics rules prohibit sexual relationships between lawmakers and their staffers.

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[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Jesus. There are a few things worse in this world than watching somebody burn to death alive. Horrible way to go, people that do that to themselves have no respect for their families.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yes. Watching people suffer is worse than suffering.

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Purposeful misunderstanding of points to get offended on behalf of others is a shitty habit to get into Mr. Minnesota, nobody likes that shit, cut it out.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Nah I'm just tired of people claiming how awful it is to see suffering when the worst they've had to go through is hosing the mud off their pavement princess.

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

Ah yes, forget about the loved ones of people that have seen their family members commit suicide in horrible ways, think about, wait what are we thinking about? Your point is wrong headed to say the least.

Oh it is insensitive. Get the fuck out.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

and they (wait no that was you) still claim it's worse than what the person who died went through

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

Look who is misconstruing what was said to make themselves look better, it's you!

You can fuck all the way off and then continue fucking off. Trying to get offended on others behalf by using dishonest arguments is why everybody fucking hates the left by the way. You are the fucking problem here one of many.

[-] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 20 hours ago

well if you wanna get semantic, unless you’ve watched a family member burn to death then you’re actively being offended on behalf of others in this interaction

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

You have no leg to stand on here, looking for an excuse to get offended on others' behalf under dishonest arguments because you have nothing to share of value yourself.

[-] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 19 hours ago
[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

Sure thing pal.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 1 day ago
[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I will not apologize for encouraging people not to commit suicide in horrible ways that affect their loved ones for the rest of their lives, because some unconnected person is looking to get offended on others' behalf, because he or she has nothing positive to offer (that's you!)

I don't care how many half wits endorse your attacks either, you are a cancer on the left and the reason we lost.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 day ago

Because you can't take 30 seconds to reflect on how much internal pain and turmoil a human being must be experiencing and for a long while, to choose suicide in any manner, let alone one so extremely excruciating. You haven't the capacity to see this as self-punishment, a reflection of the punishment society and those oh so innocent family members subject the victim to. Gfy

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