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The bar is so low, yet the US keeps effortlessly limboing under it
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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Why are you Libtards up in Arms about THIS? Being a Pedophile is as American as Apple Pie!
-Republicans who show up ARMED to Children's Hospitals to PROTECT THE CHILDREN TM!
Sadly, as much as it's a joke in this commentary, it is.
We went from Lawrence King and his ring in the 80's and early 90's to Epstein in the 90's and 00's, and both were publicly and evidently connected to the highest levels of the US government. King's ring also had mysterious deaths, including the lead investigator and his son being killed in a plane crash.
Yeah, but... think about it. We haven't seen the girl. What if she was, like, REALLY hot? A complete fucking smoke show. 10/10. One of the ones you might sneak into a dressing room at beauty pageant to see. Or maybe even hop on a private plane to meet on some luxurious island. Or even carry across state lines. I don't think we should pass judgement on this man until we determine if he was a pedophile, a pedophile, or a pedophile.
Edit: Also, if reading the first few lines of this post made your stomach twist a little, then you are one of the good ones. Keep it up. The world needs more of you and less of this douche nozzle.
The first few lines did have me thinking ' I don't know where you're going with this one bro...'
You act like you’ve never stared at a teenager’s ass. I used to spend hours doing it. Hell, I think some of them even liked when I looked at them. Mind you, this was way back when I was a teenager. I couldn’t help but double up the joke, but worse.
Good ole boys gonna good ole boy
It's likely they see it as one harmless comment and not the pattern and culture that it is.
Maybe I'm being unfair to someone out there, but I kinda like the term "rednecks."
Good ole boys are the political in group in small towns. Generally they have good jobs and are seen by locals as community leaders of some sort. Rednecks are basically anyone who enjoys things typically associated with rural living. Anyone can be a redneck and there are plenty of rednecks in jail for way less serious things than child abuse.
TBH, there's an intentional slander element I'm going for.
The idea being that such 'community leaders' are little more than rednecks to me, at the end of the day. And I'm not sure I agree about the 'rural living' definition. Nothing wrong with rural life IMO, but rednecks are moreso representative to me of toxic actors amongst such folks.
This is literally a Good Ole Boy network at work. It looks like he's a dairy farmer, though how much actual labor he does is anyone's guess. He may also be a redneck, but he's a good ole boy, and this is what that looks like when that system is working.
Yeap, good points.
Thank God. I was worried we were going to hold men accountable for once
Hi, man here. I just wanted to say that not all men are like this. But also as a man, I'd like to say there are too many men that ARE like this.
And just so everybody is clear, "too many" is any number above zero.
Almost a million in England and Wales alone https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/13/eight-in-10-convicted-in-uk-over-child-abuse-images-avoid-prison-nca-says
He should have his computer confiscated and searched. It's a cinch this fucker has a TB of CSAM in an unencrypted HD just waiting to be found.
Hi, man here as well. We don't need more men apologists.
If you make a habit of punching those adjacent to you, there will be a moment when no one is behind you for anything.
No it's okay everyone, because that one school board guy is going to pray about it, and that'll fix everything! /s
What a fucking joke. This is the third time the guy has done this. He, and the entire board, should be fired.
Oh yay, my hometown
There's a petition you can sign to remove him. I saw it yesterday.
Same
At least we're not Erwin...
My next kobold will also loathe someone called "Erwin". They sound like a real twit.
And... Its in front of a camera? For the whole world to see...?
Pedophile-lite here.
This dude is only in schools to creep.
Naw. Not -lite. This guy is full on pedo.
lol throwing the christian mea culpa just makes it worse… I guess if your president can be a child rapist and traficker, this garbage school board member has nothing to fear
Fucking scum. Screw them
Ugh.