Looks like we made the news in a big way this week. Our governor Robert Bentley has been the target of irate politicians and public after an illicit affair with his then (now former) adviser, Mrs. Rebekah Caldwell Mason. It seems that the cat was out of the bag after Bentley accidentally sent a tawdry text message meant for his mistress, Mrs. Mason, to his wife of 50 years. Whoops!
Bentley attempted retaliation for leaks of his affair, which wasn’t hard to figure out, according to official reports detailing the impeachment proceedings. The affair was so open that staffers nicknamed a bench in the garden area of the state capitol the “Love Bench”, where Bentley and Mason would meet.
A 74-year-old grandfather of six from Tuscaloosa who sometimes teaches Sunday school, Bentley has denied sleeping with Mason, a married mom nearly three decades younger than him.
“Baby, lemme tell you what we’re gonna have to do tonight,” Gov. Robert Bentley can be heard telling someone named “Rebekah” at one point. “Start locking the door. If we’re going to do what we did the other day we’re going to have to start locking the door.”
I need to get out my screen printing equipment again and reprint some t-shirts I had made myself years ago, during another governor’s term that resulted in prison time. It seems that Alabama is steeped in Good-Ole-Boy politics. There are times when I think the entire government here in our state, couldn’t poor water out of a boot, with the instructions written on the heel.
He constantly invoked the name of God and prayer all during this sideshow. He portrayed himself as a huge Christian, I really dislike people like that. Smile and pray with you, then lock the door to their office in the state capitol so they can have a love affair with a staff member.
“Alabama, The best Politicians Money can Buy.”
We seem to be the butt of many jokes on late-night talk shows. Really makes you proud doesn’t it.
Comments welcome,
Ron,
I agree with you- closed door politicians are a bane. I am not sure why but after years of marriage to one person, a spouse gets bored enough to go for a change, thinking no one will find out.
Susie
He shocked a good many people. Thanks for the comment Susie.
It doesn’t seem to matter where we live, Ron. Many politicians are corrupt and two-faced, the world over.
Best wishes, Pete.
You are so right on that point Pete! Thanks for the comment this morning.
I’d love to see your tee-shirts!
Had a good chuckle at this line: couldn’t poor water out of a boot, with the instructions written on the heel.
I suppose the silver lining in this story is that by resigning, he saved the taxpayers the cost of impeachment.
Yes, he saved us a ton of money. He had 26 indictments against him so he plea bargained. Thanks for the comment!
Every state has them. If we didn’t have states, we’d still have cheaters.
That is so true, the bad element always finds a way to game the system.
They always think the rules don’t apply to them.
Sometimes I think a requirement for public office is that you have a personality disorder. Thanks for the comment.
I always wonder what they were thinking. Seriously.
I wonder also, they never seem to learn. Thanks so much for the comment Kate.
Aaaand another fake Christian hypocrite bites the dust! (Not that there aren’t any in other religions, cuz there sure are!! Re the mistaken text message, let me tell you, that can SO easily happen! Sometimes I’m texting my long-distance boyfriend (“man” friend?!) while at the same time I’m texting someone else, e.g. my son (!) or friend… and once or twice a text did go to the wrong one when I wasn’t paying strict attention!! Thankfully it wasn’t a naughty text, though! 😀
I have done that, sent a text to the wrong person. At least it was “G” rated that I sent. 🙂 Thanks for the visit and comment Ellie.