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This actually could have run last week, and we almost tacked it on to the Mike Lindell schadenfreude item. However, we decided that both stories should be given undivided attention, because it each case the schadenfreude is so richly deserved.
One of the ringleaders of the fiasco in Tennessee was then-state Rep. Scotty Campbell (R). Maybe he was the ideal person for getting his colleagues riled about the Justins Jones (D) and Pearson (D), since prior to his political career, Campbell was a... wrestling promoter. In any case, he worked hard whipping votes for expulsion, and was probably the difference-maker when it came to getting the two Justins tossed (albeit only temporarily, as it turns out).
Well, you know what they say about those who live in glass state houses. In addition to being undemocratic, and very possibly racist, it turns out that Campbell creeps on female staffers. We know, you wouldn't guess it of a swell fellow like that. What he did, apparently, was corner a couple of young, female interns at some sort of social event (very possibly at a bar), and pepper them with lewd comments and sexual come-ons.
The exact details of the encounter(s) are not fully known; the information in the previous paragraph was dug up by a local news station. In any case, an ethics investigation was conducted, the claims of the female interns were sustained, and Campbell decided to resign.
And so, the Justins still have their seats, while the sleazeball Campbell does not. There's a fair bit of karmaic justice in that, we would say. Meanwhile, given his résumé and his personal code of conduct, Campbell should consider applying for a job with Vince McMahon of the WWE. He'll fit right in. (Z)