Wow … the Seattle Times reports Tuesday that Mayor Ed Murray has resigned after a fifth person — this one a younger cousin — came forward to accuse the mayor of sexual abuse. Murray will resign his post at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Being a Democrat, Murray unfortunately will have to face that difficult media environment that Hillary Clinton spoke of Tuesday — the same national media that has let charges of child sex abuse fly under the radar since April.
BREAKING: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is resigning after a fifth child sex-abuse allegation. https://t.co/UAurXj3ir4 pic.twitter.com/BJ36GiJFbp
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) September 12, 2017
He Fought for Fifteenhttps://t.co/qoCue5QmHA
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 12, 2017
THAT’S NOT FUNNY … OK, it’s pretty funny.
https://twitter.com/mrglenn/status/907679263150702592
So a Democrat senator is on trial for corruption and a Democrat mayor resigned due to child sex abuse https://t.co/GitkO1Ssn0
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/907680577893093376
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT TED CRUZ DID Y'ALL https://t.co/FVWMRDPV5V
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/FrankelJeremy/status/907704203145089024
What party does the Seattle mayor belong to? https://t.co/joFfG5HQ0p
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) September 12, 2017
Let’s see …
Murray, 62, a former Democratic state legislator, has repeatedly denied that he sexually abused anyone, contending the accusations are part of a political takedown targeting him for his progressive politics and record as a gay-rights champion.
Murray attributed Dyer’s claims to bad blood between two estranged wings of the family.
"Murray, 62, a former Democratic state legislator…"
So, former Democrat I guess. LOL.
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) September 12, 2017
I thought this was the type of "progressive" bs Seattleites love to boast about?
— Grant Reynolds (@grantr44) September 12, 2017
Turns out the guy who banned shopping bags & drinking straws in #Seattle has other deeply troubling issues as well https://t.co/kPqOW7YZ3Q
— Johnny Twovapes, VBOSB (@mihotep) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jprichard34/status/907700314375163904
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/907715071949852673
https://twitter.com/ElliottRHams/status/907708859577454592
It took five *child* sex-abuse allegations before he was finally forced to resign. Let that sink in. https://t.co/oraXUhJIjH
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 12, 2017
I guess now we know the cutoff limit. https://t.co/1xbcyxmobd
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) September 12, 2017
He held out as long as he could. POS. https://t.co/UAFEuVmBHK
— While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) September 12, 2017
Well at least he didn't do something monstrous like advocating for limiting immigration https://t.co/2y5HneqIfZ
— Scott Greer (@ScottMGreer) September 12, 2017
But at least he was also a garbage mayor https://t.co/Zr85Pixn1C
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 12, 2017
How did we ever elect someone like Trump? https://t.co/9F4gVHU7ly
— BT (@back_ttys) September 12, 2017
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Just REPUGNANT: Alan Grayson makes a creepy ass of himself with lewd tweet to Ted Cruz https://t.co/1A9njfKV0b
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2017
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