Warrior Legacy FoundationNonymous: Scott Lee Cohen Doing it Chicago-style
CHICAGO (AP) – The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past.
Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar.
The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. Since then, it has become widely know that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend.
The girlfriend herself had been charged with prostitution. He also admits using steroids in the past.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race.
I did not know that Robert Blake was running for Lt Governor in in Illinois. It is hard to believe that in today’s day and age a candidate this out of step with the times can actually get on the ticket. Let’s see, steroid use…check. Spousal abuse…check. Threatened to kill a hooker…check. Well, at least he has never attended a tea party meeting. It’s good to know that the political machine in the President’s home state understands that character matters.
Is this the sign of the new Dem morality? Are they really going to get rid of the unethical… oh my what’s next registering live people and insisting Charlie Rangel resign?
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And he announced his leaving the race at a bar? How appropriate. Such a shame, as he seemed to have all the bases covered in his resume’.
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February 11th, 2010 at 18:17
No one ever thought Homer would run for President, but who would have imagined that Bart would run for Lt Gov.
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