Over the past few years, it has become almost cliche for
conservatives to warn about groomers.
They're everywhere apparently, in politics, in business,
hiding in the global elites, and certainly in your schools.
Now, thankfully, we do have some politicians who are warning against this
and trying to get us on our guard against these people who would prey on children.
People like perhaps, Texas Representative Bryan Slaton who just I believe,
a week ago tweeted this bible quote that says, but whoever causes the downfall of
one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him if a heavy
millstone were hung around his neck and were drowned in the depths of the sea.
So he's warning against these sorts of people who would prey on the young.
It's also a quote that's used by many on the right to justify the death penalty
being used more often.
But anyway,
the reason he would quote this is because he's a good conservative family man.
You can see, he's a christian conservative as well as a proud Texan.
You can see him there posing with family.
He's also a guy with hobbies, and that's where perhaps we find
a problem because one of his hobbies involves hanging out with his interns.
Sorry, one intern individually with alcohol.
Do you see where I'm going here?
There's a complaint filed with the House General Investigating Committee by
a legislative staffer obtained by the Texas Tribune,
as well as a Tribune source with direct knowledge of the incident that said that
Stanton called his intern who is under age 21 after 10 PM on Friday, prime business
hours to invite her to his apartment where he served her alcohol, but that's not all.
According to allegations in the complaint obtained by the Tribune,
Slaton later showed that intern fake emails that claimed to
have information about the incident in an apparent loyalty test and
told her not to tell anyone about the incident.
And here is where that's a real problem.
So this 45-year old, I believe married guy wants to hang out on the weekend
with one of his young interns and give her alcohol, but
is also cautioning her to not tell anyone about it and is testing her loyalty.
If I was writing a cliche version of grooming behavior,
I kinda feel like this is it.
That said, Jayar,
this is a guy who has warned us just a week ago that you should have a millstone
hung around your neck if you try to lead one of the little ones astray.
I wonder if he'll stick to that position now.
>> Well, I guess, this little one isn't little enough for
him to think this is a problem.
>> Maybe.
>> I mean, they're still, I guess, I assume over 18 but still young, I guess.
And honestly, other than that, just the position of power, obviously.
Even if people say, she's an adult, it's fine,
outside of whatever issues that may be happening personally.
But then just like when it comes to exactly the positions of power,
so then the loyalty tests and all that stuff, that's like your boss, bro.
Or if you wanna have a job in this field or if you wanna continue on and continue
your upward trajectory and you've worked your whole life to get to this point and
you're hoping that this is the beginning of a career.
All that stuff is hanging over folks head, and you think he doesn't know that?
So, I mean, even if you wanna cross outside of childhood grooming, this
is the basic example of just workplace boss over employee type of behavior.
And if you don't do what I like, even though it's all kind, and
from his point of view what he may think, it's pressure on that person to then
continue providing whatever it is that he's hoping that she'll provide.
>> By the way they say,
the Texas Republican House Speaker is going to be looking into the accusations.
They say, take it very seriously, and it is just allegations at this point.
So bear that in mind.
And also look, I mean, you could potentially say, okay, so
he's more than double this person's age, best case scenario.
But I guess, it could be consensual although the person did file a complaint.
So it seems like there were some actual issues there.
But worst case scenario, what is it?
It's a guy who's cheating or whatever.
It's a private thing, he can do what he want.
No, you can do all of these things.
You can say, you can make all of these arguments.
He's not making those arguments, that's what I'm saying.
He is the one trying to wield his supposed moral purity as a weapon to
wield against those he hates or has trained others to hate.
That is where the problem actually gets.
If you're going to try to present yourself as this moral force,
maybe you could try actually living up to it a little bit.
And also, if you're a conservative and you're watching this,
I understand that you think that groomers are the main threat facing America other
than maybe high school trans athletes or something.
Why doesn't it bother you that the pedophiles or the groomers so
often turn out to be Republicans or people literally involved in this effort?
Why is that not a thing that bothers you?
And why is this a thing that he would engage in?
It's because, to wrap this up, they say they're against grooming, but
they also constantly talk about how people should get married younger and
should breed younger.
Matt Walsh's whole career is like an attempted VJ,
he was talking about the breedability of 16-year olds.
Because they say, groomer as if it's this expansive thing, protect the children.
It's not, it's not, they're talking about demonizing the LGBTQ community.
That's what they mean.
What they're certainly not talking about is a middle-aged man trying to
hook up with as young as possible a woman.
That is protected behavior from their point of view.
>> Can we go to his banner there with his family and everything and I guess,
his campaign.
>> Sure, I'll bring it up.
>> What is the thing, you see where Bryan is written?
What is that?
First, I thought it was a bullhorn or
something college cheerleaders will yell out of it but it doesn't look like that,
and considering- >> Yeah, that was to go the other way.
Is it a canon?
>> Maybe it's a cannon.
I was trying to figure what that circle point is on the left side of it next to
the shape of Texas, the solid circle side.
>> I don't know.
>> I guess it's a cannon.
I was like, in this particular circumstance, I was like, what is that?
>> There are guesses that it's a cannon, it's a joint, it's a broken rolling pin.
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>> I don't think it's a broken,
is that of historic significance or something?
I don't know.
But anyway, look, they're gonna look into it and it might not be true.
I'm just saying, man,
the more someone yells about this sort of stuff, just dig a little bit.
Just look into them a little bit and see what you find.
>> Yeah.
>> The people who run these forums, the people who run these Telegram groups,
so often get found with child pornography and stuff like that.
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