Oh, Wonderful...

Nice to see the Republicans don't have the market cornered on hypocritical sleazery.
Maryland Senate Candidate Arrested on Rape, Assault Charges

It looks like the crowded field for the Democratic nomination for Senator in Maryland just lost one candidate.

David Dickerson is one of 18 Dems seeking the nomination. But he was arrested by Baltimore County police on Saturday on charges of repeatedly raping and assaulting his 19 year-old Latvian wife.

According to Corporal Mike Hill, Dickerson, who's 43, met his wife in Latvia when she was 16 and took her back to the States to marry her when she was 18. She shortly thereafter got pregnant. She has told police that Dickerson starved her, denied her the ability to call her mother, and repeatedly beat and raped her. She eventually left for Latvia, she told police, but returned when Dickerson threatened her and her family, saying that he "could have anybody bring her back."

Charming. Need I state that this sparkling example of a human being is running on Ye Olde Family Values Ticket? (Bolds, emphasis, disgust mine)

I am running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate because the vital issues we face as a state and a nation are not being addressed. We need to renew our respect for life and family values as a means to stand united against evil that threatens our liberty. The moral fabric of our Democratic Party needs to represent our Maryland values, so we need change. As U.S. Senator, I propose that we support daycare, vote against killing human embryos, vote against public funding of abortions which serve as an alternative form of birth control, and we need term limits to prevent corruption in our government.

Violence in our society is beyond worrisome. Crime and drugs have reached alarming proportions, so we need to stop the strong from taking advantage of the weak! I propose that we need to vote for tougher prosecution of those using weapons in violent crimes. I will support our troops while crafting an “Iraq Exit Strategy” which the world embraces; enforce tougher prosecution of those using weapons in violent crimes, endorse a Foreign Policy that secures the world but does not contain it, and support an Immigration Policy that rewards our economy and protects all citizens and legal immigrants. The growth of our nation'’s capitol has been supported by Maryland, so it is time that Washington helps us by starting to pay the Maryland taxpayers'’ bills for transportation infrastructure and the means necessary for us to protect our environment.

Gag... choke...

Sorry, I don't think the human body was built to withstand such a large amount of irony in one sitting.

If this bozo is an example of one of the Democrats that is supposed to "save us" from the Republicans in the upcoming election... uh... gee, I don't know. Maybe I'll find a cave in Tibet somewhere.

Way to blur the line between Democrats and Republicans even more, dickhead. I know that some of you think it's a good idea to act more like Republicans to get votes, you know, talking about how much you love Jesus and all that... but you don't have to go this far.

Scumbag.

(What a friend we have in cross-posts...)