Washington, D.C. – Impartial investigation into claims of personal wrongdoing or troubling allegations is a necessary part of vetting for high office. Candidates from both sides of the aisle should be treated equally. Not so in Georgia, however, where there appears to be another rule in place: Personal wrongdoings or troubling allegations will only be investigated and speculated about if you are a Republican. Democrats need not worry.
Case in point: Raphael Warnock, the most protected-by-the-press politician in Washington….by a mile.
Here’s a quick rundown of lingering issues for Warnock that have somehow fully disappeared from any media scrutiny.
- Warnock is currently embroiled in a battle with his ex-wife who claims that the Senator is a “great actor” who has not lived up to the terms of their custody agreement and doesn’t pay his fair share of child care costs. He also ran over her foot with his car after an argument.
- In fact, Warnock used $61,000 of campaign funds to pay for child care.
- This is odd because since becoming a Senator his income has doubled (something he railed against as a Senator), and he receives a nearly $90,000 tax-free housing stipend from his church.
- To pay for another legal fight, dating back 17 years, Warnock again turned to his war chest of campaign money to pay for legal representation – a BIG no-no. Also, the representation came from well-known Democrat lawyer, Marc Elias.
- Warnock sent $75,000 of COVID money to a social justice organization he founded.
If Raphael Warnock was a Republican, any of these stories would dominate headlines in Georgia and beyond for weeks, if not longer. But they don’t. They are swept under the rug by his friends in the media as they obsess over Herschel Walker.
After tens of millions of dollars, Georgians have stopped listening to the constant smears of Herschel, and the dangerous implications they have on those suffering from mental health issues.
Fairness is not the name of the game for the media in the Georgia Senate race. Protecting Warnock is.
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