McCain Florida campaign co-chair and state representative Bob Allen was arrested after offering to perform a sex-act on a male undercover police officer. Apparently, he attracted the attention of police because he looked weird–unshaved and suspicious. Very much like how he looks here. Oh, he’s also married and has a child.
Rep. Bob Allen arrested on sex charge
Titusville police were at Veteran’s Memorial Park on East Broad Street on a burglary detail when they noticed an unshaven man acting suspicious, going in and out of the restroom three times, said Lt. Todd Hutchinson.
An undercover officer decided to go into one of the bathroom stalls, Hutchinson said. Moments later, Allen knocked on the stall door and offered to perform oral sex on the officer for $20, according to the police spokesman.
Allen says he’s innocent, of course. How one misinterprets that sort of offer in a bathroom is beyond me. He also has no plans to resign, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. Considering his political positions and then this alleged behavior, it seems we’re looking at a man who is very familiar with misrepresenting himself to everyone.
Allen has a strong conservative record. PageOneQ has obtained information regarding Allen’s voting record and ratings by advocacy organizations. Between 2003 and 2006 Allen voted with the Christian Coalition over 90% of the time. Allen has been endorsed by the Florida Right to Life Committee and this year he voted to impose a 24-hour waiting period on third-trimester abortions.
Just another reminder that you, too, should look suspiciously at people who want to use government to impose their ‘religious’ morality on others. It’s one thing to want to persuade people socially, and quite another to use legislative power to impost a religious framework. That’s not the American way, and should be viewed as a symptom of someone on office who has either monumental control issues or is making up for, uh, something else in their personal life.
Not that any of you will disagree with me 😉
Oh, let me be the first to disagree with you, Tammy; but I will take into consideration what you say about his voting record because I respect your perspective on issues. Bob Allen seems more to be someone who is conscious of who will get him where he wants to go (political office) and will pander to whatever they want.
I’ve spent the whole morning in the vet’s office with a nauseaous (sp?) dog so my thinking may be skewed. My spelling certainly proves this to be true.
This guy, Allen, is just a pig. I think we do have to be aware now of anyone caught in this sort of trashy behavior, esp now that Larry Flynt is going to help us (God help us).
I’m trying to figure out where I could even begin to disagree with you. I don’t though. I am a Christian and I wish everyone could know the freedom I’ve realized in my faith. I really do. But to control others into my faith would really be useless and against God (Whose image lives in people). Like you say, Tammy, to “want to persuade”, to educate “socially,” is a good thing. To educate others on where and why Christians stand is great. Then if others choose to live by Jesus great; if not, they choose freely and I’d stand up for their freedom to choose since a non-chosen Christianity can’t be true. This guy is sick inside, trying to appear differently, and I agree, to impose a faith on others is the antithesis of this nation in her founding, even though the founders were nearly all Christians.
Thanks Tammy for this news. Florida Rep. Allen IS a Troll, in the worst possibly seen way, too.
To advocate one, apparently Christian con-servative viewpoint only to privately act in the direct opposite is the height of hypocrisy. His actions verses his record do far more damage to legitimate, genuine gay rights than anything he could’ve ever said or promoted.
To me specifically(and I’m not gay), this illustrates how the ‘conservative right’ ought to acknowledge and welcome gays into their fold.
As the ‘Log Cabin Republicans’ are, there are many, many gay women and men who would readily embrace conservative values, IF they had the belief that they’d be accepted, indeed valued for their distinct points of view.
The alternative for these women and men who are gay with conservative instincts, is the Democratic Party, with their tacit, superficial acceptance of “all”, of everyone that the Dems accept on the surface. These people are only seen as tools to the Dems, to advance another subvertive agenda alone, nothing else beyond that!
In the same ideal, Democrats welcome Illegal Immigrants to this nation, to their political affiliation for their votes, while they endorse ‘racial slavery’ in reality.
–Just like they accept gays…. only for as far as these men and women will take them, no farther.
Bob Allen should’ve been arrested for his actions, IMO. Instead, he should’ve stood for a conservative, Republican acceptance of gays, lesbians into their fold.
LOOK- I have a gay employee working for me at my casino, and he is literally my closest confidant; a man who has conserative values, votes. I see him as no different from me, but on one aspect, which is None Of My Business ultimately!
The Republican party needs to, ought to welcome these fine upstanding citizens into our fold!! The idea of the ‘10% of population’ is spurious, and should be given the same respect, the same invitation that we Cons. give to any other subset of Americans!!
I got into it the other day about this guy with some of the dunderheads on Fark. They loved the fact that he was a “conservative” Republican, and I had to remind them that Barney Frank was accused of much, much worse and no one in the Democratic Party cared. Of course, that kind of reasoning went WAAYY over their heads.
!You make a very good point, JOELN! HAHAHA
Discrimination (Alienation?) has some very odd, mostly liberal ‘bedfellows’, huh?
It’s only because it is the very-Left Liberals who want to know who someone goes to bed with!!
Whose business is That?
Not Mine!
Hi Tammy. Interesting post. What strikes me is the dissimilar way that we all analyze such things relative to the political affiliation of those involved. Republicans tend to suffer far more consequences, and more lasting consequences for sexual/moral/ethical misbehavior than Democrats. Not only are the transgressions of Republicans reported more frequently, but the reporting is substantially more vehement, taking pains to link the misbehavior of individuals to their party and to all Republicans.
This should hardly surprise us. We are only responding to what we all believe to be true: Democrats are less moral and far more prone to all manner of sexual, moral and ethical misdeeds than Republicans, and the supporters of Democrats will be far less angry with their elected officials for their misdeeds than will be the constituents of Republicans. In addition, the public will hear about only a fraction of the offenses of Democrats as the press will tend to protect them to the greatest possible degree, if for no reason other than that the press tends not to see some sorts of misbehavior as improper or newsworthy, particularly when committed by their kind of people. So we hold Republicans to a higher standard because we expect them to be more ethical human beings and Democrats.
We should not, by the way, go overboard in our condemnation of public figures. This fellow is apparently a sad kind of guy, someone we might reasonably find to be deeply flawed, perhaps even worthy of pity, but what he is alledged to have done is far from the worst behavior we can expect from human beings, all of whom, in one way or another, sin.
I am overwhelmed by such loyalty. McCain’s campaign is hardpressed for cash and this guy (what a guy), Bob, is trying to singlehandedly hustle up the money to keep the freedom train rolling. Where can you find such friends? However, at $20.00 a pop I don’t think Bob will last until the election.
[LOL!–ed.]
Hey Tammy! People are people,regardless of their political affiliations,so it shouldn’t surprise anyone to hear about these sordid affairs involving married men. And as I’ve said before,just because someone calls themselves Christians or votes with them or does good deeds,that doesn’t make them true Christians. I agree with you Tammy,that our government should not impose their beliefs on us. I am a Christian but no one should be forced to accept Jesus. Our Founding Fathers were, for the most part, Christian but they specifically saw to it that no one religion was imposed on the people. In the Bible Jesus says the following “and I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”John 12:32 He meant that we as Christians have only to tell others about Him and He will do the rest. The way He led lived his life and the peace He offers us will draw men and women to him.No need for threats or forced conversions.
As a former staff attorney for the Florida House, all I can say here is…no comment. And I could say that about more than Bob Allen.
When it comes to the legislation of ‘religious’ morality, we must not misinterpret it as being ‘Christian’. What is often overlooked by those who wish to impose their religious morality on others is the fact that God was – and is – about ‘free will’ – meaning we have the freedom to choose our path and when we screw up, we suffer the consequences (or should).
Certainly, Judeo-Christian teachings were key in the birth of this nation. No doubt there was a divine purpose involved. But even the forefathers realized they differed amongst themselves (not just on religion) and people differed in general – and it’s the same today – and always will be! Therefore, a framework was built around Judeo-Christian teachings (which are the core of many different religions) in which people drawn together in the common cause of freedom could co-exist. Civility was not always involved, but it was believed a good people would select good representation and work toward the greater good of all.
Christ himself did not declare a ‘religion’ – he simply told the world who He was and left it up to the world to decide if they would accept Him or not. He didn’t force himself upon anyone – He does not do so now. Therefore, it is the job of those who are believers to educate others (not through force) so they, in turn, can educate more and that in itself is what changes the tide in our society/world. Education is the key to changing hearts & minds. Interesting that Christ came here as a teacher & healer – not a politician.
So when I see a story such as Bob Allen, I am reminded of the many who have used their influential positions to foist a denominational doctrine on others which they cannot follow themselves. I also cannot help but view the imposing of one’s religious morality through legislation as ‘government control’, too.
Yeah, Artgal!
I am sure all the esteemed Representative Allen was doing was conducting field research for the Repubican party regarding the homosexual agenda. He needs to know, up close and on a personal basis, just what these preevurts have planned for the downfall of American society.
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“Interesting that Christ came here as a teacher & healer – not a politician.”
I’m a fairly non-observant Jew. I do not believe in the literal divinity of Jesus save to the extent that we are all made in God’s image. However, it’s exactly for this reason you cite (among others) why I respect Christianity and regard it as an overwhelmingly positive force in the world, and one of the bedrocks of free Western civilization. As a practical matter, religious leaders who elevated the spiritual above the worldly allowed for the development of civic religious institutions that were not conceived as agents of the State and not tainted by the inherently worldly ambitions of the State: like Jesus, the Buddha also comes to mind, who was born a prince but gave up all the trappings of power and wealth to teach, to spread a message that could only be accepted by exercising free will.
Contrast that to Mohammed, a merchant who became a soldier and ultimately became the ruler of vast and aggressive new empire that spread his new faith by the sword. It’s exactly the opposite.