(August 24, 2022 at 9:57 am)Tomato Wrote: Republican campaign rocked by gay extortion attempt
LGBTQ Nation
Quote:A self-described “strong conservative and Christian” Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s state assembly is speaking out after he says he was blackmailed by someone who had video of him performing oral sex on another man.
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He still didn’t pay the blackmailer and he told his family himself.
“I was the victim of a crime, but I’ve put the matter behind me and I’ve focused on my faith,” Schmidt said to WisPolitics, a local news site. “I’m a strong conservative and Christian, but there was a brief moment I struggled with my sexuality.”
Ha! I am reminded of Richard Dawkins' quote, "Behind every Christian evangelist there is a wreck of a used car saleman".