Illinois Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen stepped down today after a former girlfriend and massage therapist accused him of abuse.
Scott Lee Cohen reportedly held a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend.
The AP reported:
The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past.
Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar.
The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. Since then, it has become widely know that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend.
The girlfriend herself had been charged with prostitution. He also admits using steroids in the past.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race.
February 7th, 2010 | 11:42 pm | #1
That is too bad!
February 7th, 2010 | 11:44 pm | #2
We got to love those social justice supporting democorrupts who tell us they occupy the moral high ground because they are compassionate. Democrat voters & party bots in Illinois have got to be the nation’s dumbest. They elect a pawnbroker to be their nominee for lt. governor. Even Mark Twain could not have created a work of fiction with satire this good.
Oops that’s right! They sent the South Chicago’s village idiots to DC.
February 7th, 2010 | 11:46 pm | #3
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February 8th, 2010 | 12:02 am | #4
How bad is it in Illinois when voters have to be saved by a prostitute to get these sleezoids out of politics?
February 8th, 2010 | 12:16 am | #5
Demoncrats and An Obumberduche-bag can be defeated at the polls.
February 8th, 2010 | 12:35 am | #6
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don’t you just love how the political shame game has evolved..
seems everyone is fair game, well, except for Obama.. *sigh*
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February 8th, 2010 | 12:41 am | #7
They knew about this before the guy ran! They’re paying him off to leave. This is absolutely illegal; they’re getting rid of a duly-elected official in order to appoint someone who won’t hurt the ticket. This is a federal crime.
February 8th, 2010 | 12:56 am | #8
Cohen is actually more qualified to be president than Obama, he runs 2 businesses (Obama just runs at the mouth). I was hoping he’d stay in the race, just to watch the IL democrats squirm and Quinn change parties. I wonder what Madigan (dad or daughter) had on him to make him quit.
February 8th, 2010 | 1:16 am | #9
Lucky for the Dems, Mother Teresa is standing by to take Cohen’s place on the ticket.
February 8th, 2010 | 6:35 am | #10
If only his last name had been Kennedy . . .
February 8th, 2010 | 10:25 am | #11
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February 8th, 2010 | 11:32 am | #12
Loony liberals like that disgusting Amanda Marcotte look the other way on scum bags like this guy and John Edwards (who this disgusting woman worked for) yet they get their panties in a bunch about Tim Tebow and his mom.
If you did not see her comment about them take a peek at http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/02/tim-tebow-super-bowl-ad-designed-to.html
She said “Hi Mom! Tried to kill you from the womb and failed. How about a nice blind side tackle? Violence against moms FTW!”
I guess she thought it was perfectly OK for Scott Lee Cohen to hold a knife to his GF’s throat and for John “Breck girl” Edwards to beat his cancer stricken wife but when it comes to Tim Tebow and his mom she starts foaming at the mouth.
February 8th, 2010 | 12:34 pm | #13
Illinois will be voting democrat anyway, so is this guy any more corrupt then the other candidate? we can perhaps give him a pass due to it happen under roidrage.
Maybe the other candidate is a “real” crook.
February 8th, 2010 | 1:42 pm | #14
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