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Demovictory9

(32,413 posts)
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:11 PM Nov 2019

Jim jordan scandal heating up again..referee says he knew

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1078476

professional referee says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that disgraced doctor Richard Strauss masturbated in front of him in a shower after a wrestling match at Ohio State University, and he reported the encounter directly to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who was then the assistant coach.

“Yeah, that’s Strauss,” Jordan and then-head coach Russ Hellickson replied, according to the lawsuit, when the referee, identified in court papers as John Doe 42, told them about the incident. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, implies that Jordan's response to the incident, which the referee said happened in 1994, was essentially a shrug.

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Jim jordan scandal heating up again..referee says he knew (Original Post) Demovictory9 Nov 2019 OP
New lawsuit, doctor masturbating in front of student(s). Good. Hortensis Nov 2019 #1
Wanked off in the shower. Ew, just Ew! yellowcanine Nov 2019 #3
Yes. Ewww vastly understates the sick atmosphere Hortensis Nov 2019 #6
"Everyone knew". Except Gym Jordan, so he says. yellowcanine Nov 2019 #17
Jordan should resign forthwith. MineralMan Nov 2019 #2
Gym Jacketoff Jordan has some explaining to do. kysrsoze Nov 2019 #4
You misspelled Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 #8
He'll just say that NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #11
i'm stealing that very appropriate nickname Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #29
No doubt Gym is a lyin' POS. TruckFump Nov 2019 #5
Gym J's response: "What's the damage? Tell me! It all flowed away into the NCjack Nov 2019 #7
This proves he was an enabler of twisted, abusive behavior FakeNoose Nov 2019 #9
he is STILL an enabler of twisted, abusive behavior Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #28
But will anything happen? OliverQ Nov 2019 #10
I hope he True Blue American Nov 2019 #12
Reportedly, Gym Jordan likes to retaliate against Whistleblowers sop Nov 2019 #13
If Jordan shrugged, then he must have been one of Strauss's lovers Submariner Nov 2019 #14
Exactly. Jordan should be forced to testify under oath klook Nov 2019 #19
Yup, under oath. dmr Nov 2019 #21
His hand will be too busy to be placed on the Bible. CaptYossarian Nov 2019 #23
When does his congressional investigation begin? gibraltar72 Nov 2019 #15
IOKIYAR gab13by13 Nov 2019 #16
Flush. Resign! ffr Nov 2019 #18
Gym learned everything he knows about politics by watching Hogan's Heroes reruns Hassler Nov 2019 #20
Remember the days when GOPers with flimsy excuses for behavior fell apart, resigned? Texin Nov 2019 #22
and now he has been put on the Intelligence Committee. IcyPeas Nov 2019 #24
sickening bdamomma Nov 2019 #25
Jordan admires Strauss..... SergeStorms Nov 2019 #26
You can tell that he's a disgusting perv just by looking at him. smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #27
He looks like a damn creep, especially with the no-jacket super macho bullshit dalton99a Nov 2019 #31
Gymnauseum Blue Owl Nov 2019 #30

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Yes. Ewww vastly understates the sick atmosphere
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:31 PM
Nov 2019

of course.

Remembering those hostile creep students who'd come by to watch workouts and make obscene comments about all the athletes because of the things widely known to be going on. Everyone knew.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
11. He'll just say that
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:45 PM
Nov 2019

the report that came out several months back was complete and total exoneration for him, so why bring it up again. (It wasn't, but that's what he claimed and the media bought it)

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,231 posts)
29. i'm stealing that very appropriate nickname
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 06:43 PM
Nov 2019

Henceforth, and forevermore, he is "Gym Jacketoff Jordan".

Hope I don't ever confuse the "i" and "e" keys. (Typing either produces the proper salute).

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
7. Gym J's response: "What's the damage? Tell me! It all flowed away into the
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:34 PM
Nov 2019

shower drain. Now, why aren't you focusing on the Whistle Blower?"

FakeNoose

(32,535 posts)
9. This proves he was an enabler of twisted, abusive behavior
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:43 PM
Nov 2019

That doctor Richard Strauss should have been drummed out of Ohio State University many years before, but Jim Jordan looked the other way. Now he's looking the other way for Chump and the other sick f*cks in the GOP.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
10. But will anything happen?
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:45 PM
Nov 2019

I haven't seen members of Congress demand his resignation or call for an ethics investigation. You know Jordan will not resign voluntarily.

sop

(10,080 posts)
13. Reportedly, Gym Jordan likes to retaliate against Whistleblowers
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:55 PM
Nov 2019

(from NBC News) "Whistleblowing former Ohio State University wrestler Mike DiSabato alleged in a lawsuit that a cousin of Rep. Jim Jordan retaliated against him after he went public with claims that team doctor Richard Strauss sexually abused him and dozens of other athletes — and that the congressman, who was then an assistant wrestling coach, did nothing to stop him."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-lawsuit-rep-jim-jordan-s-cousin-retaliated-against-ohio-n1011941

Submariner

(12,496 posts)
14. If Jordan shrugged, then he must have been one of Strauss's lovers
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:56 PM
Nov 2019

why isn't the Gym Jordan affair being reported on?

klook

(12,151 posts)
19. Exactly. Jordan should be forced to testify under oath
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 02:58 PM
Nov 2019

and go to prison if found culpable by a jury.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
23. His hand will be too busy to be placed on the Bible.
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:42 PM
Nov 2019

No doubt Jordan and Strauss engage in the same practices.

Warning to all who've had their baby kissed by Jordan while campaigning...don't use straight bleach out of the bottle. You must add some water.

Hassler

(3,363 posts)
20. Gym learned everything he knows about politics by watching Hogan's Heroes reruns
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:12 PM
Nov 2019

The personification of Sergeant Schultz.

Texin

(2,588 posts)
22. Remember the days when GOPers with flimsy excuses for behavior fell apart, resigned?
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:33 PM
Nov 2019

It wasn't all that long ago when you think about it. The days of "wide stance" and "hiking in the Great Smokies (or Appalachian Trail, as the case may be) were soon followed thereafter by resignations. What happened?

SergeStorms

(19,123 posts)
26. Jordan admires Strauss.....
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:57 PM
Nov 2019

and we all know that Gym Jordan will go balls-to-the-wall for anyone he admires. He's Trumps fluffer, so I'm sure he's played that part before. He didn't get lips like that from sucking on doorknobs, if you catch my drift.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
27. You can tell that he's a disgusting perv just by looking at him.
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 04:06 PM
Nov 2019

He has that kind of "perv" vibe going strong. I can't really explain or prove it, but I know it's true.

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