Watch Live: Congressional Hearing on IRS Scandal

Live Now on TheBlaze Radio: ‘The Buck Sexton Show’

Media

This May Be The Worst Congressional Sex Scandal You Read About

Nov. 15, 2012 9:00pm Mytheos Holt

The sex scandal surrounding General David Petraeus and his follower Paula Broadwell has managed to pretty much successfully dominate the media market for stories about powerful men failing to behave in a sexually responsible manner. Yet another, far more embarrassing and long-running sex scandal has also been playing out at the same time – a scandal so torrid you may have trouble believing what you’re reading. Fortunately for the subject, it’s a scandal from the past that only recently came to light because of the release of divorce papers.

Meet Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), the man allegedly at the center of this supposed scandal:

Rep. Scott DesJarlais Ensnared in Disturbing Decade Old sex Scandal By Divorce Papers

Scott DesJarlais (Photo Credit: AP)

Rep. DesJarlais, who is also a doctor, made the unfortunately rather common decision to cheat on his wife before assuming office.

However, that’s not all he did. You see, besides cheating on his wife, Rep. DesJarlais’ choice of partners bears mention – specifically, he…

Cheated with his coworkers
Cheated with his own patients.
Wrote false prescriptions for one of his mistresses to get drugs, and…
Pressured his own wife to get an abortion – twice – while campaigning as a supposedly family values-friendly candidate.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports:

A decade before calling himself “a consistent supporter of pro-life values,” Tennessee physician and Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais supported his ex-wife’s decision to get two abortions before their marriage, according to the congressman’s sworn testimony during his divorce trialObtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the couple’s 2001 trial transcript also confirms DesJarlais had sexual relationships with at least two patients, three coworkers and a drug representative while he was chief of staff at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, Tenn. During one affair with a female patient, DesJarlais prescribed her drugs, gave her an $875 watch and bought her a plane ticket to Las Vegas, records show.

DesJarlais spokesman Robert Jameson did not respond to requests for comment. The attorney for the congressman’s ex-wife said that at this point she does not have any comments to issue on her ex-husband’s testimony.[...]

DesJarlais, a family-values conservative who rode 2010’s tea party wave to Washington, testified his ex-wife’s earlier abortion stemmed from medical concerns.

“… [She] was on an experimental drug called Lupron and was not supposed to have gotten pregnant. There were potential risks. It was a therapeutic,” he said.

DesJarlais backed a second abortion after she returned from a military stint in Saudi Arabia a few years before they married in 1995.

“[It] was after she had gotten back from Desert Storm and things were not going well between us and it was a mutual decision,” he said.

Something tells us that these excuses are not going to get DesJarlais out of hot water any time soon. Fortunately for him, he won reelection easily even in spite of this scandal. Unfortunately for him, he might have trouble governing with this sort of story, and certainly will have trouble getting elected again. He may also lose his medical license, depriving him of both his current livelihood and the one before he entered Congress.

In CONTROL, Glenn Beck presents a passionate, fact-based case for guns that reveals why gun control isn’t really about controlling guns at all; it’s about controlling us. Find out more HERE.

Back to The Blaze »

Comments (145)

clinker
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:09pm
Convert to the democrat party and all will be forgotten.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Spirit 72
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:00pm
  The Dems are so devious they may have gone into a Repub District, run a dispicable candidate, and when he won, then they let him out of his cage.
  
  Do NOT laugh; they did it in a district here in Houston (Cris Bell). Except the guy was not so bright; he next ran on the Dem ticket. Thankfully, he lost.
  
  Report this comment
- Keatonc333
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:28pm
  SPIRIT 72
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:00pm
  The Dems are so devious they may have gone into a Repub District, run a dispicable candidate, and when he won, then they let him out of his cage.
  Do NOT laugh; they did it in a district here in Houston (Cris Bell). Except the guy was not so bright; he next ran on the Dem ticket. Thankfully, he lost.
  
  They did it in Houston except he wasn’t bright and ran as a democrat? so essentially they did absolutely nothing that you just said! nice try however!
  
  Report this comment
- Rita_Pita
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 5:47am
  Sex scandals among Democrats are a resume enhancement. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com
  
  Report this comment
- SistaTriscuit
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 5:51am
  Keaton, your reading comprehension is obviously lacking. Spirit plainly said the NEXT time he ran, he ran on the Dem ticket.
  
  Report this comment
- johnpaulkuchtajr
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 6:05am
  Well said.
  
  Ted Kennedy caused the drowning of Mary Jo Kopekne and he was eventually hailed as “The Lion of the Senate” by the Dumocrats.
  
  Ted would have been elevated to Mount Olympus if Mary Jo had been found to have been pregnant at the time. Dumocrats call that a “two fer.”
  
  Report this comment
- poorrichard09
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:28am
  @clinker: Yeah, the Dems welcome sleaze bags with open arms!
  
  Report this comment
- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:49am
  Yeah , this guy would be getting medals if he had been a member of the Commie-crat party. Free Birth control and Abortions to all !
  
  Report this comment
- georgesgirl
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:56am
  LIke Rush says, it would have been a resume enhancer.
  
  Report this comment
- oldguy49
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:00am
  is honor and truth not taught anymore……………..
  
  Report this comment
- TheCalvinistPastor
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:20am
  Thats exacly what I was going to say! lol.
  
  Report this comment
- TruthPolice60
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:13am
  He could be Surgeon General in the Obama Administration ! This guy could run for President on the democrat ticket. The difference between republicans and democrats? Republicans won’t defend this guy like democrats would do if he was one of theirs.
  
  Report this comment
- loriann12
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:30pm
  They should just ban parties. Let each candidate run on what they believe, put it out there, and let us decide. I don’t believe everything every Republican believes, we’re not all neat little packages. if you run on the truth of what you believe, you don’t have to remember the party line.
  
  Report this comment
- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:09pm
  @clinker
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:09pm
  
  Convert to the democrat party and all will be forgotten.
  ***
  Sounds like an “Undercover Democrat” to me. Much like obama’s book talks of his considering his time in the private sector as time behind the enemy lines!
  
  Report this comment
- ken john
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:24pm
  yep…
  
  Report this comment
- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:25pm
  @Keatonc333
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:28pm
  
  SPIRIT 72
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:00pm
  The Dems are so devious they may have gone into a Repub District, run a dispicable candidate, and when he won, then they let him out of his cage.
  Do NOT laugh; they did it in a district here in Houston (Cris Bell). Except the guy was not so bright; he next ran on the Dem ticket. Thankfully, he lost.
  
  They did it in Houston except he wasn’t bright and ran as a democrat? so essentially they did absolutely nothing that you just said! nice try however!
  ***
  A little dyslexia there? Did you not see the word “Next” in the reply, even though it’s in your copy and paste?
  
  Report this comment
- Jim in Houston
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:45pm
  Convert to dimocRat and it will be a resume’ enhancer.
  
  Report this comment
- Poorfessor
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 2:21pm
  Me Thinks he was a Democrat all along, as many in the GOPe are. They are the real “Great Pretender”
  
  Report this comment
- Spirit 72
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:10pm
  For Keaton
  
  (and for anyone else who isnt awake) The Democrats ran a candidate on the [Republican] ticket who talked a good conservative game but was known by many to be a liberal. He did not win the Repub spot. Next time around, he was a Democrat running for another local office. He did not win there either.
  
  You obviously are a Democrat or a liberal… so go somewhere else.
  
  Report this comment
- armyofnibiru
  Posted on November 17, 2012 at 12:15am
  smells like a bloomburg.
  
  Report this comment
blackyb
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:09pm
This man would make a good democrat.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- bekhiet
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:24pm
  He’s a closet demo.
  
  Report this comment
- CatB
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:45am
  Yes … smell a rat …probably run by the Dems …
  
  Report this comment
- Pantloadian
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:30am
  But he’s not a Democrat. He’s a family values conservative Republican.
  
  Report this comment
- oneshiner
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:18pm
  Men and women of power cheat, lie and do despicable things if they are prone to cheating, lying & stealing. Something about power changes people. Then we can’t even elect a decent person like Mitt Romney, because we’ve come to love and support cheaters, liars and disreputable types.
  
  Report this comment
- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:30pm
  I think the Bible calls them “wolves in sheeps clothing” . Your avatar says a lot about your party line, that would be great if you handle was fluke.
  
  Report this comment
- Mil Mom
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:35pm
  @oneshiner
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:18pm
  
  Men and women of power cheat, lie and do despicable things if they are prone to cheating, lying & stealing. Something about power changes people. Then we can’t even elect a decent person like Mitt Romney, because we’ve come to love and support cheaters, liars and disreputable types
  ***
  I think the clinton crowd called it “Camelot” and wanted their piece. Rush has talked about the Kardashian Presidency, but I think it’s the facebook syndrome overtaking the country. We want the one who does the best posts. I’m sure the news that m o was consulting for an internet porn site made a lot of hits with the people they were asking to friend them at the polls.
  
  Report this comment
txannie
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:56pm
I thought the bill clinton/monica thing settled it….it doesn’t matter what anyone does in private as long as everyone loves them unconditionally. Isn’t that what we see as long as it is a liberal democrat caught with their hand in the cookie jar? Please, feel free to correct me if I’m not right. I’m sure we will have a few posters that think anyone in the obama admin can do no wrong and it is none of our business if it endangers our country, just as long as they help the big O look good.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- scrudge
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:03pm
  know we all know why hILLARY went *****
  
  Report this comment
- vadale
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 7:02am
  Only if your a dem, reps have to switch to the dem party if they wanna get away with this…I’m a conservative and I want to replace this guy….But, the dems still love clinton after all those women he messed with.
  
  Report this comment
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:56pm
I don’t care what party your are in, this is despicable behavior.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Keatonc333
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 10:44pm
  Agreed!
  
  Report this comment
- TH30PH1LUS
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:23pm
  True. Also, what mental disorder afllicted that many women who fell for this walking marshmallow?
  
  Report this comment
RightThinking1
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:54pm
Out! Zero tolerance for reprobates.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Reformed
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:09am
  Perfectly said!
  
  Report this comment
Chromo200
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:45pm
As a conservative and ex republican and a Tea Party member .. throw the bum out .. put him into jail and let him doctor the inmates. We need to tell the world that we don’t tolerate people like this in the Tea Party..

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- tajloc
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:26am
  I couldn’t agree more. What a jerk. Is he a plant???
  
  Report this comment
- 65Mustang
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:38am
  It embarrasses me that he is a Republican, despicable behavior for a man of any political party…nothing to look at either.
  
  Report this comment
- Pantloadian
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:31am
  Oh, but you Do tolerate such people. Look at the comments here – all saying “but but but Democrats do it too . . .waaaaaaaaaaaa”
  
  You people are children.
  
  Report this comment
The Giver
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:43pm
Why are these guys so ugly? It seems only Republicans can afford the Viagra. Dems are waiting for Obamacare to provide it.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- The Giver
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:51pm
  He looks like uncle Fester from the Adams Family. Looks is not everything but then he must have some very sweet personality?
  
  Report this comment
Tri-ox
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:41pm
Oh yes, gone are the good old days days when “the worst Congressional sex scandal” consisted of a certain U.S Senator drowning his pregnant mistress – and – handsomely paying off her family to prevent an autopsy from being performed on the body – and – facing no charges or consequences – and – putting his wife under so much stress that she has her third miscarriage – and – going on to become the ‘moral compass’ of a certain political party despite his crimes and long history of philandering …

Times certainly have changed.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- applsfan
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:06pm
  Wow. I was not even aware of that incident. I’ve never heard it before. That’s kind of scary. All I ever heard growing up was how good Ted Kennedy was. I knew he was a drunk, but I don’t remember hearing this story. Yikes.
  
  Report this comment
UnreconstructedLibertarian
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:40pm
The bad thing about this is that Tennesseans threw a hard-line blue-dog democrat, who is evidently more conservative than DeJarlais, under the bus to elect a Republican.

Good lesson, examine the person before party.

A lesson alot should learn.

Learn it well.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- jmorris42
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:13pm
  Yes he needs to be replaced, but only in a primary so long as he continues to vote conservative.
  
  The reason to unelect somebody like this is that once you KNOW their morals are defective it is a certainty they will eventually become a Prog. But if you vote for someone you know is already a Prog it doesn’t make sense.
  
  Report this comment
Tregonsee
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:40pm
It is very safe to assume he will not have an easy primary if he survives. TN Republicans have the luxury of removing RINOs and hypocrites, and we are.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
Zeke48
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:40pm
Gradstudent

Oh you mean like the other day when President Obeyme said we look after our own, yet he let four hero’s die in Benghzi.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- gradstudent
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:23pm
  If it turns out that Obama did indeed leave those men to di3 for no good reason and thus was counter to his statement I will cry foul as well. However, I see no evidence yet that that is the case. I do not believe that a random reporter got a secret e-mail that no one else got and if Glenn Beck told me that the sky is blue I’d have to go outside and check. I’ll wait for the conclusions of the multiple investigations and hearings.
  
  Report this comment
TJexcite
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:39pm
He will be fine and on congress for 5 more terms…. Oh wait he is a Republican. He will be out by February, only Democrats can do that. Be caught with a live boy, dead girl or campaign cash in your private bank account. All at the same time and still be reelected from the mental Hospital.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- SistaTriscuit
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 5:55am
  Most accurate comment on the discussion!
  
  Report this comment
Polarized America
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:38pm
This guy needs Bob Larson, the Exorcist, cuz the devil made him do it

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
BoyScout_Mom
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:31pm
Wow, how is this guy not in the Fed Pen?

Just want to float an idea: Sandoval/Martinez 2016
If America still exists by then.

Breitbart is reporting Mia Love is still in her race, with 28K ballots yet to be counted, and only 2600 behind her opponent.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- The Giver
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:48pm
  West and Love had been declared losers. Thanks for the good news.
  
  Report this comment
Gary_K
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:28pm
I thought teddy’s sex scandal was far worse…you could say it was a killer of a scandal.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- 1911CK
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:34pm
  yes, it was drowning in controversy
  
  Report this comment
- Gary_K
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:41pm
  And, teddy’s story was all wet.
  
  Report this comment
- tajloc
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:28am
  What do you mean? Didn’t Teddy get a life saving award from the Red Cross… for saving one person in a two person drowning accident.
  
  Report this comment
Baja
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:25pm
This clown has a promising future in politics.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Walkabout
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:43pm
  I could support him if it is water under the bridge, but … I am not sure we need that risk. He’ll probably be like Gingrich, who is fairly typical of men of any persuasion & especially those who become prominent.
  
  The more success, … the more ego, … the more cheating. Every rule has exceptions, but mankind overall does not have a good track record.
  
  BTW what someone else posted, the reporting seems to be pretty one sided. All those Democrats are perfect. We never got the bulk of the black book printed of that madame who committed suicide.
  If Washington is anything like Nixon;s time than the whoring & cheating is pretty much equal opportunity. Which is why Gordon Liddy was able to call a man’s wife a whore on the public air waves & get hauled to court only to have the charge of slander dropped when the the trail was due to start. DDSS.
  
  Report this comment
- QuincySmith
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:44pm
  When he changes party.
  
  Report this comment
Nerzhul
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:24pm
It seems only Repubs are having affairs these days, we all know dems are totally faithful all the time and never cheat right? right??? sigh

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:22pm
“Disgusting pig” comes to my mind…BTW he is wasting his time as Republican. Being a Democrat he could be a People’s Party National Hero…

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Pantloadian
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:32am
  Just like David Vitter.
  
  Report this comment
vic138
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:15pm
Just ignore this, please. We have more important issues to worry about than someones personal life and morality. Can we just assume the left is just as bad or worse and move on.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- 1947
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:28pm
  Obama’s taking your Army and your Government
  
  Report this comment
Small World
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:14pm
What a low life!

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- countryfirst
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 7:57am
  Nancy was going to drain the swamp, I think John should raise the water leave and drown the rats.
  
  Report this comment
bbhouston
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:13pm
So the guy commits acts that causes him to probably lose his Medical license…..but it’s o.k. for him to serve in congress. And anyone wonders why this country is in the shape it’s in?

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- The Giver
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:38pm
  Congress does legal “insider trading”. They hold stocks and are able to vote on issues that affect those stocks without any problem. They can even buy in on stuff based on their info. No wonder they do so well as “public servants”.
  
  Report this comment
RJJinGadsden
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:12pm
Apparently the only way a Democrat can get into office in that part of the south these days. The Republicans in Tennessee should have caught up with this Dem-wit in sheep’s clothing before he won his election.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
Wdawg
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:07pm
Sounds like one sick puppy! He should resign!

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- ZaphodsPlanet
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:49am
  Maybe he should hold out for disability like Jesse Jackson Jr. What in the hell is wrong with these people? Guy knows how to rack up sin points…. that’s for sure. What trash…..
  
  Report this comment
Kathleen3
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:06pm
Why such in-depth information on DesJarlais yet hardly any to no details on Jesse Jackson, Jr.?

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Small World
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:13pm
  Good point .
  
  Report this comment
- gradstudent
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:19pm
  Because as usual, it’s not the behavior but the hypocrisy that outrages people. This is why Democratic “scandals” are rarely as big a deal, because we are liberal (read: we don’t spend half of every day telling everyone else how they should or shouldn’t live their lives). No one would care a lick if this guy hadn’t condemned abortion while convincing his wife to have two. I couldn’t have cared less about Larry Craig had not been anti-homosexual. Do you see where I’m going with this? Hypocrisy and cover-up will get attention every time.
  
  Report this comment
- thetreyman
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:45pm
  um, libs spend all day telling people how to live their lives. light bulbs, toilets, showers, gas mileage, soda, energy production,…….shall i go on. real conservatives may suggest you behave morally but we dont seek to make it government policy like you libs do.
  
  Report this comment
- condera
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:50pm
  @GRADSTUDENT: You would be correct, you just legislate it the way you want people to live their lives and think.
  
  Report this comment
- gradstudent
  Posted on November 15, 2012 at 11:34pm
  TheTreyMan, no the conservatives don’t legislate often legislate morality, well unless you count the s0d0my laws that were on the books for centuries, the many laws dictating who can marry who, the attempt to dictate what a woman can do with her own body, the laws preventing terminally ill people from doing what they want to with their lives…shall I go on? As a democrat, so long as corporate America behaves dangerously (see BP oil spill, Massey mine disaster, the smog in and around cities like Los Angeles before CAFE standards and emissions laws, read The Jungle and tell me we don’t need the FDA, look up the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and tell me we don’t need regulations) I will advocate making them do so, because when they don’t the can affect all of us and the Invisible Hand just has never done a good enough job.
  But, for the sake of this argument I should have specified “preaching moral behavior and morality itself. Mea culpa.
  
  Report this comment
- thetreyman
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:40am
  TheTreyMan, no the conservatives don’t legislate often legislate morality, well unless you count the s0d0my laws that were on the books for centuries, the many laws dictating who can marry who, the attempt to dictate what a woman can do with her own body, the laws preventing terminally ill people from doing what they want to with their lives.
  
  you may, but, these are areas that states should decide. the problem with you libs is you want to nationalize everything. nowhere in the constitution does it talk about these things. and to the abortion thing. a woman can do with her body as she sees fit. and if that is true, would you join me in advocating for the repel of laws that say, if you kill or injure a woman who is pregnant, and kill the baby, you will not be charged for double murder. after all, it was just an unplanned abortion.
  
  Report this comment
Keatonc333
Posted on November 15, 2012 at 9:06pm
Oh those republicans and their sex scandals!

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply

It appears that you have Javascript Disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser preferences for a better user experience on TheBlaze. You can not comment without Javascript enabled.