Checking in on the only Democrat Glenn Greenwald likes
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I won’t endeavor to sort through the dozens of candidates for the most embarrassing Glenn Greenwald moment since he went MAGA sometime in 2016, but his fawning promotional interview with Aaron Coleman is certainly up there. Did Coleman have an extensive recent history of misogynist partner abuse? Yes. Was there any actual evidence that he had changed? No. Was he even particularly remorseful? Nope. Do the nominal policy positions of a minority backbencher in the Kansas state legislature matter in the slightest? Hahahah no. But if there is any change to re-litigate the 2016 primary it must be taken.
Anyway, you probably know where this is going:
Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman, who has a history of alleged abusive behavior, was arrested Saturday night on a charge of domestic battery. Overland Park police took Coleman into custody at 8:15 p.m. Saturday and he was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, according to jail records. Coleman’s arrest on Sunday prompted new calls for his resignation.
The 21-year-old Democratic lawmaker has been accused multiple times of inappropriate behavior, including by a former girlfriend who said he slapped and choked her. The circumstances of Saturday’s arrest weren’t immediately known.
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Earlier in October, the Kansas Department of Labor warned Coleman to stay away from its Topeka headquarters after the agency said he repeatedly tried to gain access to employee-only parts of the building. But the most serious concerns about Coleman have often centered on his behavior in relationships, in particular his relationships with women. Before Coleman took office in early 2021, seven incoming Democratic legislators — all women — called on him to resign. They demanded Coleman face “accountability for violence against women.” Coleman has previously been under a temporary order not to communicate with the former campaign manager of a political opponent, who had said Coleman sent her harassing messages, came to her home twice and tried to get her evicted. A former staff member in Sawyer’s office has also described threats Coleman made against her and that he had called her and threatened physical violence against Sawyer before the election.
Women in Kansas legislature: “having an unrepentant abusive misogynist as a co-worker seems extremely bad.”
Glenn: “have you considered that he owns the libs? CHECKMATE!”