Michigan House of Representatives

[xoxoxoBruce]

The Detroit News reports two Tea Party Republicans battle both parties, then fire aids for refusing to try to cover up their affair.

Lansing — State Rep. Todd Courser planned the distribution of a fictional email alleging he had sex with a male prostitute in a bid to conceal his relationship with Rep. Cindy Gamrat, according to audio recordings obtained by The Detroit News.

Courser, a Lapeer Republican, said on one recording the email was designed to create “a complete smear campaign” of exaggerated, false claims about him and Gamrat so a public revelation about the legislators’ relationship would seem “mild by comparison.”

Interviews with former House employees and the recordings show freshman lawmakers Courser and Gamrat, R-Plainwell, used their taxpayer-funded offices to maintain and cover up their relationship. Courser, 43, and Gamrat, 42, rose from the ranks of tea party activism, battled establishment Republicans to win seats in the House last year and formed their own legislative coalition.

A now-former House aide recorded Courser in mid-May directing him to send Republican activists and operatives an email that would appear to be from an anonymous political enemy that said Courser had been “caught behind a Lansing nightclub” having sex with a man.

[DanaC]

Courser, 43, and Gamrat, 42, rose from the ranks of tea party activism, battled establishment Republicans to win seats in the House last year and formed their own legislative coalition.

Is that what they're calling it these days?

[Griff]

Nice.

[sexobon]

The fictional email alleging Rep. Todd Courser had sex with a male prostitute AND the story about him having an affair with Rep. Cindy Gamrat may both be disinformation to preempt a public revelation about him taking sheep to McDonalds.

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, ..."