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Dem Congressman Admits To Kissing ‘Every Woman’ At Campaign Events

Benny Johnson Columnist, Viral Politics
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Congressional Democrats are reeling from a series of sexual misconduct allegations against some of their top legislative stars.

Sen. Al Franken and Rep. John Conyers have faced a series of bombshell sexual assault and groping allegations over the past two weeks.  On Monday afternoon, Texas Democrat Al Green released a statement alleging he is innocent of a“romantic encounter” reported by a former staffer. 

In the wake of the ensuing chaos,  fellow Democrat New York Rep. Gregory Meeks went on MSNBC Monday to try to stem the tide of many calling for his colleagues’ resignation. 

In doing so, Meeks clumsily admitted to his own odd habits with women. Meeks openly told MSNBC host Chris Jansing that he regularly kisses every woman when he arrives in a room for a campaign event. The New York Democrat also admitted that some women get jealous when he does not kiss them. 

When I go into a room and there’s a bunch of women sitting at the table… generally, you know, not thinking of anything else, I would kiss every woman on the cheek. Maybe I shouldn’t do that. You’ve got to think — I have to think about that, to be quite honest with you. We have to rethink because I haven’t thought about it. I thought of saying, ‘Here I am greeting you in a pleasant way’ and I’ve had some women I felt or looked somebody that felt uneasy, I wouldn’t kiss them. Others, I pass them by and they say, “Hey, how come you kissed this one and not me?” We have to rethink on all of that —

Jansing had a puzzling response to a member of Congress admitting live on air that he kisses women at events. Jansing said she had the same issues with anchor Dan Rather, saying:

I agree with you. That’s one thing. I was just having this conversation actually this morning with Dan Rather because we’ve known each other for a long time, we’ve kissed each other on the cheek and we made an uncomfortable joke about should we be doing that. I understand what you’re saying.

Strange times.

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