It seems that in at least one Kentucky courthouse, there are some things that run in the family: government jobs, breaking the law, misguided moral authority and bigotry. By now you have surely heard of the infamous Kim Davis, hero to right-wing gay bashers and homophobic, hypocritical villain to almost everyone else.
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock or in a coma - here’s a quick recap of the whole Kim Davis fiasco:
Davis is a thrice-divorced county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky who became a born-again Christian a few years ago, and is suffering from something some people call the “conversion effect.” That’s basically when an individual makes a life change and zealously insists that everyone around them should make the same change with the same fervor. Although it mostly applies to religion, it can include diet, quitting a substance or almost anything.
In this case, Davis felt the need to prove to the world what a good little follower of Christ she was by refusing to do her job, even after she was specifically ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite her hissy-fit appeal. Why? Because “God gave her the authority.” Duh.
Then earlier today, Kim Davis was found to be in contempt of court, and was taken away to jail. Excuse me as I go get a tissue. All guffawing can really cause the eyes to water…. I mean, as another writer put it:
Kim married husband #1
She got knocked up with twins by husband #3 while married to husband #1
She then divorced husband #1 and married husband #2
Husband #2 adpots husband #3’s kids
She then divorced husband #2 and married husband #3
Then, she divorced husband #3 and married husband #2 again.
But those terrible homogays are the ones that are REALLY ruining the sanctity of marriage, right?
Kim Davis’ reign of terror, and her not only-bigoted-son Nathan:
In the aftermath of Kim Davis being taken to jail, the six deputy clerks were told they could comply with the law or go to jail. Five of the six deputy clerks were probably relieved to hear this. According to Raw Story:
Rowan County Attorney Cecil Watkins said in a Wednesday interview that the deputy clerks were too afraid to disagree with Davis to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
“The takeaways from the Watkins interview are clear. Davis is acting alone in her zealous mission,” wrote Shannon Ragland, of the Kentucky Trial Court Review. “Her conduct has terrorized not just her staff but everyone that works in the courthouse. And all for a foolish mission aided by out-of-state charlatan lawyers trying to raise money for their �religious liberty’ mission.”
The one exception, of course, was her 21-year-old son Nathan. Apparently, this job runs in the family, as he is the third generation to hold work in this government office. In reference to Kim Davis, Kentucky.com reports:
Davis succeeded her mother, Jean W. Bailey, who was Rowan County clerk for nearly 40 years until she retired. Davis was one of her mother’s deputy clerks for much of that time, just as her 21-year-old son, Nathan, now works as one of her deputies.
Maybe it’s time this nepotism comes to an end. Although the judge states that Nathan will not be put in jail with his mother, one has to wonder why not. If she’s in contempt of court, and the deputy clerks were told they would be too if they didn’t comply with the law - why is he getting special treatment?
Here’s a video on the case:
Featured image via video screen capture from YouTube
The irony is that she’s an elected Democrat! LMAO
not irony, just another stupid Dixiecrat. And notice that unlike baggers and repturds no “GoFundMe” page so she can cash in for being criminal and it is only repturds defending her crimes.
Considering she ran unopposed for a position her mother had held for so long, I think she could have listed her affiliation as “Chitlins Cookoff Queen” and still gotten elected.
But, it is funny that no actual Democrats have stood up for this fool. Only Republicans like Rand Paul.
not funny so much as normal that dems don’t hug their criminals and support them and cherish them like baggers and repturds do 🙂
That is the irony Ricardo will never understand.
And Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz. All three to be expected, of course.
Yea, I wish we could sent Cruz to Georgia for good.
He is an embarrassment to the state of Texas, and that takes some doing.
dino.
i assume her son can be fired, since he was NOT elected, but selected as a deputy clerk. Sounds like that county needs a good housecleaning, and individuals who understand the Constitution and the law to step into those jobs.
But who has the authority to fire him? If it’s her it will probably not happen.
Nathan was *not* elected and should expect fired if he refuses to do his job, period!
Unfortunately the only person who could fire him would be his mother.
Do you know that for a fact, or are you just guessing?
If she is in jail, isn’t there a interim clerk that could fire him? Is that office just a rudderless ship?
Exactly!
LOL! So she’s in jail because she didn’t want to marry a gay man? What’s this world coming to when the government can make you marry someone you don’t want to, and a gay person on top of that! Will they even pay for her divorce? And how do they expect the wedding night to go..I mean, I assume she likes guys, but so does he, right? This country is turning into France by the minute.
I heard about this “gay agenda” stuff, but this is just sick. They should marry each other, not force us straight people to marry them.
She wasn’t being asked to marry anyone. All she and her office do is issue the license to get married. Under her logic, someone who sells a gun would be guilty of murder if the person used that gun to kill someone…………..smh
That’s just crazy talk. Did she kill her gay husband-to-be? Then why bring up murder? No, she just shouldn’t be forced into a marriage period. And you defend this? Some people!
This ain’t Afghanistan, brother!
“So she’s in jail because she didn’t want to marry a gay man? What’s
this world coming to when the government can make you marry someone you
don’t want to, and a gay person on top of that” … How did you get THAT mess from what’s going on here? All she needs to do is her job; which is issue marriage licenses. She’s still free to marry, divorce, marry, divorce, and marry again anyone she chooses. Good grief, no one’s being forced to marry anyone!
I say let her marry who she wants. There should be laws already on the books that say you can’t be forced into marrying someone you don’t want. I can’t see how you can defend that.
This ain’t Pakistan, sister!
It you are trying for sarcasm or satire……..you’ve missed by a few Kentucky furlongs. If you are seriously this poor at reading comprehension … well, bless your heart.
If you’re trying to force your views on me, well you’ll be sadly disappointed. Take yourself and your forced marriage an head on back to France, Frenchy.
Wow! Whatever you are smokin’ is some powerful juju.
Sue. Juju? Powerful juju?
Just killin’ time sweety.
Watch out when you start killin’ time……sometimes …time kills you back…………. hon
So, uhh, Sue. Do you even know what you just wrote?
I didn’t think so.
you are so amusing…….. comprehension seems so difficult for you,,,,,,,
Sue! Do you realize you’re insulting an anonymous person on the internet? This is what they do on all those right wing sites, like there’s bonus points for cleverly patronizing another commenter.
An anonymous person. On the internet. Don’t be lowbrow. High road everytime from now on, ok?
oh good grief………..have you not read your own post? Aloha !
Other than my lunatic first posts that some of the more naive took seriously, there was no insult on my part. Sue, this is the internet. Someone as obviously stupid as my first comments revealed…well, why would you take them serious? C’mon, just LOOK at the idiots fresh for an argument after my posting. Read thru the obvious idiocy I wrote at the beginning, and tell me truthfully these were the words of a sane and thinking human being.
They were not. People are lonely and need to strike out, need to feel important because in this day and age with YouTube sensations and American Idol, folks feel the need to grab that slice of Internet pie.
Hey, I have time to kill, and find it interesting the things folks will respond to, when in normal times, they’d just roll their eyes and move on. Same if someone told you there was an Ogre in your trashcan, you wouldn’t even give that the dignity of answering “no there’s not”, and rightly so.
Now, you’re probably thinking of a clever comeback, or something snarky to respond. If you were right-wing teaparty, you wouldn’t stop. I suggest you just stop and think the next time you see obvious lunacy. You seem like a good enough person, and I feel sorta bad you fell for it.
well.. your comments did seem like obvious lunacy… when you persisted .. I began to wonder. There are some amazingly idiotic people out there who sincerely say some amazingly idiotic things…….. have a nice day . seriously … no snark intended
he is trolling. this was meant to create argument and heated feelings because that’s how he gets off. Just read his comment history.
Leo, Leo, Leo, had you bothered to read my comment history, you’d find that…oh wait! You got me! Hahaha, I just responded to you telling me I had an ogre in my trashcan! Good one dude. Impressed am I.
Ixolll, are you trolling or just ignorant? Ms. Davis is not engaged to a gay man to become his wife. She is not being asked to officiate any marriage. As county clerk, her job is to issue marriage licenses to people who come into the county office wish to be married.
Listen sister, if you think it’s A-Ok to force someone to marry, move to Pakistafganstrussia, and become their President. This is America, and we don’t do that stuff here.
are you really this stupid?
Another one against the constitution. Go back to France with your forced marriages, Frenchy!
Except no one is “forcing her to marry someone.” She isn’t a judge, magistrate or even ordained for a religious ceremony. Her job is to process paperwork, including those applying for marriage certificates. She ran a campaign to get this job. She wasn’t drafted into her position. This is America, and we strive to treat everyone EQUALLY. Something she doesn’t want to do. Soooo maybe it’s she who should leave?
sounds to me like someone is channeling Emily Litella.
Shh, the others are fairly obtuse in this matter. If I told them there was an ogre in their trashcans, they would most certainly dignify that statement with a firm “no there’s not!”
up-voted for the Emily Litella reference. My family and I still laugh about her editorials.
No, she’s in jail because she refused to obey a court order to issue marriage licenses.
They SHOULD marry each other, that’s what they want and that’s what we want for them. No one’s trying to force straight people to marry gay people.
Misrepresenting the point so blatantly does not make your point stronger.
Your trolling has failed. 0/10. Go back to Breitbart and get more training.
I suggest you tone it down and stop this forcible marriage. It’s obvious she doesn’t want to marry a gay man, and I’d bet a dollar to your dime the gay man doesn’t want to marry her either. I don’t think, in a civilized country, the Supreme Court even needs to get involved. Let them find their own paths and marry who they love.
What are you, some kind of socialist?!
Deliberately ignoring the fact that your assumption is incorrect, despite several people explaining it to you.
0/10. You are a failure as a troll, cupcake.
Speely, ignoring the fact that you are now acting the idiot…ah, never mind, you wouldn’t understand the concept. Read ALL the replies, and don’t be such a douche.
Cheap troll is cheap
Whaaaa? Is that an English sentence meant to convey something? I’m guessing it’s an accusation of some kind.
It’s time to hold the elected officials in Kim Davis’ county accountable. They are not moving to impeach someone who is clearly violating the law of the land and admits it. It’s time for THEM to pay the price for their cowardice
Not true, Jim - last Friday, the Rowan County Attorney asked that the state government charge Davis with misconduct, which is the first step in the impeachment process. Since the state legislature doesn’t convene again until February, and the governor has stated that he thinks it’s a waste of money to convene a special session, it’s going to take a while.
So then she sits in jail until she changes her mind or they impeach her? I wonder how long she’ll stay there pretending she’s a martyr.
Ya know USA Today knows the difference between Impeach and Oust yet continue to use impeach when they mean oust. BTW Impeach does NOT mean kick out of office but Oust does. BUT……IMPEACH sounds manly, strong. Oust sounds “wimpy”.
You are wrong and a liar! Oust is a manly word, and USA Today is a known sissified organization whose obvious goal is to wimp us up! I have this on good authority, trust me when I say that.
This case actually demonstrates that even though the separation of Church and state was enshrined into the constitution by the founding, Christianity being such a pervasively dominant religion can render this noble ideal a farce.
Her mother, however, told her to DO HER JOB. It seems that Kim does not listen to her mother.
Doesn’t that violate one of the Commandments?
Baggers, repturds. “Chitlin cookoff queen” could go either way.
I count only 2 “clever” names for Republicans used in this thread. Libs have a loooong way to go in the “clever name for the opposition” biz. Heck over at Breitbart you could have a 10 page book on what they call you in the comments section.
Also, more all-caps please.
Well, since we are on the right side of this issue in every possible way, we are not too worried if other people don’t find us “clever” enough for their tastes.
We’ll just learn to live with the disappointment.
Not clever enough Lincoln. Now you disappoint me.
Well, I’ll just have to live with the burden of having disappointed you, won’t I?
Makes me all sad inside. đź™?
Ok. Now you’re just trying to be cleverly sarcastic. Step away from the keyboard, take a deeeeep breath, repeat the phrase “it’s all so unimportant as well as stupid” 3x. Then you may be ready, grasshopper.
Actually, I think I’ll just bask in the warm feeling I get from being on the right side of history.
Yeah, gotta give you that one…
There is always rum and coke to share…
I’m waiting for the meme of this woman in a burka, or a niqab at least.
Looks like the jail garb involves wearing slacks. Have not heard of any refusal of that yet, altho I would imagine that goes against her beliefs also, since she wears those dorky dress outfits.
Nathan is not getting special treatment. He got the same deal his mother did - if she had agreed to not interfere with her deputies issuing the licenses, she wouldn’t be in jail. Nathan has agreed to refrain from interfering with the rest of the deputies issuing the licenses, so he’s not in jail. I’m not defending either of them; rather, the judge that made these decisions. If he later interferes, he should lose his job.
Thanks for clarifying the situation. It was a really useful summary of the situation. It all sounds right to me.
“The one deputy who refused to comply was Davis’ 21-year-old son, Nathan. The judge said he wouldn’t hold Nathan in contempt.” This goes beyond not interfering and begs the question of why he is not being treated equally in contempt of the law and allowed to be excused from doing his job.
So, in Rowan County is there some ordinance that states only members of that family get to be County Clerk?
Seems to me that little county needs a thorough audit………..
Officials can be disqualified from holding public
office or lose their office as a result of their conduct. Public servants are
subject to disqualification from office if convicted of abuse of public trust
under KRS 522.050. If an officer is convicted of selling or letting an
office, or prospective office, that officer is prohibited from holding the
office (KRS 61.010). In addition to the constitutional prohibitions, a
conviction of dueling disqualifies a person from holding office (KRS 61.100).
Local officials taking bribes also forfeit their offices (KRS 432.350).
Source: State of Kentucky, Duties Of Elected County Officials
Informational
Bulletin No. 114 (Revised 2014)
Kids nowadays..