Tennessee Republican David Hooven has vowed not to be alone with “a member of another sex” if elected to the state’s House of Representatives, as “from Presidents to janitors all are tempted.” Hooven made the pledge on his official campaign website, where he said that if elected “my primary focus will be to honor God.”

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    Next week’s article: “Tennessee Republican David Hooven’s mistress has alleged…”

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      …that his homosexual relationship with the representative did not violate his promise to not be alone with the opposite sex.

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      Right?! This reads like “had some issues in the past, but so far they’ve all been under the rug, and need to keep it that way.”