Current Events > "Gasps" as GOP House member brings up Gym Jordan's wrestling career

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https://newrepublic.com/post/176300/house-chamber-gasps-elise-stefanik-jim-jordan-wrestling-past

Representative Elise Stefanik might have thought she was offering a stoic show of support while nominating Jim Jordan for House speaker on Wednesday, but instead she was met with a cacophony of boos from her colleagues when an unexpected turn in her speech nodded to Jordans alleged role in a collegiate sex abuse scandal.

Jim is the voice of the American people who have felt voiceless for far too long, Stefanik said on the House floor. Whether on the wrestling mat or in the committee room, Jim Jordan is strategic, scrappy, tough, and principled.

It was an odd detail to highlight amid what is arguably the highlight of Jordans already explosive political career.

Jordan, who served as an assistant coach to Ohio State Universitys wrestling team between 1986 to 1994, has faced severe blowback for allegedly participating in a cover up of the rampant sex abuse by team doctor Richard Strauss.

Strauss committed 1,429 sexual assaults and 47 rapes against at least 177 male student-athletes during his tenure with the team, according to a 2019 university report.

After Representative Steve Scalise lost the GOP nomination last week, former OSU athletes spoke out en masse against the possibility of a Jordan speakership, arguing that the ultraconservative politician failed to protect them from the serial predator and doesnt deserve to be House speaker.

Do you really want a guy in that job who chose not to stand up for his guys? former OSU wrestler Mike Schyck told NBC. Is that the kind of character trait you want for a House speaker?

A Jordan spokesperson, Russell Dye, denied that the Trump-endorsed congressman knew of the abuse during his time at OSU. Chairman Jordan never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it, Dye said in an email to NBC.

How convenient that Gym somehow never heard of these abuses. Nobody ever told him? Yea sure.....

Zikten posted...

How convenient that Gym somehow never heard of these abuses. Nobody ever told him? Yea sure.....

Dozens of athletes and a former referree claim they did. I agree, he's just hoping this will somehow blow over.

Lots of people told him, dude didn't give a shit because "Meh, not my problem", "I need this job for my personal ambitions in the future". A purely self interested man whose sole goals are entirely for him vying for a job where the bulk of it involves compromising and working with various people who each want certain things and who are most likely to get petty if they feel they can either get more from you, or are being slighted in favor of someone else they dislike. Let's also get into the fact that he ran out the clock on the Jan 6th committee still won't say the election wasn't rigged and is going to be all to willing to shut the government down at the demand of Trump and probably use it as leverage to get some truly disgusting legislation to pass that will die in the senate.

There's also been the suggestion that people tend to downplay sexual violence against males. Nasty notions like "you should have fought back" have to go. These guys were sexually assaulted under the cloak of authority. That can and does happen to anyone.

I'm curious what the response was to Joe Pa from the same people defending Jordan.

Hes not fit to be Speaker

Also he hasnt passed a single bill during his 16 years in Congress

ClayGuida posted...

I'm curious what the response was to Joe Pa from the same people defending Jordan.

We'll never know, but that'd be an interesting comparison.

KitKats posted...

Hes not fit to be Speaker

Also he hasnt passed a single bill during his 16 years in Congress

He's not fit to scrub shit off of public toilets. Dude should be in jail for A) Intentionally covering up sexual abuse of collegiate athletes and B) Being the House member working so diligently to assist Trump in overthrowing the government.

The fact he might actually become House Speaker is just one more thing that exposes the U.S. for the truly disgusting country it is when it comes to politics.

Though after these embarrassing votes yesterday and today, I see his chances lessening. Still, the fact that we're even here is an international embarrassment.

brestugo posted...

Strauss committed 1,429 sexual assaults and 47 rapes against at least 177 male student-athletes during his tenure

You know, I don't know if I ever knew the extent of his crimes or just forgot or what.... but sweet fucking Jesus.....

Heineken14 posted...

You know, I don't know if I ever knew the extent of his crimes or just forgot or what.... but sweet fucking Jesus.....

Probably explains why Strauss committed suicide.

brestugo posted...

Probably explains why Strauss committed suicide.

Like, I'm sick right now so maybe I'm fucking up... but doing the numbers, the guy fucking raped someone once a month for 4 fucking years... and that doesn't get into the 1000+ assaults. And Jordan is going to say he didn't know? Fuck off.

brestugo posted...

Probably explains why Strauss committed suicide.

Better off than taking up precious oxygen in prison.

Stefanik: Do you really want a guy that will cover for all of your sexual misdeads?

Republicans: YES!!!!

Heineken14 posted...

Like, I'm sick right now so maybe I'm fucking up... but doing the numbers, the guy fucking raped someone once a month for 4 fucking years... and that doesn't get into the 1000+ assaults. And Jordan is going to say he didn't know? Fuck off.

Even allowing for the fact that Jordan may not have seen anything, former athletes and a former referee claim they told him what was going on. I can see how they can say they felt betrayed.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Stefanik: Do you really want a guy that will cover for all of your sexual misdeads?

Republicans: YES!!!!

The weird thing is that she brought this up in defense of Jordan's image.

KitKats posted...

Hes not fit to be Speaker

Also he hasnt passed a single bill during his 16 years in Congress

He isn't fit for Congress

And he's besties with known child abuser, Matt Gaetz.