Awesome Hypocrisy Twofer:

Spare the Rod? Former Missouri House Speaker Accused of Beating and Raping Woman . . . Releases on $2,500 Bond.

Stout Family Values: Georgia Voters Replace Politician In Sex Scandal With Another Family Values Candidate Who Allegedly Had Affair With Mother-in-Law.

The first story is fairly amazing for a couple of reasons. The "Family Values" bullshit that Jetton still peddles is one thing, so that's typical Republican politics, but the bond amount ($2,500 dollars)? Kinda low.. Turley writes, "Remarkably, bond was set at only $2,500. Jetton was required to leave office due to time limits but continues to work as as a powerful political consultant in Jefferson City. I entirely agree with the bond itself but the amount seems wildly out of proportion to the gravity of the crime. I do not like the massive bonds often sought in criminal cases, but this is a bond that would be considered small for an auto theft case."

The other aspect is the deafening silence of the statewide media concerning charges against Jetton. Fired Up Missouri has been consistently covering the story, but most Missouri news sources frame the incident as "rough sex," and some national outlets are calling it "rape." TPM covers it down the middle with this creepy ass quote to end their story: " (It is important to note that Jetton has not yet been charged with rape or sexual assault.)

The part about a rape date drug isn't confirmed yet. But the woman in question seems to think that's what happened. And that's what she suggests in the police report. And Jetton has now been charged with felony assault.

When Jetton left the woman's home the next morning he told her: "You should have said 'green balloons'."