GOP Joe Walsh Sued for $117,437. Child Support

[Political Junky]

Tea Party Congressman Walsh Sued for Child Support: Chicagoist

8th District Rep. Joe Walsh, the freshman congressman whose emerged as one of the hardliners in the debt ceiling debate and as a politician who constantly preaches fiscal responsibility, is being sued by his ex-wife for unpaid child support. Well, that can be embarrassing.

 

[whitehall]

Anybody can sue. It doesn't mean he is in arrears. Not as bad as going into the nut house for parading around in a tiger suit.

 

[Mr. H.]

I met that guy in March. He's cool and funny as hell. Had no idea he was dee-vorced.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Anybody can sue. It doesn't mean he is in arrears. Not as bad as going into the nut house for parading around in a tiger suit.

What do you care? Why are you defending him? Because he’s a fellow republican? That’s almost as lame as your attempt at a deflection.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Tea Party Congressman Walsh Sued for Child Support: Chicagoist

8th District Rep. Joe Walsh, the freshman congressman whose emerged as one of the hardliners in the debt ceiling debate and as a politician who constantly preaches fiscal responsibility, is being sued by his ex-wife for unpaid child support. Well, that can be embarrassing.

From the sound of it she is trying to get a retroactive increase in child support. It does not appear he is actually in arrears.

 

[JWBooth]

"Life's been good to me so faaaaaaaar...."

 

[Mr. H.]

Anybody can sue. It doesn't mean he is in arrears. Not as bad as going into the nut house for parading around in a tiger suit.

What do you care? Why are you defending him? Because he’s a fellow republican? That’s almost as lame as your attempt at a deflection.

I would defend the guy for the simple fact that he took the time to sit down with myself and fellow lobbyists, listen, understand, and offer support.

 

[whitehall]

Anybody can sue. It doesn't mean he is in arrears. Not as bad as going into the nut house for parading around in a tiger suit.

What do you care? Why are you defending him? Because he’s a fellow republican? That’s almost as lame as your attempt at a deflection.

Rep Wu was parading around in a tiger suit and harassing women for years and it never resonated in Soros's MM or the mainstream news. Ask yourself jonsie? Why would a personal law suit between ex-husband and wife regarding child support be important to democrats?

 

[Political Junky]

Anybody can sue. It doesn't mean he is in arrears. Not as bad as going into the nut house for parading around in a tiger suit.

What do you care? Why are you defending him? Because he’s a fellow republican? That’s almost as lame as your attempt at a deflection.

Rep Wu was parading around in a tiger suit and harassing women for years and it never resonated in Soros's MM or the mainstream news. Ask yourself jonsie? Why would a personal law suit between ex-husband and wife regarding child support be important to democrats?

Apples and oranges.

 

[Two Thumbs]

That's a piss poor link.

This lacks far to many facts for anything but knee jerk assumptions and accusations.

On par with the OP's standards though.

shame on me, I should have known better.

 

[Political Junky]

Political Truths: Tea Party Darling Rep. Joe Walsh Is A Dead Beat Dad, Bachman, Government Welfare Queen. Personal Responsibility Anyone?
In 2004, Laura Walsh complained in a motion that despite her ex-husband’s claims of poverty, he took a vacation to Mexico with his girlfriend and another to Italy. …….

Before getting elected, he had told Laura Walsh that because he was out of work or between jobs, he could not make child support payments. So she was surprised to read in his congressional campaign disclosures that he was earning enough money to loan his campaign $35,000.

 

[Political Junky]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b6VleCM58c]‪Tea Party Rep. Deadbeat Dad?‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]

 

[rdean]

In a court filing, Laura Walsh has claimed the congressman owes her $117,437 in back child support and interest – a debt that’s allegedly been growing since November 2005. The suit also claims Congressman Walsh paid nothing, not a cent, between April 2008 and December 2010.

UPDATED: Rep. Walsh Sued For $117K In Child Support « CBS Chicago

“Joe personally loaned his campaign $35,000, which, given that he failed to make any child support payments to Laura because he ‘had no money’ is surprising,” Laura Walsh’s attorneys wrote in a motion filed in December seeking $117,437 in back child support and interest. “Joe has paid himself back at least $14,200 for the loans he gave himself.”

Joe and Laura Walsh had been married 15 years when she filed for divorce in December 2002. The thickness of the court file reflects Laura Walsh’s nine years of trying to collect child support and expenses from a man who crusades against compromise. Laura Walsh went to court repeatedly over the past nine years to get him to pay up, sometimes even asking the court to garnish his wages, court records show.

In 2004, Laura Walsh complained in a motion that despite her ex-husband’s claims of poverty, he took a vacation to Mexico with his girlfriend and another to Italy.

In addition to the foreclosure on his condominium, Walsh was haunted during his campaign by disclosures of liens on his property from unpaid bills and staffers abandoning his campaign, saying he wasn’t paying them.

Keith Liscio, who said Walsh hired him to be campaign manager — Walsh disputes that — has sued Walsh for $20,000 in salary he said Walsh owes him. Both sides are trying to settle that case.

Staffers learned during the campaign that Walsh was driving on a suspended license. His license was suspended twice in 2008 for his failure to appear in court, and he was cited in 2009 for driving on a suspended license, according to the Illinois Secretary of State.

Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh sued for $100,000 in child support - Chicago Sun-Times

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Right wingers defend their own. All those "family values" and "morals". They have God on their side.

This guy could be president. Bush signed an affidavit that said he had never been charged nor convicted of the crime. Then, when we found out he had been arrested, charged, convicted of Drunk Driving and lost his license, he said he "forgot". Understandable. Probably the booze. But the "I hate Clinton because he lied" party loved Bush. And now this guy? Considering his standards, seems he should "fit right in".

 

[BDBoop]

Lawrence O'Donnell Bans Joe Walsh From His Show Over Child Support Scandal (VIDEO)

O'Donnell called Walsh's lawyer "reprehensible" for saying that his debts were no more than those of any "average guy," and announced dramatically that Walsh was hereby banned from his show.

"He can go tell his lies about his family values and his sense of fiscal responsibility elsewhere," he said. "I can only hope that a ban on deadbeat dad politicians...will extend to all political television programs on all networks."

 

[Sallow]

I met that guy in March. He's cool and funny as hell. Had no idea he was dee-vorced.

He's a loon..

 

[Mr. H.]

Ok so he's a cool loon and funny as hell. When was the last time anyone here took the trouble to meet with any of their elected officials.