Thursday, April 10, 2014

La. pol faces resignation pressure after kiss tape

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Thursday, April 10, 2014, 11:55 PM



Newly-elected Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La. waits for House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio to join him for a ceremonial swearing-in, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)J. Scott Applewhite/ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La., is facing pressure to resign following the release of a video showing him kissing a married aide.

A married Christian conservative congressman caught on his own office cameras in a 20-second smooch session with a married aide faces rising pressure to resign.


Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal joined the state’s Republican Party chairman and urged Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) to step down Thursday.


A local newspaper released a video this week that shows the congressman and aide kissing in a darkened office.


Louisana Governor Bobby Jindal talks with Republican activists at a Republican fundraiser Friday, May 10, 2013 in Manchester, N.H. Jindal became the first potential 2016 presidential candidate this year to visit New Hampshire, unofficially kicking off the state's presidential primary season roughly 2O years before voting begins. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)Jim Cole/AP Louisana Governor Bobby Jindal joined the state’s Republican Party chairman and urged Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) to step down Thursday.

“Congressman McAllister’s behavior is an embarrassment and he should resign,” Jindal said.






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