On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver presents the steamiest – and frankly weirdest scandal to come from Michigan family values Republicans – ever, thanks to Rep. Todd Courser and his paramour Rep Gamrat. There has never been a political intrigue quite like this one.
Courser and Gamrat’s forbidden romance has made colleagues cringe for some time. John describes their displays of affection aptly as a “‘weird Christian rock version of marital infidelity.”
Courser wrote an extremely graphic gay email ruse, thinking it would throw off suspicion, but ‘long, personal, romantic hugs’ gave the lovers away…Well, that and some really sickening behavior.
Ever the diabolical strategist, Courser once wrote and paid for his own attack ad: “Is Todd Courser a Child Molester?” You see what he did there? Lacking a dirty competitor, he made voters feel sorry for him and threw dirt on the other guy! It’s a crying shame that Cupid derailed Courser’s career before he could step into that line of Republican presidential candidates. He gave it up for love…And it’s our loss. Er. I mean it’s the Republican’s loss.