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[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

If we don't sin, Jesus died for nothing.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He better be careful. There may be a crusty old mop sitting in a closet with his DNA on it still.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Gross. But you're right, denying it just prolonged the news cycle, and creates an incentive for someone to prove it. The guy used to visit a store to masturbate, there's no chance he was careful enough to avoid creating some evidence. He should just ignore the story and try to move passed it.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Denies it like he denies the Holocaust

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago

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[–] SirSoy@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because he's running for governor in NC and appears to be hypocrite

[–] Lookorex@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

And a real piece of shit.

[–] SirSoy@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So he was onto porn in the 90's and early 00's but he's not now and is against it now... And back then he admits he was big into a "sinner" lifestyle. I mean i suppose that's hypocritical

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's also declared bankruptcy a few times and lived off of food stamps, but doesn't really seem to like the idea of funding public assistance like food stamps. I'm from Greensboro and have known about him for years (he got famous for a crazy speech about gun control in front of the city council in 2018), he's a dangerous idiot.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ostensibly his supporters do