David Vitter Cares About Women’s Issues

OMFG. Senator David Vitter’s aide for women’s issues Brent Furer has quite an interesting history:

Charging documents allege that Furer became angry when he found phone numbers for other men in her blackberry. He smashed her phone when she tried to call 911, the records say, and he shoved her to the floor when she tried to leave, then held his hand over her mouth and threw her on a bed.

Demopoulos told police Furer “uttered the words to her, ‘Do you want to get serious.'” Then, the arrest warrant states, Furer “grabbed an unknown object and held it under her neck. The suspect asked the complainant, ‘Do you want to die?’ The complainant replies and she stated, ‘No, I don’t want to die.'”

After a 90 minute standoff, Furer made her promise not to call police, and then allowed her to leave. She fled to a friend’s house, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. A slash on her chin took eight stitches to close, the police report says.

Furer eventually pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges, including threatening harm and destruction of property. The assault and weapons charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to 180 days confinement, two years of supervised probation, 40 hours of community service, and treatment for drug and alcohol dependency. After getting a harsh warning from Superior Court Judge Lee Satterfield, his jail term was suspended.

Vitter can’t claim ignorance on this problem. Furer was working for Vitter at the time of the incident.

David Vitter is the senator who was caught in the D.C. madame scandal. He was also one of the thirty Republicans who voted against Franken’s anti-rape amendment. You’d think he’d be more sensitive to women’s issues but I guess he’s really just an unrepentant asshole who refuses to pretend otherwise. You can almost admire that in a perverse sort of way.