Global Spotlight: Courser/Gamrat Drama Makes International Headlines

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By Brandon Hall
(Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com)

Within hours of the Todd Courser/Cindy Gamrat situation breaking Friday morning, the scandal was national news. Before too long, the story was global, featured in British and Chinese papers and even Al Jazeera.


Here is a large sample of headlines from West Michigan and around the world:

Lawmakers gone wild: Courser, Gamrat latest subjects of political scandal Detroit Free Press - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ It was a week full of news about bad behavior by state lawmakers. The most recent was the alleged, clumsy cover-up of an extramarital affair between two of the Legislature's most conservative members — Republican Reps. Todd Courser of Lapeer and ... Michigan Reps Courser, Gamrat facing House probe over alleged relationship ... MLive.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ LANSING, MI — Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter is ordering an investigation into allegations that freshman state Reps. Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat used their offices and staff in an apparent attempt to cover up a personal relationship. The ... Here's the real outrage in Courser-Gamrat sex scandal Detroit Free Press - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat can sleep with whomever they like. And they can even moralize to everyone else about the virtues of religion and marriage even while they spoil their own vows. Neither the Constitution nor any statute prohibits hypocrisy ... 2 state reps face probe, calls to quit The Detroit News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ House Speaker Kevin Cotter authorized what his office called an “open ended” investigation into Courser and Gamrat's conduct in response to The News' report that Courser directed a House employee to distribute a fictional email alleging he had sex with ... Michigan Tea Party members to pray for Reps. Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat ... MLive.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, talks with Rep Todd Courser, R-Lapeer in the House of Representatives in Lansing. A Michigan House leader on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 requested an investigation into allegations that Courser ... Recordings: State rep asked aide to hide relationship The Detroit News - ‎Aug 6, 2015‎ Interviews with former House employees and the recordings show freshman lawmakers Courser and Gamrat, R-Plainwell, used their taxpayer-funded offices to maintain and cover up their relationship. Courser, 43, and Gamrat, 42, rose from the ranks of tea ... Reps. Gamrat, Courser should resign, Southwest Michigan Tea Party leader says MLive.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ KALAMAZOO, MI — The president of the Southwest Michigan Tea Party organization said he would recommend that State Reps. Cindy Gamrat, of Plainwell, and Todd Courser of Lapeer, resign following allegations they tried to use staff members to cover up ... Representatives Courser, Gamrat accused of using public resources to cover up ... Michigan Radio - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ The state House leader has ordered an investigation into whether two Republican lawmakers used their publicly funded offices to try and cover up an extra-marital affair. State Representatives Todd Courser (R-Lapeer) and Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) have ... Cotter orders investigation into reportedly covered-up affair Detroit Free Press - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser, R-Lapeer, asked staff to send out e-mails in an effort to discredit reports of an affair between him and Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell. The two freshman tea party representatives have worked on joint legislation and used combined office ... Politician reportedly leaked fake male prostitution e-mails to hide his real ... Washington Post - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ State Rep. Todd Courser, a married father of four, said in an audio recording that the e-mail was intended to create a “complete smear campaign” of false claims so that a public revelation about his relationship with state Rep. Cindy Gamrat would seem ... Report: Mich. lawmaker fabricated male prostitute story to hide affair CBS News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In audio recordings obtained by the newspaper, Courser, R-Lapeer, said the email was designed to create "a complete smear campaign" about him and Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, so a revelation about their relationship would seem "mild by comparison. Tea Party lawmaker faked rendezvous with prostitute to hide a different affair The Guardian - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In the recordings, Courser tells Graham that he and state Representative Cindy Gamrat, with whom he took the unusual step of combining office operations, received identical text messages about their relationship that day from an unknown number. Courser ... Courser and Gamrat must resign in cover-up Port Huron Times Herald - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ Astonishing. Outrageous. Bizarre. Shocking. Offensive. Todd Courser. We're surprised we have words at all for Todd Courser, a Republican state representative from Lapeer County. The last time we wrote about Courser, it was in reaction to his ... Michigan Tea Party Lawmakers' Reported Affair Cover-Up Is Being Investigated Huffington Post - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser (R) telling a staffer about his affair with fellow tea party Republican Rep. Cindy Gamrat. Both are married and have children. In the recorded May 19 meeting, Courser instructs aide Ben Graham to send an anonymous mass email to Republicans ... Report: State rep asked aide to hide affair with local lawmaker WOODTV.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ During two meetings recorded by Graham, Courser and Gamrat, who are both married and have children, did not dispute the aide's characterization of their relationship as an extramarital affair. They acknowledged the aide's discomfort but neither ... Tea Party Michigan Legislator Tried to Concoct a False Flag Male Prostitute ... Slate Magazine (blog) - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In April, House Speaker Kevin Cotter kicked Gamrat out of Republican caucus meetings after she was caught leaking confidential discussions among GOP members. In one of his lengthy emails to people involved in Michigan politics, Courser called the ... Allegan County Rep Cindy Gamrat In Capitol Sex Scandal WSJM - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ A sex scandal has erupted in the Michigan House of Representatives involving an area lawmaker. An extramarital affair between Republicans Representatives Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell and Todd Courser of Lapeer has been uncovered by “The Detroit News” ... State House Investigates Gamrat, Courser WMUK - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Gongwer says the investigation involves audio recordings revealed by the Detroit News that suggested House staff members were used to try to cover up an affair between Gamrat and Courser. Both are part of the GOP's "Tea Party" wing. Gongwer says the ... Courser & Gamrat Make Michigan State House Look More Like "House Of Cards" Daily Detroit - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ There's a House of Cards-esque story out of Lansing this morning, as a high profile affair involving two Michigan State Representatives has surfaced thanks to this audio recording captured by his aide, and released by The Detroit News. The recording ... Michigan Rep. Todd Courser asks aide to cover up affair with House colleague ... New York Daily News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Cindy Gamrat, a mother of three who is married to her high school sweetheart, according to a biography on her government page. "Breaking scandal! Courser secretly removed from Caucus several weeks ago due to male on male paid for sex behind a ... Allegan County GOP leader says Gamrat should resign following alleged affair ... MLive.com - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ That email, which was eventually sent to many in Lansing, was intended to throw people off the scent of Courser's alleged affair with Gamrat, which he discussed in the tape published by the News. In McNeal's statement, he says that it's "apparent that ... Republican Protected Traditional Marriage Before Cheating on His Wife, Hiding ... Daily Beast - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser and Gamrat, both of whom are married and have children, styled themselves as pro-family politicians. They both rose from the tea party and developed a legislative alliance with the express goal of returning Michigan to the conservative values ... Todd Courser 'planted story about having sex with gay prostitute' to cover up ... Daily Mail - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser, a freshman Republican from the state's 82nd district, was recorded telling aide Benjamin Graham that he needed to 'inoculate the herd' because he feared video proof of his affair with colleague Cindy Gamrat would be made public. Allegan GOP Chair calls for Rep. Gamrat's resignation in light of scandal Fox17 - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ If Courser and Gamrat are found guilty, punishment ranges from stripping them of their positions, staff and resources to expulsion from the House of Representatives. A removal would require the House passing a resolution with two-thirds of the vote. Michigan pol reportedly tried to fake male prostitute scandal to hide relationship Fox News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ During two meetings recorded by Graham, Courser and Gamrat didn't dispute the aide's characterization of their relationship as an extramarital affair. Both lawmakers declined to comment to the Detroit News about reasons for the dismissals of Graham and ... Report of Rep. Todd Coursier's efforts to hide affair with Rep. Cindy Gamrat ... HollandSentinel.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ An investigation is planned following a newspaper's report that state Rep. Todd Courser orchestrated the distribution of a fictional email alleging he had sex with a male prostitute in a bid to conceal an extramarital relationship with a fellow ... West Michigan blogger broke political sex scandal before the Detroit News Fox17 - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Hall said that he had a good working relationship with both Todd Courser and Plainwell area Rep. Cindy Gamrat, until he received that email and posted it up on his website on July 9th. “I always knew that one day I was going to be vindicated. I just ... Politician accused conjuring up gay sex scandal to cover up affair with ... Fox 59 - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ Then you just get nasty about it…” Graham says nobody will believe it, but Courser responds, “Correct…no they'll believe some of it…[Courser's] a freak.” Courser and Gamrat will be investigated by the House Business Office, according to Gideon D ... State Lawmaker Planned Fake Gay Affair To Cover Up Real Straight Affair Daily Caller - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In the recording, Courser tells Michigan House aide Benjamin Graham that he hoped the email would create a “complete smear campaign” against him that would make the revelation of an alleged relationship with Gamrat appear “mild by comparison. County GOP: Gamrat Should Resign WHTC - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ ... county party Chairman Steve McNeal and former GOP chair Gerry Hildenbrand called for Gamrat, who was elected to the House last November, to step down from her seat over her relationship with fellow Representative Todd Courser. McNeal says Gamrat .

'Controlled Burn': Rep. Todd Courser Tries To Fake Gay Prostitution To Cover ... The Inquisitr - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Not only did Gamrat and Courser have an affair, according to interviews and even recordings of Courser, but the two lawmakers allegedly used their offices, funded by tax-payers, to cover up their affair. Both Courser and Gamrat, according to the ... Courser's attempts to hide relationship shock Lapeer The Detroit News - ‎17 hours ago‎ The Detroit News released audio recordings Friday of Courser ordering a legislative aide to send the salacious email; the staff member declined and within two months was fired without explanation. Michigan's Speaker of the House has requested an ... State Rep. Todd Courser accused of creating fake sex story to “smear campaign” WLNS - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser is heard on a recording, telling his aide to distribute a fictional email, saying Courser had sex with a male prostitute in Lansing in an attempt to conceal an affair with Republican Representative Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell. “Courser secretly ... Report of lawmaker's efforts to hide affair prompts probe MyFox Memphis - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ (Dale G. Young /Detroit News via AP). In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, and Rep Todd Courser, R-Lapeer wave to reporters in the House of Representatives in Lansing. A Michigan House leader on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 requested ... Recordings: State Representative Asked Aide To Hide Affair With Another Lawmaker CBS Local - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser, 43, said on the recording that the email was designed to create “a complete smear campaign” of exaggerated, false claims about him so when his alleged affair with Gamrat, 42, came to light, it would seem “mild by comparison,” according to the ... State rep planned to accuse himself of gay sex scandal to hide affair The Hill (blog) - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Michigan state Rep. Todd Courser (R) planned to release a fake story claiming that he was caught having sex with a male prostitute in order to cover up his relationship with fellow state Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R), according to audio recordings released by ... Mich. lawmaker planned smear campaign against self to hide affair, report says UPI.com - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ Freshman Michigan Rep. Todd Courser is under fire for allegedly concocting a fake smear campaign against himself in an effort to cover up an extramarital affair he was supposedly having with another congresswoman, Rep. Cindy Gamrat, Detroit news ... Two Michigan state lawmakers asked aide to cover up sexual affair WBAY - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, were leaked, it would seem “mild by comparison.” The aide, identified as Ben Graham, recorded two conversations between Courser and Gamrat, who do not deny their affair, but did not directly confirm their relationship. “How ... Lawmaker Todd Courser Reportedly Launched Smear Campaign To Hide Affair Immortal News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser planned to distribute a fictional email designed to create “a complete smear campaign” which would make his alleged affair with Gamrat seem “mild by comparison.” The Washington Post indicated in a report that the fake e-mail alleging sex with a ... US politician Todd Courser 'engineered smear campaign against HIMSELF to hide ... Metro - ‎15 hours ago‎ The idea was that false claims about Courser and congresswoman Cindy Gamrat, with whom he was supposedly having an affair, would be spread at the same time, and if any revelations about the relationship followed they would seem 'mild by comparison'. Michigan Lawmaker Reportedly Concocted Fake Scandal To Cover Up A Real One NPR - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser, who is a married father of four, are allegedly heard discussing an affair between the lawmaker and Rep. Cindy Gamrat. The News says Courser has acknowledged that it is his voice in the audio but that he declined to elaborate. However, he ... Tea Party lawmaker tried to smear himself with gay prostitute scandal to cover ... Raw Story - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ During a May 19 meeting, Courser instructed aide Ben Graham to send out “an over-the-top story that's obscene about me” in the hopes that it would “inoculate the herd” — an apparent reference to Courser and Gamrat's followers in the Tea Party movement. Mich. reps caught in alleged affair, coverup WXIA-TV - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser asked staff to send out e-mails in an effort to discredit reports of an affair between him and Rep. Cindy Gamrat. The two freshman Tea Party representatives have worked on joint legislation and used combined office staff. The pair are ... Bizarre plot emerges surrounding Michigan reps' alleged affair WWMT-TV - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ "Todd Courser caught on tape behind Lansing nightclub. Removed from caucus several weeks ago due to male-on-male paid-for sex behind prominent Lansing nightclub. He's a bisexual, porn-addicted sexual deviant, and then you just get nasty about it," ... State Rep. Planted Gay Sex Scandal to Hide Affair With Tea Partier Gawker - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ The email also called Gamrat a “tramp” and accused her of covering for Courser. After learning of the scheme during a meeting the night of May 19, Graham asked for more time to decide. An hour later, he responded to Courser's texts, saying he wouldn't ... Antigay Lawmakers Concoct Gay Sex Scandal to Hide Their Affair Advocate.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser, married to a woman and a father of four, thought the gay scandal would distract from news that was soon to break about his affair with State Rep. Cindy Gamrat — the female politician, married and with kids as well, is also accused of taking ... State Rep Accused of Inventing Gay Sex Scandal to Hide His Real Affair Jezebel - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser is a freshman “Constitutional, conservative Republican” from Michigan's 82nd District, married with four kids, who's accused of having an affair with the also married-with-kids Tea Party freshman State Rep. Cindy Gamrat. The Detroit News ... Anti-Gay Politicians To Be Investigated By State House For Affair And Cover-Up pride source.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Despite having introduced legislation to "protect traditional marriage," State Rep. Todd Courser, R-Lapeer, was also struggling to hide his own marital infidelity with Plainwell Republican lawmaker Cindy Gamrat, according to an explosive new report ... US lawmaker concocts male prostitute smear to distract from affair: report Taipei Times - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ In the recordings, Courser tells Graham that he and Michigan House of Representatives lawmaker Cindy Gamrat, with whom he worked closely, received identical text messages about their relationship that day from an unknown number. Courser wonders ... Updated: Todd Courser subject of House investigation, calls for resignation begin Tri City Times - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ TRI-CITY AREA — Todd Courser, Lapeer County's representative in the Michigan House, will be the subject of an investigation by the House Business Office after allegations emerged today that he and a colleague, Rep. Cindy Gamrat, allegedly attempted to ... Investigations and resignations demanded in Lansing sex scandal WKZO - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ LANSING (WKZO)-- There is a growing chorus of lawmakers and constituents calling for the resignations of State Reps. Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser after running on a family values platform and finding out they have been engaged in a sexual affair, ... Detroit News: Two state legislators tried to hide affair Sentinel Republic - ‎21 hours ago‎ Clem said fellow Tea Party members are saddened for the effects the affair will have on Gamrat's and Courser's families, but said it will not affect the Tea Party in the long term. Both Courser and Gamrat, according to the Detroit News, fought ... Congresswoman calls for Courser's resignation Detroit Free Press - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Following a report in The Detroit News that Courser tried to convince a staff member to help him discredit reports of an affair with state Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, state House Speaker Kevin Cotter ordered both offices investigated to determine ... Christian Teabagger Reps Have Terrific Plan To Hide Real Affair, With Pretend ... Wonkette (satire) (blog) - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Their political alliance dates back to Courser's unsuccessful 2013 race for Michigan Republican Party chairman when Gamrat ran as his vice chairwoman. […] In an unusual arrangement, Courser and Gamrat combined their office operations, having three ... Report: Michigan lawmaker accuses himself of gay sex scandal to hide affair kfor.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan state representative is in hot water after he allegedly planned to cover up an office affair. According to the Detroit News, Rep. Todd Courser was attempting to conceal his relationship with Rep. Cindy Gamrat by creating a ... Mich. lawmaker created gay smear to hide affair with female House colleague Opus News - ‎20 hours ago‎ Courser, who is married, hoped to conceal a real sexual relationship with Republican Rep. Cindy Gamrat, who is also married. Had the relationship been disclosed, Courser believed that the gay sex rumor would soften public reaction. “I need a controlled ... A Michigan politician tried to create a fake gay sex scandal Fusion - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser and Gamrat had come up together through the ranks of Tea Party activism, which would mean that their extra-marital relationship likely would not play well with their conservative base. When news of the affair had apparently leaked to the press, ... Michigan Rep. Plants His Own False Flag, Things Go Horribly Wrong Esquire.com (blog) - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser, a Lapeer Republican, said on one recording the email was designed to create "a complete smear campaign" of exaggerated, false claims about him and Gamrat so a public revelation about the legislators' relationship would seem "mild by ... Lawmaker Accused of Concocting Gay-Sex Scandal to Hide Affair Newser - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ (Newser) – Michigan has a bizarre political sex scandal on its hands. It seems that two conservative state lawmakers, Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, were having an affair, and they were worried it was about to go public, reports the Detroit News ... State Reps Caught in Sex Scandal WILX-TV - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ When someone sent Representative Todd Courser an email threatening to expose his affair with Representative Cindy Gamrat, he came up with what he thought was a brilliant plan. "We decided to destroy ourselves," said Todd Courser in an audio recording. State Rep Wanted to Cover Up Affair With Fake Gay Sex Scandal Patch.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell), Courser, a married father of four, devised a scheme to release a bogus email that claimed he had sex with a male prostitute, according to audio recordings from May acquired by The Detroit News. The Detroit News also ... Detroit News: Two state legislators tried to conceal affair WNWN-FM - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ Audio recordings obtained by "The Detroit News" show state Representative Todd Courser of Lapeer asking an aide to cover up an affair with fellow freshman Representative Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell. Former aide Ben Graham was instructed by Courser to ... GOP State Rep. Tries To Hide Hetero Affair By Faking Hookup With Gay Prostitute NewNowNext - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Rep. Todd Courser, a Republican lawmaker in Michigan, has been accused of having an affair with one of his colleagues, Rep. Cindy Gamrat. What truly puts this story into WTF-ville, though, is that Courser made a staffer send out a bogus email claiming ... Two Michigan State Reps asked aide to lie, hide sexual affair Fx Report Daily - ‎Aug 8, 2015‎ Graphic At least that's what Republican state Representative Todd Courser of Michigan was thinking when he schemed to distribute an email alleging he had sex with a man to cover up his affair with fellow Republican and state Representative Cindy Gamrat. Why anti-gay Republican in Michigan wanted to spread false story that he had ... Gay Star News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser, a married father of four and a Tea Party Republican, was trying to conceal his relationship with Cindy Gamrat and allegedly fired an aide who refused to go along with the plan, according to The Detroit News. Neither Courser or Gamrat have ... Michigan Pol Allegedly Tried to Plant Gay Sex Scandal to Hide His Real Sex Scandal Mediaite - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser and Rep. Cindy Gamrat, both tea partiers with a reputation for taking on the GOP establishment, carried on an affair for a while, and Courser said on one of the recordings he wanted to “inoculate the herd.” When confronted about the audio, ... Report of lawmaker's efforts to hide affair prompt probe Dispatch Times - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ “I need to, if possible, inoculate the herd against gutter politics that are coming”, Courser said. There are two recording, the first with just Courser, the second with Courser and Gamrat. “We decided to destroy ourselves”, he said, referring to the ... This Michigan State Rep Tried To Cover Up An Affair By Starting A Fake Rumor ... UPROXX - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Republican Michigan State Rep. Todd Courser was in danger of an affair he was engaging in with fellow State Rep. Cindy Gamrat (both Tea Party activists, married with children) becoming exposed, so, backed into the corner, he came up with a doozy of a ... Short Take: Missouri has nothing on Michigan STLtoday.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, both married social conservatives and avid Tea Partyers, have been using state resources, and their staffs, to cover up their affair. But that's only the half of it. In a new twist on the “it's not the crime, but the ... Tea Party Rep. Creates Gay Sex Story About Himself To Hide His Affair With Woman Blue Nation Review - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Cindy Gamrat, a fellow tea partier. Courser lays out his plan in a recording obtained by Detroit News. He thought a false claim about a male prostitute would then make the public revelation about his inappropriate relationship with Gamrat “mild by ... State Representative Tries to Hide Affair by Spreading Rumors About Himself New York Magazine - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Michigan State House speaker Kevin Cotter is considering opening an investigation into state representative Todd Courser after his aide was mysteriously fired — following his refusal to help his boss fabricate rumors about his sex life in order to ... Michigan politician uses fake scandal to cover up real one TV Newsroom - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In one of his lengthy emails to people involved in Michigan politics, Courser called the House speaker a “bully” who was waging a “witch hunt” and who was “dead set against (Gamrat's) efforts to advance liberty and freedom”. Courser is alleged to have ... Todd Courser: Watch What He Does, Not What He Tweets Deadline Detroit - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ ... retweets 30 comments from 2013-15 by Courser that now seem . . . well, you decide how to describe these gems from a married father taped acknowledging an affair with 42-year-old Rep. Cindy Gamrat and discussing how to minimize public attention: ... Cover-up of alleged affair between two Michigan state representatives coming ... WTVB - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ LANSING, MI (WTVB) - It appears there is a good old fashion sex scandal in Michigan brewing under the Capitol Dome. Other representatives thought it was strange when Tea Party freshmen Todd Courser of Lapeer and Cindy Gamrat of Allegan combined ... US lawmaker hoped to distract from affair with smear Junior College - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat carved out a niche for themselves early on as defenders of traditional family values, introducing three bills that attempted to ban same-sex marriage by a variety of dubiously constitutional means (such as requiring that ... Congresswoman Candice Miller calls on Courser to resign Sentinel-Standard - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ ... requested an investigation into allegations published by The Detroit News that Courser orchestrated the distribution of a fictional email claiming he had sex with a male prostitute in a bid to conceal a relationship with fellow GOP state Rep. Cindy ... Michigan lawmaker accuses himself of gay sex scandal to hide affair PPP Focus.com - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ According to Detroit News, both Courser and Gamrat are social conservatives who often invoke their Christian faith in pursuit of new legislation governing gun rights, abortion and marriage. A follow-up meeting that included Gamrat reportedly overlapped ... House Speaker Wants Probe Into Fellow Republican Representatives WSJM - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ He called for the probe in response to an article by “The Detroit News” blowing the cover off the affair between Representatives Todd Courser of Lapeer and Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell. Courser is heard on audio recordings made by a former aide coming up ... Michigan State Rep. Tried To Fake Gay Prostitute Scandal To Hide Actual Affair The Frisky - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Naturally, Courser and Gamrat are both married with children. And, as you can imagine, they both feel very strongly about family values, and consider themselves not just Tea Party politicians, but Tea Party gladiators. I like to imagine is what they ... State Representative Called On To Resign In Wake of Scandal 9&10 News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ ... Courser used his office to hide an extramarital relationship with a fellow lawmaker. The Detroit News says Courser sent an email saying he had sex with a male prostitute in effort to hide a relationship with fellow GOP State Representative Cindy ... Rep. Todd Courser fabricated male prostitute story to cover affair, newspaper ... Observer News - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In audio recordings obtained by the newspaper, Courser, R-Lapeer, stated the e-mail was designed to create “an entire smear marketing campaign” about him and Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, so a revelation about their relationship would appear ... Courser Affair Cover-up Alleged by Former Aid Thecountypress - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ The false email scheme, according to Graham's account in the Detroit News, was designed to deflect attention from an actual extramarital affair between Courser and his Tea Party ally, State Representative Cindy Gamrat of Allegan County. “After seeing ... Report: State Rep Asked Aide To Hide Affair with West Michigan Lawmaker News Radio Wood - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser, a Lapeer Republican, said the email was designed to create “a complete smear campaign” of exaggerated, false claims about him and Gamrat, R-Plainwell, so a public revelation about their relationship would seem “mild by comparison.” Courser ... Speaker To Launch Ethics Investigation of Local Lawmaker Jewocity.com (press release) (blog) - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Courser and Gamrat were tea party-backed candidates who unseated establishment Republicans last year and formed a legislative coalition. Both lawmakers are Christian conservatives who frequently refer to their faith. The sexually explicit email was ... Republican Lawmaker Fakes His Own Gay Sex Scandal To Hide Real Sex Scandal, Fails Queerty - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ Cindy Gamrat (R), a married tea party state lawmaker. It would have worked perfectly (but really though, would it have?) had Ben Graham, Courser's aide at the time, not recorded the whole thing. Graham refused to send the email, and was promptly fired. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER Pol fakes male prostitution claim to conceal real tryst Bayoubuzz - ‎Aug 7, 2015‎ In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, Michigan state Rep. Cindy Gamrat and state Rep. Todd Courser wave to reporters in the House of Representatives in Lansing. (AP). What could possibly go wrong? A Michigan state representative reportedly tried to conceal an . >>>Read more below: Courser And Gamrat Must Resign  Confirmed: Courser+Gamrat Met At Lansing Radisson For Dozens Of Sexual Trysts Read Todd Courser's Full False Flag Email Uncensored (Warning: Explicit Content) Breaking: Detroit News Confirms WMP's Courser Email Story, Reveals Affair With State Rep. Cindy Gamrat False Flag? Sources: Courser Sent Controversial Email+House GOP Leadership Knows, No Longer Attends Caucus Meetings Selweski: Strange tea party soap opera at the state Capitol Detroit News: Recordings: State rep asked aide to hide relationship WMP Featured On Fox 17 For Helping Break Courser/Gamrat Scandal Tea Partier who invented gay scandal about himself also smeared self as a child molester in flyer: blogger Breaking: Courser Accused HIMSELF Of Child Molestation To Help Win 2014 State House Race Mary Whiteford Leads Gamrat Replacement Buzz __________________________________________________________  Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics. >>>Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com   Facebook Twitter Photo By Darlene Dowling Thompson