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Old 12-08-2017, 02:58 PM
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Rep. Trent Franks Begged his Staff for a Baby Mama

A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...2d0_story.html

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Old 12-08-2017, 03:32 PM
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I was curious as to how he could offer $5M, not chump change by any means. I am sure he could have found someone else to carry his sperm for a lot less, a whole lot less. So why the $5 Million offer? Enquiring me wants to know.

Also this Christian demagogue is worth a whole lot of money, $33M.

http://members-of-congress.insidegov...2/Trent-Franks
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I was curious as to how he could offer $5M, not chump change by any means. I am sure he could have found someone else to carry his sperm for a lot less, a whole lot less. So why the $5 Million offer? Enquiring me wants to know.

Also this Christian demagogue is worth a whole lot of money, $33M.

http://members-of-congress.insidegov...2/Trent-Franks
It's not easy to get a 'dependable' person to enter into an unenforceable contract like this. He was willing to offer a lot to get a candidate he felt comfortable with.
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It's not easy to get a 'dependable' person to enter into an unenforceable contract like this. He was willing to offer a lot to get a candidate he felt comfortable with.
Did not realize the legal jeopardy of such arrangements. Guess what is in your body belongs to you. I Googled surrogate mother rates and came up with well under a $100K. Also I must say that somehow this does not sound very Christian (not that I am one), if it was not God's will etc.
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Old 12-12-2017, 11:43 AM
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Trent, like all these other accused Repubs, is merely following God's directive to be fruitful and multiply.
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