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[–] 27 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

I had no idea who Blevin was besides a voted-out conservative former governor. I had no idea how much of a piece of shit he and his now-ex wife were in their treatment of their adopted kids.

The adopted son suing (Jonah) for back child support was brought from Ethiopia when he was 5, didn't speak English, neither adult Blevins spoke his language, and eventually shipped him off to abusive "schools" out of state, and eventually out of the country. I found an article where Jonah tells who whole history.. Matt Blevin apparently tried to trick Jonah into choosing to go back to Ethiopia by telling him he had living family there after years of telling him as a child his mother was dead.

Even more laughably the now-ex wife's pet project as First Lady of Kentucky was working against child abuse. The former governor even said he initially ran for office to reform the adoption system that prevented him from adopting before. It makes me think the Kentucky adoption process was perhaps well working if it protected children from would-be adopted parents like the Blevins.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

    That's.... Horrifying. That poor kid. :(

    What absolute monsters would do that to children?!

    I'm so glad he trusted his gut and didn't take that "offer" to Ethiopia.

    Best case: Guy was just trying to get him out of the picture before it caught up to him politically, being of the "anti foreigner, anti black, anti children" party. Disgusting.

    Worst case: Something very bad was being planned for him if he went on that trip.

    Also didn't know I'd find so much respect for Paris Hilton.

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