‘The Woman’

Rep. John Diehl, R-Town and Country, answers questions from reporters about funding for a new Fulton State Hospital alongside Rep. Jeanie Riddle, R-Mokane, right, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, during a news conference in ... Rep. John Diehl, R-Town and Country, answers questions from reporters about funding for a new Fulton State Hospital alongside Rep. Jeanie Riddle, R-Mokane, right, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, during a news conference in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Fulton Sun, Brittany Ruess) MORE LESS

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May 14, 2015 9:44 a.m.

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It’s just a cringefest in this statement put out by Missouri’s Republican speaker of the House apologizing for, well, he doesn’t actually come out and say for what, but presumably sexting with an intern. But this line takes the cake: “I also regret that the woman has been dragged into this situation.” The woman.

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