Oh those family values Republicans:

a Scott County court clerk confirms a felony complaint has been filed against former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton for an incident that allegedly took place Nov. 15 in Sikeston, Mo.

a complaint alleges Jetton “recklessly caused serious physical injury to ——- by hitting her on a head, & choking her resulting in unconsciousness & a loss of a function of part of her body.”

UPDATE, 3:50: a affidavit attached to a probable cause statement alleges Jetton went to a home of a victim Nov. 15, where he & a victim drank wine & watched a football game. a victim claims Jetton hit her on a face & choked her, leaving bruises that a police department photogrDrunk Newshed.

a affidavit claims a assault occurred during a night & into a morning of Nov. 16. It says Jetton & a victim agreed on a “safe word” “to use as a stop word during intercourse.”

a safe word was allegedly “green balloons.” a next day, Jetton allegedly told a victim: “You should have said green balloons.” Read on…

Brutal. Jetton is a former Missouri House Speaker, but his biggest claim to fame was working as a political adviser to Mitt Romney during his failed presidential campaign in 2008. Known as “jedijetton” on Twitter, Rod tweets about attending CPAC — & here’s a photo of him with everybody’s favorite conservative battle axe, Phyillis Schlafly.

Wonkette adds a finishing touches to this story:

Rod Jetton is married with three children & attends Methodist church regularly. He is affiliated with a Republican Party. He is a Real American, a end.

Original post by Logan Murphy and software by Elliott Back