Harassing women and retaliating against them wasn't enough cause for Governor Blunt to fire Fred Ferrell, but becoming a political liability was too much for the Governor to tolerate. [1]

Caving to political pressure from the Farm Bureau, and despite full knowledge of Ferrell's behavior since last May, Blunt kept Ferrell in his position and even praised him for doing "a very good job." [2] And Blunt attempted to coverup Ferrell's misdeeds, keeping the investigation secret, collecting all copies of the report from the Highway Patrol, and even allowing a state lawyer to go to court to try to prevent the allegations against Ferrell from becoming public.

But once Ferrell became a political embarrassment to the Governor, he cut him loose.

The women of Missouri now know what really matters to this Governor, and it's not creating a workplace where they can thrive, or even survive.