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“Believe all women.”
Your words not mine
Chief
Strange, don’t see where I said that in my post. So you’re going to ignore the question? I’m shocked, solid whataboutism 😂
What is your point OP? Any hypocrisy you’re trying to point out exposes your own.
Chief
Care to answer the question?
Well, republicans chose president who likes to grab women by the ******. It inspires them
Conversation Starter
There is no line as depicted in the cartoon. Conservatives are largely much more focused on the Democrats Double Standard of Evidence.
Notice how Consevatives don't parrot that banal "It's a Job Interview not a Trial" line?
I doubt many conservatives believe Reade, just like they didn't believe Ford. The whole premise of #BelieveAllWomen is flawed at it's foundation.
Innocent until proven guilty.
And I’m not speaking about Trump - he’s a disgrace. This was known prior to election and during his entire public life. Kavanaugh is the appropriate use case for comparison. Happy to debate the merits of the two cases but doubt that’s what you’re looking for.
Chief
I’m fine with the Kavanaugh comparison. There were a few women who accused him who weren’t brought forward. Why, because they were investigated and not found credible, much like Reade.
I’m totally fine with investigating this again. But what exactly are we going to find? It was almost 30 years ago and her story changes every time.
I mean it should, I have voted for both parties, but when I see how Tara Raede and the rape accusers of Justin Fairfax are treated it gives me pause that it happens in both parties.
Chief
This seems to be the pertinent part:
The Times interviewed Ms. Reade on multiple days over hours, as well as those she told about Mr. Biden’s behavior and other friends. The Times has also interviewed lawyers who spoke to Ms. Reade about her allegation; nearly two dozen people who worked with Mr. Biden during the early 1990s, including many who worked with Ms. Reade; and the other seven women who criticized Mr. Biden last year, to discuss their experiences with him.
No other allegation about sexual assault surfaced in the course of reporting, nor did any former Biden staff members corroborate any details of Ms. Reade’s allegation. The Times found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Biden.
He asked people to investigate, the Times did, nothing credible found here.
They don't even go into some of the least credible aspects, but I'll link an interesting analysis here:
https://medium.com/@eddiekrassenstein/evidence-casts-doubt-on-tara-reades-sexual-assault-allegations-of-joe-biden-e4cb3ee38460
Should an *allegation*? No, let's listen to women and allow them to speak their truth. Trust but verify. Should we take allegations seriously? Absolutely, regardless of which political party they are accusing . Equality, regardless of political party, would be great.
The fact of the matter is Washington and politicians are dirty in both parties. Not justifying any actions but I believe half of the people in offices of power have abused their power and money in some form.
Pro
I would love to see them all held to account, in both parties. Open up all the sexual harassment settlement records. I close all the financial misdeeds, from pay for play to insider trading.
Not going to happen, because they are clearly going to protect each other and there is little we can do to force them to do it, but they absolutely should be held accountable.