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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did Madison Cawthorne's many accusers
And their story go silent?
Why isnt he facing the music ?
The Republican Party in North Carolina is fine with this?
RockRaven
(14,990 posts)with it. It is their fucking party platform. They ARE it.
As for why the story goes quiet, the corporate media cares more about using horse races and whataboutism to create ratings-related revenue than they care about using ethics and consistency to create socially-beneficial journalism.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)brush
(53,837 posts)IcyPeas
(21,901 posts)No wonder with all the sexual misconduct claims against him.
Republicans have a way to make certain news stories disappear ... They are very good at this.
Now he is getting all dramatic about building, or finishing, the wall.
Link to tweet
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stopdiggin
(11,351 posts)It's more a matter of whether someone, or some organization, is willing to put the hours in to flesh it out. That -- and there are always a good number of people (in this story or any other) that are simply not interested in 'going public.' It'll be interesting to see if Cawthorne's career in politics has and real longevity. Any bets?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He needs to go.
ms liberty
(8,593 posts)I'd like to see him try it on AOC; that's kind of my dream choice because she'd break his hands, and tweet video of herself doing it.
No, I don't actually want him to assault anyone, but he's almost certainly doing it to someone now and we don't know who, where or when. Men who are sexual harassers and assaulters don't just quit.