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Bill Cosby accused of sexual assault. General acceptance of his guilt. Not immediate but soon after.
Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault. General and immediate assumption of his guilt. Immediate backlash against him.
Anthony Weiner accused of inappropriate texts. Resigned from Congress within days. Now in federal prison.
Kevin Spacey accused of sexual assault. Netflix halts production immediately on House of Cards.
Trump accused of sexual assault. Even admits to grabbing women by the pussy. Admits to leering at undressed teenage girls at his pageant. Elected President.
Judge Roy Moore accused of sexual assault. Blames Democratic Party and WaPo. Breitbart "Reports" that he was just being romantic. Remains in Senate race.
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Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)hope you didn't post this in a place where IQ45 or one of his "advisors" could see it.
My fear is that IQ45 might think "IOKIYAAR" sounds rather impressive and "foreign" and he would try to use it as he was greeting a world dignitary, trying to "impress" them as to how he has the world's bestest brain and speaks for all of us.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)japple
(9,833 posts)do you? I think that Harvey Weinstein also contributed large sums to Democratic causes, but I don't know if he considers himself a member of the party. We all know about IOKIYAAR. Republicans can lie, cheat, and steal, and it's okay but you are comparing apples and maybe pears, maybe oranges. We can't be sure.
MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)1. NOBODY gets a pass. If they do wrong - they should pay the price.
2. I believe the flashback you see is based on the usual "family values" claims that overwhelmingly come from the Repugs. Yes, we are all human and make mistakes. It's those that profess indignity against others while they, too, are so involved that bothers so many. From those stances you see the example of Newt going after Bill Clinton while he had left his wife, suffering from cancer, for another.
Look at Judge Moore's trial history and rulings. Is this someone that should have a "clean conscience" with regards to ANY extra-marital events, let alone someone under age?
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)I think its creepy that a 32 yr old dates a 17 year old but then wingers shouldn't be shocked that someone could get another teenage girls age wrong and date someone under age.