Tara Reade had her chance to tell her story in 2019 - she told a completely different one instead

[Drunken Irishman]

You can view her article for The Union, a newspaper out of Nevada County here:

https://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/alexandra-tara-reade-a-girl-walks-into-the-senate/

This article coincided with other accusations that Biden made people feel uncomfortable with his touching. This is something Biden has since apologized for. In the article, she mentions his inappropriate touching, which, absolutely, is uncalled for. But it's also not remotely close to raping, or sexually assaulting someone.

But it casts a great deal of doubt on Tara's overall story.

Why?

Because she's claimed over the last couple months that she's tried to tell her story to anyone who would listen.

So, why is it, just one year ago, when given the medium to air out her story, she didn't even come close to hinting Biden raped her? In fact. she explicitly says what Biden did was not sexual. She was intimidated by him - but not raped. You'd think, for someone who was that traumatized by this, and wanting to get this story out to anyone who'd listen, she would have, you know, mentioned back then that Biden raped her.

But yet, she didn't. Instead, she went on to say some not so flattering things about Biden, and then concluded she wasn't even sure he knew she had been 'fired'.

Ultimately, this article is raw and I feel for Tara. I'm sure Biden feels for her.

But it's not anywhere near the type of accusation she's lobbing now.

So, what changed in a year?

We're told to believe Tara. Fair. But believe what story? The one she gave a year ago - or the one she is giving now?

And that brings up another question: if she's lying now - how do we know she wasn't lying in 2019 about this, as well?

Women deserve to be heard. But let's drop all pretenses that this is about letting Tara tell her story. She told her story. In 2019. It didn't gain traction, and now she's telling another story, a darker story, and hoping that gains more traction than the story she told in 2019.

But those who, without reservation, believe Tara are exploiting her story, and the idea we should believe women, for political gain.

And that's disgusting.