Given the details of the allegation against VP Joe Biden, this would not have been the lone incident

[Yavin4]

As described, this was an incident of a powerful man taking advantage of his power over a subordinate. This is not an incident of a man seeking a relationship or an affair with a subordinate.

In other cases like this, Roger Ailes, Harvey Weinstein, Lauer, Cosby, Charlie Rose, etc. In the link below, you can read about the 201 men whose behavior was exposed by the MeToo movement. In those cases where there was actual sexual assault, it was more than one incident or complaint.

Joe Biden was in the Senate since 1972 until he was Vice President in 2009. For all that time and with all that power, this was on the only time that he did something like this?

--On Edit--

Let me clarify. Given the details of Ms. Reade's allegation, this would not have been the only incident of this type. There would have been a pattern of incidences like this one given the power that Biden had since 1972. The absence of additional such complaints is evidence in Biden's favor.


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/23/us/metoo-replacements.html

[Karadeniz]

1. I'm blocked, but from all the info posted here, it doesn't seem that the article is going to be

Chock full of facts. The woman may be mentally ill.

[DURHAM D]

2. Your subject line sucks and

your last sentence is written as if you assume he actually did something wrong.

[Agschmid]

3. I don't think the OP is saying that at all... 🤷‍♂️

[Yavin4]

5. You're mis-reading my OP.

Given the details of Ms. Reade's allegation, this would not have been the only incident of this type. There would have been a pattern of incidences like this one given the power that Biden had since 1972.

The absence of additional such complaints is evidence in Biden's favor.

[freeOpps]

4. shame on me, but I wouldn't care if he did....and I am a woman and have been attacked

It was 40 yrs ago
so what.

Trump had 21 women step forward, and it did NOT MAKE a difference
He still got elected.
and he is SO evil....he must be ousted.
This sounds like someone put her up to it.
like it was already said....nothing else has ever happened in that mans life.

I watched him....I believe him
and he has more humanity in his little finger, than in trumps whole body.

[The Magistrate]

7. Welcome To The Forum, Ma'am

That cannot have been easy.

[niyad]

10. Welcome to DU

[SKKY]

6. Here's what I can't get over about all of this...

...Axelrod said the Obama team had 10 lawyers, who over two months vetted everything possible thing about Joe Biden. And nothing was revealed then? I don't know. I'm more than willing to have Ms. Reade make her case and prove Biden guilty, but until then, he's innocent in my mind.

[2naSalit]

12. +1

[Yavin4]

14. The very same Obama team that pushed out Van Jones from a role in the EPA because

he signed a 9/11 "Truther" petition. They vetted their people thoroughly. That's why there were no scandals.

[SKKY]

15. That's my sense. And it's also why I'm finding it difficult to believe the story...

...Ms. Reade is selling. But, as I said, she should be heard, and given every chance to prove Biden's guilt. Until then, and until proven otherwise, he's innocent.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Exactly. A guy who did something like that won't have done it just once.

And there are NO such allegations, even hints, for over 40 years, and even after a very thorough vetting by Obama's people before he was chosen as the running mate. The woman is disturbed, and who knows what her motives are, but she made it all up.

[Chainfire]

9. I do not think that the woman is mentally ill or that she is honest

I do believe that she was not properly prepared with her allegations. Nor do I believe that hers will be the only accusation. We are going to see a lot of dirty rotten tricks before the election. I do not think that there is any limits, ethical, moral or legal that the Republicans are't willing to cross to maintain their power.

Buckle up, it is going to be a rough ride this Summer and Fall.

[Me.]

11. Everyone Seems To Overlook The Fact

that when he was being considered for veep he was vetted six ways to heaven by 11 different lawyers.

[2naSalit]

13. +1

[Magilla]

16. Enough already

Imo a person's opinion on this allegation and the kavanaugh allegation should be pretty close to the same.

Neither of the men involved has anything on their background to suggest they would do such a thing. Neither accusation is provable by any measure. Nobody else came forward with a similar accusation against either man.

I hope this brings an end to the metoo witch hunt, where otherwise decent men get their personal reputation trashed by unprovable accusations.