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Matt Gaetz had sex with a minor on a hockey table (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 18 OP
That will win over all magat sports fans randr Nov 18 #1
Especially if they're on this whole "your body, my choice" BS Montauk6 Nov 18 #47
Puck around and find out... BoRaGard Nov 18 #2
Why did he get a free pass? gab13by13 Nov 18 #7
Merrick Garland was a coward LW1977 Nov 18 #14
Garland is not a coward. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #31
Garland should have exercised more patience Emile Nov 18 #39
He. Is. A. Coward. Why couldnt he have done the right thing. Put Gaetz in jail. Raping a cjild Trueblue1968 Nov 19 #64
Yep, for High Sticking unweird Nov 18 #33
Ouch. Good one Evolve Dammit Nov 18 #50
I suppose that Zamboni accident would explain his forehead.... jls4561 Nov 18 #3
Ick. mzmolly Nov 18 #4
Do they mean dweller Nov 18 #5
Garland didn't think he could win the case, gab13by13 Nov 18 #6
The reason - our justice system usually does not apply to people of wealth or influence. walkingman Nov 18 #52
Not unless they are robbing each other. Ask Bernie Madoff. OldBaldy1701E Nov 18 #59
But we're up against the attitudes where people will either blame the girl or cheer his actions. Solly Mack Nov 18 #8
People on this thead are already joking about it obamanut2012 Nov 18 #11
No, it isn't funny at all. Solly Mack Nov 18 #13
Agree completely. They should apologize! Nt Hope22 Nov 18 #44
I don't know what a hockey table is. milestogo Nov 18 #9
Probably something like this picture. LuckyCharms Nov 18 #17
Looks uncomfortable for doing the deed. milestogo Nov 18 #19
Yes, I would imagine. LuckyCharms Nov 18 #21
Thanks for clarifying. At first, I thought OP meant a foozball table... PeaceWave Nov 18 #29
I would assume ergonomics was not on his mind. Norbert Nov 18 #37
I highly doubt Matt Gaetz's mind is ever dictating his conduct. PeaceWave Nov 18 #38
A groomer, supported by those who say they hate groomers, appointed to protect society from groomers. surfered Nov 18 #10
Like an air hockey table? BlueTsunami2018 Nov 18 #12
Yes, per the deposition, it was apparently an air hockey table. PeaceWave Nov 18 #60
Gaetz should be appealing his conviction for sex trafficking right now gab13by13 Nov 18 #15
Damn good question Evolve Dammit Nov 18 #51
"He shoots, he scores" Disaffected Nov 18 #16
fix your fucking heart WhiskeyGrinder Nov 18 #25
If you can get past your usual self-righteous indignation for a moment Disaffected Nov 18 #27
Don't bite on the bait thrown at you. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #30
That's good advice. Disaffected Nov 18 #34
I know. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #36
Oh in that case could you walk me through what you intended WhiskeyGrinder Nov 18 #35
So what did you mean? Rob H. Nov 18 #43
There are so many jokes about penalties that could be made sarisataka Nov 18 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 19 #63
Age of Consent in Florida is 18 BlueHurricane Nov 18 #20
Dismayed at attempts at humor here. yorkster Nov 18 #22
No attempt at humor DemocratSinceBirth Nov 18 #24
Of course. Your post was straightforward and yorkster Nov 18 #46
It's not funny. He's an effed up guy. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 18 #54
We're all processing our grief in different ways. PeaceWave Nov 18 #32
making fun of perversion is not an answer Skittles Nov 18 #62
I agree Skittles Nov 18 #61
Folks really acquitting themselves on this one WhiskeyGrinder Nov 18 #23
DU is having a banner day sarisataka Nov 18 #40
A...nine-year-old? Christ. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 18 #58
Now Trump is just bragging. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #26
Okay. If true he raped her. "Had sex" implies consent. A minor cannot consent. yellowcanine Nov 18 #28
Agreed. yardwork Nov 19 #67
Isn't part of the allegation that Gaetz paid for the sex and the girl was being trafficked? AdamGG Nov 18 #41
Crimes committed by the wealthy are ignored or get a slap on the hand. NotHardly Nov 18 #42
Gaetz won't be confirmed AdamGG Nov 18 #45
When will the women come forward? Sneederbunk Nov 18 #48
Vance on a couch. Gaetz on a hockey table. No wonder Republicans take issue with... PeaceWave Nov 18 #49
I remember our hockey table. It vibrated. Arne Nov 18 #53
We need to see the House Ethics Committee report LetMyPeopleVote Nov 18 #55
But of course! ThePartyThatListens Nov 18 #56
So fuckface Gaetz rapes children? That is about what I expected out of that lowlife motherfucker. SoFlaBro Nov 18 #57
The people outraged over drag queens and transgender people existing JI7 Nov 19 #65
They see themselves as the arbiters of acceptable behavior in society. PeaceWave Nov 19 #66
Hundreds of millions of people in this country. yardwork Nov 19 #68

BoRaGard

(2,995 posts)
2. Puck around and find out...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:01 AM
Nov 18

...find out that if you are a Republicon you get a free pass and a pat on the back and a promotion from the G.O.P. because the whole party has the morals of a felon/rapist/liar/cheater.

gab13by13

(25,300 posts)
6. Garland didn't think he could win the case,
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:04 AM
Nov 18

Gaetz must have been more reliable than the 3 people testifying against him.

People close to Trump are getting close to having immunity. Now a judge has postponed Steve Bannon's trial.

Someone on that House ethics committee needs to leak the report. I want to see the reason that Garland passed on indicting Gaetz.

Solly Mack

(93,050 posts)
8. But we're up against the attitudes where people will either blame the girl or cheer his actions.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:06 AM
Nov 18

He'll get an "attaboy" from a certain depraved mentality type and a "the girl was asking for it/wanting it" from another.

Oh, these same people will shoot up a pizza parlor but actual sex-trafficking?

They don't give a fuck.

LuckyCharms

(19,083 posts)
17. Probably something like this picture.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:19 AM
Nov 18

One person stands at one end, and one person at the other.

Air shoots up through the table that enables the player to use a handheld plastic device to shoot a plastic puck into the slot, or "goal" on the other players side.

LuckyCharms

(19,083 posts)
21. Yes, I would imagine.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:24 AM
Nov 18

Uncomfortable for the woman, anyway.

But I'm sure Gaetz had no concern for her comfort.

PeaceWave

(1,012 posts)
29. Thanks for clarifying. At first, I thought OP meant a foozball table...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:45 AM
Nov 18

Gaetz is so weird, nothing would surprise me.

surfered

(3,492 posts)
10. A groomer, supported by those who say they hate groomers, appointed to protect society from groomers.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:07 AM
Nov 18

But why should he be any different than the others? We'll have a fossil fuel guy in charge of energy, a vaccine denier in charge of health, polluters in charge of EPA and Putin sympathizers in charge of intelligence . Welcome to Upside Down World.

gab13by13

(25,300 posts)
15. Gaetz should be appealing his conviction for sex trafficking right now
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:15 AM
Nov 18

if Garland had indicted him, instead he is a candidate for Top Cop.

Mandatory 10 year sentence for sex trafficking.

3..2..1..the witnesses against Gaetz weren't reliable, but drug addict Gaetz was?

Disaffected

(5,114 posts)
27. If you can get past your usual self-righteous indignation for a moment
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:34 AM
Nov 18

you might consider that comment of mine may not have been intended in the way you seem to have assumed.

And what's that saying about high horses and such?

Irish_Dem

(58,788 posts)
36. I know.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:06 PM
Nov 18

In this particular case, the provocations are tempting and a fight ensues.
Been there, done that.

Response to sarisataka (Reply #18)

BlueHurricane

(33 posts)
20. Age of Consent in Florida is 18
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:23 AM
Nov 18

And that age varies slightly depending on what state it is. I think the word they are looking for is rape not ‘had sex with’.
Trump really has a dreadful track record for the people he surrounds himself with, Jeffrey Epstein, Matt Gaetz. Will we get the report and find out any kind of truth about what he did or will the Republicans cover that up?

sarisataka

(21,211 posts)
40. DU is having a banner day
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:37 PM
Nov 18

in another thread there is advocacy for doxing a 9-year-old.

Misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault jokes are ok if they are directed against people we don't like

yellowcanine

(36,351 posts)
28. Okay. If true he raped her. "Had sex" implies consent. A minor cannot consent.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:45 AM
Nov 18

We need to emphasize that this would be rape. Otherwise we are normalizing it.

AdamGG

(1,506 posts)
41. Isn't part of the allegation that Gaetz paid for the sex and the girl was being trafficked?
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:04 PM
Nov 18

That's the worst part of it, IMO.

AdamGG

(1,506 posts)
45. Gaetz won't be confirmed
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:09 PM
Nov 18

This is all a big disctraction from the inexperienced toady nominated to run the military, who will deploy it domestically however Trump wants, the Russian asset who will run the CIA, the vaccine denier nutjob who will run Department of Health, the billionaire government contractor who will decide where the government spends its money - against every conflict of interest law there is, and the rest of the rogue's gallery of bizarro world sycophants who will do the exact opposite of their agencies' stated goals.

PeaceWave

(1,012 posts)
49. Vance on a couch. Gaetz on a hockey table. No wonder Republicans take issue with...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:20 PM
Nov 18

what goes on in Democrats' bedrooms. Apparently, their side is having sex everywhere other than a bedroom.

yardwork

(64,622 posts)
68. Hundreds of millions of people in this country.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 12:43 PM
Nov 19

Outraged by drag queens reading books to children but they don't give a damn about this.

Every one of them is a lying hypocrite.

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