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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Statement from Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax [View all]rocktivity
(44,555 posts)79. NEITHER of them have given me a reason to believe one MORE than the other
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and in the American system of justice, the defendant gets the win when the credibility finishes in a flatfooted tie.
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The timing is suspicious. Hotel room meeting and then friends for yrs afterward. hmmm
onit2day
Feb 2019
#128
I don't buy that men don't know. I am pretty sure they don't care if they don't know.
58Sunliner
Feb 2019
#112
Why would she stay in contact with him for 15 year and never bring up her discomfort with
Nitram
Feb 2019
#20
There's lots of "unfair" reasons a given person can't serve in public office
Recursion
Feb 2019
#232
I thought it was a great statement...this situation reminds me of the woman who accused the
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#225
Whatever he said if private (as being reported), thank heavens he didn't attack her in the statement
hlthe2b
Feb 2019
#3
I disagree. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate it's a crappy precedent.
Pacifist Patriot
Feb 2019
#18
For one thing, the discrepancy in whether or not they had contact over the last fifteen years.
Pacifist Patriot
Feb 2019
#38
Like I said, she clearly went to the DNC in 2004 with the intent of trapping someone....
theboss
Feb 2019
#104
Investigations are not useless. They dig up corroborating, and exculpatory, evidence.
SunSeeker
Feb 2019
#91
By "runner" I assume you mean the accused because of the innocent until proven guilty thing?
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#97
The entire point of MeToo is that there is nothing to investigate but we still believe it happened.
OilemFirchen
Feb 2019
#193
"If a past event was legal and socially acceptable (or even tolerated)"-WTF??
58Sunliner
Feb 2019
#118
Nah, just not allowing the ratfucking ... #metoo doesn't mean guilt by accusation. That's unwise
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#168
Never too late to do the right thing, no need to keep making the same mistake different day
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#185
Yes--Because Eating Our Young and Losing Elections Is the Democratic Creed!!
DoctorJoJo
Feb 2019
#33
Nothing can be gained, still doesn't mean guilt by accusation. #NoFranken2.0
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#184
From day one it was known Franken's accuser was a right wing media personality.
Hassin Bin Sober
Feb 2019
#187
He says she stayed in touch months after. In her statement, she says she never spoke to him
Nanjeanne
Feb 2019
#16
we already know what he said about the post not printing her story wasn't true
questionseverything
Feb 2019
#30
Exactly. Which is why I wonder why he inserted that so specifically into his statement.
Nanjeanne
Feb 2019
#45
I have heard that there is evidence she stayed in touch...and that is why the Post wouldn't touch it
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#226
According to her, he forced her to perform oral sex on him when she didn't want to.
BlueStater
Feb 2019
#52
I seem to recall someone else who seems to think you always side with the man...
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#110
You're not accusing DirtEdonE of saying we should always side with the man, are you?
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#119
There is no fair way to ajudicate this. So let the voters decide in the next election.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#228
#metoo doesn't mean guilt by accusation, I'm more disgusted that this is Franken 2.0
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#174
Because guilt buy accusation is screwed up no matter what the sequence of events. The DNC handled
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#190
Glad you realize we aren't all the Holy Madonna, though I'm sorry for the circumstances.
moriah
Feb 2019
#197
And people have also been wrongly convicted - and often executed - based on ONE person's testimony
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#59
Which, accepting your numbers, means that between 2 to 8 percent of allegations are false
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#124
It is entirely possible for 2 people to have different perceptions of the same event
IronLionZion
Feb 2019
#86
I don't know if it's just me, but I couldn't imagine being able to "perform" in that situation...
PeeJ52
Feb 2019
#88
Full disclosure, I've gone to hotel rooms and knew exactly what I was getting into.
Dream Girl
Feb 2019
#107
I think it's a reasonable assumption that if you're going with a guy to his hotel room
Dream Girl
Feb 2019
#163
Obviously not written by Fairfax. What, no conspiracy theories about Stoney?
58Sunliner
Feb 2019
#129
Unless you're a psychopath, it's pretty easy to tell when someone wants sex and when they don't.
BlueStater
Feb 2019
#199