Justin Fairfax is not being Franken'd

[Jarqui]

194. I said "Time will tell" and it did

The PMs took place because the original story pertained to our discussion but was from a right wing site which could not be posted. At the outset, it looked like it could be a hit job like Franken. I stated "I'm not going to post this because it is from that right wing site"

It evolved.

Allegations from Fairfax or his supporters claimed that it came from Northam and/or others for political reasons. Someone had to have tipped the right wing website off. We still don't know who - it appears that someone who knew about the claim from last summer. It still appears to have been politically motivated - more likely from Dems who knew about it last summer.

I said "It may mushroom. It depends on what the mainstream media does with it. Mainstream media won't run with it uncorroborated" which was correct. The media would "want witnesses, police report, lie detector test, second allegation from someone else, etc - something to back it up. " was also correct and the Washington Post went on to back me up on that by stating why they didn't run with the story after investigating it over months because none of that was provided or could be obtained.

The media was able to publish the story when Fairfax issued his press statement (which I criticized him for as a stupid move - not something good advice would suggest because it would allow the media to run with the story as it corroborated the claim had been made)

As it evolved, early on, I also messaged about how credible Dr. Tyson looked. Message title 'Might have some legitimacy' That she was a long standing supporter of Democrats so it was unlikely to be politically motivated. She was a respectable looking person with a good professional career.
"This allegation could be something like Christine Blasey Ford ... So there is a real possibility this could be a problem for Fairfax "

It remains a political problem for Fairfax but is unlikely to be a criminal case for court because of the lack of evidence.

Once again, you're not covering the whole story and how it evolved.