Yip, the slightest defense to LEWINSKY was framed as smearing-the-victim. (Reply #12)

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 07:11 PM

UTUSN (69,046 posts)

12. Yip, the slightest defense to LEWINSKY was framed as smearing-the-victim.

And, "This will not go away..." --------- soon every BIDEN appearance will be focused on this - every daily headline being "BIDEN denied" or "He refused to answer" or "He lashed out at the questioner".

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
Someone Recently Urged Mr. Biden To Respond To Reade's Lies [View all]	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	OP
WHat was the whole thing with the mother on Larry King? nt	jmg257	Apr 2020	#1
The Larry King interview proves nothing. It is a vauge generalized question from an	still_one	Apr 2020	#2
Larry King's caller mentioned problems and a respect	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#4
She said "A" prominent Senator, didn't mention who it was.	George II	Apr 2020	#28
I think she may be GOP and actually have run for office but lost...still checking into it.	Demsrule86	Apr 2020	#3
She claims to be a Democrat and Biden supporter	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Apr 2020	#29
I don't believe her...	Demsrule86	Apr 2020	#67
Reade's story is not credible	Gothmog	Apr 2020	#5
+1000	smirkymonkey	Apr 2020	#39
The neighbor had to be reminded by Reade, it seems.	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#6
Sounds Like Flake And Liar To Me, Ma'am	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#9
Agree.	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#11
Good catch.	Mike 03	Apr 2020	#61
Sounds like you propose using Republican tactics? Probably ironically.	maxsolomon	Apr 2020	#7
Yip, the slightest defense to LEWINSKY was framed as smearing-the-victim.	UTUSN	Apr 2020	#12
Dead Serious, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#14
Hear,	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#16
I'll defer to women on this issue.	maxsolomon	Apr 2020	#17
Looking at both accusers	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#18
I agree with you about credibility, but that doesn't close the book on Reade.	maxsolomon	Apr 2020	#21
I think she closed that	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#33
Carefully weighing any accusers story is where we must go	Amishman	Apr 2020	#50
Then the lies will continue unabated.	Boomerproud	Apr 2020	#19
Lies will always continue unabated.	maxsolomon	Apr 2020	#22
Believing Trump, Moore, And Kavanaugh Guilty, Sir, Does Not Require Believing Mr. Biden Is	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#24
Nazis.	Tipperary	Apr 2020	#40
Will Edit, My Friend	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#41
When often confronting Republicans, it is not uncommon to occasionally lapse into Republicanese	DFW	Apr 2020	#72
+1	HarlanPepper	Apr 2020	#57
I have mixed feelings about your suggestion.	aikoaiko	Apr 2020	#62
Not a Very Good Riff, Though	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#63
Sounds like that to me too	sammythecat	Apr 2020	#23
Moral Posturing Will Get You Nowhere, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#27
This cannot be stressed enough	ibegurpard	Apr 2020	#42
THIS. We don't smear people. We go high. Someone has to.	Hortensis	Apr 2020	#43
I'm OK with smearing dubious characters	ibegurpard	Apr 2020	#44
NO to normalizing smearing. It is not telling the truth about someone.	Hortensis	Apr 2020	#45
You mistakenly equate smearing with lying	ibegurpard	Apr 2020	#46
NO to normalization and adoption of Republican morality. BAD.	Hortensis	Apr 2020	#47
It is NOT a smear if it is the truth.	not_the_one	Apr 2020	#64
Studies show that Republican degradation of standards and	Hortensis	Apr 2020	#65
She's a liar, and a Putin operative working hard to get Dump re-elected.	HarlanPepper	Apr 2020	#56
Corroborators stepped out of the shadows to support Al Franken's accuser too	ucrdem	Apr 2020	#8
Remember that was started by Leeann Tweeden, a conservative talk-radio host and	still_one	Apr 2020	#25
Right, that's what it came down to, a joke photo and a liar	ucrdem	Apr 2020	#37
If Joe has an attorney regarding this, he may have been told not to talk about it. If I were his	monmouth4	Apr 2020	#10
"I remember the skirt," LaCasse said. "I remember the fingers. I remember she was devastated."	ucrdem	Apr 2020	#13
And she had to be reminded years later,	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#15
She's lyng.	kcr	Apr 2020	#32
This neighbor is not a "witness", but someone who is relating an incident she heard	still_one	Apr 2020	#20
I believe that's called hearsay.	Butterflylady	Apr 2020	#30
You are correct	still_one	Apr 2020	#34
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see." nt	WheelWalker	Apr 2020	#26
I love your Casey Stengel quote, although it was "anybody".	George II	Apr 2020	#31
Reade's complaint has been deemed closed and inactive	Gothmog	Apr 2020	#35
Aha! Thanks.	lamp_shade	Apr 2020	#36
Case closed.	ucrdem	Apr 2020	#38
I agree, Sir.	kentuck	Apr 2020	#48
I think Biden should say something directly on camera, not just a terse statement from his campaign.	honest.abe	Apr 2020	#49
To be honest, I'm not sure what the best tactic is, and going on the offense might not be.	redgreenandblue	Apr 2020	#51
For Better Or Worse, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#55
I was immediately suspicious of this woman's claim for one reason. She said Biden's response	Vinca	Apr 2020	#52
This story is kept alive by people who promote Trump's rape-y behavior	scrabblequeen40	Apr 2020	#53
And those with sour grapes	HarlanPepper	Apr 2020	#58
I completely agree, Magistrate	mvd	Apr 2020	#54
Thank You, My Friend	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#71
Tara Reade is just not credible.	Happy Hoosier	Apr 2020	#59
From Business Insider regarding the neighbor who came forward:	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#66
Leading The Witness, Ma'am	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#68
Indeed.	mzmolly	Apr 2020	#69
I agree completely	Sugarcoated	Apr 2020	#60
Speaker Pelosi and Senator Klobuchar are satisfied with Joe Biden's denial	Gothmog	Apr 2020	#70

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