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leftyladyfrommo

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57. Really. And we just handled it if guys were out of line.

Mon Mar 1, 2021, 06:31 PM

Mar 2021

My first job was in a bank in KCMO. One of the Chiefs was in trouble for rape. The President of the bank just said, " Boys will be boys."

We warned each other about handsy guys.

It wasn't right but it was like that every where.

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I am very disappointed in Andrew Cuomo [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 OP

What was the point?? Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #1

Are you disappointed in him? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #3

I am disappointed in Cuomo also. There is a difference between him and Bill Clinton however. brush Mar 2021 #38

He was divorced, but he was in a long term relationship TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #48

Newflash: Men are not the only ones who flirt in the workplace. brush Mar 2021 #61

Yep. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #70

And that was inappropriate as well TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #91

Inappropriate does not equal sexual misconduct. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #92

Your third paragraph matches up to one on my experiences. Blue_true Mar 2021 #118

And Clinton? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #2

What Clinton did was wrong but it was another time. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #5

He. Was. Married. zipplewrath Mar 2021 #9

Everything you said is true but I don't believe anybody thought Bill Clinton was a faithful husband DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #11

Yup zipplewrath Mar 2021 #22

I certainly don't approve of adultery. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #25

The adultery was one thing, but it was the moonscape Mar 2021 #44

And.... two consenting adults. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #72

My thought always has been (this includes my husband) blueinredohio Mar 2021 #20

Have and will zipplewrath Mar 2021 #24

There is an old saying a man is only as loyal as his opportunities. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #27

That's bleak Dorian Gray Mar 2021 #111

True. AND Ms Lewinsky KNEW he was married & had a daughter as well. Budi Mar 2021 #26

You give them the gun, expect to be shot zipplewrath Mar 2021 #32

No one says otherwise . Budi Mar 2021 #40

Tip of the iceberg zipplewrath Mar 2021 #42

Have any of the allegations been proven? SlogginThroughIt Mar 2021 #43

He admitted to the least of them zipplewrath Mar 2021 #46

Which was what? SlogginThroughIt Mar 2021 #50

Sexually inappropriate comments zipplewrath Mar 2021 #52

You need to hear this again LakeArenal Mar 2021 #74

So you haven't heard "enough" zipplewrath Mar 2021 #76

Exactly. Budi Mar 2021 #56

I get shit for this every time... joshcryer Mar 2021 #123

You'll get no shit from me on the starry eyed lewinsky. Budi Mar 2021 #125

And wasn't she the one who initiated the affair by flashing her thong panties at Clinton? brush Mar 2021 #127

Monica Lewinsky Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #128

The inability to say no negates apparent consent. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #10

I reject that analogy. StevieM Mar 2021 #23

As I said - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #29

+1. And the way 'power dynamics' are analyzed radius777 Mar 2021 #33

Monica was an adult who aggressively pursued Bill radius777 Mar 2021 #31

"Victim"? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #34

He made a mistake that he and his family paid a price for. radius777 Mar 2021 #37

That isn't how life works unfortunately zipplewrath Mar 2021 #41

Thank you. Nt raccoon Mar 2021 #87

The main issue to me is whether or not Bill Clinton was guilty of workplace sexual harassment. StevieM Mar 2021 #45

Okay zipplewrath Mar 2021 #49

Maybe you should read the other comments I made in this sub-thread. StevieM Mar 2021 #88

Did I? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #96

That evil scheming woman Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #97

Statutory rape laws exist for minors, not adults. radius777 Mar 2021 #115

As a rape crisis counselor for more than decade, Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #117

Here is the problem I have with your argument. StevieM Mar 2021 #119

re: "That is an incredible power difference" - Power cuts both ways. thesquanderer Mar 2021 #129

No she planned it treestar Mar 2021 #121

Even in the 90s we knew it was a bad idea to get a BJ from an intern aikoaiko Mar 2021 #104

But not shocked by Republican politicians? Budi Mar 2021 #17

What Clinton did was two consenting adults... LakeArenal Mar 2021 #71

An adult zipplewrath Mar 2021 #78

Again that is not what his impeachment was about. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #89

Do I care? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #98

You want debate something off topic. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #100

Again zipplewrath Mar 2021 #101

I "need" to hear the details. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #103

Then listen to him zipplewrath Mar 2021 #105

Look you can goad me and goad me so now you go to ignore LakeArenal Mar 2021 #114

That's a question of personal morality, which radius777 Mar 2021 #116

This for sure... Meowmee Mar 2021 #131

Taking a risk with that, a lot of people are, even Nancy Pelosi is, I'm sure she supports Democrats Autumn Mar 2021 #4

You always make me smile ChubbyStar Mar 2021 #8

You too Star, you too. Sometimes I just shake my head and laugh Autumn Mar 2021 #15

I've never liked him, so no more disappointed than before nt liskddksil Mar 2021 #6

I neither liked or disliked him. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #7

Yeah, I liked the D after his name too, but he's not very liberal liberal_mama Mar 2021 #13

"but he's not very liberal..." DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Mar 2021 #84

In cases like this harassment is in the eye of the person who felt harassed. I worked in business, napi21 Mar 2021 #12

This is a new era with new rules. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #16

It is not. It's the same rules and people have not changed. bullimiami Mar 2021 #28

I watched this through 37 years zipplewrath Mar 2021 #30

Post removed Post removed Mar 2021 #47

Yeah, that's the take away zipplewrath Mar 2021 #51

I am not avoiding anything. SlogginThroughIt Mar 2021 #55

He's already admitted it zipplewrath Mar 2021 #62

I would like to know the entire context. SlogginThroughIt Mar 2021 #67

Do you happen to know what he has admitted to saying? SlogginThroughIt Mar 2021 #68

Me too! When I was a young woman, I heard suggestive comments liberal_mama Mar 2021 #35

Really. And we just handled it if guys were out of line. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2021 #57

Don't be.... LPBBEAR Mar 2021 #18

Everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 #36

Indeed! The woman who accused Al Franken turned out to be good friends with donnie jr Thekaspervote Mar 2021 #79

True. Dump did perceive Cuomo as an enemy treestar Mar 2021 #122

Now that he's let us know the allegations are true, I can rest in my judgement. LAS14 Mar 2021 #19

Has been for decades zipplewrath Mar 2021 #39

Wow BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #53

eeeyup Budi Mar 2021 #59

Ha! zipplewrath Mar 2021 #63

No you didn't deserve that! It was an interesting comment. Thanks! nt LAS14 Mar 2021 #102

Something just clicked Polybius Mar 2021 #126

Yes zipplewrath Mar 2021 #130

You are doing that in a Marvin the Martian voice, right? TrogL Mar 2021 #21

Marvin The Martian nt sfstaxprep Mar 2021 #81

Fixed TrogL Mar 2021 #124

While I wish he followed more in Mario's footsteps.. mvd Mar 2021 #54

I'll reserve judgement on Mr. Cuomo Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #58

I am reserving judgment. roamer65 Mar 2021 #60

After he admitted to it? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #64

He admitted that he sexual harassed people? Can you point me to this admission? nt Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #69

Here you go: kcr Mar 2021 #83

Yeah, I knew of those. Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #85

What else is there? kcr Mar 2021 #86

I specifically asked if he had admitted to sexual harassing people. Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #93

The headline only says harumph Mar 2021 #99

Did you read his explanation? zipplewrath Mar 2021 #107

Okay. Well, when I think of the term 'sexual harassment', to me Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #112

Not his governments definition zipplewrath Mar 2021 #113

I don't see where Cuomo admitted to sexually harassing people uponit7771 Mar 2021 #106

Me too. Enough of eating our own already! beaglelover Mar 2021 #65

+1000 Thekaspervote Mar 2021 #77

Considering these accusations happened to coincide with CPAC... Hugin Mar 2021 #90

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2021 #109

How come Jilly_in_VA Mar 2021 #66

Well, collectively republicans are a bag of assholes. They have no standard. CentralMass Mar 2021 #75

Well, there is the unwritten 'IOKIYAR Doctrine' that is invariably adhered to by the Establishment Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #94

Generational sexism lillypaddle Mar 2021 #73

He's been screwing w NY state school funding for years: The teachers all hate him. lindysalsagal Mar 2021 #80

I'm sorry... people who work together sometimes step over Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #82

This feels like Mud being slung at him. Remember Al Franken RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2021 #95

+1, I remember someone complaining that he grabbed their fat roll in a picture ... uponit7771 Mar 2021 #108

Worth remembering that Cuomo wasn't a Dem hero until the pandemic Azathoth Mar 2021 #110

I don't get why treestar Mar 2021 #120