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Mike 03

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7. I heard it, but I'm deferring to experts on this subject. She was talking about how

Fri Mar 5, 2021, 01:49 PM

Mar 2021

Governor Cuomo fixated on the fact she was a sexual assault survivor and kept bringing that subject up during unrelated conversations repeatedly. I think she was talking about what she felt was psychological abuse and her feeling that he knew it was a very sensitive topic to her but he would keep bringing it up inappropriately at work in private settings that were supposed to be about something else (like taking dictation) and then using it to segue into personal questions about whether she would be willing to start a relationship with him.

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Is this anything? CNN just showed the clip of one of Cuomo's accusers... [View all] brush Mar 2021 OP

Yeah I heard her too soothsayer Mar 2021 #1

More he-said/she-said consenus case building hype. ancianita Mar 2021 #2

Yeah, it looks like the ball is rolling downhill and gathering speed... brush Mar 2021 #3

As long as the NY AG investigates, I think we should dispense with this media bullshit around here. ancianita Mar 2021 #6

What pisses me off is we've had a week of Cuomo given time on every damn 24 hr news show uponit7771 Mar 2021 #22

Right? And when you're right you're right! ancianita Mar 2021 #26

That sounds like what Chris Hayes Cha Mar 2021 #33

+1. Hayes calls Cuomo a bully, yet said little about the bullying radius777 Mar 2021 #46

Yeah, very selective on Cha Mar 2021 #47

I was living in NYC at the time ... Silver1 Mar 2021 #49

I'm sorry to hear that, silver Cha Mar 2021 #51

I consider her full of shit! I didn't buy it before...not that I have seen her...classic pile on for Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #4

I'm Afraid I Have To Agree With You Me. Mar 2021 #10

I agree to the extent that I want an investigation into both of them LakeArenal Mar 2021 #18

This too, I don't see him overtly hitting on her either outside of the question about her dating uponit7771 Mar 2021 #21

When does hitting on someone who doesn't like you become harassment or abuse? LakeArenal Mar 2021 #25

You are aware that she DID speak up, Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #31

So patronizing. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #39

You said it. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author LakeArenal Mar 2021 #48

Me, too. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #37

Not arguing for or against Cuomo or the accuser but... Caliman73 Mar 2021 #5

There was a thread on here a couple of days ago where... brush Mar 2021 #9

While in a broad sense yes, harassment is abuse, the term "sexual abuse" unblock Mar 2021 #11

Inappropriate sexual contact is sexual assault, not abuse, it has gone past abuse. Blue_true Mar 2021 #43

"Abuse" is usually used to describe behavior towards children Bonn1997 Mar 2021 #13

I heard it, but I'm deferring to experts on this subject. She was talking about how Mike 03 Mar 2021 #7

Sadly, there has been some conflation in discussions here as well. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #8

She was in a position to just walk away, why didn't she? katmondoo Mar 2021 #14

I think its worse, they were both opening up to each other and this looks to be just a couple of uponit7771 Mar 2021 #20

What do you mean by "in a position to just walk away"? Blue_true Mar 2021 #44

Trump and his party put a target on Cuomo's back pandr32 Mar 2021 #12

This whole thing is pissing me off. LAS14 Mar 2021 #15

All New York Dems ought to cancel cable TV for a couple months lostnfound Mar 2021 #17

RIGHT ?! She never said he openly hit on her just said she took it that way because of his uponit7771 Mar 2021 #19

Yes, from what I understand, what reportedly happened is far from... brush Mar 2021 #24

Don't be surprised if Cuomo's accusers are being coached by lawyers FakeNoose Mar 2021 #16

this is maddening. Just investigate and wait for results, right?! wth. halobeam Mar 2021 #23

Charlotte Bennett's resume Silver1 Mar 2021 #27

Hmmmm? That is a lot of experience counseling on the issue. brush Mar 2021 #28

Exactly. Silver1 Mar 2021 #29

Isn't she the one who immediately reported it and was reassigned to another office? Pongo Mar 2021 #30

That's just it - no one wants to misplace blame Silver1 Mar 2021 #32

The term "text book sexual abuser" seems to be an exaggeration. brush Mar 2021 #36

I too am stunned by what I am reading. Blue_true Mar 2021 #45

She must be the one who was just featured on the NBC Nightly News. SMC22307 Mar 2021 #34

Sound like she was coached, especially using the term... brush Mar 2021 #35

Yes, "textbook case" b/c that might be what inspired the narrative. harumph Mar 2021 #38

Her phrasing does seem exaggerated. And how does one... brush Mar 2021 #40

Experienced occupant Mar 2021 #42

She is text book confused with the English language Generic Brad Mar 2021 #50