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Rustyeye77

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Reply to yonder (Reply #34)

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 02:53 PM

Aug 2021

But dems play by different rules.

I am not defending Cuomo…I’m defending fairness.

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Why do Dems throw their own under the bus, like Cuomo and Franken.. [View all] Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 OP

Cause they (Rs) don't get embarrassed by shitty behavior?? Look at trump MTG, Boebert etc etc. nt BusterMove Aug 2021 #1

Maybe because Cuomo deserves it. bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #2

Waiting for the other shoe to fall on the sexual-assaulter-in-chief: Trump! nt joetheman Aug 2021 #3

For the "shoe" to have any "weight" behind it, more than 50% of the nation or voters have Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #22

Trump had a whole distribution warehouse full of shoes drop. Initech Aug 2021 #52

I don't think Franken and Cuomo are in the same category. madaboutharry Aug 2021 #4

Quite a few more women have come forward on Cuomo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #43

I agree and I think Franken should come back but Cuomo has to go. Bev54 Aug 2021 #55

Because we have principles? brooklynite Aug 2021 #5

I doubt there are many here who put Cuomo into Framken's category. Wrong is wrong, no Atticus Aug 2021 #6

Unfortunately it's looking like that. The findings seem to show Cuomo's... brush Aug 2021 #35

Excelkent summation! ShazzieB Aug 2021 #93

Thank you. brush Aug 2021 #98

Because Dems respect women. milestogo Aug 2021 #7

BOOM! Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #23

+1000 MLAA Aug 2021 #83

We are not throwing "Our Own" under the bus Mary in S. Carolina Aug 2021 #8

Well said n/t Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #18

Depends who's the target du jour. 'Brand' seems to be subjective at best. Budi Aug 2021 #28

Exactly right again, Budi! Nixie Aug 2021 #67

Revisit "Rape Fantasies" & tell me why this was so hushed from accountability. Budi Aug 2021 #80

I also remember that and how it was overlooked Nixie Aug 2021 #87

Ugh, I had forgotten that. Treefrog Aug 2021 #96

Yes and thank you Beringia Aug 2021 #30

+1 spooky3 Aug 2021 #42

Thank you. nt crickets Aug 2021 #58

Depends on which part of the Party they're targeting. Budi Aug 2021 #9

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Franken yes, Cuomo no. ananda Aug 2021 #10

Agreed. Franken and Cuomo are apples and oranges and I think we jumped the gun Poeraria Aug 2021 #12

Virtue signaling is more important to us than the GOP BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #11

Virtue is more important to us. Poeraria Aug 2021 #14

Indeed. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #15

+1 treestar Aug 2021 #17

Yup! And overturning elections that they can't win at the Nixie Aug 2021 #72

That's About RobinA Aug 2021 #99

What a fucked up way of thinking. Accountability is not "throwing him under the bus" tritsofme Aug 2021 #13

We might have to treestar Aug 2021 #20

So should we all be lying sociopaths as well? AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #27

Sexism is a fine and dandy thing to some people here. Lancero Aug 2021 #29

Very unfair treestar Aug 2021 #36

Did you already forget what you posted right above me? Lancero Aug 2021 #47

Except I did not argue that treestar Aug 2021 #49

The attorney general has completed the investigation. In a private spooky3 Aug 2021 #54

We're talking about a NY state matter, nothing to do with... brush Aug 2021 #51

No but we should not demand people resign treestar Aug 2021 #33

Nah, if the party moves in that direction, I'm out. brush Aug 2021 #40

So you are OK with a Republican run country treestar Aug 2021 #45

You seem to be forgetting this is a NY state matter and has... brush Aug 2021 #56

So surrender on sexual harrassment of women because it's politically expedient? Sympthsical Aug 2021 #48

It's ironic really. Complaining about throwing people under the bus... Lancero Aug 2021 #66

A Republican majority????? Heavens, then what????? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #63

The findings of an independent investigation into the sexual harassment allegations CentralMass Aug 2021 #16

I wish we could leave it at that. LakeArenal Aug 2021 #89

Set standards for others, have to uphold them ourselves. nt Hortensis Aug 2021 #19

Have you read the report on Cuomo? He is NOT being 'thrown under the bus'. He threw himself under it Celerity Aug 2021 #21

Holy BUCKETS. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #25

+1 spooky3 Aug 2021 #59

Where in your lil hypothetical is concern for the welfare of the victims? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2021 #24

"Rape Fantasies" was a trigger for many women also. Budi Aug 2021 #32

Pukes who get a pass. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #26

Nice list. I'd add Rep. Mark Foley and Sen. Larry Craig too. yonder Aug 2021 #34

Thanks. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #41

Well, if sexual harrassment is fine for Republicans, AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #70

So you'd rather the Dems be like the "pukes"? AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #31

Trump, Kavenaugh, Gaetz, Jordan Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #39

So if one criminal gets away with it - all should AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #71

Pretty much. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #78

Well, they won't. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #77

So Cuomo should be allowed to keep molesting women? marie999 Aug 2021 #92

Franken was sacrificed unfairly. Cuomo stinks to high heaven. Ilsa Aug 2021 #38

Exactly. Franken asked for an investigation and was denied. spooky3 Aug 2021 #62

He was denied? I thought he resigned before any happened AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #74

Schumer and others told him to resign. That is in effect spooky3 Aug 2021 #76

It isn't "In effect" denying him an investigation AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #79

It absolutely is the same in an institution like the Senate. spooky3 Aug 2021 #81

Poor Franken with no agency... AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #85

Come on, really? You think if you worked on a team at your company, spooky3 Aug 2021 #86

If it'll help DFW Aug 2021 #97

... demmiblue Aug 2021 #44

I was wondering the same thing. Republicans seem to love creeps such as Gaetz Vinca Aug 2021 #46

Matt Gaetz can act like a criminal because he's in a safe district. brooklynite Aug 2021 #61

Because we do not believe a man with power should be allowed to abuse female workers. LizBeth Aug 2021 #50

Apparently a lot of people here think it's perfectly fine AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #75

That is what I am reading. Goes along with "why didn't the women say something earlier". LizBeth Aug 2021 #91

Pukes have no principles and they live in glass houses si they arent throwing anything Fullduplexxx Aug 2021 #53

Imagine thinking "fairness" means treating women and other marginalized people like Republicans do, WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #57

Apples and oranges comparison. GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #64

Someone needs to stand up for women dlk Aug 2021 #65

Ys can we now talk openly about the triggers rom "Rape Fantasies"? Budi Aug 2021 #73

We have far to go with women's equality as full citizens dlk Aug 2021 #82

Cuomo belongs under the bus; Franken didn't. Ocelot II Aug 2021 #68

They figure that eventually the Republicans will Bettie Aug 2021 #69

So you think we should support sex criminals just because the GOP does??? marble falls Aug 2021 #84

Well, you can now ask Joe Biden that. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #88

Cuomo has to go. roamer65 Aug 2021 #90

Cuomo Dorian Gray Aug 2021 #94

The question for me is North Shore Chicago Aug 2021 #95