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In reply to the discussion: Barney Frank calls out Dennis Hastert & GOP hypocrisy with a perfect statement [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)57. There was one:
You really never heard of her? Juanita Broderick said in '98 she was raped. Others claimed what most of us would say is sexual assault; groping, grabbing kissing etc.
Paula Jones, of course everyones heard of her, & Kathleen Willey
The Jones case was tossed for a really stupid reason, saying Jones wasnt actually harmed so had no standing.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/broaddrick022599.htm
She displays many of what we would call normal signs of a victim; denial, fright, feeling it was her fault
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Barney Frank calls out Dennis Hastert & GOP hypocrisy with a perfect statement [View all]
kpete
May 2015
OP
Probably the first and last time for Bill Clinton being called a "choir boy."
Gidney N Cloyd
May 2015
#1
Not to mention, it goes a bit too far -- all of these were worse, both in what they
karynnj
May 2015
#4
A student? When did they release that information because the last time I heard was only that it
cstanleytech
May 2015
#45
The point is the massive hypocrisy...preaching and legislating restrictive Holy Morals to others - while Willy goes free.
Fred Sanders
May 2015
#7
Feel free. Actually it's "repenters" ... the Jimmy Swaggert type ...but it infers "repeaters". LOL
libdem4life
May 2015
#22
I think they phrase it "Not perfect, just forgiven" or something like that....
peacebird
May 2015
#43
I've lived with it since birth...trust me there are Many Versions to this delicate question. But
libdem4life
May 2015
#49
Several of those traits especially lack of empathy, personal insight and concern for
appalachiablue
May 2015
#47
When a mind ceases to inquire, but repeats the closed loop tape, mental, psychological and all are
libdem4life
May 2015
#50
Bless Barney Frank for telling it like it is. It's the flaming reeking hypocrisy. nt
Hekate
May 2015
#41
Hypocrisy on a scale that monumental scale needs to be identified in public. Good for Barney. n/t
pa28
May 2015
#55
Barney had his OWN problems in office, child prostitution being run out of his apartment
TheNutcracker
May 2015
#56