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(11,841 posts)Those accusations were not recanted. Kathleen Willey, Leslee Millwee & Paula Jones stand by their accusations. And Clinton paid Jones almost a million dollars to settle her lawsuit. And there are many other women, dating back over 40 yrs, that have made accusations.
I think he's always been a double standard when it comes to this issue. As the original poster says, we have our biases. I've always tried to NOT be that way. Weiner had many defenders here until it just became too obvious that he was guilty.
Every always focuses on the Lewinsky affair, but its the LEAST offensive story. And while consensual, doesn't it still fall under the "men in a powerful position" category?
But I've seen posts on DU get hidden for simply stating facts that are in evidence. And if I posted any links to these womens stories, I'd get a hide too. And thats a damn shame.
Women in 2017 are STILL terrified to tell people about incidents that happen to them from men who are "well known" and its terrible. And when you read statements like those defending Roy Moore, it makes me even more angry. We know darn well if Moore was a Democrat, these same self righteous blowhards would be screaming to high heaven about it.