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SergeStorms

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20. Aren't they?

Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:41 PM

Dec 2017

Sometimes I wonder if Democrats actually want to win elections, or if they'd rather keep their righteous indignation intact.

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When "He abducted her, tied her up and violently raped her" gets the same repercusions as... [View all] Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 OP

Nobody disputes that there's a difference in the gravity of the two actions... brooklynite Dec 2017 #1

My point exactly. The line is being moved to a point that is no longer remotely sane. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #2

Exactly. When everything is over the line, mn9driver Dec 2017 #4

Roy Moore has benefitted heavily customerserviceguy Dec 2017 #57

going thru kg facebook...looks us nobodie voters agree with you binkie questionseverything Dec 2017 #5

it just goes on and on..by tomorrow they will prob have it "cleaned up" questionseverything Dec 2017 #8

Hey! I know one of those posters! TheDebbieDee Dec 2017 #55

Wow, that's pretty harsh! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #45

lotta men accusing her of grabbing their buns too questionseverything Dec 2017 #47

And they got it gravely wrong Egnever Dec 2017 #3

If social media is the new courtroom we are all screwed. airmid Dec 2017 #6

Exactly right Egnever Dec 2017 #7

For sure. LisaL Dec 2017 #9

And who gave them the authority ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #10

I have the same problem with them deciding to kick Franken out. LisaL Dec 2017 #12

Since this occurred I've been thinking about Minnesota Democrats. BadgerMom Dec 2017 #44

I'm a Minnesota Democrat geardaddy Dec 2017 #63

Schumer, their party boss, gave them his endorsement and joined their chorus. Let's not forget. ancianita Dec 2017 #14

Schumer's also on board with Jerusalem being treated as Israel's capital by Trump. BadgerMom Dec 2017 #42

A sad, important sidebar, but yes, both define the Democratic establishment. ancianita Dec 2017 #46

I agree. Can there not treestar Dec 2017 #48

And can there not be ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #51

All the penalties are informal. Igel Dec 2017 #53

Franken was called upon ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #54

It's all unacceptable. XRubicon Dec 2017 #11

I'm not sure I agree. rainin Dec 2017 #18

So, eight women linked with Roger Stone rat fucking, all make the same ridiculous accusations dhol82 Dec 2017 #23

The accusation leveled against Franken were ridiculous. He was set up. rainin Dec 2017 #56

Hope you are not getting that horrible cold that is going around. Feel better soon. dhol82 Dec 2017 #59

Question? world wide wally Dec 2017 #19

When does the line counteract LakeArenal Dec 2017 #40

We need the distinctions rock Dec 2017 #43

"women reporting" Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #65

Its because corporate owned Media rainy Dec 2017 #70

This is the purist, silly political mistake being made -- being suckered by false equivalency. ancianita Dec 2017 #13

The Republicans have already weaponized #metoo SergeStorms Dec 2017 #15

First they emphasized whites/blacks distrust, then Christian/Muslim distrust, now Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #16

Though it looks that way right now, I'm going to follow Franken's lead about what the party ancianita Dec 2017 #17

If Democrats don't change very soon..... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #21

Democrats are the minority party right now, but believe this: there is always a long term. ancianita Dec 2017 #34

Aren't they? SergeStorms Dec 2017 #20

Yes. cwydro Dec 2017 #66

Who does your title refer to? Didnt think Moore went that far? Amaryllis Dec 2017 #22

Hypothetical generalities, not specific cases. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #24

Got it. If the hypothetical fits, wear it? Amaryllis Dec 2017 #25

Look up the Rape allegations made against tRump robbob Dec 2017 #72

You're right; I remember that now. I think she was working with Gloria Allred and was Amaryllis Dec 2017 #78

No thats the one. robbob Dec 2017 #79

What does it say when there are so many it's hard to keep them all straight? THat alone Amaryllis Dec 2017 #80

Taking it too far imo... SummerSnow Dec 2017 #26

My chiropractor's office receptionist calls lots of people "Sweetie." i always found it Amaryllis Dec 2017 #28

I have heard the expression from many southerners and it was just a friendly greeting imo SummerSnow Dec 2017 #30

My Wife Says It All The Time ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #60

It makes me deeply uncomfortable. Saviolo Dec 2017 #64

Around here treestar Dec 2017 #49

If these events were reported at the time, there could be more mythology Dec 2017 #27

Ivanka claimed T raped her? I never heard that one? Amaryllis Dec 2017 #29

yes, it is in her book SummerSnow Dec 2017 #31

Which book ? She's written several. She actually said he raped her??? Amaryllis Dec 2017 #33

Ya. I remember she said in a interview that he was angry and he raped her. SummerSnow Dec 2017 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Amaryllis Dec 2017 #38

Not Ivanka. His first wife, Ivana. LisaL Dec 2017 #37

THanks! I mis-read Ivana to be Ivanka and that kinda freaked me out. But it didnt seem Amaryllis Dec 2017 #41

It was his first wife Ivana, not his daughter SummerSnow Dec 2017 #39

nothing in the spear of public knowledge tells us 'franken can't keep his hands to himself" questionseverything Dec 2017 #32

Woefully Inadequate? ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #61

grabbing the flesh of someone's waist is worse than all of that IronLionZion Dec 2017 #36

Some folks have become way to strident in support of their cause IMHO. jalan48 Dec 2017 #50

I don't think it was about the "Me Too" movement. That was just an excuse. Kablooie Dec 2017 #52

If the so called perp is Jewish or Black it is Big News. If he is a white GOPer McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #58

exactly n/t orleans Dec 2017 #62

K&R. dchill Dec 2017 #67

The Age of False Equivalencies. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #68

Talk about not understanding the world we live in. KitSileya Dec 2017 #69

+1000 brer cat Dec 2017 #74

EXACTLY right, Kit NastyRiffraff Dec 2017 #75

This! mcar Dec 2017 #76

Its good to hear a response like this LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #77

You're not gonna win this one. PatrickforO Dec 2017 #71

One dude to another, do you really feel you have the standing to diminsh any woman's ... marble falls Dec 2017 #73

People who rape should be in prison gollygee Dec 2017 #81

so now anybody who isn't a rapist/murderer is fit to be a dem senator/POTUS? that doesn't sound TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #82