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Ratfucking, plain and simple. Schneiderman is getting closer and closer to trump, so.... George II May 2018 #1
And there is a story about trump sending people out to dig up dirt on his enemies Fullduplexxx May 2018 #3
My immediate thought... Beware folks... Schneiderman is the Mueller invesigation's safety net hlthe2b May 2018 #4
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss their allegations. LudwigPastorius May 2018 #8
No one is saying dismiss; just be appropriately discerning and wary. hlthe2b May 2018 #10
exactly the first thought that crossed my mind onetexan May 2018 #12
And mine. My husband said the same thing - something about a fishy smell... calimary May 2018 #124
Well, the poster I was replying to said, "ratfucking, plain and simple". LudwigPastorius May 2018 #144
I doubt they would feel that way now, given the resignation... hlthe2b May 2018 #146
Thats what I noticed.. I thought something has to be up with these accusations but they seem legit. lancelyons May 2018 #76
Not me. Jazzgirl May 2018 #78
Sounds bad for the AG and if true he should leave and suffer whatever the consequences may be. But kacekwl May 2018 #127
Worse info on Trump, already is out laserhaas May 2018 #179
Absolutely. Glorfindel May 2018 #9
Maybe not, maybe the misogyny is so entrenched that people feel that "role playing" Tumbulu May 2018 #14
Easy,If you are going to build a political resistance against Misogny,you can't have ANY skeletons blkyank1 May 2018 #50
Some woman like to play rough blkyank1 May 2018 #71
Did you even read the article, Tumbulu May 2018 #90
He wasn't married at the time. Your "theory" is completely made up. yardwork May 2018 #157
Huh? SergeStorms May 2018 #97
Look them up - there is a search feature Tumbulu May 2018 #106
No, sorry. SergeStorms May 2018 #111
That's what I thought. SergeStorms May 2018 #155
Linking to them gets your fucking post hidden. MrsCoffee May 2018 #180
So basically.... SergeStorms May 2018 #182
This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee May 2018 #185
We have to wonder if he's being "Al Frankened" or "Joy Reided". brush May 2018 #43
This response is sickening oberliner May 2018 #59
In what way? George II May 2018 #72
Callously dismissive of women who are courageously speaking out about abuse oberliner May 2018 #75
"Callously"? George II May 2018 #103
yes, callously. Tumbulu May 2018 #107
Alleged abuse. SergeStorms May 2018 #125
Amazing, isn't it? Jedi Guy May 2018 #126
I recognized that Delphinus May 2018 #166
It's an easy trap to fall into, unfortunately. Jedi Guy May 2018 #172
Bingo!!! SummerSnow May 2018 #79
How is Schneiderman "getting closer and closer to Trump" - any indictments like Mueller? PoliticAverse May 2018 #95
In the world of Louise Mensch tweets jberryhill May 2018 #154
There were no accusation ratfucking or any other beastiality Jose Garcia May 2018 #159
After Franken, I'm suspicious about everything! Lonestarblue May 2018 #2
K & R pazzyanne May 2018 #28
Yeah. It's a little late. And they were mistresses... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #35
We're know Franken accusations were bs based on evidence JI7 May 2018 #45
Any other prominent Dem working ot rid us of trump better be ready... brush May 2018 #53
You shouldn't be oberliner May 2018 #60
Roger Stone still walks the streets... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2018 #135
Did you read the whole New Yorker article? apnu May 2018 #167
Dammit. EOM elfin May 2018 #5
Yep. My reaction is "Shit. EOM" Mrs. Overall May 2018 #73
There have been plenty of accurate stories about Trump in the New Yorker... brooklynite May 2018 #6
And Ronan Farrow is Co-author--he also helped break the Weinstein story. spooky3 May 2018 #20
The New Yorker just isn't wrong mountain grammy May 2018 #143
This is very disconcerting. ananda May 2018 #7
Completely different. And there was no investigation. spooky3 May 2018 #22
It makes me sick to see people excusing and disbelieving this. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #11
ANd it makes me sick to see someone make a conclusion before the facts are even out. hlthe2b May 2018 #17
I find it more likely that a man behaved badly than four women were willing to put their names WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #30
Waiting for all the facts to come out hardly seems inappropriate. hlthe2b May 2018 #36
did you even read the article? Tumbulu May 2018 #94
this thread for me and likely others is the first word on this breaking story and no hlthe2b May 2018 #96
well then why are you commenting on it. Tumbulu May 2018 #112
YOU have no right to tell me or anyone else which threads and when we can post to. hlthe2b May 2018 #117
hmmm, let's see, you defend the guy, claim it is a hit job Tumbulu May 2018 #120
I did not... i said be wary and discerning. I said allow the facts to come through. hlthe2b May 2018 #122
Well, I just read it on my phone and I believe the women. yardwork May 2018 #136
I suspect i will too. I think it is not inappropriate to allow DUers to have a chance to get home hlthe2b May 2018 #139
No one is "excusing" this kind of behavior. Ilsa May 2018 #21
If this was a Republican you would not be making this same argument Pale Blue Dot May 2018 #26
If anything the GOP blkyank1 May 2018 #82
Welcome to DU, bklyank1. calimary May 2018 #129
"They" didn't kill Schneiderman. Jedi Guy May 2018 #163
Yeah, and that's a good point, too, my friend. calimary May 2018 #164
Welcome to DU circa 2018.... vi5 May 2018 #41
Amen and likewise oberliner May 2018 #61
100% agree. Jedi Guy May 2018 #128
There are 2 "Chief Deputy" attorneys general. pnwmom May 2018 #13
Both have impressive educational backgrounds NewJeffCT May 2018 #31
+1 fleabiscuit May 2018 #86
Oh, great... Ligyron May 2018 #15
Alvin Bragg: Leghorn21 May 2018 #25
Very good. Ligyron May 2018 #91
Interesting Timing for These Allegations dlk May 2018 #16
Sex allegations wait until time is ripe quartz007 May 2018 #44
How long before "accusations" arise against Cuomo, who has the power Dawson Leery May 2018 #18
Welp, there goes our State charges back-up plan against Trump. OliverQ May 2018 #19
Because ONLY Schneiderman can file charges? brooklynite May 2018 #29
Why? Schneiderman is not irreplaceable onenote May 2018 #160
Welp there goes the entire case against Trump Dopers_Greed May 2018 #23
"No doubt he's being Franken'ed." LenaBaby61 May 2018 #56
this recent explosion of sexual harrasment smells . AllaN01Bear May 2018 #24
No, it doesn't oberliner May 2018 #62
Smells like cracks in the wall of silence. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #63
An attack against the AG... beachbum bob May 2018 #27
The legal work and case survive any one lawyer. madaboutharry May 2018 #32
Yep. The case work will continue. Glimmer of Hope May 2018 #54
Crap. deurbano May 2018 #33
To those alleging this is a hit job, Schneiderman confirms the physical aspect of the charges... brooklynite May 2018 #34
Anyone who gets off on madville May 2018 #42
THAT I'll disagree with. brooklynite May 2018 #48
Agreed dhol82 May 2018 #67
I stand by my statement madville May 2018 #69
...and I stand by mine. brooklynite May 2018 #119
So it's ok to enjoy hitting and verbally abusing women as long as madville May 2018 #123
Guess what? BuddhaGirl May 2018 #170
For over the last year I've been hearing that madville May 2018 #177
I tend to agree. ananda May 2018 #110
The women sound credible fountainofyouth May 2018 #37
Let him have his day in court RogerM May 2018 #39
You've decided this is a "slime effort". brooklynite May 2018 #49
He's who Mueller will hand the investigation to if he's fired. helmedon1974 May 2018 #130
Now explain how the facts of the case fit into your "sliming". brooklynite May 2018 #149
Granted, this is fresh news fountainofyouth May 2018 #51
If he knows he's guilty he should just resign. Why put the state and the country pnwmom May 2018 #66
These are prominent progressive women making the accusations madville May 2018 #38
Prominent? Never heard of them. helmedon1974 May 2018 #131
There are many prominent people I've never heard of as well. LanternWaste May 2018 #174
Shades of Eliot Spitzer! How convenient for Trump rurallib May 2018 #40
May not be true, but seriousness of charge quartz007 May 2018 #47
yes - didn't say it didn't rurallib May 2018 #55
Anyone who survives 4 bankruptcies, multiple divorces quartz007 May 2018 #68
He's certainly beyond the standard deviation. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #98
I don't care. I'm a NY voter and I. Don't. Care. Deb May 2018 #46
There needs to be a real investigation. Dawson Leery May 2018 #52
This response is disturbing oberliner May 2018 #64
I don't care. Deb May 2018 #83
Yeah who cares about a bunch of broads getting slapped around? flibbitygiblets May 2018 #114
What the fuck is this shit here. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #88
Please read the story fountainofyouth May 2018 #102
Yeah... Jedi Guy May 2018 #132
That is fucked up. n/t demmiblue May 2018 #169
Of course they do. He's the one that will bring RICCO charges helmedon1974 May 2018 #57
Others who become nyag can do it also. JI7 May 2018 #65
What specifically leads you to believe no other can do the same? LanternWaste May 2018 #175
Absolutely awful oberliner May 2018 #58
Oh, get a grip. dhol82 May 2018 #70
These women have been they had been choked and hit repeatedly by this man oberliner May 2018 #74
I doubt many defending this have actually read the entire article and his statements madville May 2018 #77
How about we wait to see evidence dhol82 May 2018 #84
It's breaking now that the NY Governor is calling for him to resign madville May 2018 #85
Sounds like a Franken op. dhol82 May 2018 #87
BREAKING: Governor Cuomo to call for Schneiderman's resignation (per MSNBC) brooklynite May 2018 #80
Not surprising, no love lost between those two.... PoliticAverse May 2018 #100
He will be gone by the end of the week. Cattledog May 2018 #81
Yeah, this isn't from some right-wing Twitter feed madville May 2018 #89
He has already resigned. nt tblue37 May 2018 #153
I wonder if I need to start an online worry-stone store for DU'ers? nt fleabiscuit May 2018 #92
Roger Stone and those Israeli mud diggers at work kimbutgar May 2018 #93
Actually Schneiderman was considering challenging Cuomo, the two have been repeatedly at odds... PoliticAverse May 2018 #101
Because you can't be the party that supports women if you gloss over Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #161
Actually that was my first reaction upon hearing the news kimbutgar May 2018 #165
Yuck. hay rick May 2018 #99
I presume that the Trump/Manafort investigations continue, with or without Schneiderman. LenaBaby61 May 2018 #105
Before posting to this thread, can you at least read the article? Glimmer of Hope May 2018 #104
yes, it is Tumbulu May 2018 #108
Unfortunately, this is a WEDGE issue, positions taken long ago. Hortensis May 2018 #109
balony Tumbulu May 2018 #116
I'm not defending or accusing ANYONE, Tumbulu, Hortensis May 2018 #147
You have to give people a chance to read it. For many here this thread was first word of issue. hlthe2b May 2018 #113
before commenting, you should read it Tumbulu May 2018 #118
BREAKING NEWS... just as I am sure YOU have posted first impressions many times hlthe2b May 2018 #121
Reading this headline really made my heart sink karin_sj May 2018 #115
Schneiderman announces his resignation... PoliticAverse May 2018 #133
BREAKING NEWS: He has resigned effective tomorrow FailureToCommunicate May 2018 #134
in case anybody thinks is just about kink DonCoquixote May 2018 #137
This has nothing to do with BDSM. He attacks people when he's drunk and angry. yardwork May 2018 #138
I am just saying DonCoquixote May 2018 #141
I understand. In his case, I think he literally believes that he can do anything he wants. yardwork May 2018 #142
And here I thought that S in BDSM stands for sadism. LisaL May 2018 #148
Bullshit!!!!! RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #140
I heard a funny comedian say mountain grammy May 2018 #145
One of the accusers was Schneiderman's 2-year girlfriend... brooklynite May 2018 #150
Who, according to her account in the New Yorker, DeminPennswoods May 2018 #151
And now we're attacking abused women. Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #162
Justice needs to be served for these women if true get the red out May 2018 #152
Sounds like the Republicans have been holding these charges in reserve for a while SkatmanRoth May 2018 #156
Nonsense. yardwork May 2018 #158
Right...because it's hard to describe being slapped and choked. brooklynite May 2018 #171
I read through the whole article. I recommend others do as well before reacting apnu May 2018 #168
Concur! Doesn't matter if the Repubs drove this outing laserhaas May 2018 #173
yeah, doesn't matter how this story came about. apnu May 2018 #176
One always has to worry, about who owns media laserhaas May 2018 #178
anyone who knows the work of Jane Mayer would not question the veracity of the article. ellenrr May 2018 #184
" Metro Cuomo appoints Nassau County DA to investigate Schneiderman" Izzy Blue May 2018 #181
If the allegations have even the slightest merit laserhaas May 2018 #183
Farrow on TV laserhaas May 2018 #186
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