still think this was a bad move, whenever the Democrats do this I am always reminded of the fable about the scorpion and the frog.
-Louie
still think this was a bad move, whenever the Democrats do this I am always reminded of the fable about the scorpion and the frog.
-Louie
Why do you think it was a bad move?
What do you think should have been done?
That would require a level of self-awareness that I don't think most of them operate at.
My friend thinks that the Democrats are only pressuring Franken to resign so they can go after trump. Like she thinks trump isn’t guilty just because people have accused him.
I personally believe the investigation into franken should be finished before he’s forced to resign. But I also think he should go.
Trump is in a league of his own. I mention the pussy grabber tape to her and she’s like “that’s the lifestyle he’s used to”. I’m like yeah but it’s assault. Like how can you be so oblivious to what he’s saying?
I don't know what the 2012 thing is about but I'm seeing this in a lot of places.Franks Will Retire from Congress
December 7, 2017 at 5:16 pm ESTBy Taegan Goddard0 Comments
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is expected to resign from Congress, Roll Call reports.
“It is unclear exactly why Franks is stepping down, but one Arizona Republican said there had been rumors of inappropriate behavior. The Republican said the congressman had apparently been making plans to run for Senate in 2012, but abruptly canceled those plans.”
franks is a horrible x-stain pro lifer glad to see him leave must have something really bad in that closet
-louie
Bryan Singer is now being hit with a rape lawsuit: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bry...dy-1201905189/
I guess this is why he really got fired from the Queen movie. Good.
Franken did the right thing resigning: morally, and strategically. Someone's got to have standards around here, and hopefully some Alabama voters will take notice of that.
Roy Moore will likely still get elected, but...fuck those devils.
So apparently the story with this is....
Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona, who asked staffers if they would bear his child as a surrogate, says he will resign (https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.ed924952fbb3)
wtf
I'm now reading this four-page piece about Bryan Singer's sexual assault history: http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/bry...ne-1201903868/
How he got away with all of this for so many years is sickening and why he is known for being difficult is just disturbing. I hope he never works in Hollywood ever again. In fact, I hope he never makes films ever.
a FB friend of mine, a writer, is chronicling 100 episodes of abuse/assault/harassment that she has suffered throughout her life: https://www.facebook.com/chavisawoods
it's compelling and depressing and enlightening reading
Mario Batali's turn.
If there are people stupid enough to believe that's real (the video, not the story / technology), then we're fucked for more reasons than you think.
Wait, hang on, I'm getting a call.
What? There are? HOW many?
Fuck.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/s...arassment.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ive-ex-players
Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans are all suspended.
Deadspin has the complaints: https://deadspin.com/nfl-network-sus...ath-1821206708
Donovan McNabb, Eric Davis, Warran Sapp, and a former exec are also listed.
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I'm really sad to say "I called it" on this one, but...called it.
PBS Host Tavis Smiley Suspended After Sexual Misconduct Investigation
more Dustin Hoffman: http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/dus...n-2-1202641525
The day Charlie Rose got caught up, I started thinking it. Then when GK got fired, my mom said "who's next?". First name I thought of was Smiley. It was nothing more than a pessimistic hunch.
Next thing you know, it's gonna be someone like Carl Kasell or Peter Sagal. Again, no reason to actually suspect either of them. Just that feeling of "great, who else will pop up from the list of people I didn't think were like this".
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At least Carl's retired! I'd say the one that would get me would be Ira Glass.
I wasn't old enough to have an interest in these hearings (I just remember seeing pubic hair getting talked about all over the place) so I don't know what it was like. But I do recall it getting some traction in the thread a couple days ago.Joe Biden on Anita Hill: 'I owe her an apology'
The Washington Post on MSN.com · 1d
Biden said he regretted the way Hill was treated during her 1991 sexual-harassment testimony: 'I wish I had been able to do more for Anita Hill.'
The problem is how he worded it though. He basically said "grabbing someone's ass is no big deal" and proceeded to go on saying things that line up with the view of "we don't believe women". There's validity to saying that legally there is very much a difference between hitting on someone at a bar who isn't interested, and date raping them behind a dumpster in the alley. There's validity to needing to get the facts from all sides before a legal verdict is rendered. But the examples he gave and the way he worded several things didn't really project those views clearly - and as a rich white guy with power, he's prone to more criticism for views that don't demonstrate an extremely clear understanding of right vs wrong because he's part of one of the most problematic demographics.
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Recently I’ve come to a new kind of general ethical principal of behaviour.... Hierarchal sexual behaviour (verbal, written, and physical) should be illegal.
Authority figures (police, politicians, judges, doctors) should not engage in any sexual behaviour with the populace lower on the totem pole....EVEN IF IT’S CONSENSUAL...
What is allowed though is actors using their popularity to get laid.
It’s like a woman “dressing to impress” to boost her desirability (power) to attract a man.
Although details are still a bit “gray” (harassment and apparently a racial slur), Jerry Richardson is selling the Carolina Panthers...
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...lling-nfl-team
And Gene Simmons is filing suit over claim that he sexually assaulted a radio DJ. And I'm sure he'll find a way to make money out of that trial. That low-class cum-bucket will do anything for a $1. I bet he would even kill his own mother for a $1. I'd bet if I took a shit on a cereal bowl and pay him a buck to eat it. He'd do it.
Apparently, Alice Glass wasn't the only person Ethan Kath had sexually assaulted when she was a minor: https://pitchfork.com/news/crystal-c...or-sex-crimes/
What a fucking scumbag.