|
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1255566139939262468?s=19
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 13:18 |
|
|
Mat Cauthon posted:Cowards abound: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-vp-tara-reade_n_5ea86f02c5b66d8003aac14f Not that it's shocking or anything, but: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/joe-biden-tara-reade-talking-points-campaign-defense quote:“I believe women deserve to be heard, and I believe that has happened here,” Abrams told HuffPost in an email. “The allegations have been heard and looked into, and for too many women, often, that is not the case. The New York Times conducted a thorough investigation, and nothing in the Times review or any other later reports suggests anything other than what I already know about Joe Biden: That he will make women proud as the next President of the United States.” quote:“Biden believes that all women have the right to be heard and to have their claims thoroughly reviewed,” the talking points read, according to a copy sent to two Democratic operatives. “In this case, a thorough review by the New York Times has led to the truth: this incident did not happen.” Bonus, for anyone who forgets the far-off days of two weeks ago: https://twitter.com/jeremyscahill/status/1249368288657911808 quote:I want to ask about some edits that were made after publication, the deletion of the second half of the sentence: “The Times found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Biden, beyond the hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable.” Why did you do that?
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:16
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1255588778388918274?s=19 I have enjoyed watching Comrade Daou's radicalization
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:24
|
|
|
Cerebral Bore posted:Empathy with who exactly? The amoral rape apologists? n- well, actually, yes, some of the amoral rape apologists may be persuadable and exercising your empathy muscles is never entirely misplaced but i was thinking more the people / members of the general populace who could reasonably described as not believing her yet for various reasons, not all of which are "they're evil liars"
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:25
|
|
|
John Wick of Dogs posted:Haha Jesus Christ how did we get here lol the future was written decades ago. Getting nostalgic for the celebrity Double Dare that pitted The Yankovic's vs The Ferrigno's
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:33
|
|
|
GreyjoyBastard posted:n- well, actually, yes, some of the amoral rape apologists may be persuadable and exercising your empathy muscles is never entirely misplaced Let’s burn a million calories over the controversial stance that rape = bad in the context of the democratic primary so that a handful of people with no moral compasses learn what it means to be empathetic. I don’t understand what you’re trying to accomplish.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:34
|
|
|
Wicked Them Beats posted:I have enjoyed watching Comrade Daou's radicalization The roll he's on today put a smile on my face when I really needed it, honestly. He gives me hope that even the most broken brained liberal could wake the gently caress up and take some agency in their lives.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:35
|
|
|
Anyone willing to even pretend for the sake of argument that they see specific policies Biden enacting that will lead us out of the Greater Depression? If Biden takes office in January he’ll likely be inheriting the worst economy since FDR, and we all agree Biden is no FDR. If a Biden administration fails to achieve any progress in fixing the economy, that would bode poorly for Democrats in 2022 and 2024. So whatever Biden would do would need to be as impactful as the New Deal, pass quickly, and work quick too.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:51
|
|
|
Ok, why the hell doesn’t CNN and MSNBC just let her come on and tell her story. Then have biden say that poo poo didn’t happen. Because right now the story is: the media is corrupt and wont listen to her. Trump is going to staple this to the bad economy of people not wanting to even go outside and blame the press for both. We need to the media to at least pretend to be impartial. Maybe someone can convince biden to fake an injury.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 21:59
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:Ok, why the hell doesn’t CNN and MSNBC just let her come on and tell her story. Then have biden say that poo poo didn’t happen. He has been faking a brain injury for a very long time now it seems
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:01
|
|
|
I am fairly certaint that the people predicting at least 8 years of no progress from a Biden administration are expecting to be a useless buffoon who gets dunked out of office after a single term, giving us 4 years wasted by him directly and then at least four more under whatever horror of a Republican takes his scalp.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:03
|
|
|
GreyjoyBastard posted:n- well, actually, yes, some of the amoral rape apologists may be persuadable and exercising your empathy muscles is never entirely misplaced Uh, yeah, you go do that if you're so inclined.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:04
|
|
|
Trabisnikof posted:Anyone willing to even pretend for the sake of argument that they see specific policies Biden enacting that will lead us out of the Greater Depression? Most of my tenuous hope would rely less on the Biden presidency (as usual) and more on a Democratic Congress. Bernie would give us a slightly better Congress, would pressure it harder, and MIGHT be able to survive its failure by burning his bridges with anyone to the right of AOC and telling the country it's Pelosi's fault that unenployment is still 25% and Schumer's fault that Lord Buzzsaw is now the Regent-Overlord of the Ohio Wastes. But pre-2022 he'd still be fundamentally dependent on a Congress that would look mostly like a Biden Congress.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:06
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:Ok, why the hell doesn’t CNN and MSNBC just let her come on and tell her story. Then have biden say that poo poo didn’t happen. they're the propaganda outlets of the epstein branch of the democratic party, op
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:06
|
|
|
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/politics/tara-reade-joe-biden.html Here's why orgs have been silent apparently. The campaign straight out lied to them or thought their current messaging was enough. We should hear more later since their response to this was "No one cares shut up!" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...71fc_story.html At least some people are putting pressure on him.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:22
|
|
Rockit posted:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/politics/tara-reade-joe-biden.html quote:“It’s difficult for survivors to see that a woman who has more corroborating sources than most survivors have in similar situations is being tossed aside and actively being weaponized by cynical political actors,” said Shaunna Thomas, a founder of UltraViolet, a women’s rights advocacy group that is involved in the effort to push the campaign. “It would be an incredible moment of leadership for Joe Biden to show up.” Tarana Burke said the same basic thing. What the poo poo are they talking about? How does Biden turn this into a moment of leadership or electability? What the gently caress do they think he could do to address the fcat that he raped a woman that makes him look good?
|
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:30
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:Tarana Burke said the same basic thing. What the poo poo are they talking about? How does Biden turn this into a moment of leadership or electability? What the gently caress do they think he could do to address the fcat that he raped a woman that makes him look good? Leadership is about bringing people together. Translation: https://twitter.com/BoKnowsNews/status/1255610228411895811?s=20
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:35
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:Tarana Burke said the same basic thing. What the poo poo are they talking about? How does Biden turn this into a moment of leadership or electability? What the gently caress do they think he could do to address the fcat that he raped a woman that makes him look good? They have a different meaning of "believe women" that means they can still believe that it's at least possible that Joe is innocent even if it's not certain per se. Before you ask I've seen this distinct idea raised before one of accused was wearing blue.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:42
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:What the poo poo are they talking about? How does Biden turn this into a moment of leadership or electability? What the gently caress do they think he could do to address the fcat that he raped a woman that makes him look good? They are probably looking for a grand gesture (like the speeches Obama would do) that shows "understanding" of the issue, which then gives the organizations cover to set it aside.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:47
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:Tarana Burke said the same basic thing. What the poo poo are they talking about? How does Biden turn this into a moment of leadership or electability? What the gently caress do they think he could do to address the fcat that he raped a woman that makes him look good? the only way he gets out of this is if the HR complaint doesn’t actually exist and he’s the only one that knows what’s in his archive
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:48
|
|
|
https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1255287529324019712 gonna have the controversial opinion that its a moral failing to empathize with people like this, actually
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:51
|
|
|
RBA Starblade posted:If the argument is that Trump leads to four years before we can save the world and a 10% chance of stopping the apocalypse, and Biden eight and zero, then it follows that you should do everything in your power to support Trump, since there's a zero percent chance of anyone else winning currently, and we can't risk Biden doing so either. Haha this is a great loving take. "Oh no, I can't convince this person to vote for Biden on the basis of him being the lesser evil. I know! What if I turned your argument around by saying that following your logic, you must vote for Trump as his hostility to climate change action will be more limited, and is thus is the lesser of 2 evils? You did say you were going to vote for the lesser evil, right?"
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:51
|
|
|
On the other hand, maybe if they ignore it it will just go away https://twitter.com/llerer/status/1255603896397029379?s=20
|
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:56
|
|
|
the biden campaign's official response being "the whore lies, and even if she isn't lying, who cares" is just finger-licking good remember! this is the guy we're being told to pretend genuinely cares about anyone, on the face of the planet, who does not share his skin color, financial interests, or bloodline!
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:58
|
|
|
Malleum posted:https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1255287529324019712 Okay I think we've reached the point where we can say that MSNBC fucks up brains harder than Fox News.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 22:59
|
|
|
Rockit posted:They have a different meaning of "believe women" that means they can still believe that it's at least possible that Joe is innocent even if it's not certain per se. lol that gets selectively applied and you know it. where was this "different meaning" with kavanaugh?
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:00
|
|
|
Liberalism is a disease.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:02
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:On the other hand, maybe if they ignore it it will just go away Finally Biden is making concessions to the racist and misogynisic left
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:05
|
|
|
Malleum posted:https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1255287529324019712 I just read Tara's tweets aloud in my best Boris from Rocky & Bullwinkle impression and it checks out.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:06
|
|
|
Yeowch!!! My Balls!!! posted:the biden campaign's official response being "the whore lies, and even if she isn't lying, who cares" is just finger-licking good What the gently caress is “finger licking good” about Biden, as of now Donald Trump’s only competition, being a rapist and acting like a typical accused rapist? I swear, the absolute glee people have about poo poo like that, or about Trump eventually winning and scorching the libs, is extremely grating. Whether you’re willing to vote for Biden or not, this is all terribly tragic stuff. The political party that looked ready to turn a corner two months ago is doubling down on all of its worse instincts, and all some people can seem to muster is a “lmao”. It really makes it seem like some people are more interested in causing pain to people they hate, or being proved “right”, than trying to salvage anything out of this mess. I get that it’s probably a coping mechanism, and it’s really just limited to a few posters, but I don’t think it’s helping the quality of discourse.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:06
|
|
|
Lessail posted:Finally Biden is making concessions to the racist and misogynisic left if nothing else, it is nice to see the center coming around on the viability of targeted harrassment of women
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:06
|
|
|
Russia has consumed the worm eaten brains of the libs. Soon they'll be blaming Russia for the sun setting in the evening and praising Biden for lifting it into the sky in the morning.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:08
|
|
|
Mellow Seas posted:What the gently caress is “finger licking good” about Biden, as of now Donald Trump’s only competition, being a rapist and acting like a typical accused rapist? I swear, the absolute glee people have about poo poo like that, or about Trump eventually winning and scorching the libs, is extremely grating. What is hurting the quality of discourse is that Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for president
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:08
|
|
|
Euphoriaphone posted:Haha this is a great loving take. It's logically faulty, anyway. The 10% chance requires not so much a Trump victory as one of either 1) building up a viable third alternative ASAP or 2) Dems getting scared into moving left. A Trump vote, while it might help beat Biden, works against both of those conditions.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:09
|
|
|
Lessail posted:What is hurting the quality of discourse is that Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for president Yeah, this thread was actually pretty good when Bernie was riding high. Like I said, this loving sucks, so maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that discussion about this sucky situation is also going to suck.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:10
|
|
|
Rockit posted:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/politics/tara-reade-joe-biden.html scrolled to the bottom of this and was immediately greeted by quote:Former Senator Barbara Boxer of California, who has endorsed Mr. Biden, said in an interview that she thought the campaign had handled Ms. Reade’s allegation “well” and that it had “done everything that they can do.” She said the Biden campaign had not given her talking points. 
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:13
|
|
|
Mellow Seas posted:What the gently caress is “finger licking good” about Biden, as of now Donald Trump’s only competition, being a rapist and acting like a typical accused rapist? I swear, the absolute glee people have about poo poo like that, or about Trump eventually winning and scorching the libs, is extremely grating. Your mistake is thinking that anything can be salvaged, or that this isn't what the party wants. We are not of the party, we are outsiders looking in, and just like every loving thread in this forum that exists to mock republicans its actually incredibly normal for people not in the big tent to laugh at the car wreck happening inside it.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:13
|
|
Buckwheat Sings posted:Liberalism is a disease. It’s nothing more than decorum fascism in the 21st century.
|
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:16
|
|
|
Mellow Seas posted:What the gently caress is “finger licking good” about Biden, as of now Donald Trump’s only competition, being a rapist and acting like a typical accused rapist? I swear, the absolute glee people have about poo poo like that, or about Trump eventually winning and scorching the libs, is extremely grating. When people post the “everything is fine” cartoon they don’t actually think everything is fine. When someone hears an insane and terrible thing and goes “well that’s just great” they don’t actually think it is great. So it’s a safer bet that they’re not actually licking their fingers but instead impressed at the audacity and greasiness of the Biden campaign’s argument that they can smear a victim as justification for not needing to face the press.
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:22
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 13:18 |
|
|
Mellow Seas posted:What the gently caress is “finger licking good” about Biden, as of now Donald Trump’s only competition, being a rapist and acting like a typical accused rapist? I swear, the absolute glee people have about poo poo like that, or about Trump eventually winning and scorching the libs, is extremely grating. you have to laugh, imo. think about it! two years were spent by liberals screaming about how a vote for Bernie Sanders was a vote for misogyny and hatred! and then, the -instant- the threat from the left was gone, they immediately threw everything they pretended to believe aside, and told all those suburban republican white women they claim will vote democrat ~aaaaany~ day now "yeah no you're gonna sit down, shut up, and vote for the rapist. anything else would mean you'd been brainwashed by russians." if you can't at least chuckle at watching people who thought they were savvy political operators, trading their good name and credibility for a shot at the levers of power, being told at the last minute "ahahahaha, syke, you sacrificed all that and you get nothing" you've lost a valuable bit of what makes you human. poo poo's straight up in Shakespeare. Brutus, the man who thought he was doing good, gets Antony to eulogize him honorably. Cassius, the conniving rear end in a top hat who gets outconnived and murdered? "lol, owned"
|
|
#
?
Apr 29, 2020 23:26
|
|