awesmoe posted:

for clarity, this corroborates the claims of unwanted touching and not the more recent claims of sexual assault

awesmoe posted:

for clarity, this corroborates the claims of unwanted touching and not the more recent claims of sexual assault

DelilahFlowers posted:

I WONDER WHY SHE DIDNT WANT TO SUBMIT A CLAIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST 1993 BIDEN HMMMMMMM

gandlethorpe posted:

It's an important distinction, because one is acceptable and other isn't for a presidential candidate.

awesmoe posted:

for clarity, this corroborates the claims of unwanted touching and not the more recent claims of sexual assault

Brownhat posted:

Except it's not. Sexual harassment wasn't acceptable when it was Al Franken doing it, why is it suddenly acceptable when Joe Biden does it?

awesmoe posted:

for clarity, this corroborates the claims of unwanted touching and not the more recent claims of sexual assault

gandlethorpe posted:

Ok, guess I needed a /s so as not to be mistaken for a lib

gandlethorpe posted:

Ok, guess I needed a /s so as not to be mistaken for a lib

Terror Sweat posted:

It corroborates that she was sexually harassed while working in Biden's office and was asked to leave

gandlethorpe posted:

It's an important distinction, because one is acceptable and other isn't for a presidential candidate.

awesmoe posted:

for clarity, this corroborates the claims of unwanted touching and not the more recent claims of sexual assault

Cpt_Obvious posted:

Just say it. Just say you don't care about Joe Biden's credible rape charge. Come to terms with it. Admit to yourself, and everyone else, that Joe Biden could shoot someone on 5th Ave and still get your vote.

Then, once you have internalized the naked truth of partisan politics, you can come to realize that what you hate about Donald Trump is that he is your ugly reflection in the mirror. That everything he says, everything you wish was a lie, is completely true. That, because Joe Biden is famous enough, he can do anything. He can even grab them by the pussy, no, penetrate their pussy, and they'll let you do it. They'll let you become president.

awesmoe posted:

yup, absolutely

its an important distinction because it's important to know what's true and what's not true and to at least try to make decisions based on things that are true
basically this https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation

DelilahFlowers posted:

I WONDER WHY SHE DIDNT WANT TO SUBMIT A CLAIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST 1993 BIDEN HMMMMMMM

awesmoe posted:

yup, absolutely

its an important distinction because it's important to know what's true and what's not true and to at least try to make decisions based on things that are true
basically this https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation

quote:

“On the scale of other things we heard, and I feel ashamed, but it wasn’t that bad. [Biden] never tried to kiss her directly. He never went for one of those touches. It was one of those, ‘sorry you took it that way.’ I know that is very hard to explain,” the friend told me. She went on: “What was creepy was that it was always in front of people.”

Cpt_Obvious posted:

They'll let you become president.

Zamujasa posted:

is pepsi ok posted:

And there it is.

https://twitter.com/BerninginCali/status/1258527072340701185?s=20

It's not too late to cut your losses, Biden supporters. It only gets worse from here.

awesmoe posted:

yup, absolutely

its an important distinction because it's important to know what's true and what's not true and to at least try to make decisions based on things that are true
basically this https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation

Gonzo McFee posted:

It feels inevitable that they're going to replace Joe but they want there to be not enough time for there to be a vote on who replaces him. Just a last second hand off to completely subvert party democracy.

It rules.

JordanKai posted:

Don't get me wrong, I don't live in America but if I did I would probably be a NeverBiden-er. But this still doesn't seem like a case winner to me? It just says Reade said she was the victim of sexual harassment while working at Joe Biden's office, but it doesn't say that Biden himself was the perpetrator.

And to me it seems obvious that it is referring to Biden, because there is no way Reade is knowingly using a 1996 court record about a sexual assault allegation against someone else working in his office as a dastardly trick. But I feel like Biden diehards and skeptics still aren't going to be won over by this, unfortunately.

Gonzo McFee posted:

It feels inevitable that they're going to replace Joe but they want there to be not enough time for there to be a vote on who replaces him. Just a last second hand off to completely subvert party democracy.

It rules.

Gripweed posted:

I don't know about that. To prevent a vote they'll have to drag him all the way to the convention in August. And if they switch him out that late, whoever the replacement is is gonna have a really bad shot at actually winning. Plus the whole party will have spent the past three months saying that they don't care about rape, it's fine actually. At that point, why not just keep riding the Biden train to the end?

Hellblazer187 posted:

They won't replace Biden unless another three or four credible accusers come forward. Or he literally dies.

awesmoe posted:

yup, absolutely

its an important distinction because it's important to know what's true and what's not true and to at least try to make decisions based on things that are true
basically this https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation

Epic High Five posted:

Biden ain't getting replaced lol, too many people have given up too much of their moral high ground. He's their guy now, they have no other choice

moths posted:

Now that a man has corroborated the story, does it get to count?

moths posted:

Now that a man has corroborated the story, does it get to count?

Brownhat posted:

It's pretty on brand for Biden to force himself on us against our will.


Nah, that man from 1996 was clearly a time travelling Russian agent.

BioMe posted:

Gonna get tough for democrats now that their Bloomberg doctrine has been breached.

Remember 5 years ago when they let Bloomberg run as a democrat? lmao

Politico posted:

Democrats fume over having to clean up Bloomberg's mess
The billionaire cut loose scores of staffers who'd been promised paychecks through the election — and state parties are getting pressured to hire them.

Mike Bloomberg’s decision to dump hundreds of former campaign staffers from his payroll — after promising them paychecks through the election — has left a trail of ill will within the Democratic Party that’s now roiling a key part of its general election operation.

After accepting a much-needed $18 million donation from Bloomberg when he dropped out of the presidential campaign in March, Democratic National Committee officials have been pressuring battleground state parties to hire his former employees, according to senior party aides in three swing states.
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“It’s ridiculous,” said one Democratic operative familiar with the dispute, who was granted anonymity to speak frankly about the situation. “There were dozens of candidates [with qualified employees] and the parties are being asked to prioritize the rich guy’s staff over everyone else’s.”
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Entry-level organizing staffers on the Bloomberg campaign were paid at a rate of $72,000 a year, nearly double the salary of similar positions on other presidential campaigns.
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Bloomberg’s digital operation has also been a point of contention since he left the race. The digital firm he started, Hawkfish, is seeking to take over large parts of Biden’s digital operation for the general election, a possibility that has caused a clash inside the campaign.

Part of the disagreement over the staffers seems to stem from differing expectations of what Bloomberg’s money would be used for. The Bloomberg team argued that $18 million is enough to hire 500 additional organizers, but the DNC said it is using that money to hire people faster and ahead of schedule rather than increasing the expected size of its battleground organizing teams.