Joe Biden was definitely on the national stage in 1987 during the Bork hearings as well as the Thomas hearings in 1991. He wasn’t some anonymous Senator Crapo
On? He was chair of the Judiciary committee, he was center stage.
CMC fnord!
Which some might argue is itself a reason for someone to be afraid of coming forward, especially when young and steeped in an environment they know won’t take them seriously.
My friend says its a plot by the DNC.
I heard about it on the Rachel Maddow show.
Newsweek and Vox covered it, but whether it snowballs is unclear.
That was given as to why they’d come forward after 17 years. And so then, it’s a really bad reason to come forward now.
There is no bad reason to come forward, at any time, for women to speak out about their experiences.
Ms. Blasey Ford also wrote (or was accused of writing) love letters to Vladimir Putin? Cite?
I despise Bernie, but i think it should be investigated.
yup. There’s no reason Biden’s delegates, or Warren’s, or Buttigiegs’s, or any superdelegates have to vote for Bernie.
I think it would be politically easier for to vote for one of the other candidates who has some delegates than a completely new candidate, like Cuomo, but I’m pretty sure the rules allow them to nominate Cuomo, or anyone else.
Which I guess means that even though i think this should be investigated, I don’t think Biden should drop out yet. Let him rack up some more delegates while the investigation takes place.
This is not a good development for Biden, and let’s face it: he’s not exactly a candidate anyone’s going to really be enthusiastic about.
Maybe this would be a good time for Biden to feel unwell, bow out, and give someone else (not Bernie) a shot while there’s time.
There are no good options for Dems right now.
The Newsweek and Guardian bits (I didn’t see it on Vox) were focused more on “Women want to speak about abuse by people in power” than the actual merits of the claims.
I’m sure some of the news sites and Dem people are going to poke around but unless a bombshell really turns up, very little oxygen should be given to this story. I am for listening to women but she’s going to tell two different stories in the same election run? Ridiculous.
I’m on record as being skeptical, but there’s nothing that leads me to believe that her claims are outright bullshit either. And given the accounts of other women, it’s pretty clear he had creepy tendencies at one time in his life.
Boy you’ve changed.
Are you not concerned with how society treats accused rich powerful men or how society treats the accused? Because most times, the accused is not a rich powerful man.
Rule of law is pretty important in this context considering this nation’s history of how it treats poor and minority men accused of sexual misconduct. Especially against white women (we generally don’t seem to raise as much dust over accusations by poor or minority women).
Wait, you think THAT’s the part that sounds eerily similar?
Come on, you’re better than this? Or am I confusing you with someone else?
This is all entirely irrelevant for this thread.
Sure there is, when it didnt happen, and you are coming forward only to help your buddies Putin & Sanders.
That’s my guess. I’m sure it’s being investigated because media joints want to break big stories. I also think it’s telling that the couple stories about it so far have been just picking around the edges rather than “Biden Sexually Assaulted Woman!”. Suggests, to me, that no one has found enough to it to risk coming up to bat.