Four of them, who don't know each other? And then they got multiple friends and even elderly mothers to go on record to back up their stories? And the one who was 14 - her ex boyfriend just came out and said she had told him the story when they were dating. Is he lying too? She must be something to be able to convince people to lie like that. |
A lot of your kind most certainly did. Were Denny Hastert's accusers lying? Mark Foley's? How about Larry "Wide Stance" Craig? Ok, the Craig thing didn't involve minors, but still, what is it with Republican "family values" politicians and their peculiar sexual perversions? I believe the women. If you don't find the Post credible, there's literally something wrong with you. And you don't dare get to impugn the Post -- you loved their reporting last week about Donna Brazille, didn't you? |
Did you believe the accusations against Harvey Weinstein? Mark Halperin? Do you believe them about Kevin Spacey? How about anyone on this list: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/10/us/men-accused-sexual-misconduct-weinstein.html?_r=0 In every single case on that list -- 21 names -- the fact pattern was very similar to Moore's situation, where multiple accusers came forward with corroboration. In every single instance, it was true and the perp has suffered some consequence. But, you have Roy Moore -- a disreputable charlatan with no personal or professional integrity before running for higher office -- and suddenly you're not sure if you should believe the four women who independently confirm this happened to them and have 30 corroborating witnesses who confirm they knew about it when it happened? Hell, even Moore's defenders seem to acknowledge it's true -- they're just saying stupid things to justify it like Mary was married to Joseph (it's actually literally blasphemy to defend child molestation in this way, but I digress). So, which is it -- you believe it's true but can justify it, or you're just not sure it's true? |
| She isn't lying. He did this. Stop supporting pedophilia. So gross. |
Exactly. If they're pyaing the consequences, then Roy Moore should be, too. |
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Wow, GOP bible thumper turns out to be a hypocritical pedophile.
This story is as old as the hills, folks. It’s who the GOP are. |
| Welp, Barbara Comstock says Moore needs to GTFO. I don’t agree with her on much, but she’s right in this case. |
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We coastal elites just don't get it, do we? It's perfectly fine for adults to make sexual advances at children. After all, the little tarts are asking for it.
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It will be interesting to watch Comstock come to terms with the realization that she is done in Congress. |
Show us links to quotes of democratic senators condemning menenedez... doesn’t exist! |
So 30 of your coworkers who don't all know each other come to you and tell you about some creepy behavior your boss has engaged in. Your boss hears about it and says, no I did not. Turns out he was at the place at the time one of the accusers says he was. And turns out you know your boss has lied in the past - let's say he told the IRS he didn't get overtime pay, but you've seen the paperwork and sure enough he did. You are telling me you wouldn't believe your coworkers because they don't present "hard facts"? They're ALL lying, 30 of them?? I'm sorry but most of us, given a situation where we have to decide whether 30 people are lying vs. just one, it's much more likely that one is lying especially if he has a track record of lying. |
That's a fair point. So, I suppose, then, that you would agree that since this is a comparable situation that Roy Moore should be on trial for child molestation, right? |
Don't you claim to be a victim of sexual abuse yourself? Moreover, don't you frequently use your claim to support your political positions? Would you apply the same sort of thinking you demonstrate in this post to yourself? |
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The lawyer for one of the victims has released the following statement:
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/11/one_of_roy_moores_accusers_roy.html On behalf of Gloria Deason, please accept this additional statement on her behalf: This statement is being given due to the public falsehoods and defamatory remarks being made by Roy Moore, many Alabama Republican officeholders and leaders, and Steve Bannon, regarding the motivations of Ms. Deason in describing her former relationship with Moore. She did not seek public exposure on the events described in The Washington Post article. She was contacted by the Post reporters several weeks ago. After careful consideration, and fully understanding that her character and veracity would be viciously attacked, she nonetheless agreed to go on the record and tell the truth. Ms. Deason confirms that the The Post accurately reported the substance of her interviews with them. She does not know the other women named in the article. She is no longer a resident of Alabama. She is a registered Republican, but has no affiliation with the RNC and has not been contacted by the RNC or any Republican leaders at any time. The same is true for the DNC and Democratic leaders. She does not know Doug Jones, has not been contacted at any point by him or anyone associated with his campaign nor made any financial contributions to him. There is nothing about being public regarding her relationship with Roy Moore that will enhance Ms. Deason's life. She did not seek the limelight. No glory, no financial compensation, no justice. But she stands firmly on the truth. No one can take that away from her. No one. And Roy Moore knows the truth. Notably, he has not denied knowing Ms. Deason, or pursuing and dating her when she was 18 and he was in his mid-thirties. He has not denied plying her with alcohol knowing in his position as a district attorney that she was younger than the legal drinking age. He has not given a press conference or opened himself up to questions on his relationship with Ms. Deason or the other women named in the article. He appears to be in hiding while issuing incendiary statements about the women, calling them "evil" and accusing them of bribery and conspiracy with the DNC. He has also sent emails to his supporters using this as a reason to request more financial contributions for his campaign. It is reprehensible that so many Alabama Republican officeholders and leaders of their party have rejected wholesale the magnitude of evidence reported in The Post. Worse yet, they claim that even if they believed the statements of pedophilia and sexual assault, specifically against Leigh Corfman (the 14 year old), to be true, they don't find it to be illegal or immoral conduct by Moore. A 14 year old cannot legally give consent for sex. In short, these leaders don't care. This is a stunning admission that the GOP is not a party of family values, certainly not in Alabama. And Steve Bannon's ridiculous statement that Moore's misconduct is akin to "locker room talk" deserves no response. It fails on its face. For those critical of these 4 women for not voluntarily coming forward earlier, ask yourselves what difference it would have made. Republicans in Alabama, the Christian conservatives of the Deep South, are saying that they don't care if Roy Moore's predatory sexual child pursuits are true. It's no big deal to them that Moore abused his position of power as a district attorney and committed crimes against teenage women. |
Yup. The left prosecutes perverts. The right elects them. Speaking of prosecute, I'm even more skeeved out to learn he worked for the district attorney's office while he was cruising the courthouse for targets. The more pushback on this story, the more convinced I am that there's something much worse that hasn't come out yet. |