
Drama queen. John Roberts & Samuel Alito weren’t accused of such things. Wiith Thomas & Kavanaugh, it may be that they haven’t behaved respectfully toward women. |
+1. Even evil Mitch McConnell warned Trump against Kavanaugh. |
No rush to judgment here.... |
Is there a source for this? I tried looking it up, but all I could find is that the victim has twenty years to file a charge for sexual assault after she turns 18. |
What happens from years as a prosecutor. We know this type very well. |
I don’t recall Gorsuch having a MeToo problem. |
Nominate a woman. |
That’s a fair point. But I think that a group that so disbelieves women, hurries to strip women of their rights, has openly discussed disenfranchising women, and generally doesn’t think sexual assault is a big deal (I give you Jim Jordan still in office. I give you Donald “Grab em” Trump), a group thatsubscribes to patriarchal views of society and genuinely think that women should not be in the public sphere is far, far more toxic. |
The victim was a sophomore so she wasn’t 18. |
AND it may not have happened as described |
The laws weren’t enforced very well, and victims of sexual assault were treated worse than victims of other crimes. Drunk driving was also prosecuted differently then than it is now. Times change. |
I don’t know what I actually expected coming to DCUM after this revelation, but I’m still disappointed that such a credible accusation has people thinking “something is fishy” and that this person is seeking 15mins of fame.
I, like others in this thread, have been sexually assaulted and told pretty much no one. Those couple I have told I did so in confidence and they would never tel anyone. FWIW, each of them had histories and experiences with sexual assault and/or abuse. Those who find this scenario unlike seem to (fortunately for them) know very little about about rape and sexual assault. |
Even the White House is not standing by Kavanaugh. They provided "no comment" - normally, they would reaffirm support and claim the nominee did nothing wrong.
So if Trump isn't standing by him, why is anyone here standing by him? |
Because misogyny is a sport to some of these folks who, if they didn’t have hatred to hold them up, would have nothing at all. |
Not an official statement, but per Politico: A lawyer close to the White House said the nomination will not be withdrawn. “No way, not even a hint of it. If anything, it’s the opposite. If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.” Ok, so the suggestion is, every man has done this. Uh, no. Only in GOP Trump World is this the case. |