How will the media handle Bidens sexual assualt allegation? NYT tweet lets us know...just amazing

[evillawyer]

Here is the thing about the allegation against Biden. The woman doesn’t remember what mouth day or where the alleged assault took place. She has said she failed a formal complaint with the Senate personnel and ethics office. Yet no one has found one and she didn’t keep a copy of it. The people that she supposedly told about it say that she told the the alleged assault took place in either 1995 or 1996. So which one is it 1993, 1995, or 1996??? And because she can’t remember the date that the alleged assault took place Biden can’t give an alibi. All he can do is deny the assault.

Good article examining the strengths and weaknesses of her allegations in USA Today.

SIAP: Why I'm skeptical about Reade's sexual assault claim against Biden: Ex-prosecutor

 

[Mick]

Please.......you know the exact same is true of the right.
Where is your whole they are equally guilty mantra? Selective use?
The difference is the public will ultimately decide how it effects Biden.
The public had no such say with Kavanaugh, and he's a lifetime appointment.

 

[GAVol]

Where is all the right wing media? Are they not doing their job?

lol . . . That's not even a serious response. You know they are being kept far, far away. Coronavirus has made it very easy for Biden to lay low and hope this goes away.

I'm not going to hang him for this, but it's unconsionable that nobody is even bringing it up.

 

[Weezer]

Other than the obvious benefit of taking the economy away from Trump, Covid-19 has allowed Biden to basically disappear and not take any tough questions or have to be in front of anybody to gaffe his way through a campaign like Biden has done every other time he ran for President. Biden might as well be a cardboard cutout at this point.

Meanwhile, Trump is front and center, with every word and action over scrutinized and twisted by the media. As long as Biden keeps his mouth shut and gets to avoid talking to the media, including not having to discuss these allegations, he's golden. As far as political strategies, I can't fault it. My only problem is with the double standard people apply, all in the name of politics.

 

[Roustabout]

Now where have I heard this before?

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The only reason I point this out.....double standard.

From who?

 

[Bigun]

Here is the thing about the allegation against Biden. The woman doesn’t remember what mouth day or where the alleged assault took place. She has said she failed a formal complaint with the Senate personnel and ethics office. Yet no one has found one and she didn’t keep a copy of it. The people that she supposedly told about it say that she told the the alleged assault took place in either 1995 or 1996. So which one is it 1993, 1995, or 1996??? And because she can’t remember the date that the alleged assault took place Biden can’t give an alibi. All he can do is deny the assault.

Exactly.

This was enough evidence for Biden and others to publicly convict Kavanaugh. Now they can play by the rules they set.

 

[volfanjustin]

How long until this guy is fired?

 

[Weezer]

Please.......you know the exact same is true of the right.
Where is your whole they are equally guilty mantra? Selective use?
The difference is the public will ultimately decide how it effects Biden.
The public had no such say with Kavanaugh, and he's a lifetime appointment.

They could also be equally innocent. Use your reading comprehension. I never said Biden was guilty. What I've said is the left approached Ford/Kavanaugh in one way, and Reade/Biden in another. And Reade actually has a stronger case than Ford did.

Biden isn't running for just any office. He's running to be President. But make your excuses and dodge the argument. Trump is the most horribly despicable person, yet you're okay if Biden sexually assaulted this woman. And you want to question my consistency? lmao Whatever. Keep showing that political double standard that you love to defend with degrees and continuums that you pull out of your ass.

 

[RockyTop85]

That may very well be. The problem everybody has is that it's a blatant double standard that nobody is asking Biden to even comment about it when just months ago Democrats were trying to ruin a Supreme Court nominee based on an allegation that was even shakier than this one.

Haven’t followed this thread. Has anybody said it shouldn’t be getting more coverage?

You think it should be covered less?

I’m kind of surprised by that.

I don’t think she’s credible but I feel like people ought to be given all the facts and able to decide that for themselves before they vote. Even if that means one side will exaggerate/lie to prop her up and the other side would exaggerate/lie to bring her down.

That’s fine with me. “The rules” I “set” during the Kavanaugh affair and how I’m approaching this are consistent.

Put all the information out there and let the people deciding whether to give him a job decide who they believe.

How Biden is handling it? He had the perfect initial response to it. What else has he done?

The media should ask him about it and put the information out there to let the voters decide. She’s reported it to the police, so it should be investigated.

Pickens just rusted that old toothpick you’re calling a saber. Kavanaugh was the only thing happening in fall 2018. This is not going to get that much coverage right now. And it shouldn’t.

Should it get more than it has gotten? Yes.
Should it get the same amount as Kavanaugh? No. Not right now.

I’m not ignoring that. I have said several times now that it should be getting more coverage.

 

[TheDeeble]

lol . . . That's not even a serious response. You know they are being kept far, far away. Coronavirus has made it very easy for Biden to lay low and hope this goes away.

I'm not going to hang him for this, but it's unconsionable that nobody is even bringing it up.

The MSM needs all 24 hours each day to put the same talking heads on tv to say the same thing over and over.

 

[GAVol]

Good article examining the strengths and weaknesses of her allegations in USA Today.

SIAP: Why I'm skeptical about Reade's sexual assault claim against Biden: Ex-prosecutor

A lot of that makes complete sense. All I want is for somebody to simply ask Biden answer the allegation on the record. Frankly, I don't understand why Biden would want it hanging out there.

 

[Mick]

A lot of that makes complete sense. All I want is for somebody to simply ask Biden answer the allegation on the record. Frankly, I don't understand why Biden would want it hanging out there.

Maybe because she filed a criminal complaint. "No comment".

 

[Weezer]

A lot of that makes complete sense. All I want is for somebody to simply ask Biden answer the allegation on the record. Frankly, I don't understand why Biden would want it hanging out there.

If I'm not mistaken, that same opinion author defended Ford. In no way do I believe her case was stronger than Reade's. That doesn't mean I think Biden is guilty. I just see it as a further example of a double standard being applied.

 

[Boston Vol]

Par for the course

 

[0nelilreb]

Here is the thing about the allegation against Biden. The woman doesn’t remember what mouth day or where the alleged assault took place. She has said she failed a formal complaint with the Senate personnel and ethics office. Yet no one has found one and she didn’t keep a copy of it. The people that she supposedly told about it say that she told the the alleged assault took place in either 1995 or 1996. So which one is it 1993, 1995, or 1996??? And because she can’t remember the date that the alleged assault took place Biden can’t give an alibi. All he can do is deny the assault.

So you are saying that she still has at least as much as Ford did with kavanaugh as far a proof even without her mothers and neighbors testimony ?

 

[evillawyer]

Can you just say "Believe all women ... but I'm voting for Biden" so they can hoot and holler for a few minutes? That's all they really want. They're not going to stop until someone says it--despite the fact that no one made that claim during the Kavanaugh hearings.

 

[Weezer]

Good read that expresses an opinion I share.

'Believe all women' bites the dust when target is Democrat Joe Biden

 

[GAVol]

Can you just say "Believe all women ... but I'm voting for Biden" so they can hoot and holler for a few minutes? That's all they really want. They're not going to stop until someone says it--despite the fact that no one made that claim during the Kavanaugh hearings.

I actually respect a POV like that acknowledging that Presidential politics is field position football. Just don't pretend to have the moral high ground and then expect nobody to notice when you swan dive into the mud.

 

[0nelilreb]

Can you just say "Believe all women ... but I'm voting for Biden" so they can hoot and holler for a few minutes? That's all they really want. They're not going to stop until someone says it--despite the fact that no one made that claim during the Kavanaugh hearings.

Saying believe all women is just as stupid as saying we should believe all politicians because some are less likely to lie than others . How about we just treat all allegation the same that would be fair for everyone and probably force all the stupid crap out the window .

 

[luthervol]

the day that Biden goes on Fox News, I'll say the same thing if they dont ask him....

Like Trump goes on CNN?
Yet CNN still asks questions.
Fox should camp out at Biden's location and ask him every time he shows his face in public.

 

[luthervol]

They could also be equally innocent. Use your reading comprehension. I never said Biden was guilty. What I've said is the left approached Ford/Kavanaugh in one way, and Reade/Biden in another. And Reade actually has a stronger case than Ford did.

Biden isn't running for just any office. He's running to be President. But make your excuses and dodge the argument. Trump is the most horribly despicable person, yet you're okay if Biden sexually assaulted this woman. And you want to question my consistency? lmao Whatever. Keep showing that political double standard that you love to defend with degrees and continuums that you pull out of your ass.

I was talking about the press/media, not Biden and Kavanagh.
Both sides approached Ford/Kavanaugh and reade/Biden differently. Why do you insist it is some issue with the left and not the right?
Are they equally guilty? If so, you're not very balanced in calling them out.
Are they not equally guilty? Like a continuum or something.
Does that make the one that is more guilty somehow worse than the one that is less guilty?
But to your point, I am in no way okay if Biden sexually assaulted that woman.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

A closed police case has nothing to do with thinking she lied....lol do you actually believe that?

Has nothing to do with belief. It is damage control. Seal any records you don't want people to see (Zero's college records for example) or say the case has no merit and close it without any real investigation. The left is a disgusting lot.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Can you just say "Believe all women ... but I'm voting for Biden" so they can hoot and holler for a few minutes? That's all they really want. They're not going to stop until someone says it--despite the fact that no one made that claim during the Kavanaugh hearings.

But of course there were hearings for Kavanaugh. But I guess the potential democrat POTUS doesn't warrant that.

 

[Weezer]

I was talking about the press/media, not Biden and Kavanagh.
Both sides approached Ford/Kavanaugh and reade/Biden differently. Why do you insist it is some issue with the left and not the right?
Are they equally guilty? If so, you're not very balanced in calling them out.
Are they not equally guilty? Like a continuum or something.
Does that make the one that is more guilty somehow worse than the one that is less guilty?
But to your point, I am in no way okay if Biden sexually assaulted that woman.

In the past, the left was far more vocal about believing women. Why? Probably because it was a conservative being accused. The reason I take issue with the left on this is the blatant double standard they've displayed. They were all about #metoo and "believe women" until it was a Dem being accused. And not just any Dem, but Biden, their Presidential hopeful. So that's why I'm calling them out. They've suddenly changed their stance because it's one of their own. Blatant hypocrisy. That's why I take issue with it.

 

[1972 Grad]

Has nothing to do with belief. It is damage control. Seal any records you don't want people to see (Zero's college records for example) or say the case has no merit and close it without any real investigation. The left is a disgusting lot.

I hate them more each day.