Stacey Abrams on Biden allegations

[Gothmog]

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[The Magistrate]

1. Good For Her, Sir

They cannot effectively assail our political leaders without our help. Well-meaning, good-hearted people who tend to the left need to learn not to allow their better natures to be taken advantage of by vicious scum on the right, and splinterest wreckers on the far left, who enlist them in their charges against figures of the center left, by exhorting them to 'be consistent' and telling them 'don't be hypocrites'. The proper response to attempts at this is a hearty "Fuck off! Nobody cares what a rancid piece of dogshit like you thinks!" Or words to that effect....

Only attack the enemy, the christo-fascist right.

Never, ever, attack people who are on your side.

If you want one quick reason why the right wing wields power well out of proportion to the popularity of its policies, it is that they adhere to this rule, and we on the left do not.


"Defeat of a dangerous enemy is something to be for."

[4139]

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[HarlanPepper]

3. That's a helluva nice no nonsense response.

Tara Reade is a Russian asset!

[FloridaBlues]

4. Is it me or is news really pushing this story lately?

Story has changed so much do they really think it's worth their time and money?
I like her answer, to the point and honest response

[MerryBlooms]

6. The story was debunked and tossed, now the jerks against Biden are

pulling every old trick out of their collective arse to get new traction. I scanned through the latest articles claiming new evidence or whatever that crap's supposed to be, they're pathetic.

[BadgerMom]

8. It absolutely slays me

that Trump’s misogyny is on tape and lawsuits against him numerous, but these bottom feeders think this nonsense drummed up about Biden will be disqualifying. Nice try, a**holes.

[betsuni]

19. +1

[crickets]

29. Too true. nt

[CousinIT]

21. Even my rinky dinky local news website has it

THEY ARE PUSHING IT.

[cbdo2007]

28. There are a number of people here on DU pushing the story lately.

[lagomorph777]

35. Yeah what's up with that?

as if I didn't know [cough] Putin trolls [cough]

[cbdo2007]

38. maybe or...

[cough] Bernie sore loser trolls [cough]

or people who say they would never vote for someone who did this type of thing, even though the person he is running against has done it TONS OF TIMES and somehow they equate them as equals.

Bottom line is that if we don't all band together here and let these minor things go, we may have to deal with 4 more years of Trump, and that is unacceptable.

[AtheistCrusader]

32. The media will ALWAYS push for a 'horse race election'.

Something that looks like a no-contest is uninteresting and doesn't sell advertising.

So they'll use anything. They're not on 'our side'. They're not on 'trumps side'. They're on their own pocketbook's side.

[LostOne4Ever]

34. This is the Truth! nt

[mcar]

5. Nice to see Democrats standing up for their standard bearer

We didn't see it when Kerry was Swiftboated.

[Cha]

7. Thank you for this, Goth.

[Hekate]

9. Good to know. Thanks, Gothmog!

[marble falls]

10. Yet there are DUers hackey sacking this poop right now here on DU.

[Frasier Balzov]

11. Joe Biden was VP from 2009 to 2017.

Why would anyone think an accusation from 1993 could possibly upstage that?

Especially a sex accusation after what Trump has confessed to?

Oh well. Carry on America.

[stopdiggin]

13. must be one of those repressed memory things

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. She wants to be VP

[mountain grammy]

14. I hope so.

I like her and in this case she's absolutely right. I believe Biden's clean, just like Franken. I'll never get over losing Al in the Senate.

Go Stacey!

[calimary]

23. I'm certainly with you on that, mountain grammy.

Just like Al Franken.

[MontanaMama]

15. Did she tell Susan Sarandon

to fuck off? I missed that part. Kidding aside, thanks Stacey Abrams! United we stand.

[Skidmore]

31. No, she is too diplomatic for that

but my friend has told Sarandon that so many times. Good for Abrams to address this. She has led the way and I expect other Democrats to follow her in mounting a full throated defense of Biden.

[jimlup]

16. Honestly how could it even matter

I mean WTF????

Sexual deviant against whatever... Biden is the clear innocent in any fair assessment.

[SpaceNeedle]

17. Go Stacy Abrams !!

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. K&R

[Lucinda]

20. KNR

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. Whoever he picks as VP candidate, her role will be to talk about this.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

26. A woman candidate will be asked about this *a lot.*

[highplainsdem]

27. K&R!

[crickets]

30. Abrams gave an excellent, well thought out answer. nt

[usaf-vet]

33. Seriously the NATIONAL STANDARD for what is acceptable to be POTUS have been lowered to a point.....

..... that should make it very hard for the republicans to call Joe Biden on his alleged behavior. Surely in comparison to the self-proclaimed "pussy grabber" in chief. To the guy who hired a porn star for sex. To a guy who has cheated on his wives. To a guy who gets mighty close to suggesting a sexual interest with his own daughter.

I don't know the story about Biden. But the Republicans in support of Trump have so lowered the standard good luck tarnishing Joe Biden with this story.

[ramen]

36. Good to hear rational voices about this, because

the right wing and conspiracy theory horseshoe-wings are all up in arms about the accusations against Biden. Their desperation suggests they think that it's one of their only hopes. I hope other leaders come out and defend Biden, and hope the defense will be as respectful but firm as Abrams' was.

[phandancer917]

37. As much as we hate it....

....we should NOT sweep this under the rug. Keep it in the news cycle NOW as opposed to October...because no matter what this WILL be a BIG topic from the other side. Let everything come out now and press for more details.

It behooves us to continue to vet and prove the negative.

I do believe Joe - but to ignore this or dismiss will hurt our chances in November.

[W T F]

39. I'm done with wringing my hands..........

The gloves are off and at this point, whenever someone brings up Joe Biden’s “creepiness” I just them, “I DON’T CARE, AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED, IF JOE BIDEN STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF FIFTH AVE AND SHOT DONALD TRUMP IN THE FACE, I WOULD STILL VOTE FOR HIM!!!!!

[Gothmog]

40. Senator Chris Coons backs and believes Joe Biden

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[Warpy]

41. Most of what I've seen involves unwanted touching

I get that, I'm not fond of being pawed. However, if I find it particularly bothersome I'll speak up and have done so since my teens when taking a step back hadn't worked.

Nothing she has complained about has risen to the level of criminal conduct. Had she spoken up and been demoted or fired, it would have, likewise, if it had progressed to mauling or rape. It seemingly didn't.

Either she needs to file a criminal complaint with the appropriate police or drop it. What was misguided affection on his part was met by lack of communication on hers. End of story.

[Gothmog]

42. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tara Reade's allegation: "I support Vice President Biden"

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[Gothmog]

43. Do you believe that Tara Reade's claim would have shown up during that vetting if true?

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[Gothmog]

44. Great statement by Joe

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