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In reply to the discussion: What if Barack Obama had been accused of rape? [View all]brooklynite
(94,527 posts)6. He wasn't...
Perhaps that says something?
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We have promoted a "no benefit of the doubt" hysteria here. Such things come back to bite us.
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#1
There are things I would not believe of Barack Obama, & nonconsensual sex is one of them...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#2
Well you got here in 2007, but you never seem to know who I am, so I'll explain again...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#16
Oh. I apologize for not committing your history, views and impressions of Obama to memory
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#20
But that's because we KNOW him now. Pretend this was back in 2004 and we didn't know him. What then?
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#33
I addressed the questions put to me by EB, and told her more about me than I probably should...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#38
They would have impeached, indicted, imprisoned and popped the champagne by now.
Initech
Feb 2019
#4
Perhaps he wasn't accused of rape because there was nothing approaching evidence?
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#9
Republicans are turning #metoo into guilty by accusation vs believe the accuser and investigate
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#7
So now ANY accusation against a Democratic Office-Holder should be discounted?
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#13
Okay - case by case. There's no evidence that this incident is a "hatchet job"...
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#37
No, not discounted. But there should be some EVIDENCE beyond a Facebook post. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#44
Yes. I's good that he didn't rape anyone. And it's also good that no one accused him of raping them
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#23
You mean, it's good no one accused him of rape. Because that's all we have right now.
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#36
O.K., this particular hypothetical is over the top. Why something about OBAMA that
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#14
To be clear for ME, "identity politics" & "trend in the Dem party" & "black woman/black man"
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#19
Since the thread kicked up I'll reply here. There's something just flawed about bringing OBAMA in.
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#40