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RhodeIslandOne

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21. She proved herself a fraud by denying a survivor's story.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:41 PM
Jul 2020

After claiming she herself has been a victim.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/30/politics/hyten-confirmation-hearing-mcsally/index.html

Washington (CNN)Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who revealed earlier this year that she was raped while serving in the US Air Force, said Tuesday that the allegations of sexual assault against Gen. John Hyten, President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's second highest military officer, are unequivocally "false."

Hyten's accuser, Col. Kathryn Spletstoser, was sitting just feet away as McSally dismissed her allegations as untrue before the Senate Armed Services Committee, setting the tone for the entire hearing, which Spletstoser would ultimately condemn as a "political spectacle."

"To be clear, this wasn't just a jump ball. Not a 'he said, McSally said.' Not a situation where we just couldn't prove what allegedly happened. I believe the truth still matters in our country. And the full truth was revealed in this process. The truth is that General Hyten is innocent of these charges," she said during Tuesday's hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider Hyten's nomination as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

For all those who think women can't be misogynists. marybourg Jul 2020 #1
My Supervisor RobinA Jul 2020 #34
Yeah because it is so easy to get preggers on command. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #2
No kidding MustLoveBeagles Jul 2020 #24
Phyllis Schlafly sure got through to this one. geardaddy Jul 2020 #3
Yup. Phyllis was really good at "do as I say, not as I do." alwaysinasnit Jul 2020 #6
Oh yes, Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #7
Phyllis was worried she might actually have to get a job and work.... raising2moredems Jul 2020 #27
She was one messed up piece of work. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #28
If you can't hate yourself Codeine Jul 2020 #10
She is a truly terrible person. madaboutharry Jul 2020 #4
That event was so much like a poorly wriiten, poorly acted script. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #8
Sounds like she may have picked that up from her Cha Jul 2020 #19
Unlike bone spurs which can be temporary. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #5
I see the GOP is full-throttle fired up against the military Scalded Nun Jul 2020 #9
So we go back to the old days... haele Jul 2020 #11
Welcome to the real world, ex senator McSally...among some you can lecture...make $$$ Stuart G Jul 2020 #12
Pregnancy Roy Rolling Jul 2020 #13
she might want to say that to Tammy Duckworth's face... dhill926 Jul 2020 #14
She'll be gone in November NonPC Jul 2020 #15
Good. I'll be donating to Mark Kelly's campaign as this moronic McSally needs to go. nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #16
Is there anyone paleotn Jul 2020 #17
What a foul, disgusting person. roamer65 Jul 2020 #18
Who in their right mind says that... Much less a politician idziak4ever1234 Jul 2020 #20
She proved herself a fraud by denying a survivor's story. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #21
This is such bullshit maxrandb Jul 2020 #22
When I was Aircraft Division Officer pfitz59 Jul 2020 #26
Women like Mcsally do more to harm women in the military maxrandb Jul 2020 #31
please let her lose Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #23
Wadda fricken Jackwagon! Baked Potato Jul 2020 #25
Apparently they don't have FCPs in the Air Force jmowreader Jul 2020 #29
Great point about the FCP, but I'm more interested maxrandb Jul 2020 #32
I don't recall this being a thing when I was in JonLP24 Jul 2020 #30
It's not a thing now. maxrandb Jul 2020 #33
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