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Kashkakat v.2.0

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6. Can someone tell me when the alleged head kissing happened? IMHO, if its been in the last 2 or 3
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 10:50 AM
Mar 2019

yrs (post me-too) then that does illustrate a certain tone-deaf ness on his part deserving of criticism, but shouldn't disqualify.

If it was before Trump, before me-too, then just frickin FERGET ABOUT IT.

I say this as a woman who is a fierce defender of women's rights - the most fundamental of which is to inhabit our bodies and be safe. Im old enough to remember before there was the concept or a name for "date rape." It used to be the woman's fault for being there and allowing it to happen. That changed maybe, oh, 20-30 yrs ago. Sexual harassment has been addressed in the workplace for about that long.

These other more ambiguous things , the unwanted flirty touching and such happening in a social setting - that's only now coming under scrutiny and perhaps some cultural shifts around it only now happening.

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I'm sick of so-called Democrats doing hit jobs on our Democratic finest. democratisphere Mar 2019 #1
+1 seems like a political hit job. Thats just me... ymmv....nt mitch96 Mar 2019 #7
Me too..................................! democratisphere Mar 2019 #8
me too, i agree with you. You called them so-called Democrats doing hit jobs .... CORRECT trueblue2007 Mar 2019 #20
Biden is a good and decent person. He doesn't deserve this. dalton99a Mar 2019 #2
This MustLoveBeagles Mar 2019 #3
This morning is my first comment on any of these threads. I gave Ms. Flores due attention but... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #5
I'd be happy to vote for Biden should he become the nominee. David__77 Mar 2019 #4
Can someone tell me when the alleged head kissing happened? IMHO, if its been in the last 2 or 3 Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2019 #6
2014, at a political rally for her he was helping her with (endorsing her), standing in line emulatorloo Mar 2019 #13
Why does he have such a crappy crisis communication response? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #9
Oh come on... a kiss on the back of somebody's head? Goodheart Mar 2019 #11
I bet you apologize when people say you've done something to make them uncomfortable, though. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #12
We've seen this play before. As soon as he apologizes , press misrepresents it claims he's "guilty" emulatorloo Mar 2019 #14
I'm a woman, and I feel uncomfortable touching other peoples' babies or children. MoonRiver Mar 2019 #18
comes across as a dodge, doesn't it? shanny Mar 2019 #16
I think Ms. Flores thinks too highly of herself Goodheart Mar 2019 #10
He says he BELIEVES he never acted inappropriately. shanny Mar 2019 #15
No, he says he didn't believe, and follows with a vow to listen. nolabear Mar 2019 #21
Inapporpriate behavior bahrbearian Mar 2019 #17
No good deed goes unpunished Trenzalore Mar 2019 #19
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