Former Veep Joe Biden is busy doing damage control from his bunker and now confronts the full brunt of right-wing backlash regarding an alleged sexual assault.
Still, the outcry from conservatives regarding hypocrisy doesn't really convince many voters that the GOP suddenly cares about the rights of women -- At least those who don't toe the party line.
To wit and with special thanks to one of the most brilliant TKC READERS . . .
HERE'S THE POLITICALLY INCORRECT REASON MANY KANSAS CITY VOTERS DON'T BELIEVE TARA READE!!!
And now TKC will step far, far away and allow this local leader explain the complex politics of the situation off the record but in a way that's more practical than what pundits and politicos are allowed to utter in other media . . .
Kansas City Progressive Re: Tara Reade
Normally I take the women's side of an allegation of sexual assort. But the accusations against Biden by Tara Reade just seem so suspicious. She never said anything during the height of the me too movement, nor when Biden was being vetted for Vice President. What's changed now that would make her come forward? Maybe a presidential race where the Republican party are afraid they might lose?
I'm not taking sides here. That's for Biden and a possible investigation to handle. But it just doesn't seem credible.
Just another side to the Tara Reade story.
Medium: "Biden Accuser, Tara Reade, Allegedly Stole from Non-Profit Organization"
If true, the allegations seem pretty intense.
This viewpoint also makes sense:
UST: "Why I'm skeptical about Reade's sexual assault claim against Biden - Ex-prosecutor"
And then there's this. Allegedly the description of Biden's attack on her were (reportedly) lifted from her father's book.
Daily Kos: Biden Accuser Reade's Allegations Match Scene from Dead Father's Novel.
The money quote in this article: "Reade (ALLEGEDLY) pilfered her dead father’s work for her allegations against a presidential candidate. That’s about as low as one can get IMO."
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And so, from our vantage . . .
Independent voters are once again confronted with a great many contradictions. Conservatives pundits ignore the 25 women who have accused Prez Trump of some form of misconduct and now play #MeToo advocate and demand voters to "start by believing" a woman's story without further investigation. Meanwhile, many progressives have quickly stepped back from strident and total support for the long ago recollections of a woman's assault story as they did during the Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh investigation.
To be fair, right-wingers successfully argued a valid point early on when they demanded the controversy earn coverage from mainstream news outlets who seemed hesitant to consider the many faults of President Trump's opponent.
Still, in the final analysis, as usual, only the willfully ignorant trust that advocacy related to the 2020 presidential contest represents anything but a cynical power struggle that always ends up disappointing true believers.
I believe that neither Bernie nor Warren could have won and now it looks like Biden's chances are fading.
ReplyDeleteStill better than Hillary???
Delete^^^^ Possibly.
DeleteBut I think one thing needs to be added to the conclusion.
At least voters will be wearing face masks because of coronavirus so they won't have to hold their noses when voting. Nobody's coming out of this with a clean conscience.
But how will I get the stench off my voting finger? Washing 20 seconds won't do it.
Delete^^^ +100
ReplyDeleteWhat is the end game here? This fugitive from a memory care ward is a serious candidate? Cui Bono?
ReplyDeleteThe fix is in. Trump is one of them, the real rulers of this world want him otherwise they would pick a realistic candidate to run against him.
ReplyDeleteThe real rulers & their DNC servants don't really care between Trump & Biden but they did need someone to beat back tepid old Bernie sanders & show his people they can't win without tar & feathers.
DeleteThe problem with Tara Reade's story is she began with saying he touched her hair, shoulder, etc., which a lot of other women have accused him of. When that didn't gain traction, she came up with the digital penetration. If it had been true, that would have been the more serious allegation and the one to start with.
ReplyDeleteThe woman, sad to say, is an overweight unattractive never-was hoping to become a #MeToo celebrity.
So #don'tbelievesome I guess.
DeleteYou are saying exactly what rapists and their supporters have said countless times before (and after) rape was proven. You think you have something worthwhile with your legalistic condemnation of her way of telling the her own story of her rape? It's difficult thing to tell you prick, it's nobodies job to tell it how rapey pricks want it told.
DeleteAnd your complaint about her appearance just confirms what a creepy rapey prick you are.
If crazy ass Trump can grab pussies, sleep with porn stars and threaten to shoot people in the middle of Times Square, then Biden can have Alzheimer’s and finger a pussy or two. I will not vote for Trump!
ReplyDeleteWell what do you think his slogan should be?
DeleteVote Joe Biden, the lesser rapist!
Pussy grabber but not a braggart!
Joe Biden, creepy as Fuck but not a Trump!
Biden: experts will rule, just keep the girls away!
The difference is trump hasn't been going on about believe all women and calling for resignations of others like a hypocritical sycophant.
ReplyDeleteThat's all, trump still isn't saying believe all women and actually says biden should fight the charge.
Did you really link the daily kos article saying Tara Reade lifted the allegations from her father's book published in 1998, when the Biden rape of her took place in 1994?
ReplyDeleteThe real difference is that the same people that absolutely knew Trump was guilty, also know that Biden is not. Fake 2 faced people.
ReplyDeleteThe only difference between biden and kavanaugh is it’s just Fox News reporting the story on biden, when kavanaugh was going through the selection process every news station in the us besides Fox was going after him, it’s clear who runs 99% of the media in this country. As my favorite conservative radio personality says..... it’s good to be a Democrat!
ReplyDeletelong-term record of creepiness.
ReplyDeleteTOP PHOTO -- NURSING HOME KARAOKE
ReplyDeleteHERE'S WHY SOME KANSAS CITY VOTERS STILL BACK BIDEN:
10) They're nostalgic for 1988, the year Biden first ran for President.
9) They think Dr. Jill Biden is a physician.
8) Black voters want one of those record players he lectured them about.
7) They think Delaware is a resort town in France.
6) They want to see Hunter Biden in the White House with cocaine and his baby's stripper-momma.
5) Alzheimer's Awareness
4) Laughter is the best medicine, and Biden has daily gaffes.
3) Animal House fraternities are due for a comeback.
2) Because Hillary's still lurking out there somewhere.
And The Number 1 Reason Why Some KC Voters Still Back Biden....
1) BRAIN DAMAGE!!!
"She never said anything during the height of the me too movement,"
ReplyDeleteYou haven't seen the height yet so your timing complaint is stupid. The next height of #METOO will be when rapey Joe Biden goes down.
"nor when Biden was being vetted for Vice President."
Vice Pres?? A meaningless office for a meaningless man, who cares? And she may not have recovered sufficiently yet. Your timing complaints are self involved and asinine. You would be a lot more useful in a circle jerk with Trump.
" What's changed now that would make her come forward? Maybe a presidential race where the Republican party are afraid they might lose?"
Jesus Fuck you could come up with this contrived political triangulation bullshit at any time from one hour after Joe Biden raped Tara Reads.
Miss Reade you say Senator Biden raped you yesterday but tomorrow is the vote on his segregation forever bill. It seems you just want to embarrass him with your suspicious timing.
DeleteBeware of the Clinton's button men.
ReplyDeleteif cuomo or bloomberg actually won, the country would remain functioning. even hillary.
ReplyDeletebut not a hollowed-out old fart senator type.
^^^ remember she has been talking about this for 27 years and nobody would listen to her, especially the dimwits, they only believe #metoo if it’s a republican so....
ReplyDeleteDuring yesterday's interview on MSNBC, Joe Biden said that 600,000 Americans have died of coronavirus. The MSNBC anchor corrected Biden that it is 60,000 then Biden said 600,000 again.
ReplyDeleteBiden also said that Trump should have more intercourse with world leaders. Sleepy Joe said that twice.
Out of 330 million Americans; how does 80 year old Joe Biden become one of two presidential candidates? Incredible.
Come on man, they told me you were into me! ((fingerbangs))
ReplyDeletePush up contest to run the country since voting doesn't work anymore!
ReplyDeleteArmchair Warriors at it one again. She did report an incident decades back. At least one Government agency failed to act on. If you have ever dealt with any of them, they are best at hiding fuckups. Biden is a fucking loser, no matter what Party. Every Speech he gets wrong. That's 100 % failure rate. It is not a bipartisan issue. It's an issue why a candidate can't tell the difference between his wife and his Sister, groping women all the time on camera and making idiot sexual comments non stop and still be the front runner. I can not think of any Politician that has openly touched people and said more sexual type comments. Since Johnson, even Kennedy wasn't that open about his affairs. "Ukraine women are the most beautiful Women in the World." AKA- American Women are Ugly pigs...NO wonder his son did so well there.
ReplyDeleteProgressives told us believe all women. Even Biden said that during the Kavanaugh hearings. Now, it's believe all women unless they accuse someone we support then we will ignore, deny and shame the victim.
ReplyDeleteThat's pathetic, sad and hypocritical.
We are now seeing the true colors of left wingers, the liberal media and Democratic politicians. They don't really give a damn about sexual harassment or sexual assault. These phony hypocrites only want to use it as a political weapon.
ReplyDeleteWe know for a fact that creepy Joe Biden is an inappropriate toucher, a sexual harasser and a plagiarist. It's not too late to dump him and get a better candidate.
ReplyDeletelots of republicans would have been ok with bloomberg and would be prepared to work with cuomo or hillary.
ReplyDeletebut biden would begin a shakespearean tragedy story for the usa. things would start to happen with an inexorable bad ending.
LOL, it’s fun to watch the Dems manufacture claims against our POTUS that are WHOPPERS, then create their own evidence, take it to the Progressives Kangaroo Court, all the while trying to trash our POTUS and others that are innocent.....and now have to ignore what Biden has done!!
ReplyDeleteThe hypocrisy is mind numbing.
ReplyDeleteJoe-Michelle 2020!
ReplyDeleteBiden said much more than believe women. He was the Obama administration's point man in turning college sexual assault investigations into kangaroo courts, where the accused male student has no right to confront his accuser, be represented by counsel, participate in the hearing or cross examine witnesses against him. So now let's apply those rules to Biden himself. He richly deserves the scorn he's getting.
ReplyDelete9:27, Time for you to go get some pizza, while you do be sure and pickup some bleach and pine sol to go with that pizza while you read Obama's birth certificate, and write to the parents of the Sandy Hook kids like your guru Alex said to, and tell them their kids are not real and not dead. Get in line, they all lie, but when you believe the republicans are on your side you must have a big ass company.
ReplyDeletedoes the biden-warren op-ed in today's paper mean she's in the running for vp?
ReplyDeleteBernie Bros are now right in line with far right Trumpers and QAnon types. I've read Tara Reade's story. It has more holes than swiss cheese and if taken to trial would result in acquital in about 5 minutes of jury deliberation. She's all over the place. She praised Biden for the violence against women act, tweeted out a bunch of nutty pro-Putin stuff, went full on Bernie supporter and when it became apparent Biden was going to get the nom, tweeted out some "tick tock...." stories coming about Joe Biden garbage. It's politically motivated. Newsflash Berner's, the race is over and your guy is not getting the nomination.
ReplyDeleteThen, we get some garbage about Biden commenting on a 14 year old girl's breasts. Disturbing, huh? Oh, Biden wasn't at the event in question. Then, said 14 year old changed the year (nevermind her age stayed 14) and Biden still wasn't at the event.
This is Trump's America. Weirdo conspiracy bullshit day in and day out. Unfortunately for Biden, expect this stuff to continue until election day.
And for those arguing that Biden needs to open up records on Tara Reade and be transparent, E Jean Carroll would like a DNA sample from Donald, if we're going to be transparent, we should be probably do so on both sides, right?
I think you may be misusing the term ‘progressive’. Joe Biden is a liberal. His supporters are liberals. The democratic establishment that united behind him is liberal. These people are significantly to the right of progressives. In this country, they are centrists. In many countries, they would be considered right of center. But nowhere would Joe Biden or his core supporters be considered progressives.
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