I think this and the Vox article linked here really highlight why the coverage and some of the discussion on this has been so frustrating.
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Seriously, Tara Reade went with Megyn Kelly? Out of all the options, Kelly? Also, while I completely agree that every accuser should be able to tell their story in their own words, I really don’t understand how that has been the case with Reade, at least with the articles from Salon, New York Times and now Vox? Not to…
(Kinja is the worst, so sorry if this is a double post!)
As evidence, you need look no further than Reade’s own Twitter timeline. Before she became a big-time Sanders supporter, she strongly supported Biden, including praising his work towards halting violence towards women.
Maybe we should also point out, since this is the actual end-game and saying otherwise is disingenuous at best:
This. I default to believing women and I’ve represented victims. But I will not believe when the story lacks all credibility. It drives me nuts when people question victims because their story “changes,” and it is nitpicks like she said the guy was wearing a purple shirt but it was indigo! However, the constant…
God, this just keeps pissing me off the more I hear about this.
If I wanted to combat the notion that my sexual assault accusation was politically motivated, I don’t think I’d hire a prominent Trump donor to represent me, then recruit Megyn Kelly to interview me.
I’m not sure what is being recommended here
Is the hot take “Vote Trump because Biden is trash”?
I’m sorry - I can’t stand by that.
I cannot love this comment enough. Thank you!
It reflects poorly on whoever hired you, Crystal Jewell, young American graduate student from the state of Iowa who claims American democracy is broken and writes grammatically correct English like any educated American.
What an unnecessarily long winded diatribe about how your moral purity is more important than the actual lives being destroyed by the Trump administration. As a feminist public defender, I’m going to scream it as loudly as possible- Not believing an accusation of sexual assault or having questions about the veracity…
Thank you for saying this, from a fellow Warren supporter. There is also a strong undercurrent of racism in the author’s comment and the calls to have Biden step down as the nominee. It’s not just a large swath of voters who gave Biden the nomination, but a large swath of black voters. Calls to have him step down,…
“a retrograde relic who has consistently shown himself to be both unable and unwilling to meet the demands of the moment.”
You’re helping Trump and the Republican Party stay in power, which will result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the loss of women’s rights, and a score of other atrocities that will drag this country down for decades.
I am a young American graduate student from the state of Iowa.
I can’t decide which is more appropriate reading your comment.
If Tara Reade is a victim of something, it is of her own bad sense of timing.
“assault. Reade”