I am so proud of her too. Great to have a woman of her background who is universally respected speaking up for rape victims. From my memory, it seems her family has always supported her, and that has mitigated the impact of her traumatic experiences.

Aimee, I’m in the greys, which is okay with me in general. But because people won’t probably read this, would you consider putting a link to both the BYU Code of Conduct for victims reporting rape as well as a link to the petition to your story? I didn’t know what that last paragraph requesting “limited amnesty” for…

I respect her so much. She has some very biting things to say about purity culture in general and it is wonderful.

Keep fucking rocking, Elizabeth Smart! That’s all I’ve got. I have no snark or cynicism to give. Just keep being an amazing human being.

As an attorney, the method for bench bullies I was always taught was to say, “You’re Honor, if you’re going to hold me in contempt, I demand that the charges against me be particularized on the record as proscribed in the Judicial Canon, that a hearing be set on notice of no fewer than thirty days as due process…

“Allow me to introduce you to the liberals who proudly protest the likes of residential density and rail lines.”

I do make $100k/year and I support him. I dont want anything for free (except free Uber rides like that guy in Funbag lucked into) but I would appreciate it if roads and bridges were maintained/improved.

Bullshit.

Absolutely a kid would trust Paterno over their parents or cops. Paterno was viewed as almost god-like. Akin to a priest with as much as he was held as a moral figure. Of course, a child would equate that with the person they could trust the utmost. (Are you not from the area? I am, believe me on this. Actual churches…

I assume this was a Second Mile kid, which likely means this kid had no family support system. Also going to the police is not exactly a welcoming thought to a victim of abuse, he likely didn’t think anyone would believe him except for a head coach who already knew.

I was all set to be outraged but you’ve completely changed my mind with your brilliant and articulate dissection of the facts at hand and declaration they “don’t make sense” to you.

I *love* that Jez has covered this. Harris Wofford is truly one of the great American treasures, and no one knows about him. He got JFK to pick up the phone and call Coretta Scott King and offer support while MLK was in jail, and probably contributed to him winning the election. He shaped the Peace Corps- which is…

It’s a little weird but who cares? And the fact that they’ve been together for 15 years kind of speaks to the fact that it isn’t just a boy toy situation.

“Robert E. Lee” came in second.

Text is a poor medium for expressing my reaction to that bill. I would definitely suggest more coverage than you think you need, ESPECIALLY for towing and recovery. In almost twenty years, I’ve never once dealt with a boat claim that involved recovery where the owner had adequate coverage. They’re usually much more…

So, as the username reads, I’m an adjuster. Just handled part of a marina fire, specifically a couple of the boats involved. Pretty sad to see normal policies for normal, older boats that only include $7-10k coverage in recovery and clean-up, and the actual bill per boat was almost $80k. Yep, the owner is on the hook…

Colbert’s performance at the WHPC dinner was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. There are so many comedians out there whining “freeze peach” whenever someone points out that their act is shitty, and here’s Colbert dropping truth bombs right on the President to his face.

And you know what, the night before he had some rather kind words to say about Scalia, which I found very endearing. (I’m no fan of Scalia). That he was the only person who came up to Stephen after the WHPC dinner and tell him how funny he was and how he enjoyed the jokes Stephen made about him.

Oooh, I feel you! After he left Texas, he worked in the office of the large DC law firm where I worked. I can’t tell the story because it might out me but within days of arriving he established that he was such a greedy, arrogant, shitty human being that I came home from work and told my husband I wanted to punch that…

He was a partner in the Houston office of my law firm prior to running for Congress. Despite being largely conservative and Republican, everyone in the office (and the firm, generally) loathed him, so much so that to this day, no one wants to use his former office. It’s considered tainted.