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AZProgressive

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9. It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people

Reply to mr715 (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:03 PM

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The media often adds the word credible when discussing accusations against politicians. Like they use the word credible when it comes to sexual assault allegations made against Trump.

What they can't rule out is some random person making stuff up but even that might be unlikely to happen as men are actually more likely to be victims of sexual assault than have a false accusation made against them.

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Senators Privately Ask Platner About Any New Allegations [View all] demmiblue Wednesday OP

I would think that the very fact that this meeing was even deemed niyad Wednesday #1

Sanders and Warren have been his big boosters, too. yardwork Wednesday #2

It does, indeed. niyad Wednesday #3

I think Warren made a good point that marital issues are different than sexual assault AZProgressive Wednesday #4

Vastly different. EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #6

I agree AZProgressive Wednesday #7

Apparently the rape apologist ones weren't, either. niyad Yesterday #13

Well except for there's apparently other more serious relationship issues EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #29

His closet isn't that bad AZProgressive 20 hrs ago #31

Um a nazi tattoo, rape apologist comments, using retarded as a slur, being abusive towards multiple girlfriends EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #32

I was upset about the tattoo AZProgressive 19 hrs ago #33

Except one of his exes said online last year he referred to it as a totenkomf, makes his explanation less credible EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #36

"denied any credible allegations" Quiet Em Wednesday #5

It is an unusual qualifier. mr715 Wednesday #8

It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people AZProgressive Wednesday #9

It seemed hedgy to me in this context. mr715 Wednesday #10

Credible versus non-credible or dubious or unreliable, etc. Celerity Yesterday #15

We've elected a President who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives--- Jack Valentino Wednesday #11

But if not for a consequential contingent of the left giving a tinker's a damn... W_HAMILTON Yesterday #16

Left, but also the center. mr715 Yesterday #24

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #12

I guess there is a difference between those and rape apologist posts, too. niyad Yesterday #14

Right? Why would Sen Warren even Cha Yesterday #18

No way something else doesn't happen, putting cash money on the table right now. It's a bet. betsuni Yesterday #17

Agree. There is more. The GOP is probably sitting on it. NT Blasphemer Yesterday #21

Without a doubt. niyad Yesterday #22

You are right. Nixie 20 hrs ago #28

It will come out after June 9 obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #30

Bingo Boo1 19 hrs ago #35

Seems like an exercise in futility to me. DFW Yesterday #19

Indeed. He's already established who he is. Asking, "who are you?" seems futile. nt Blasphemer Yesterday #20

Especially when it's his earliest and most prominent supporters doing the asking. DFW Yesterday #23

I have a bad feeling about this. Actually, I've had a bad feeling for quite a while now. QueerDuck Yesterday #25

Roger Stone ABC123Easy 22 hrs ago #26

Uh oh Nixie 20 hrs ago #27

One the one hand... demmiblue 19 hrs ago #34