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  1. I did chuckle at the “we found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond the hugs, kisses, and touching...” part. 
    It's definitely creepy and he's acknowledged that kind of touchy feely conduct isn't appropriate even if innocent and affectionate. That said, there's a world of difference between rubbing someone's shoulders and shoving your fingers up an unconsenting woman's body. As BT acknowledged, no other woman in Biden's 78 years of life has accused him of anything like this.
  2. Not as far as I know.
    Also not sure what the point of this question is since no one has claimed there are other known allegations of sexual assault. Really just seems like you're trying to downplay the importance of Reade's accusations, as if the victimization of one woman is only relevant if it's part of a larger pattern. If that's not what you're doing, what is the point of this question?
    Because when we're assessing the credibility of the allegation, it's fair to consider the presence or absence of Biden's, and any accused person's, history of whether they've done something similar before or after. It's not determinative of course, but it's a fair evidence point. Having worked as a criminal defense attorney, in my experience it's rare that this type of conduct is a one off or aberration. Particularly when alcohol is not involved.
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  3. I like this line:
    No other allegation about sexual assault surfaced in the course of our reporting, nor did any former Biden staff corroborate Reade’s allegation. We found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable.
    "Other than the pattern we found, we didn't find a pattern."
    The aspect that makes it the most concrete is the contemporaneous accounts. The idea that she told a friend about it in 1993 to set up a hit job 3 decades later is just QAnon stuff.
    Also, NYT not being even slightly subtle with this line...
    Filing a false police report may be punishable by a fine and imprisonment.
    Are there allegations he sexually assaulted someone else? What pattern of sexual assault are you referring to?
  4. On 4/9/2020 at 4:34 PM, burntorangebongos said:

    I live in Texas so I'm not allowed to vote for Kentucky senators, 

    youtube wtf GIF by Rosanna Pansino

    I'm an idiot. My bad. In my defense, I was pretty drunk. I'm like 10% smarter when I'm sober. 

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  5. On 4/9/2020 at 6:51 PM, SubliminalHorn said:

    But then he said he can vote for Cornyn’s opponent in Texas, because he’s ya know, a Texas resident. Reading comprehension, bro. 

    Goddamit. Yep. Fair nuf. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, hundredTT said:

    She has barley moved the last 2 days, and just now walked to me and I picked her up. We are now watching old clips of her life from a pup to now,. She seems so content, and still comforting me in these last moments. Fuck man, I honestly can't imagine life without her. But I can't have her suffering obviously. I'm completely broken. 

    Goddamn. That's fucking awful. But I admire the beautiful relationship you have with her. God bless. 

  7. Quote

    KVUE reached out to Kinder Morgan on April 2 about whether the pipeline's construction had anything to do with the brown water. The company sent the following statement:

    "On Saturday, March 28, Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) experienced an underground drilling fluid loss during construction in Blanco County, Texas. The drilling fluid is comprised of bentonite clay and water. Bentonite is a naturally occurring, non-hazardous, non-toxic clay. We strive for zero incidents and minimal environmental impact on all our construction projects. At this time, drilling operations have been suspended while the team evaluates the cause of the loss and determines the best path forward. We are working with affected landowners to address their needs. We are also consulting with our karst expert and the local water district manager to determine the best way to mitigate any current and future impacts. All of the appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified."

    What the fuck does that gibberish mean?

  8. The ironic thing is we probably agree on 80 to 90% of policy.  I guess as a long time litigation attorney I'm used to compromise in order to reach a resolution. A lot of time I didn't like the resolution, but if I didn't want my client to go without for years just because of my ego, I had to play ball.  

  9. 1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

    So let's just put Anita Hill aside and look at this on its face...

    You are willing to concede that both of these men are the enemy of my values, but one is less of an enemy so I am morally obligated to vote for him? 

    No one gives a fuck if you think he's an enemy of your values. He isn't. His candidacy will be the most progressive in U.S. history because he is malleable and has already adopted much of the progressive platform, which Bernie is smart enough to realize he can continue to shape and influence as a senator. You're too much of a self-absorbed narcissist to recognize this. You parrot Trump's attacks. You undermine the progressive candidate because he doesn't meet your purist perspective. You don't care if Trump wins again and destroys the lives of minorities, immigrants, gays, the poor, etc...because your fave didn't win. You're as bad as any redneck racist right-wing Trumpkin. I await your pithy non-responsive response.  

  10. 4 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

    It is a harder road to win the Senate. I can't vote for Mitch McConnell's opponent. I can vote against Cornyn's but the winner of the run off is going to have a real tough time unless the olds blame the whole republican party and vote Democratic. That is pretty unlikely. 

    We are stuck with two demented pussy grabbers. One by his own admission and the stories of some women who have come out and reported it and the other by the account of a woman that seems to have some back-up to her story. If she has those emails she shared with the women's org she went to for help then that will make it more credible. I imagine the Senate office she went to to file the harassment claim destroyed that paperwork.  I'll still vote for Biden even so.

    You can't vote for Mitch's opponent?  What the fuck? Mitch is perhaps the most evil senator since the civil war.  Seriously, what the fuck kind of value system do you have?

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  11. 1 hour ago, Fozzz said:

    It’s not a strategy. It’s an acknowledgement that the best the average citizen can hope for at this point is a continuation of the current state of affairs for another four years. Hopefully Biden will lose and the Dems will be in control of at least one chamber of Congress. 

    Fuck you you evil piece of shit! You are truly trash. Fuck you.  

  12. I don't know if this has been addressed up thread, but if blue states all pass mail in voting and the red states don't, wouldn't red states be at a disadvantage if a lot of their olds don't go out to vote because of fear of corona? Seems like they would want to make it easy for their best age group to vote.

  13. The covid business threads are helpful, but I think a lot of commercial and residential landlords are in a different position than most businesses in that we are often self employed and not eligible, as far as I've seen, for the benefits from the assistance legislation passed so far.

     

    How have you handled the crisis so far? I've deferred my commercial tenants' rent for April and am taking a wait and see approach for May. I haven't spoken with my lender thus far. I'm wondering if it makes sense to see if I can transition into an interest only for a year arrangement.

  14. just crazy that he had to apologize for that.  people are such unbelievable gaping pussies these days. 
    I wasn't offended by it. But I get why a coach in Mississippi tweeting an image of a noose, even though the context has nothing to do with race, could be considered in poor taste as evidenced by his own players tweeting how they did.
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