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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe best part of Morning Joe today was that everyone
on the panel was pissed that the women, the accusers in the WaPo Moore story were not believed. Wallace, another R female guest, all of the men were disgusted by the qualifiers, "If these allegations are true..." by McConnell and others. They pointed out that McCain did not qualify his statement, he simply said Moore should drop out.
The panel pointed out that the story was carefully resourced, the women had nothing to gain and everything to lose by coming forward.
brewens
(13,670 posts)As far as the right goes anyway. Women are being emboldened to now come forward and bust these creeps. There will be more, and I suspect some of ours too. But I'd bet a whole shit ton more of theirs.
I wouldn't put it past the right to recruit some somehow. Like Paula Jones being there when they needed her. I kind of always thought both Jones and Clinton were lying. I bet she did just what Bill wanted and was bent that she wasn't the Gov's new mistress. Bill couldn't very well say that could he?
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)She became an Independent in 2016
Ilsa
(61,717 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)that she is an inactive republican?
However, Wikipedia lists her as an Independent.
calimary
(81,608 posts)The minute they get somebody else in there, theyll return to the fold. If we get to the President Pence position, you watch: itll be All Is Forgiven! Never Mind! Everythings A-Okay again! Scarborough too.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)she's become one of my favorite shows. Scarborough makes me pull my hair out almost daily, but for a conservative, he's all right.
questionseverything
(9,666 posts)lostnfound
(16,203 posts)Judge her by who she is today and how she handles her guests.People do evolve.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)questionseverything
(9,666 posts)this "normalization" of the bush/co is dangerous
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)their governing strategies always treat women as 2nd class. Not to be believed, not to be trusted and not to be cared about.
and conservative women share many of the same thoughts...which make it all the more mind boggling
Amaryllis
(9,527 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Means only word of male is valid, worthy of belief.
elias7
(4,037 posts)In ancient Rome, two men taking an oath of allegiance held each other's testicles, and men held their own testicles as a sign of truthfulness while bearing witness in a public forum.
Ilsa
(61,717 posts)an article that confirms etiology:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/games-primates-play/201112/testify-comes-the-latin-word-testicle
Doesn't disparage femaleness, but since women don't have testicles, they cannot participate. I wonder if this seeps into male thinking unconsciously? Consciously?
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Testis, which actually means "witness" or "bystander".
The "testes" were the little "witnesses" to the sex act.
But one word did not derive from the other.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,075 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)world wide wally
(21,762 posts)sex with her 14 year old male student?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)shouldn't be what Moore should do so they can give that weasel answer of "if he's guilty", the question is "are you calling these 4 women all liars?".
lindysalsagal
(20,794 posts)It's getting old....
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,602 posts)Roy Moore is a pedophile.