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The Admiral
11/13/17 7:25:05 PM
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https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/reckoning-with-bill-clintons-sex-crimes/545729/

The most remarkable thing about the current tide of sexual assault and harassment accusations is not their number. If every woman in America started talking about the things that happen during the course of an ordinary female life, it would never end. Nor is it the power of the men involved; history instructs us that for countless men, the ability to possess women sexually is not a spoil of power; its the point of power. Whats remarkable is that these women are being believed.
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How vitiated Bill Clinton seemed at the last Democratic convention. Some of his appetites, at least, had waned; his wandering, Norwegian Wood speech about his wife struck the nostalgic notes of a husbands fiftieth anniversary toast, and the crowdfor the most partindulged it in that spirit. Clearly, he was no longer thinking about tomorrow. With a pencil neck and a sagging jacket he clambered gamely onto the stage after Hillarys acceptance speech and played happily with the red balloons that fell from the ceiling.

When the couple repeatedly reminded the crowd of their new status as grandparents it was to suggest very different associations in voters minds. Hillarys grandmotherhood was evoked to suggest the next phase in her lifelong work on behalf of women and childrenin this case forging a bond with the millions of American grandmothers who are doing the hard work of raising the next generation, while their own adult children muddle through life. But Bills being a grandfather was intended to send a different message: Dont worry about him anymore; hes old now. He wont get into those messes again.

Yet let us not forget the sex crimes of which the younger, stronger Bill Clinton was very credibly accused in the 1990s. Juanita Broaddrick reported that when she was a volunteer on one of his gubernatorial campaigns, she had arranged to meet him in a hotel coffee shop. At the last minute, he had changed the location to her room in the hotel, where she says he very violently raped her. She said she fought against Clinton throughout a rape that left her bloodied. At a different Arkansas hotel, he caught sight of a minor state employee named Paula Jones, and, Jones says, he sent a couple of state troopers to invite her to his suite, where he exposed his penis to her and told her to kiss it. Kathleen Willey said that she met him in the Oval Office for personal and professional advice and that he groped her, rubbed his erect penis on her, and pushed her hand to his crotch.

It was a pattern of behavior; it included an alleged violent assault; the women involved had far more credible evidence than many of the most notorious accusations that have come to light in the past five weeks. But Clinton was not left to the swift and pitiless justice that todays accused men have experienced. Rather, he was rescued by a surprising force: machine feminism. The movement had by then ossified into a partisan operation and it was willingeagerto let this friend of the sisterhood enjoy a little droit de seigneur.

The notorious 1998 New York Times op-ed by Gloria Steinem must surely stand as one of the most regretted public actions of her life. It slut-shamed, victim-blamed, and age-shamed; it urged compassion for and gratitude to the man the women accused. Moreover (never write an op-ed in a hurry; youll accidentally say what you really believe), it characterized contemporary feminism as a weaponized auxiliary of the Democratic Party.


Is the author right? Should Bill be given the same treatment as Weinstein and Cosby for his numerous indiscretions?
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TroutPaste
11/13/17 7:31:25 PM
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I wonder if Bill did this though
I wonder this about any accuser
Just going to sit in my bedroom for all my life so nobody can accuse me
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hockeybub89
11/13/17 7:37:16 PM
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He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.
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Antifar
11/13/17 7:37:36 PM
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Absolutely
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KarmaMuffin
11/13/17 7:38:29 PM
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There is a lot of evidence to suggest that yeah, he's a piece of shit and we need to investigate. No doubt in my mind.

What I don't like, and I see this right now with all of LIBERAL HOLLYWOOD, and throughout the 2016 campaign against Bill, is this narrative conservatives have pushed for about how bad sexual assault and harassment is yet turn a blind eye to Trump who has done it as well. Not just the Bush tapes, but the models and the Ivana stuff. Crazy how they just ignore him and defend it with "muh locker room talk with the guys" and choose to attack others for being pieces of shit because of course it's a 'gotcha!'
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The Admiral
11/13/17 7:39:00 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


These "new" allegations were from just as long ago as Bill's alleged assaults in most cases.
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Tryhaptaward
11/13/17 7:40:06 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


Sorry, but unless the victims have recovered and forgiven him, the public's opinion doesn't mean shit and shouldn't be brought up as a talking point in the first place.
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Tropicalwood
11/13/17 7:40:08 PM
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TroutPaste posted...
I wonder if Bill did this though
I wonder this about any accuser
Just going to sit in my bedroom for all my life so nobody can accuse me

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Callixtus
11/13/17 7:40:18 PM
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It's not gonna happen so long as Rodham as the liberal imagination by the balls as the one who "should have won".
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DarthAragorn
11/13/17 7:41:43 PM
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KarmaMuffin posted...
There is a lot of evidence to suggest that yeah, he's a piece of shit and we need to investigate. No doubt in my mind.

What I don't like, and I see this right now with all of LIBERAL HOLLYWOOD, and throughout the 2016 campaign against Bill, is this narrative conservatives have pushed for about how bad sexual assault and harassment is yet turn a blind eye to Trump who has done it as well. Not just the Bush tapes, but the models and the Ivana stuff. Crazy how they just ignore him and defend it with "muh locker room talk with the guys" and choose to attack others for being pieces of shit because of course it's a 'gotcha!'

I mean people like Kevin Spacey were talking about how disgusting Trump is because of that, but were guilty of this shit
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gafemaqs
11/13/17 7:41:47 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/13/17 7:42:42 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Is the author right? Should Bill be given the same treatment as Weinstein and Cosby for his numerous indiscretions?


If he gets donald trump as a cellmate, definitely, absolutely and undeniably. Otherwise, meh \_()_/
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11/13/17 7:43:18 PM
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Kim Kusanagi
11/13/17 7:45:01 PM
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cerealbox760
11/13/17 7:45:14 PM
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get bill. get trump. get moore. get louis ck. get everyone. no one gets a free pass. people who make this a partisan issue are sick petty people who desperately want to score points for their team.
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KarmaMuffin
11/13/17 7:48:33 PM
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DarthAragorn posted...
I mean people like Kevin Spacey were talking about how disgusting Trump is because of that, but were guilty of this shit

Sure Spacey and co. calling Trump out for it but being guilty themselves is bad, but I mean, Trump calling Kim Jong-un fat doesn't mean that Trump isn't also fat
It's a little hypocritical, but that doesn't mean that either group is wrong
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Barenziah Boy Toy
11/13/17 7:48:36 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Should Bill be given the same treatment as Weinstein and Cosby for his numerous indiscretions?

He has already received the same treatment. He was prosecuted in a court of law, and it turns out that there wasn't any evidence to corroborate the criminal allegations.`
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Barenziah Boy Toy
11/13/17 7:49:15 PM
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cerealbox760 posted...
get bill. get trump. get moore. get louis ck. get everyone. no one gets a free pass. people who make this a partisan issue are sick petty people who desperately want to score points for their team.

Clinton has already been charged and prosecuted. He was vindicated in a court of law.
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Hinakuluiau
11/13/17 7:51:24 PM
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KarmaMuffin posted...
Sure Spacey and co. calling Trump out for it but being guilty themselves is bad, but I mean, Trump calling Kim Jong-un fat doesn't mean that Trump isn't also fat
It's a little hypocritical, but that doesn't mean that either group is wrong

To say nothing of the fact that
A. Louis CK, Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, etc. are actually feeling the negative effects for it while Trump isn't.
B. We should hold actors to a different level than the president of the United States.
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thanosibe
11/13/17 8:07:12 PM
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Kim Kusanagi posted...
Answer in the Manafort topic Addy
Lmao, Christ this is getting pathetic.
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E32005
11/13/17 8:07:48 PM
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didnt he have this in the 90s, when he was president?
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Pow Pow Punishment
11/13/17 8:38:43 PM
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It baffles me that Bill Clinton is not a pariah in society and still gets mainstream attention and opportunities.
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Kim Kusanagi
11/13/17 9:19:49 PM
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thanosibe posted...
Kim Kusanagi posted...
Answer in the Manafort topic Addy
Lmao, Christ this is getting pathetic.


Wtf is your fucking problem
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A_Good_Boy
11/13/17 9:23:04 PM
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I don't recall Clinton being brought up nearly this much when Bush was president. What gives now?
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The Admiral
11/13/17 9:25:43 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
I don't recall Clinton being brought up nearly this much when Bush was president. What gives now?


There is a bit of much-deserved reckoning happening for all these chronic sex abusers that got away with it for decades.
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thanosibe
11/13/17 9:36:34 PM
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Kim Kusanagi posted...
thanosibe posted...
Kim Kusanagi posted...
Answer in the Manafort topic Addy
Lmao, Christ this is getting pathetic.


Wtf is your fucking problem
You. Shit posting in unrelated threads ranting about this. Let it go. Get a hobby besides obsessing about a poster on a gaming forum. Christ.
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Kim Kusanagi
11/13/17 9:47:02 PM
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thanosibe posted...
Kim Kusanagi posted...
thanosibe posted...
Kim Kusanagi posted...
Answer in the Manafort topic Addy
Lmao, Christ this is getting pathetic.


Wtf is your fucking problem
You. Shit posting in unrelated threads ranting about this. Let it go. Get a hobby besides obsessing about a poster on a gaming forum. Christ.


Do you want me to share your nut hugging hobby?
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Anteaterking
11/13/17 9:49:57 PM
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The Admiral posted...
These "new" allegations were from just as long ago as Bill's alleged assaults in most cases.


I think he's saying the allegations themselves aren't new, not anything about when they allegedly happened.
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UnholyMudcrab
11/13/17 9:51:54 PM
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thanosibe posted...
Kim Kusanagi posted...
Answer in the Manafort topic Addy
Lmao, Christ this is getting pathetic.

It was pathetic from the very moment that topic was made.
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ChainedRedone
11/13/17 9:54:28 PM
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Is admiral capable of talking about anything else but liberals?
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Returning_CEmen
11/13/17 9:55:02 PM
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WTF kind of title is that.
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Antifar
11/13/17 10:21:50 PM
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Meanwhile, on the opinion pages of the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/opinion/juanita-broaddrick-bill-clinton.html

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KStateKing17
11/13/17 10:27:05 PM
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I agree they all need to be held accountable for whatever they did to those people, but I don't think this topic comes from a genuine desire for justice for the victims.
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Endofall
11/13/17 10:33:27 PM
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The Admiral posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


These "new" allegations were from just as long ago as Bill's alleged assaults in most cases.

I think he was being satirical
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Giant_Aspirin
11/14/17 9:47:35 AM
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Absolutely.
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darkphoenix181
11/14/17 5:36:47 PM
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@hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


so if Trump supporters said the grab her by the p thing was said in 2005 and the people involved got over it

would you say that is sound logic?
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Panthera
11/14/17 5:47:20 PM
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KarmaMuffin posted...
There is a lot of evidence to suggest that yeah, he's a piece of shit and we need to investigate. No doubt in my mind.

What I don't like, and I see this right now with all of LIBERAL HOLLYWOOD, and throughout the 2016 campaign against Bill, is this narrative conservatives have pushed for about how bad sexual assault and harassment is yet turn a blind eye to Trump who has done it as well. Not just the Bush tapes, but the models and the Ivana stuff. Crazy how they just ignore him and defend it with "muh locker room talk with the guys" and choose to attack others for being pieces of shit because of course it's a 'gotcha!'


As opposed to the narrative liberals have pushed about how bad it is when Trump and the Fox News crew are accused, yet never cared much about Clinton, or even the Hollywood stuff until it reached a critical mass where it had to be acknowledged?

It's not a liberal/conservative issue. People in general love to insist the other side is evil and their side is wonderful regardless of what "side" they themselves are on. And so every time this kind of topic comes up you get the same old thing where people preach about how awful it is while simultaneously refusing to consider it could be a problem when people they like do it.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/14/17 6:01:30 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
@hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


so if Trump supporters said the grab her by the p thing was said in 2005 and the people involved got over it

would you say that is sound logic?


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Lorenzo_2003
11/14/17 6:17:08 PM
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This is outrageous. People are just going after Bill because he was America's first black president. Leave Bill alone.
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darkphoenix181
11/14/17 6:18:49 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
@hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


so if Trump supporters said the grab her by the p thing was said in 2005 and the people involved got over it

would you say that is sound logic?


*pussy. The word was pussy.


I am too pussy to say pussy

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hockeybub89
11/14/17 7:49:04 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
@hockeybub89 posted...
He should, but unless new accusations come up, the public has already gotten over it. It's ancient news compared to all these new allegations.


so if Trump supporters said the grab her by the p thing was said in 2005 and the people involved got over it

would you say that is sound logic?

What I'm saying is. If Kevin Spacey is one day forgiven by society for abusing Anthony Rapp and the others, we won't be able to destroy him by bringing it up again. You need some kind of new information.
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HylianFox
11/14/17 7:55:47 PM
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didn't Lewinski consent, though?

huge difference
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Antifar
11/14/17 8:01:32 PM
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HylianFox posted...
didn't Lewinski consent, though?

huge difference

Lewinsky was not the only woman in Bill Clinton's story
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darkphoenix181
11/14/17 8:14:48 PM
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Bullet_Wing posted...
Uh, they DO say that though, and that is their logic behind defending it. By no means am I defending Clinton here, as I disagree with what hockey said.


I am not asking if they do that

I am asking if their logic is correct
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DarthAragorn
11/14/17 8:36:12 PM
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Bullet_Wing posted...
darkphoenix181 posted...
Bullet_Wing posted...
Uh, they DO say that though, and that is their logic behind defending it. By no means am I defending Clinton here, as I disagree with what hockey said.


I am not asking if they do that

I am asking if their logic is correct

Nope, just as wrong as Hockey's logic in this situation

I think he was asking hockeybub
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