Under The Bus

[Zam-Zam]

It took five days, but a couple of formerly prominent Democrats have now offered their two cents worth on a Persona Non Grata:


Former President Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton both denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday as allegations of rape and sexual harassment increased against the prominent Democratic donor.

The critical statements came roughly five days after the scandal broke and as the leading Democrats faced mounting criticism from Republicans for staying on the sidelines.

“Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein,” the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama said in the joint statement.

“Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,” they said. “We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories. And we should work to build a culture — including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect — so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future.”

Clinton in a statement released shortly after new reports were published about Weinstein said she was “shocked and appalled by the revelations.”

“The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior,” Clinton said.

Complete text: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354838-after-delay-clinton-and-obamas-rip-weinstein


The latter's remarks evoke a just a bit of irony, no?.....:>)

 

[as seen on tv]

post script - Clinton is keeping Weinsteins contributions, just as she kept the Clinton foundation contributions from muslim states which oppress women.

shes using the money to "improve conditions" for women, I take it. at least for one woman.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

I thought you confreaks wanted Hillary out of the public eye, to disappear, no?
Now you demand her ongoing participation.
You all are a bit schizo.

 

[connieb]

It took five days, but a couple of formerly prominent Democrats have now offered their two cents worth on a Persona Non Grata:


Former President Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton both denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday as allegations of rape and sexual harassment increased against the prominent Democratic donor.

The critical statements came roughly five days after the scandal broke and as the leading Democrats faced mounting criticism from Republicans for staying on the sidelines.

“Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein,” the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama said in the joint statement.

“Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,” they said. “We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories. And we should work to build a culture — including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect — so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future.”

Clinton in a statement released shortly after new reports were published about Weinstein said she was “shocked and appalled by the revelations.”

“The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior,” Clinton said.

Complete text: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354838-after-delay-clinton-and-obamas-rip-weinstein


The latter's remarks evoke a just a bit of irony, no?.....:>)

Weinstein must have REALLY pissed off some powerful liberal.

Of course I have no patience for the sanctimony of all these women he propositioned over the years who stayed silent and are now SO OUTRAGED.

Look the guy was a dog. Everyone knew he was a dog. And everyone knew he used his power and influence to get women. They don't care, and honestly nor should they care. if a woman is willing to prostitute herself to get ahead,.. that is between her and the guy she is dealing with. If not, then she needs to find another path forward.

This creating victims out of all of these women who knew full well what they were getting into when OTHERS who engaged in the same activity like Polanski are celebrated is ridiculous....

 

[Boca]

I thought you confreaks wanted Hillary out of the public eye, to disappear, no?
Now you demand her ongoing participation.
You all are a bit schizo.

Why the hell would cons want her out of the public eye? She's a walking talking democrat anchor......puhleeze don't cut her loose any time soon.

 

[Arkady]

post script - Clinton is keeping Weinsteins contributions, just as she kept the Clinton foundation contributions from muslim states which oppress women.

shes using the money to "improve conditions" for women, I take it. at least for one woman.

This line of criticism always struck me as bizarre if you try to think it through. Why would a charity want to hand money to an oppressive state, instead of spending it on a worthy cause? Yet that seems to be what the critics are suggesting the charity do, when they chide the charity for not returning the money. Very, very weird stuff.

 

[Arkady]

It took five days, but a couple of formerly prominent Democrats have now offered their two cents worth on a Persona Non Grata:


Former President Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton both denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday as allegations of rape and sexual harassment increased against the prominent Democratic donor.

The critical statements came roughly five days after the scandal broke and as the leading Democrats faced mounting criticism from Republicans for staying on the sidelines.

“Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein,” the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama said in the joint statement.

“Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,” they said. “We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories. And we should work to build a culture — including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect — so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future.”

Clinton in a statement released shortly after new reports were published about Weinstein said she was “shocked and appalled by the revelations.”

“The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior,” Clinton said.

Complete text: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354838-after-delay-clinton-and-obamas-rip-weinstein


The latter's remarks evoke a just a bit of irony, no?.....:>)

The span between when the NYT story broke and when Weinstein was being rejected by nearly everyone on the left was extremely short. Can you imagine if something similar had happened on the right when stories about Trump's serial sexual misconduct emerged?

 

[Zam-Zam]

The span between when the NYT story broke and when Weinstein was being rejected by nearly everyone on the left was extremely short. Can you imagine if something similar had happened on the right when stories about Trump's serial sexual misconduct emerged?

Five days?

People react on social media to events in the news in a matter of seconds, and many people on the left did react quickly. Clinton & Obama were outliers.

 

[Arkady]

Five days?

Yes. Just five days. That's incredibly fast. By comparison, think of how long it's been since the infamous Access Hollywood tape, with Trump still being a person in good standing with the majority of power players on the right. That's such a contrast with the Weingold story, where even retired politicians like the Clintons and Obama got around to speaking out in well under a week. I guess there's just a different culture on each side of that aisle.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Yes. Just five days. That's incredibly fast. By comparison, think of how long it's been since the infamous Access Hollywood tape, with Trump still being a person in good standing with the majority of power players on the right. That's such a contrast with the Weingold story, where even retired politicians like the Clintons and Obama got around to speaking out in well under a week. I guess there's just a different culture on each side of that aisle.

You're free to push that narrative if you so desire. I doubt everyone is going to see it that way.

Enjoy.

 

[marvin martian]

post script - Clinton is keeping Weinsteins contributions, just as she kept the Clinton foundation contributions from muslim states which oppress women.

shes using the money to "improve conditions" for women, I take it. at least for one woman.

Maybe two women. I'm not sure if Weinstein ever had a go at Chelsea, but I'm sure she'll get some of that cash.

 

[Zam-Zam]

This story is likely to have layers:

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Tuesday defended its decision not to press charges against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein despite an incriminating 2015 audio recording from a woman in which he seems to admit to groping her.

https://www.thewrap.com/harvey-weinstein-manhattan-da-cy-vance-defends-2015-case-prosecute-audio/

Couple that with this:

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer delivered $10,000 to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. in 2015, in the months after Vance’s office decided not to prosecute Weinstein over sexual assault allegations, according to an International Business Times review of campaign finance documents. That contribution from attorney David Boies — who previously headlined a fundraiser for Vance — was a fraction of the more than $182,000 that Boies, his son and his law partners have delivered to the Democrat during his political career.

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-ca...00-manhattan-da-after-he-declined-file-sexual


Something there just doesn't smell right.........

 

[Arkady]

You're free to push that narrative if you so desire. I doubt everyone is going to see it that way.

Enjoy.

Of course not everyone is going to see it that way. Right-wingers are going to see the behavior of Obama and the Clintons in an insanely negative light, as they always do. For them, any delay in responding to these allegations is going to be too long, because of who we're talking about.... and no delay would be wrong, too, for the same reason. There's no point worrying what their kind think, though.

 

[Craig]

You're free to push that narrative if you so desire. I doubt everyone is going to see it that way.

Enjoy.

Yes...never does everyone see things the same way.

 

[Zam-Zam]

Of course not everyone is going to see it that way. Right-wingers are going to see the behavior of Obama and the Clintons in an insanely negative light, as they always do. For them, any delay in responding to these allegations is going to be too long, because of who we're talking about.... and no delay would be wrong, too, for the same reason. There's no point worrying what their kind think, though.

Some might argue there's no point worrying about what 'your kind' think either.

I know I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.....:>)

 

[Zam-Zam]

Yes...never does everyone see things the same way.

I'm sure we all agree with that....er, you know.