www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/woman-says-roy-moore-initiated-sexual-encounter-when-she-was-14-he-was-32/2017/11/09/1f495878-c293-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html?utm_term=.326e2b442815Accused of sexual conduct against a minor________________
Herman Cain 2.0This is McConnell and the RINO’s going after a real conservative while ignoring the left’s sex and corruption scandals. I hope Trump does burn the GOP to the ground. What a bunch of losers________________
So you have no gut feeling one way or another about this________________
I have a very strong gut feeling about this. The accusers (there were more than one) and their accusations should be taken seriously, and Moore should be presumed innocent until demonstrated otherwise. Open your eyes….www.yahoo.com/news/roy-moore-scandal-alabama-might-slow-bannons-insurgency-gop-leaders-hope-223029129.html________________
At first I was shocked but then I thought…Republican dirty tricksI know, I vote republican but I am sorry this stinks to high heavenThe woman who accused him of doing this is 53 years old now. There have been several political races during Roy Moore’s career and nothing has been said til NOW. If he did it, with all of the things he has done to get national attention. Being removed from office TWICE…Why NOW! Timing is everything…Roy Moore beat another Republican who was put into office by an Alabama governor on the verge of impeachment. That man was the Attorney General of Alabama Luther Strange. A lot of people saw it as a quid pro quo deal. The governor eventually resigned. The Washington establishment wanted Luther Strange not Roy Moore. Alabama chose Moore not because he was the better candidate but because of the shenanigans that got Strange (who was appointed to take Jeff Sessions place) into office.
The timing has to do with the Washington Post seeking out the story. According to them, Leigh Corfman was reluctant to tell her story. At this point, unless Moore confesses, the only proof to be had is the word of Corfman and the witnesses who say she told them years ago about what happened.It is not unusual at all for people who have experienced something like what was alleged to have happened to wait a long time to come forward with it. It is indeed a political problem for Moore, but just because his opponents might be advantaged by a scandal, that doesn’t mean that this is some sort of vast rino-winged conspiracy.
Re: Roy Moore 11 points ahead, and now………..(L)
Why would a woman expose herself to the potential for shame and counter-attack when her attacker is being removed from office? It’s not worth it for a guy who is already on his way out. It does make sense that she would come out now, when he is on the verge of assuming higher office.
Dave, I think the 30 was how many people were interviewed for the entire story, not just those who could corroborate Corfman’s account (if I’m remembering correctly without going back to check). Also, as far as the timing, she said she had not come out with the story publicly previously because her kids were still in school and she was afraid of the repercussions for them.
Let’s say a pastor had a member that was much more than a gossip, they were a true character assassin. Time and again this person had set out to destroy the reputation and life of one fellow-church member after another. Time and again their stories had been discredited and they were exposed to be a liar. If they came to you yet again with some horror story about another member, you would consider the source and brush it off.I just described the Washington Post. This was one of their famous hit-pieces. They have been caught lying countless times. So, consider the source________________
Or her story can’t be true because the timing could affect a political race.
Or her story can’t be true because the timing could affect a political race.The left has an issue with automatically believing any allegation of sexual misconduct, and treating a woman’s allegation as unquestionable truth. The right seems to have an issue with taking allegations seriously at all. Let’s say it happened. If she had been in an affair with a liberal Democrat, she most likely would never tell because of her own ideological bent, and the Post would not run the story anyway. So, pardon me if I just don’t see the need to crucify Moore over something that MAYBE happened almost 40 years ago, especially during a civil war. There are countries even today where 14 is considered adulthood and girls of that age marry men of 30. That was even the case once upon a time in America. I was 29 when I married and still a virgin. There were plenty of girls under 18 trying to go out with me, with their parents approval. Had I ended up morally failing with a 16 year old young woman, I do not think that would make me a pedophile. 14? Still not pedophilia, but definitely statutory rape. I had a friend whose life was ruined because when he was 27 he had sex with a 16 year old, twenty years ago. He still has to register as a sex offender. Something about that does not seem right________________
Or her story can’t be true because the timing could affect a political race.The left has an issue with automatically believing any allegation of sexual misconduct, and treating a woman’s allegation as unquestionable truth. The right seems to have an issue with taking allegations seriously at all. Let’s say it happened. If she had been in an affair with a liberal Democrat, she most likely would never tell because of her own ideological bent, and the Post would not run the story anyway. So, pardon me if I just don’t see the need to crucify Moore over something that MAYBE happened almost 40 years ago, especially during a civil war. There are countries even today where 14 is considered adulthood and girls of that age marry men of 30. That was even the case once upon a time in America. I was 29 when I married and still a virgin. There were plenty of girls under 18 trying to go out with me, with their parents approval. Had I ended up morally failing with a 16 year old young woman, I do not think that would make me a pedophile. 14? Still not pedophilia, but definitely statutory rape. I had a friend whose life was ruined because when he was 27 he had sex with a 16 year old, twenty years ago. He still has to register as a sex offender. Something about that does not seem right.
Or her story can’t be true because the timing could affect a political race.The left has an issue with automatically believing any allegation of sexual misconduct, and treating a woman’s allegation as unquestionable truth. The right seems to have an issue with taking allegations seriously at all. Let’s say it happened. If she had been in an affair with a liberal Democrat, she most likely would never tell because of her own ideological bent, and the Post would not run the story anyway. So, pardon me if I just don’t see the need to crucify Moore over something that MAYBE happened almost 40 years ago, especially during a civil war. There are countries even today where 14 is considered adulthood and girls of that age marry men of 30. That was even the case once upon a time in America. I was 29 when I married and still a virgin. There were plenty of girls under 18 trying to go out with me, with their parents approval. Had I ended up morally failing with a 16 year old young woman, I do not think that would make me a pedophile. 14? Still not pedophilia, but definitely statutory rape. I had a friend whose life was ruined because when he was 27 he had sex with a 16 year old, twenty years ago. He still has to register as a sex offender. Something about that does not seem right. Ouch, that needs a lot of unpacking but I’ll go on the record to say that I think a 30+ politician fondling a 14 year-old IS pedophilia. I hope it didn’t happen for both politics sake and the sake of a 14-year-old girl being taken advantage of. If it did not, then I hope the conspiracy of accusation is held accountable. If it did happen, then he should step down. It is most definitely a serious matter. However, up to the 1990’s, 14 was the legal age of consent in Texas. I believe that has been revised________________
This is the state of the pro-Trump right. It’s one thing to say this allegation is not credible and should be ignored. I disagree with that position. I think it’s a wrong position. But I don’t think it’s an insane position.But, So what if it did happen? So what if he did sexually assault a 14 year old forty years ago? — wow, that’s something else entirely, but that’s where we find ourselves.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359749-gop-official-says-hed-vote-for-moore-even-if-allegations-are-truewww.redstate.com/jon-street/2017/11/10/roy-moore-loyalists-worse-bill-clinton-enablers/