Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

The country was still in a state of fear, and they made Kerry look like a wimp - and he didn’t fight back much. Hate to say it, but without 9/11 he might have won.

L L wrote:

"I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place," Trump tweeted.

So much for Trump's highly reviewed restraint.

Now he's back in his comfort zone - attacking the victim and pissing off women.

Comfort zone indeed. Meanwhile by all estimates only 30-40% of sexual assaults are ever reported, and if you follow any of the high profile cases it's easy to understand why.

I have followed the East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker/Golden State Killer case for more than 15 years and posted on those message boards. The perpetrator Joseph DeAngelo was finally identified and captured in April via a familial DNA match. Those crimes were 1976-1986 which is the same time frame as this 1982 claim from Dr. Ford.

Rape and sexual assault were not taken nearly as seriously in that era. One EAR victim after another emphasized that. The statute of limitations expired after 10 years. DNA literally thrown out when the statute expired. Jail sentences were short. The police departments were not trained and not staffed to deal with that type of crime. They viewed it as an annoyance, a he-said/she-said. Rarely was any therapy offered. Few jurisdictions had women to conduct the victim interview and take the swabs, as opposed to middle aged or older men. Imagine subjecting yourself to that as a teenage girl. Many EAR victims were teenagers, similar to Dr. Ford.

I could go on and on. Let's just say that following that case gave me an exponentially greater understanding of the trauma and life long consequences of sexual assault. EAR/ONS started attacking couples in their home instead of merely female alone. He would separate the two, tie up the male, and then rape the woman. There were something like 23 marriages involved and I believed all but two ended up in divorce. That's how much it can impact your life.

No kidding Paul

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1043129016541171713

Great post. Many on the right including leadership have been sending their usual messages:

1) it is somehow unfair for these women to come out much later (as if time somehow undoes the damage and crime),

2) there is sense of emphaty on their part when it comes to minorities,

3) the accused are immediately assumed to be the victims, and

4) Democrats are pu$$ies because they display emphathy.

Trump's attack on Christine Blasey Ford . . . oops.

Susan Collins: "I was appalled by the President's tweet"

Lisa Murkowski: Alaska's governor, lieutenant governor oppose Kavanaugh nomination. Oh my.

Once the two of them decide Kavanaugh is a no-go expect a lot more republican Senators to agree. . . . Then expect Trump to quickly nominate one of his other 24 candidates—hint: he has already picked one—; likely a conservative woman. That will fix everything in Trump's mind.

formerly present wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Yep. Statues is indeed correct, and I was mistaken.

I am no particular fan of Flagpole's, but here we see that he does, on occasion, admit an error.

I do it whenever it is true.

ummm . . .

“What kind of an amoral ideologue still supports a politician who has had FIVE campaign officials plead guilty to federal charges?”

RIP Kava-not wrote:

Trump's attack on Christine Blasey Ford . . . oops.

Susan Collins: "I was appalled by the President's tweet"

Lisa Murkowski: Alaska's governor, lieutenant governor oppose Kavanaugh nomination. Oh my.

Once the two of them decide Kavanaugh is a no-go expect a lot more republican Senators to agree. . . . Then expect Trump to quickly nominate one of his other 24 candidates—hint: he has already picked one—; likely a conservative woman. That will fix everything in Trump's mind.

True.

Murkowski and Collins are the two most powerful people in Washington right now. They hold all the cards.

Where's Lying Gary Lite? wrote:

Ed Whelan has apologized.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kavanaugh-backer-ed-whelan-apologizes-150534581.html

How about you, Igy?

What should I apologize for, posting an interesting article? Rather, you and several others should apologize for your insane rants, better yet get some meds.

That's just pillow talk, she's going to vote party line anyway, she always does. My thoughts on the Supreme Court: If your party loses the election and doesn't control the Senate, you're pretty much screwed and are going to get nominees/justices with truly abhorrent legal ideologies. It bites, but it's how things work. THAT SAID, this is the goddamned Supreme Court and it's a lifetime appointment. The thought that GOP Senators would try to rush through the nomination of someone accused of sexual assault without a thorough investigation and the involvement of the FBI is more than abhorrent, it's un-American. Properly investigate this. You'll get your strict constructionist, anti-personal liberty justice anyway, whether it's Kavanaugh or some other white dude. But, Jesus, respect the process, the institution and above all, our citizenry.

RIP Kava-not wrote:

Trump's attack on Christine Blasey Ford . . . oops.

Susan Collins: "I was appalled by the President's tweet"

Lisa Murkowski: Alaska's governor, lieutenant governor oppose Kavanaugh nomination. Oh my.

Once the two of them decide Kavanaugh is a no-go expect a lot more republican Senators to agree. . . . Then expect Trump to quickly nominate one of his other 24 candidates—hint: he has already picked one—; likely a conservative woman. That will fix everything in Trump's mind.

Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) told the lawyers for accuser Christine Blasey Ford that the panel “has been extremely accommodating to your client” and wants to hear Ford’s testimony.

Now the white-male, bully Gassley is threatening to confirm Kavanaugh on Monday if Blasey Ford does not agree by 1o pm eastern to provide testimony on the Republicans terms.

Republicans terms are a no-go. Kav can speak first, then Ford, and then Kava can be called back if necessary. And Thursday, not Wednesday.

I expect what will happen is Blasey Ford's attorney will not back down. Gassley will f'-up and charge forward, Then Blasey Ford will file charges against Kavanaugh on in Maryland on Monday before Kavanaugh can speak. And I expect Blasey Ford to go that same day on several TV shows to tell her part of the story, AFTER Kavanaugh buries himself with his testimony to the Senate.

Blasey Ford will get what she wants one way or another. The Republicans who cannot figure that out are making a fatal error.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-questions-credibility-of-kavanaugh-accuser-lashes-out-at-democrats/2018/09/21/dd557fc6-bd84-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html

Noticer of dominance wrote:

That's just pillow talk, she's going to vote party line anyway, she always does.

How nice. A Trumper crying that women cannot speak for themselves because they alway vote the way old, white, males want them to.

Pillow talk wrote:

Noticer of dominance wrote:

That's just pillow talk, she's going to vote party line anyway, she always does.

How nice. A Trumper crying that women cannot speak for themselves because they alway vote the way old, white, males want them to.

Old, white, males.

That nonsense you and others dish out is so tiring and so cliche.

Proud to be old and white.

I have done more for women, minorities and others than you could ever imagine.

You just talk and post your crazy divisive nonsense.

Encourages me to vote Republican when I was considering Democrats.

I am sure I am not alone, the supposed House Democrat victory might not be in the bag as you think.

Shame. Shame. Shame.

DOWN GOES Minnesota Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach. A Trump favorite.

He has dropped out of the race.

Why?

His daughter outed him as a sexual abuser. Incest.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/21/knoblach-ends-campaign-amid-abuse-allegations

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Old, white, males.

That means you.

That means you wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Old, white, males.

That means you.

You = Crazy internet person that needs meds.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

That means you wrote:

That means you.

You = Crazy internet person that needs meds.

You = old white male who needs a new meme

That means you wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

You = Crazy internet person that needs meds.

You = old white male who needs a new meme

OK. Beats crazy and needing medical attention.