Biden Accuser Tara Reade Reportedly Canceled Fox News Sunday Interview ‘Abruptly’

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  1. Bluesguy

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    She has been interviewed, AP printed their interview with her.
     
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    until Reade addresses the clear inconsistencies in her story, I will withhold judgement on her honesty and the credibility of her story
     
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    I’ve not shown support for any of these allegations, from Al Franken, through Trump, Kavanaugh, and now Biden. What is important to me is watching the agendas exposed via the hypocrisy displayed by politicians and media, even internet trolls. Based on the action taken against Kavanaugh, the media should be non stop attacking Biden, along with the democrat politicians who felt the need to pile on. Anything less simply indicates partisan agenda driven hate which also proves our media partisanship.

    It further cements the importance of people exercising common sense and educating those that seem lacking in it.
     
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    Did Ford do interviews with the media in which she was asked about the inconsistencies in her story? Why do you believe that Reade should be held to a different standard than Ford was? I would be all IN on Reade being allowed a hearing in which both she and Biden could be asked pertinent questions (but, that will never happen).
     
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    this thread is about Reade.

    I think she should address the inconsistencies in her story
     
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    Yes, and I don't feel Reade is telling the truth. See the link, below, for an ex prosecutor's opinion, someone who has prosecuted many sex crimes.

    Sex crimes, especially years after fact, are notoriously difficult to prove. When it comes to a job application, all I require is the answer to the questions "what is driving her to give this testimony" "Does the answer to the questions strike me as sincere?" "Is she believable?". "Is she credible" (weighing her background and story line consistency, and contemporaneous testimony helps, but isn't a deal breaker) With Ford, the answers are yes, with Tara, the answers are no for she has changed her story too often. you look 'em in the eyes, and try, to the best of one's ability, to assess sincerity. Ford is an educated woman, who holds a post of real responsibility, this idea she is someone with an axe to grind, that makes no sense, nor does she have anything to gain, and more much to lose, by coming forward. That she's "doing it out of duty" despite the negative blowback that is inevitable to her on a national scale" sounds sincere, logical, credible, That's the best I can do, if this were a criminal trial, I would have no choice but to render both of the accused innocent, despite my gut feeling to the contrary with Ford, because when a man's liberty is at stake, you must have concrete smoking gun evidence, but when we are talking the highest jobs in the land, for the nation, the stakes are very high, and my gut feeling is sufficient for me to form an opinion.

    For me, an opinion is sufficient, because this is a job application, not a criminal trial where one's liberty is at stake. Here, the future of the nation is at stake. But what sealed the deal for me, MUCH MORE than Ford, was Kavanaugh's petty partisan rant at the hearing, a rant wholly unbecoming of, well below the standards of, what I would expect of someone who wants to be a Supreme Court Justice, but more in line with someone who wants to be a traffic court judge. Republicans don't give a damn about that, they know he's going to shoot down R v W should the opportunity ever arise, and that's their scheme. Now that the right has removed the 60 vote rule, they are attempting to stack the court, they are playing hardball. Well, if they are going to play hardball with the Supreme Court, so must we. The right has every intention on blocking a dem president's nominations. Sorry. As for Reade, this ex prosecutor, who prosecuted many sex crimes, has articulated extremely well the case against Reade, much much better than I ever would be able to.

    Please read it.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...ault-allegation-tara-reade-column/3046962001/
     
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    One thing he failed to do, is do it with a sense of high mindedness, with class. It was petty, way way way way too petty partisan for someone for that job.

    See, I don't want someone who is 'like any other human being" for a job on the Supreme Court, I want someone who is better than your average Bob or Ted, or Carol, or Alice.
     
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    How many interviews did Dr. Ford do on MSNBC or CNN?
     
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    There's more to the Reade story than that. Please read this ex-prosecutor of sex cimes, his opinion on Reade
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...ault-allegation-tara-reade-column/3046962001/
     
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    this thread is about Reade.

    try to focus
     
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    I believe she will. At this point "all women should be believed" Right?
     
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    nope, i never said such a thing
     
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    LOL I realize that! :juggle:
     
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    There's a lot more to both stories. For Reade, here's an important essay done by an ex sex crimes prosecutor
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...ault-allegation-tara-reade-column/3046962001/

    More on my positions on this post
    http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?threads/biden-accuser-tara-reade-reportedly-canceled-fox-news-sunday-interview-‘abruptly’.572006/page-7#post-1071662230
     
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    Do you think it would've been more high minded and classy if Kavanaugh had called the Senators who grilled him lying dog-faced pony soldiers and challenged them to a pushup contest?

    You better watch the trap you're setting for yourself here.
     
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    You can try to set the boundaries all you want, but nobody has to stick to your arbitrary rules.

    And we know exactly why you want this to be only about Reade, and no, you're not going to escape the issue of your double standards that easily.
     
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    Interesting to note that the same guy who wrote that article tearing apart Tara Reade's story, also wrote this article.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opin...ollow-evidence-where-leads-column/1470614002/\

    Interesting.

    Back then it was an article about the investigation of the accused, but now it's an article investigating the accuser.

    Why the change of focus you reckon?
     
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    I know...hence I was comparing her to Dr. Ford, as well as prior women that have come out accusing powerful Dems.

    You can call it an excuse...that's fine.....Dr. Ford, Dems believed her regardless, and prior women that have accused Dem leadership have been treated just disguising by the left wing.....I don't blame her for stepping back, and asking law enforcement to conduct it's job or see if Biden will do the right thing about release the records he continues to hide.
     
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    If The RW Continues on the "believe victims" path, then it should logically follow that Unproven Allegations (by Reade) should have the SAME Final Results as the Unproven Allegations against Trump and Judge Bart.

    Trump Accused = Trump Elected

    Judge Bart Accused = Judge Bart Confirmed

    Thus, it Logically Follows:

    Biden Accused = Biden Elected

    I am perfectly content to have these Reade Accusations have the SAME Effect that they did on Trump and Judge Bart.

    Sounds like a plan.:salute:
     
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    I think you forgot to carry the two.
     
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    Probably because he took his own advice, 'followed the evidence where it led' and wrote the second article.
     
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    Spare me the cockamamie opinion pieces, Reade was receiving death threats before her scheduled interview with Fox.
     
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    What trap? Biden's a politician, caught off guard by a knuckehead in the peanut gallery. We are talking about Supreme Court Justice job application at a senate hearing where composure really counts, and Kavanaugh's final speech was well prepared for.


    But, if you are going to use logic with me, you'll need to compare apples to apples.



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    I would spare you if the article were, indeed, 'cockamamie', but it's a ex sex crimes prosecutor stating, in great detail with evidence, the case.

    Sorry, it's not cockamamie, not by a long shot. Unless you can refute his article, I can't give your arguments credence. Just about everyone testifying on TV gets death threats, so did Ford, I believe.
     

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