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Botany

(78,383 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:24 AM 6 hrs ago

A difference between Democrats and Republicans

On our side if we have solid evidence of sexual assault or misconduct against one of
our own they are gone* but on the Republican side they are protected and their sexual
assaults or misconduct are downplayed, hidden, or not really reported in the media and
those people have gone onto sit on the Supreme Court see Thomas and Kavanaugh or
become President see Trump. Republicans will give lip service to the victims by saying
they are protecting them but @ the end of the day they are really protecting the abusers,
the rapists, and political and economic power. When the story of Trump raping and abusing
a 13 year old girl came up with the Epstein files and her past testimony to the FBI the White
House, the DoJ, Republicans (except for a few), and Republican friendly spin doctors/media
closed ranks to protect Trump and not the victim of his abuse.


* Examples: Cuomo and now Platner. BTW his SS totkopf (death head) tattoo always bothered
me.


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A difference between Democrats and Republicans (Original Post) Botany 6 hrs ago OP
larry craig served out his term rampartd 6 hrs ago #1
Al Franken did nothing wrong Botany 6 hrs ago #2

rampartd

(5,744 posts)
1. larry craig served out his term
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:30 AM
6 hrs ago

hastert and gingrich were each speakers with worse sexual scandal than al franken.

Botany

(78,383 posts)
2. Al Franken did nothing wrong
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 09:38 AM
6 hrs ago

That was an example of very selective pushing of facts.

John McCain, Bob Dole, and Ronald Reagan had checkered histories too.

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