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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:36 PM Sep 2018

Right Wing apologist Bari Weiss does not think Kavanaugh should be disqualified for rape:

https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/09/18/ny-times-bari-weiss-other-instance-brett-kavanaugh-has-reputation-being-prince-man/221347

"WEISS: What about the deeper, moral, cultural, like, the ethical question here? Let's say he did this exactly as she said. Should the fact that a 17 year old, presumably very drunk kid, did this, should this be disqualifying? That's the question at the end of the day, isn't it?

RUHLE: Wait, hold on. We're not talking about should he be disqualified to be a dog catcher. We're talking about to be a Supreme Court justice. "

The Times is disgusting. Where are the center left voices at the Wall Street Journal?
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Right Wing apologist Bari Weiss does not think Kavanaugh should be disqualified for rape: (Original Post) Dawson Leery Sep 2018 OP
Hell all morning fox Watchfoxheadexplodes Sep 2018 #1
One of the worst thing's about Bill Maher is his defense of sexual predators MattP Sep 2018 #2
Right-wing conservatism is the ideology of choice for psychopaths it seems. John Fante Sep 2018 #3
Oh that fucking hack. Maybe Maher can book her for the umpteenth time so Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2018 #4
When Kavanaugh denies a 17 year old girl that's been raped a chance to get an abortion NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #5
He could have been convicted torius Sep 2018 #6
Thank goodness someone's standing up at last for rape culture! gratuitous Sep 2018 #7
Is it just me? meow2u3 Sep 2018 #8
Where did she come from Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #9
Pseudo Intellectual Me. Sep 2018 #10

MattP

(3,304 posts)
2. One of the worst thing's about Bill Maher is his defense of sexual predators
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:40 PM
Sep 2018

And he's had her on a few times as a cosigner

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
3. Right-wing conservatism is the ideology of choice for psychopaths it seems.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:41 PM
Sep 2018

It's bad enough to disbelieve a women who, by all accounts, is very credible.

It's another to believe her and say to hell with it, appoint Kavanaugh anyway.

Loathsome people, loathsome ideology.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
4. Oh that fucking hack. Maybe Maher can book her for the umpteenth time so
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:42 PM
Sep 2018

she can explain how she was misquoted or some shit.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
5. When Kavanaugh denies a 17 year old girl that's been raped a chance to get an abortion
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:47 PM
Sep 2018

she will have to live with that her entire life. But, Brett Kavanaugh's attempted rape is something that is too long ago to matter?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. Thank goodness someone's standing up at last for rape culture!
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:54 PM
Sep 2018

And bonus points, she's employed by the self-styled newspaper of record to give her added credibility.

Gee, why don't women come forward about these episodes? It's a mystery!

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)
8. Is it just me?
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:54 PM
Sep 2018

Or is it true that most right wingers think rape is a virtue, provided the crime be committed by a powerful white male?

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
9. Where did she come from
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:56 PM
Sep 2018

Who is she? I've seen her name dropped here or there but is she some new "intellectual" right-winger who's shown up on the scene recently?

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