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riversedge

(70,239 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:29 AM Sep 2018

Joe Biden: When a woman alleges sexual assault, presume she is telling the truth

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By Philip Rucker
September 17 at 10:38 PM
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Asked for his thoughts on the allegations of sexual assault made Sunday against federal judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Biden said the episode “brings back all of the complicated issues that were there” nearly three decades ago.

As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden presided over the confirmation hearings for Thomas during which Anita Hill alleged the nominee had sexually harassed her while he was her boss. Biden allowed personal questioning of Hill from the all-male Senate panel, and though he voted not to confirm Thomas and later apologized for his handling of the hearings.

Biden, who is considered a possible 2020 presidential candidate, was asked by reporters Monday night whether he believed Hill’s claims.

“Oh, I thought she was telling the truth at the beginning,” Biden said. “I really did.”

Speaking generally, Biden added, “For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus, nationally, you’ve got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she’s talking about is real, whether or not she forgets facts, whether or not it’s been made worse or better over time. But nobody fails to understand that this is like jumping into a cauldron.”...............................

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-when-a-woman-alleges-sexual-assault-presume-she-is-telling-the-truth/2018/09/17/7718c532-badd-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html?utm_term=.33296e381d57

Yes, Biden is right about this--.

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Joe Biden: When a woman alleges sexual assault, presume she is telling the truth (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2018 OP

He believed her all along? Then why the hell didn't he let her corroborating witnesses testify? pnwmom Sep 2018 #1

exactly orleans Sep 2018 #2

I think of the Anita Hill testimony a lot--almost always when riversedge Sep 2018 #3

+ 1 ChiTownDenny Sep 2018 #8

He's said he could have handled it better BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #10

He was only thinking about the optics. DURHAM D Sep 2018 #5

Yes -- it was clear he liked having the attention of the whole nation on him. nt pnwmom Sep 2018 #6

Long dong Thomas can still be impeached.....because he lied about his wife's bribes Farmer-Rick Sep 2018 #7

Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #4

I don't believe the accuser of Keith Ellison Joseph Snyder Sep 2018 #9

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

1. He believed her all along? Then why the hell didn't he let her corroborating witnesses testify?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:36 AM

Sep 2018

Why was meeting the arbitrary deadline he'd promised the GOP members of the panel more important than justice for Anita? He shouldn't have shut the hearing down when he did -- that's all on him. And millions of women haven't forgotten how that went down.

Yeah, he apologized. Sorry, it doesn't make up for the way he allowed them to treat Anita, or that he allowed them to stick Clarence Thomas on the court and he's still there.

orleans

(34,053 posts)

2. exactly

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:51 AM

Sep 2018

and well said.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

3. I think of the Anita Hill testimony a lot--almost always when

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:53 AM

Sep 2018

Biden's name is discussed or a #metoo incident comes up.

It digs at my heart. That said, I will support him if he gets the nomination. [if he runs].

ChiTownDenny

(747 posts)

8. + 1

Reply to riversedge (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 10:57 AM

Sep 2018

Same here on all counts.

BannonsLiver

(16,387 posts)

10. He's said he could have handled it better

Reply to riversedge (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:01 PM

Sep 2018

And I agree with him on that. That said, he was the one who called Hill in the first place, voted against Thomas, and has been a frequent critic of his for nearly 30 years. He's also wrote VAWA a few years later. The Biden hate here by some is quite bizarre IMO. We have people who hold him more accountable for Clarence Thomas' behavior than they do Clarence Thomas.

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)

5. He was only thinking about the optics.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 03:57 AM

Sep 2018

He was excited about all the attention he was getting as Committee Chair until it went south.

From the day he arrived in the U.S. Senate he has thought of nothing but how to get to the White House. Will never forget the way he trashed Hillary after the loss in 2016.