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Excuse me. It's not "groping", it's SEXUAL ASSAULT (Original Post) Happyhippychick Oct 2016 OP
Yes Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #1
Hell yeah and you know they going to seize on it in case against him. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #2
That would be the legal name for it. ffr Oct 2016 #3
The media isn't "prettying this up" - and it wouldn't matter anyway CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #4
They need to call it what it is Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #6
Oh come on, let's not get carried away CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #12
In my low crime county, people groping strangers are spooky3 Oct 2016 #15
Well yoi can bet he is not going to be arrested, so calm down CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #18
Please do not speak so condescendingly. spooky3 Oct 2016 #19
What makes you think I was being condescending CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #21
Sexual assault Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #17
And now they have 5 Republican' women on, Stonepounder Oct 2016 #9
Well...I've just heard two networks 'pretty it up' by giving equal weight to Trump's "apology" FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #11
I don't know which networks you are watching - but it wan't CNN CajunBlazer Oct 2016 #16
Nor MSNBC Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #20
Indeed so Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #5
CNN is not going easy on him at all mcar Oct 2016 #7
If this isn't enough to change their minds... ailsagirl Oct 2016 #10
Quick, somebody! summerschild Oct 2016 #8
Snowballing Johnny2X2X Oct 2016 #13
Only if it's "legitimate" groping. Otherwise, women have ways of shutting it down. randome Oct 2016 #14

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
4. The media isn't "prettying this up" - and it wouldn't matter anyway
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:49 PM
Oct 2016

CNN just played the entire tape without bleeping a word. People aren't stupid, they can judge for themselves.

spooky3

(34,467 posts)
15. In my low crime county, people groping strangers are
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:00 PM
Oct 2016

Arrested and often convicted of a crime. It sometimes happens on walking trails or when women are walking home from a metro stop after work.

There is no substantive difference between what Donald did and admitted to and what these perpetrators did--they're just not rich or famous. In fact, when it occurs in the workplace as some of Donald's alleged incidents did, it's even worse.

Lawrence O'Donnell called it sexual assault as did many commenters on today's NY Times story on the incident and a lot of people recommended those comments. Facts are facts.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
18. Well yoi can bet he is not going to be arrested, so calm down
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:18 PM
Oct 2016

When you blow things that are already horrible out of proportion, it allows weasel worded Republicans to accuse us of exaggerating in an effort to minimize the horror of Trump's original statements.

We don't have to say it was a crime in order to make a fool proof case that it disqualifies him from being President of the United States.

It is more than enough for me, and many other people, to see him lose badly and be left with his business empire, which these days depends almost entirely today on his image, in absolute shambles. You can bet that putting Trump's name on a building for a fee is not going to make good business sense any more.

It is enough for me to see this egotistical narcissist humiliated.

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
21. What makes you think I was being condescending
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:25 PM
Oct 2016

Was it the fact that I pointed out you were over reacting. Perhaps you could provide an example of how you would have responded to your over reaction without being being offense.

And isn't it interesting that by accusing me of being condescending, you were yourself being condescending. Kind of make you wonder doesn't it.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
17. Sexual assault
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:18 PM
Oct 2016

Is defined by unwanted sexual contact, groping, kissing and grabbing a ladies vagina is just that. He admitted doing that. I have to get quartertraining on this because if that that vile behavior.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
9. And now they have 5 Republican' women on,
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 08:32 PM
Oct 2016

who are ripping him a new one. One of them tried to pivot to how horrible Hillary is, and the host shut her down. These women are PISSED!

FailureToCommunicate

(14,020 posts)
11. Well...I've just heard two networks 'pretty it up' by giving equal weight to Trump's "apology"
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 08:45 PM
Oct 2016

'everybody does it, Bill Clinton: way worse' crap. They're saying this was long ago, he didn't know his (lapel mic) was actually on, etc. Yeah, that's called 'pretting it up'

CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
16. I don't know which networks you are watching - but it wan't CNN
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:04 PM
Oct 2016

Every host today since this came out minimized Trump's apology as insincere at best.

CNN political experts have been hammering Trump. Hillary surrogates are having are blazing mad. Trump surrogates have been admitting it was horrible; they only question the timing of the release of the tape as "political". However, that stupid reasoning is instantly attacked by the CNN political experts and Hillary surrogates as completely bogus - "It doesn't matter when it came out; the only thing that matters is what Trump said, which speaks volumes about his attitude about women".

Most CNN political analyst agree Trump cannot recover from this.

mcar

(42,372 posts)
7. CNN is not going easy on him at all
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 05:54 PM
Oct 2016

The panel is appalled.

But, they enabled him and his campaign for the past year.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
14. Only if it's "legitimate" groping. Otherwise, women have ways of shutting it down.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:57 PM
Oct 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]
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