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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:59 PM Oct 2016

Trump is currently retweeting Juanita Broaddrick

In Broaddrick's tweets that Trump is retweeting right now, she is claiming that she was raped.

That should give us all a window into the direction he plans to go tomorrow (and beyond).

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Trump is currently retweeting Juanita Broaddrick (Original Post) oberliner Oct 2016 OP
*yawn* TheCowsCameHome Oct 2016 #1
Damn, tomorrow night is going to get ugly. dhol82 Oct 2016 #2
Hard to get any uglier than the past day oberliner Oct 2016 #5
Oh, I think it will go much further downhill from here dhol82 Oct 2016 #6
he's digging a hole all the way to "Gina" tribe-time Oct 2016 #33
Hillary is not Bill Clinton. One thing known is that Ms. Broaddrick endorsed Donald Trump still_one Oct 2016 #51
Didn't we put all this to rest like 20 years ago? sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 #3
Trump will be happy to use her for these purposes oberliner Oct 2016 #4
Not for people who believe every horseshit claim that comes down the pike. JHB Oct 2016 #43
This is all old news; whatever occurred with Juanita Broaddrick The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #7
Did you read the tweets? oberliner Oct 2016 #10
I don't give a damn. This line of attack won't go anywhere. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #12
Don't be surprised if they let this be asked as a question from the audience underpants Oct 2016 #29
Hook, line & sinker. Hillary (matador) doesn't even need a muleta. Trump (bull) will off himself. grossproffit Oct 2016 #8
HRC has a ready answer for this BlueInPhilly Oct 2016 #9
Oh, I'm sure she does oberliner Oct 2016 #14
Hillary raped whom??? NightWatcher Oct 2016 #11
She claims HRC threatened her oberliner Oct 2016 #15
She can claim whatever she wants. There's no proof. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #22
Sickening.. speaktruthtopower Oct 2016 #13
Does Donnie want a double digit loss? Dawson Leery Oct 2016 #16
Trump is Going to Implode on Live TV Charlotte Little Oct 2016 #17
I can't wait for this election to be over oberliner Oct 2016 #18
Agreed! Charlotte Little Oct 2016 #23
I was thinking the same MFM008 Oct 2016 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Oct 2016 #34
And ripped out large handfuls of her hair. nt tblue37 Oct 2016 #37
This will not go well mcar Oct 2016 #19
Too bad Broadrick signed an affidavit saying no rape occurred. Lying then or now? Shrike47 Oct 2016 #20
It certainly does not look like a winning strategy oberliner Oct 2016 #21
WHAT A GODDAMNED FUCKING ASSHOLE Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #24
Now he is thanking Wisconsin oberliner Oct 2016 #25
Broaddrick has always claimed that she was raped. But the part of her story that was hard for me politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #26
But Hillary should not have to answer for him. liberalmuse Oct 2016 #32
Broaddrick has not always claimed she was raped Major Nikon Oct 2016 #42
Trump always projecting! Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 #27
Every Trumpette on Facebook is including RAPIST in their responses underpants Oct 2016 #28
5 days 'til the hearing for Trump's rape trial, iirc. anamandujano Oct 2016 #30
The woman who told the FBI so many differing accounts Pathwalker Oct 2016 #35
Yes, I think it's the same one who cheated on her first husband with arthritisR_US Oct 2016 #41
Ken Starr found her to be not credible bluestateguy Oct 2016 #36
He is also going to go with Kathy Shelton oberliner Oct 2016 #38
The woman who was raped as a child? Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #47
Correct oberliner Oct 2016 #50
Hillary will be ready for it. Equinox Moon Oct 2016 #39
I wouldn't be surprised if he flew her in to be in the audience. arthritisR_US Oct 2016 #40
Bill Clinton responds after heckler calls him a "rapist" during rally in Wisconsin riversedge Oct 2016 #44
So is he accusing Hillary of rape? Hillary is not Bill and Bill is not Hillary. Vinca Oct 2016 #45
He is accusing Hillary of covering it up oberliner Oct 2016 #48
Juanita Broadderick is and was out for attention. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #46
Treading carefully does not seem to be his way of doing things oberliner Oct 2016 #49
The "he did it too strategy" isn't good enough, ecstatic Oct 2016 #52

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
6. Oh, I think it will go much further downhill from here
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:09 PM
Oct 2016

Never underestimate how low the creepy Orange one can go.

Think I will lay in a super large supply of popcorn.

still_one

(92,216 posts)
51. Hillary is not Bill Clinton. One thing known is that Ms. Broaddrick endorsed Donald Trump
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 08:42 AM
Oct 2016

and said she "likes the things Donald Trump says". That was before Friday's republican implosion, but there was no doubt about Mr. Trump's racist and sexist comments previously, and that did not bother Ms. Broaddrick.

There are many question that will never be known in the story which was first denied by Ms. Broaddrick, then not denied.

The bottom line is, Hillary is NOT Bill Clinton. If Trump brings up Bill Clinton's behavior to justify his behavior, he loses. Just as Melania is not responsible for Trump's behavior, Hillary is not responsible for Bill's behavior.



 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
4. Trump will be happy to use her for these purposes
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:05 PM
Oct 2016

And she seems willing to provide him with what he thinks is good ammo.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,727 posts)
7. This is all old news; whatever occurred with Juanita Broaddrick
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:10 PM
Oct 2016

was rehashed a zillion times over 20 years ago. If Trump wants to bring it up again against Hillary, that's just stupid. Bill isn't running and Hillary wasn't responsible for Bill's behavior. If Trump wants to start blaming wives for their husbands' sexual misbehavior, that's going to go over like the proverbial turd in the punchbowl. All those women whose husbands fooled around - and there are thousands and thousands - will just love that spin.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,727 posts)
12. I don't give a damn. This line of attack won't go anywhere.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:13 PM
Oct 2016

Trump will just be lighting an exploding cigar.

underpants

(182,826 posts)
29. Don't be surprised if they let this be asked as a question from the audience
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:54 PM
Oct 2016

I'm just saying. Don't be surprised.

BlueInPhilly

(870 posts)
9. HRC has a ready answer for this
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:11 PM
Oct 2016

Don't think that she doesn't, or her debate team is not worth anything. She had a ready answer for the emails which shut him down. I'm sure there were still a lot in the vault if he persisted.

So she already has retorts for the following:

1. Emails
2. Benghazi
3. Clinton Foundation
4. TPP and other trade related zingers
5. Wall Street speeches
6. Open boarders (in economic terms)
7. Bill Clinton's women
8. Health care

So please, folks, calm down.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
14. Oh, I'm sure she does
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:13 PM
Oct 2016

The fact that Trump is retweeting this now is just a good tell for tomorrow.

Charlotte Little

(658 posts)
17. Trump is Going to Implode on Live TV
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:21 PM
Oct 2016

I just pray they put him through a metal detector like everyone else. I don't want Hillary or someone in the audience hurt, if you get my meaning here. The man is utterly unhinged and in a reality not like ours.

As for Hillary, she's been prepping like the pro she is. I have no worries about her performance. Hell, she could just stand there and look at him without saying a word and the effect will be brilliant.

And let us not forget the setting - Town Hall. Trump cannot mess this up, just cannot (i.e. he's toast if he does - although, I believe he's already toast). Given that he's not practicing and that he is hinting of a Jerry Springer worthy performance already on Twitter, I think history in infamy is about to made yet again in this election.

Hillary's got this. She's simply unflappable.

Meanwhile, Orange Shit Stain is unraveling.

Response to MFM008 (Reply #31)

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
20. Too bad Broadrick signed an affidavit saying no rape occurred. Lying then or now?
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:31 PM
Oct 2016

More to the point, Bill isn't running, this all pre-dates HIS presidency, and it's a trip to the gutter for Trump.

Is Melania divorcing him? If not, shame on her.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
25. Now he is thanking Wisconsin
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:49 PM
Oct 2016

Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 9m9 minutes ago
Thank you to my great supporters in Wisconsin. I heard that the crowd and enthusiasm was unreal!

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
26. Broaddrick has always claimed that she was raped. But the part of her story that was hard for me
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 08:50 PM
Oct 2016

to get past is that she invited Bill Clinton up to and into her hotel room where she was staying while attending a seminar. She lived in the same town Clinton did, and she knew him before the incident. But the incident happened in a town both were visiting at the time. I think that they had coffee and sat and talked for a while in the hotel dining area before she invited him up to her room. Her hotel room was not a suite with a living room area separate for 'entertaining', it was a room with a bed in it. They ended up on the bed together, and she didn't seem to complain until it got rough and she said he bit her on the lip. She also was a married woman.

As a woman, in those day our mothers, grandmothers, and aunts always warned us of putting ourselves in a compromising position we couldn't handle. Also, some women get mad after finding out that they were what we called it back then was a wham, bam, thank you ma'am. All the books and stories told and written about Clinton back in those days in Littlerock AK said that Bill Clinton was a charmer of women, whose husbands didn't pay a lot of attention to them, and there did not seem to be a shortage of volunteers.

The world has changed a lot since then. Back then, if a woman invited a man up into her bedroom, there was an implied consent that they were there to have sex. Nothing is implied anymore. Today you must have actual consent. And you have to stop when they say no, even if they said yes 5 minutes ago.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
32. But Hillary should not have to answer for him.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:40 PM
Oct 2016

If Trump wants to bring this up at a town hall, he is going to make things worse for himself. Trying to deflect his vulgar behavior is not going to work. He will be outclassed by HRC in every way, shape or form. I want to see him and everyone who is enabling him go down.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
42. Broaddrick has not always claimed she was raped
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 06:13 AM
Oct 2016

She has gone back and forth on the story and told multiple different versions of it. She wasn't found credible in the Paula Jones lawsuit, she wasn't found credible during Clinton's impeachment, she wasn't found credible by multiple news outlets, and she wasn't found credible by even Ken Starr who was desperately trying to hang the Clintons on anything he could possibly find.

https://www.salon.com/1999/02/20/cov_20news_2/

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
30. 5 days 'til the hearing for Trump's rape trial, iirc.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:24 PM
Oct 2016

I decided not to watch the debate as I already have mental fatigue. I will read here to find out what happened.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
35. The woman who told the FBI so many differing accounts
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:45 PM
Oct 2016

of her story that they threatened to charge her with perjury? The woman whose story unraveled so completely that Ken Starr couldn't use her testimony to charge him with...ANYTHING? THAT Juanita Broaddrick?

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)
41. Yes, I think it's the same one who cheated on her first husband with
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 12:15 AM
Oct 2016

her second husband and had a tryst with Bill at the same time....oops sorry...she says it was rape now but said differently in depositions...I think it's the same JB

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
47. The woman who was raped as a child?
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:48 AM
Oct 2016

Sorry, every person no matter how vile deserves a vigorous defense. It is in the constitution. There are more rights than the second amendment Republicans. The right to counsel is an important one. Sean Hannity is a tool and part of the reason a man like Trump became the Republican nominee.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
50. Correct
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:55 AM
Oct 2016

I agree with your assessment; I am just pointing out the direction that the Trump heads seem to be going.

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)
40. I wouldn't be surprised if he flew her in to be in the audience.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 12:10 AM
Oct 2016

She is a tRump supporter and has been vigorously tweeting against Hillary since she announced her run before the primaries.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
44. Bill Clinton responds after heckler calls him a "rapist" during rally in Wisconsin
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:39 AM
Oct 2016

Bill basically said that when others pore poison down your throat -don't drink it.

He laughed. As others have said above, I suspect Hillary will have to respond to this question tonight at the debate.!!!



NBC News ?@NBCNews 8h8 hours ago

Bill Clinton responds after heckler calls him a "rapist" during rally in Wisconsin

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/784954094226071553

Vinca

(50,276 posts)
45. So is he accusing Hillary of rape? Hillary is not Bill and Bill is not Hillary.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:44 AM
Oct 2016

That's what Trump doesn't get: the individuality of women. Hillary is her own person and not responsible for anything Bill might or might not have done. This particular path only pisses off women even more.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
48. He is accusing Hillary of covering it up
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:53 AM
Oct 2016

Threatening the victim and protecting the perpetrator.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
46. Juanita Broadderick is and was out for attention.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:45 AM
Oct 2016

she is and has always been pathetic. Trump has an actual person who is accusing him of rape. He should tread carefully.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
49. Treading carefully does not seem to be his way of doing things
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 07:54 AM
Oct 2016

The fact that he retweeted those comments from Broadderick is a good clue.

ecstatic

(32,707 posts)
52. The "he did it too strategy" isn't good enough,
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:29 AM
Oct 2016

especially when the other "he" isn't even on the ballot.

We're looking for the next President of the United States here.

Trump can't man up and own up to his mistakes without blaming someone else or deflecting, one of the MANY MANY reasons he is unfit to serve as dogcatcher, much less POTUS.

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