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AZProgressive

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9. It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people

Reply to mr715 (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:03 PM

12 hrs ago

The media often adds the word credible when discussing accusations against politicians. Like they use the word credible when it comes to sexual assault allegations made against Trump.

What they can't rule out is some random person making stuff up but even that might be unlikely to happen as men are actually more likely to be victims of sexual assault than have a false accusation made against them.

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Senators Privately Ask Platner About Any New Allegations [View all] demmiblue 14 hrs ago OP

I would think that the very fact that this meeing was even deemed niyad 13 hrs ago #1

Sanders and Warren have been his big boosters, too. yardwork 12 hrs ago #2

It does, indeed. niyad 12 hrs ago #3

I think Warren made a good point that marital issues are different than sexual assault AZProgressive 12 hrs ago #4

Vastly different. EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #6

I agree AZProgressive 12 hrs ago #7

Apparently the rape apologist ones weren't, either. niyad 8 hrs ago #13

"denied any credible allegations" Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #5

It is an unusual qualifier. mr715 12 hrs ago #8

It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people AZProgressive 12 hrs ago #9

It seemed hedgy to me in this context. mr715 12 hrs ago #10

Credible versus non-credible or dubious or unreliable, etc. Celerity 8 hrs ago #15

We've elected a President who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives--- Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #11

But if not for a consequential contingent of the left giving a tinker's a damn... W_HAMILTON 8 hrs ago #16

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #12

I guess there is a difference between those and rape apologist posts, too. niyad 8 hrs ago #14

Right? Why would Sen Warren even Cha 8 hrs ago #18

No way something else doesn't happen, putting cash money on the table right now. It's a bet. betsuni 8 hrs ago #17

Agree. There is more. The GOP is probably sitting on it. NT Blasphemer 6 hrs ago #21

Without a doubt. niyad 5 hrs ago #22

Seems like an exercise in futility to me. DFW 7 hrs ago #19

Indeed. He's already established who he is. Asking, "who are you?" seems futile. nt Blasphemer 6 hrs ago #20