So, when a formal Joe Biden staffer, Tara Reade, went public the last year with sexual-assault allegations against Joe Biden, the reaction of the woke-Times Up-identify politics crowd was universal: Don't talk about it!
Search Tara Reade on the MSNBC webpage and the results show one story on Ms. Reade; it's about Nancy Pelosi pronouncing herself "satisfied" with Biden's silence. That's it; that's MSNBC's coverage.
Now, even the New York Times, which has flacked for Biden on the story, had to admit this week ignoring Ms. Reade is no longer a viable option for the embattled candidate who has long had a problem with women, civil liberties and human rights.
Writes Giovanni Russonello this morning:
[A]s chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden had presided over Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings to the Supreme Court, during which Anita Hill testified that she had been sexually harassed by Thomas; Biden refused to call other women to testify who said they had similar experiences with Thomas. And pro-abortion-rights groups have long been troubled by his past support for the Hyde Amendment, which banned federal funding for most abortions, and which Biden supported until last year. Given Reade’s account, some women’s rights advocates who support his candidacy have said they want him to publicly express that he takes the allegation seriously, even if he rejects it. At the very least, they would like to see Biden draw a sharp contrast with President Trump, who has been accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by at least a dozen women, and who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault.
Chris Hayes aired a segment last night, (not found on MSNBC webpage this morning), fact-filled, measured and too-tame for the gravity of the story. But Hayes' segment is fair.
Now, Democrats want Chris Hayes fired for his heresy about discussing forbidden topics, a taboo among the Party faithful.
#FireChrisHayes thunders social media comments from Democrats on Twitter this morning.
Democrats are a clique, uncool and sheepish, that cares about women and equality about as much as they care about human rights around the world: NoneChris Hayes covering Tara Reade’s allegations against Biden pic.twitter.com/zs5BJEZGVb— Ibrahim (@ibrahimpols) April 30, 2020
It’s truly wild. They are calling for him to be fired because he covered a NEWS STORY. This is the level of complete blind propaganda and dnc fealty that the audience expects and demands. https://t.co/F7LIvrjmCn— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) April 30, 2020
Chris Hayes is getting pounded by Democrats for making the mortal mistake of covering Tara Reade’s sexual assault accusations against Biden— Melissa A. (@TheRightMelissa) April 30, 2020
Chris didn’t get the memo that he is only supposed to ‘pretend to care’ about women being abused when it serves Dems’ quest for power pic.twitter.com/32vxHPn4of
This demonstrates how difficult it can be to battle Trump or any Republican at this point. They can lie, deny, and get 100 percent support from voters. It's a different set of standards that sinks a flawed person despite their good intentions, but elevates the worst person to power. Republicans are infallible now, having eliminated all standards, while turning that "high road" into a deadly obstacle course for a party with standards. Dylan quote: " Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king
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