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W_HAMILTON

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16. But if not for a consequential contingent of the left giving a tinker's a damn...

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:51 AM

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...about these sorts of issues (among much more trivial ones as well), we wouldn't have so many more important issues facing us to begin with...

This is the primary -- this is when these sorts of issues need to be addressed. But once the primary is over, EVERYONE on the left needs to coalesce around ALL our Democratic candidates running against Republicans.

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Senators Privately Ask Platner About Any New Allegations [View all] demmiblue Jun 3 OP

I would think that the very fact that this meeing was even deemed niyad Jun 3 #1

Sanders and Warren have been his big boosters, too. yardwork Jun 3 #2

It does, indeed. niyad Jun 3 #3

I think Warren made a good point that marital issues are different than sexual assault AZProgressive Jun 3 #4

Vastly different. EdmondDantes_ Jun 3 #6

I agree AZProgressive Jun 3 #7

Apparently the rape apologist ones weren't, either. niyad Thursday #13

Well except for there's apparently other more serious relationship issues EdmondDantes_ Thursday #29

His closet isn't that bad AZProgressive Thursday #31

Um a nazi tattoo, rape apologist comments, using retarded as a slur, being abusive towards multiple girlfriends EdmondDantes_ Thursday #32

I was upset about the tattoo AZProgressive Thursday #33

Except one of his exes said online last year he referred to it as a totenkomf, makes his explanation less credible EdmondDantes_ Thursday #36

"denied any credible allegations" Quiet Em Jun 3 #5

It is an unusual qualifier. mr715 Jun 3 #8

It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people AZProgressive Jun 3 #9

It seemed hedgy to me in this context. mr715 Jun 3 #10

Credible versus non-credible or dubious or unreliable, etc. Celerity Thursday #15

We've elected a President who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives--- Jack Valentino Jun 3 #11

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

Left, but also the center. mr715 Thursday #24

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, MorbidButterflyTat Jun 3 #12

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

Right? Why would Sen Warren even Cha Thursday #18

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

Agree. There is more. The GOP is probably sitting on it. NT Blasphemer Thursday #21

Without a doubt. niyad Thursday #22

You are right. Nixie Thursday #28

It will come out after June 9 obamanut2012 Thursday #30

Bingo Boo1 Thursday #35

Seems like an exercise in futility to me. DFW Thursday #19

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

Especially when it's his earliest and most prominent supporters doing the asking. DFW Thursday #23

I have a bad feeling about this. Actually, I've had a bad feeling for quite a while now. QueerDuck Thursday #25

Roger Stone ABC123Easy Thursday #26

Uh oh Nixie Thursday #27

One the one hand... demmiblue Thursday #34