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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 07:11 AM Oct 2017

Heather Lind accuses ex-Prez George H.W. Bush of sexual assault

An AMC actress claims that former President George H.W. Bush groped her from his wheelchair during a screening.

Heather Lind, who starred in “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” detailed her accusations in a lengthy Instagram post Tuesday, when she said she was “disturbed” after seeing a photo of President Obama with the 41st president.

“I found it disturbing because I recognize the respect ex-presidents are given for having served. And I feel pride and reverence toward many of the men in the photo. But when I got the chance to meet George H. W. Bush four years ago to promote a historical television show I was working on, he sexually assaulted me while I was posing for a similar photo,” Lind, 34, wrote.

“He didn’t shake my hand. He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side. He told me a dirty joke. And then, all the while being photographed, touched me again. Barbara rolled her eyes as if to say ‘not again.’ His security guard told me I shouldn’t have stood next to him for the photo.”

Lind, who played Anna Strong on the drama about “America’s first spy ring,” met the former President, 93, during a special screening of the show in 2014, a week before its premiere.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/heather-lind-accuses-ex-prez-george-hw-bush-of-sexual-assault/ar-AAu0xqF?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

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Heather Lind accuses ex-Prez George H.W. Bush of sexual assault (Original Post) mfcorey1 Oct 2017 OP
One can only imagine the shit that Bush creep pulled in his "perverted prime." InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #1
Now to wait and see if others have had the same experience Siwsan Oct 2017 #2

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
1. One can only imagine the shit that Bush creep pulled in his "perverted prime."
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 07:21 AM
Oct 2017

So glad this is coming out... can't imagine hearing such things said about Obama or Carter. Thank you Heather for coming forward.

And a big "FUCK YOU" to that so-called "security officer"... nice job making her feel secure, you prick!!

Siwsan

(26,263 posts)
2. Now to wait and see if others have had the same experience
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:19 AM
Oct 2017

Especially if that behavior took place when he was a more physically functional human being.

I will say that, at his age, this may be related to other issues. I have had more than one experience with an elderly man acting/talking inappropriately, and it was more related to 'misfirings' in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, which is the part of the brain associated with decision-making, empathy, the reward system, impulse control, and emotion.

However, if he is known for this sort of behavior, no matter what the reason, then shame on them for putting her next to him.

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