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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 03:09 PM Jul 2018

Pelosi: Jim Jordan 'should have known' about OSU abuse

Source: The Hill


BY MIKE LILLIS - 07/12/18 03:04 PM EDT

Amid accusations that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) knew and did not report abuse of wrestlers as a college coach years ago, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Jordan "should have known."

“He is a person who has always said — oh my gosh, you look at his record — so-and-so should have known this, so-and-so should have known that,” Pelosi said during a press briefing in the Capitol. “Well, many people say that he did know. And by his own standard he should have known.”

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Pelosi noted that Jordan, a conservative firebrand who co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, has repeatedly held those in power — particularly Democrats — to high standards of accountability for misconduct under their watch. The same standard, she said, should now be applied to Jordan for any abuse of OSU’s wrestlers during his time with the team.

“Jim Jordan had a duty to protect them,” Pelosi said of the team members. “They say he failed.”

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396743-pelosi-jim-jordan-should-have-known-about-osu-abuse

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Pelosi: Jim Jordan 'should have known' about OSU abuse (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP
Jim Jordan: People Who Somehow Got Elected Top 10 Idiots Jul 2018 #1
Thank you, Nancy! dalton99a Jul 2018 #2
Kick and Rec. emulatorloo Jul 2018 #3
Republicans seem to have no problem with sexual assault. yallerdawg Jul 2018 #4
Hey, gang, he DID know about it, like everybody in the Dept. mpcamb Jul 2018 #5
newsflash NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #6
Game on! Jordan will be joining his teammate Hastert in the penalty box soon. Snellius Jul 2018 #7
Sure Delphinus Jul 2018 #10
Not in some circles. TPM and the Krassensteins have been dogged on his trail. Snellius Jul 2018 #11
Pelosi deftly illustrated that the Republic party... LanternWaste Jul 2018 #8
Unless he's a complete idiot, he knew... paleotn Jul 2018 #9
Come on, Nancy! BaronChocula Jul 2018 #12
We have a state rep who was fired from a title company for being corruptible WhiteTara Jul 2018 #13
Nancy, I think #Jordanknew riversedge Jul 2018 #14
#JordanKnew .... riversedge Jul 2018 #15

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. Republicans seem to have no problem with sexual assault.
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 03:27 PM
Jul 2018

Unless it's a Democrat accused of doing it.

Talk about lamenting how "partisan and tribal" it has become.

These kinds of double standards on display daily explain why it IS "partisan and tribal."

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
8. Pelosi deftly illustrated that the Republic party...
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 04:21 PM
Jul 2018

...holds everyone to a higher standard than they hold themselves to.

Bless their little idiot hearts.

paleotn

(17,946 posts)
9. Unless he's a complete idiot, he knew...
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 04:43 PM
Jul 2018

Either way, he doesn't belong in Congress. Makes my heart warm when Rethugs are hoisted on their own petards.

BaronChocula

(1,579 posts)
12. Come on, Nancy!
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 05:37 PM
Jul 2018

Is that the best messaging you have? How about "Hopefully these men will have their chance to fully tell their story and Jim Jordan will cooperate regarding what he knew." Make his ass sound really guilty which it most likely is. You should have been better prepared for this.

WhiteTara

(29,721 posts)
13. We have a state rep who was fired from a title company for being corruptible
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:36 PM
Jul 2018

so he went into politics. You can't make this shit up. Oh, and BTW, he was immediately part of a corruption scheme that was outed, and multiple are in jail. I'm wondering when our bozo will be indicted.

Also, you Jordan absolutely knew, he just didn't care and he was part of the coach team and wasn't a "rat" but by his lack of action, he became lower than a rat.

riversedge

(70,286 posts)
14. Nancy, I think #Jordanknew
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 12:06 AM
Jul 2018


Eric Peterson
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? @DiversityEric
2h2 hours ago

He’s all but admitted hearing about ongoing sexual abuse, but because it happened in a “locker room,” it somehow doesn’t matter. @Jim_Jordan is too twisted for color teevee, and he needs to resign in disgrace. #JordanKnew


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