That data was dressed too sexily to be ignored.

[MineralMan]

Anyone would have gone after it. It shouldn't have exposed itself that way.

No wonder those staffers went after it. Sheesh!

[Buzz Clik]

1. Damned tootin

It was an attractive nuisance. Very attractive. Alluring. Had it coming!

[catnhatnh]

2. Man

It seems like just yesterday you were toddling around pretending to be undecided....They grow up (and twisted) so fast!

[Buzz Clik]

26. I am undecided between Sanders and HRC. HOWEVER

I find DU Sanders supporters to be intolerable.

[NowSam]

52. Right back at you.

I'm a Proud Bernie supporter.

[Buzz Clik]

60. Nicely played!

[NowSam]

62. Thank you.

That was a pleasant reply. I rather needed that.

[treestar]

3. Hard to believe

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people are abandoning basic principles just to defend Bernie staffers because they are part of his campaign.

[MineralMan]

8. Actually, Bernie did nothing.

It was staffers. I'm guessing Bernie Sanders is pretty pissed off about it, too. He's made no comment on this, as far as I know. We'll hear more about how he feels tonight, I think.

I'm betting others lose their jobs, in the end, over this.

[Buzz Clik]

28. +1

[treestar]

30. Bernie's staffers then

[merrily]

4. And now, we're reducing rape to accessing data via a long term data breach by someone else.

[MineralMan]

5. Nope. We're likening theft of date to rape.

Actually, it's just me who is doing that, and sarcastically, at that. It's all about victim blaming, you see. I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear enough for you.

[merrily]

7. A distinction without a difference. Mega false comparison. Epic Fail. Disgusting.

Your OP trivializes rape and is nauseating.

Also nauseating, the lengths you will go to in order to smear Sanders, whom you once claimed to support.

[treestar]

31. It is called a simile or metaphor

[PowerToThePeople]

6. See you all in court.

eom

[MineralMan]

11. The court case is moot.

Access to the national data has already been restored, which is what the suit demanded.

[merrily]

14. Not moot, unless dismissed. There were other claims, like damage to reputation.

You should stop attempting to play lawyer. Every time I've seen you do it, you only expose how little you know about legal matters and embarrass yourself.

[MineralMan]

18. Yah, OK, then...

Your advice was read. It will be considered in due time.

[merrily]

20. Either take that advice or continue exposing how little you know about law. Up to you, really.

In your shoes, I'd stop.

[MineralMan]

24. You are not in my shoes, though, are you?

Here's something to consider, though: The Sanders campaign will withdraw their suit next week. That's my prediction. If they do not, it will be dismissed.

[merrily]

27. No, I'm not, thank whatever gods that be. Good backpedal, though. I'll give you that! Except...

The court is not going to dismiss the case without the participation of the plaintiff. I keep trying to warn you off bs ing about law. Please listen.

[treestar]

33. LOL

you really know how to stay above the personal stuff!

[treestar]

32. There are a lot worse cases of that

than MM.

[merrily]

34. Word salad?

[randome]

9. I am ashamed to say that I, myself, had impure thoughts about the data.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

[MineralMan]

13. Confession is good for the soul.

Or so I hear.

[NCTraveler]

10. The exact argument some are making.

Truly amazing.

[demmiblue]

12. What an offensive comparison. n/t

[merrily]

16. I know, right? It's been pointed out to him, too, he tried to defend it. Should have self-deleted.

Disgusting.

[cali]

15. Trust you to liken this to rape. Sickening.

[merrily]

17. +1

[demmiblue]

21. I laughed at the child/loaded gun comparison because it was so ridiculous, but this...

[treestar]

36. It's called a metaphor

The burglary one works, too.

This kind of thing is anti-intellectual.

[seabeyond]

19. Then vilify the victim for the weakness.

[merrily]

22. Look at seabeyond, the feminist, joining in the odious comparison. My, my, my.

[seabeyond]

23. As a feminist, you might ask yourself why a man would stay quiet while his people vilify the victm.

[merrily]

35. As a feminist, I object to trivializing rape this way. Why are you joining in that?

[seabeyond]

39. No one is trivializing rape People are trivializin theft and victim blaming. Vilifying the victim.

[Hiraeth]

57. bullshit.

[seabeyond]

58. Uh hu.

[Hiraeth]

59. whatever sea. you bore me. your way or the highway. I take the road less travelled.

You stay on your mainstream super duper highway. Watch for traffic.

[seabeyond]

61. O.k.

[MineralMan]

25. Yes. My point, exactly.

As far as I know, Bernie Sanders has yet to say anything personally about this incident. I could be mistaken, since I have't gone searching this morning, but nobody has posted his comments that I've seen. I'm sure he'll have something to say tonight, though. I'll be watching the debate closely, as always.

Clearly I am comparing only victim blaming in this post. Rape is a far more heinous crime than peeking into someone else's data, of course. In both cases, though, there is a victim and a perpetrator. Blaming the victim is such a commonplace that the comparison is a natural one.

[seabeyond]

29. "Clearly I am comparing only victim blaming in this post." Gotta find a way to shift blame though,

Regardless how clear it is what you are saying.

[merrily]

37. And you chose to trivialize rape to condemn alleged victim blaming.

[Hiraeth]

40. yep.

[Rose Siding]

42. He hasn't even apologized?

Hard to maintain the high moral ground if he won't acknowledge his responsibility for his employees. He could afford a little graciousness here.

And I find the victim blaming comparison apt.

[MineralMan]

44. Not as far as I know. I don't think he's made any statement.

If he has, I hope someone will link to it.

It will come up in the debate. Maybe he's waiting for that to make a statement. It should be interesting.

[Hiraeth]

38. I find this analogy to be gross. Wrong and gross. Honestly, I thought better of you than this. n/t

[NurseJackie]

41. A disturbing, but apt analogy.

It has obviously touched a nerve based on the discomfort expressed throughout. You've held up a large mirror and people don't like what they see ... so they blame the mirror or the person holding it.

[MineralMan]

45. Victim blaming is what it is.

There's too much of it, and it's always an ugly approach to anything. Is it a disturbing analogy? Of course it is. I drew the comparison deliberately, since everyone here agrees that it is wrong when it comes to cases of rape. In other circumstances, though, apparently it's OK to blame the victim.

I see that as hypocritical, hence my post.

[Hiraeth]

47. bullshit. rape vs. this. wrong. so fucking wrong. This OP makes me sick.

[JoePhilly]

43. I heard it had a standard deviation, and a wide variance ...

... so you know some one was going to manipulate it.

[Hiraeth]

46. oh my. you went there!

[JoePhilly]

48. I've taken a lot of statistics over the years ...

... if you know what I mean!!



Thank you, I'm hear all week, try the veal.

[Hiraeth]

49. The macabre laughter and gallows humor albeit this is a serious subject and I have put the OP on

ignore. but .... really .... I had to laugh with your remark. Irreverent as it is ... it just shows how wrong is the OP. Thank you

[JoePhilly]

51. In all seriousness ...

... as a teen I worked in a cemetery. And I serviced a few thousand funerals. And I laughed more during that job than at probably any other.

And I think from that I learned to find the humor in almost any situation.

[Hiraeth]

53. Having worked in the medical field for some time now, part of that in an ER ... I get it. -

Fine line and the OP crossed it but, then you just HAD to go that one step further ... and it got silly. Thanks

[JoePhilly]

54. Silly is my specialty!!!

[retrowire]

50. rape culture is real.... mineralman wtf. nt

[JackInGreen]

55. I was WAITING

For the harrasement/rape metaphor to filthy the accusations further. I'm disappointed it was from you MM.

[Fearless]

56. A fucking rape joke?? "Oh she was asking for it"??

[Gothmog]

63. That defense is the best that they have