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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: I wish Lucy Flores had gone public in 2016. [View all]BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)5. Precisely this
The time to come forward was when the #metoo movement was in full swing with Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and others in the spotlight.
Holding the episode as reserve ammo and releasing it when Biden was killing Bernie in every poll is what makes it suspicious to many people.
Your point that Ms. Flores continued to work in a campaign where sexual harassment was rampant and far more egregious than "hands on the shoulder-fleeting kiss on the head" type is what makes it important that she follow this:
Lucy Flores needs to more fully discuss the allegations, what she knew and when she knew it, and clarify exactly why the victims' claims were not addressed in real time. Hopefully a journalist will ask Ms Flores for a fuller account of what happened in secret in 2016 as we continue to examine the public behavior of the former vice president.
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Asking nuanced questions of public figures who have voluntarily gone on the record
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#37
Dont blame her. Biden is on tape doing the same thing to other women and girls. It is creepy
SweetieD
Mar 2019
#2
Its good that Flores stood up for herself, but what about the victims she was aware of
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#7
"There are much more eloquent, intelligent and intellectually stimulating candidates."
OilemFirchen
Mar 2019
#9
Isn't spin like this a violation of medical ethics that a doctor ("M.D.!) would avoid?
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#17
Thanks for the link, and the light it sheds on the post you're replying to.
highplainsdem
Mar 2019
#14
I'm sorry, but in this post you are trying to suggest that Biden is brain-damaged, and there's
highplainsdem
Mar 2019
#12
I'm betting that unless she's pressed on the 2016 campaign, she never mentions it. Plus...
George II
Mar 2019
#16
Following that up, that candidate said in January that "steps will be taken" to prevent...
George II
Mar 2019
#42
Hopefully, BS will face more questions concerning the toxic predatory culture
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#43
This is going to be a long, ugly campaign, isn't it? Thanks to all you in this thread...
Hekate
Mar 2019
#25
There is only one campaign I know of that has faced charges of a pervasive predatory culture
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#38