Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login
The John Byrne Forum
Byrne Robotics > The John Byrne Forum << Prev Page of 4 Next >>
Topic: Policticians are in on it too.... Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132135
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 9:19am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

When did our value system change to the point where as long as you’re a Republican, it’s ok to try to have sex with 14-year-olds?

And not only that, to have people defend it using the Bible?

•••

The Bible is one of the best places to find defenses for heinous deeds. Especially if one is willing to overlook the whole "Things were different back then" thaing.

Back to Top profile | search
 
Charles Valderrama
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 4716
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 10:40am | IP Logged | 2 post reply

When did our value system change to the point where as long as you’re a Republican, it’s ok to try to have sex with 14-year-olds?


*********

The clearest point was when Republicans backed Trump after the Access Hollywood tape.

-C!
Back to Top profile | search | www
 
John Cole
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 02 March 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 504
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Never seems to have been one call for Bill Clinton to step down no matter how many allegations of sexual impropriety against women that are made against him to this day what a shock.
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
James Woodcock
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 21 September 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 7581
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 12:18pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Even the Washington Post report says that he never had sexual intercourse with any of the girls and never attempted sexual intercourse.
------------------------------------------------------------ --
That's a very specific set of wording I'm noticing in a lot of these allegations. Intercourse is not the only form of abuse.
Smacks of Clinton and his 'sexual relations'
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
David Miller
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Posts: 2997
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 12:33pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

I roll my eyes whenever people bring up Bill Clinton's "abuses" with consenting adults, and a string of women bankrolled by right-wing millionaires. 
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Jason Czeskleba
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 30 April 2004
Posts: 4545
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 12:44pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply


 QUOTE:
"There is NO option to support to support Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee. When you do that, you are supporting the entire Democrat party."


It's really sad, isn't it?  It's gotten to the point where the Democrats are viewed as a worse enemy than a hostile foreign power (the Russians) and supporting them is morally worse than voting for a child molester.  There are probably Republicans who would vote for a member of ISIS before they'd vote Democratic.  The right wing's extreme demonization of political opponents is bearing bitter fruit for our country.
Back to Top profile | search
 
John Byrne
Avatar
Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 132135
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 12:45pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Oh, please! Let's not make excuses for Slick Willy! He's a small time politician who never really managed to rise to the role of President. When a true history of the 20th Century is written, 9/11 will be seen as the legacy of Clinton's Age of Appeasement.
Back to Top profile | search
 
James Woodcock
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 21 September 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 7581
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 1:03pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

I roll my eyes whenever people bring up Bill Clinton's "abuses
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
You miss my point. I'm making a point about the use of words to swerve away from a point.
Sexual relations vs sexual act
Sexual intercourse against sexual abuse/assault - these have different legal meanings and I'm seeing a lot of people use the former as a defense when they are being accused of the latter.
Back to Top profile | search e-mail
 
David Miller
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 April 2004
Posts: 2997
Posted: 10 November 2017 at 8:19pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

James, I get ya. A defense that hinges on translucently-sliced (and desperate) legal semantics, especially related to age-of-consent federalism, may as well be a signed confession.

Moore's defenders have moved on from Biblical justifications to "it was only a one 14 year old, all he did was feel her up, and when is the WaComPost FAKENEWS going to report one of the accusers volunteered for Killary?"
Back to Top profile | search | www e-mail
 
Eric Ladd
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 16 August 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 4506
Posted: 11 November 2017 at 7:46am | IP Logged | 10 post reply

I did like Bill Maher's comment last night.
"At least we know what the Republican age of consent it"
Pure gold.

The defense of Moore by tongue twisters and the barrers of the double standard have got to go away. People are too willing to give away their morality and humanity in the name of blind loyalty.
Back to Top profile | search
 
Don Zomberg
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 23 November 2005
Posts: 2355
Posted: 11 November 2017 at 12:05pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

His defenders have a point. This kind of stuff happens all the time in their Holy Book. 
Back to Top profile | search
 
Adam Schulman
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 22 July 2017
Posts: 1717
Posted: 11 November 2017 at 12:27pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

And now, also, George Takei:


Let's not make excuses for anyone, regardless of their political leanings or their sexual orientation or anything else. 

Sexual harassment is sexual harassment, period. 
Back to Top profile | search
 

<< Prev Page of 4 Next >>
  Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

 Active Topics | Member List | Search | Help | Register | Login