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Today's Tiedrich rant: Trump's lawyer tried to slut-shame Stormy Daniels. it was a disaster - for Trump
Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/trumps-lawyer-tried-to-slut-shame
way back in 1991, Clarence Thomas, the stinkiest pantload in the American judicial system, was up for a seat on the Supreme Court. the most credible character witness against Thomas was his former assistant, Anita Hill. Thomas, she said, was a sexual predator who harassed her mercilessly, badgering her about going out with him, and never shutting the fuck up about his favorite kinds of porn and sex acts.
for her bravery, Anita Hill got totally fucking crucified by the media, and by the wingnut screech-monkeys of the day. “a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty” is what they called her, implying that she was off her rocker, unhinged, and obsessed with Thomas — and that she was the one with sex on the brain.
it worked. Hill was disgraced and Thomas got his Supreme Court appointment, and we all know how awesome it’s been for our country to have a bought-and-paid-for insurrectionist hack on the Court. but that was 1991.
this is 2024 — and that blame-the-victim shit doesn’t fly any more. of course that didn’t stop Little Donny Fuckface’s lawyer Susan Necheles from pulling those worn-out tropes from her toolbox when she cross-examined Stormy Daniels yesterday. and it was a total fucking disaster — for Necheles, and for Trump.
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for her bravery, Anita Hill got totally fucking crucified by the media, and by the wingnut screech-monkeys of the day. “a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty” is what they called her, implying that she was off her rocker, unhinged, and obsessed with Thomas — and that she was the one with sex on the brain.
it worked. Hill was disgraced and Thomas got his Supreme Court appointment, and we all know how awesome it’s been for our country to have a bought-and-paid-for insurrectionist hack on the Court. but that was 1991.
this is 2024 — and that blame-the-victim shit doesn’t fly any more. of course that didn’t stop Little Donny Fuckface’s lawyer Susan Necheles from pulling those worn-out tropes from her toolbox when she cross-examined Stormy Daniels yesterday. and it was a total fucking disaster — for Necheles, and for Trump.
I really like Jeff Tiedrich's take on yesterday's activities in court. If you somehow managed to miss the media coverage on Stormy Daniels' 2nd day of testimony, this is a good chance to catch up. Tiedrich provides a run-down on some of the cross-examination of Daniels, plus Tiedrich's sarcastic reactions are always good.
Great rant today. please click on the OP link to read the rest on Tiedrich's blog "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion."
