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BigMin28

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42. I didn't mean to imply that we give her a pass

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 08:17 AM

Nov 2019

But if others violate those same rules, why are the rules not enforced? Or are they just suggestions that only our side, the Democrats, must abide by?

Same goes for laws. The wealthy and well connected seem to live by a different set of laws than the rest of us. They rarely do any time when convicted, and rarely seem to have to pay restitution for those violations that are anywhere near what was stolen. Case in point...I believe if Bernie Madoff had not stolen from the wealthy, he wouldn't have had all his money taken in forfeiture. And quite possibly would have received a lesser sentence.

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"I'm leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, ..." [View all] demmiblue Oct 2019 OP

Full Speech: demmiblue Oct 2019 #1

She is my congresswoman Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #18

Hope she makes a good lawsuit out of it bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #2

✔️ blm Oct 2019 #26

I wish the Speaker would decline her resignation yaesu Oct 2019 #3

Totally agree Loge23 Oct 2019 #4

+1000 FakeNoose Oct 2019 #5

Agreed Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #10

I hope she can prosecute NewJeffCT Oct 2019 #12

reportedly they had hundreds more. barbtries Oct 2019 #17

Who do you think pressured her to resign? Jose Garcia Nov 2019 #50

No, she resigned because of allegations of malfeasance and Hortensis Oct 2019 #6

This eissa Oct 2019 #11

Yes, and I'm angry with her for that. I was an admirer Hortensis Oct 2019 #13

Yet Duncan Hunter hasn't resigned BigMin28 Oct 2019 #31

"Everybody does it" eissa Oct 2019 #35

Maybe it should not be a standard treestar Nov 2019 #40

I didn't mean to imply that we give her a pass BigMin28 Nov 2019 #42

Duncan Hunter is a scumbag whom Dorian Gray Nov 2019 #37

Agreed, and she shouldn't resign over it. AtheistCrusader Nov 2019 #46

Meanwhile, grifter Duncan Hunter R-CA continues his "normalization" campaign Zambero Nov 2019 #45

There are no House rules against what she has admitted to whopis01 Nov 2019 #48

If there weren't photos, she could have done the ethics investigation IronLionZion Oct 2019 #14

But no: The photos were NOT the ethical issue she resigned for. Hortensis Oct 2019 #15

Dem leadership could have reprimanded her for the ethics violation IronLionZion Oct 2019 #24

Didn't it happen far too fast for court of public opinion, tho? Hortensis Nov 2019 #36

Yep, those photo's have been weaponized against her, she is a victim & nothing posted yaesu Oct 2019 #16

Add me then, but please don't. Same standard for everyone. Hortensis Oct 2019 #22

Unfortunately that's true. Aaron Pereira Oct 2019 #20

Why should she resign? We have a sexual predator in WH--so hell no ! RestoreAmerica2020 Oct 2019 #7

I Hope She Reconsiders! McKim Oct 2019 #8

I'm not in her shoes and I don't know what she knows Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #9

Well, she's giving them what they want. cwydro Oct 2019 #19

+1 OnDoutside Oct 2019 #23

I guess I'm old....I don't understand the naked picture thing. mtngirl47 Oct 2019 #21

She said it was without her knowledge or consent IronLionZion Oct 2019 #25

She's looking right at the camera while nude and holding a bong in one of the pics. Kaleva Oct 2019 #27

If a camera was installed surreptiously, she probably didn't see it. SharonAnn Oct 2019 #32

Possible Kaleva Oct 2019 #34

Everyone has a camera on their phone these days IronLionZion Oct 2019 #33

Yeah, I saw a few of them. cwydro Nov 2019 #43

I got the impression that she was fully aware that pics were being taken of her. Kaleva Nov 2019 #44

Yeah, me too. cwydro Nov 2019 #47

She only claimed that some of them were taken without her knowledge. whopis01 Nov 2019 #49

and we have two bdamomma Oct 2019 #28

AOC said the crime was committed against her 7wo7rees Oct 2019 #29

An interesting take on this kind of situation: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #30

Amy Koch apologized and finished out her term IronLionZion Nov 2019 #38

There's another double standard being applied here Mr. Ected Nov 2019 #39

Mostly by so called God fearing xtians Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #41