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In reply to the discussion: Does ANYONE here, or anywhere, have a perfect past? Very doubtful. [View all]Cartoonist
(7,314 posts)30. False charges
I didn't do it. Honest!
Something happened in my past that would bar me from politics. I wouldn't vote for someone who did what I was charged with. The kicker is, I didn't do it.
And the real kicker is that all the evidence points to me. No one would believe my innocence. That's why I give everyone the benefit of the doubt.
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I have lived a less than exemplary life but I chose not to live it in the public square.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2017
#1
You should now be able to run for office even if you haven't been perfect and incidents were
LBM20
Nov 2017
#5
Obviously, very serious stuff like that is at a very different level. Moore needs to be gone.
LBM20
Nov 2017
#20
what's idiodic is that our country uses past individuals' sexual histories to determine tax policy
unblock
Nov 2017
#13
There is no such thing as a perfect past when you are dealing with imperfect humans.
democratisphere
Nov 2017
#28
there is clearly a range of magnitude for past deeds, but we often view our own far more harshly
hlthe2b
Nov 2017
#18
Redefining being Republican: Giving Trump his BILLION $$ tax break trumps child molestation.
L. Coyote
Nov 2017
#19
"Just as every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners Saints." - Rolling Stones
Comatose Sphagetti
Nov 2017
#24
I'm not sure "Nobody's perfect" is a good line to use outside of "Some Like It Hot."
WinkyDink
Nov 2017
#25