"The question & objection I keep hearing raised is this one: Why now? Why come in at the 11th hour when Joe Biden is on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination?
The question of course is meant to undermine the claim and cast it as politically motivated...
The question of course is meant to undermine the claim and cast it as politically motivated...
...The more Red Scare conspiracy minded have taken that even one step further, going full Russian agent on Terra based on a Russia friendly blog post that she wrote as if her views on Russia remotely relate to Joe Biden's actions on that day in the 90s as if it's not far more...
...preposterous to imagine that Tara Reade is some Kremlin agent than that a powerful man committed an egregious Act.
But the story of "Why now?" is actually incredibly telling. It says everything about how our elite institutions routinely cover four powerful men...
But the story of "Why now?" is actually incredibly telling. It says everything about how our elite institutions routinely cover four powerful men...
..It says everything about why so many women don't come forward at all. Because, according to Tara &according to Ryan Grimm's reporting, Tara has been trying to come forward for months. Tara initially came forward in a limited fashion after Lucy Flores wrote an opt-ed claiming..
...that Joe Biden made her deeply uncomfortable at an event when he sniffed her hair & kissed the back of her head, and naturally Tara was attacked and her character smeared, which gave her justifiable pause about sharing the full nature of her allegations. But she did decide...
..to persist anyway & tell her full story including her allegation of sexual assault.
And so she did something very logical. She took it to the organization that was supposed to be set up to assist cases exactly like hers: Time's Up
Time's up Legal Defense Fund says on their..
And so she did something very logical. She took it to the organization that was supposed to be set up to assist cases exactly like hers: Time's Up
Time's up Legal Defense Fund says on their..
...website this fund helps workers connect with lawyers and bring cases of workplace sexual harassment and related retaliation, regardless of industry rank or role. But somehow that blanket statement included an unstated loophole that Tara claims fell right through...
...According to Tara, and again according to Ryan's reporting, after initial interest Time's Up walked away claiming that taking on a claim against a candidate for office could jeopardize their nonprofit status, an incredibly conservative reading of the law that was....
...contradicted by other lawyers and would mean that times up is effectively giving a free pass to every powerful man who happens to also be a candidate for office.
Oh, and there's one more thing that you should probably know. Time's up PR is handled by SKD Knickerbocker...
Oh, and there's one more thing that you should probably know. Time's up PR is handled by SKD Knickerbocker...
..which happens to be run by Joe Biden's campaign manager Anita Dunn.
You see there's a powerful Club here in this town, and you're not in it. And neither is Tara.
Tara says she tried to get her story out other ways too. She wrote to Elizabeth Warren's office & Kamala Harris..
You see there's a powerful Club here in this town, and you're not in it. And neither is Tara.
Tara says she tried to get her story out other ways too. She wrote to Elizabeth Warren's office & Kamala Harris..
...as well. She heard nothing back from Kamala & got a standard form letter back from Warren,two women who of course heavily ran on their gender and what their election would represent for women.
And then there's the media.
Tara wasn't exactly hard to find. After Ryan's...
And then there's the media.
Tara wasn't exactly hard to find. After Ryan's...
...article & Katie's interview, I reached out to her separately on Twitter. I heard back within minutes. I'll be honest. I didn't want rising to be the first on-camera interview for Tara, and I know from speaking with Katie that she didn't want to be the first podcast...
..interview with Tara. Obviously Katie and I are both seen as friendly to Bernie which means in the mainstream world that we can't be trusted.
I thought Tara deserved a full vetting & a fair hearing from a mainstream outlet. But as I reached out to mainstream folks that I know..
I thought Tara deserved a full vetting & a fair hearing from a mainstream outlet. But as I reached out to mainstream folks that I know..
...to see if they were interested in breaking this bombshell story, I heard back crickets. Nothing. No one seemed to want to touch it.
Tara says she too had tried to get a hearing from mainstream journalists, only to come up empty.
Now ask yourself if a claim like this...
Tara says she too had tried to get a hearing from mainstream journalists, only to come up empty.
Now ask yourself if a claim like this...
...had been made against Bernie Sanders, or even Donald Trump, or another media villain like Edward Snowden.
Do you think that the accuser would have had any trouble getting press? Do you think it would fall to independent and alternative news to break the story if a woman...
Do you think that the accuser would have had any trouble getting press? Do you think it would fall to independent and alternative news to break the story if a woman...
...who worked with Bernie in the 90s made a credible claim of sexual assault? Do you think CNN & MSNBC would bury their heads in the sand?
Every reporter in this town would be breaking down their door to be the first to tell that story.
Coverage would be wall to wall...
Every reporter in this town would be breaking down their door to be the first to tell that story.
Coverage would be wall to wall...
...Remember when Elizabeth Warren claimed Bernie was a secret sexist, and these establishment types disgustingly co-opted the "believe women" hashtag to take Warren's side and her highly unlikely claim?
Well where are those folks now? I believe Tara is trending on Twitter...
Well where are those folks now? I believe Tara is trending on Twitter...
...And all the blue checks & gender warriors are nowhere to be found. How incredibly convenient their principles seem to have vanished now that it threatens their access to the Biden campaign & ability to grift off their coziness and proximity to power. We've of course seen...
...this pattern time and time again, whether it was NBC shutting down Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein reporting...remember how according to Ronan Hillary's aide threatened his access if he didn't drop the story?..Or Amy Robach explaining on a hot mic that she had everything on...
...the Epstein story but that ABC was afraid they'd lose their Will & Kate Royals access because of Epstein's connection to Prince Andrew.
They'll happily trash the dude stockpiling Purell or the random lawyer on Twitter who put out an objectionable tweet. They'll gladly...
They'll happily trash the dude stockpiling Purell or the random lawyer on Twitter who put out an objectionable tweet. They'll gladly...
...provide a venue for allegations against the outsiders upon whom their status & access do not depend.
They've got to be dragged kicking & screaming to do their job when it comes to their own ideological and class brethren.
So look, Tara's claim against Joe Biden should be...
They've got to be dragged kicking & screaming to do their job when it comes to their own ideological and class brethren.
So look, Tara's claim against Joe Biden should be...
...scrutinized. It should be fully vetted, and people can decide for themselves
what they think.
But drop the "Why now?", because the truth is she's been doing everything she could think of to be heard.
This is just the first time anyone bothered to listen." @krystalball
what they think.
But drop the "Why now?", because the truth is she's been doing everything she could think of to be heard.
This is just the first time anyone bothered to listen." @krystalball
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