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MSNBC host Chris Hayes sparked backlash from the left when he became the first prime-time host on the network to cover a former aide's sexual assault allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, with the hashtag "FireChrisHayes" trending on Twitter.
The "All-In" host welcomed New York magazine's Rebecca Traister to his program Wednesday night after she penned an essay, titled "The Biden Trap," that was critical of the former vice president for not addressing Tara Reade's allegations in any interviews, thereby leaving Democratic women supporting his candidacy to answer questions about the allegations for him.
Biden has conducted dozens of national and local interviews in recent weeks, but has yet to be asked about the allegations. His campaign denied the allegations in a statement on March 28.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/495448-firechrishayes-trends-after-msnbc-host-covers-biden-sexual-assault-allegations
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rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)Cha
(297,175 posts)still_one
(92,181 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)msongs
(67,395 posts)still_one
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Gothmog
(145,152 posts)still_one
(92,181 posts)Gothmog
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And they did not offer the standard, noncommittal I dont remember any such complaint. The denials were firm. She did not come to me. If she had, I would have remembered her, Kaufman said. Toner made a similar statement. And from Baker: I never once witnessed, or heard of, or received, any reports of inappropriate conduct (by Biden), period." Baker said such a complaint, had Reade made it, "would have left a searing impression on me as a woman professional, and as a manager.
►Missing formal complaint. Reade told The Times she filed a written complaint against Biden with the Senate personnel office. But The Times could not find any complaint. When The Times asked Reade for a copy of the complaint, she said she did not have it. Yet she maintained and provided a copy of her 1993 Senate employment records.
It is odd that Reade kept a copy of her employment records but did not keep a copy of a complaint documenting criminal conduct by a man whose improprieties changed the trajectory of her life. Its equally odd The Times was unable to find a copy of the alleged Senate complaint.
►Memory lapse. Reade has said that she cannot remember the date, time or exact location of the alleged assault, except that it occurred in a semiprivate area in corridors connecting Senate buildings. After I left the Justice Department, I was appointed by the federal court in Los Angeles to represent indigent defendants. The first thing that comes to mind from my defense attorney perspective is that Reades amnesia about specifics makes it impossible for Biden to go through records and prove he could not have committed the assault, because he was somewhere else at the time.
For instance, if Reade alleged Biden assaulted her on the afternoon of June 3, 1993, Biden might be able to prove he was on the Senate floor or at the dentist. Her memory lapses could easily be perceived as bulletproofing a false allegation.
►The lie about losing her job. Reade told The Union that Biden wanted her to serve drinks at an event. After she refused, "she felt pushed out and left Biden's employ," the newspaper said last April. But Reade claimed this month in her Times interview that after she filed a sexual harassment complaint with the Senate personnel office, she faced retaliation and was fired by Bidens chief of staff.
Leaving a job after refusing to serve drinks at a Biden fundraiser is vastly different than being fired as retaliation for filing a sexual harassment complaint with the Senate. The disparity raises questions about Reades credibility and account of events.
►Compliments for Biden. In the 1990s, Biden worked to pass the Violence Against Women Act. In 2017, on multiple occasions, Reade retweeted or liked praise for Biden and his work combating sexual assault. In the same year, Reade tweeted other compliments of Biden, including: My old boss speaks truth. Listen. It is bizarre that Reade would publicly laud Biden for combating the very thing she would later accuse him of doing to her.
kcr
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(4,835 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Nobody can say that MSNBC didn't cover it.
Also, nobody gives a shit about it. Honestly. Of those who cared and dug into this, it's clear that it is bullshit. Of those who don't care - they don't care.
But, nobody can accuse MSNBC of not airing it.
And it is not going to make a damn bit of difference.
This "fire someone for covering a news story" nonsense is just not healthy. It's stupid, divisive and counterproductive. Chris Hayes does a good job. He doesn't make me happy every day, which is why when I tuck in at night, he's not in the bed next to me. Oh well.
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G_j
(40,367 posts)nails it
Budi
(15,325 posts)Reade's tweets from Sept & Dec 2019 Praising Putin & against the US.
Notice the dates
Putin despises the US. He is an adversary not a cozy buddy.
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How does she KNOW of America's plan to bring Russia to it's knees as she says in her tweet? Did she have super security clearance when she worked in the Senate?
Here she praises Putin & criticizes the USA.
She needs to be investigated as a foreign agent after reading her tweets against the US & pro Russia, from knowledge she claims to have known of as a Senate staffer.
Ms Reade sure sounds pro-Putin & anti-America & she reveals a suspicious lot about herself.
Gothmog
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Cha
(297,175 posts)Marrah_Goodman
(1,586 posts)Gothmog
(145,152 posts)qazplm135
(7,447 posts)I haven't seen it because I don't really watch him or Maddow that much these days or if I do it's background noise.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)Gothmog
(145,152 posts)Paladin
(28,254 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)I support Joe Biden 100%
But this should be aired and discussed. God, I hope we can solve it.
To hide from it is to follow the same course as Trump supporters and we MUST defeat them this November.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)women accuse him of assault upwards and you want more discussion on a Biden accusation that the cops have looked into ?
jimlup
(7,968 posts)I can't say another word. The thought police are everywhere.
3_Limes
(363 posts)One strike and you're out? Reactionary much?
Who are these people?
kcr
(15,315 posts)I never watch him and think MSNBC should have been rid of him long ago. He's a hack.
Wanderlust988
(509 posts)Chris Hayes is just a nothing anchor.
Lady_Chat
(561 posts)Loved Keith!
Vinca
(50,269 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)KO for Hayes time slot!!
Gothmog
(145,152 posts)DFW
(54,369 posts)We don't get American TV here, and I don't have the time to go searching for podcasts of every show MSNBC has.
But if this is any indication, the guy is far less sharp than he's been made out to be. What an incredibly poor judgment call! What did he do, call Sean Insanity for a tip?
Pompoy
(123 posts)I don't get to watch Chris Hayes much, but he seems like a great guy. And no, I do not believe Tara Reade or think that anybody should waste any time on her, Biden is the best choice to go against Trump.
Bucky
(53,998 posts)It's an issue that's actually in the news. It's sad that weathervane DUers jumped aboard the fire Chris Haynes bandwagon because a journalist did journalism.
Gothmog
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unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)there will be much more of this, I'm afraid.
Gothmog
(145,152 posts)Gothmog
(145,152 posts)Just found out about this. Hoping this is just a start. But Andy Lack being fired is just plain good news all by itself.