The real, lasting damage is being done to the MeToo movement, not Biden.

[Yavin4]

Whoever is working with Reade on this should really understand the damage that they are doing to real victims of sexual assault. If they are pushing a story that they cannot independently verify nor find any supporting evidence, they have to say that as well, esp since Biden has denied it and no other fact checking organization can verify her story.

If there are organizations pushing a false story, then the blowback on them should be fierce and unrelenting.

[dlk]

1. The backlash is the point

[Salviati]

4. It's one of the points of this.

It's a win-win scenario for a large portion of the people pushing this.

[RhodeIslandOne]

2. The damage occurred awhile ago

I can’t pinpoint what story suddenly made every other claim invalid. Amber Heard, the Chris Hardwick thing, the Anziz Anzari thing or maybe the Kavanaugh thing...but it happened.

[JI7]

7. Kavanaugh was the exact opposite. There was a lot of evidence in that case

[RhodeIslandOne]

11. I'm not saying the allegations were lies

I'm saying that at the end of the day, the old "benefit of the doubt" and rush job won the day

[JI7]

14. no, a corrupt administration and Barr and all that shit "won the day"

they limited any so called investigation into him.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. I agree. The damage has been done.

Reade is inflicting a serious setback. It was probably inevitable. It is too easy for anyone to make accusations without definitive proof. I sensed unraveling with the Al Franken fraudulent accusations.

[hurple]

5. They don't care

It really is that simple.

[live love laugh]

6. Truth. They don't care when cases are valid. If they did Trump would be gone. nt

[Grokenstein]

8. If the point of MeToo was "guilt upon accusation," it was doomed from the start.

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"Do not automatically dismiss reports, but do not assume guilt either" may not fit into a Twitter hashtag but it isn't rocket science, either. But Republicans were allowed to weaponize #MeToo for their own purposes and boom, it was done.

[UTUSN]

9. That's what EICHENWALD said.

[blakstoneranger]

10. TRUMP, TRUMP, RUMP, RUMP

trump and his media goons are behind this action. somebody went to this woman's house and offered her and any of her friends who would join in to upgrade and exaggerate this incident which started out as a simple touch on the shoulder. Since trump accuser E jean carroll is asking for trump's DNA, I supposed trump will encourage reade to as biden for the same since both stories seem to parrallel each other. Trump and his campaign are too stupid to come up with something original. They've shown this time and again. WE NEED TO ASK THE PRESIDENT WHY WON'T HE GIVE UP HIS DNA AND WHY IS HE STILL IN THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSULT BY 23 DIFFERENT WOMEN. UNTIL THEN, LEAVE BIDEN ALONE.

[robbedvoter]

13. Absolutely. When he and Parscale made up, all media started this story

The same day, same talking points. But I am not forgetting this woman brought her complaint to the Burnie campaign and she is still supported by some bros. See Chris Hayes.

[arthritisR_US]

15. Nailed it!

[robbedvoter]

12. Saw some Politico cartoons. Fat angry women in pink hats

Before/after . I was thinking how, if you switch paraphernalia, they look just like the LIBERATE women demanding haircuts.