Can we stop calling it "slept with a 17 year old"? It's statutory rape of a minor. He paid an underage prostitute with venmo, the case would be a slam dunk if anyone on the prosecuting side tried.
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We, progressive-minded people, certainly can and will. But this is a quote from a Republican politician. Can't rightly expect them to get two things right at once.
Would it maintain the journalistic integrity and accuracy of the quote by wording it as "because he [raped] a 17 year-old."? There are certain circumstances in which such substitutions are permitted, for instance when one would not wish to repeat a slur verbatim.
That is infuriating.
That seems like a clear case of libel, and Gaetz should sue... If it were false.
Your point still stands, but he said it at Georgetown University, so that would be slander.
I appreciate the correction!
I very much appreciate the comment in the first place. Haha
It’s more for other readers. I assume you know the difference and used libel because the meme was written word. Most people who don’t know the difference tend to refer to everything as slander.
And that's how I learned the difference between libel and slander.
Damn I don't know how that wasn't bigger news
I'm sure he will, if it's false.
McCarthy didn't name who it was. It reasonably could have be almost any Republican!
This isn't true, though. Oh, I mean, yes, Gaetz is a pedophile who trafficked and raped a child. But that's not why McCarthy was made a fool.
It's because he hitched his wagon to a group of delusional Trumpanzees instead of honoring any of the agreements he made with the Dems. Dems are always so eager to shake hands across the aisle (fuck if I know why). It would have been a simple matter to have them vote against disruptive Trumpanzee MAGA shit if he had been an honest and fair speaker.
He was always far right.
Yeah, that's the real story. They're all shithead extremists and their party is eating itself.
Ya, but it's almost a meaningless title at this point. Can you name any true moderate right-winger at any level currently?
Can you name any true moderate right-winger at any level currently?
Sure. They're all Democrats.
I think they get bounced out in the citizens united™️ primaries of the don't toe the line.
He was a way back architect of the far right movement though. He was never moderate in any way shape or form.
Could this conceivably be a different member of Congress who had also slept with a 17-year-old?
Another republican? Well… “So, Let’s Talk About Republicans and Sex Crimes”
Here’s a more detailed list, or at least the most recent entry since it’s ongoing and up to part FIFTY at this point.
It's like they just can't help themselves.
Oh they've been helping themselves...
These pieces of shit devouring one another is a tad poetic.