The Lincoln Project and sexual harassment
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https://www.waynedupree.com/2021/01/romeny-lincoln-project/?utm_source=right-rail-latest
The Lincoln Project, beloved by the swamp monster RINOs, is involved in a sexual harassment scandal.
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@raphjd
This is a Lincoln Project scandal in the same way that Jeffrey Dahmer was a Milwaukee scandal!As usual, @raphjd takes a "Dog Bites Man" story and turns it into a "tabloid stunner"...
It is true that the accused, John Weaver, was one of the founding eight members of The Lincoln Project, but last summer, when investigators started looking around, into what turns out to be a decades-long hidden history of John Weaver's illicit messaging of under-age boys, he took leave of the organization - in part because they offered their full assistance to law enforcement.
There is a story here: John Weaver was a Republican strategist for some of the most high-profile candidates - for President, Governors, and Senators alike! And his history of this abusive and illicit behavior goes back more than 2 decades.
For the record, The Lincoln Project put out a statement, calling John Weaver "“a predator, a liar, and an abuser” - pretty weak, right?
However, more telling in @raphjd's post are his sources! He could have quoted the NYTimes, The Washington Post, or even Fox News... but no, he snipped a AP report (quite literally grabbed off the wire from the AP - it says so at the bottom) from, what I assume is his local Fox affiliate, and Wayne Dupree, a right-wing radio personality who loves the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and appears to have a personal vendetta against Mitt Romney (see that his article on the John Weaver story is actually about how this is supposed to hurt Romney).
I especially love the characterization @raphjd & Mr Green have of former Republican Presidential nominees Mitt Romney and John McCain: as RINOs (that is "Republican In Name Only").
Someone's been drinking some Qool-Aid, and there's more lies in that stuff than sugar in Kool-Aid!
But, to the REAL crux of the story: John Weaver, a decades-long Republican strategist, and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, has been accused of a decades-long string of inappropriate messages, offers of employment, and other "enticements" with younger men... some of whom were juveniles.
As many of you know, I count myself a Conservative. I used to call myself a "staunch Republican" - and I know my party's history: not just the Party of Lincoln, but also the Party of Eugene McCarthy, as well as the Party of Nixon. My point isn't that the Republican party is BAD, no my point is that the Republican Party has had its share of bad apples in the past, and we've recovered from their terrible influences in the past... we we will get over this one as well.
Conservatism will not die at the hands of Donald Trump!
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LOL, you want me to use NYT and WaPo.
NYT claims that Sarah Jeong isn't a racist, despite her countless anti-white racist tweets, not to mention the countless other lies they have claimed over the last 5 or so years.
WaPo is just as bad.
If they were honest, Trump would be in prison for the Russian collusion they spent 4 years lying about.
I wonder how long the rest of the Lincoln Project knew about all this before it became news and they rushed to cover their asses.
Yeah, you already explained that you are a swamp monster loving RINO and anyone who disagrees with you is a CTer.
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@raphjd
Your agenda here is as transparent as Wayne Dupree's:- You took an article about an abuser and re-focused it on his affiliation with The Lincoln Project
- Dupree took the SAME article and re-focused it on his affiliation with Mitt Romney
FACT: John Weaver left The Lincoln Project in July, 2020 - when the first mussings about his illicit behavior started circulating (although, honestly, the creep's been doing this for over 20-years - how it's taken this long to come to light is beyond me)
FACT: John Weaver hasn't worked for Mitt Romney since the 2012 Presidential campaign
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Mit is a waste of space, just like all swamp monster RINOs.
The Lincoln Project is nothing but swamp monster RINOs.
Swamp monster RINOs are no different than 99% of Democrats.
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@raphjd
So The Lincoln Project issued a statement:John Weaver led a secret life that was built on a foundation of deception at every level. He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser. We extend our deepest sympathies to those who were targeted by his deplorable and predatory behavior. We are disgusted and outraged that someone in a position of power and trust would use it for these means. The totality of his deceptions are beyond anything any of us could have imagined and we are absolutely shocked and sickened by it.
Clearly, these liberals want to stand-by-their man, no matter if he's grabbing women by the vagina, or boys by their dicks! It was all good fun, and no one was really hurt, right!
===NOT===
So, boys and men, this is an example of an organization accurately recognizing that someone in their midst has done terrible things, calling them out on it, and properly admitting that they were deceived and are outraged at the actions of the perpetrator.
There is no minimizing his actions. There is no side-stepping the seriousness of his crimes. There is solely the recognition that this man was in the wrong and wanting to do what's right.
Would that the Republican Party would have reacted the same way when then-candidate Donald Trump admitted to molesting women, or when other women came forward with accusations (along with proof) of his awful behavior.
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The Lincoln Project was shielded by the media for a long time.
The 3 other top LP guys (excluding Weaver, of course) went on MSNBC at least 17 times between them and were never asked about it until the NYT wrote about it.
They were allowed to go on TV to spew anti-Trump crap without ever being asked about Weaver.
Conway said he barely knew Weaver and rarely spoke to him.
William A. Jacobson's comments at the bottom of the article (not the comment section) pretty much say it all.
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"You can grab them by the pussy BECAUSE THEY LET YOU"
I have sex with my husband because he lets me.
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I know, and those boys, even the 14 year old, went to that old, abusive, closet-queen's bedroom because they let him!
Donald Trump thought it was hyperbole when he claimed he could walk out on 5th Avenue and shoot a stranger for no reason, and his followers would still accept him.
It was no hyperbole.
This is how the world got Hitler!
(No, I'm not saying Trump is Hitler - I'm saying the cult of personality that led Germany to Hitler is similar to the cult of personality that got us Trump!)
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@raphjd
I don't know - they also weren't asked about Mitt Romney, or about Russian interference (or lack thereof) in 2016, or about the Chinese "mining" US citizens for biological data, or about the rising cases of male rape in India, or about where they got that new tie, or a trillion other things...Maybe because that's not what they were being interviewed for.
Again, quoting my old debate teacher: that's a false dichotomy....
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You do know why, if you are honest with yourself.
They are Trump haters who went on Trump hating media.
They weren't asked about anything to do with the Chinese because Biden loves the Chinese.
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Are you comparing minors with adults? WOW, anything to win, I guess.
There's a huge difference between an adult selling his/her ass to get what they want and kids.
Asia Argento knowing had sex with Harvey Weinstein to advance her career. She also knowingly got Jimmy Bennet (a minor at the time) drunk and raped him. In both cases, she played the victim. She was an adult in both cases and knew exactly what she was doing.
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@raphjd
Speaking of being honest with ones' self - can you admit that the only thing you can hate Joe Biden's Presidency for yet is that HE'S NOT DONALD TRUMP!!!There hasn't been enough time for Biden to do anything meaningful.
I wasn't thrilled with voting for him - and I wasn't thrilled in 2016 either! (I held my nose voting for Biden, just as I held my nose voting for Trump!) (yes, I voted for Trump in 2016 - but I learned from my mistakes! LOL)
But whether on the winning side, or the losing side, when we get a new President, you gotta give 'em a chance before you love or hate them!
I would LOVE to be able to vote for the likes John Kasich or Adam Kinsinger in Nov, 2024... but there's a LOT of time between now and then... and I'm not ready to fold and wait... I'm going to stay engaged, and hope that this President is as moderate as he promised he would be...
I hope this for the good of our Country... we need some healing time... time to put away the vitriol and polarization... time to remember that there's so much more that we share and agree on, than what we don't!
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You said: "Asia Argento knowing had sex with Harvey Weinstein to advance her career."
Improper grammar aside, are you saying that this, in any way, makes Harvey Weinstein any less of a monster??
Back to the point: John Weaver's victims weren't solely adults - some were teens as young as 14. So far, we only know of 21 victims - but I'm pretty sure there are more... MANY more... many (most?) sexual abuse victims carry a lot of shame... there are most likely others who are too ashamed to come forward.
One doesn't have to be pure to be a victim! A prostitute - who voluntarily takes money for sex - can still be raped! And the fact that the rapist threw a benjamin her way when he was done does NOT change the fact!
NOTE: I do NOT HAVE AN ISSUE with John Weaver wanting to have sex with younger men. I DO have an issue with him doing so with a promise of getting advancement in exchange for sexual favors.
Guys 18 and over can have sex with anyone they choose to (sigh: for you, I have to say it: providing its consensual)... I don't even object to prostitution! If you'll suck on an old-man's cock for $50, and he wants to get off that way, then you're consenting adults. There are also younger men who prefer older men as companions (partners, pick your label).
THIS AIN'T THAT!
When you say "I'll hire you if you'll bend over and take one for the team", you're way over the line!
One is a simple transaction, the other is an invitation to ongoing abuse and intimidation.
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I hate Biden because of Biden.
His 1994 crime bill and co-sponsoring at least 1 of the most homophobic laws the US ever had, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act authored by Schumer.
He's also dirty as fuck.
It's od that you are so generous to Biden, considering the people you claim we should compromise with never gave Trump a chance.
19 minutes after Trump was sworn in, I think it was the NYT that posted the article saying that now is the time to start impeaching Trump and it went from there.
The swamp monsters in both parties did everything they could to screw over Trump.
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You also pointed out in your post that Asia Argento "also knowingly got Jimmy Bennet (a minor at the time) drunk and raped him."
The fact that you're a victim does not exclude you from the possibility of also being a perpetrator. Come on.
Geez... I'd sure love to live a few hours in your world, where everything is black and white: you're a victim OR a perp. You're 100% right, or 100% wrong. Liberal or Trumpite.
Life would be so easy for you if we realists would just stop interfering!
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Everyone knows the term "casting couch". Not only that, but Asia admitted she knew all about Harvey before agreeing to go to his room to give him a naked oil massage.
Harvey may be a pig, but she knew what she was doing. Harvey being a pig was no secret in Hollywood.
What is the difference between selling your ass for $20 or a $5 million movie role?
Ongoing abuse? End that transaction and quit.
I see your stance as hypocritical.
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@raphjd
I gave Trump a chance. I cannot, and do not, speak for others.Let's not forget that this polarization didn't start with Trump, it just got worse with him.
It STARTED (ok, re-started) in the Clinton administration and the "revolution" of Newt Gingrich. It got markedly worse with Obama (remember the Republicans' statement that their sole agenda item in 2009 was to ensure that Obama was a 1-term President?)
But it's not fair to pin the early years of this on Republicans... Democrats did it too, doing everything in their power to make Bush 43 look bad. The only "saving grace" for Bush was the 9/11 attack in 2001 - which "called off the dogs", at least for a while.
Compromise is what made this country great! (Curious? ask a historian!)
Today, thanks to extremists in both parties, compromise is a curse-word! -
I was pointing out that she played the victim in both cases.
Of course, everything isn't absolute, except that Dems (except a few) and RINOs are swamp rats.
Realists, under your definition, means don't fix anything and just accept that most politicians are scum.
If those of us who actually cared, just acted like the swamp monsters, then we can just sit back and say "oh fucking well, the swamp is gonna swamp".
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@bi4smooth
Hmmmm you think I am hyporitical (of course you do!)I see things in a myriad of colors, and few, if any, sharp lines of differentiation... a little of this, a little of that. Almost nothing is pure good, or pure evil. Almost nothing is "pure" anything!
Whereas you see most everything as black and white. This or that. Good or Bad.
Looking at it from your perspective, I can see your point. I don't agree with it, but I see where my "green" becomes your grey and then becomes black.
