But Mom never said what daughter told her or who she meant. There was no allegation of sexual assault or even other misconduct.
Uh-huh. It could have been another daughter working for a senator. It just so happens Biden's accuser left in August of 1993 and this call was in August of 1993. Pure coincidence. Also, just because a woman on this call-in show did not mention sexual assault does not mean she didn't believe there was sexual assault. If she had said on a popular political show that a US senator sexually assaulted her daughter, it might result in unwanted attention. Remember, the daughter claims she was mortified that her mother even called in. It's the word of a disgruntled former-staffer against a prominent US senator. Most people are primed to believe the elected leader -- unless you're a hard-core R/D and it was someone from the other party who allegedly did the assaulting.
I suspect that a large percentage of the 20-somethings working on Capitol Hill have told their Moms or somebody else that their jobs are miserable and their bosses are jerks. In many cases they are, and that's why there's a high turnover in those offices. That's a long, long way from claiming that a prominent Senator raped her in a public place.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/25/politics/tara-reade-mom-larry-king/index.html
I do not understand what this is supposed to mean. Yes, regular jerk behavior is more common than sexual misconduct. I have no trouble believing that a high percentage of US presidents are jerks. I also do not have trouble believing that out of our 44 presidents, we've had a few rapists (including the current occupant). Similarly, I have no trouble believing some of our one-thousand-plus senators have engaged in unwanted touching, especially in the pre-Bob Packwood era.
I don't have any trouble believing that famous people do bad things. I have a lot of trouble believing that this particular person did this particular thing, a vile act that no one else has ever accused him of before or since. One factor is that she says she can't remember where it happened. But she worked on Capitol Hill. She knows what's where. She says she was sent to take his bag to him. But she doesn't remember where she was sent? And is it plausible that he would have done this in a public corridor where a scream or a struggle would have been heard, and he would have been recognized by anyone responding? There might even have been security cameras. And how could he be sure that she wouldn't go straight to a phone (pre-cell era) and call the cops?
You sound like a Republican. It's normal for people to forget seemingly unforgettable details after a traumatic event (consistent with Ford forgetting which house the party took place in). According to her story, he thought she liked him so he inferred willingness. The public place oddly makes her story slightly more plausible in my view. If she's just making something up, then she could invent something more believable.
Now before all of the good little "skeptics" pop a big rubbery one, I am not suggesting that I automatically believe more outrageous stories. Woody Allen was accused of touching his daughter while visiting his ex's house, in full view of her staff. He'd ask, "Why would I do this in her house in front of people who hate me?" Because they can't invent a story where he's alone with her in private; they're constrained. Now, maybe Reade is similarly constrained in that Biden is virtually never alone with lowly staffers. I'm not familiar enough with that office environment.
On the other hand, I have no trouble believing the Biden engaged in unwanted touching, and she's dramatically embellished the story because the truth "isn't enough" to raise awareness about this all too real "predator." Blacks commonly deal with racism, but nooses from homophobic MAGA dudes familiar with the show
Empire?? Just saying there's the usual, subtle racism isn't going to get enough attention. But, again, I wouldn't believe Bill Clinton's willy barfed all over a fat chick's dress.
I also have no problem believing that she wasn't cut out for Washington, but the story she tells herself is that evil, corrupt DC-people are to blame for driving her away.
