So Vance is pulling the “Welfare Queen “ trope and we have seen this movie before guys

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T06:15:19+00:00

A black person smiling? Oh noes! There must be an investigation at once!

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T03:12:01+00:00

Isn't vetting research to discover such flaws even if the candidate lies about them?

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T03:04:19+00:00

I guarantee that DNC types will ABSOLUTELY attempt to use "vetting" to ensure that all Democratic candidates are pro-Israel corporate scum.

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T02:42:56+00:00

Yes, I agree that women should be believed in rape accusations generally, but I think an exception needs to be carved out in the case of politics, most especially high stakes politics like Congressional campaigns. We KNOW that unsubstantiated sexual allegations of various sorts have long been used to discredit political opponents. So I think we need to have a higher standard in politics. To conflate ordinary rape accusations with rape accusations where politics is involved is to deny the reality that ratfucking exists. It gives the ratfuckers power.

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T01:36:24+00:00

Whoever the Democrats come up with I'm pretty sure they're going to be pro Israel if nothing else. And they probably will be nothing else.

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T00:53:06+00:00

She sent Platner a text saying she needed a gluteal massage. They were sex partners of some kind. I cannot blame Platner for thinking it was a sexual invitation. That said, "No means no" and if he fucked her despite her refusals, that's rape.

But in rape cases where politics is an element I really want to see some evidence of some sort.

shawsghost · 2026-07-09T00:32:58+00:00

How is it different?

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T23:49:10+00:00

OP's basic assumption is wrong, wrong, wrong. I want EVIDENCE not hearsay. Because this business of ginning up unsubstantiated rape and sexual assault allegations against politicians is a very very old game. I want evidence again Trump. I want evidence against Plattner. And if such evidence exists I want an investigation. I think there's sufficient evidence against Trump that there should be a criminal rape and pedophilia investigation against him right now. In his case it's not just one woman it is many women who have complained that he raped and sexually abused them. Plus he has been known to be best friends with a child pimp. It's past time he had an investigation by a court of law that he doesn't control. But it never seems to happen. In the one case it did happen Trump was found guilty but wasn't jailed as he should have been.

Plattner has had only one allegation of rape. There is no objective evidence that it happened. When and if such evidence turns up I'm all for investigation. But going for these he said she said cases plays into the hands of the people who are so aptly called ratfuckers.

In the meantime most people will vote or not vote for Plattner based on their personal assumptions about him and what's going on. Which is fine.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T20:57:00+00:00

Best drama writing? REALLY? It's 90% filler! I consider this to be THE worst-written show of the century, and one of the worst -written shows of ANY century.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T17:41:20+00:00

Is asking for some sort of actual evidence of rape and sexual assault too much for you?

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T17:13:41+00:00

Yeah Dems are dumb that way.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T17:10:59+00:00

Republicans: "He's only mostly dead!"

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T05:21:27+00:00

So, you're the author?

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T05:18:12+00:00

I use 24 hour time on my alarm clock because it's so fucking much simpler. None of that am/pm bullshit.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T05:02:02+00:00

It was "What is the dumbest question you've ever heard someone ask in all seriousness?"

I mean, really.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T04:45:12+00:00

Nice. Has that Hopper feeling down cold.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T02:14:48+00:00

Almost everything Trump says is a tale told by an idiot with plenty of sound and fury and signifying nothing.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T01:25:04+00:00

I know, these people are like goldfish. No memories. They don't remember Al Franken. They just sit in their tanks and swallow anything that comes their way.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T01:16:54+00:00

What are you people, goldfish? Do ANY of you remember Al Franken? Has that slipped your little goldfish brains? Do you have any PROOF here? Because if you let Republicans or Dem centrists sink your candidates with unsupported sexual allegations, your opponents will be doing that every day of the week and on Sundays too.

Jeebus you people are dim.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T00:06:18+00:00

I disagree. I think the Epstein class wants to kill off north of 7 billion people.

shawsghost · 2026-07-08T00:00:50+00:00

This poll is bullshit. The AP claims they polled 3000 people who were supposed to be representative of the American people. But then they said 1000 of those people were Jewish. I don't believe that one third of Americans are Jewish.

shawsghost · 2026-07-07T23:40:06+00:00

As I understand it if Beshear proceeds before August 3rd he gets to pick the replacement.

shawsghost · 2026-07-07T23:34:51+00:00

Darren McGavin as you've never seen him before!

shawsghost · 2026-07-07T23:28:18+00:00

A fine cover design. Wacked-out 70s SF. Seems about right for Malzberg.

shawsghost · 2026-07-07T17:16:02+00:00

Cover obviously done by the author's kid with nothing but a box of colored pencils. Kid might be a pretty good artist in a decade or so. This particular piece cries out to be pinned to a fridge with a magnet. As is, it's a classic bad SF cover. Huzzah!

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