Toronto - stay till the end. I think you will be surprised.
What you did was write a 6,000 word response explaining something that no one was disagreeing with. No one in this thread disagreed with the definitions MK outlined.
my original response to him was 40 words, followed by a 166 word post on the definitions.
Exaggerate much?
"This person has told me from the start, years and years ago, that Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile," Megyn said. "This is this person's view, who was there for a lot of this, but that he was into the barely legal type. Like, he liked 15-year-old girls."
Megyn continued, "I realize this is disgusting. I'm definitely not trying to make an excuse for this. I’m just giving you facts that he wasn’t into, like, eight-year-olds. But he liked the very young teen types that could pass for even younger than they were, but would look legal to a passerby.”
Megyn added that she didn't change her opinion on the case until she learned that the feds had evidence that Epstein possessed thousands of videos containing child sexual abuse.
"For the first time I thought, 'Oh no, he was an actual pedophile.' Only a pedophile gets off on young children abuse videos," Megyn said.
You forgot the first part:
Kelly: "Whatever. It’s sick. Every time we start talking about Epstein, it makes your skin crawl. You’re right. The whole thing is just disgusting. (Brief pause) As for Epstein, I've said this before, but just as a reminder, I do know somebody very, very close to this case who is in a position to know virtually everything... And this person has told me from the start, years and years ago, that Jeffrey Epstein, in this person’s view, was not a pedophile..."
If people here want to acknowledge the middle, they have to acknowledge the entire monologue.
She clearly was trying to downplay the pedophilia only to turn around and say he was a pedophile.
I can't assume her angle. I do recognize that the general Democrat interpretation of her statements is downplaying pedophilia to protect Trump. I see her trying to use accurate language discussing the topic, because that is what I do. That said, I don't watch MK, so I don't know enough about her background to comment confidently on her angle. I just caution against assuming what someone is saying rather than taking what they actually say at face value.
No you don’t. You can drop the impartial arbiter of facts guise. We just saw that you did in fact post about the Biden laptop scandal. Then we noted that there were no legal reviews done of the accusations of those about the Biden crime family. So, no, you don’t interact when facts are misrepresented but when you feel someone is wrong in their opinion of a Republican. It’s totally fine to admit you have biases, I have plenty and I’ve never shied away from being called a Lefty or far left.
I posted about MSM cover-up (which is true). I didn't make any posts overstating suspicions as evidence regarding the laptop or the Biden family.
In the last month, I've both defended Obama and have been critical of Trump.
I've also stated that I'm a conservative-leaning moderate. My post history tracks with all of that.
But when I enter a debate, I do so with facts and logic. If someone has a problem with something I post? Be specific, and I'll respond, just as you and I have done for months.
You should at least be able to acknowledge that I don't make baseless statements.
When I have made repeated statements about how Trump should be publicly shamed as much as Andrew and suffer the same societal impacts that he has you’ve gone silent. Why can’t you say yes or no that Donald Trump should suffer the same publicly that Andrew has?
False. I already answered your question. You even quoted my answer in your post.
"Disgraced similarly"? What does that even mean?
Are the allegations equivalent? No. Andrew was accused of having sex with a trafficked minor on multiple occasions. Trump was found liable for sexually abusing a 50-year old woman one time. These are fundamentally different legal and cultural categories.
Can you equate them? No.
Should they both be shamed for what's been established? Absolutely. Both acts are vile and morally reprehensible.
I have a problem with the word "same" because the situations are not equivalent.
This is a complete simplification.
It was an accurate summary of the timeline of our back and forth. If there's a disconnect here, we're probably talking past each other. Follow the quote chain.
These threads have been filled with posts saying everyone wants the Epstein lists to be released. I know you’re able to use the internet and aren’t fooled by AI like some others or tout credentials that you don’t have so you aren’t actually expecting a document called “Epstein List”, correct?
The flight logs, the emails, the pictures, the notes etc. all make up parts of the “List”. It just doesn’t make up enough for you to believe it yet. The other true believers will never believe it.
I have repeatedly said that I want all files to be released and all guilty parties punished to the fullest extent of the law, no matter who they are.
Trump promised he would do it, and now he's actively fighting against it. Why?
Exactly, why bring him up if you don’t want to explore the similarities between the two and then shutdown when I discuss them?
I haven't shut down; I've answered everything you responded back with. I brought him up to highlight both the similarities and differences.
Yes, both committed heinous acts. And while the acts were of different degrees, both should suffer the consequences of their actions.
Loss of social status etc. Effectively have the Republican Party take the role of the Royal Family. Really seems like Al Franken got a raw deal! (FTR - I don’t care for him.)
What do you mean by loss of social status? Public disgrace isn’t something you assign; it's something that happens organically based on public consensus.
Would I hope that people would repudiate Trump based on his past actions? Yes. Can I expect them to? Maybe, in a vacuum. But there were many other factors at play that galvanized Trump amongst the Rs that his sexual deviancy took a back seat in their minds.
And in case you are wondering: I did not vote for Trump in the primaries, and I did not vote at all in the presidential election. I didn't feel that either candidate deserved my vote.
Well, you see there are also allegations outside of that.
There is two groups of allegations regarding his misconduct regarding young girls. Remember, Andrew was not criminally or civilly liable for any of the allegations.
1) Miss Teen USA - Young girls
2) Plaza parties - Young girls
There’s an entire wiki dedicated to just Trump’s allegations. If we’re going to compare allegations, we need to be clear on the full scope of those allegations.
Yeah, and I acknowledged those disturbing allegations. The difference with Andrew is that Giuffre pressed charges and gave a sworn testimony. None of the Miss Teen or Plaza Hotel stories resulted in charges or a sworn testimony. Those claims against Trump haven't been tried in court, so they aren't directly comparable.
Trump is included on a document prepared by Epstein that lists him as a participant. This was done over a span of nearly a decade, multiple times. I’m not a lawyer, but I think having multiple sources of concerning items over decades and additional evidence from a persons history you build your case that way.
The people here wanted a list, they got a piece of documental evidence that shows Epstein listing Trump as a participant.
For the record: I believe Trump is in the files. I'm highly confident he participated in some forms of debauchery with or around that group of people. I think it's possible he participated in sex trafficking.
I'm not fully convinced he participated, though. if the files show that he participated, then help me find any reason the Ds didn't expose him prior to the most recent election. They threw everything else at him, so why not this?
The associations are too numerous to ignore, but not strong enough to count as evidence today. Trump is fighting hard to hide the files after platforming on releasing them immediately; obviously red flag levels of suspiciousness.
If I had to guess: I believe that he will be implicated if the files are released, and he'll try to blame it on D misinformation, just like he tried to slander E Jean Carroll after her accusations.