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To: Yashcheritsiy
Sasse has a bigger problem – he supported a pedophile. Some suspect he used his position of authority to enable abuse. Ben Sasse was in charge of supervising underage boys, who were later abused by members of Congress.

This is nonsense. I don't like Sasse, but the "he supported a pedophile" and the he supervised boys "who were later abused" attacks are inappropriate.

Attack Sasse for his real flaws, which are many, but not for being a tutor with no evidence that he knew or even should have known about the ongoing abuse.

4 posted on 05/06/2016 4:31:00 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Pollster1

I disagree. It is a situation that needs to be thoroughly investigated and vetted. There is institutional perversion amongst the elite and they need to be completely removed from any aspect of power, both the offenders and just as guilty enablers. Pedophilia is one of the more horrific crimes against humanity and those who participate or sustain it must be sought out and punished.


5 posted on 05/06/2016 4:35:31 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Pollster1

Disagree. There’s a big story here. Though Mike Cernovich will probably be the only one with the gumption to actually follow up on it.


6 posted on 05/06/2016 4:37:11 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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To: Pollster1

it’s important to not be naive, of course on the surface it seems preposterous to think anyone would condone such behavior, it may be more a case of dangling carrots... there has always been a great advantage in Washington to control information and influence behavior.


9 posted on 05/06/2016 4:40:53 AM PDT by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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To: Pollster1
This is a serious situation. What did Sasse know about the abuse of young men, and when did he know it? If he had any suspicions at all, as a principled conservative, he should've come forward.

This is a guy who got elected because of the fraud of his campaign, getting financing from the Senate Conservative Fund. He lied to voters to get elected. Why should we assume he was open and honest back then?

20 posted on 05/06/2016 4:50:54 AM PDT by grania
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To: Pollster1

Agreed. The article is written for the least common denominator. It is hyperbole completely out of context.
Did those things happen to the Page’s in congress. Sort of. They certainly had real issues going on.

How was Sasse involved? It was his program. That is all.
The way people are talking here, every employer who hires a deviant should at the very least be named a deviant as well. Maybe locked up. It isn’t as if they wear a tattoo on their forehead that says they are kid touchers.


24 posted on 05/06/2016 4:56:38 AM PDT by Snark
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