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NPR Top News Editor David Sweeney Out over Sexual Harassment Accusations
Breitbart ^ | 11/29/2017 | IAN MASON

Posted on 11/29/2017 1:19:31 PM PST by servo1969

David Sweeney, National Public Radio’s (NPR) chief news editor, left the taxpayer-funded outlet Tuesday after a third female journalist accused him of inappropriate behavior.

According to NPR’s own reporting, an anonymous former NPR employee accused Sweeney of “unexpectedly kissing” her after he asked her to pull over a car they were driving on assignment 15 years ago. A second anonymous NPR journalist alleges that five years later, in 2007, Sweeney leaned in for a kiss while the two had drinks at a Washington bar.

Lauren Hodges, a current NPR editor went on the record. Hodges makes no claim Sweeney ever touched her inappropriately but gave her “unwanted attention” and “unsolicited gifts.” These gifts were given, allegedly, “in a way that made her deeply uncomfortable.”

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Much as I don't like any of the guys being taken down lately I have to say it's getting to the point where soon coming on to a woman will be a criminal offence.
1 posted on 11/29/2017 1:19:31 PM PST by servo1969
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To: servo1969

NPR =

Naughty
Pervert
Rapists


2 posted on 11/29/2017 1:21:41 PM PST by PGR88
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To: servo1969

Today must be some kind of record!.........................


3 posted on 11/29/2017 1:22:15 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: servo1969

Dropping like flies.

Third creep today. So far.


4 posted on 11/29/2017 1:22:57 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd
The democrat's WAR ON WOMEN claims another victim.

Democrats are horrible rapists!!!!

5 posted on 11/29/2017 1:24:00 PM PST by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: servo1969

When will Huma disclose how far her workplace relationship with Hollary goes?


6 posted on 11/29/2017 1:24:18 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: servo1969

This is getting absolutely ridiculous. I practiced law for over 40 years. Now over half of the students in law school are women but in my class in the late 70s we were 1/4 to 1/3rd. I was a trial lawyer most of the time and learned about dominance from some of the best. Sex is often a dominance game but sometimes it is just a moment in time when one person touches another or tells a joke or “comes on” to someone else. Since I grew up in a normal home with normal brothers and a great dad and have had wonderful Mr. Mercat for 48 years I was not offended by things that maybe a lot of broken damaged women would be troubled by. I’m getting pretty fed up with these whining women who wait decades and then slander someone.


7 posted on 11/29/2017 1:24:41 PM PST by Mercat
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To: servo1969

That's the problem. They are completely redefining what "sexual harassment" means.


8 posted on 11/29/2017 1:25:09 PM PST by caligatrux (Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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To: servo1969

From earlier this month:

NPR’s Oreskes resigns following sexual harassment claims ^
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3600631/posts


9 posted on 11/29/2017 1:25:22 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: servo1969

All of this is going to led to segregation of men and women.


10 posted on 11/29/2017 1:25:34 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: servo1969

Another one bites the dust.


11 posted on 11/29/2017 1:25:56 PM PST by Parmy
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To: servo1969

I think it is that way now.

Why would guy take a risk to do anything for a women?


12 posted on 11/29/2017 1:26:59 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: servo1969
So they were having drinks in a bar and he leaned over to kiss her?? And that's harassment??

Did you slap him? Throw your drink? Walk out? Call the cops?

Same bar you go to all the time??

How many drinks with a guy that year??

13 posted on 11/29/2017 1:27:15 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Mercat

I think it’s the #MeToo phenomena. All of a sudden these women who POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN HARASSED or ABUSED feel that “IT’s NOW OR NEVER” so they come out with their accusations, maybe years old, but it has been festering in their minds all this time........................


14 posted on 11/29/2017 1:28:36 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: servo1969
WINNING!!

Although, I will be very skeptical if Mara Liasson claims harassment....

15 posted on 11/29/2017 1:29:00 PM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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What about the one that said he gave her a gift in a way that made her “deeply uncomfortable”?

He gave her a gift, and he was weird or creepy about it... so that makes it sexual harassment and he should be fired for it?


16 posted on 11/29/2017 1:29:19 PM PST by caligatrux (Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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“I’m getting pretty fed up with these whining women who wait decades and then slander someone.”

I agree. If there’s a police report of an incident, or something on file with HR, it’s one thing but just rumors, or, ‘he made me feeeeeeeeeel bad’ doesn’t cut it with me, either.

I hope some of these firings go to court. If there is any dirt, I want ALL the dirt! ;)


17 posted on 11/29/2017 1:29:39 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: servo1969

Wait just a cotton-pickin’ minute!

This simply can’t be true, we have been repeatedly lectured that these people are all saintly defenders and champions of women, male feminists, and anti war-on-women heroes! How can this be? How is this possible? Please, please someone tell me this wasn’t all virtue signaling and posturing for mere political gain was it?

I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.


18 posted on 11/29/2017 1:29:53 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: a fool in paradise

I’d say never. Huma knows that Ft. Marcy Park is never that far away.

Arkancide still is a serious malady. Just ask Seth Rich. Oh yeah. You can’t.


19 posted on 11/29/2017 1:30:03 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: servo1969

No kidding you go to a bar, get a little tipsy try to kiss a girl and 10 years later lose your job and career; but it will be fun pulling out a 3 page disclaimer and asking a lady to initial and sign in 10 places before you can ask her out.


20 posted on 11/29/2017 1:31:58 PM PST by Jolla
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