Posted on 04/25/2020 3:25:30 PM PDT by EyesOfTX
Things are getting pretty hairy for Quid Pro China Joe Biden, though he is most likely blissfully unaware of it all. The video clip released on Friday of Tara Reade’s mother calling in to the Larry King Live show in 1993 to talk about Biden’s alleged sexual assault on her daughter has been making the rounds on social media all day. More importantly, the implications of the video – that, unlike any of the liar accusers of Brett Kavanaugh, it demonstrates clear contemporaneous proof that Ms. Reade told family and friends about Biden’s abuse and harassment – are beginning to sink in on the few remaining Democrats who still have a conscience.
One such Democrat apparently is Democrat operative Peter Daou, who served as an advisor to both John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. After seeing the video of Reade’s mother’s call-in to King, Daou on Saturday posted a thread on Twitter begging Creepy Uncle Joe to quit the race. The full text of that thread appears below, but first, here is the video clip for those who have not yet seen it:
Curtis Houck ✔ @CurtisHouck #BREAKING: HERE is the video from August 11,1993's 'Larry King Live' described by @TheIntercept (and Tara Reade) as allegedly featuring her mother calling in and alluding to Reade's sexual assault claims against @JoeBiden (blog here by @ScottJW) https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2020/04/24/shock-video-joe-bidens-accusers-mother-talking-cnn-1993 …
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Now, the thread by Mr. Daou:
Peter Daou ✔ @peterdaou DIFFICULT THREAD -- #BIDEN SHOULD WITHDRAW
1. I respect the will of the voters.
2. But new information has emerged supporting #TaraReade's account of being sexually assaulted by #JoeBiden.
3. Credible rape accusations are disqualifying or we have NO moral standards.
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4. Defeating Trump is NOT OPTIONAL. 5. To avoid potential catastrophe in Nov., #Biden should withdraw. 6. #Warren, #Harris, #Klobuchar, #Buttigieg, #Castro, etc. could replace Biden. 7. #Bernie can restart his campaign. 8. We can reboot the primary and give voters a choice.
9. This is the ethical position AND the smarter strategy to beat Trump. 10. We lose ALL moral authority if we embrace “the lesser of two accused rapists.” 11. Polls show other Dem candidates can win. PRINCIPLES MATTER. WE CAN BEAT TRUMP AND PROTECT OUR VALUES.
ADDENDUM 1: I made the same arguments about #Franken and #Kavanaugh. If #MeToo means anything, it CANNOT BE APPLIED ON A PARTISAN BASIS. And for the record, I also think the same standard should apply to Bill Clinton’s accusers.
ADDENDUM 2: My thread is not about #Bernie winning. I explicitly stated that Biden can be replaced with any of the other Dem candidates and we can restart the primary and give voters a choice. This is about RED MORAL LINES. Sexual assault is unquestionably one of those lines.
ADDENDUM 3: I want to defeat Trump and the GOP as much as anyone in America. I’ve spent my life fighting them. But we cannot defeat Trump with a lesser of evils approach. If you really want to win, DO NOT COMPROMISE BASIC MORAL STANDARDS. It is a sure formula for losing.
ADDENDUM 4: Spare me the “you’re helping Trump” b.s. The only Dems helping Trump are Pelosi, Schumer, and their establishment colleagues who have given him a space force, Patriot Act, trade bill, ICE funding, and all the rightwing judges his heart desires.
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Obviously, if you hadn’t already figured it out, Daou is also a big fan of The Commie, Bernie Sanders, and supported him during the primary season, which, as he points out, hasn’t ended yet.
But…Daou is about to discover some harsh truths about the Democrat Party. The first being that, to the Democrats, PRINCIPLES DON’T MATTER, no many how many tweets you issued in all caps wishing they did.
The second being that the #MeToo movement also has no principles, means nothing and in this case most certainly WILL BE APPIED ON A PARTISAN BASIS. If you think for one second that prominent #MeToo hypocrites like Alyssa Milano are going to suddenly develop a conscience and toss their favorite Unfrozen Caveman Senator overboard after having spent the last solid year ignoring the crystal clear reality of his rapidly declining cognitive state, you are living on Fantasy Island.
The third thing Mr. Daou is going to discover is that, before issuing his Twitter thread, he probably should have taken a moment to reflect on the fact that the consequences for Bill Clinton’s being a lifelong serial abuser of women were that he served two terms as Arkansas Governor, two terms as U.S. President and became fabulously wealthy and praised by Democrat hypocrites once he left office.
In other words, Daou’s decision to become the first semi-prominent Democrat to break the Party’s hush order on the Reade allegations is likely to end up being far more damaging to him than it is Quid Pro China Joe, unless other semi-prominent Dems decide to join him. If that happens, things could eventually get pretty dicey for Biden, even though he mostly likely won’t even understand it’s happening.
I wonder if this is why Obama delayed his endorsement of Biden. Probably not.
Setting up the ascension of Queen Hillary to swoop in and be the DeeperDemos Savior. THUD.
He just disqualified himself. There was absolutely nothing of substance on Kavanaugh. It was an unabashed political smear and character assassination. Even more disgusting and disqualifying is his work for the Clintons.
And yet, Gropin' Joe beat them all during the debates. Doesn't say much...
Obama is wrong again.
This will not disqualify Biden because you (Democrats) have NO moral standards. This won't make the slightest difference (but I hope I'm wrong).
No, stay in sleppy Joe!
I want Biden to stay in.
The primaries that ran gave the voters a choice. They chose Biden. This guy literally is demanding rerunning the elections until he gets a result he likes.
It's too late to pretend that this will be anything but a DNC fiat, that the people who thought they had a choice actually had one, that the people who gave their money and time to a candidate weren't wasting both. It won't be helped if Biden pulls out "voluntarily" at this point. It's too late.
Wouldn’t it be fun if MSM came on and temporarily forgot the script and blurted out, “Peter Daou is not credible. After all he served as an advisor to BOTH John Kerry and Hillary Clinton!”
Yes - we need Clueless Joe to stay in the race.
NO ONE WANTS BIDEN!! He is just the PLACE HOLDER!
Peter, I'm afraid that horse left the barn a long while ago.
NO ONE WANTS BIDEN!! He is just the PLACE HOLDER!
In 1988 the Republicans ran Bush I because it was his turn. Same in 96 with Dole, McCain in 08 and Romney in 12. In 2000 the Democrats ran Gore because it was his turn. In 2016 they ran Hillary because it was her turn.
The only candidate in recent times to take his turn and win is Bush I who rode on Reagan’s coattails. Generally speaking, Americans do not want to vote for someone because it is their turn. It is now Biden’s turn. That is why he is the candidate.
Americans like taking turns inside their own party. But enough Americans don’t like it to make a difference in November.
One such Democrat apparently is Democrat operative Peter Daou, who served as an advisor to both John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. After seeing the video of Reade’s mother’s call-in to King, Daou on Saturday posted a thread on Twitter begging Creepy Uncle Joe to quit the race.
If that happens, I hope we can find an airborne house from Kansas to drop on her.
Don’t know why but “A Moral and Upright People” come to mind.
The ONLY person that can replace Biden is Bernie they have a choice Biden or Bernie that is where they are, it sure SUCKS to be them!!!
Going to be a very active severe WX season!
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