Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by budsniffer952 19 days ago
Sexual assault allegations and literal Nazi symbolism tattooed on his body. Those things are acceptable now? These were the exact things that Democrats went after Hegseth for (who, for the record, is also a doofus like Platner).

The left's hypocrisy knows no bounds.
2 comments
khriss 19 days ago
You can guess where the bar is when the guy in the white house was literally convicted of sexual assault in a court of law, and he still won the republican nomination.

Now compare that against a credible accusation being enough to derail a senate hopeful in a must win seat for the Democrats. Sorry, I don't see the hypocrisy. Actually, I do see it, just not on the side you insist it's on.

link
xienze 19 days ago
> literally convicted of sexual assault in a court of law

It was a civil case, not criminal, and had included no physical evidence. And the claim was so old the statute of limitations had run out, but no worries, New York temporarily extended it so she could bring her lawsuit against Trump. It was bullshit, like most of these cases of women crawling out of the woodwork after decades during very critical times are.

When your standard is "believe all women, no matter how long it's been, no matter how politically convenient the timing is, no matter that there's nothing but anecdotal evidence", well, don't be surprised when it's used against your team.

> You can guess where the bar is

Have you considered that maybe people don't believe these political stunts rather than tacitly approve of what the person was accused of? You're even doubtful of the Platner one. This trick has been played one too many times for people to take them at face value anymore.

link
Hikikomori 19 days ago
And lets just ignore him being long time friends with Epstein and burying the case?

Or the many other women that came forward. We trust Mr grab them by the pussy instead. That totally didn't cheat on his wife with a pornstar and paid her off illegally to keep quiet.

link
amanaplanacanal 19 days ago
I'm willing to put up with a lot to put the brakes on Trump. But since I'm not in Maine, it's not up to me.
link