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In the discussion thread: Gloria Allred slams ‘double standard,’ ‘unfair’ media coverage of women in Petraeus scandal [View all]

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 02:20 PM

TorchTheWitch (7,440 posts)

24. she is right

And it's all over DU as well. Meanwhile not hardly a whisper about what the generals were doing - the ones that actually had the higher responsibility here.

DU used to be good at ignoring the petty BS covering up focus of the media but now it's nothing but parroting the media.

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125 replies	Author	Time	Post
Gloria Allred slams ‘double standard,’ ‘unfair’ media coverage of women in Petraeus scandal [View all]	anobserver2	Nov 2012	OP
Just to entertain the fringe...	behindenemylins	Nov 2012	#1
Gloria Allred is as much of a CIA spook as Miley Cyrus	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#9
uh oh. Gloria Allred's involved. Now it's going to get sirius...	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#2
Who is preventing them from speaking?	Ruby the Liberal	Nov 2012	#3
Kelley hires Monica Lewinsky's "crisis manager".	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#10
Maybe Broadwell will have her ghost writer construct a statement for her	Supersedeas	Nov 2012	#64
How would Paula Broadwell even know Jill Kelley?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#4
Kelley was in constant email contact with Patraeus and Allen	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#7
It's quite possible that Pretaeus spoke to Broadwell about his court support for one of the twins	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#8
The huge party that Kelley threw for the Petraeus couple might have come to her attention.	MADem	Nov 2012	#111
Yep. That too! I didn't even think about that.	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#121
Allen forwarded to Kelly an email	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#30
Paula knew the Ho Ho's were Ding-Dong's.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#33
it was a ring ding (er) too. nt	boston bean	Nov 2012	#88
What?	Confusious	Nov 2012	#69
While I agree there is more to this story...	ljm2002	Nov 2012	#116
I agree with Gloria Allred - let's see what Paula Broadwell has to say first	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#117
If Petraeus admitted the affair and is quitting his post because of	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#122
"whistle blower, Jill Kelley"? Oh, please	cali	Nov 2012	#5
She is totally right, and has been fighting for women for decades	obamanut2012	Nov 2012	#6
Such as?	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#12
Please do your homework before asking questions like this....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#65
Totally agree.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#13
she is right	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#24
I've been a feminist since I first became aware of the concept	MotherPetrie	Nov 2012	#11
Yes. "Poor wittle girls" indeed.	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#76
I have been thinking the very same thing.	Evergreen Emerald	Nov 2012	#14
Women are the new "fall guy" - but in this case, it was a trap, it seems, for Broadwell by Petraeus	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#15
" the fall guy would often be the lowest 'ranking' member"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#16
Paula Broadwell had the highest possible security clearance	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#17
But she kept those docs "in the clear", which is against all regs for classified materials	peacebird	Nov 2012	#19
Here's Petraeus on his way to head Princeton	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#21
That's a pre-scandal article (Sept 27th).	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#23
why?	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#25
I agree	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#27
I thought it was just me	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#29
hahaha. This board must be pretty young.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#32
Not that young	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#37
Not that young...I voted for McGovern in 1972. The MSM has been throwing out misdirection crap....	OldDem2012	Nov 2012	#68
+1 nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#87
The focus on Kelley and her sister is all down to Allen's fitness for command.	MADem	Nov 2012	#85
He may end up at Princeton yet	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#28
Highly unlikely that they'd have him. He's damaged goods. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#89
hello, she's not a general. :)	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#22
Bullshit. A CIA director was FIRED for mishandling classified material.	MADem	Nov 2012	#82
there are different levels of classified	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#83
I've seen careers end for mishandling secret downgraded to CONF.	MADem	Nov 2012	#92
Yes, there are different levels of classification	tammywammy	Nov 2012	#94
You are saying Petraeus aimed to leave in disgrace?	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#112
Positive statement "I had an affair with a married man, causing his disgrace and loss of his job"	peacebird	Nov 2012	#18
Excuse me, BROADWELL was the "cause"?	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#34
Media says she chased him to Afghanistan	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#35
I missed the part where she "chased" him to Afghanistan.	Prometheus Bound	Nov 2012	#53
what a pant load	TorchTheWitch	Nov 2012	#71
Believe what you like. I have no personal agenda other than humor.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#77
I think they were screwing around while he was still in uniform--that's the unspoken piece.	MADem	Nov 2012	#93
She semi-stalked the guy	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#113
The cause was the affair. Both were equals in that.	peacebird	Nov 2012	#36
My god! Such a beam of light!	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#81
Lessee: the men are high ranked generals	question everything	Nov 2012	#20
One stereo type is that Broadwell is a mistress	seabeyond	Nov 2012	#26
Totally unsurprised that the Daily Caller comments section to this article	sufrommich	Nov 2012	#31
Are we a nation of the Rule of Law or te Rule of Men? I feel that is the underlying question here.	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#38
Other countries do not recognize impunity for the USA's CIA	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#39
I don't see how Patraeus is untouchable.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#43
I don't see any "affair"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#47
They've both admitted to it. So, you can "see" it or not, but it's been acknowleged.	MADem	Nov 2012	#95
Well, where is her statement?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#99
And this goes to the issue of due process and constitutional rights - and the Rule of Law	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#101
Her friends can--and have--spoken for her.	MADem	Nov 2012	#125
You do realize she's on the brink of being charged with a shit load of stuff under the Uniform Code?	MADem	Nov 2012	#103
Seems to me the men are the ones being shamed here.	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#40
I think there is indeed a lesson to be learned here, for women	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#41
Wait. Why would Petraeus want to out Broadwell?	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#42
Her professional reputation is now: in the toilet	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#46
Broadwell probably will suffer more, propotionately	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#57
"Would you hire her for anything involving the public trust?"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#66
"SHe found out her trust was misplaced"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#44
What "whole thing" are you talking about? The "alleged" affair?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#45
wow. did you look at the pictures of them?	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#54
That's right - he could have resigned for "health" reasons, too.	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#56
Are you saying there was no affair? She has not denied it has	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#62
She told the FBI about the affair in September, when they confiscated her computer.	MADem	Nov 2012	#98
She "confirmed" way back in September when she gave the FBI her computer with the classified	MADem	Nov 2012	#96
Why he didn't just resign "to spend more time with his family" - ?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#48
interesting. you think he should have defended her	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#60
Ha! Ironic that "chivalry code" would raise its head in	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#91
You have the timeline all fucked up--she admitted the affair FIRST. In September.	MADem	Nov 2012	#97
Bismark, ND high school of Paula Broadwell - profile of her in current newspaper in CharlotteNC	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#49
She sounds like a Little Mary Sunshine - but there's no place for such a person now	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#50
Also, "overachiever" for a man is a positive; for a woman like Paula Broadwell, it's a death-toll	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#52
Yes--driven, 'anything-to-win' personality. That idiot Petraeus was quite the prize.	MADem	Nov 2012	#100
Gloria Allred disagrees with you	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#102
No she doesn't. "One day" doesn't mean "today."	MADem	Nov 2012	#107
Let's see..	sendero	Nov 2012	#51
How do you even know any emails to Jill Kelley were actually from Paula Broadwell?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#55
FBI. Nt	Confusious	Nov 2012	#70
Uh.....they confiscated HER COMPUTER. After she confessed the affair to the FBI. In September. n	MADem	Nov 2012	#105
And how did Paula Broadwell even know the name Jill Kelley or what is Jill's email address?	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#58
small circles	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#61
If I was on a jury, here are four facts I would agree are true	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#79
Interesting choice. I consider the father to be the least revelant	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#86
And, if by chance I am correct, then there should be some sort of punishment for Petraeus	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#90
No modern farce is complete	customerserviceguy	Nov 2012	#59
When this broke last Friday, I was wondering where is Gloria Allred?	LeftInTX	Nov 2012	#63
She's late. Several articles have already been written	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#67
" wealthy enough to hob nob with top military brass"	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#80
Who cares?	leftlibdem420	Nov 2012	#72
People around the world are talking about it, too	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#74
Why is she giving an interview to the DAILY FRIGGING CALLER?	MADem	Nov 2012	#73
She responded to their request for comment	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#75
Love the use of the term "spokes (sic) exclusively" to describe an email.	MADem	Nov 2012	#78
Ths whole mess is disgusting...both the men and the women involved.	Tippy	Nov 2012	#109
Classified Information	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#84
Allred is wrong ....These women had a motive and they deserve what they get....	Tippy	Nov 2012	#104
I think SNL had the public reaction correct in their opening last night	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#106
Why are these women in Tampa entertaining military brass	JDPriestly	Nov 2012	#108
Well said. Access to CentCom if you are a "Party Giver...who is in debt for millions"	KoKo	Nov 2012	#110
This shit happens more often than people realize.	MADem	Nov 2012	#114
I agree; that disclosure has really opened people's eyes	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#115
MacDill has TWO golf courses.	MADem	Nov 2012	#118
The program has only existed since "2010"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#119
Yes--they are in their third year, and will soon be in their 4th. Your point?	MADem	Nov 2012	#120
Your post says this Friends of MacDill program "has been working for quite a few years"	anobserver2	Nov 2012	#123
Three years is a few. Your nitpicking isn't taken. nt	MADem	Nov 2012	#124

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