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Maru Kitteh

(28,313 posts)
94. Don't call the victims dumb.
Thu Jul 11, 2019, 01:31 PM
Jul 2019

The victims were young, and predators know how to hit their marks. They were vulnerable and inexperienced. Those young females were exploited and vandalized. Let us NOT participate in harming them further by labeling them as "dumb." That's reprehensible.






This is what the greatest legal mind of our times comes up with as a defense? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #1
What happens when you think you are so brilliant rpannier Jul 2019 #23
"Old, old Russian woman - it was a very, very bad ending" dalton99a Jul 2019 #35
Not even in the ballpark of happy. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 amywalk Jul 2019 #56
He was giving it his best Chekhovian shot ChubbyStar Jul 2019 #57
"Like about 30ish..." renegade000 Jul 2019 #90
It does explain his continual scramble to defend Trump these past years, though. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #70
Right? tavernier Jul 2019 #86
God! Every time this guy's name comes up it registers lower on the dirtbag scale. brush Jul 2019 #127
"I was wearing underwear for this picture, I promise!" ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #128
W.T.F.?????? spanone Jul 2019 #2
This is as bogus as "I did not inhale." No one believes that you didn't show spunk at the end. TheBlackAdder Jul 2019 #92
He's lying. I read the transcript from way back then (now 404'd) GemDigger Jul 2019 #3
Remember Zorro Ranch, Stanley, NM (Zorro means 'fox' in Spanish) Ponietz Jul 2019 #46
So, perfectly normal to go to a known party guy's house for a massage, .eh? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #4
don't we all do that? Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #7
not just a massage, but a massage by an OLD FOREIGN LADY! Skittles Jul 2019 #14
"she was ancient, had to be all of 30" n/t dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #16
Or 19 MFM008 Jul 2019 #78
From the court filings it seems he considers 15 to be ancient Autumn Jul 2019 #124
The old Russian bag probably made him keep his underwear on. Meadowoak Jul 2019 #102
"Bag?" cwydro Jul 2019 #105
According to Dershowitz, but I'm sure she wasn't hard on the eyes. Meadowoak Jul 2019 #108
And PatSeg Jul 2019 #18
IKR? He is too scared to come up with a plausible explanation. amywalk Jul 2019 #59
Not terribly bright for such PatSeg Jul 2019 #91
That one got me too get the red out Jul 2019 #74
Oh yes, yes exactly PatSeg Jul 2019 #89
What's your point? I'm just coming back from one. Who here Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2019 #22
Practically all my friends have multiple live-in masseuses ... don't the rest of yours? mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #47
never had one Skittles Jul 2019 #68
IKR !?!?! uponit7771 Jul 2019 #65
Not just a friend's house, but a client you're representing for child molestation Major Nikon Jul 2019 #136
This Whole Thing Is Getting Creepier By The Day.....nt global1 Jul 2019 #5
I feel like I am living in the movie Brazil ChubbyStar Jul 2019 #58
Old man going crazy - Twitter womanofthehills Jul 2019 #115
Methinks this Reversal of Fortune is much better than the original. Anon-C Jul 2019 #6
Yuck! 33taw Jul 2019 #8
HA! BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #9
Reporter Jonathan Swan was like "WTF!" madaboutharry Jul 2019 #10
or keep his mouth shut, as he would advise his clients to do Skittles Jul 2019 #15
Is this from The Onion? Princetonian Jul 2019 #11
nope. video at link has those words coming from his mouth Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #26
I swear, you could have 1,000 coked up tv writers scribbling away dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #48
Great observation -- this freak show is simply unbelievable. LuckyLib Jul 2019 #55
Actually "Can you fucking believe this shit?" ChubbyStar Jul 2019 #60
AMEN!! uponit7771 Jul 2019 #66
Fucking a right Wawannabe Jul 2019 #134
So did Epstein set up Dershowitz w/underage girls so that he could be black mailed later? Botany Jul 2019 #12
With you on the long game Wawannabe Jul 2019 #39
They are up to their ears in rubles, and that could be reason enough for their cover-ups. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #72
Notice he did say a massage from an old *Russian* woman. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #95
2 things: Botany Jul 2019 #96
Looks that way. And, of course, they are in fact all dirt balls. yardwork Jul 2019 #138
Yeah. He didn't inhale, either. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2019 #13
My first thought, followed by: flor-de-jasmim Jul 2019 #52
I Fully Expected This to Be an Article from the Onion After Reading the Headline. n/t Indykatie Jul 2019 #17
MY EARS! MY EYES! EveHammond13 Jul 2019 #19
Uh huh Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 #20
Gross n/t hibbing Jul 2019 #21
Yeah, but Dersh is a f-ing BS-ing prevaricating lawyer. Is an "old, old Russian woman" RockRaven Jul 2019 #24
Can it get any creepier? Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2019 #25
Speaking for every guy ever, I too had underwear on when something was going on Hassler Jul 2019 #27
I totally did not expect to think about Dershowitz's underwear today jberryhill Jul 2019 #28
... Marie Marie Jul 2019 #32
I pictured him in a pair of loose, dingy tighty-whities LuvNewcastle Jul 2019 #84
And that's just something you'll have to live with jberryhill Jul 2019 #85
With brown skid marks. yellowcanine Jul 2019 #141
Me either JustAnotherGen Jul 2019 #103
Keeping your underwear on is a fungible condition. Midnight Writer Jul 2019 #29
Scummy liar nt BootinUp Jul 2019 #30
No, He Didn't - What Man Goes for a "Massage" with an Underage Girl and Keeps His Underwear On? dlk Jul 2019 #31
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #36
Did he turn over and salute? dalton99a Jul 2019 #33
Seriously, dude, stop talking. Initech Jul 2019 #34
Sure you did, Alan. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #37
Well thanks Tighty Whitey Blue Owl Jul 2019 #38
True. An OLD, OLD woman is 17 years old in Trump world itsrobert Jul 2019 #40
Dershowitz is looking more and more pathetic Jarqui Jul 2019 #41
.. Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #133
I wonder which STDs the masseuse gave him? Tre45on Jul 2019 #42
YUK JI7 Jul 2019 #43
I'm sure Alan wore iron underwear. Opel_Justwax Jul 2019 #44
"I only pretended to enjoy it, it's rude to offend" JDC Jul 2019 #45
Old! old! She was old! Kablooie Jul 2019 #49
Briefs, I presume, Mme. Defarge Jul 2019 #50
30yrs old she is. Historic NY Jul 2019 #51
Is that Little Red Riding Hood ?!!! Or GW Bush ??? OnDoutside Jul 2019 #53
Bush! Wawannabe Jul 2019 #135
We really are in the midst of "Ideocracy" -- only evil as opposed to just plain simple. KPN Jul 2019 #54
Maybe I'm trying too hard to make a connection but... TlalocW Jul 2019 #61
Not invited. You left out "not." nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #73
Epstein did not hire old women. True Blue American Jul 2019 #62
Don't call the victims dumb. Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #94
That was my point! True Blue American Jul 2019 #97
Agreed!! usaf-vet Jul 2019 #137
It was probably Putin. milestogo Jul 2019 #63
Yeah right ... uponit7771 Jul 2019 #64
"Look! If I hadn't accept the massage from that old Russian woman, Epstein might not struggle4progress Jul 2019 #67
Uh huh: tblue37 Jul 2019 #69
"I didn't inhale" Flaleftist Jul 2019 #71
Alan is a fucking disgrace 47of74 Jul 2019 #75
Did it move? underpants Jul 2019 #76
Sounds like something trump would say, but, duforsure Jul 2019 #77
Gee, Alan, did you know that Epstein thought so little of you? Ilsa Jul 2019 #79
Wonder what Harvard thinks? DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #80
Yeah right. FM123 Jul 2019 #81
Exactly! MaryMagdaline Jul 2019 #126
The dog ate my homework. Vinca Jul 2019 #82
Virginia Roberts is not an "old, old Russian woman" UpInArms Jul 2019 #83
When I read this, all I can see and hear is Jeffery Tambor as George Bluth Sr. n/t CincyDem Jul 2019 #87
Dershowitz said her calloused farm hands caused pain to his back. nt zackymilly Jul 2019 #88
Did she keep her hat on? Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #93
Excuse me.... calguy Jul 2019 #129
Talk about bumbling TMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MFGsunny Jul 2019 #98
Sure he did... MineralMan Jul 2019 #99
Well that's all right then. You are a prince among men, Alan D. Hekate Jul 2019 #100
He doesn't like massages particularly Buckeyeblue Jul 2019 #101
"i don't like massages particularly" rather suggests he was in it for another reason.... unblock Jul 2019 #104
It took the massage to get to the happy ending. Blue_true Jul 2019 #117
Weasel words eleny Jul 2019 #106
Is this going to become the gross version of "I didn't inhale"? tandem5 Jul 2019 #107
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2019 #109
Dershowitz was only setting up Trump's "Why I fell out w/Epstein" explanation. oasis Jul 2019 #110
Dear Mr. D... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #111
He has decades of experience as a defense lawyer Dirty Socialist Jul 2019 #112
he has a fool for a client soryang Jul 2019 #113
Yeah, he needs to shut up and hire a lawyer. nt Blue_true Jul 2019 #118
Dershowitz backed up his statement with solid corroborative evidence Marcuse Jul 2019 #114
I. Can't. Even knr Baltimike Jul 2019 #116
He was born in 1938 SoCalDem Jul 2019 #119
I did not read the article or the posts. Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #120
Um... Tarc Jul 2019 #121
O.M.G. peggysue2 Jul 2019 #122
It sounds like "A Noun, A Verb and 9/11" is his attorney and has been advising him. Autumn Jul 2019 #123
I think that tops Clinton's ... GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #125
This. LuvNewcastle Jul 2019 #142
Going for diminished capacity defense is he? beachbum bob Jul 2019 #130
I wonder what Putin pays for blackmail videos. njhoneybadger Jul 2019 #131
Captain Underpants, eh C_U_L8R Jul 2019 #132
This reeks. Dershy is done. Good riddance yellowcanine Jul 2019 #139
Amazing how much detail he suddenly remembers. yellowcanine Jul 2019 #140
I'm glad I read this AFTER I ate dinner! Was this intentional: "not doing him a lick of good"??? George II Jul 2019 #143
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