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In reply to the discussion: Second woman accuses Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)20. And...here we go. Where's the bandwagon? Is the old Franken bandwagon free?
Except Franken wasn't accused of anything like the two accustations against Fairfax. One of Franken's accusers accused him of agreeing to do a selfie with her, then when he did, he smiled at the camera and put his hand on her waist, and grabbed a bit of flesh. I kid you not. That was one of the accusations that Franken's co-senators booted him out of the Senate for.
So here we have two very serious allegations. Much more serious than giving a selfie while putting his hand around someone's waist.
Is Fairfax going to survive this?
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NO, he does not need to resign ASAP. There does need to be an investigation ASAP.
bitterross
Feb 2019
#59
My question is where were these women when he ran for Lt Governor. Don't get me wrong, they
iluvtennis
Feb 2019
#7
Exactly. There needs to be a full investigation. I take the two women and the LG at their word.
iluvtennis
Feb 2019
#19
SEE Paragraph 3. *Reporters have info. on #3, 4, 5 potential rape cases...
appalachiablue
Feb 2019
#28
The AG is under investigation, too? I can't keep up with all of this. OMG. VA could be lost.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#32
There are lots of reasons women don't go to the police. I did go to the police and it was awful.
femmedem
Feb 2019
#23
I've been raped. I didn't report it. You may not understand that...until it's you.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#36
And...here we go. Where's the bandwagon? Is the old Franken bandwagon free?
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#20
That's what I thought, plus she seems a bit idiosyncratic in her personal "boundaries."
deurbano
Feb 2019
#45
No. She said she felt that he was harassing her...she was "uncomfortable" with the touching.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#41
I don't actually think he was fat shaming her. I meant that if he was deliberately trying to squeeze
deurbano
Feb 2019
#47
Can the governor immediately appoint a Lt Gov. if Fairfax resigns?! That could be a way out of all
deurbano
Feb 2019
#43
But is that how the situation is handled in VA if a Lt. Gov does resign? The governor
deurbano
Feb 2019
#48
She told everyone but the cops -- and they ALL kept their mouths shut for 20 years?
rocktivity
Feb 2019
#52