Reply #43: Thanks for the links!

[Yo_Mama]

Yes, the French media is now twisting themselves into knots, sort of apologizing and justifying not printing what was already said openly. It really was an open secret in France that this guy jumped women.

And then there's the insider book, published last year, which reports an attack on a maid in Mexico.

I find this woman's story plausible, but more to the point, the police are investigating. An attack of this nature leaves traces.

However, if one is seeking "plausibility", one can always claim that she is lying - that is until DSK pleads, which he probably will. But one cannot claim that he just mistook this lady for a hired sexual companion. That is not plausible.

And although it is true that the French originally dismissed this as puritanical American overreaction, when they found out the real charges, they changed course. Only misogynists could dismiss the allegations as not being serious or attempt to explain them away.