Posted on 11/12/2017 11:19:45 AM PST by Kaslin
Last week, The Washington Post reported that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly pursued relationships with teenagers when he was in his 30s and that he allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl. It was the latest in the avalanche of recent sexual misconduct allegations sweeping the nation. And while many believed the claims, other took them with a grain of salt citing the timing as suspicious. On Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s Martha Raddatz used her analysis to express her frustration and contempt for such people. “I don't really know what those voters are waiting for,” she huffed.
ABC’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent was teed up by her colleague Dan Harris, who prefaced his question saying: “So you have been out on the road and you spoke with the Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, as well as voters in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Are they following this Moore story and what do they have to say about it?”
“Well, they seem to be definitely following this story. And frankly, they kind of follow what Roy Moore says in some cases,” Raddatz whined. “The Trump voters will say: ‘Look, if he did this, it’s bad. But we don't know whether he did this.’”
Raddatz was dumbfounded that there were people who didn’t believe the allegations. And her contempt was visible as she talked down to them and about their way of thinking:
But I think, generally, you hear, you know, we don't know and it was 40 years ago. Sort of the things that Roy Moore was saying. That “if,” “if” he did that. And I don't know really how you take this further. You've got four women on the record who The Washington Post sought out. They didn't come to The Washington Post. And 30 others who they talked to. So, I don't really know what those voters are waiting for.
ABC’s Raddatz Talks Down to Skeptics of Allegations Against Roy Moore
The hypocrisy was almost unbelievable. Voters couldn’t be skeptical about the allegations against Moore, but her network and the rest of the media could be skeptical, omit, and deny the allegations against their precious Bill Clinton. As the Media Research Center’s Tim Graham wrote back on October 21, the networks had completely ignored the allegations of sexual misconduct and rape that belong to the former President as they recalled past allegations against powerful people.
“It seems like wherever Anita Hill came up in this week’s conversations about Harvey Weinstein, the liberal media kept up that annoying tactic of skipping from Hill’s 1991 allegations directly to Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood remarks,” Graham noted. And during the election, Graham recalled how in 1999 ABC had a blackout of Juanita Broaddrick’s allegation that Clinton had raped her in a Little Rock hotel room. And Raddatz’s ABC colleague Joy Behar decried Clinton’s accusers and nothing more than “tramps.”
And it’s obviously not just ABC that has this problem of telling the truth about Clinton’s sexual misconduct violations, it includes the entire liberal media. For example: In the wake of the Access Hollywood tape in 2016, CBS wanted to draw attention to sexual assault in politics, so instead of reporting on the plethora of allegations against Clinton from multiple women, they dredged up the debunked allegations against Justice Clarence Thomas. And on CNN you get shouted down for daring to even mention the allegations against Clinton on air.
It’s clear that for Raddatz and the rest of the liberal media, they’re the only ones who have a right to be skeptical of claims made against their favored politicians. As for actually calling a spade a spade and lumping Clinton in with the sexual abusers, I don't really know what those journalists are waiting for.
Transcript below:
ABC Good Morning America November 12, 2017 8:08:44AM Eastern
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DAN HARRIS: So you have been out on the road and you spoke with the Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, as well as voters in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Are they following this Moore story and what do they have to say about it?
MARTHA RADDATZ: Well, they seem to be definitely following this story. And frankly, they kind of follow what Roy Moore says in some cases. The Trump voters will say: “Look, if he did this, it’s bad. But we don't know whether he did this.” I mean, there were some who were more definitive about it, saying he should go. But I think, generally, you hear, you know, we don't know and it was 40 years ago. Sort of the things that Roy Moore was saying. That “if,” “if” he did that. And I don't know really how you take this further. You've got four women on the record who The Washington Post sought out. They didn't come to The Washington Post. And 30 others who they talked to. So, I don't really know what those voters are waiting for.
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I always wondered what the “H” stood for! Thanks.
Did you know that Pope was born with severe birth defects? They told his parents he would not live beyond age one. He was one of the best minds of British journalism of that era! I bet not one modern university has a course on his works today. White privileged male, and all that.
You’re welcome!
When did Buddy Ebsen get a sex change?
Martha’s so look-deficient that when she was born, the obstetrician slapped her mother!
D@mn Martha got beaten by at least 20 big ugly sticks, perhaps with several trees!!
Her hate and her hypocritical bias are eye-rolling absurd.
I hope her chest literally explodes from her hate, kind of like “larval” emergence stage of Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Good one.
Martha fell out the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way Down!
I’m disgusted by the skeptics of Bill Clinton when it came to actual rape allegations ,
How about some healthy skepticism of the Washington comPost story, which has a history of making things up, Martha? The very definition of fake news.
How about questioning the credibility of accusations that magically appear 40 years after the alleged incident supposedly happened? Why now? Not hard to guess why. It's a month before the election.
How about some proof and evidence? Some collaborating witnesses? Something other than vague, shallow recollections of a teenager from four decades ago?
How about some due process for Moore? This is still America where a we have the right to have our accusers face us in court? No investigation. No charges brought. No arrest. No nothing.
So I suspect "those voters" are smarter than you think Martha. They don't fall for these skimpy allegations just because they are made through the media. "Those voters" not only don't believe the media anymore but they know they are politically biased against Republicans like Moore.
Wake up and smell the coffee, Martha. The question a reporter like yourself should be asking is, "Why would those voters believe this claptrap?"
One of these days, that evil bastard will get his. The Karma train is headed straight for his ugly skinny arse!
OMG! Someone tell that horrid woman Halloween is OVER!
Moore has received standing ovations in all recent appearances. Can we say “landslide”?
Gee, Martha, I don’t know but maybe because we’ve seen false allegations before. Martha, why is that you accept any allegation against your political enemies but reject any allegation against your political allies? There is a pattern here with you and those of your political ilk.
LOL, Now that’s just cruel.
“D@mn Martha got beaten by at least 20 big ugly sticks, perhaps with several trees!!”
I assume that it took that many sticks, because they kept giving out after only a few whacks.
That’s a boner kiler for sure.
A person would have to be insane to watch her for more than a few minutes before changing the channel.
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