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What makes Cory Booker's groping incident different than the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
CNN ^ | September 21, 2018 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 09/21/2018 11:43:44 AM PDT by detective

As Washington continues to play a game of wait and see on whether Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will testify in Washington next week, an old-but-new-again incident involving a prominent Democratic senator -- and potential 2020 challenger to Trump -- has reemerged.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wrote in the early 1990s -- while a student at Stanford -- about an incident on New Year's Eve 1984 (when he was 15) in which he groped a female friend's breast after the two of them had kissed.

"With the 'Top Gun' slogan ringing in my head, I slowly reached for her breast," Booker wrote of that night. "After having my hand pushed away once, I reached my 'mark.'" The point of Booker's column was how that moment, and his work on the issue after, had changed him -- and his views on women, consent and assault -- forever. "It was a wake-up call," Booker wrote in his Stanford column. "I will never be the same."

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To: detective

Let’s set aside that most of ya think the accusations against Kavanaugh are false, whether misidentified or pure lies.

Now - the booker thing... are we now at a place where a young man, kissing a girl, is not allowed to try to get to second base? Seriously? Yeah, it’s groping. That doesn’t make it inappropriate.

Am I supposed to teach my son to get a cell phone video of consent before each step in the process? Good gosh


21 posted on 09/21/2018 12:06:17 PM PDT by laxcoach (Government is greedy. Taxpayers who want their own money are not greedy.)
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To: Alberta's Child

GOOD catch!


22 posted on 09/21/2018 12:06:25 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Alberta's Child

You may wanna be careful with that...

A lot of the music in Top Gun was released in the early ‘80’s or before (such as “Great Balls of Fire”).


23 posted on 09/21/2018 12:06:44 PM PDT by L,TOWM (An upraised middle finger is my virtue signal.)
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To: detective

But, but....but.....that’s different, donchaknow?
He’s a black “D” so it’s ok.


24 posted on 09/21/2018 12:07:29 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: L,TOWM
I've lived in New Jersey for the entire time Cory Booker has been in politics. I actually met him once at a public function with a group of business leaders.

He's a smart, charismatic guy ... but man, he's a weird dude.

Do a search on "Cory Booker, T-Bone" to see what I mean.

25 posted on 09/21/2018 12:10:45 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will)
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To: detective

One groping incident happened and the other didn’t.

Simple as that.


26 posted on 09/21/2018 12:12:01 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: RightGeek

I’m taking that graphic! (I collect animated gifs!)


27 posted on 09/21/2018 12:12:47 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: detective

If you vote leftist and fight for leftist causes, groping and even violent rape is ok. They STILL fete Bill Clinton, for gosh sakes!!!

Poor Juanita. I don’t know how she can stand to see any of this crap. She only wishes it had been a teenaged boy on her for a few minutes and not the attorney general or whatever he was actually ripping her clothes, biting her painfully, and raping her twice. NO ONE CARED AT ALL. NO ONE BELIEVED JUANITA except us.


28 posted on 09/21/2018 12:17:24 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: detective

This is a textbook example illustrating the difference between rationalization and explanation. They decide, before the fact, that Booker gets a pass, and then try to come up with a reason that they deem plausible. “That’s the ticket!”


29 posted on 09/21/2018 12:17:47 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: grania
No doubt about Ellison either but-----"D"! 😡🐂💨💩
30 posted on 09/21/2018 12:17:56 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: detective

I heard this story and said to myself, What the heck does this have to do with Kavanaugh? They are completely different situations. For starters, one actually happened.


31 posted on 09/21/2018 12:21:02 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: detective
Wait... you're telling me Corey Booker isn't gay?!
32 posted on 09/21/2018 12:22:38 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: detective

The difference is he has a “D” by his name... if he had raped her the damn studges in the press would not have covered it... Ask Paula or Juanita...

The ‘press’ doesn’t give a damn unless damaging a conservative is part of the package. Eff the New York Times and Washington Post.


33 posted on 09/21/2018 12:23:49 PM PDT by GOPJ (Kavanaugh gave me a wedgie in the fourth grade ... michealpramirez)
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To: detective

You are correct, they are NOT the same. Booker (B) wrote about it bc he did it. Kavanaugh didn’t bc he says it didn’t happen. If it didn’t happen, how would he know to deny it?

B and K work in two different worlds. B’s constituents are liberal and evidently don’t care about his gropes bc he’s one of their’s. And you know that.


34 posted on 09/21/2018 12:28:48 PM PDT by ALASKA (Watching a coup..........)
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To: detective

Has a woman stepped forward and confirmed that Booker touched her breasts? Until that happens, I remain skeptical.


35 posted on 09/21/2018 12:36:13 PM PDT by Sooth2222 (Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Bingo .
Booker has a boy problem .


36 posted on 09/21/2018 12:42:55 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves)
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To: Alberta's Child

Maybe his imaginary friend T-Bone told him what a breast felt like. I am Fartacus!


37 posted on 09/21/2018 12:44:44 PM PDT by HonorInPa
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To: L,TOWM

The song in question was released 1986.


38 posted on 09/21/2018 12:48:18 PM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: grania

You’re assuming that his story is true...

The difference here being that he’s telling the story from the other side and no one is accusing Booker.

I wrote an piece on Booker and stipulated that this is a matter of character, destroying him as a possible contender for 2020 POTUS nomination.


39 posted on 09/21/2018 12:56:46 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: detective

Spartapimp.


40 posted on 09/21/2018 12:58:36 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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