Judge Kozinski is gone from the Ninth Circuit. Which should have been forced years ago while Obama could have appointed his replacement.
Years ago everything was going pretty decent and we had something to lose by stirring the pot
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Judge Kozinski is gone from the Ninth Circuit. Which should have been forced years ago while Obama could have appointed his replacement.
Years ago everything was going pretty decent and we had something to lose by stirring the pot
It wasn't and ya didn't. The court packing scheme has been ongoing since, like, the 90s. But more then that is for another thread.
What is germane to this thread is the timing of harrassment allegations. The accusers can hardly be blamed for failing to be politically expedient considering everybody thought 2017 would be friendlier to women.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Judge Kozinski is gone from the Ninth Circuit. Which should have been forced years ago while Obama could have appointed his replacement.
Years ago everything was going pretty decent and we had something to lose by stirring the pot
It wasn't and ya didn't. The court packing scheme has been ongoing since, like, the 90s. But more then that is for another thread.
What is germane to this thread is the timing of harrassment allegations. The accusers can hardly be blamed for failing to be politically expedient considering everybody thought 2017 would be friendlier to women.
These were not the first allegations against the man, just the ones that ended his career.
Self-righteousness is incompatible with coalition building.
Judge Kozinski is gone from the Ninth Circuit. Which should have been forced years ago while Obama could have appointed his replacement.
Years ago everything was going pretty decent and we had something to lose by stirring the pot
It wasn't and ya didn't. The court packing scheme has been ongoing since, like, the 90s. But more then that is for another thread.
What is germane to this thread is the timing of harrassment allegations. The accusers can hardly be blamed for failing to be politically expedient considering everybody thought 2017 would be friendlier to women.
These were not the first allegations against the man, just the ones that ended his career.
I would like to know details about the prior allegations (besides the 2008 pornography one that was resolved) before proceeding further.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
Also there *have* been a couple GOPers who noped out. Just not Senators..yet. They aren't all Trump and Moore.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
I'm OK with him resigning (I'd prefer an actual due process framework going forward), but the fiercest opposition I've heard (anecdotally in my own life) has come from liberal women, especially older liberal women. I would guess it may be those who have known about this kind of behavior for decades are less inclined to see it as absolutely disqualifying.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
Do not disagree. I'm not advocating for Franken to remain. Just pointing out the asymmetry of the situation, both between what Democrats do, and what Republicans don't, and how Congress and the media treat vocal outspoken men, and vocal outspoken women differently.
The ethical debate is absolute. But the political reality of the situation is a bit murkier. I would actively work on the campaign of Warren, Gillibrand or Duckworth (because they all seem awesome) if I was local, but that doesn't stop me seeing that there are some fence-sitters that will see all this as misandry if taken to an extreme. Don't agree with it, think those people are morons just wanting an excuse, but realize that margins between the party of diversity and the party of division are razor thin, and keeping some people on board, means losing others. Not necessarily in equal measure, but it's still a concern. Because way too many voters vote for way too wrong reasons.
And in the end, being pure and losing gives you good feels, is basically what the BernieBros got. A shitty situation where the Republicans are in power. Again, not advocating for it, just trying to see beyond my own personal beliefs. Cause if I was in charge, I'd be the atheist socialist gungrabbing taxation defence-cut nightmare that Republicans accused Obama of being. But white, so probably less attacked by conservatives.
Replacing a harasser with a woman is ideal. Let’s do that every time someone turns out to be a HWE scumbag.
Maybe with one that won the popular vote? I'd be down for that.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
Do not disagree. I'm not advocating for Franken to remain. Just pointing out the asymmetry of the situation, both between what Democrats do, and what Republicans don't, and how Congress and the media treat vocal outspoken men, and vocal outspoken women differently.
The ethical debate is absolute. But the political reality of the situation is a bit murkier. I would actively work on the campaign of Warren, Gillibrand or Duckworth (because they all seem awesome) if I was local, but that doesn't stop me seeing that there are some fence-sitters that will see all this as misandry if taken to an extreme. Don't agree with it, think those people are morons just wanting an excuse, but realize that margins between the party of diversity and the party of division are razor thin, and keeping some people on board, means losing others. Not necessarily in equal measure, but it's still a concern. Because way too many voters vote for way too wrong reasons.
And in the end, being pure and losing gives you good feels, is basically what the BernieBros got. A shitty situation where the Republicans are in power. Again, not advocating for it, just trying to see beyond my own personal beliefs. Cause if I was in charge, I'd be the atheist socialist gungrabbing taxation defence-cut nightmare that Republicans accused Obama of being. But white, so probably less attacked by conservatives.
Again, the Democratic base is women, especially women of color. They're the ones who help run the party and do the things that need to be done. The men on the fence who call any reduction of their privilege misandry - they aren't even allies. We need to stop chasing the latter, especially when it demotivates the former.
If there is any point to the democratic party, then staying true to principle will pay off in the end. We may not be alive when it happens, but it should happen.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
The asymmetry favors democrats. When you consistently choose your leaders from a narrow pool of prestige demographics, you are lowering the quality of your people.
And the house of one of Roy Moore's accusers has burnt down:
Roy Moore accuser Tina Johnson lost her home Tuesday in a fire that is now under investigation by the Etowah County Arson Task Force.
Tina Johnson, who first came to public notice for accusing Senate candidate Roy Moore of grabbing her in his office in the early 1990s, said her home on Lake Mary Louise Road in Gadsden caught fire Tuesday morning.
After neighbors and some utility workers called 911 shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Lookout Mountain Fire Department responded to the scene. By the time the flames were extinguished, Johnson and her family had lost everything they owned.
"I am devastated, just devastated," said Johnson on Friday morning. "We have just the clothes on our backs."
If you ever wondered why women don't speak out about abuse and sexual assault more often, this is an example.
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I think we need to fix that now.
Also, the Republican frontrunner for the Ohio Senate race just resigned for his wife's health
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Geth twigged on the date in the URL from the looks of it. I guess be careful about posting links or something.
Shut up, Mr. Burton! You were not brought upon this world to get it!
If there is any point to the democratic party, then staying true to principle will pay off in the end. We may not be alive when it happens, but it should happen.
Principles alone don't guarantee anything, and in some cases can cripple parties if they get too over zealous with purging. Whatever the Dems do will have political consequences, I just hope it doesn't make them weaker because the party is already at its nadir dealing with sexual harassers/assaulters in their ranks.
In a fiery and tearful speech, the speaker of Kentucky’s House of Representatives resigned from his leadership position Monday after being accused of sexual harassment by a female staffer and vowed revenge on those who he believed betrayed him, according to the Associated Press.
The Courier Journal found in November that Republican Rep. Jeff Hoover, who is remaining on as a member of the legislature, had secretly settled a sexual harassment case with a woman who exchanged sexually charged texts with him after a colleague told her it would help her career. The woman accused him of creating a hostile work environment, according to the Journal. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, also a Republican, called on Hoover to resign, and other lawmakers filed disciplinary charges against Hoover, according to the AP. The investigation is underway, and the committee could recommend Hoover be removed entirely from the legislature.
In his 20-minute-long resignation speech Monday, Hoover accused the governor of defaming him. He admitted he had exchanged texts with the staffer but said they were consensual. The governor, he said, according to the Washington Post, was wrong to suggest he had had sexual contact with the woman. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “I will tell you and I will tell this governor, those are lies from the deepest pits of hell.”
He maintained he did nothing illegal or unethical. “I made a mistake,” he said. “I did not do anything that was unwelcome or unwanted. And I did not engage in sexual harassment.”
He also promised to strike back against those in the legislature he believed had conspired against him. “I will fight with everything I have for as long as it takes to expose all of those people that were involved, regardless of who they are or the position they hold,” Hoover said.
Governor Eric Greitens on Wednesday night confirmed to News 4 he had an extramarital affair, an admission a months-long News 4 investigation prompted.
In a recording obtained by News 4, a woman says she had a sexual encounter with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he tried to blackmail her to keep the encounter quiet.
The details were provided to News 4 by the woman’s ex-husband, claiming the sexual relationship happened between his now ex-wife and Greitens in March 2015. News 4 is not naming the woman and she has not made an on-the-record comment about the story.
According to the ex-husband, the recording was made just days after Greitens’ and the woman’s first sexual encounter. And also that Greitens took a photograph during the encounter to use as “blackmail” according to the ex-husband.
It's always the coverup that really nails you, not the crime. The affair is between the parties involved - the part that makes this disgusting is holding the woman's image over her head to keep her quiet.
Making an inquiry about a nominee's past history of sexual harassment and assault standard sends a message that this is not something that is going away. Furthermore, if the nominees lie about this, when they get caught out, it becomes grounds for their removal.
Governor Eric Greitens on Wednesday night confirmed to News 4 he had an extramarital affair, an admission a months-long News 4 investigation prompted.
In a recording obtained by News 4, a woman says she had a sexual encounter with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he tried to blackmail her to keep the encounter quiet.
The details were provided to News 4 by the woman’s ex-husband, claiming the sexual relationship happened between his now ex-wife and Greitens in March 2015. News 4 is not naming the woman and she has not made an on-the-record comment about the story.
According to the ex-husband, the recording was made just days after Greitens’ and the woman’s first sexual encounter. And also that Greitens took a photograph during the encounter to use as “blackmail” according to the ex-husband.
It's always the coverup that really nails you, not the crime. The affair is between the parties involved - the part that makes this disgusting is holding the woman's image over her head to keep her quiet.
Remember back when a Trump Presidency seemed impossible, people were saying "We shouldn't be afraid of Trump, we should be afraid of the next guy who takes his social media messaging and do it competently?"
Until this happened, Greitens was looking like he might be "the next guy" Never does interviews at all (to the point of literally running from the press) does all his messaging through his Facebook page and the Dark Money PAC he's set up, so the only things you ever hear him talk about are the things that make him look good. I even forget I should be against the guy at times, because when I do hear something, it's often some bipartisan thing that I actually agree with (like given executive employees maternity and paternity leave, with time off based on caregiver status, not gender)
...Then he uses recess appointment power to pulls a Saturday Nigh Massacre to get a pro-private school lackey as Education Commissioner, and then I snap out of it.
U.S. Rep Pat Meehan said Tuesday he had developed a deep “affection” for a younger aide and told her that he saw her as “a soul mate” as they talked over ice cream one night last year, but in an interview with the Inquirer he said he never pursued a romantic relationship with the woman, who later accused him of sexual harassment.
Meehan, a Delaware County Republican, also acknowledged that he initially reacted “selfishly” when he found out the longtime aide, decades younger than him, had entered into a serious relationship with another man, and shared a heartfelt, hand-written letter he wrote to her in May wishing her well, but also thanking God “for putting you into my life and for all that we have seen and experienced and genuinely shared together.”
U.S. Rep Pat Meehan said Tuesday he had developed a deep “affection” for a younger aide and told her that he saw her as “a soul mate” as they talked over ice cream one night last year, but in an interview with the Inquirer he said he never pursued a romantic relationship with the woman, who later accused him of sexual harassment.
Meehan, a Delaware County Republican, also acknowledged that he initially reacted “selfishly” when he found out the longtime aide, decades younger than him, had entered into a serious relationship with another man, and shared a heartfelt, hand-written letter he wrote to her in May wishing her well, but also thanking God “for putting you into my life and for all that we have seen and experienced and genuinely shared together.”
What the fuck is it with men not being able to deal with their fucking feelings and making everyone else do it instead?
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Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
It wasn't and ya didn't. The court packing scheme has been ongoing since, like, the 90s. But more then that is for another thread.
What is germane to this thread is the timing of harrassment allegations. The accusers can hardly be blamed for failing to be politically expedient considering everybody thought 2017 would be friendlier to women.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
These were not the first allegations against the man, just the ones that ended his career.
I would like to know details about the prior allegations (besides the 2008 pornography one that was resolved) before proceeding further.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
The asymmetrical approach of the two parties to this issue is going to be an issue going forward. Republicans are going to stick around and accumulate power, and Democrats are going to do the right thing, which could lead to a lessening of influence.
Don't get me wrong, in an ideal world, I'd have zero compunction about Al Franken being gone for what he did. But don't kid yourself that he also wasn't one of the most vocal Senators for the party that they've had in recent years.
I'm hoping that Tina Smith continues with his zeal, but that was always a high bar to clear. And doesn't take into account the inherent misogyny that permeates Republicans, Congress as a whole AND the media. A strong male voice is treated as leadership. A strong female voice is treated as "shrill" or "bitchy". It's a shitty double standard, but it is the reality of the moment. Hopefully Senators Warren, Gillibrand and Duckworth (to name three), and Senator-Designate Smith can change that, but it will be an uphill battle.
Here's the counterpoint: The Democratic base, as we keep seeing, is built on women, and women of color in particular. Retaining predators out of some misguided notion of "influence" depresses our base. Removing predators and showing we stand for and with women energizes our base.
Also there *have* been a couple GOPers who noped out. Just not Senators..yet. They aren't all Trump and Moore.
I'm OK with him resigning (I'd prefer an actual due process framework going forward), but the fiercest opposition I've heard (anecdotally in my own life) has come from liberal women, especially older liberal women. I would guess it may be those who have known about this kind of behavior for decades are less inclined to see it as absolutely disqualifying.
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The ethical debate is absolute. But the political reality of the situation is a bit murkier. I would actively work on the campaign of Warren, Gillibrand or Duckworth (because they all seem awesome) if I was local, but that doesn't stop me seeing that there are some fence-sitters that will see all this as misandry if taken to an extreme. Don't agree with it, think those people are morons just wanting an excuse, but realize that margins between the party of diversity and the party of division are razor thin, and keeping some people on board, means losing others. Not necessarily in equal measure, but it's still a concern. Because way too many voters vote for way too wrong reasons.
And in the end, being pure and losing gives you good feels, is basically what the BernieBros got. A shitty situation where the Republicans are in power. Again, not advocating for it, just trying to see beyond my own personal beliefs. Cause if I was in charge, I'd be the atheist socialist gungrabbing taxation defence-cut nightmare that Republicans accused Obama of being. But white, so probably less attacked by conservatives.
Again, the Democratic base is women, especially women of color. They're the ones who help run the party and do the things that need to be done. The men on the fence who call any reduction of their privilege misandry - they aren't even allies. We need to stop chasing the latter, especially when it demotivates the former.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Democrats still are too white and male as it is.
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If you ever wondered why women don't speak out about abuse and sexual assault more often, this is an example.
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What does that have to do with the topic of this thread?
Principles alone don't guarantee anything, and in some cases can cripple parties if they get too over zealous with purging. Whatever the Dems do will have political consequences, I just hope it doesn't make them weaker because the party is already at its nadir dealing with sexual harassers/assaulters in their ranks.
Retributive arson would be right out of the old KKK terrorism playbook.
I'm sure the Sessions led DOJ will get right on that
It's always the coverup that really nails you, not the crime. The affair is between the parties involved - the part that makes this disgusting is holding the woman's image over her head to keep her quiet.
Making an inquiry about a nominee's past history of sexual harassment and assault standard sends a message that this is not something that is going away. Furthermore, if the nominees lie about this, when they get caught out, it becomes grounds for their removal.
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Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
Remember back when a Trump Presidency seemed impossible, people were saying "We shouldn't be afraid of Trump, we should be afraid of the next guy who takes his social media messaging and do it competently?"
Until this happened, Greitens was looking like he might be "the next guy" Never does interviews at all (to the point of literally running from the press) does all his messaging through his Facebook page and the Dark Money PAC he's set up, so the only things you ever hear him talk about are the things that make him look good. I even forget I should be against the guy at times, because when I do hear something, it's often some bipartisan thing that I actually agree with (like given executive employees maternity and paternity leave, with time off based on caregiver status, not gender)
...Then he uses recess appointment power to pulls a Saturday Nigh Massacre to get a pro-private school lackey as Education Commissioner, and then I snap out of it.
He essentially admitted to much of it.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/pat-meehan-soul-mate-sexual-harassment-claim-20180123.html
What the fuck is it with men not being able to deal with their fucking feelings and making everyone else do it instead?
Oh, right. Toxic masculinity.