[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #419 Trump op weg naar huis

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ndakinva twitterde op woensdag 15-11-2017 om 07:30:20 @realDonaldTrump You crossed the date line, not the “go back a week” line. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 14 november 2017 22:53 schreef Nibb-it het volgende:

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Zo, de sluis staat open.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 01:24 schreef monkyyy het volgende:
Report: Alabama Mall Banned Roy Moore in the ’80s for Pursuing Teens

Was deze al voorbij gekomen?

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:29 schreef DustPuppy het volgende:
RNC cuts off Moore

Het is wel klaar nu

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 15-11-2017 om 03:20:59 Presented without comment, reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:34 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Hannity en Gohmert vertonen wel wat gelijkenis... godskolere zeg

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 15-11-2017 om 03:20:59 Presented without comment, [ afbeelding ] reageer retweet

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An editorial published by three of Alabama’s largest newspapers on Monday called Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore “grossly unfit for office” in the wake of allegations that he initiated sexual encounters with girls as young as 14 when he was in his 30s.

“Roy Moore simply cannot be a U.S. Senator. Even if his party and many of its adherents still think it possible, it is unthinkable — for his state, and his country,” wrote the AL.com editorial board, which feeds newspapers in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville. "Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a consideration for the courtroom, not the ballot box. When choosing our representative before the rest of the world, character matters.”

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:34 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Hannity en Gohmert vertonen wel wat gelijkenis... godskolere zeg

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 15-11-2017 om 03:20:59 Presented without comment, [ afbeelding ] reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:39 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Hannity is een conspiracy nutjob.

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Roy Moore simply cannot be a U.S. Senator. Even if his party and many of its adherents still think it possible, it is unthinkable -- for his state, and his country.

Last week, four women described Moore's unseemly taste for dating high school girls when he was a single man in his 30s. Another described what can only be seen as a sexual assault on her when she was 14. In a radio interview last week, Moore himself suggested that he may have dated teenage women during his 30s, though he vehemently denied the claims made by these women.

Today, even as those women face disgusting attacks on their motives and credibility, a fifth brave Alabama woman stepped forward and described how when she was 16, Moore violently sexually assaulted her in his car. She said she felt it to be an attempted rape, and that it ended with her bruised from either falling from or being pushed from the car, with Moore warning her he was a powerful man and that no one would believe her if she told anyone.

The seriousness of these incidents cannot be overstated. They should not be parsed with talk of statutes of limitations or whether proof exists. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a consideration for the courtroom, not the ballot box. When choosing our representative before the rest of the world, character matters.

Nor should these women's statements be diminished because the incidents are decades old. If readers objectively look at the reality of life for sex assault victims - at the public doubt and vitriol they face - they'll understand why girls and women do not come forward readily, or early.

And sadly, the reactions of many over the past several days support modern understanding of women's reluctance to voice these things. They stayed quiet while Moore ascended in local and state politics, but they have spoken out as he seems on the verge of attaining national office. For that, Alabama and America owe them respect and appreciation.

We believe these women.

As a news organization, we have independently investigated as many of these claims as possible and have found no reason to doubt the accounts outlined in the Washington Post. If anything, the stories we've heard in Etowah County have only further corroborated them.

In our view, Moore has already revealed himself as grossly unfit to be a U.S. Senator before these revelations.

He has been twice-removed from statewide office for his defiance of the law. His views on women's rights, same-sex marriage and religious freedom no longer reflect the majority of Alabamians. And they are incompatible with the governance of this country. He has said that the murderous 9/11 attacks on America and the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut may have been God's will because America had sinned.

Our view: Roy Moore is delusional about Roy Moore

Investigations into Moore's nonprofit the Foundation of Moral Law, have revealed a man who champions himself above all else. Above Alabamians. And, yes, above God. Moore has used his platform to personally enrich himself and his family and to pursue his own, radical agenda.

As each day passes, more Republicans, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lindsay Graham, Louisiana's Senator Bill Cassidy, and many others, have stated Roy Moore simply cannot be a U.S. Senator.

It's time that he and his party read the writing on the wall: His candidacy is over. His true character has been revealed. It's time for the GOP to remove its official support.

And since he and his party can't assure it, the voters of Alabama must.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:47 schreef Abschirmdienst het volgende:

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De gemiddelde kijker van FOX draagt een luier en heeft alzheimer of andere neurodegeneratieve ziekte.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 09:42 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:
Dit is verontrustend..

https://www.thenation.com(...)ow-in-survival-mode/

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 09:42 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:
Dit is verontrustend..

https://www.thenation.com(...)ow-in-survival-mode/

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 08:34 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Hannity en Gohmert vertonen wel wat gelijkenis... godskolere zeg

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 15-11-2017 om 03:20:59 Presented without comment, [ afbeelding ] reageer retweet

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TomFitton twitterde op dinsdag 14-11-2017 om 18:46:12 Between 1997 and 2014, the U.S. Treasury has paid $15.2 million in 235 awards and settlements for Capitol Hill work… https://t.co/WHisjgl4eG reageer retweet

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How Congress plays by different rules on sexual harassment and misconduct

Briony Whitehouse was a 19-year-old intern in 2003 when she boarded an elevator in the Russell Senate Office Building with a Republican senator who, she said, groped her until the doors reopened.

She never reported the incident to her bosses for fear of jeopardizing her career. But she recently tweeted about her experience on Twitter as part of the #MeToo campaign, a social-media phenomenon that has aired thousands of complaints about sexual harassment.

Some of the accounts have called out by name Hollywood moguls, media stars, even a former U.S. president. Other women such as Whitehouse have stopped short of naming harassers. Whitehouse in an interview last week with The Washington Post declined to name the politician who made unwanted advances, convinced that he would retaliate.

“At the time, I didn’t know what to do, so I did nothing at all,” said Whitehouse, who works overseas as a political consultant. “Because this happened so early on for me, I just assumed this was the way things worked and that I’d have to accept it.”

If Whitehouse had chosen to pursue a complaint against the senator, she would have discovered a process unlike other parts of the federal government or much of the private sector. Her complaint likely would have been thrown out because interns have limited harassment protections under the unique employment law that Congress applies to itself.

Congress makes its own rules about the handling of sexual complaints against members and staff, passing laws exempting it from practices that apply to other employers.

The result is a culture in which some lawmakers suspect harassment is rampant. Yet victims are unlikely to come forward, according to attorneys who represent them.

Under a law in place since 1995, accusers may file lawsuits only if they first agree to go through months of counseling and mediation. A special congressional office is charged with trying to resolve the cases out of court.

When settlements do occur, members do not pay them from their own office funds, a requirement in other federal agencies. Instead, the confidential payments come out of a special U.S. Treasury fund.

Congressional employees have received small settlements, compared with the amounts some public figures pay out. Between 1997 and 2014, the U.S. Treasury has paid $15.2 million in 235 awards and settlements for Capitol Hill workplace violations, according to the congressional Office of Compliance. The statistics do not break down the exact nature of the violations.

Like Hollywood, where allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein touched off the recent #MeToo campaign, the Capitol Hill environment is dominated by powerful men who can make or break careers. Congress has resisted efforts that could improve the culture such as making anti-harassment training mandatory in their offices.

“It is not a victim-friendly process. It is an institution-protection process,” said Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), who has unsuccessfully pushed to overhaul how harassment cases are handled. “I think we would find that sexual harassment is rampant in the institution. But no one wants to know, because they’d have to do something about it.”

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 09:57 schreef dellipder het volgende:

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Fake news, toch? Want Hannity.
Dat je er überhaupt een bericht van maakt.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 10:25 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Dat er een republikeins rechts misinformerend media-apparaat is opgetuigd is allesbehalve fake news. Dat Hannity, als belangrijke propagandist van Trump, ook de waanzin lijkt in te glijden is denk ik goed om op te merken.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 10:30 schreef dellipder het volgende:

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Wat precies is hier dan waanzin? Want je kunt wel Hannity, rechts en misinformerend tikken, maar dit zijn allemaal geen argumenten.

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Op woensdag 15 november 2017 10:36 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Verbanden zien die er niet zijn of geen betekenis hebben. Naargeestig op zoek naar een of ander complot om de balk in je eigen ogen niet te zien. Dat komt op me over als waanzin. Daar mag je een andere mening over hebben, natuurlijk.