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Alexandra McCabe or Tara or whatever her name is.... This lady is practically famous in Pacific Grove for using her victim stories to take advantage of good people who lost thousands of dollars to her schemes.

Look up her eviction record. Ask the grocery store people how many thousands she tricked them out of. This lady has major issues and probably does not even know when she is lying.

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This smelled like a Hail Mary from the jump, given the usual suspects who ran (off a cliff) with the story.

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How much did the traitor Trump team pay her for these lies? We already know how the white house crooks, liars and thieves like to destroy reputations, spread lies, pay people off to get what they want! They did the same thing with Clinton with the email lies BUT this time Trump, his pussys and Russia are NOT fooling anyone. Lets talk about the hookers TRUMP paid off and the 13year old girl he RAPED!!

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I don't believe her sorry. She is simpily trying to get fifteen minutes of fame cuz he's the nominee. Disgusting.

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Reade told contradicting stories about how and why she left the Biden office and later Washington. In April 2019, she stated that Biden's behavior towards her (improper touching) had not been in a 'sexualizing' manner (as also reported by others). That would have been the time to tell THIS story. She has tried to erase stuff that she had written and posted. She claimed to have spoken repeatedly to Biden staffers complaining about his conduct. Those staffers deny that and said that they would remember such complaints. No other staffers backed up her claims about the atmosphere in that office. No other women have ever made such a drastic claim as this against Biden. If the staffers are telling the truth when they deny that she spoke with them, then the only two possibilities are that she is deluded or is lying. If she is telling the truth, then those 3 are lying. Maybe Biden made a pass at her but did not do what she is saying now. Who knows but them? There is no way to prove or disprove such an accusation from 1993 and with no witnesses. What one can prove is that Tara Reade, like the woman who accused Al Franken, when about recently to weaponize her accusation -- true, false, or exaggerated -- against Biden for the purpose of taking out a candidate on behalf of her 'cause'. Blaisey Ford was not attempting to weaponize her experience with Kavanaugh, nor had she ever made statements that kavanaugh had not 'sexualized' her. Nor had she claimed to have reported to 3 people of authority who then deny that she had done that.

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Reade's story has roughly the same level of evidence behind it as Blaisey Ford's accusation against Kavanaugh: baseline plausibility, personal recollection, and people corroborating that they were told about it at the time. Nearly all of your criticism is attacks on her for not being a perfect victim, such as her views on russia, the fact she didn't tell everyone all details about the event at once, or the sources that reported her story first. Bad, bad stuff.

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Blaisey Ford's accusation was far more believable because Kavanaugh's behavior was not a one-off and was also exhibited in his yearbook catch-phrases. And they roughly hung out in the same crowd...AND it occurred in a bedroom! Reade could name the place or time (how convenient) but said it occurred in a corridor, a hallway - semi-private. That means the public did not have access to it but staff and legislators did. To slam her against a cold war and perpetuate his attack was not only out of character for Biden (he is a very gentle man) but it would be extremely foolish because anyone could have seen them there. What I suspect happened is Reade was fired, probably because she failed to focus on the work, instead made everything about her, preening etc. (Having worked in a busy senate office, no one's looking at your legs, no matter how glamorous you might think you are.) AND once fired, she had to come up with a reason why to family and friends. Reade prides herself as an actress and writer...very creative lady. She's someone who can tell a good story...and voila. Look at how it's paid off...ehge whole world is focused on her. If I were Biden, I'd be furious. He has more important things to focus on...like saving the free world from itself. GCFraser

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Here is what a media bias reporting site has to say about The Banter " They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information" That perfectly sums up my immediate feeling upon reading this article, when I was simply looking for more information. It's so utterly annoying. Where have all the journalists gone?

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My god, is this what passes for journalism these days? It is complete propaganda, full of inflamatory words and phrases, and no substance whatsoever. Absolutely lazy and lacking in integrity.

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Reade claims he pushed her against the cold wall of the hallway. She also refers to it as a corridor....semi-private, mind you. What she references is the corridor that staffers and legislators use. It's a way of avoiding the public and going about their business. For Biden to pick such a spot to assault her is beyond belief. Anyone could have walked by. Crazy.

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Any examples of other stories the Sanders supporters have backed that aren't true.You seem to have a defiant bias against us.I for one am only interested in the truth.

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WHERE HER PROOF AND AS WE ALL KNOW A WHOLE BUNCH OF WOMEN SADE THAT ABOUT trumpTOO BUT HE IS A'' HE WHORE''

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"I have learned over the years to immediately distrust journalism coming from ideological outlets on all sides of the spectrum in America."

You don't seem to have learned to distrust journalism coming from neoliberal outlets. Which is understandable--humans, being human, tend to be blind to their own biases.

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What an awful story. Lol The concern trolling, the obvious bias against Greenwald any time you mention the "far left" media, and sourcing the Krassenstein brothers, who have been in trouble with the law for online Ponzi schemes. Just god awful.

This isn't journalism, it's a hit piece.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-seized-a-fortune-from-resistance-icons-accused-of-boosting-online-ponzi-schemes

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