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« on: August 23, 2016, 09:59:55 AM »

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/business/media/andrea-tantaros-of-fox-news-claims-retaliation-for-harassment-complaints.html?_r=0

Andrea Tantaros, an extremely conservative "commentator", filed a lawsuit against Fox News for sexual harassment, and says she was subjected to unwelcome advances from the likes of Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly.

She also claimed Scott Brown, yeah, that Scott Brown, groped her in the cafeteria.

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I have no respect for her as a journalist, but it turns out Fox News is filled with creeps. Who knew?
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 10:41:26 AM »

Horrific, but not really surprising.
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 11:08:23 AM »

It shows how little I watch Fox considering the fact that I thought Tanteros was still on the air.
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 11:11:56 AM »

CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT: Does anyone think that the number of women suddenly coming forward at Fox has anything to do with Trump's threat to "spill the beans" on Ailes? I don't think Trump is running for President and trying to sabotage his own campaign in order to create Trump TV and hand the election to Hillary, but I do wonder if Trump is looking at destroying Fox News's monopoly among conservatives in order to give himself a potential post-election career that still keeps him politically relevant.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2016, 11:40:57 AM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2016, 11:46:19 AM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2016, 12:57:50 PM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

Uh, Conservatives were the ones sexually harassing women here. I think it makes perfect sense that they'd be denialists.
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2016, 01:14:16 PM »

CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT: Does anyone think that the number of women suddenly coming forward at Fox has anything to do with Trump's threat to "spill the beans" on Ailes? I don't think Trump is running for President and trying to sabotage his own campaign in order to create Trump TV and hand the election to Hillary, but I do wonder if Trump is looking at destroying Fox News's monopoly among conservatives in order to give himself a potential post-election career that still keeps him politically relevant.

isn't trump getting debate advice from Mr. Ailes?
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2016, 02:04:19 PM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

     Well, sexual harassment is a recognized cause of action. I guess civil court judges are just a bunch of America-hating libruls...or maybe most (I'm sure there are true nuts who do see women as objects) conservatives do realize it is bad and FOX News just has a terrible workplace culture.
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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2016, 03:39:00 PM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

Uh, Conservatives were the ones sexually harassing women here. I think it makes perfect sense that they'd be denialists.

My point is that she worked on a network pushing conservative views. Perhaps she's not a conservative and was just doing a job, but if she is then this is a realization for her that unfairness really does exist and isn't just made up.
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2016, 03:46:29 PM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

Uh, Conservatives were the ones sexually harassing women here. I think it makes perfect sense that they'd be denialists.

My point is that she worked on a network pushing conservative views. Perhaps she's not a conservative and was just doing a job, but if she is then this is a realization for her that unfairness really does exist and isn't just made up.

1. Just because she's mostly conservative doesn't mean she has to subscribe to the most inane conservative claims. It's worth noting that women on Fox News (Kelly most famously, but others too) have sometimes stood up against crass sexism on their own network and elsewhere. It comes across as a bit self-serving, of course, but an occasional ally is still an ally.

2. Even if she did believe all the sexist denialist bullsh*t, nobody deserves to be harassed and there is nothing to rejoice about.
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2016, 04:19:53 PM »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

Uh, Conservatives were the ones sexually harassing women here. I think it makes perfect sense that they'd be denialists.

My point is that she worked on a network pushing conservative views. Perhaps she's not a conservative and was just doing a job, but if she is then this is a realization for her that unfairness really does exist and isn't just made up.

1. Just because she's mostly conservative doesn't mean she has to subscribe to the most inane conservative claims. It's worth noting that women on Fox News (Kelly most famously, but others too) have sometimes stood up against crass sexism on their own network and elsewhere. It comes across as a bit self-serving, of course, but an occasional ally is still an ally.

2. Even if she did believe all the sexist denialist bullsh*t, nobody deserves to be harassed and there is nothing to rejoice about.

I didn't say she deserved, those are your words, not mine. My point is that conservatives don't get reality until it hits them in the face.
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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2016, 04:35:11 PM »

Generally that's what people mean when they invoke Karma.
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« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2016, 12:36:39 PM »
« Edited: August 24, 2016, 12:38:29 PM by hopper »

Isn't sexual harassment a politically correct myth? Conservatives always have to learn the hard way that unfairness actually does exist and isn't something just made up by liberals. Karma and reality hurts.

Uh, Conservatives were the ones sexually harassing women here. I think it makes perfect sense that they'd be denialists.

My point is that she worked on a network pushing conservative views. Perhaps she's not a conservative and was just doing a job, but if she is then this is a realization for her that unfairness really does exist and isn't just made up.
No she is a Conservative. She used to work for US Senator Pat Toomey(R-PA.) I don't think her political views have anything to do with her getting allegedly sexually harassed.
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2016, 12:45:58 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.
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« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2016, 01:46:57 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this.

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« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2016, 01:54:11 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.

I mean, I'd care that the most powerful man in the world was in a sexual relationship with an intern decades younger than him.
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« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2016, 02:33:59 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.

I mean, I'd care that the most powerful man in the world was in a sexual relationship with an intern decades younger than him.

The power dynamics are icky, though I don't think that's what the pro-impeachment crowd was concerned about.
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« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2016, 06:51:45 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.

I mean, I'd care that the most powerful man in the world was in a sexual relationship with an intern decades younger than him.

The power dynamics are icky, though I don't think that's what the pro-impeachment crowd was concerned about.

True, but he still should've been impeached and certainly would've been if it happened today.
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« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2016, 12:33:02 PM »

CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT: Does anyone think that the number of women suddenly coming forward at Fox has anything to do with Trump's threat to "spill the beans" on Ailes? I don't think Trump is running for President and trying to sabotage his own campaign in order to create Trump TV and hand the election to Hillary, but I do wonder if Trump is looking at destroying Fox News's monopoly among conservatives in order to give himself a potential post-election career that still keeps him politically relevant.

Trump running Fox?
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« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2016, 12:57:55 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.

I mean, I'd care that the most powerful man in the world was in a sexual relationship with an intern decades younger than him.

Sexual libertines are depressing as hell.
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« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2016, 01:10:02 PM »

I like how Bill O being a sexual predator turns into an excuse to Bash Bill Clinton, Nice deflection.
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« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2016, 01:25:50 PM »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.
Who knows, Hillary may just be more discreet than her husband.


Also, being married doesn't necessitate monogamy. I'm in an open relationship with my significant other and we plan on getting married.
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« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2016, 04:09:42 PM »
« Edited: August 28, 2016, 04:14:23 PM by I did not see L.A. »

To think these people wanted Bill Clinton's head on a platter because of a blowjob.
I don't get what Bill Clinton has to do with this. I would agree with you though if Bill Clinton wasn't married to Hillary in 1998 who would care about a blowjob that he was getting at the White House but he is/was married to Hillary.

I mean, I'd care that the most powerful man in the world was in a sexual relationship with an intern decades younger than him.

Sexual libertines are depressing as hell.

Yes, they are.

(Still, as awful as Clinton's behavior was, it didn't fall within what can be reasonably constructed as grounds for impeachment from an objective reading of the constitution.)
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