Does the Republican Party have a problem with paedophelia?

[Statilius the Epicurean]

Sure looks like it atm

[IceSpear]

Alabama Republicans don't seem to view it as a problem.

[SNJ1985]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

[Ban my account ffs!]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

BUT... BUT... WHAT ABOUT....

[RINO Tom]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

Don't you want to be better than that?  They were sh**tty for supporting Ted Kennedy, let's not repeat their mistake for the sake of, "Well, you did it, too!"

[Mike Thick]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-as-the-russia-investigation-continues-1500423243-htmlstory.html

[DrScholl]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

An accident is a lot different than intentional abuse.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

It's not the GOP per se. It's whole the American right, from so-called moderates who have problems understanding that post-pubescent teenagers who are not legally adults cannot meaningfully consent, to (more numerous than anyone wants to admit) segments of the religious right who actively encourage pedophilia and rape. The problem is with a huge swathe of our society. The GOP just represents it.

[HisGrace]

I'm sure there are Dem pols who are pedophiles, but at the moment the GOP base has a problem with defending it if someone on their side does it.

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

An accident is a lot different than intentional abuse.

Ted deserved to be charged for manslaughter and I wouldn't have ever voted for him, but yeah, that's a totally different thing than this since that isn't deliberate, it was carelessness and then not taking responsibility after the fact. I wouldn't say he "killed" someone since that makes it sound like he willfully committed murder.

But really, this is just evidence that there's no logical way to defend Moore since the only thing they can do is try and change the subject to a guy who's been dead for close to a decade rather than actually address his issues.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

Not to mention Gerry Studds, who had sex with a 17 year old male CONGRESSIONAL PAGE.  He was not only re-elected, he even regained his Chairmanship.

[Adam Griffin]

BUT

WHAT IF

BOTH SIDES DO IT

[Blue3]

Does the Democratic Party have a problem with sanctimonious hypocrisy, given that they gladly elected a man who actually killed a woman 7 times after the fact?

Not to mention Gerry Studds, who had sex with a 17 year old male CONGRESSIONAL PAGE.  He was not only re-elected, he even regained his Chairmanship.

Isn't 16 the age of consent? And the person said it was consensual?

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

One moral failure doesn't excuse another moral failure.

[Sir Mohamed]

Not a problem with pedophilia, more with hypocrisy. Some - not all - Republicans are trying to excuse something that is not to excuse. It's a double standard (just in comparison of Trump and Obama, I could name dozens of examples for double stardard). Or just imagine the GOP reaction, had Doug Jones been accused of this behavior.

What I believe, that there is a deep seated problem with sexism, and not just the GOP. That goes from left to right, though it may be more widespread within the right of center political spectrum.

[mvd10]

BUT

WHAT IF

BOTH SIDES DO IT

[elcorazon]

1. Society has a problem with sexism that crosses party lines.
2. Republicans, in general, fail to address this. They tend to deny that it exists (no one is more discriminated against than white men!)
3. Acting on one's attraction to underage boys or girls is a serious problem, and those who do this should not be excused or treated as some kind of misunderstanding.
4. At some point, people need to disassociate themselves with people who cross certain lines - OJ likely wouldn't get traction in either political party.
5. The Republicans seem to have shown an amazing willingness to allow those who cross these lines to move forward because God forbid a Dem might win (this is why David Duke is tolerated and why Roy Moore is tolerated).
6. Dems are guilty of this too and there is a gray area where I get it... sometimes personal failings are less problematic to a voter than political differences, especially in this environment, but nevertheless, it seems pretty clear Republicans should actually prefer someone in the Senate without the baggage of being unable to keep themselves from molesting young girls.

[Santander]

Can we stop calling Roy Moore a pedophile? He never pursued prepubescent children, and in a way calling him a pedophile kind of actually gives him a degree of cover from his behavior, because it is a psychological disorder. Calling him a sexual predator who targeted high school girls does not minimize what he did, and more accurately describes his motives. Roy Moore's poor personal character is to blame. (I acknowledge the possibility of psychological issues contributing to his behavior, but it cannot just be blamed on uncontrollable sexual attraction) He is a sick creep who preyed on high school girls because they were easy to manipulate and intimidate. That fits in very well with other behavior he exhibited in his career.

[ProudModerate2]

GOP = Grand Old Pedophiles

[Strudelcutie4427]

ANTHONY WEINER CONVICTED PEDOPHILE

[IceSpear]

ANTHONY WEINER CONVICTED PEDOPHILE

And when did Democrats support Anthony Weiner again? Pretty sure his campaign collapsed even before the pedophilia stuff.

[HAnnA MArin County]

ANTHONY WEINER CONVICTED PEDOPHILE

Weiner didn't clutch his weiner in one hand and the Bible in the other and say he was being persecuted for being a God-fearin Christian. He resigned

^^this. Also, I don't recall Weiner actually acting on his impulses in terms of actual physical sexual contact with a minor, yet he did the right thing and stepped down, whereas this doesn't seem to be the case for Mr. "They're Persecutin' Me Cuz I'm a Chriiiiistian."

I'm sure Moore is/was probably one of those abstinence advocates too who fell off the wagon plenty of times.

[Suburbia]

ANTHONY WEINER CONVICTED PEDOPHILE

Weiner didn't clutch his weiner in one hand and the Bible in the other and say he was being persecuted for being a God-fearin Christian. He resigned

^^this. Also, I don't recall Weiner actually acting on his impulses in terms of actual physical sexual contact with a minor, yet he did the right thing and stepped down, whereas this doesn't seem to be the case for Mr. "They're Persecutin' Me Cuz I'm a Chriiiiistian."

I'm sure Moore is/was probably one of those abstinence advocates too who fell off the wagon plenty of times.

Weiner was actually leading or being competitive in the Democratic mayoral primary in June/July/August 2013. Don't act like if it is a Republican thing only. If it was not for Weiner's behaviors, De Blasio would have been an obscure non-entity from the liberal Park Slope.

[IceSpear]

ANTHONY WEINER CONVICTED PEDOPHILE

Weiner didn't clutch his weiner in one hand and the Bible in the other and say he was being persecuted for being a God-fearin Christian. He resigned

^^this. Also, I don't recall Weiner actually acting on his impulses in terms of actual physical sexual contact with a minor, yet he did the right thing and stepped down, whereas this doesn't seem to be the case for Mr. "They're Persecutin' Me Cuz I'm a Chriiiiistian."

I'm sure Moore is/was probably one of those abstinence advocates too who fell off the wagon plenty of times.

Weiner was actually leading or being competitive in the Democratic mayoral primary in June/July/August 2013. Don't act like if it is a Republican thing only. If it was not for Weiner's behaviors, De Blasio would have been an obscure non-entity from the liberal Park Slope.

Democrats abandoned Weiner after his second sexting scandal. There was no pedophilia or sexual assault involved. Even after Moore's pedophilia and sexual assault, Alabama Republicans are sticking by him. This isn't rocket science.

[Suburbia]

Before, it was seen that liberals liked pedophilia, because of the characters they surrounded themselves with (Polanski, Manson, Weiner, hippies, wacko musician-activist groups etc.)

It goes on both sides but Republicans don't care about Moore's allegations because the future of the country in their eyes are more important than these allegations, it seems.

[Storebought]

Men who have been trained from childhood that

1. Sex is innately evil
2. Women should submit to male authority
3. Wealth, inherited or self-made, is a sign of God's continuing grace

will find ways to act spectacularly badly with members of the opposite sex.