An attorney for Rep. John Conyers has said the 88-year-old Democratic congressman has no plans to resign following allegations of sexual harassment, and a former spokesman tried to explain that plenty of staffers have seen the lawmaker undressed, as he often changes clothes in his office.
But that excuse pales in comparison to this one.
https://twitter.com/DraperRobert/status/935985854304210944
No way. Rep. James Clyburn really brought up Susan Smith, the white woman who drowned her own children and then claimed a black man had carjacked her? And then noted that the women who have accused Conyers are white?
if this is true, um, wow https://t.co/YuLA65xxhQ
— Chris Cooper (@ChrisCooperDC) November 29, 2017
Is this true?
— 1Happyfoot (@cathy1_s) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/DraperRobert/status/935989765945593856
Clyburn says the story is inaccurate, but Draper, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, insists his sourcing is solid.
This is inaccurate in many regards. That discussion had nothing to with Conyers. https://t.co/EWeokwGn50
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) November 29, 2017
How did the name Susan Smith even come up, then?
https://twitter.com/DraperRobert/status/936007181371133952
https://twitter.com/DraperRobert/status/936008691752501248
Amazing. If Clyburn has some further proof that the story is inaccurate, he might want to produce it.
So, *White women* are to be considered liars? Is that what the Democratic Whip is saying? https://t.co/f0uRmOecho
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) November 29, 2017
"Believe all women"*
*unless they happen to be white women accusing a black congressman https://t.co/ZuMX780i4l
— Scott Greer (@ScottMGreer) November 29, 2017
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https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/935994363682975744
Oh, okay…that's where we're going with this. https://t.co/80F3ejaUGl
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/936018798586540032
Er….yeah, that dog's not going to hunt. C'mon now. https://t.co/sJV5Jwb3lX
— Kevin Murphy (@kcm74) November 29, 2017
You will never again see a hand played this badly. https://t.co/QvRFHHKWcW
— James Miyazawa (@jmiyazawa) November 29, 2017
Watching the dems totally blow this in slow motion is both pathetic and predictable https://t.co/6lsKvZ3McG
— Justin M. Boudreau (@JustinMBoudreau) November 29, 2017
This is not okay. This is not okay. This is not okay. https://t.co/iXCs7gq0Xm
— Travis Moore (@travismoore) November 29, 2017
Oh sweet jeebus… This is going down hill fast. https://t.co/tnCtRfITaH
— ᴰᵒᵘᵍˡᵃˢ (@DouglasShrugged) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/dibutler/status/936008928814600193
A lot of congressmen need to retire. This guy is one of them. https://t.co/ASn2OlyZww
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 29, 2017
Just shut down Congress and start over. https://t.co/04PlCMQ7jO
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/kevin8seven/status/935990538872020993
Wow. Unbelievable position to take. https://t.co/osbewwUOl1
— k anderson (@karleeAg99) November 29, 2017
It took longer than I expected for the race card to rear its head. https://t.co/QKYLLd12JJ
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) November 29, 2017
Your Democratic Party, ladies and gentlemen.
No racists in that party. No sir. https://t.co/ZkzGQH7T2D
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/chrisncorona/status/936005171653386240
https://twitter.com/voterdye/status/936001811642834946
Holy fricking hell! https://t.co/oOVY1HM1pn
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/KentonTilford/status/935998198107328512
The defenses of Conyers from the Dem caucus get more offensive and revealing every day. https://t.co/VTK7yn4NfT
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 29, 2017
I have always admired @Clyburn, but this and his response to @edatpost earlier today were really, really bad. We need better from our leaders. https://t.co/ApdzfBSokv
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) November 29, 2017
Banner fucking day, guys! https://t.co/J31f57Xviv
— Wesley Kushner (@WesleyKushner) November 29, 2017
Time for someone else to retire. https://t.co/USwa4vuYQK
— Jamie Holly (@JamieHolly) November 29, 2017
So when does Clyburn's sex scandal hit? And if not, holy crap that's still racist AF. https://t.co/by0c3xs1w6
— Kevin Tierney (@CatholicSmark) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCarthy_/status/935988565523263488
We really need to clean house in the leadership ranks. https://t.co/rhdfCJuGWE
— The Bearded Crank (@beardedcrank) November 29, 2017
Resisting the urge the throw my laptop out the window https://t.co/BIXWhSFuGt
— Tyler Bilbo (@TylerBilbo) November 29, 2017
I don't want to live on this planet anymore https://t.co/ML5yTAxsqC
— Jennifer Lopez's Oscar (@rosiehumm) November 29, 2017
No wonder Rep. Kathleen Rice left the meeting early. https://t.co/G3r3VAcPfJ
— Dave Thomas (@DaveThomas5150) November 29, 2017
This is sick. https://t.co/snEj3XOZtZ
— Mark Moffett (@onesmartape) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/935996908631289856
Attention All Firefighter Journalists. https://t.co/T8a491Ui5u
— Saving Ferris ⚕️ (@StreetDoc_67) November 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/936020063399710720
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