https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/505701562355027968
Yesterday, Amanda Marcotte said that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., should not name the people in DC she’s been quoted as saying made inappropriate comments to her, because it would “ruin her and accomplish nothing.”
Today, Marcotte doubled down and offered a theory why she thinks Republicans want Gillibrand to name names:
https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/505699514238251008
Really? The straw man is in place and ready for action.
@AmandaMarcotte Are you for real? Yes, when you make an allegation like that, the veracity matters. Where does slut enter the equation?
— Bill Zeiser (@BillZeiser) August 30, 2014
@NolteNC So wanting the truths harassment now? K, got it.
— Michael Cody (@MichaelCody1) August 30, 2014
That doesn’t sound very “feminist”:
.@amandamarcotte is pretending the harassers were Republican and that Republicans know this and want to call Gillibrand a liar. OMG.
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 30, 2014
The fucked up logic necessary to come up with that and think it'll fly is Alex Jones level crazy. @AmandaMarcotte is insane.
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 30, 2014
“@NolteNC: The dumbass is strong with this one…https://t.co/Y8bx0oZl5b” No, Amanda, it's so we can again see the media doesn't vet truth
— J Mark Harrison (@JMarkHarrison1) August 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/toshia_thomas/status/505707456614264832
@AmandaMarcotte that's idiotic many want the names regardless of part so they can be thrown out.
— “Yorktanan”❌ (@yorktanan) August 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/505717917695377409
@NoahCRothman Does she think she's fooling people?
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/bccover/status/505701998277447680
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/505702124324671489
Marcotte received some support, including this:
@AmandaMarcotte Absolutely true. They're also hoping to see some Democrats' names among the shamed so they can point and say "SEE??"
— Sko Hayes (@skohayes) August 30, 2014
If a Democrat harasses a woman it’s advised that the woman say nothing so Republicans won’t be able to score political points? And Democrats accuse Republicans of waging a “war on women”?
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‘Name sexual predators’: Sen Kirsten Gillibrand urged to set example for co-eds
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