Sunday 3 May 2020

The Biden allegations

This topic is fascinating.
Why so?
Well people who were defending Brett Kavanaugh are now attacking Joe Biden using very similar arguments against him. Whilst those attacking him are now defending Joe Biden using similar arguments used to defend Kavanaugh.
I'm sorta glad I always thought Kavanaugh was unfit for office because he clearly lied under oath and his behaviour was totally unfit for someone sitting on the Supreme court.

However let us put all this bizarre behaviour behind us and examine the allegations.

The allegations are detailed. They are clearly sexual assault allegations. It involves Biden and the lady being in a Gym where she is supposed to assist him. See HERE
The lady in question has clearly told other people about the allegations.

The first and obvious thing is they will never be corroborated as there were no witnesses. This is as clear example of she said he responded as you can get. No-one can now even verify if they both in the Gym together now.

The next thing is being in the Gym. It is very strange no-one else was there. It is also very strange to have a female helping you out.

The next thing is does Biden have a history of womanising? In this instance we can thank the New York Times as they have investigated this and found no history at all. This would mean the incident is a once-off if it occurred. This would be highly unusual but this does not mean it did not occur.

The next thing is Biden is neither a 'charmer' like Clinton nor an abuser of  power like Trump. Sexual assault in a Gym of all places would put Biden in the second category except he stopped when the women objected.

The next thing is the lady still thought Biden was a good politician and worth supporting after the alleged incident. I have to say such an incident would call into the politician's  character. moreover my wife does not understand how the woman could act like this. She certainly would not support any man who made such alleged actions. Remember it is rape we are talking about.

The next thing is Biden has said he wants all of his documentation examined. He has asked the archives via the secretary of the senate to open all his Senate documents as they have them. Given his  open and very broad invitation Biden is very confident there is no  record of complaint there.

The next thing to note is the lady in question is very vague about the report she wrote of the incident and whom she gave it to. I find this bewildering. I would have thought I would have witnesses to observe her latter, a copy of her letter and the name of the person she gave it to, the time and where she gave it as well as having witnesses to this as well. Indeed as I write I am  reading her report may not even have the allegation in it!

I am not sure how much further this can go. The lady has made an allegation and Biden denied it. There is no evidence to support it.  There is little to investigate.

update:

The Secretary of the Senate will not open Biden's records.
This is strange to me. As Biden put it it merely is a record of the administration of his office. He does not care who sees it . On the other hand all the important political stuff is at the University of Delaware and he cares very much who examines that. ( My paraphrasing.)

further update:

THIS is the best article I have read on the topic

2 comments:

  1. I think that each of the politicians has their “skeletons in the closet" and the opponents get them at the right time ... I do not remember the time when there were no high-profile scandals on the eve of the elections. Saying this, I do not justify anyone!

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  2. Biden may have skeletons in his closet however there appears little evidence thus far to say these allegations are part of those.

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