Discussion: Fairfax Threatens Legal Action Against Pro-Trump Site That Published 'False' Allegations
Though it comes with risks, thatās how these stories should be addressed.
āa Standford University fellowāsā
Ummmmm
You know, Standford. The Hardvard of the Wedst.
I like how Justin Fairfax is handling this. @notlarrysabato was tweeting all day yesterday about these allegations and how scary they would be for Dems. I read the hit piece and it was far less clear than even the allegations against now Minnesota AG Keith Ellison. I like @notlarrysabato and have generally found his tweets to be informative on VA politics and Dem politics generally, but I thought the story he was pushing here was very thin. It felt like the far right was trying to create a clusterf**k at the top of VA Dem politics. Glad to see Fairfax moving first here before a larger news org picks up the story and takes the risk of being wrong in order to damage him.
Poor Leland
Absolutely the best hamberders in the Student Union!
Why is it āthreatensā instead of ātakesā legal action? Sue the bastards, Justin.
If you think this stuff is bad, just wait until you see what will be coming in the 2020 Presidential Elections.
The Republicans and their Fascist Overlords now control VAST swaths of the MSM, and they will use it to destroy anyone who stands in the way of Cheeto Mussolini (with the help of the Russian Troll Armies and their corporate social network enablers.)
This is but a taste of whatās to comeā¦
I donāt mind what the GOP is doing here. This is standard issue politics. We have to be prepared for it and counter. We can also do the same stuff too to their candidates with oppo research.
We cannot win a race to the gutter with Republicans. Nor should we try.
We should hit them hard on real things, call them out on their bullshit and call the media out when it engages in both-siderism.
I suspect by 2020, the GOP senators will themselves be running from CM. But, yes, if Kamala Harris didnāt smile at a supporter in 1992, we will hear about it. Sheāll undoubtedly be remote, cerebral, nasty, cold, and of course ā¦ shrill.
Iām not a Kumbaya-crat. You can do both. You can have indie groups oppo research these dudes and let stuff fly. Candidates donāt need to touch it. A driver of the GOP is corruption. Itās important to expose it for the American people.
Black man => sexual misconduct accusation.
Done. Next?
If Northam resigns and Fairfax becomes governor, how is the lieutenant gov. position filled? Appt. by gov? New election?
ETA, from a Wash. Post article:
āā¦the state constitution calls for the governor to appoint a new lieutenant governor if there is a vacancy, until a special election can be held in the next November general electionā
Sheāll be all that and more, like smug and entitled. You know, stuff for the shrill dog whistle turned megaphone.
Soā¦this āsiteā couldnāt get ALL their hate and false accusations out while Gillespie was running???
Every. Damn. Time. If this is how Fairfax is going to conduct himself, I like him even more than I did before. Weāve got to stop letting this kind of shit go.
Yes, and get ready for āshe thinks itās a coronationā no matter how hard she works and campaigns.
Fairfax may be completely in the clear legally because he is innocent or because of a lack of evidence, but if Vanessa Tyson comes forward as Christine Blasey Ford did, this will be politically damaging. Northam tarnishes the VA Democratic party among black voters, and this may lose some suburban voters.
For this reason, GOP dirty tricksters like āBig League Politicsā that know that the Democrats have locked into a zero tolerance stance will increasingly exploit that by combing peopleās pasts and social media histories. I think that this sort of narrative is going to become more common.
The positive side is that things like the āAccess Hollywood tapeā will become more and more disqualifying. Barn door, horse, and all that, but it is a good thing.