Although I agree that the past behaviors of candidate Moore and Senator Franken are lewd and unacceptable; the whole idea of destroying a person’s career over past indiscretions is even more absurd.
If we are to socially exile those who have committed some sort of inappropriate behavior from years past, than our society is in real trouble. Although I absolutely despise Senator Franken, and disagree with everything that spews from his radical liberal mouth, this social reckoning of past discretionary actions has come off the rails, like most liberal attempts to quantify their idea of a perfect society.
Where does this end? Are we to now persecute the sins of one’s father, and apply them to discredit the son? Let’s keep things in perspective, there have been no charges brought against any of these people! Am I to worry about an instance in a crowded subway car or elevator that I have inadvertently rubbed against a woman’s behind or breast? President William Jefferson Clinton announced on public television of improprieties with his intern, yet somehow he was reelected to the most coveted public office on planet earth.
Where are we allowing this Liberal nonsense to lead us? Is every citizen to now fear that some enthusiastic journalist can dig up thirty year old dirt on us and it somehow it is given enough merit, through liberal political policies, to ruin our careers, or families? Who will be in the absolute position of authority to make that judgment on any given individual? A federal government employee?
Am I to worry about my credibility as a citizen, because I “made-out” with some girl on prom night, me being a senior and she a junior? In my opinion, these overzealous journalists should be charged with a crime, it’s called “Defamation” and these journalists are afforded way too much leeway and protections under the law. They need to answer for these types of character assassinations.
It is through these same liberal policies that the penalties for these journalist’s actions have been reduced, and even covered under the guise of “freedom of speech”. FYI – “freedom of speech” ends when another individual is harmed in some manner.
With all this talk of social injustice, why is this exception?