Tara Reade Biden allegation megathread

[LimoLiberal]

It looks like Reade experienced some sort of harassment if not full-on sexual assault. This sucks. He always seemed like a good person. I'll still vote for him, but I won't do it enthusiastically.

[LimoLiberal]

It looks like Reade experienced some sort of harassment if not full-on sexual assault. This sucks. He always seemed like a good person. I'll still vote for him, but I won't do it enthusiastically.

What on earth are you talking about?  There's zero evidence that Tara Reade experienced any sort of sexual assault and the pile of evidence that she didn't continues to grow by the day.

Are you just trolling?

Dude. I was just as skeptical as you were but her mom corroborated 27 years ago that she was experiencing some sort of untoward behavior from a prominent Senator. I have doubts that it was the groping she described for a variety of reasons (imo it was harassment), but as someone who supports victims of sexual assault and harassment, it's obvious to me that we should take her allegations seriously.

[LimoLiberal]

Dude. I was just as skeptical as you were but her mom corroborated 27 years ago that she was experiencing some sort of untoward behavior from a prominent Senator. I have doubts that it was the groping she described for a variety of reasons (imo it was harassment), but as someone who supports victims of sexual assault and harassment, it's obvious to me that we should take her allegations seriously.

Tara Reade's testimony. Now backed up by a call from 1993. When will people realize that false accusations are extremely uncommon. If this was Trump or Kavanaugh, you would have no problems with this.

The phone call doesn't back anything up.  It doesn't say anything about sexual harassment or untoward behavior.  LimoLiberal is lying.

The only thing the phone call proves is that Tara Reade is a liar (as if we needed more proof) because she lied about what her mother said in the phone call.  And it is also working as an effective smoke test for a lot of liars on Atlas and other social media because a whole lotta people are coming out of the woodwork to lie about what her mom said in the phone call.

You've created an impossible standard for Reade's claim of sexual assault to be taken seriously.

Her mom said "Yes, hello. I’m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington? My daughter has just left there, after working for a prominent senator, and could not get through with her problems at all, and the only thing she could have done was go to the press, and she chose not to do it out of respect for him.".

No, it doesn't prove that Reade was sexually assaulted or harassed. However, her mother's reference to a "prominent senator", "her problems",  and not going to the press gel extremely well with many parts of Reade's story, including the initial harassment, her inability to report the issue within Biden's office and even the admiration she's shown towards Biden after.

Take a deep breath and reflect on the hole you're digging for yourself here. I am not saying that Reade's allegation is unequivocally true, but we have some significant corroborating evidence that there was a problem she had with Biden of some variety.

[LimoLiberal]

I am legitimately surprised by this new evidence because I was sure the claims were bogus with Reade's litany of issues. But her mother's phone call is honestly more evidence than anything we got with Christine Blasey Ford.

[LimoLiberal]

Dude. I was just as skeptical as you were but her mom corroborated 27 years ago that she was experiencing some sort of untoward behavior from a prominent Senator. I have doubts that it was the groping she described for a variety of reasons (imo it was harassment), but as someone who supports victims of sexual assault and harassment, it's obvious to me that we should take her allegations seriously.

Tara Reade's testimony. Now backed up by a call from 1993. When will people realize that false accusations are extremely uncommon. If this was Trump or Kavanaugh, you would have no problems with this.

The phone call doesn't back anything up.  It doesn't say anything about sexual harassment or untoward behavior.  LimoLiberal is lying.

The only thing the phone call proves is that Tara Reade is a liar (as if we needed more proof) because she lied about what her mother said in the phone call.  And it is also working as an effective smoke test for a lot of liars on Atlas and other social media because a whole lotta people are coming out of the woodwork to lie about what her mom said in the phone call.

You've created an impossible standard for Reade's claim of sexual assault to be taken seriously.

Her mom said "Yes, hello. I’m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington? My daughter has just left there, after working for a prominent senator, and could not get through with her problems at all, and the only thing she could have done was go to the press, and she chose not to do it out of respect for him.".

No, it doesn't prove that Reade was sexually assaulted or harassed. However, her mother's reference to a "prominent senator", "her problems",  and not going to the press gel extremely well with many parts of Reade's story, including the initial harassment, her inability to report the issue within Biden's office and even the admiration she's shown towards Biden after.

Take a deep breath and reflect on the hole you're digging for yourself here. I am not saying that Reade's allegation is unequivocally true, but we have some significant corroborating evidence that there was a problem she had with Biden of some variety.

There is no evidence that what her mother was talking about was this sexual assault that she created on Twitter. Her mother is deceased, so there is no way to verify what she was talking about.

There's no evidence it wasn't what her mother was talking about, and again, this is not a courtroom. MacArthur isn't even allowing for the possibility that any part of Reade's allegation was true ("her problem was that he fired her!") which is just as gross as the Bernouts automatically assuming Biden was guilty.

I really didn't buy into the "liberals are being hypocrites compared to Kavanaugh!" but reading this thread, I don't know. Y'all suck.

[LimoLiberal]

Dude. I was just as skeptical as you were but her mom corroborated 27 years ago that she was experiencing some sort of untoward behavior from a prominent Senator. I have doubts that it was the groping she described for a variety of reasons (imo it was harassment), but as someone who supports victims of sexual assault and harassment, it's obvious to me that we should take her allegations seriously.

Tara Reade's testimony. Now backed up by a call from 1993. When will people realize that false accusations are extremely uncommon. If this was Trump or Kavanaugh, you would have no problems with this.

The phone call doesn't back anything up.  It doesn't say anything about sexual harassment or untoward behavior.  LimoLiberal is lying.

The only thing the phone call proves is that Tara Reade is a liar (as if we needed more proof) because she lied about what her mother said in the phone call.  And it is also working as an effective smoke test for a lot of liars on Atlas and other social media because a whole lotta people are coming out of the woodwork to lie about what her mom said in the phone call.

You've created an impossible standard for Reade's claim of sexual assault to be taken seriously.

Her mom said "Yes, hello. I’m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington? My daughter has just left there, after working for a prominent senator, and could not get through with her problems at all, and the only thing she could have done was go to the press, and she chose not to do it out of respect for him.".

No, it doesn't prove that Reade was sexually assaulted or harassed. However, her mother's reference to a "prominent senator", "her problems",  and not going to the press gel extremely well with many parts of Reade's story, including the initial harassment, her inability to report the issue within Biden's office and even the admiration she's shown towards Biden after.

Take a deep breath and reflect on the hole you're digging for yourself here. I am not saying that Reade's allegation is unequivocally true, but we have some significant corroborating evidence that there was a problem she had with Biden of some variety.

There is no evidence that what her mother was talking about was this sexual assault that she created on Twitter. Her mother is deceased, so there is no way to verify what she was talking about.

There's no evidence it wasn't what her mother was talking about, and again, this is not a courtroom. MacArthur isn't even allowing for the possibility that any part of Reade's allegation was true ("her problem was that he fired her!") which is just as gross as the Bernouts automatically assuming Biden was guilty.

I really didn't buy into the "liberals are being hypocrites compared to Kavanaugh!" but reading this thread, I don't know. Y'all suck.

Regardless of how you want to spin yourself into a tizzy trying to make this true the fact of the matter remains that Reade changing her story and adding things makes her not credible. What sexual assault victim is going to go on Twitter saying "tick tock" and use political hashtags to discuss their claims? Plus her behavior is erratic and she has flat out lied about stealing money from a non-profit.

Your trolling is transparent.

If I were sexually assaulted by a prominent politician you'd bet I'd do everything I could to try to elevate my story and ensure his/her opponent won.

I wish I was trolling. My parents and I discussed the allegation at dinner and my Mom was visibly upset after reading the Intercept article because she realized she would have to vote for a possible/probable sexual harasser. I have no idea what gender you guys identify as but if you're a man, try to take into account how your perspective might be different than that of a woman. Not to say that all women will believe Reade.

I still hope Biden wins.

[LimoLiberal]

Dude. I was just as skeptical as you were but her mom corroborated 27 years ago that she was experiencing some sort of untoward behavior from a prominent Senator. I have doubts that it was the groping she described for a variety of reasons (imo it was harassment), but as someone who supports victims of sexual assault and harassment, it's obvious to me that we should take her allegations seriously.

Tara Reade's testimony. Now backed up by a call from 1993. When will people realize that false accusations are extremely uncommon. If this was Trump or Kavanaugh, you would have no problems with this.

The phone call doesn't back anything up.  It doesn't say anything about sexual harassment or untoward behavior.  LimoLiberal is lying.

The only thing the phone call proves is that Tara Reade is a liar (as if we needed more proof) because she lied about what her mother said in the phone call.  And it is also working as an effective smoke test for a lot of liars on Atlas and other social media because a whole lotta people are coming out of the woodwork to lie about what her mom said in the phone call.

You've created an impossible standard for Reade's claim of sexual assault to be taken seriously.

Her mom said "Yes, hello. I’m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington? My daughter has just left there, after working for a prominent senator, and could not get through with her problems at all, and the only thing she could have done was go to the press, and she chose not to do it out of respect for him.".

No, it doesn't prove that Reade was sexually assaulted or harassed. However, her mother's reference to a "prominent senator", "her problems",  and not going to the press gel extremely well with many parts of Reade's story, including the initial harassment, her inability to report the issue within Biden's office and even the admiration she's shown towards Biden after.

Take a deep breath and reflect on the hole you're digging for yourself here. I am not saying that Reade's allegation is unequivocally true, but we have some significant corroborating evidence that there was a problem she had with Biden of some variety.

There is no evidence that what her mother was talking about was this sexual assault that she created on Twitter. Her mother is deceased, so there is no way to verify what she was talking about.

There's no evidence it wasn't what her mother was talking about, and again, this is not a courtroom. MacArthur isn't even allowing for the possibility that any part of Reade's allegation was true ("her problem was that he fired her!") which is just as gross as the Bernouts automatically assuming Biden was guilty.

I really didn't buy into the "liberals are being hypocrites compared to Kavanaugh!" but reading this thread, I don't know. Y'all suck.

Regardless of how you want to spin yourself into a tizzy trying to make this true the fact of the matter remains that Reade changing her story and adding things makes her not credible. What sexual assault victim is going to go on Twitter saying "tick tock" and use political hashtags to discuss their claims? Plus her behavior is erratic and she has flat out lied about stealing money from a non-profit.

Your trolling is transparent.

If I were sexually assaulted by a prominent politician you'd bet I'd do everything I could to try to elevate my story and ensure his/her opponent won.

I wish I was trolling. My parents and I discussed the allegation at dinner and my Mom was visibly upset after reading the Intercept article because she realized she would have to vote for a possible/probable sexual harasser. I have no idea what gender you guys identify as but if you're a man, try to take into account how your perspective might be different than that of a woman. Not to say that all women will believe Reade.

I still hope Biden wins.

It's funny that she was praising him at one time, then went crazy and wrote about loving Putin and suddenly now Biden attacked her. She stole from a non-profit. Everything about her says con artist and if the media didn't pick up her story there is a reason why. Read between the lines.

If you really believed it you wouldn't hope that Biden wins. You are trying to have your cake and eat it too. Trolling.

You're clowning yourself. There will be hundreds of thousands if not millions of people who believe Tara Reade but vote for Joe Biden because from everything we know Trump's personal and political transgressions are 100x worse.

People can be deeply hurt and abused by a person yet still respect them and feel reluctant to confront them publicly. Especially with politicians, where you know at least 40% of the public is going to automatically distrust and slander you because of partisanship.

[LimoLiberal]

The Reade allegations have been the top story on foxnews.com for the past three days. The allegations are nowhere to be found on nytimes.com,  washingtonpost.com, or cnn.com. Of course, it's the top story on theintercept.com. I doubt most Americans are aware of the Larry King tape at this point. If there's a more sustained push by Reade and her allies for media attention, it could become an even bigger story and I'll be interested in seeing how that affects Biden's standing.

[LimoLiberal]

The inclusion of AOC in that graphic is pretty desperate considering she said publicly it was "legitimate" to talk about Reade's allegation.

[LimoLiberal]

Read this and tell me if you still think Biden is innocent: https://t.co/4ho2om2VUo

[LimoLiberal]

This sucks.

[LimoLiberal]

Do you guys actually read the articles or do you just skim the headlines? She really doesn't add anything to the story other than say Reade is telling the truth. Meanwhile, there's an entire section of the article where staffers of Biden at the time say they don't even remember her.

LimoLiberal is a Republican who never posts in good-faith and IIRC got himself banned from not one, but two boards for his concern trolling.

You're absolutely right. Joe Biden is innocent because I'm a concern troll. In fact, I created this whole controversy to relentlessly troll Atlas. I am Tara Reade. I made a deep-fake of the Larry King show and then claimed my mom was on it in 1993. Then I quickly got hired at Business Insider and interviewed two characters I played as part of my concern trolling and had them independently corroborate my story. Atlas has been totally trolled. I hope Virginia doesn't see, I don't want to be banned from this board too 

[LimoLiberal]

Is this real?

[LimoLiberal]

I don't know if Tara Reade is telling the truth. I can say that the way certain members of this community have treated her claims in this thread is disgusting.

[LimoLiberal]

I don't know if Tara Reade is telling the truth. I can say that the way certain members of this community have treated her claims in this thread is disgusting.

call me what you want I still do not buy this woman BS

In here own word in April 202O


his actions were NOT “sexualization,” but rather compared his actions toward her as being demeaning and treating her like a “pretty” lamp that is thrown away when it’s too bright. She also claimed that her story was not “a story about sexual misconduct.”


and she also spent years changing her story




In 2009 she claimed to have left Washington DC for the midwest because her husband Tate, at the time, had received a job offer for a Congressman. She claims to have also received a job offer to work for a Governor’s race in California around the same time period

In 2018  she now claimed she left Washington DC because she was sick of American imperialism and because she “love Russia with all her heart.

In 2019 she claimed she left Washington DC and she was forced to resign because some prominent Senator decided that he liked my legs. I was sad and lost and moved on



these are 3 different Versions of the same story told by this woman over the many years
I sorry But as far as concerned this woman is liar with no credibility at all and if that makes me disgusting for thanking that than so be it

Perhaps she didn't tell her truth from the beginning because of the inevitable reactions from people like you and General Macarthur and all the other men in this thread calling her a liar.

What BS

Here is her timeline

1. In 2009 she commended Joe Biden for action he had taken against domestic abuse, writing

"I should know what an abuser looks like. After all, I was working for then Senator Joseph Biden, who sponsored the Violence Against Women Act. But domestic violence is an equal opportunity offender."

2. In November of 2016, a few weeks after the election, Reade liked a tweet made by President Obama, wishing Joe Biden a “Happy Birthday,” and calling Biden “the best Vice President and friend” that he could have had.

3. January of 2017, Reade likes two tweets by the Obama White House, one quoting Joe Biden’s praise of Obama, and the other congratulating Joe Biden for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

4. March of 2017, Reade made a tweet claiming that Joe Biden “speaks truth,” and encouraged her followers to “listen” to him.

5. April of 2017, Reade liked a tweet by the Huffington post that praised the former Vice President for helping men realize how important they are in the fight against sexual assault

6. December of 2018 Reade wrote and has since deleted that she left politics and Washington DC because she was sick of American imperialism and because she “loves Russia with all her heart but by April of 2019, her story changed an now she blames her move from Washington on Joe Biden essentially having her blacklisted.

7. April, 2019 — Reade comes forward with her original allegations against Biden, but says his actions were NOT “sexualization,” but rather compared his actions toward her as being demeaning and treating her like a “pretty” lamp that is thrown away when it’s too bright. She also claimed that her story was not “a story about sexual misconduct.”

8. April 6, 2019, Reade claimed that she didn’t even know if Biden knows why she left working for him or if he noticed she was gone.

9. March, 2020 — Reade comes forward again, this time claiming that Joe Biden did sexually assault her in 1993.


the woman spent year praising Joe biden decades after her so called rape happened

When ME TOO moment was kicking off in 2017 - 2018
she did nothing but praise Biden on twitter and in March of 2017, Reade made a tweet claiming that Joe Biden “speaks truth,” and encouraged her followers to “listen” to him.

Humans are complicated. There is no "right way" for someone to interact with their abuser. Think of domestic situations where the wife maintains a relationship with her husband despite abuse. I find it perfectly plausible Reade could've retained respect for Biden and his career (what brought her to his office in the first place) even after the alleged sexual assault happened.

[LimoLiberal]

Why are you guys arguing with an obvious troll?

It’s not helpful to call someone with a dissenting opinion a troll.

Nah, Limo really is a troll, and not a very good one.

This is true.

I don’t know much about Limo, but why do you call him a troll?

I've trolled in the past but I've stopped. The posts in this thread reflect my real opinions on the situation.

*snip*

Obvious lie is obvious

Please link which posts of mine you think are insincere.

[LimoLiberal]

https://twitter.com/colinkalmbacher/status/1255173124754194433?s=21

[LimoLiberal]

Yeah, I am putting Limo on ignore. I genuinely thought he was being sincere about his concerns with the case, but posting that crap proves otherwise.

You’re acting like I wrote the tweet. I was posting it here because I hadn’t seen any pushback online. I knew people on Atlas would debunk it if it was false. And you guys have convinced me that it is.

[LimoLiberal]

I've expressed my sympathy for Reade before and I think her allegation deserves serious examination. However, the newfound thirst for Biden's records I'm seeing on social media from those in the "liberal" MSM is such an obvious trap. What will happen is Biden releases his records showing there was no complaint filed, but the media will have unfettered access to years of private records and just like Hillary's emails, the media will create fifty new "scandals" and ignore Biden's exoneration.

[LimoLiberal]

Does this blurb from today's AP article give the story any legs?

Are these the same anonymous sources articles have been referencing for weeks? Or are they new ones?

[LimoLiberal]

Breaking: 1996 court document confirms Tara Reade told of harassment in Biden’s office

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politics-government/article242527331.html

The declaration — exclusively obtained by The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California — does not say Biden committed the harassment nor does it mention Reade’s more recent allegations of sexual assault.

Reade’s then-husband Theodore Dronen wrote the court declaration. Dronen at the time was contesting a restraining order Reade filed against him days after he filed for divorce, Superior Court records show.

In it, he writes Reade told him about “a problem she was having at work regarding sexual harassment, in U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s office.”

[LimoLiberal]

So it corroborates her 2019 story but not her new one... I think I am seeing a pattern here

Yeah, I'm at a point where I believe that Reade's 2019 allegation was mostly representative of the truth but she changed her story to something more damning to prevent Biden from winning.

But the disturbing part of the court document to me is when her ex-husband writes:

It was obvious that this event had a very traumatic effect on [Reade], and that she is still sensitive and effected [sic] by it to this day.

Yikes.

[LimoLiberal]

This development has gotten the most   and on my twitter feed which is troubling for Biden. But as proven throughout the primary, twitter can be wildly unrepresentative of reality.

[LimoLiberal]

This development has gotten the most   and on my twitter feed which is troubling for Biden.

This is why you can't be taken seriously. In no way is Rose Twitter representative of reality, and in no way does it influence national politics.

Why did you cut out the second sentence in my post acknowledging exactly what you're saying?

[LimoLiberal]

Swing and a miss by anti-Biden folks. People have moved on and the Democratic coalition stood their ground, save for Liz Bruenig and some other Bernouts.