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Matt Gaetz had sex with a minor on a hockey table (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 17 hrs ago OP
That will win over all magat sports fans randr 17 hrs ago #1
Especially if they're on this whole "your body, my choice" BS Montauk6 15 hrs ago #47
Puck around and find out... BoRaGard 17 hrs ago #2
Why did he get a free pass? gab13by13 17 hrs ago #7
Merrick Garland was a coward LW1977 17 hrs ago #14
Garland is not a coward. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #31
Garland should have exercised more patience Emile 15 hrs ago #39
Yep, for High Sticking unweird 16 hrs ago #33
Ouch. Good one Evolve Dammit 14 hrs ago #50
I suppose that Zamboni accident would explain his forehead.... jls4561 17 hrs ago #3
Ick. mzmolly 17 hrs ago #4
Do they mean dweller 17 hrs ago #5
Garland didn't think he could win the case, gab13by13 17 hrs ago #6
The reason - our justice system usually does not apply to people of wealth or influence. walkingman 14 hrs ago #52
Not unless they are robbing each other. Ask Bernie Madoff. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #59
But we're up against the attitudes where people will either blame the girl or cheer his actions. Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #8
People on this thead are already joking about it obamanut2012 17 hrs ago #11
No, it isn't funny at all. Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #13
Agree completely. They should apologize! Nt Hope22 15 hrs ago #44
I don't know what a hockey table is. milestogo 17 hrs ago #9
Probably something like this picture. LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #17
Looks uncomfortable for doing the deed. milestogo 16 hrs ago #19
Yes, I would imagine. LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #21
Thanks for clarifying. At first, I thought OP meant a foozball table... PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #29
I would assume ergonomics was not on his mind. Norbert 16 hrs ago #37
I highly doubt Matt Gaetz's mind is ever dictating his conduct. PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #38
A groomer, supported by those who say they hate groomers, appointed to protect society from groomers. surfered 17 hrs ago #10
Like an air hockey table? BlueTsunami2018 17 hrs ago #12
Yes, per the deposition, it was apparently an air hockey table. PeaceWave 12 hrs ago #60
Gaetz should be appealing his conviction for sex trafficking right now gab13by13 17 hrs ago #15
Damn good question Evolve Dammit 14 hrs ago #51
"He shoots, he scores" Disaffected 17 hrs ago #16
fix your fucking heart WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #25
If you can get past your usual self-righteous indignation for a moment Disaffected 16 hrs ago #27
Don't bite on the bait thrown at you. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #30
That's good advice. Disaffected 16 hrs ago #34
I know. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #36
Oh in that case could you walk me through what you intended WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #35
So what did you mean? Rob H. 15 hrs ago #43
There are so many jokes about penalties that could be made sarisataka 16 hrs ago #18
Message auto-removed Name removed 3 hrs ago #63
Age of Consent in Florida is 18 BlueHurricane 16 hrs ago #20
Dismayed at attempts at humor here. yorkster 16 hrs ago #22
No attempt at humor DemocratSinceBirth 16 hrs ago #24
Of course. Your post was straightforward and yorkster 15 hrs ago #46
It's not funny. He's an effed up guy. DemocratSinceBirth 14 hrs ago #54
We're all processing our grief in different ways. PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #32
making fun of perversion is not an answer Skittles 4 hrs ago #62
I agree Skittles 12 hrs ago #61
Folks really acquitting themselves on this one WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #23
DU is having a banner day sarisataka 15 hrs ago #40
A...nine-year-old? Christ. WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #58
Now Trump is just bragging. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #26
Okay. If true he raped her. "Had sex" implies consent. A minor cannot consent. yellowcanine 16 hrs ago #28
Isn't part of the allegation that Gaetz paid for the sex and the girl was being trafficked? AdamGG 15 hrs ago #41
Crimes committed by the wealthy are ignored or get a slap on the hand. NotHardly 15 hrs ago #42
Gaetz won't be confirmed AdamGG 15 hrs ago #45
When will the women come forward? Sneederbunk 15 hrs ago #48
Vance on a couch. Gaetz on a hockey table. No wonder Republicans take issue with... PeaceWave 14 hrs ago #49
I remember our hockey table. It vibrated. Arne 14 hrs ago #53
We need to see the House Ethics Committee report LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #55
But of course! ThePartyThatListens 14 hrs ago #56
So fuckface Gaetz rapes children? That is about what I expected out of that lowlife motherfucker. SoFlaBro 14 hrs ago #57

BoRaGard

(2,812 posts)
2. Puck around and find out...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:01 AM
17 hrs ago

...find out that if you are a Republicon you get a free pass and a pat on the back and a promotion from the G.O.P. because the whole party has the morals of a felon/rapist/liar/cheater.

gab13by13

(25,163 posts)
6. Garland didn't think he could win the case,
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:04 AM
17 hrs ago

Gaetz must have been more reliable than the 3 people testifying against him.

People close to Trump are getting close to having immunity. Now a judge has postponed Steve Bannon's trial.

Someone on that House ethics committee needs to leak the report. I want to see the reason that Garland passed on indicting Gaetz.

Solly Mack

(92,711 posts)
8. But we're up against the attitudes where people will either blame the girl or cheer his actions.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:06 AM
17 hrs ago

He'll get an "attaboy" from a certain depraved mentality type and a "the girl was asking for it/wanting it" from another.

Oh, these same people will shoot up a pizza parlor but actual sex-trafficking?

They don't give a fuck.

LuckyCharms

(18,939 posts)
17. Probably something like this picture.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:19 AM
16 hrs ago

One person stands at one end, and one person at the other.

Air shoots up through the table that enables the player to use a handheld plastic device to shoot a plastic puck into the slot, or "goal" on the other players side.

LuckyCharms

(18,939 posts)
21. Yes, I would imagine.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:24 AM
16 hrs ago

Uncomfortable for the woman, anyway.

But I'm sure Gaetz had no concern for her comfort.

PeaceWave

(924 posts)
29. Thanks for clarifying. At first, I thought OP meant a foozball table...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:45 AM
16 hrs ago

Gaetz is so weird, nothing would surprise me.

surfered

(3,024 posts)
10. A groomer, supported by those who say they hate groomers, appointed to protect society from groomers.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:07 AM
17 hrs ago

But why should he be any different than the others? We'll have a fossil fuel guy in charge of energy, a vaccine denier in charge of health, polluters in charge of EPA and Putin sympathizers in charge of intelligence . Welcome to Upside Down World.

gab13by13

(25,163 posts)
15. Gaetz should be appealing his conviction for sex trafficking right now
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:15 AM
17 hrs ago

if Garland had indicted him, instead he is a candidate for Top Cop.

Mandatory 10 year sentence for sex trafficking.

3..2..1..the witnesses against Gaetz weren't reliable, but drug addict Gaetz was?

Disaffected

(5,046 posts)
27. If you can get past your usual self-righteous indignation for a moment
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:34 AM
16 hrs ago

you might consider that comment of mine may not have been intended in the way you seem to have assumed.

And what's that saying about high horses and such?

Irish_Dem

(57,038 posts)
36. I know.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:06 PM
16 hrs ago

In this particular case, the provocations are tempting and a fight ensues.
Been there, done that.

Response to sarisataka (Reply #18)

BlueHurricane

(28 posts)
20. Age of Consent in Florida is 18
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:23 AM
16 hrs ago

And that age varies slightly depending on what state it is. I think the word they are looking for is rape not ‘had sex with’.
Trump really has a dreadful track record for the people he surrounds himself with, Jeffrey Epstein, Matt Gaetz. Will we get the report and find out any kind of truth about what he did or will the Republicans cover that up?

sarisataka

(20,969 posts)
40. DU is having a banner day
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:37 PM
15 hrs ago

in another thread there is advocacy for doxing a 9-year-old.

Misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault jokes are ok if they are directed against people we don't like

yellowcanine

(36,332 posts)
28. Okay. If true he raped her. "Had sex" implies consent. A minor cannot consent.
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:45 AM
16 hrs ago

We need to emphasize that this would be rape. Otherwise we are normalizing it.

AdamGG

(1,483 posts)
41. Isn't part of the allegation that Gaetz paid for the sex and the girl was being trafficked?
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:04 PM
15 hrs ago

That's the worst part of it, IMO.

AdamGG

(1,483 posts)
45. Gaetz won't be confirmed
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:09 PM
15 hrs ago

This is all a big disctraction from the inexperienced toady nominated to run the military, who will deploy it domestically however Trump wants, the Russian asset who will run the CIA, the vaccine denier nutjob who will run Department of Health, the billionaire government contractor who will decide where the government spends its money - against every conflict of interest law there is, and the rest of the rogue's gallery of bizarro world sycophants who will do the exact opposite of their agencies' stated goals.

PeaceWave

(924 posts)
49. Vance on a couch. Gaetz on a hockey table. No wonder Republicans take issue with...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:20 PM
14 hrs ago

what goes on in Democrats' bedrooms. Apparently, their side is having sex everywhere other than a bedroom.

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