 So to me the most frustrating aspect about the Tara read me to story is the fact that Democrats Refused to hold their own to the same standard that they hold other individuals and other members of the opposite party to right But there are some who have been admittedly more consistent than the others like Kirsten Gillibrand because even if she is a corporate Democrat She's a neoliberal she has been admirably consistent when it comes to the me too movement, right? Because she's one of the main individuals that catalyzed the resignation of Al Franken I mean that was ultimately his decision and his decision alone But it was her who ultimately paved the way for his resignation And she stood by that right not only was she the first female senator from the Democratic Party to call on him to resign But she then stated that she had absolutely no regrets about doing so and she later defended her decision after she received criticism And for those of you who need a refresher Al Franken was forced to resign for being accused of doing less than Joe Biden But nonetheless these allegations are still serious. These are allegations of sexual harassment It started with the me too story of Leanne Tweedon who claims he kissed and groped her without consent and This catalyzed a wave of other complaints from women coming forward saying that he sexually harassed them He tried to forcibly kiss them and whatnot So he was forced to resign and Kirsten Gillibrand has been widely seen as the individual who led the charge In fact, there's been articles penned that suggest that was actually female senators who held him accountable Primarily Kirsten Gillibrand and when she was running for president in 2019 She was forced to answer for her call for Al Franken to resign because it was still controversial And this was the statement that she put out eight credible allegations of sexual harassment Two since he was elected senator and one from a congressional staffer That is not too high a standard regardless of how the Republican Party handles this behavior and worse Yes, it was senator Franken's decision alone to leave the Senate a path He ultimately chose but for many senators including myself and others in this primary field That was not too high of a bar to raise our voices and make clear We value women and that's really important because nobody's going to believe you if you say that we value women if You only apply a certain standard to one party and not your own So what I think was admirable to me at least for Kirsten Gillibrand is even if I disagree with her policies and her coziness It's a big pharma and Wall Street the fact that she's consistent on at least one issue was admirable because nobody's consistent in DC Right, so if she's going to hold her own party accountable when nobody else well well, even if she knows she's gonna be criticized for it I find that commendable. I find it, you know respectable It's why so many people are disappointed with actress and activist Alyssa Milano who was one of the biggest cheerleaders to get Brett Kavanaugh off of the Supreme Court to stop him from being confirmed The Supreme Court and when it comes to Joe Biden all of a sudden she has a different standard She's saying that people are trying to weaponize Tara reads me to story against Joe Biden and now she's softening the rhetoric that she uses to talk about Tara read story But nonetheless, she already proved to be a hypocrite, but Kirsten Gillibrand. She was gonna be different, right? I mean look at what she said about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when she came out with allegations against Brett Kavanaugh She tweeted enough is enough one credible sexual assault claim should have been too many to get a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court And make decisions that will affect millions of women's lives for generations to is an embarrassment It's time for a new nominee now coming from the person who pressured her own colleague a fellow Democrat to resign This actually meant something right? It meant something because she wasn't just saying that because Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican playing for the opposite team She respects women. It was believable because of her consistency It's why people you know respect Kirsten Gillibrand over individuals like Alyssa Milano who just want to you know Jump on bag bandwagons when they're popular to do so but actually being Principled and consistent means you're going to hold to your principles You're gonna stick to your guns Even if it's really inconvenient even if it makes you feel super uncomfortable, right? So when it comes to Tara reads me to story Kirsten Gillibrand is going to be principled I mean we can expect that from her right because up until this point. She hasn't backed down I think rightfully so when she called on al-Frangan to resign and she you know, she was Saying everything that I think needed to be said during the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh But what is she saying now? Well, she's saying what everyone else in the Democratic Party is saying about Joe Biden She's dismissing the sexual assault allegations brought forward by Tara read and according to Mike Momoli of NBC News Senator Gillibrand was asked today on a conference call about Tara read allegations of assault by Joe Biden She says quote I stand by vice president Biden He's devoted his life to supporting women and he has vehemently denied this allegation, but wait You just were saying that we have to make it clear that we value women You just said in 2018 One credible sexual assault claim should have been too many When it came to Brett Kavanaugh And then you said it's time for a new nominee Why is that standard not applied to Joe Biden? Why are you not calling for a new nominee? This is why nobody takes either party seriously Because they stand for nothing They stand for nothing What did republicans say? Oh, well, you know, we shouldn't believe Debra Miller and Christine Blasey Ford because democrats are just weaponizing this to stop him from getting on the supreme court because they don't agree with him politically and Democrats Activists like Alyssa Milano senators like Houston Gillibrand, you know, they were right to say that's incorrect Simone Sanders who now works for Joe Biden even said, you know Women have nothing to gain and everything to lose when they come out because I mean look at what happened to dr Christine Blasey Ford. Her life was ruined because of this But now It's okay because it's Joe Biden They stand for nothing They stand for absolutely nothing and You know, the problem is that we don't expect Democrats to be progressive At all when it comes to economic issues But on social issues, that's the one Grab that they have that's the one thing that they use to draw in the left to get them to vote For them because they're better than republicans when it comes to social issues women's issues lgbtq issues But here they are Abandoning it the first moment it becomes convenient Now look, maybe it's the case That kirsten Gillibrand listened to tara reid's story Maybe she you know did a lot of research and she just genuinely doesn't believe tara reid. Okay. That's fair enough. That's fine That's fine But you had a really really high standard For brett cavanaugh You had a really high standard for al franken and I think rightfully so so Forgive me if it doesn't necessarily seem like you're applying that same standard to Joe biden when tara reid Now has more evidence to back up her claims than dr Christine blasey ford had to back up the claims that brett cavanaugh raped her when they were young and the difference is that They were both young at a party whereas joe biden was in a position of power and influence When he allegedly sexually assaulted tara reid so if anything It seems like joe biden met that standard easily with the lucy floras story, right? But now With the tara reid story this should be enough theoretically to put this over the top It should not even be debatable for someone like kirsten Gillibrand But again Never expect democrats to hold true to their values or remain principled Because they are going to disappoint you now. Look am I am I surprised? Am I going to feign outraged at the the fact that kirsten Gillibrand isn't being consistent? No, I'm not This is exactly what I expected from her. It's exactly what I expected from her because She arguably Was damaged running for president because she called on al franken to resign There were individuals who were critical of her and they thought that she was too harsh So knowing that you know keeping that in the back of her mind Maybe she's scarred from that maybe she doesn't want to go down that route and damage someone running for you know The highest office in the land because she does want to be president. She ran for president I don't know what this is But it's frustrating because at some point Democrats have to have a backbone. They have to be able to hold their own accountable And I don't necessarily expect individuals like kirsten Gillibrand to be consistent But what I will say is that I am disappointed admittedly That more members of the left aren't speaking out against this. Why isn't bernie talking about this more? Why isn't Ilhan Omar talking about this more? I mean, it's not like You know, uh, this is going to help bernie sanders get elected Now there's no fears that we're trying to weaponize this story against joe biden We obviously don't want donald trump to get elected But we have to talk about this because we can't be hacks We have to remain consistent if we want to be taken seriously when we say that we value women But I mean it's just it's frustrating because nobody seems to stand for anything So the left stands alone in trying to be principled again And now if you know allegations come up against a republican Nobody's gonna believe democrats. Nobody is gonna believe democrats now Because democrats are proving them right everything That you know, the republicans said even though they're hypocrites as well About you know, democrats just being partisan and trying to weaponize these things You know, that's not I don't think that that was true about christine blasey ford Even though it was politically convenient for them to bring that up admittedly But you know, I thought that they genuinely were trying to do the right thing But understand these people are basically like all sociopaths They don't believe in anything. They just are all about power And they're not going to do anything to jeopardize power and power structures Which is why we're seeing, you know widespread silence from democratic leadership on this issue It's why we're seeing so many People who were you know leaders in the me too movement who led the charge back down when it comes to joe biden And it's uh, you know, it's not surprising but it's sure is depressing