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Subscribe to RSSSen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts has revealed that he was sexually abused at the age of 10 by a camp counselor.
"Fortunately, nothing was ever fully consummated, so to speak but it was certainly - back then - very traumatic," the Massachusetts Republican said in an interview with 60 Minutes. He has never reported the incidents, he added, saying "I haven't told anybody. That's what happens when you're a victim."
Brown, who said that he was sexually abused "more than once," recalled that the perpetrator threatened to kill him if he revealed the abuse.
A video excerpt of his interview with CBS is available here.
*** UPDATE *** In a statement, Brown noted that the abuse is only one part of his life story as detailed in a forthcoming book. "My book is about overcoming obstacles," he said. "The physical and sexual abuse is in my book. It's a part of my life, but it certainly isn't the only part of my life story which I tell. My book will be out on Monday and I hope people will read it and be inspired by its message."
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What? That's horrible. I hope he is okay now. If I were him I wouldn't do any more centerfolds:)
I'd also encourage the GOP/Tea Baggers to be more sensitive to rape.
Hey nitwit Beverly, please post some Teabag comments on rape. They focus on government not rape. Your stupid post is irrelevant to the topic, typical of your ilk.
Please Insult Me!
Ahhh yes...
more "compassion" from the left.
Typical.
No Atypical
Can you comprehend what I wrote? I feel sorry and unlike you sick hypocrites hope he will champion this convoluted rape narrative you whacko righties have conjured up.
Beverly still waiting for the evidence of the teabaggers going easy on rapists, waiting beverly, waiting. Of course you don't have any just an irrelevant partisan drivel. people like you are what is wrong with politics in America. You, Beverly, are part of the problem, not part of any solution.
Chris,
I know Faux News probably didn't cover it, but this was big news for everyone else last week. Educate yourself here:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/republican-plan-redefine-rape-abortion
Perhaps Beverly was refering to the fact that some on the Right would outlaw abortions to victims of rape and incest. Whether those are Tea Party community organizers as well, I wouldn't know. Perhaps, perhaps not. You're right that its somewhat of a stretch for her bring "rape" into the agrument, but Sen. Brown's acknowledgement of the trauma inflicted (and remains to this day for him) should maybe awaken some to the obviously more traumatic situation where a young girl would be molested and then also have to give birth to a baby as well, something that Sen. Brown was obviously spared from.
Leftist tree-hugging hippie here: Beverly, if you're going to make such a harsh accusation, please put it into context. Otherwise it's just inflammatory.
Also, let's not forget then-Gov. Palin's plan to charge victims for their rape kits.
Beverly, you somehow lack sincerity. My guess is you are just looking for any reason to throw stones.
Beverly only made a comment, which is her right as much as it is any of you rightwingers that try to tell everyone what to say and what to do. She owns as much space as you brainwashed braindead idiots have. In fact more. You Rightwingingteabaggers go back to Fox propaganda where you belong. I will make my comment loud and clear now. Apparently Brown, as the rest of you rethuglicans liked it. It happened several times and it was never reported. He probably thinks now, that he can sell the story. Go tell your target destributor I said that. Bye girls.
Is he telling us this to explain why he became a Republican??!!
I feel horrible for anyone who is the victim of abuse - sexually or physically or emotionally.
But I too, also hopes that Scott Brown can attempt to bring some empathy to the republican party when it comes to attempting to redefine rape.
Perhaps he can help explain why - violent or not - it still can tear someones soul apart.
This sort of behavior goes all the way back to ancient Rome and Greece. For some reason, white men can't resist little boy butts. It is some kind of sickness.
Sex with little girls is a sin as well... odd that you didn't mention that. You seem awfully fixated.
It's not too late to turn the abuser in, but if I was a kid and someone tried to do ANYTHING like that to me I would HAVE to tell my parents who I am sure would rip the guy apart.
If Scott Brown never turned the guy in, then most likely it never happened.
So is that why he was the nude poster boy for wages? A sad role model indeed!!!
@American Girl-724855 are you out of your flipping mind?
"If Scott Brown never turned the guy in, then most likely it never happened."
Go read up on the psychological impact rape has on a person, or better yet talk to someone who has been through it. It's a life shattering event in most cases. Most of the time the victim feels ashamed or like it was somehow their fault. In the case of a young man going through that situation in a time (40 years ago) when there was little to no national dialogue about child molestation I can only imagine those feelings of confusion and shame being amplified.
Anyone who tries to politicize this situation or slander the guy over it is an amoral @!$%#.
I never turned my rapist in at 8 because I was scared that my parents would do exactly what you speak of. Up until the assault, the perpetrator, who was a relative, had been one of the people I was closest to. So, how does an 8 year old mind comprehend that a loved one can hurt them, then, go tell someone and destroy their family. When you are that young, you frequently cannot comprehend what happened to you and your confused about who to tell or what to tell. After volunteering with child assault victims, they are concerned about another of issues that the adult mind can comprehend. Incidentally, one of their biggest fears is that they will not be believed.
Furthermore, in most states, there is approximately a 5 year statute of limitation for assault.
American Girl, that is an example of shocking ignorance. Your statement "if I was a kid and someone tried to do ANYTHING like that to me I would HAVE to tell my parents" was pretty ignorant to start with, since so many children are victimized by their own parents. But the idea that it likely never happened if he didn't turn the guy in is mind boggling. You have no clue about this issue, so it would be best if you kept your mouth shut.
American girl, You have no clue about incest. I never told anyone until 30 years later and neither 3 other young girls. You see he was a next door neighbor and a prominent member in the local synagouge . Your post is full of crap. You just sound mean.
Perhaps you didn't read the article, and you don't seem to know the definition of "incest" either.
"Incest" is when a member of your family is the perpetrator. Scott Brown said it was a camp counselor who attempted to violate him.
And no, I don't have any personal experience with "incest".
AmericanGirl - what do you get in this situation if you are right in your callous speculation that he made it up? You get to be right that someone made something up in order to inspire other people who HAVE been victimized to overcome their traumas? You get to be right that someone made something up that can in no way make them look good, give them any special privileges, and in fact, as a man, makes them look weak to most people in society.
Yay you, what a winner you are!
My question is - why is it important to you? Why do you want to tear this man down?
Who cares?
Spoken like a true Republican. Does being so callous make you proud?
Linda:
Mike is probably a Democrat.
Spoken like a true Democrat......
The whole revelation was TMI. When I was in school there was a special ed student who cornered kids in the bathroom. We all knew not to go in without looking but he caught me one day and I had to break away. I don't run around yacking about it and I am not scarred. People need to grow the heck up.
Scott Brown's politics aren't my politics, but my heart goes out to him.
I hope he can use his position of power to help other victims who are not as fortunate as he is.
Chris,
Based on your posts maybe you are scarred. I suppose you think a little fondling or groping is no big deal either; or that women just need to get over it when raped? Everyone needs to read Checkered Demon's post. They want to redefine rape as only being when it is violent.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Chris ~ Read my reply to you below on the abortion issue, and then come back and tell ME to grow up. I don't think you will.
But I do think you could benefit from a little more reading and reflecting on these topics. Telling victims to shut up and sit down is not the right answer. '
dpgympac ~
Well, yes, it probably could. ;-)
"Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy."
Hey, does anybody here know where I can find some Civil Discourse?
Anybody?
...
Anyone at all?
...
Seriously, though, if it someone were wishing rape on Nancy Pelosi on Newsvine, you ideologues would rightly be up in arms. Sexual assault is sexual assault is sexual assault. When the hell did that become a red state/blue state issue?
Oh, and dpgympac: may your excrement, and the excrement of those who updinged your comment, come to life and kiss you on the face.
Hummmmmmmmmm ... and he chooses to release this information as his new book is about to go on sale? .. call me "Jaded" .. but ... isn't the timing a little "self serving?"
Information overload.
could be trying to sell a book but I say. "Who Cares" sounds like a Republican. Problem with Democrats is they care toooooooo much. And it gets them in trouble...
The timing is self servng and the questions is why did he wait to tell about it ... to the whole world?? On 60 Minutes?
Conservative here asking...huh??
When did he find the time to write a book? Maybe he's not a fulltime senator like John Boehner.
IntheMiddleTX, if you glance at his comment record, he says he loves Bill O'Reilly, so probably not.
Is he telling us this to explain why he became a Republican??!!!
I can't wait for the sympathetic, sensitive responses...like the one(s) above...
If he never reported the crime, there's no way to prove there ever was any crime, especially if he didn't tell his parents.
Republicans will say ANYTHING, including GROSS lies, to further their political goals.
And the one below you!
Child abuse is NOT politics!!!
Wisconsin's new senator, Ron Johnson, was against legislation that would have made it easier for victims of sexual abuse to receive compensation. He said it would make it too hard on non-profit organizations if they were to be liable for their employees' actions.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/09/28/wisconsin-gop-senate-candidate-ron-johnson-opposed-child-sexual-abuse-victims-act/
And THAT's how most "conservative" republicans feel about this.
Until it happens to them, of course.
Why must everything be conservative vs. liberal? Brown was 10 years old - I don't think at that time he was either one. I feel sorry for you - I hope that some day you are able to stop making hateful remarks.
Me? I dare you to find a liberal who was against that legislation and then we'll talk.
By the way, Brown isn't conservative. But Beverly's question was what the Tea Party would say. Johnson ran with Tea Party support and that's what he says.
And don't bother feeling sorry for me. Normally I do that well enough for myself. But right now, I don't need it. You?
Anna Molly
Excellent post
All this abuse and victimization has everything to do with a hoax to defund Planned Parenthood like they did Acorn. The anti-government Gestapos want to have the government control a woman's body as they push for so-called tax dollars to taken away.
http://www.examiner.com/liberal-in-indianapolis/indiana-culture-war-watch-representative-mike-pence-vs-planned-parenthood?render=print
HOAX VIDEO EXPOSED: Planned Parenthood AlreadyReported "Sex Trafficking" To FBI
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201102010014
The stars this time are not the pimp, James O'Keefe , and his hoe. It was Lila Rose, who began infiltrating abortion clinics in collaboration with James O'Keefe -- a convicted criminal who repeatedly lied about his heavily edited ACORN videos. Rose herself has a history of smearing the subjects of her videos.
Beverly in Chicago
WOW......
beverly in chicago....
You have just shown how uneducated and gullible you truly are. If you use "mediamatters" & "examiner.com" as your information, you are a total loss to every normal American. It's not democrat-liberal vs. republican-conservative....It's about getting accurate, valid and unbiased information, which is obviously not within your capabilities. Get educated or please move to another country. We can't afford sheltered and blind-sided humans such as yourself voting!
Road King, If you read posts often here you should know what Beverly is by now. You will someday ignore her screaming ignorance, like most of us already do. She's quite miserable and likes it that way.
Road King 3001
beverly in chicago....
FYI: examiner.com leans both ways check it out.
Get educated or please move to another country. We can't afford sheltered and blind-sided humans such as yourself voting!
You mean like a civics test that Tom Tancredo wants for minorities?
On February 4, 2010, Tancredo spoke at the National Convention for the Tea Party movement where he told attendees that Barack Obama won because of "people who could not even spell the word ’vote’ or say it in English". He then proposed "a civics literacy test" as a prerequisite to voting.[80][81] These remarks were criticized by the Democratic Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll and theSouthern Poverty Law Center's research director Heidi Beirich.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tancredo
Sorry Dolly, you can't get rid of me.
I'm not going anywhere my forefathers worked very hard and helped build this country from coast to coast, in some cases the labor was free, for me to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
The Negro's important role in the Revolutionary War stemmed from the inescapable fact that both sides needed black manpower. And both sides offered the Negro his freedom as a reward.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=negro+in+the+american+revolution&x=0&y=0
This slim volume, referred to by Martin Luther King as "the historical bible of the Civil Rights movement," makes a compelling case that the Jim Crow system of racial legislation that dominated the South was not a natural outgrowth of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, or even Redemption, but rather a haphazard creation of Southern whites in the last decade of the nineteenth century.
http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Career-Jim-Crow/dp/0195018052
who really gives a @!$%#, big @!$%#in deal just another bleeding heart
Beverly's point is 100% correct (and the citations are correct), but I'd recommend avoiding anything to do with Examiner.com - it's run by the Clarity Media Group, which is owned by the Christofascist billionaire Phil Anschutz. Also, the content at Examiner.com is user-generated. It's not a real news outlet.
WOW! well hey he was 10 years old? Why did he not just punch the guy in the nose, or better yet kick him between the legs? What a wimp this Scott Brown turns out to be. But no harm you can just hear his publisher "hey Scott great life story, but if you want to sell a book we need some juicy stuff, you know, sex, drugs, dirty little secrets, they sell real well."
To Beverly, You realize it's tea party, not tea baggers, right? Either you're immature or ignorant, which one? The fact that call them tea baggers says it all about you.
The Tea Partiers were the first to wear buttons, hats, and wave signs reading "Proud to be a TEABAGGER" Have you lost your pride??
Actually, the tea baggers called themselves that first - for about three months before they realized it also was a sexual term. (They are not very bright or in tune with the rest of the world.)
They ARE just a bunch of teabaggers!! You call yourself what you want. We know what you are and its is far worse than teabaggers. Consider it is compliment.
What color is the sky in your world? Simply NOT true. All of this labeling left, right, liberal, conservative, tea bagger, Obamanoids, etc. etc., has really made our whole society look like uneducated, spoiled 3 year olds. Very sad!
So that must mean Beverly is not very bright as well. Either that or she's immature. Either way, it was an insensitive comment to make.
Actually they do call themselves tea baggers.
Obamanoids. Ha ha! Me likey.
This never ends;
What do African Americans often call themselves, in music and literature? Do any here use that as justification to use THAT term? Selective PC is just that, selective. There's a term for that too...hypocrisy, the H-word...
People deserve to be called by whatever name they choose, and an insult is an insult based on the intent to hurt. So the idea of attempting to justify the desire to insult someone by noting that a derogatory term is used within that group by it's members is unsupportable.
Scott-3063630
So that must mean Beverly is not very bright as well. Either that or she's immature. Either way, it was an insensitive comment to make.
Personally, I don't give a D@^# what the name is.
Let's not talk about ignorance and immaturity which abounds in Tea Baggers. You name call daily; and I don't care what you say about me and liberalism. I know the truth.
All I ask is that you give your President the same amount of Respect we gave Bush.
Yea, we criticized Bush; but not to the proportions you tea baggers and Birthers have given President Obama.
dangerfield.
You have GOT! to be the most unpartisian, balanced person I know and on this blog...(yes I realize this is a blog and I don't really know you). But WELL DONE...well said.
Scott-306, I call them Teabaggers. You speak of Beverly being dumb, I will match my I.Q. with yours. The Teabaggers are like you, which you propably are one. Loudmouth trying to tell real Human's what to say or do. That is you fame to the rightwing. Sarah Palin is waiting for you. She has a target shipment going out.
Tea Party. Named after a patriotic act, maybe, by a group that were so brave that many of them dressed up as members of a local Native tribe, who incidentally were already decimated by the ravages of European diseases brought here, so if the stunt went awry, someone else would get the blame. Flash forward to the present, sound familiar?
Tea baggers. Members of a patriotic group so out of touch with reality that they are proud to have tagged themselves "teabaggers" long before anyone else did.
I think that in order to cut the deficit, the Tea Bag congresspeople should have all pet projects from their states eliminated from all proposed budgets first. They should do the right thing and offer up their states as sacrificial lambs. Set the example for the rest of the Republican Party, whom they have climbed willingly into bed with. Then insist that the GOP follow that example and do the same. I'm sure President Obama would sign off on that.
Beverly-
Atta girl. Dont listen to these idiot miscreants who want to shut you up and discredit you. You speak the truth. Tea Party, Repugs, Conservatives, Fundies, Pro-lifers... whatever the name... all liars, hypocrites and thieves regardless. we will no longer remain silent and let these modern day nazis... yes I said it... continue to destroy America. We can do better!
Rebecca -- thanks for the BEST POST here!
fighttheright
Beverly-
Atta girl. Dont listen to these idiot miscreants who want to shut you up and discredit you. You speak the truth. Tea Party, Repugs, Conservatives, Fundies, Pro-lifers... whatever the name... all liars, hypocrites and thieves regardless. we will no longer remain silent and let these modern day nazis... yes I said it... continue to destroy America. We can do better!
Thank you,
I'm still tripping over the Gestapo Governor in Wisconsin calling out the Army !!!
These hypocrites scream about the 1st Amendment and their freedoms being taken away?
The unions are hurting anyone by marching. Tea Baggers marched spread hate, racism (that dreaded word), violence and toting horrible signs
Look at these...
http://www.thoughtcrimes.org/s9/uploads/We-came-unarmed-this-time.jpg
http://cloud.donaldjenkins.net/images/blog-posts/in-support-health-care.jpg
http://www.mizozo.com/images/item_images/16000/15748_src.jpg
Oh, I almost forget. Over at THE FEAR FACTOR CHANNEL, aka FOX NOISE, the Republican Headquarters they are not talking about the Caliphate as much. It's all about the violent unions. LOL
"All I ask is that you give your President the same amount of Respect we gave Bush."
BHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA......................this is the BEST STATEMENT EVER!!!!! Bravo, Bravo...........
Scott: It's Tea Bagger. The flag your party waves was made after the historical event. The historical event was over taxation WITHOUT representation , not taxation et all. In fact, the founding fathers you fondly talk about, fought the Whisky rebellion to enforce taxes. So where in this equation do you seem well informed historically??
And you then call others ignorant?? I suggest you read Messages and Papers of the Presidents , and come back with something more than ......feelings.
Soon to be printed under the name "The Creation of a Republican Politician"
Literally HUNDREDS of Republican politicians have been arrested for homosexual pedophilia over the past decade, Now you know where they learned the trade secrets to being a Republican.
Tell us more, please. Unlike conservatives, liberals admit to being born voyeurs, and enquiring minds want to know ....
I was abused too, it was terrible. Now will you vote for me because if you don't; then you will be abusing me too.
What a lousy thing to write. You must be an abuser yourself.
No. Your punctuation is awful.
I give Mr. Brown a lot of credit for his courageous admission of something that must have been so awful.
its is an awful thing unless someone has had it happend to them they cannot relate or understand the emotional scars it leaves
So is it just a coincidence that he's mentioning it the week before his new book comes out?
Not everyone is scarred. Some people a resilient and rise above and away. Sounds like this guy might have done that considering his successful political career. I think he is telling this now for attention and sales, perhaps sympathy votes.
something about those republicans YEAH piece of work arent they
I would have expected Mr. Brown under the circumstances to be the first in line to Stand Up Against the Republican's Push to Eridicate Women's Rights especially the Bills that they recently put through in the House eliminating/Denying a woman whose' been raped or who's life is endangered and will die the right to an Abortion.
If Mr. Brown Does Not Stand Up Against these 3 Bills or any Future Bills NOW and Speak Out even though he's a Senator, It's unclear if this comment was meant to help others, which is usually the case for victims of such a haneous crime.
Actions speak louder than words. So We would urge Mr. Brown to Speak Up For Women Rights and Keep The Government Out OF Women's Doctor's Offices
I call BS June, please show me a bill where any Republican said an abortion could not be performed when a woman's life is in danger. I am not against abortion in the first trimester or when it is to save a woman's life at any time but your post is a blatant falsehood. BTW, it was one of your past supporters who came out in the press and said that most partial birth abortions that he personally knew of were NOT done because of the woman's health. They were done because of a woman's mental condition and last I checked that was not life threatening. YOu vapid pro-choicers are your own worst enemies. BTW, my views are held by about 80% of Americans last survey I read on the topics so don't bother to call me an extremist. The extremist is you.
Actually, Chris ... there have been a few in the state legislatures, including South Dakota, which right now has a bill pending to make it justifiable homicide to kill someone in order to protect an unborn fetus.
Perhaps you should take a look at this before you accuse others of being "extremist."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/41612565#41612565
And also this particular article, which goes directly to your demand to see any bills that republicans backed that would have banned abortion, even where the mother's life is in danger .... This is just one example ....
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/06/18064161.php
And then, maybe you'll get your head out of ... the sand ... and be more alert to what's REALLY going on around you.
And maybe more polite next time, too. Try it.
Ooops. Let's try that first link again ....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#41612565
If this doesn't work, check out last night's Rachel Maddow show. This is SCARY.
Anna,
This bill has nothing to do with abortion, even the bills sponser stated that is is going propose to change the language.
Update | Feb. 16 The bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Phil Jensen, told The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent Wednesday that he is considering changes to the measure that would explicitly protect abortion providers. Jensen did not say whether a scheduled vote on the bill would be removed from Wednesday’s legislative calendar.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican State Rep. Phil Jensen, defended the bill in an interview with The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent earlier today, denying that it would make violence against abortion providers legal. Jensen said he was simply attempting to bring “consistency” to South Dakota’s criminal code, which allows people who commit crimes that result in the death of a fetus to be charged with manslaughter. Because abortion is currently not a crime, Jensen told Sargent, the “justifiable homicide” law would not apply. “This has nothing to do with abortion,” Jensen said.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/s-d-house-to-vote-today-on-justifiable-homicide-in-defense-of-fetus/7385/
This is nothing more than a smear campaign by some people to make pro-life supports look deranged and violent in order to further push your beliefs onto society as a whole. Let's try stating the whole story for once. Nice try.
What, Rachel Maddow's show?
@ thetotas - My though precisely!
What a lousy thing to write. You sound like you are an abuser.
Why in the world do people feel the need to make big public announcements like this? Keep it to yourself. I am always suspect of people when stuff like this comes out.
Indeed,
Victims of rape, incest, pedophilia, etc. should be kept QUIET! That's the best way to deal with sexual abuse, the good old fashioned way. They are all suspect anyway...
well dangerfield.....he didn't seem to have a problem keeping quiet all these years.....why now?
he said he "told no one"....I'll take him at his word - he must not have told, family, friends,clergy....
why did he feel the need now to tell me?
Why ask me when you can read for yourself?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"So you never reported it?” asked CBS's Lesley Stahl.
“No. My mom will read about it for the first time. My wife hasn’t read about it. No, no I didn’t tell anybody. That’s what happens when you’re a victim. You’re embarrassed. You’re hurt.”
Brown also said that as a boy growing up in Wakefield, Mass., he also had to deal with physical and psychological abuse by his multiple step-fathers. Each of his parents were married four times and he has said that his father was not around very much."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2011/02/sen-scott-brown-says-he-was-sexually-abused-as-a-child.html
I guess you don't know much about the guilt harbored by victims of sexual abuse, so here is an opportunity to learn.
why not save the sermon and all the words dangerfield...
just answer why he needed to tell me now!
(try to do it in 100 words or less)
Ron Johnson is looking for you to work in his office.
One sentence is a sermon?
Did you not realize those were Brown's words, not mine, explaining why he was speaking up now(!)
Complete Sermon;
I guess you don't know much about the guilt harbored by victims of sexual abuse, so here is an opportunity to learn.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
To answer your question succinctly;
Because it took him this long to deal with it..
count the words...
Dangerfield
I was hoping you would have given the "honest answer"
HE HAS A BOOK COMING OUT!
it is interesting that someone that was treated as a "sexual object" way before he was of legal age ended up posing for a centerfold later on. There is something very telling in that but I'm not sure what it is.
I don't know the exact percentages, but I seem to recall that the majority of pornographic actresses were sexually abused as children.
And no, I'm not going to cite it while I'm still at work.
Next he will annouce that because of that event he may change his .... orientation.
No. Pedophilia and homosexuality have NOTHING to do with one another.
My respect for this guy keeps going up. More conservative on the financial side and liberal on social issues. Voted for repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Saw past an early life same sex abuse issue to do what was right for gay Americans. Like this guy. Cheers everyone and have a great day.
Beverly in Chicago
What? That's horrible. I hope he is okay now. If I were him I wouldn't do any more centerfolds:)
I'd also encourage the GOP/Tea Baggers to be more sensitive to rape.
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Oh you mean like the leftest pig Nir Rosen who has been making fun of the female CBS reporter who was raped in Egypt?
vpdoesmatter
Beverly in Chicago
Oh you mean like the leftest pig Nir Rosen who has been making fun of the female CBS reporter who was raped in Egypt?
NOPE.
Don't know anything about that. But, if you got your info from FOX NOISE I'm willing to bet it a lie or dis-information.
And he paid for it, too, which is how it should be.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/higher-education/why-didnt-nyu-fire-nir-rosen-o.html
Beverly in Chicago, you're on the right track.
American Girl-724855
Beverly in Chicago, you're on the right track.
I need to be, thank you.
I can't imagine what kind of heartless "person" you'd have to be to post the comments I see above. I was also abused as a child and for someone as well known as a senator to come out and speak about what happened....you have no idea how much strength that takes! It took me until the age of 25 to even tell my closest friend. To hear him speak of it actually helps me feel I'm not alone. I hope he can continue to heal and my heart goes out to him! To the people who for some reason felt they wanted to take the time to be cruel and post above.....God forbid your children ever get sent off to camp and get molested. Then maybe you would actually have some empathy for how hard this is. For all you know, your kids HAVE been molested and as you can see probably would never tell you.
Ummmm, so what. Why is this at all important.
First of all he was not so affected that it stopped him from posing in a beauty shot magazine cover.
Second of all, it didn't affect him so much that he posed in hundreds of different magazines.
Does this coming out bear any factor on any issues in his life at all.
It is sad and disgusting that things like this happen to anyone. Its even more sad and disgusting when a person that has been through that, gone on with their lives, is doing well, is balanced, uses it for .... no reason at all.
having gone through it and keeping it a secret my whole life, whenever someone who has managed to live sucessfully and is able to be honest about what they went through gives me hope and helps me be brave about speaking to my friends and family truthfully about what I went through. It"s not "for no reason".
Alicia, I too was a victim, at the ripe old age of 6. It took me till I was 46 yrs. old to seek help and actually deal with it. It takes courage to speak out and hopefully help another victim to seek help, or stop an abuser. Mine was my mother's boss, and he went to jail for 13 years. Not nearly long enough, in my opinion.
Why should he be ashamed of it, and why shouldn't he speak out? He's the VICTIM here, not the perpetrator.
Shut up and shove it under the rug because it's not pretty. Exactly what we're talking about. That's just what perpetrators want their victims to do.
By the way, Ron Johnson is looking for you to work in his office.
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Ummmm, so what. Why is this at all important.
First of all he was not so affected that it stopped him from posing in a beauty shot magazine cover.
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You really don't know (anything about sexual abuse), do you? One hopes it never claims anyone you hold dear, or that you find out that it has, but they have been too guilty, ashamed and afraid to tell you...
Go USA...best response of them all, right on the mark. Because the senator is in one party, why do so many people work to make something that is NOT A POLITICAL EVENT OR ISSUE something so political? I hope your sentiment represents that of the majority of people in our country.
Tea Parties are for little girls. About the mentality of most tea baggers I know
So I guess what he is saying is he never swallowed or inhaled?
You are disgusting! he is trying to say there was nothing penetrated. How insensitive and sick do you have to be to post something like that?!
Chris - Really?? Women are supposed to report these acts, and men are supposed to just suppress it and"grow up"? Do you live in the 1950's??
I think that ALL of you -- no matter what side -- who used this for your personal political fodder -- are DISGUSTING! ALL OF YOU!
I agree. And a bit creepy to do so! Shame on all of you!
CLINTON . remember depends on what sex is . but he did'nt advertise on craigs list
OH damn i was thinking of the other republican in new york on craigs list "sorry"
Maybe I am just not that cynical. This is not a conservative or liberal subject. This long term liberal lauds Senator Brown for speaking up. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse(CSA). One at a time, men (and women) are coming forward and disclosing this painful part of their past. These disclosures will help to chip away at the guilt and stigma survivors feel. If talking about this difficult topic somehow lets at least child somewhere in America know that CSA is not normal or their own fault and encourages them to speak up, then we are all better for it.
I agree - what I'm against are these people on Newsvine blaming one political viewpoint or another over it.
THOSE are the people who are DISGUSTING.
This is an issue that needs to be brought out -- and comments like theirs just makes it way more difficult!
Just "brought out", not prosecuted? It seems awfully suspicious to me that he would choose to broadcast abuse but not prosecute the perpetrator.
I agree. Leave politics out of it. A lot of people are carrying around massive shame and guilt from child sexual abuse. Let's not be flippant about it. It's not the slightest bit funny.
Prosecuted too -- if possible. But there IS a statute of limitations; perhaps it's past. Also, perhaps he doesn't' have enough PROOF to prosecute. It's a "your word against mine" issue and obviously many decades ago.
But frankly, I think you're nit picking because you are one of the ones turning this into a political issue.