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https://www.foxnews.com/media/peter-daou-chris-hayes-dems-rape-
apology

Peter Daou, a former top adviser to Hillary Clinton, ripped some
Democrats
as "rape apologists" for attacking MSNBC host Chris Hayes over
his
decision to cover Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations
against former
Vice President Joe Biden.

"If you think only the GOP is responsible for this topsy turvy
world, look
no further than #FireChrisHayes trending because @chrislhayes
had the
journalistic integrity to cover an important #MeToo story
against a
Democrat," Daou tweeted Thursday. "This level of rape apology
from Dems is
APPALLING."

Daou's comments came after #FireChrisHayes trended on Twitter in
response
to his coverage of Reade's allegations.

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Peter Daou
?
@peterdaou
If you think only the GOP is responsible for this topsy turvy
world, look
no further than #FireChrisHayes trending because @chrislhayes
had the
journalistic integrity to cover an important #MeToo story
against a
Democrat.

This level of rape apology from Dems is APPALLING.

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"There have been moments I think for many of us, all of us, when
we have
heard about accusations against someone that we find ourselves
desperately
wanting not to believe -- whether that is because we have some
kind of
personal admiration for the individual and their work or
political
admiration, someone on our quote-unquote side," the liberal
MSNBC host
said on Wendesday.

"But part of the difficult lesson of the #MeToo era is not that
every
accusation is true and everything should be believed on its
face, but that
you do have to fight yourself when you feel that impulse."

Hayes reviewed Reade's allegations and noted that three of
Biden's aides
denied any memory of Reade telling them about the alleged
harassment,
despite Reade claiming she spoke to them about the issue. He
also noted
that Biden's campaign has denied the allegations.

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DEMS'
RESPONSE A MASTER CLASS IN HYPOCRISY

Liberal commentator Bill Palmer tweeted that Hayes ran a
"dishonest story"
about Biden on Wednesday night.

"Hey Chris Hayes, you ran such a dishonest story about Joe Biden
tonight,
#FireChrisHayes is starting to trend. Let's say we make it trend
all the
way. Hayes needs to retract the story or go do something else
for a
living," he said.


Palmer Report
?
@PalmerReport
Hey Chris Hayes, you ran such a dishonest story about Joe Biden
tonight,
#FireChrisHayes is starting to trend. Let's say we make it trend
all the
way. Hayes needs to retract the story or go do something else
for a
living.https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/chris-hayes-gets-
destroyed-
for-running-dishonest-story-about-joe-biden/28118/ …


Chris Hayes gets destroyed for running dishonest story about Joe
Biden
...

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However, many on the left defended Hayes. "Not that @chrislhayes
needs my
support, especially since the TV doesn't even like me anymore,
but you
#FireChrisHayes people are through the looking glass on this
one. Covering
sexual assault allegations should not [be] fired. COVERING THEM
UP
should," liberal commentator Elie Mystal said.

PELOSI SNAPS AT REPORTER OVER BIDEN ALLEGATION, DOUBLES DOWN ON
SUPPORT:
'I DON'T NEED A LECTURE'


Elie Mystal
?
@ElieNYC
Not that @chrislhayes needs my support, especially since the TV
doesn't
even like me anymore, but you #FireChrisHayes people are through
the
looking glass on this one.
Covering sexual assault allegations should not fired. COVERING
THEM UP
should. [stares at Weinstein]

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Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur similarly defended Hayes but bashed
his
former network in the process.

"Anyone tweeting in support of #FireChrisHayes is saying that
they think
media should not do the news but should just do propaganda on
behalf of
the Democratic Party. To be fair, that's exactly what @MSNBC
does 98
[percent] of the time, but even a small divergence is not
allowed!" he
said.

Uygur added that "[t]he people who want Chris fired for not
doing 24/7
propaganda for @JoeBiden are the same people pretending to be
outraged
when Trump attacks the press. You don't want a free press
either, you just
want compliance to your beloved status quo politicians, right or
wrong.
Sickening."

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GROUP:
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MSNBC did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for
comment.

The controversy came as media outlets have faced scrutiny over
their
handling of Reade's accusations.

According to the conservative blog Newsbusters, major media
outlets either
barely covered the issue or left it untouched from Mar. 25, when
the
allegation surfaced, until Apr. 27.

"Even the liberal New York Times and Washington Post have
published
lengthy stories investigating the charges (on April 13), yet ABC
and NBC
haven't spent even a single second on the story," Newsbusters'
Scott
Whitlock wrote in an article published Tuesday.

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"CBS has devoted a paltry 63 seconds, while PBS gave it a mere
seven
minutes. The all-day news networks CNN and MSNBC should have
posted
significantly higher totals, but they haven't: MSNBC managed
only four and
a half minutes in mid-April, while CNN only ended its complete
blackout
after we posted their own video from 1993, which validated a key
claim
from Reade."

ABC's "The View" finally did a segment on the issue Thursday
after weeks
of ignoring it.

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