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Alexandra Tara Reade is a former intern for [[Leon Panetta]] and Senate aide for Joe Biden. She was trying to tell her story since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, ditial penetration, rape, retaliation, and silencing. <ref>https://soundcloud.com/katie-halper/joe-bidens-accuser-finally-tells-her-full-story</ref>
Alexandra Tara Reade is a former intern for [[Leon Panetta]] and Senate aide for Joe Biden. She was trying to tell her story since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, ditial penetration, rape, retaliation, and silencing. <ref>https://soundcloud.com/katie-halper/joe-bidens-accuser-finally-tells-her-full-story</ref>
Tara Reade had already come forward with part of her story after Lucy Flores accused Joe Biden of touching her inappropriately in April 2019. Tara Reade was one of seven other women to share their own stories about Biden. Reade told reporters about the way Biden would put his hands on her shoulders and run his fingers up and down her neck. Sh considered talking about the rest of her story but didn't because her claims of sexual harassment got her doxed and smeared as a Russian agent in April of 2019.
Tara Reade had already come forward with part of her story after Lucy Flores accused Joe Biden of touching her inappropriately in April 2019. Tara Reade was one of seven other women to share their own stories about Biden. Reade told reporters about the way Biden would put his hands on her shoulders and run his fingers up and down her neck. Sh considered talking about the rest of her story but didn't because her claims of sexual harassment got her doxed and smeared as a Russian agent in April of 2019.
Then in January 2020 Reade tried to come forward again. this time she contacted Times Up Now, the sexual harassment organization. Ryan Grim at ''The intercept'' reported the organization said they couldn't help her because Joe Biden was a candidate for federal office and supporting a case against him could jeopardize their nonprofit status. They also pointed out that the public relations firm that works on behalf of the Times Up Now Legal Defense Fund is SKD Knickerbocker, and SKDKnickerbocker managing director is Obama's former Communication's directer, the notorious [[Maoist]] [[Anita Dunn]]. Dunn is the top adviser to Joe Biden.
Then in January 2020 Reade tried to come forward again. this time she contacted Times Up Now, the sexual harassment organization. Ryan Grim at ''The intercept'' reported the organization said they couldn't help her because Joe Biden was a candidate for federal office and supporting a case against him could jeopardize their nonprofit status. They also pointed out that the public relations firm that works on behalf of the Times Up Now Legal Defense Fund is SKD Knickerbocker, and SKDKnickerbocker managing director is Obama's former Communication's directer, the notorious [[Maoist]] [[Anita Dunn]]. Dunn is the top adviser to Joe Biden.
Tara's brother and her good friend recall being told about the assault by Tara at the time it happened in 1993. Tara reached out to countless people to try to tell her story and nobody, not even the organization that was made to support women like would listeen to her.
Tara's brother and her good friend recall being told about the assault by Tara at the time it happened in 1993. Tara reached out to countless people to try to tell her story and nobody, not even the organization that was made to support women like would listeen to her.
This was an actual physical assault. Tara Reade was asked to take a duffel bag to Joe Biden so her boss in the office called her and say, "Hey you need to bring this to Joe Biden right away. Hurry." So she brought it to him at a gym. Reade said,
This was an actual physical assault. Tara Reade was asked to take a duffel bag to Joe Biden so her boss in the office called her and say, "Hey you need to bring this to Joe Biden right away. Hurry." So she brought it to him at a gym. Reade said,
'''Tara Reade:''' Um yeah. I can, I guess I could. I mean....<br>
'''Tara Reade:''' Um yeah. I can, I guess I could. I mean....<br>
'''Interviewer:''' You you don't have to.<br>
'''Interviewer:''' You you don't have to.<br>
'''Tara Raded:''' That's okay. It's just um, it's almost like giving a weapon to them.<br>
'''Tara Reade:''' That's okay. It's just um, it's almost like giving a weapon to them.<br>
''Interviewer:''' 'How so?<br>
''Interviewer:''' 'How so?<br>
'''Tara Reade:''' Well it's like I don't want them to know how much it hurt. I don't you know. don't want him to know.<br>
'''Tara Reade:''' Well it's like I don't want them to know how much it hurt. I don't you know. don't want him to know.<br>
There was something he said that I didn't want to say. And I didn't want to say it because it's the thing that stays in my head over and over. Like, um, it's the thing that kind of stayed with me over the years. But he said, when he got me against the wall after I pulled away. And he said, "Hey, I heard you liked me". I knew he was angry right after he took his finger, he just like pointed at me and he said. "You're nothing to me". And he just looked at me, he goes "You're nothing. Nothing." And then I must have reacted and I think he only said it twice. I just heard the word "nothing" and, and I must have reacted, because that's when he took me by the shoulders and he said "You're okay. You're fine. You're okay." <br>
There was something he said that I didn't want to say. And I didn't want to say it because it's the thing that stays in my head over and over. Like, um, it's the thing that kind of stayed with me over the years. But he said, when he got me against the wall after I pulled away. And he said, "Hey, I heard you liked me". I knew he was angry right after he took his finger, he just like pointed at me and he said. "You're nothing to me". And he just looked at me, he goes "You're nothing. Nothing." And then I must have reacted and I think he only said it twice. I just heard the word "nothing" and, and I must have reacted, because that's when he took me by the shoulders and he said "You're okay. You're fine. You're okay." <br>
But then afterwards, like it kept replaying in my head there, like last April [2019] when all that stuff came out. I got really, really sad about it. And the thing that I remember most, almost more than the assault itself was, just being told that I was nothing. And he was right. That's how people treated me. And I have no platform. So people want to know why women don't come forward, that's a good example.}}
But then afterwards, like it kept replaying in my head there, like last April [2019] when all that stuff came out. I got really, really sad about it. And the thing that I remember most, almost more than the assault itself was, just being told that I was nothing. And he was right. That's how people treated me. And I have no platform. So people want to know why women don't come forward, that's a good example.}}
For years, Biden failed to apologize to [[Anita Hill]] personally for the way she was treated when she testified in the 1991 confirmation of [[Clarence Thomas]]..<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/anita-hill-biden-clarence-thomas.html</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440833-biden-on-anita-hill-i-dont-think-i-treated-her-badly</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/26/biden-apology-accusers-anita-hill-1290843</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/apr/26/trump-news-today-live-biden-anita-hill-view-2020-democrats-updates-us-politics</ref>
For years, Biden failed to apologize to [[Anita Hill]] personally for the way she was treated when she testified in the 1991 confirmation of [[Clarence Thomas]]..<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/anita-hill-biden-clarence-thomas.html</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440833-biden-on-anita-hill-i-dont-think-i-treated-her-badly</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/26/biden-apology-accusers-anita-hill-1290843</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/apr/26/trump-news-today-live-biden-anita-hill-view-2020-democrats-updates-us-politics</ref>