Scott Brown was named in a lawsuit by former Fox News employee Andrea Tantaros along with Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes. Even though we already know Bill O’Reilly’s background and Ailes was forced to leave Fox News when the sexual harassment lawsuit from Gretchen Carlson, I believe everyone should have their day in court.
I did not want to post about the allegations but rather the response from our esteemed former Senator. First, Scott Brown’s advice to women who are being sexually harassed, suck it up (emphasis mine):
Brown was quick to point out that if there was even a whiff of wrongdoing on his part while at the Fox News studios, “They would tell me,” he said, adding, “No one has said anything. “I have no beef with anybody at Fox,” Brown stressed, “but I’m a public figure. I understand it. When they comment on my looks, I don’t get freaked out, I just move on. I’m not going to file a sexual harassment lawsuit, that’s for sure.”
Thanks Scott. Great advice, so when your boss David Copafeel gets all handsy just move on.
Second, Brown had a spirited defense on Twitter and Howie Carr yesterday talking about abuse in his background.
As a survivor of sexual abuse, I would never perpetuate language or actions as described in FOX complaint. Actions referenced are fabricated
— Scott P. Brown (@SenScottBrown) August 23, 2016
I read that and I do have empathy for what he had gone through in his life. But I also recall the “Thank God” line he used against Elizabeth Warren and this when Herald reporter Hillary Chabot went along on a few campaign stops with Brown:
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown drinks beer, drives his truck, and loses his keys in a Boston Herald article from today. A reporter followed him to a brewery in Canton, MA:
“You can pound those pretty good,” Brown said as he tasted one of the lighter brews. His favorite was a hoppy beer called Red I.P.A.
“Sit down. Try this one. I’ve seen you in the bars before, don’t act like you’ve never been to a bar,” he said, sliding over a stool. “We’re gonna have her dancing in the back of the truck.”.
So the “I would never perpetuate language or actions” of sexual harassment, we know that’s wrong.
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