I bet most of the TB believers are just holding tight hoping that the negative reports will eventually prove false, or something else might come to light that will confirm their loyalty.
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."
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As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
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"...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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Internal Service Error.Originally posted by MartyFunkhouser View Post
Is this about the expected statement/media availability this morning at 10:30 by an attorney for OUR victims of TB sexual pressure?Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."Comment
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Yes. When I clicked on the link this morning, it said OUR was retaining an attorney to respond to the media about Ballard.Originally posted by myboynoah View PostComment
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I was able to get it by this link. I guess the attorney is doing a briefing at the capital today at 10:30 a.m. for her clients.
https://kutv.com/news/local/attorney...ssen-vice-newsAs I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
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As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
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If this stuff is true, yikes. This would make him more than just a grifter.
Here is the comment from Eric Moutsos. I don't know anything about the guy, but his twitter is definitely not liberal in any way. He complains about BYU being taken over by rainbows, for example.Sources with knowledge of the situation have told VICE News that Ballard is alleged to have invoked his own personal connection to the divine and the authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to persuade women who worked for and with OUR that testing their sexual chemistry with him was in essence approved by God.
Conservative libertarian personality Eric Moutsos, who says he's spoken to at least four women accusing Ballard of misconduct, has said Ballard invoked both his relationship with President M. Russell Ballard, a powerful figure in the LDS Church, and psychic readings from Janet Russon, OUR’s in-house medium, to back up claims he made to persuade women into sexual situations. Moutsos has also said "multiple marriages have been broken up." His claims are consistent with VICE News reporting.
Full statement from the alleged victims:
As former employees and contractors who worked closely with Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), we are choosing to give a public statement about our experiences with Tim Ballard.
Earlier this year, complaints were filed that opened the door for an internal investigation. We now stand together to affirm the truth behind these allegations.
Our involvement with Operation Underground Railroad was rooted in our commitment to fighting against human trafficking. But while engaging in that noble cause, we were subjected to sexual harassment, spiritual manipulation, grooming, and sexual misconduct.
Though we value our privacy as we work to rebuild our lives, we also feel a responsibility to speak out and state unequivocally that these allegations are true. We acknowledge the risks involved in challenging someone as prominent as Tim Ballard. We will reveal our stories in our own time and on our own terms, but for now, we choose to remain anonymous.
We wish to express our gratitude for the outpouring of support from those who have responded and commented to the media and social media posts. We also want to extend our support and solidarity to all survivors of harassment and abuse of any kind. We believe you, and we are standing by your side as you embark on your own healing journey.As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
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Wow. That is powerful."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creeksterComment
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Wow the self-proclaimed #1 organization that fights sex trafficking is actually more involved in sex trafficking than anybody thought...Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
"I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"Comment
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I should probably work harder at not having feelings of mirth about these terrible accusations.Comment
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lol. I think you can bifurcate your emotions. You're clearly not amused at the victims. Maybe not even at Tim's plight. It's more the smug, self-righteous people clutching to his rep as if it was their own. Deprogram!Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post"I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"Comment
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Ha. Same here. Terrible circumstances, but glad to see a conman go down.Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creeksterComment
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Really? I care much less for Tim than for those under his spell (it goes without saying that any victims deserve nothing but sympathy). Tim is reaping what he sowed, but I am feeling incredibly sad for the damage he has done to people who feel a need to defend him because for them it is all wrapped up in some weird stew of their political and religious identity. I hope those people can find the awareness to move past this and use it as a lifelong lesson that devotion to a political cause or religion has to be independent of any human. Most humans will disappoint eventually (although gratefully not as spectacularly as TB has).Originally posted by Commando View PostComment
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Fascinating.Originally posted by MartyFunkhouser View Post"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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