[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
Carol Costello, who got a kick out of the assault on Bristol Palin, lamented on the 11 December 2014 edition of CNN Newsroom that "the national conversation surrounding sexual assault on campus has taken kind of an ugly turn. It's become this he-said, she-said politically-tinged fight." Costello cited the attention on Lena Dunham's rape claim in her memoir as an example, and spotlighted how conservative blog RedState attacked the left-wing TV producer on Wednesday:
CAROL COSTELLO: ...In her memoir, Lena Dunmam (sic) wrote of a conservative man named Barry, who assaulted her back in college. He resembles a – a real-life Barry, who attended school at the same time and had absolutely nothing to do with Dunham's allegations. Dunham has apologized to the real-life Barry, but others have attacked her credibility – calling her 'narcissistic.'
This is what RedState writes this morning – quote, 'The idea that there is any 'risk' involved in a woman reporting a sexual assault is simply bullshit on a biscuit. Papers don't report the names of accusers. If there is any risk involved in today's sexual climate, it attaches firmly to the man. There is a definite element of 'me-too-ism' in her story. Whether her story actually happened outside of her fevered imagination is another question.'