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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAl Franken should NOT resign.
Franken has apologized for the gag gone wrong photo. TONS of evidence proves he is NOT some kind of serial sexual harasser. TONS of women he has worked with over DECADES have signed statements saying he was not a harasser AT ALL.
Any progressives saying he should resign need to stop taking the RIGHT WING ATTACK BAIT!
Trump the pussy grabber isn't resigning. Moore the child abuser isn't dropping out. Barton the online nudist isn't resigning. David Vitter the right wing DC Madam prostitution purchaser ran for governor of Louisiana. And on and on.
So ENOUGH! I STAND WITH AL!!
dalton99a
(81,481 posts)And, fuck that shit
onetexan
(13,040 posts)illegitimate POTUS and Roy Moore.
bluestarone
(16,926 posts)1000% yep
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)The plus side of this situation, Trump and Moore deserve equal treatment. And the Deplorables who said all Trump's accusers are liars are now faced with their own hypocrisy.
onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)Run for Prez is more like it.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Maybe theyre realizing that they got royally played by the RW.
bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)this one.
rainy
(6,091 posts)throwing him in the mix just to appear to be fair and even handed.
GarColga
(124 posts)was clearly orchestrated by Roger Stone, with the rest of the the alt-right and Russian bots. America fell for this crap last year, and look what happened.
syringis
(5,101 posts)Because of a photo showing a joke ?
By the way, what did he grab or grope ? She was wearing a padlocked armor...
give a dog a bad name, and hang him !
barbtries
(28,789 posts)I stand with Al!
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)And on the USO tour I feel like it was bad behavior that a lot of people were doing, not to excuse it, but I accept his apology in that context (which he never said, mind you). Humans are fallible, but Franken is not an ass grabber. I refuse to believe that.
Denzil_DC
(7,233 posts)You can respond to these sorts of allegations relatively quickly in an adult and responsible way, no lies, no excuses, no counter-accusations, and hang in there.
Otherwise, the lesson is: deny and attack, and never back down.
jalan48
(13,864 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,418 posts)That's y his call for a complete investigation is a brilliant move, the BULLSHIT will face the light of day and the GOP smear machine will have had the tent lifted.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)I stand with Al.
Towlie
(5,324 posts)I think you know where I'm going with this.
BamaRefugee
(3,483 posts)I think Al Franken might appreciate that homage to his dry style of humor and hell no, no resignation!
treestar
(82,383 posts)We can double down defending him, especially since he has reacted so gracefully. The Rs double down defending idiots like the Orange Pussy Grabber, who just says all of his accusers are lying.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)if Trump and Moore resign and admit they're doing so because of their predatory behavior, then I'll begin to think of the Franken resignation question.