Al Franken Don't Resign Thread - Please Rec

[SeaDoo77]

You got screwed Al.

By people that surrender before the first shot every time.

Stay in your job Senator Franken.

Let the process work.

To hell with the lynch mob.

Please Rec.

[redstateblues]

1. Rec

[JI7]

2. Better would be to contact the other democratic senators

[rzemanfl]

3. K&R n/t

[PoliticAverse]

7. Whether to resign or not is Franken's decision, ultimately only he can make or unmake it. n/t

[JI7]

8. Senators have to work with others.

[onit2day]

107. Public demand is too great. Franken must stay in the senate

[mountain grammy]

25. Yes, I've been doing that too.

Every senator's twitter feed is filled with support for Franken. I've called, emaied and tweeted and posted on Gillibrand's facebook page.. damn, I really like her and Kamala Harris and all the women. I feel betrayed.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. Me too. Feminist Purity, is that what they thought?

#BelieveWomen...sure, believe Women enough to investigate an accusation....but that doesn’t mean dive off a cliff because an extremely suspicious woman, being a right-wing trumpanzee with a right-wing radio show, who thinks being sexually inappropriate onstage with male performers is ok when she does it, told you to.

Beyond idiotic, what the Democrats did. 😣

[mountain grammy]

36. And Tina Dupuy.. my god!

He squeezed her fucking waist. I was a real fan of hers no more.

Yes, beyond idiotic.

[catrose]

61. Done

[Dem2]

4. I think...

if Roy Moore wins, he should un-resign.

[pandr32]

85. I hope he will "un-resign" regardless

We are learning more and more about the accusations. There is no there-there anywhere. Hit job.
All Sen. Franken is guilty of is mixing it up with people every chance he gets in person and in close proximity that often other uncommitted public servants dodge in favor of rich donors and special interests.
He is the real deal--the kind of politician we should clone.

[Thor_MN]

102. He hasn't resigned yet.

[SeaDoo77]

5. I Called My Senators

Demanded they beg him to stay.

[Amaryllis]

18. Good idea. i am gonna tell them that Leeann and Don Jr are long time twitter buddies.

[mchill]

23. Great Idea - I only called Al Franken

hough I've been posting on Kamala Harris's page like crazy. Feinstein has no post about Franken - why? She supported him resigning.

[McCamy Taylor]

6. I'll K&R that!

As long as we are all clear that the "lynch mob" is made up of Roger Stone and Russian friends and their toadies in the press.

[cate94]

9. Agree

He was railroaded.

[Pinkflamingo]

10. Gillibrand can take a long walk on a short pier.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. Shes one of my senators. I thought she was good.

This really deflates that impression. 🤬

[LoveMyCali]

38. She's one of my senators also

and I would trade her for Al Franken in a heartbeat.

[dflprincess]

40. Al is my senator

and I'm mad at both of yours. But it sounds like we agree.

[Amaryllis]

104. Both of mine said he should resign and they both heard from me the day before Al spoke

and they will be hearing from me again on Monday. First time I've ever disagreed with Merkley.

[dflprincess]

123. Thank you.

[dchill]

66. Ambition eats ethics for breakfast.

[usaf-vet]

44. If she ever makes it to a national ticket

I will enjoy the moment that I get to ignore her as payback for her treatment of Franken. He deserved a hearing before the lynching.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

52. Yup, it's not even debatable!

[TNNurse]

89. I replied to an email from her today.

I said I was unsubscribing from her since sh helped railroad Franken.

It made me fee a little better, a very little.

[druidity33]

110. I did the same with Elizabeth Warren. nt.

[Angry Dragon]

11. R&K

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

12. K&R

[riverwalker]

13. Stay Al, stay

We need you.

[Carey1]

17. Response o riverwalker

Please, please, consider your resignation and stay. Pundits are backtracking. We need you.
You will have all the support you need from everyone who supports you. You are strong, you can do this

[Amaryllis]

19. Riverwalker?

[spooky3]

56. s/he is replying to Riverwalker's post, I think.

[spooky3]

55. welcome to DU!

[BootinUp]

14. K&R

[Roland99]

15. K&R

[Dem2theMax]

16. K&R

I emailed Al. I so want him representing us. We need him. The repukes are going after
everyone that WE know can make a difference. And Al is one of those people.
Al was set up. Al, please stay and fight. We'll have your back.

[Canoe52]

79. I did too, and my wife also wrote to each of the female

Democratic senators that called for him to resign! Told them she felt they made a big mistake.

[Scruffy1]

20. K&R n/t

[denbot]

21. Dude, hold your fire.

If they don’t, remind them everyday, that you will when they do.

[lindalou65]

22. Don't Resign

K&R and kick!

[TheCowsCameHome]

24. Come back, Al.

We need you, brother. Now more than ever.

[sdfernando]

26. Dont resign Al....we need you! /nt

[nocalflea]

27. Fight the power, Al.

[oasis]

28. His real friends want him to stay. To hell with the backstabbers. nt

[scarletwoman]

29. Please stay, Senator Franken!

You were set up - don't give in!!!!

[dflprincess]

41. Amen!

And good to see you!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

30. Kick and Rec

Maybe make a petition?

[zentrum]

31. The problem is

…that he's been defanged. They've harmed his stature so much. How will he question a Sessions character in the same way ever again? The entire story will be about him and how he's being investigated and the important issues will be buried under the lede.

The Democrats have ruined him as an effective Senator. I'm really pissed at them but I'm not sure it can be undone by him just staying.

Damn!

[CommonHumanity]

46. I disagree

I disagree. Consider Dotard and others of his ilk who flagrantly and egregiously violate every standard of decency and then just move on. Many other people, voting people, also forget and move on. That's current politics. Plus he would be fighting the good fight for what is right. There are many things we thought could never be done until they were done.

[zentrum]

80. That's true.

[nini]

92. But he's not a Republican.

They get a pass on everything

[LakeArenal]

58. I also disagree.

Maybe the rest have learned a bit. Work with Al or we won't work with you.

[zentrum]

81. So furious that he was ousted.

Maybe there's a way back. I did leave him that message.

[Marthe48]

34. I sent Sen. Franken an email the other day

asking him not to resign. I saw someone write that Dec 7 was Pearl Harbor Day and Dec, 7 2017 would live in Infamy as well.

[rainin]

35. Please don't resign.

We need you.

[pansypoo53219]

37. putin fingerprints. don't let him win.

[lunasun]

39. Those dems screwed you. My thought is they can make another rash decision like that and

screw me next time or sell us out some way. My local tv station mentioned how quick and in less than 24hrs your own party took you down. Incredulous
How fast could they screw the voters over too?
Please stay and keep some sanity on the senate floor

[Mr. Evil]

42. I posted a late breaking thread about

Rachel blocking my email to her because I've sent multiple emails to her in the past 3 day. I guess she and/or her staff had enough of me and my version of the truth. Railroad!

[CommonHumanity]

43. Concerted effort to retain Al?

Okay, so I read the reply saying that staying or leaving is Al's decision. I agree entirely, but we are also free to make our wishes known to him and to the Democratic senators who called for resignation. We are free to do all we can to retain an outstanding senator who is willing to speak truth to power. A democratically elected Senator has been driven out without a fair hearing and many of us are outraged over the loss AND THE INJUSTICE! If Senator Franken still chooses to leave his job that is his decision and it is worthy of respect, but we have a right to voice our wishes. I may be naive, but maybe a great outpouring of public support will impact his decision. Maybe a great outpouring of public opposition and loss of support will sway the Senators who called for his resignation.

Where I am going with is: Would it make sense to initiate an online petition or an event to pressure the Senators to reconsider their rush to judgment or perhaps a call for people to show up en masse at the offices of the senators who demanded resignation. Afterall, the MSM is starting to come around to the Roger Stone/Swiftboating/framing aspect of the issue.

I am not prescribing any particular action, but am throwing the idea out for feedback. Franken's resignation has left me feeling uniquely deflated both because we need Franken and it because it sets a horrible precedent that I would like to see reversed.

Please share thoughts and ideas. I am inclined to at least try to do something about it. And yes, I have written and called and will continue to do so, but I think this is a big enough to consider concerted resistance.

When I was around 18 or 19 I was visiting with a friend who was living with people who considered themselves communists. That virtue of claiming that label aside, I remember talking to one of them about whether trying to work for change is worth it. In other words, can we have an impact or is it useless? Not the way I muse about change these days, but that was then. Anyway, he said something that I still remember: The issue is not only what impact we will have, but also what we will allow to occur without speaking out. I know there are lots of derivations on this theme and many ways to say it, but the way he said it those 40 years ago has stuck with me and remained a touchstone to this day.

[raging moderate]

45. Yes, let's follow due process.

Don't give up so fast! It sounds to me as if you have just been rude sometimes. Stop being rude, and stay in the Senate.

[KT2000]

47. STAY!

don't let them get away with this railroad job!!!

[doc03]

48. Hang in there Al nt

[Beartracks]

49. So they don't want things distracting from The Fight? But you're one of our best fighters, Al!

If Democrats are going to claim the moral high ground, we need you to stand at the top and keep swinging.

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[Mr. Evil]

50. I made a big mistake of trying to defend Al Franken

by showing how far I went by doing so. I started a thread stating I sent multiple emails to Rachel Maddow and I was blocked for doing so. And I was viciously attacked for defending Al Franken. Ok, I get it. I suck. I'm not worthy or whatever it takes to be taken seriously here.

[uppityperson]

51. LBN has specific posting guidelines, like you were told. Using the insulting language you did

got you a hide.

It didn't meet lbn guidelines.

[nini]

95. You also attacked another poster with some fiery language

You attacked Rachel Maddow and you didn't provide a link either.

Not sure why you were surprised at the reaction of the posters in that thread.

[Mr. Evil]

53. I guess I didn't do it right or state it right but,

nobody here bothered to help me through it. There have been mulitple stories in the last few days here defending Al Franken and I have been involved in most of, if not all of them. I decided I needed to tell my effort in all of this and I did nothing but fuck it up. I didn't state it right. I didn't title it right. Or I didn't construct the story right. Anyway, I was attacked. Non-stop and through the protocol of this website I couldn't post anything to defend myself and why. I'm sorry. I tried to do something for the first time and fucked up royal. I was viciously attacked when I was only trying to convey my efforts to defend Al Franken. I will not come here ever again. I'll defend Sen. Franken somewhere else. I'm sorry I didn't know how to post things here or how you like to acknowledge them. My apologies.

[annielion]

54. Please don't resign, Al

This was a GOP smear job followed by railroading by the Dems

[lunamagica]

57. K&R.

[spooky3]

59. Anyone writing to Senators--feel free to send these DU poll results:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029937862

[hurple]

60. Rather than call this a witch hunt

A phrase, the meaning of which the esteemed (Ha!) Mr (yeah, right) trump (bleh) has destroyed, instead call it what it is McCarthy-ism. Just like then, all someone has to be is accused, and their life is suddenly and forever in tatters, their credibility destroyed and they are blackballed. Hell, back then those charged with un-American activities at least got a show trial. Today, the accused aren't even getting that.

[Amaryllis]

124. You are right. McCarthyism hits it on the head.

[Greybnk48]

62. K&R in support of Al Franken

PLEASE don't let politicians run you out of the Senate. We need more like you and less like them!

[catrose]

63. Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer?

Please please please say you will, say you will.

[quickesst]

64. A huge K&R

Those cowards should feel ashamed, and before it's all over and done, I believe that they will. For myself, they have crossed a line of betrayal that can't be uncrossed.

[bluestateboomer]

65. K&R!

Don't!

[smirkymonkey]

67. I have e-mailed him asking him not to resign.

I hope he stays.

[Mister Ed]

68. As his constituent, I want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Everything. Good or bad. Whether it damns my senator or exonerates him.

An Ethics Committee investigation would have helped to provide me with that truth.

Senate Dems have ensured I will never get it.

[Sedona]

69. K&R

Please Al!

[Susan Calvin]

70. KnR! nt

[Sunsky]

71. K&R

I really hope he stays and wipe that smirk off Don Jr's face.

[trusty elf]

72. Please don't resign Al !

knr

[stevepal]

73. K&R

[ananda]

74. Yes! Sen Franken, please don't resign!

Keep doing your job.. you've been great so far!

[wildflowergardener]

75. agreed

I don't hold out much hope, but I agree. I've contacted my senator Claire McCaskill a few different places about how upset I was and that I think Al Franken was railroaded. So disappointed about this and that she was one of the ones to do this to him. I am all for believing woman but at least give men a chance to defend themselves and look for the truth. I don't trust anonymous accusers and I don't feel the ones that were not anonymous were bad enough to resign. The waist? Come on! If you are that sensitive to someone else touching you don't ask for a selfie. I could be a completely bad judge of character but I just don't believe Al could do something like the kissing accusation "my right as an entertainer" sounds so fake.

The standard needs to be investigate all credible allegations, and then make a decision. Don't dismiss them outright but investigate. Don't make any hasty decisions you cannot undo when you find out you've been scammed.

[ebbie15644]

76. Please stay Al Franken

[ms liberty]

77. K&R. n/t

[2naSalit]

78. K&R

[Owl]

82. Stay!

[dajoki]

83. k&r

[northoftheborder]

84. Al is my Senator, because I live in Texas.

[Dustlawyer]

88. +1!!! THIS

Don't let them railroad you Al!

[USALiberal]

120. Kansas here and feel the same way! n/t

[DownriverDem]

86. It's politics

If you are thinking about Al emotionally, you have it all wrong. It's politics which is low down mean and dirty. With Conyers and Franken gone the repubs can't use the "Dems do it too, with no consequences" attack. The Dems will be able to attack trump and moore big time. The message is for the non political junkie voters.

Did I want Franken to resign? No! But it's political. The MN governor who is a Dem will appoint a Dem who will vote the way we all want. So move on and fight like hell to beat the crap out of the repubs.

[questionseverything]

96. so moore thinks all gays should be killed,trans are not even human,slavery days were better

all pregnancies should lead to child birth no matter what the incubator feels and no matter the circumstances and grown men dating children is fine

BUT BUT BUT BUT

the dems couldn't attack him w/o getting rid of franken?

i have this great bridge for sale and for you i have special terms!!

[LisaL]

111. Exactly.

There are plenty of issues democrats could be attacking Moore for, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Franken.

[Demsrule86]

87. Don't resign.

[desi]

90. Stay put and fight the Trump Criminal Enterprise...

This is Don Jr's Accomplice in the smear campaign.

Link to tweet

/photo/1 |

[nini]

91. I never Rec a thread that asks to be Rec'd

Emailing all concerned senators is more productive.

[Shoonra]

93. This country needs Al Franken ...

Yes, I've heard about the frat-boy behavior.

I'm willing to believe it. But even so I am willing to cut Al Franken some slack after so many years in show biz and in light of the endorsements of so many women that actually worked with him. More important, I am willing to cut him some slack because this nation needs him. And, I feel, after this crisis, Al will mind his Ps and Qs.

We could elect a candidate who would never touch or be the least bit crude to women - but we don't need a latter-day Truman Capote, we need an Al Franken, who is hardworking and dedicated to liberal causes.

[argyl]

94. Al, dont resign. Youre one of our very best.

And

[flamingdem]

97. One of the highest rec'd threads ever

Clearly the majority here agree and that's great.

Now if we could just figure out how to apply some pressure..

Are there any valid petitions out there?

[VOX]

98. K & R like a 63-yarder.

[HelenWheels]

99. Have Gov. Dayton name Al as his own replacement

Al should NOT resign.

[kiranon]

100. Agree. Al Franken needs to stay in the Senate.

The Republicans can find or make up something on every one of the Democrats in Congress or anyone who runs for any office against a Republican. Ask who will protect you if lynch mob justice is the Democrats response. Franken needs his day before the Ethics Committee. His accusers do not seem credible.

[JT99]

101. Wish I could rec more than once!

Nm

[FreeStateDemocrat]

103. I stand with Al Franken!

[DemSoc]

105. Senator Franken we need You! Thank you for caring. n/t

[hwmnbn]

106. K&R

[keithbvadu2]

108. Al Franken has absolution by republican theory

Al Franken has absolution by republican theory

A new republican meme is that Trump and Moore can have absolution by winning an election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-readies-itself-to-welcome-roy-moore/2017/11/20/ba5f44cc-ce36-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html?utm_term=.76fa54f64721&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

"Just ask White House officials, Republican lawmakers and right-wing pundits, who lately argue that an electoral win provides absolution for any past sexual misconduct."

[Rustyeye77]

109. I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

I agree.

[Demoiselle]

112. Don't resign, Al.

[trueblue2007]

113. Please don't resign.

[mvd]

114. K&R

I support the investigation he always wanted. Two of the reports may be exaggerated, and the rest are anonymous.

[defacto7]

115. K&R bigtime

[parkerMcDavis]

116. I am a long time lurker ......

I felt the need to finally join so I could comment on the Al Franken situation. This is unimaginable that the Democratic congress would turn on him like this. It makes no sense to me, someone please explain how this could happen. I can understand the pukes trying to run him out of town but not our own people. I'm just sick over this. So let me ask you, what are we gonna do about this ???

[Kirk Lover]

117. We will bitch, moan and get it out of system and then we'll come together again...what

would you like to see happen???

[Collimator]

122. I, too was a long time lurker.

The situation with Senator Franken pushed me to join this forum. I am very grateful to those who posted phone numbers and links to members of the Senate so that I could express my opinions to them.

As to those who point out that it is all just politics or that we should just get over it-- Politics may, indeed, require compromise, but it is up to every individual to decide which compromises are acceptable. Further, it is the responsibility of every citizen of good conscience to put forth the effort to elevate the level of political discourse.

"Getting over" our disappointment regarding Franken's ouster is also an individual challenge. Each of us will process our feelings at our own pace. Some may linger over feelings of anger, others will be weighted down by dismay.

I take comfort in reading the perspectives of others who support Franken and examine the issue from differing angles. It was difficult for me to make that first call to Franken's office because I did not wish to be perceived as a "bad" feminist. I also did not want to be so partisan-minded that I could not examine the facts of the situation fairly.

The many comments and differing backgrounds of the members here have assured me that we are not in lockstep or blinded to reality simply because Al Franken is a Democrat. It is good for us to disagree. It is good for us to question.

We are citizens, not subjects. The current administration, and many members of our legislature-- of both parties--would do well to remember this.

We must not allow them to think that we have lost sight of our power.

[del19713]

118. Please stay you are the bravest of them all

Please stay Al you are our only voice. Don't let them railroad you.

[USALiberal]

119. Kick! nt

[riverwalker]

121. I support you

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