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grantcart

(53,061 posts) Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:36 AM Dec 2017

MSNBC, shame on you. [View all]

On the scroll at the bottom the following ran;

"Senator Al Franken announced that he will make his resignation effective Jan. 2nd following multiple women making accusations of sexual misconduct".

This framing is a lie. Putting aside the original accuser who was a paid member of Hannity's circle that joined in the birther nonsense and who was pictured in doing her "sexy" schtick frequently other actors and servicemen at USO and who simply said that he "over kissed" during a rehersal the other known accusers were basically accusing him of conducting an overly friendly hug that made them "uncomfortable" during the meeting, where none of the pictures matched the positioning claimed or any expressions of being uncomfortable in the picture.

At no point was there any suggestion of "sexual misconduct".

It is the kind of thing you would see on Fox but not on anything resembling a news network.

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MSNBC, shame on you. [View all] grantcart Dec 2017 OP

Al Franken was set up by a right wing conspiracy and certain people doc03 Dec 2017 #1

Well said! n/t NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #2

Overly friendly hug is an odd way to describe groping. mythology Dec 2017 #3

Uhhhh, whose breast did he grab? Youre not talking about that picture with the first one are you? Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #4

To many people, all human contact is exploitive. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2017 #5

I had a therapist tell me I needed to be more compassonate and caring with JimBeard Dec 2017 #14

So when a woman was uncomfortable with hugging mercuryblues Dec 2017 #27

I was never bothered with hugging, I was never the one to be JimBeard Dec 2017 #34

Because of that beware of feminists mercuryblues Dec 2017 #40

Stephanie Kemplin oberliner Dec 2017 #8

Thanks a lot ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #9

Consider the source Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #19

CNN? oberliner Dec 2017 #25

You are so Funny!!!! Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #31

Huh? oberliner Dec 2017 #33

She said she eventually turned her body to shift Franken's hand off her breast oberliner Dec 2017 #24

All I know is that I have not seen a single pic that indicates inappropriate touching ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #30

Understood oberliner Dec 2017 #35

Sure, there is a possibility ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #37

Agreed oberliner Dec 2017 #38

Kind of like the possibility that DT jr was lying about the adoptions? Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #32

No, not like that oberliner Dec 2017 #36

groping indicates reaching for sexual parts grantcart Dec 2017 #20

He did not grab anything. He is only 5 feet 5 and he secondwind Dec 2017 #23

Well said! Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #41

Payback for Al Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #6

maybe more? PeacefulPeavey Dec 2017 #7

Here's an idea! pazzyanne Dec 2017 #10

Al said no PeacefulPeavey Dec 2017 #11

Why are you here? pazzyanne Dec 2017 #12

And their post reminds me of similar posts by another on DU. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #29

You are completely wrong. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #15

Second time you've used that phrase. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #17

Nice try. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #16

Right wing lies? PeacefulPeavey Dec 2017 #28

It shows up at every thread about Al. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #39

Smells like pizza to me. marble falls Dec 2017 #42

Or maybe it's because Franken didn't want his secret identity as Aquaman being revealed. Ghost Owl Dec 2017 #21

No, I don't believe that...if there were others...they would have come forward...not a word since Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #22

If that were true, all they needed to do was spooky3 Dec 2017 #26

To be clear, SCVDem Dec 2017 #13

Yes, Franken was railroaded and they didn't have the grace to apologize flamingdem Dec 2017 #18