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24. Ahh...... his fellow DEMOCRATIC Senators drove him out without cause.

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 12:32 PM

Jan 2018

The ethics investigation should have moved forward. Instead, Al Franken was thrown under the bus by questionable accusers at best, then certain Democratic Senators backed-up the bus and drove over him again. Says a lot!

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Why Franken Had to Go (please read before lighting hair on fire) [View all] marble falls Jan 2018 OP

Did Franken mistreat women? dalton99a Jan 2018 #1

Yes. Shemp Howard Jan 2018 #28

Context Zambero Jan 2018 #63

It was satire! DemocracyMouse Jan 2018 #80

Right on, Dem Mouse!!! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #83

Thank you Alice! DemocracyMouse Jan 2018 #130

I agree, too many can't or won't see that it was satire! Kimchijeon Jan 2018 #113

Gone nuts, off the rails, agree. BTW, I spent my career Alice11111 Jan 2018 #184

And like with Hillary, America doesnt deserve brilliant, dedicated patriots like her or Al. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #126

and don't forget Al Gore Ghost of Tom Joad Jan 2018 #132

Pretending to molest a sleeping woman isn't funny pintobean Jan 2018 #133

Playing grabass on stage isn't funny either wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #141

Playing grab-ass requires willing participants and isn't a crime. pintobean Jan 2018 #147

Was the guy willing? wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #148

A sexist notion perhaps? Zambero Jan 2018 #178

No, I was pointing out wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #186

Exactly Zambero Jan 2018 #190

To be honest wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #191

What has happened to reality and common sense? It was Alice11111 Jan 2018 #85

Of course Tweeden could have apologized for grabbing the musicians ass elias7 Jan 2018 #79

Yeah, like Trump apologizing. She also grabbed Alice11111 Jan 2018 #86

Well stated. I'm in pain and ashamed at the denial of due process Alice11111 Jan 2018 #81

NO HE DID NOT Skittles Jan 2018 #99

Do you think you convinced anyone? Shemp Howard Jan 2018 #189

I was a certified rape counselor years ago and am one of millions MeToo women and I disagree - lark Jan 2018 #100

That photo was obviously staged and Ms Tweeden was a willing participant! TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #117

That photo was obviously staged .... and that should have come out publically IN THE INVESTIGATION trueblue2007 Jan 2018 #149

Yes! Ghost Owl Jan 2018 #179

It was all about power. Scruffy1 Jan 2018 #137

Meh. In my opinion the only delimma the Dems had was the one they created for themselves Ninga Jan 2018 #2

I agree, and it's curious how dmr Jan 2018 #64

Not over it. Never will be. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #87

No thanks. Laurian Jan 2018 #3

n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #4

Can we light our hair on fire when a GOPer wins his seat? leftstreet Jan 2018 #5

+1 disndat Jan 2018 #22

!!! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #94

this lunamagica Jan 2018 #101

It opened my eyes to flaws in a rush to judgement. gordianot Jan 2018 #6

Absolutely! Alice11111 Jan 2018 #95

true, there should not be a rush to judgement, but neither should there be a total dismissal of mult TheFrenchRazor Jan 2018 #116

The accusations shouldn't have been dismissed. They should have been investigated. dansolo Jan 2018 #121

Don't forget the one who told the Atlantic wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #142

Due process would have been nice. gordianot Jan 2018 #125

I still think there is some missing information Lurks Often Jan 2018 #7

The real lesson: Ratfucking works on Democrats. mn9driver Jan 2018 #8

+1 n/t. rzemanfl Jan 2018 #52

Yep, GOP RW won that round as they got us to trample Alice11111 Jan 2018 #97

So Democrats should only react to potential fake Republican outrage? Chasstev365 Jan 2018 #9

+++++ pangaia Jan 2018 #27

Agree. n/t ariadne0614 Jan 2018 #77

Democrat should be loyal to other Dems and withhold comment...no reason to force Conyers out before Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #109

They did try to do it to Schumer wellst0nev0ter Jan 2018 #144

BS heaven05 Jan 2018 #10

Because fighting about it is more damaging than resolving it. Because we have to meet standards... marble falls Jan 2018 #11

It wouldn't have been an issue if the lies were exposed dansolo Jan 2018 #34

Why weren't the lies exposed? Was it all 'fake news'? marble falls Jan 2018 #45

Why is that so... tonedevil Jan 2018 #89

How does engaging in injustice make delisen Jan 2018 #43

Love that bolded paragraph. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #12

Yes its very simple concept. BannonsLiver Jan 2018 #88

I think this was a case of rampant mob rule. TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #13

NO. AL FRANKEN DID NOT NEED TO GO AND SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE. democratisphere Jan 2018 #14

Why do you think Franken resigned? marble falls Jan 2018 #15

Ahh...... his fellow DEMOCRATIC Senators drove him out without cause. democratisphere Jan 2018 #24

He was frog marched to the podium and held at knife point until he made his resignation?.... marble falls Jan 2018 #42

We have to be more than single issues. democratisphere Jan 2018 #50

Exactly right. And this single distraction needed to be removed in a clear way to demonstrate a .... marble falls Jan 2018 #59

Pure Bullshit! nt USALiberal Jan 2018 #108

Just remember, Matt_R Jan 2018 #172

Um no Egnever Jan 2018 #51

The fearfulness of Dem Senators troubling delisen Jan 2018 #56

The number of braindead voting for Trump, McConnell, Ryan is much more troubling.... marble falls Jan 2018 #62

+1000000 Alice11111 Jan 2018 #93

Utter Nonsense Me. Jan 2018 #16

Why was that a bad thing? Did you read the paragraph in bold? marble falls Jan 2018 #17

When Did We Start Sacrificing Our Best For The Good Of The Party Me. Jan 2018 #19

The bold paragraph is total bullshit. pangaia Jan 2018 #29

So many reasons. Igel Jan 2018 #82

Fuck that bullshit. n/t demmiblue Jan 2018 #18

Ditto. eom Tipperary Jan 2018 #23

Ditto ditto elehhhhna Jan 2018 #65

+1 n/t wroberts189 Jan 2018 #145

Complete horseshit from beginning to end. Vinnie From Indy Jan 2018 #20

We don't seem to have the same qualms about Wall St. companies like Goldman Sachs. jalan48 Jan 2018 #21

All he has to say is..changed my mind folks! This RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #25

Maybe he has better things to do? Egnever Jan 2018 #49

I don't agree and find it interesting that no more women have come forward since his resignation tenderfoot Jan 2018 #26

And the ones that did.:. sfwriter Jan 2018 #32

I noticed that as well tenderfoot Jan 2018 #35

I also finding it interesting that some of the most vocal people calling BS on this... demmiblue Jan 2018 #46

No more women have come forward against Roy Moore or Donald Trump lately either mythology Jan 2018 #48

Because they all came forward at one time... tenderfoot Jan 2018 #61

Thanks for posting. Trumpocalypse Jan 2018 #30

I wanted Al Franken to stay, but I was also afraid of the amount of energy wasted arguing about.... marble falls Jan 2018 #33

It still is. dchill Jan 2018 #114

I am not beating my chest. I am not engaging in self-righteous indignation. pangaia Jan 2018 #36

Never said that YOU were. Trumpocalypse Jan 2018 #127

In America flotsam Jan 2018 #91

That is just naive. Trumpocalypse Jan 2018 #129

So political considerations are more important than inconvenient truths? dansolo Jan 2018 #168

Sometimes they are Trumpocalypse Jan 2018 #183

To quote Al Franken, Giant of the Senate... "***" pangaia Jan 2018 #31

What a nasty piece of writing you've quoted here. Demit Jan 2018 #37

Exactly. Owl Jan 2018 #73

Total BS riverwalker Jan 2018 #38

Bullshit. nt DLevine Jan 2018 #39

Post removed Post removed Jan 2018 #40

Has anyone posted a list of those who pushed Franken out? July Jan 2018 #84

Here: dalton99a Jan 2018 #98

Al Franken was gaining the spotlight disndat Jan 2018 #105

So you'd vote GOP in 2020 if one of those calling for Franken to resign runs against Trump? crazycatlady Jan 2018 #119

Read. Hair still on fire. MoonRiver Jan 2018 #41

Nonsense opinion piece WyLoochka Jan 2018 #44

+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #54

Well said. lunamagica Jan 2018 #102

+1 revmclaren Jan 2018 #104

The moral high ground isn't worth squat when they have their boot on your neck. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #47

where exactly should dems draw the line then? serious question; obviously if dems decide that all mo TheFrenchRazor Jan 2018 #118

We're trying to survive, not win. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #123

we needed to sacrifice our first born because...why? samnsara Jan 2018 #53

To placate black female voters in Alabama - "Either Franken goes or we'll vote for Roy Moore" dalton99a Jan 2018 #58

LOL MoonRiver Jan 2018 #70

. lunamagica Jan 2018 #103

republican blake farenthold paid out $84,000 of OUR money to his victim and still sits in the House spanone Jan 2018 #55

Worst.Post.Ever ProfessorGAC Jan 2018 #57

It is encouraging that when slop like this gets posted only a grantcart Jan 2018 #66

I'm catching more than a whiff of an agenda on this one. democratisphere Jan 2018 #68

As Someone Else Here Pointed Out... JimGinPA Jan 2018 #60

Imo should be in that title somewhere Fullduplexxx Jan 2018 #67

Drivel. The 3rd option to that false dilemma was to take firm action via the ethics investigation. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2018 #69

Total BS. Owl Jan 2018 #71

We should not forget the Bengazi hearings loyalsister Jan 2018 #72

Love how you put due process in quotes, like it's not really a thing. Demit Jan 2018 #90

Due process is not a thing in hostile congressional investigations loyalsister Jan 2018 #92

In your playbook, Clinton would have folded b/c of "damaging content." Demit Jan 2018 #122

"courage" that only impresses loyalists loyalsister Jan 2018 #185

Before theft-proof car radios Turbineguy Jan 2018 #74

Simple: "They go low, we go high" TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #75

Nonsense BannonsLiver Jan 2018 #76

My hair is fine. LWolf Jan 2018 #78

You are describing his "transgrassions"' as if they have been proven to be true dansolo Jan 2018 #169

I'm not describing his transgressions at all. LWolf Jan 2018 #182

I don't agree with 'long-term' games janterry Jan 2018 #96

I'm now lighting my hair on fire. Vinca Jan 2018 #106

I wouldn't pack his bags...that is up to him and Minnesota unless he broke the law which he did not. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #110

This entire argument is bullshit...the GOP and their followers don't care about decency... Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #107

None of this makes any sense because there was no investigation and no hearing or any charges wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #111

Complete bullshit ornotna Jan 2018 #112

This Post Begins With An Insult. That Tells Us Quite a Bit About The Author and Their Agenda dlk Jan 2018 #115

Notice that the allegations have stopped, though. alarimer Jan 2018 #120

What absolute, unadulterated bullshit. NanceGreggs Jan 2018 #124

Nance, do we need this? Cary Jan 2018 #128

Yes, Cary, we DO need this. NanceGreggs Jan 2018 #136

+1. One cannot pretend nothing happened. dalton99a Jan 2018 #173

If friendly fire kills you flotsam Jan 2018 #152

I am very much alive, thank you Cary Jan 2018 #153

And one of our finest Senators flotsam Jan 2018 #154

Al Franken decided to resign Cary Jan 2018 #155

Not while any of the backstabbers hold office! flotsam Jan 2018 #156

You don't get it Cary Jan 2018 #157

Yeah-you go ahead and believe that flotsam Jan 2018 #160

Sorry, but I have no obligation to toe your line Cary Jan 2018 #162

I merely stated my opinion flotsam Jan 2018 #164

I agree with Nance, we DO need this lunamagica Jan 2018 #158

I think many "conservatives" agree Cary Jan 2018 #159

Gillibrand and her followers started this. Don't blame anyone else lunamagica Jan 2018 #161

"Started this" Cary Jan 2018 #163

Really? Losing a real Democratic warrior in the senate will not help us defeat Republicans lunamagica Jan 2018 #165

Post removed Post removed Jan 2018 #166

The stick our heads in the sand strategy. That always works! n/t kcr Jan 2018 #187

+1 wroberts189 Jan 2018 #143

He announced his plan to resign after prominent Democrats refused to let him defend himself, through still_one Jan 2018 #131

What happens when anonymous women come forward with allegations against other Democrats? nclib Jan 2018 #134

I respectfully disagree. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #135

I STILL adamantly disagree but... RealityChik Jan 2018 #138

I note that this article is dated Dec. 7, nearly a month ago... JHB Jan 2018 #139

Good point. And this issue still has not be fully addressed by leadership flamingdem Jan 2018 #140

Kirsten Gillibrand asked if her good friends husband Anthony Weiner CentralMass Jan 2018 #146

That has hypocrisy written all over her face. OnDoutside Jan 2018 #167

Priceless dalton99a Jan 2018 #171

She never said Weiner was her good friend pintobean Jan 2018 #174

Thank you for pointing out that good friend comment. I corrected it. CentralMass Jan 2018 #180

Hypocrisy and political opportunism are terms that come to mind. CentralMass Jan 2018 #188

Here we see what she is all about. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #175

Interesting. n/t demmiblue Jan 2018 #176

Wow. What hypocrisy. MINNESOTA voters decided who they wanted in R B Garr Jan 2018 #181

Sorry but it's not as black and white as you have portrayed it to be. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2018 #150

I am angry and I will never be "over it". rainin Jan 2018 #151

Let's make one thing clear GaryCnf Jan 2018 #170

That article is totally off the mark. Lack of williness to fight for truth took down Franken bitterross Jan 2018 #177

Franken's resignation was part of the efforts to stop the investigation into Trump's treason. Tatiana Jan 2018 #192

Goddamned FALSE EQUIVALENCY. Ask Roger Fucking Stone about his "political hit job." VOX Jan 2018 #193