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NewJeffCT

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12. It's not just that, though

Mon Mar 26, 2018, 10:32 AM

Mar 2018

Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner were HUGE stories with lasting impact in the media over days and weeks and months. Other than Trump and Stormy Daniels, his affairs and other sordid allegations have been in the news 24 hours or so and then faded. The same with other Republicans that had affairs - Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Vitter, Newt Gingrich, etc. It's a story for a day, and then goes away.

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Gary Hart, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Anthony Weiner, and Al Franken [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2018 OP

Edwards and Weiner are scum, and the only one's they fought for was themselves. On the other still_one Mar 2018 #1

Agreed! IluvPitties Mar 2018 #2

I agree with you. I'd certainly vote for Spitzer again if he ran. nt WePurrsevere Mar 2018 #3

Agree that Edwards and Wiener are scum. MBS Mar 2018 #27

Spitzer was public enemy # 1 to the cons on Wall Street. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #29

Anthony Weiner is a nasty p.o.s. (and I strongly supported him in the past). demmiblue Mar 2018 #4

Weiner was given a 2nd chance... lame54 Mar 2018 #28

It is ironic that those standards treestar Mar 2018 #5

What is not like the others (except for his passionate fight for liberal causes)? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #6

You nailed it! tonyt53 Mar 2018 #8

You are intentionally understanding what Franken did mythology Mar 2018 #9

Those accounts are not validated but some 'progressives' bought it hlthe2b Mar 2018 #11

I'll clarify Since you say I am "intentionally understanding" what Franken did--yes absolutely hlthe2b Mar 2018 #15

fuck that. accused? it is weak sauce. Notice Trump was accused of unwanted physical contact by many blake2012 Mar 2018 #24

THANK YOU. MBS Mar 2018 #30

So we have higher standards then they do. Trumpocalypse Mar 2018 #7

It's not just that, though NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #12

Damn liberal media ;-) nt Trumpocalypse Mar 2018 #36

Al Franken was a bogus hit job. Greybnk48 Mar 2018 #10

+1 ooky Mar 2018 #14

EXACTLY!!! blake2012 Mar 2018 #25

+1 Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #32

There's something inherently wrong with including Franken in that list. OnDoutside Mar 2018 #13

There is a lot wrong with this. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #17

Franken is included as a Dem that was pushed out due to a "scandal" n/t Yavin4 Mar 2018 #18

AGREEED!!!! blake2012 Mar 2018 #26

There is also something inherently wrong that so many have recced this thread. demmiblue Mar 2018 #35

You can add a long list of Republicans as well. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #16

Al Franken does not belong with those others and neither does Gary Hart JI7 Mar 2018 #19

Disagree with your premise SharonClark Mar 2018 #20

Spitzer was known as the sherrif of Wall Street before the collapse Yavin4 Mar 2018 #21

quantifying objectifying women on a scale of what is less bad is silly loyalsister Mar 2018 #22

Al Franken is what comes from mindless zero tolerance based on rumors ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #23

" " " " " MBS Mar 2018 #31

Why is Franken even in this collection? He was politically ASSASSINATED by Roger Stone. Poor OP-nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #33

I would be happy to see Franken run for office again at some point. dameatball Mar 2018 #34