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dflprincess

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21. He was George Bush's ethics lawyer for Christ's sake

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 11:34 PM

Jul 2018

I'd rather have someone we know is a progressive, not someone who was a Republican until he just couldn't tolerate Trump. I'd rather Republicans keep to their own party and fix, not come over to ours and try to drag even further right than it's drifted.

Suddenly claiming he's a DFLer doesn't mean he's become progressive and I don't think that means he's embraced the positions of Franken or Wellstone. He should have run in the Republican primary.

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So where is Kirsten Gillibrand? [View all] blue cat Jul 2018 OP

Does he stand in the way of her ambition? LakeArenal Jul 2018 #1

Damn. BannonsLiver Jul 2018 #64

Thanks. 🇺🇸 🗽 🎆 LakeArenal Jul 2018 #94

Well, he's a Republican Bettie Jul 2018 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #3

Good one! rainin Jul 2018 #4

I don't give a flying f---- nt doc03 Jul 2018 #5

I dont care, do you? She's probably eating cake! #reunitefamiliesnow! RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2018 #35

Yeah, where the hell is she? Is her outrage reserved for Dems only... brush Jul 2018 #6

It HAS been awhile since we've had some lazy outrage... brooklynite Jul 2018 #9

You are forgetting the rules of DU Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #11

What was untrue here? She got rid of a good Dem wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #52

No it was 38 senators in total. Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #57

She is most responcible wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #97

Why? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #100

A suggestion irisblue Jul 2018 #89

She's the one who made sexual harrassment her signature issue. brush Jul 2018 #12

The story just broke today Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #13

You're right. Let's see what happens after the holiday and weekend. brush Jul 2018 #15

Yes she did Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #16

Ya need to rethink that. Your post sounds like sexual harassment.. brush Jul 2018 #19

Don't dishonesty put words in my mouth Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #20

You seriously don't see the flaw in your post? brush Jul 2018 #22

Never said it wasn't Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #24

"Harassment of women, which doesn't apply in this case." kcr Jul 2018 #33

Is that factual incorrect? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #36

How does it not apply? kcr Jul 2018 #39

Do you know anything about the Jim Jorden case? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #40

Not going to answer. Looks like no words were put in any mouths after all n/t kcr Jul 2018 #41

Of course not. Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #42

It would reflect well on her if she made it clear that harassment of... brush Jul 2018 #66

Why? Because you say so? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #67

Swoosh? You really don't see what a coup it would be for her to... brush Jul 2018 #73

Maybe it would be Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #74

What the fuck is wrong with a Democrat attacking a repug? Oh wait... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #76

Nothing wrong Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #77

She has spoken against harassment of men as well as women. Recently, in fact. suffragette Jul 2018 #69

Now that's a lie. all american girl Jul 2018 #80

I may have been mistaken Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #87

I saw a lot of people signing on for it. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #37

Klobuchar did not ask him to step down dflprincess Jul 2018 #14

Painter is running as a Democrat. Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #18

He was George Bush's ethics lawyer for Christ's sake dflprincess Jul 2018 #21

And now he's a democrat Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #23

I'm saying that a life long Republican who suddenly decides he wants to run as a Democrat dflprincess Jul 2018 #27

So does the same rule apply to any lifelong non-democrat? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #34

It applies to people who have not fought for traditional Democratic values dflprincess Jul 2018 #38

Who decides what are traditional Democratic values? Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #50

Like Elizabeth Warren? leftofcool Jul 2018 #101

Did Elizabeth Warren challenge an incumbent Democratic senator? dflprincess Jul 2018 #103

People change. When they do, we should applaud it. pnwmom Jul 2018 #51

B'klynite, respectfully, can we fact-check this? philly_bob Jul 2018 #28

i'm trying to research this orleans Jul 2018 #53

this cbs link says "more than 30" orleans Jul 2018 #55

okay -- i'm done. here's ballotpedia orleans Jul 2018 #59

This is the full list. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #62

Not true. My Senator Blumenthal, for example, did not call for Franken to resign femmedem Jul 2018 #79

She will never get out the primaries, much less the nomination. Boomerproud Jul 2018 #17

So, where are your posts about 48 other Senators? brooklynite Jul 2018 #7

Gay men should be part of MeToo... Tavarious Jackson Jul 2018 #25

Like hell it isn't a #Metoo kcr Jul 2018 #29

Tarana Burke, originator of MeToo, would like a word with you... DRoseDARs Jul 2018 #47

Trash thread. Scurrilous Jul 2018 #8

+1. N/t obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2018 #10

Yup. nt sheshe2 Jul 2018 #49

We could turn this around mythology Jul 2018 #26

Because he didn't Drahthaardogs Jul 2018 #70

As much as I have issues with the Franken situation, with the midterms only a few months away, I still_one Jul 2018 #30

And thanks to Democrats like Gillibrand dflprincess Jul 2018 #45

The posts from the Franken pitchforkers are really telling n/t kcr Jul 2018 #31

It's the usual four or five posters Drahthaardogs Jul 2018 #71

So, I've been promoted to a "basher" now? brooklynite Jul 2018 #98

Excuse me? Did I call you out? Did I mention you by name? Drahthaardogs Jul 2018 #99

K & R Duppers Jul 2018 #32

Right on. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #43

What a bizarre post. Tipperary Jul 2018 #68

Well, I was pretty mad at Gillibrand over Al Franken's railroading. PatrickforO Jul 2018 #44

Al Franken is a Saint Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #60

I'm trying to forget that we just essentially handed his seat over to a Republican. Tatiana Jul 2018 #46

oh here's another excuse to rake Gillibrand over the coals. JHan Jul 2018 #48

Here is the list, JHan. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #56

Surely we have seen this strategy of singling out a female democrat for excoriation... JHan Jul 2018 #58

That is a very hard question, JHan. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #61

The sooner we ignore her, the better question everything Jul 2018 #54

If that were true then so has it ended for all that signed on. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #63

She got sucked into the ruse BannonsLiver Jul 2018 #65

Perhaps you could all understand GaryCnf Jul 2018 #72

It's more than that. Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #78

When you have The One... yallerdawg Jul 2018 #83

It's only attacking certain Dems Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #85

Gillibrand, Harris, Feinstein, Pelosi. Hillary. yallerdawg Jul 2018 #86

LOL, what about Clinton! How out of touch. R B Garr Jul 2018 #88

That, of course, was not the point of the OP at all. GaryCnf Jul 2018 #90

Your post was about Bill Clinton. It made the accusation that R B Garr Jul 2018 #91

Stop the misogyny, please. Many Democrats, incl. many men, called for Franken to resign too Tarc Jul 2018 #75

Now that's funny GaryCnf Jul 2018 #81

Glad to see you got you Gillibrand hate on. all american girl Jul 2018 #82

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Jul 2018 #93

I realize that you don't like the dislike of Gilli LakeArenal Jul 2018 #96

The circular firing squad continues. pintobean Jul 2018 #84

I don't recall her being up in arms about what happened at Penn State either. madinmaryland Jul 2018 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #95

Interesting that some choose to defend Gillibrand's actions rather than to attack Jordan's. LakeSuperiorView Jul 2018 #102