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38. I don't think Al Franken should have resigned. I believe he should have

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #14)

Sun Feb 10, 2019, 12:42 PM

Feb 2019

fought the charges as this was absolutely another redumbliCON hit job.

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Anybody demanding Fairfax resign w/o an Investigation is INDEED "Franken-ing" him. [View all] Baltimike Feb 2019 OP

And, setting a norm that just accusation is enough. MH1 Feb 2019 #1

exactly. spot on. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #2

Except this isn't just "an"accusation. It is two accusations. One has receipts. boston bean Feb 2019 #3

If that's the case, let them press charges. Baltimike Feb 2019 #5

Statute of limitations are up on both cases, so they can't. OliverQ Feb 2019 #25

Not true. Stop spreading falsehoods. brush Feb 2019 #53

Being mistaken about something doesn't mean I'm spreading falsehoods. OliverQ Feb 2019 #61

Everyone is entitled to due process. brush Feb 2019 #62

One of the women said she's not pressing charges OliverQ Feb 2019 #63

15 yrs for the Tyson state (still in force), the other state there is no limit. brush Feb 2019 #68

That's not true. EffieBlack Feb 2019 #60

and those aren't "reciepts", it's supposition. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #7

Doesn't matter if its one or two there still needs to be an investigation. cstanleytech Feb 2019 #9

One, two, five, doesn't matter, if none are substantiated. MH1 Feb 2019 #12

The statute of limitations is still running for both of these allegations EffieBlack Feb 2019 #23

This, and more are going to keep coming. Baltimike Feb 2019 #26

Truly disappointing that you perpetuate that this has some bearing in whether they are telling the boston bean Feb 2019 #52

Agreed pandr32 Feb 2019 #51

No one accused of a crime should be denied due process. dalton99a Feb 2019 #4

It's really that simple. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #6

He will be impeached. irresistable Feb 2019 #8

Not the same as Franken, this includes charges of RAPE - not inappropriate comedy. lark Feb 2019 #10

No police report, going solely off unsubstantiated claims w/o an investigation is INDEED Baltimike Feb 2019 #11

Awful convenient for your argument you found all the liars. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #16

Where did you get from that that she claimed to have "found all the liars?" EffieBlack Feb 2019 #27

I never said there shouldn't be investigations. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #41

Seeing the flip side does NOT equate with the girls I counseled Baltimike Feb 2019 #28

Was the accusations against Kavanaugh a hit job? Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #17

I wish the poster would share with us the percentage of women he was counseling that were liars. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #20

You make many assumptions, so your concern does not surpise me Baltimike Feb 2019 #22

What assumptions did I make? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #30

My gender, for one. Baltimike Feb 2019 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #37

All I can do is shake my head in disbelief that we're even having to have this discussion anywhere EffieBlack Feb 2019 #31

convicted without so much as an investigation. This is bullshit. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #36

apples and oranges, but thanls for playing. Baltimike Feb 2019 #24

lol Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #56

lololol Baltimike Feb 2019 #58

Answer the question... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #59

I did. You just don't like my answer. Baltimike Feb 2019 #65

No you didn't. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #69

So because she was raped twice she's not believable? lark Feb 2019 #45

Thank you for your work. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #54

Not really. Only being consistent with my message. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #13

I believed Ms. Ford and she had arguably less corroboration than Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #18

Absolutely - I believe each and every one of 'em. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #19

But this isn't like Dr. Ford...it's more like Juanita Broderick. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #29

What makes Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson's allegations more like Juanita Broaddrick's? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #40

The expectation that they should resign without an investigation Baltimike Feb 2019 #42

There was an expectation that Bill Clinton should resign DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #44

No...there was NO expectation that President Clinton should resign Baltimike Feb 2019 #47

The FBI found Ms. Broddrick's charges inconclusive. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #48

Did the FBI find Tyson's claim accurate? Baltimike Feb 2019 #49

I said there should be an investigation. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #50

I agree with you... Baltimike Feb 2019 #55

Has she denied the allegation under oath? If not, then NOTHING like Juanita Brodderick. bullwinkle428 Feb 2019 #43

Ms. Broddrick is/was allied with Bill Clinton's political enemies. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #46

actually no she didn't dsc Feb 2019 #34

omg, that's right! I forgot about that in all the hoopla nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #39

Why didn't Franken do what Northam is doing? Renew Deal Feb 2019 #14

He cared about the party? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #21

Because the game was new...no one knew it was a hit job until after it was over. Baltimike Feb 2019 #32

I don't think Al Franken should have resigned. I believe he should have democratisphere Feb 2019 #38

Most people who dont believe it is Frankening standingtall Feb 2019 #15

ain't that the truth. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #33

I don't feel this is the same. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #57

Yes, because historically, investigations have worked well for bringing justice to women. LexVegas Feb 2019 #64

... Baltimike Feb 2019 #67

Who investigates this? Normally a complaint would be filed hughee99 Feb 2019 #66