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Butterflylady

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20. They should have backed him to start.

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Mon Jul 22, 2019, 04:34 PM

Jul 2019

They should have had his back till all the facts were in and then if they felt he should resign, so be it. What bothers me is the rush to judgement knowing full well how the honest type of man he is and always was. We all know why they wanted to destroy him, after all he wasn't afraid to challenge the hollow lying sacks of s**t that call themselves republicans.

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Norm Ornstein tweet; "Jane Mayer finally gives us the independent investigation Al asked for" [View all] Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 OP

And There You Are Me. Jul 2019 #1

They should have backed him to start. Butterflylady Jul 2019 #20

Most of us understood early on that Franken got thoroughly screwed The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #2

Wellstone and Franken - two of the best senators ever Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #4

Like you,I Wellstone ruled Jul 2019 #7

We all lost. This was the biggest mistake Democrats have made in years. yardwork Jul 2019 #17

Ditto malaise Jul 2019 #25

Just as I was feeling better about the Democrats lordsummerisle Jul 2019 #34

it was obvious to anyone with critical thinking skills Skittles Jul 2019 #26

That's a pretty generous reading by Orenstein of what happened. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #3

That's a very ungenerous reading by you of Franken's actions Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author enough Jul 2019 #8

I just call it as I saw it. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #12

I my opinion, what some people "saw" was incorrect. pazzyanne Jul 2019 #19

He's my senator too, and I too have met him many, many times. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #23

Then you evidently didn't know who Franken Butterflylady Jul 2019 #21

I do know, actually, having met him several times, and agree that he is generally a good person. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #24

Read the entire article. Nt spooky3 Jul 2019 #6

I did. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #13

Have you read the entire article? NT enough Jul 2019 #9

Yes. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #14

Many seem to disagree with your "reading" of the article. Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #10

It happens. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #15

Schumer gave him no choice. klook Jul 2019 #27

Franken wrote a very good letter of apology on the subject as well Merlot Jul 2019 #33

I never thought he was treated fairly. . Karadeniz Jul 2019 #11

I'm still reading it. barbtries Jul 2019 #16

It was all a hit job Bettie Jul 2019 #18

I've heard of this thing called "due process." I thought it applied to everyone. CaptainTruth Jul 2019 #22

Actually due process Trumpocalypse Jul 2019 #29

This incident did more to damage #metoo than anything else the GOP did mn9driver Jul 2019 #28

It served to dilate #metoo. The message is still intact, though. Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #32

Gillibrand should resign rockfordfile Jul 2019 #30

She needs to come clean about the timeline... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #31