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59. It was a factor for me
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 05:10 PM
Aug 2019

I never gave her any real consideration due to what happened with So Franken.....

This message was self-deleted by its author maxsolomon Aug 2019 #1
Copied it from Google. My bad. My dumb. Thanks. Cyrano Aug 2019 #2
Yep leftieNanner Aug 2019 #3
a naked power grab that backfired. kiri Aug 2019 #9
This n/t dobleremolque Aug 2019 #17
yup n/t LittleGirl Aug 2019 #45
Agreed. the_sly_pig Aug 2019 #47
Yep. No kidding. calimary Aug 2019 #56
Yup Owl Aug 2019 #58
Yep. So transparent. nt Kahuna7 Aug 2019 #74
True. n/t customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #78
Uh huh Roy Rolling Aug 2019 #113
Yup. n/t Ellipsis Aug 2019 #115
Yessss. n/t joost5 Aug 2019 #120
I think at the time she saw Franken as a contender for the office she wanted. RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #80
Agree! UCmeNdc Aug 2019 #119
I thought the same when it was announced. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2019 #4
works for me! n-t Ernesto Aug 2019 #6
Innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around, KG Cousin Dupree Aug 2019 #5
Didn't even have to open your post zentrum Aug 2019 #7
Me either. Ligyron Aug 2019 #92
LOL. OK. 3 Words! zentrum Aug 2019 #147
Amen!! nt ginnyinWI Aug 2019 #8
I would NEVER have voted for Gillibrand, UNLESS... MrModerate Aug 2019 #10
As opposed to Klobuchar, Bennet, Booker..... brooklynite Aug 2019 #11
i dont think amy k asked for him to resign questionseverything Aug 2019 #60
She did; just not publicly brooklynite Aug 2019 #61
lol srry if it happened in your back room world of millionaire dealers...it doesn't count questionseverything Aug 2019 #62
Exactly. LakeArenal Aug 2019 #72
LOL RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #81
Actually it happened in IN CNN brooklynite Aug 2019 #97
Gillibrand vapor2 Aug 2019 #98
None of them cut campaign ads shivving Franken wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #84
How about about one word:scapegoating delisen Aug 2019 #12
Exactly pnwpolicy Aug 2019 #15
I believe she convinced Schumer to Polly Hennessey Aug 2019 #49
Franken didn't get due process. That's the beef. PatrickforO Aug 2019 #101
Gillibrand takes the heat because the was the first Senate Democrat to publicly call PoliticAverse Aug 2019 #29
Damn right LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #40
no one should have called for his resignation EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #55
This guy approves RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #82
She was more than happy to stand in front of the cameras ... GeorgeGist Aug 2019 #30
+1 Thank you for using facts and logic! bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #34
Schumer is not spineless. He is the leader delisen Aug 2019 #69
He needs to resign wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #86
I wouldn't call it playing hardball when you go almost literally in your knees to Moscow Mitch calimary Aug 2019 #105
It was Gillibrand & schumer both, and Warren, Harris & host of others who did onetexan Aug 2019 #106
Initially it was 7 senators. After that Gillibrand pushed on her own. Schumer lowered the boom. IndyOp Aug 2019 #32
that last bit tells me everything I need to know about her renate Aug 2019 #64
I believe that you may not know the whole story. Sloumeau Aug 2019 #41
Well thought out. Thanks for your work. n/t Eyeball_Kid Aug 2019 #65
Chuck did his maneuverings behind closed doors. Kirsten did it in front of the TV cameras Trenzalore Aug 2019 #50
Nah, she led the charge, and also threw Bill Clinton under the bus while she was at it. I heard... brush Aug 2019 #70
Thanks for reminding me again of all those who kelly1mm Aug 2019 #152
She also blew it when asked if Joe Biden was fit to be president, honeylady Aug 2019 #13
No where Nuffer Aug 2019 #14
I'm on board with that explanation. The Franken thing killed her with me, anyway. Shrike47 Aug 2019 #16
Self appointed leader of the moral purity deciders. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #18
Yep. Al Franken. calimary Aug 2019 #19
IF she had supported an investigation rather than the over the top political performance she treated mulsh Aug 2019 #20
Al was a professional comic. Eyeball_Kid Aug 2019 #68
Two more words: TheCowsCameHome Aug 2019 #21
Good riddance Ligyron Aug 2019 #96
She also blew it when asked if Joe Biden was fit to be president, honeylady Aug 2019 #22
maybe she does not think he is fit to be president Skittles Aug 2019 #51
Gee WELCOME Back ChubbyStar Aug 2019 #94
Yep. I know I'm not the only one who liked her until THAT. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2019 #23
She had my attention at the beginning of the current fiasco mountain grammy Aug 2019 #24
This is so spot on. It's exactly how I feel. nt Baltimike Aug 2019 #109
Warren threw Franken under the bus too DIVINEprividence Aug 2019 #25
So did Schumer...but we know who led the parade. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #27
Harris too. LakeArenal Aug 2019 #73
Warren should be held to same standard DIVINEprividence Aug 2019 #87
Absolutely. LakeArenal Aug 2019 #90
Two very important words. The country is worse for the taking of Al Franken from the body politic. marble falls Aug 2019 #26
Without her Franklin shenanigans she'd likely have been a high choice of mine,... MarianJack Aug 2019 #28
I think she believed that she would carry the "Me Too" banner madaboutharry Aug 2019 #31
You are not alone. DFW Aug 2019 #42
you echo me exactly Skittles Aug 2019 #53
I seriously don't think that I could ever vote for her...... Little Star Aug 2019 #33
Wasn't a factor for me ihaveaquestion Aug 2019 #35
Never again. democratisphere Aug 2019 #36
It also could be snowybirdie Aug 2019 #37
Someone here was kind enough to tell me about Al's podcast. dem4decades Aug 2019 #38
I would add a few words... LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #39
Women didn't ask for a "champion" Merlot Aug 2019 #43
Al knows those who did not support him and it was not only Gillibrand. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #44
Here are two articles that tend to agree with you Danascot Aug 2019 #46
Good. Glad she's out. the_sly_pig Aug 2019 #48
One. Hundred. Percent. Mira Aug 2019 #52
EXACTLY! nt Raine Aug 2019 #54
Now they're after going after Ringo Star for a cover song he recorded 46 years ago. rickyhall Aug 2019 #57
Wtf, really? Beartracks Aug 2019 #95
It was a factor for me LEW Aug 2019 #59
Two more words: milestogo Aug 2019 #63
Pretty much. She used the allegations and metoo in order to enhance her profile tymorial Aug 2019 #66
Anyone read this New Yorker article re: Al Franken accusations, a closer look? crimycarny Aug 2019 #67
Yep! I'm so glad she dropped out FakeNoose Aug 2019 #75
yes Skittles Aug 2019 #77
WOW Raine Aug 2019 #102
Two more Hangdog Slim Aug 2019 #71
One word. pnwmom Aug 2019 #76
Sad that the misogynistic attacks on Gillibrand persist Tarc Aug 2019 #79
No other male or female made it their platform n/m RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #83
Every female Senator except Klobuchar signed that same petition the same day as Gillibrand. pnwmom Aug 2019 #103
Lying doesn't advance your argument much Tarc Aug 2019 #112
Yeah, gee, I wonder why she didn't . . . . hatrack Aug 2019 #116
I'm not going to report you for that. RhodeIslandOne Aug 2019 #145
Does anyone own any responsibility any more? wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #88
So what? All the other female Senators signed within a few hours, and most of the D men, too. pnwmom Aug 2019 #104
She either owns responsibility or she doesn't wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #127
She isn't apologizing and she shouldn't. One of the 7 women complaining was pnwmom Aug 2019 #129
About the staffer wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #131
That's the one staffer we know about. Knowing Franken's touchy-feeliness, and his jokiness, pnwmom Aug 2019 #132
All of Franken's staffers testified wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #133
In any case, the Dem's only "took a stand" wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #134
This is not the place to discuss primary-related issues, but I wish all politicians would pnwmom Aug 2019 #135
Franken's female staffers released a statement in his defense wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #136
Almost any issue regarding a current Presidential candidate belongs in the primaries forum. pnwmom Aug 2019 #137
Your topic criteria is very narrow wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #138
Here's another comment from Jess McIntosh, his former spokesperson, a month later. pnwmom Aug 2019 #140
In the video, Jess McIntosh says he's not a predator wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #141
I never said he was a predator. I repeatedly said I didn't think he meant any harm pnwmom Aug 2019 #142
But you lump him together with sexual predators wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #143
I never said I opposed an investigation. It's too bad he didn't demand one, which was pnwmom Aug 2019 #144
Franken regrets resigning wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #146
Yes, it's so obvious.. Meanwhile, the men who JOINED her in going after him whathehell Aug 2019 #107
They all feel for ROGER STONE'S SUCKER BET, but she lead the way Baltimike Aug 2019 #111
She "led the way', but there'd be no 'way' without the male support. whathehell Aug 2019 #121
*nope*. I lived through this...and am sorry for the typos. Baltimike Aug 2019 #123
*yep* and, by the way, virtually everyone here "lived through it".. whathehell Aug 2019 #124
Nice try. No dice. She drove the bandwagon they jumped on Baltimike Aug 2019 #139
Lol..So the band wagon jumpers bear NO responsibility? whathehell Aug 2019 #148
I didn't say that. I did INDEED say she was driving it though Baltimike Aug 2019 #149
Nice try, but I'd already acknowledged that she 'led the way' and thereby whathehell Aug 2019 #150
I said what I said, and stand by it, you keep saying "adieu" Baltimike Sep 2019 #153
What will it take The Wizard Aug 2019 #85
Democrats Eat Their Own FrankTC Aug 2019 #108
Yup.. ananda Aug 2019 #89
Hooray! I Guessed It! panfluteman Aug 2019 #91
You're wrong... cynatnite Aug 2019 #93
Yep...n/t Upthevibe Aug 2019 #99
Interesting... Chuck Schumer forces Franken out and we blame...a woman. MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #100
Did You Read This Thread? ProfessorGAC Aug 2019 #110
How about we stop villain-izing women...Period. nt MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #114
Schumer's not running for president wellst0nev0ter Aug 2019 #128
Did she drop out? aikoaiko Aug 2019 #117
K&R Gothmog Aug 2019 #118
Can I get an Amen!? PNW-Dem Aug 2019 #122
If that was the reason, how is that warren and harris are still in the race? onenote Aug 2019 #125
The lack of due process was surprising & disappointing. CaptainTruth Aug 2019 #126
Exactly gopiscrap Aug 2019 #130
The two words for me are Al Franken doc03 Aug 2019 #151
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