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7. Funny, I've been having the same idea...

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Mon Mar 8, 2021, 09:25 AM

Mar 2021

especially since Roger Stone went after Al Franken.

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I have this idea that the R's , esp Trump, are behind these revelations about Cuomo [View all] apcalc Mar 2021 OP

No,If it is a political attack it's people who are behind other Democrats who want to be Governor JI7 Mar 2021 #1

So far .... apcalc Mar 2021 #2

I don't read the N Y Post, but trashing Cuomo is in the 'con interest. empedocles Mar 2021 #4

Likely true. Regardless, they'll still take it and run with it to vilify the whole party. ancianita Mar 2021 #26

Yeah! Ignore the victims! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #3

Who said to do that? FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #33

So the victims should be listened to, but it's all a Republican plot? AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #35

Doesn't have to be all a Republican plot FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #37

It is actually very simple Escurumbele Mar 2021 #40

So you DON'T believe the women and are in fact blaming them AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #41

Due process is the cornerstone of our justice system. What that means is PatrickforB Mar 2021 #45

Totally agree. luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #54

Thoughtful post. My wife doesn't work now, but back in the day - the wild and wooly 80s - PatrickforB Mar 2021 #67

And so it begins. 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #70

No. Cuomo's public critics have solid Democratic ties Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #5

It is pile on just like with Franken...I remember one said 'he looked at her funny'. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #11

Whather he should resign or not is seperate from identifying the reasons for criticism of him Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #16

I do believe the women. Two things at the same time can be true. apcalc Mar 2021 #20

Agree. They are taking advantage of his troubles to grift for Trump jmbar2 Mar 2021 #27

I'm think the same thing PatSeg Mar 2021 #44

How would you describe what happened to Al Franken? They didn't pile up without allowing an Escurumbele Mar 2021 #42

Women "piled onto" Epstein, Cosby, Schwarzenegger, Harvey Weinstein, and Trump also Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #61

And women filed lawsuits to boot... ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #73

The Franken and Cuomo situations are completely different . . . markpkessinger Mar 2021 #69

Much, much more credible... ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #74

Exactly. Due process has a lot going for it. n/t PatrickforB Mar 2021 #46

There remains a glaring commonality about the Cuomo/Franken publicity frenzies. jaxexpat Mar 2021 #47

Senator Gillibrand, a Democrat, was among the first to condemn Sen. Franken. luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #55

Absolutely. She jumped to accepting accusations from a Republican associated source Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #64

Or maybe he's just a feckless asshole whose hubris has brought a time of reckoning. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #6

Funny, I've been having the same idea... ananda Mar 2021 #7

Roger Stone is free now pandr32 Mar 2021 #51

I wish there were a way to go after him. ananda Mar 2021 #57

I wish we could nail his ass, too pandr32 Mar 2021 #65

I believe the women. Beakybird Mar 2021 #8

Yes, I have been assuming that too. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #9

It felt that way to me at first, but apparently in this case msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #10

With Cuomo, No. However, they are definitely behind the effort here in California to recall JohnSJ Mar 2021 #12

it's hard not to notice how convenient it all is. mopinko Mar 2021 #13

trump is desparate for a pardon in NY WhiteTara Mar 2021 #14

I only wish bdamomma Mar 2021 #31

that probably wouldn't change the narrative WhiteTara Mar 2021 #38

I'm waiting for the investigation to be over. blueinredohio Mar 2021 #15

Seems to me he should say, the women said no so I backed off. Srkdqltr Mar 2021 #17

Yes. I've thought Trump vendetta all along. Greybnk48 Mar 2021 #18

Well, here's a tweet from Stone right before the Franken scandal broke Budi Mar 2021 #19

" hmmmmm.... maybe"? Do the investigation and get it all out there. mitch96 Mar 2021 #21

Agreement again marieo1 Mar 2021 #22

It's certainly within the realm of possibility. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2021 #23

YA THINK!! I don't see why Cuomo should even consider resigning. He is being Frankened! usaf-vet Mar 2021 #24

I agree with you, this whole things has shades of t.... and his minions. Paper Roses Mar 2021 #28

Possibly a setup, but I would hate for us to go back to the days Dreampuff Mar 2021 #25

Me too was supposed to initiate thorough investigations not guilty verdicts. I Don't uponit7771 Mar 2021 #49

You may have something there, it does seem as if he's being attacked from all sides. Jay25 Mar 2021 #29

Well, actually does tRump et al want/need a rethug governor to possibly pardon him Texin Mar 2021 #30

I agree completely FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #32

Yes kpete Mar 2021 #34

I was thinking earlier about the fact that the Democratic governors of our two largest niyad Mar 2021 #36

apical, I don't think so. These are liberal women who were mistreated and are mad as hell. Martin68 Mar 2021 #39

Doesn't matter. KentuckyWoman Mar 2021 #43

Nope Dorian Gray Mar 2021 #48

ALL in the timing, n'est-ce pas? GoldenMezzoDiva Mar 2021 #50

It appears that two of the first three accusers are affiliated with Justice Democrats. George II Mar 2021 #52

So Trump got Democratic women to make these allegations ? progressoid Mar 2021 #53

+1 markpkessinger Mar 2021 #60

been saying this all along ShepKat Mar 2021 #56

After reading the Washington Post's story yesterday . . . markpkessinger Mar 2021 #58

With all these allegations against Cuomo, you would think one would take him to court. ahoysrcsm Mar 2021 #75

Yeah, plenty of people wonder about that. malthaussen Mar 2021 #59

Maybe Cuomo is behind it Polybius Mar 2021 #62

One thing this scandal is doing... BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #63

Sorry, no. It's not a plot; it's a pattern. n/t markpkessinger Mar 2021 #66

Franken's offenses were when he was a comedian TexasBushwhacker Mar 2021 #68

The charges that took down Franken radius777 Mar 2021 #72

+1. The charges against Cuomo seem similarly hollow as the Biden charges, radius777 Mar 2021 #71