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51. So hopin it's a fake, but I doubt the victim would come out with this if not corroborated...

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Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:05 PM

Nov 2017

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All Franken also? [View all] SHRED Nov 2017 OP

No!!! Noooooo! femmocrat Nov 2017 #1

Okay, sorry, but if this is real, Franken is done. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #2

"If"?? nt B2G Nov 2017 #21

Yes, if... let's hear from AL Franken first before drawing any final conclusions... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #27

No, you did not. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #34

Okay, thanks. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #39

I am probably one of DU's more hyper-sensitive people when it comes to this issue. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #54

Though I reserve final judgment, I agree with you Orrex Nov 2017 #49

Oh he is not done. trueblue2007 Nov 2017 #109

I think a lot of groping behavior will be exposed among our side as well. hlthe2b Nov 2017 #3

Men acting badly crosses party lines. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #8

Gosh, it's almost like the problem is men, or how we see masculinity in our culture, or how society WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #4

Douchebags are party agnostic. dpd3672 Nov 2017 #11

. Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2017 #5

Yes, goddamn it. octoberlib Nov 2017 #6

I think there edhopper Nov 2017 #7

Like what? The Genealogist Nov 2017 #13

I want to hear his side. edhopper Nov 2017 #15

I think that is the most prudent thing to do. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #45

What the hell? The Genealogist Nov 2017 #9

oh no. Well this is terrible. OKNancy Nov 2017 #10

Awful... always thought Al had potential to make an excellent presidential candidate. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #37

If he assaults 14 women he'll be qualified to run as a Republican Orrex Nov 2017 #55

Oh, hell! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #12

It's enough for me BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #61

Looks like a photoshop to me?? kentuck Nov 2017 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author madaboutharry Nov 2017 #36

So hopin it's a fake, but I doubt the victim would come out with this if not corroborated... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #51

Its not. Agschmid Nov 2017 #59

Here's more... from her pintobean Nov 2017 #62

No way. WinkyDink Nov 2017 #64

Franken acknowledged that he did that, so. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #72

It doesn't look fake, looks like he wasn't actually touching her though. moriah Nov 2017 #90

He wasn't touching her Bradical79 Nov 2017 #99

Essentially the equivalent of drawing a dick on a sleeping face. moriah Nov 2017 #100

Based on what? Are you a graphic artist? n/t USALiberal Nov 2017 #117

He's done. AJT Nov 2017 #16

Damnit all to hell. PearliePoo2 Nov 2017 #17

Did anyone really think this kind of behavior was limited to republican men? CrispyQ Nov 2017 #18

Is anyone making the argument sexual harassment is limited to one party? LanternWaste Nov 2017 #38

No. It is a male thing. Caliman73 Nov 2017 #81

This has been a part of the male culture in this country forever. kentuck Nov 2017 #19

I think I'm gonna be sick. lamp_shade Nov 2017 #20

Just read the report, so this started as an actual skit in a comedy show... HipChick Nov 2017 #22

She's sleeping on the plane, flying home in the picture. He's groping her in her sleep. dpd3672 Nov 2017 #25

Except hes not actually groping her in the picture justiceischeap Nov 2017 #32

Don't see how Al spins this. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #42

Sleeping with a flak jacket and helmet on? kcr Nov 2017 #107

Its not in that picture! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #26

Exactly..folks are just going with salacious headlines.. HipChick Nov 2017 #29

Actually it's more than that DesertRat Nov 2017 #53

You read the story and think this is a skit? Yupster Nov 2017 #31

This looks like a staged photo. lapucelle Nov 2017 #56

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I hope the photographer comes foward. lapucelle Nov 2017 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #115

There's nothing funny about the "joke". lapucelle Nov 2017 #119

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The only solution is to put more women in positions of power. JaneQPublic Nov 2017 #23

Absolutely get the red out Nov 2017 #30

How completely wrong that idea is. And completely sexist. moda253 Nov 2017 #68

Sounds like a re-purposed argument against Affirmative Action. (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2017 #80

lol. Inkfreak Nov 2017 #74

So you are for a Michele Bachmann/Joni Ernst 2020 ticket nadine_mn Nov 2017 #87

Of course not. JaneQPublic Nov 2017 #92

If you honestly think Moore's systematic predation of TEENAGE nadine_mn Nov 2017 #93

That's not what I said. JaneQPublic Nov 2017 #96

Seems would be better to just elect women! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #24

I'm good with that! radical noodle Nov 2017 #97

I'm veering off the subject a bit .... LenaBaby61 Nov 2017 #110

:( sakabatou Nov 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author madaboutharry Nov 2017 #33

It's a bad look for Al. I'm disappointed. Let's see if it's a pattern. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #35

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I don't get what you're saying. What are you saying? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #60

So... she was asking for it? pintobean Nov 2017 #71

Interesting take. Shaming is cool. Inkfreak Nov 2017 #76

Obviously a woman like that sarisataka Nov 2017 #86

Is he touching her or are his hands hovering above her? Sanity Claws Nov 2017 #41

Maybe some of you missed the part about B2G Nov 2017 #43

Don't forget the devil horns he made on some of her pix. oasis Nov 2017 #108

Brace yourselves. Many are about to learn something they have been.... NCTraveler Nov 2017 #44

Well, this is a kick in the head! But it should also be a wake up call. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #46

Hear, hear! Excellent response! Morris64 Nov 2017 #104

The number of people making excuses about the photo is unsurprising and disappointing. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #47

Well you're going to have to get a bigger album in that case. OnDoutside Nov 2017 #58

I would respond in the exact same way I did in my previous comment justiceischeap Nov 2017 #63

At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite nadine_mn Nov 2017 #48

He badgered her into 'practicing' the kiss B2G Nov 2017 #52

Assume he's a Republican and tell me if you'd have written the same thing. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2017 #78

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Oh you mean like "locker room talk" forthemiddle Nov 2017 #84

Nailed it nadine_mn Nov 2017 #91

I love your honesty forthemiddle Nov 2017 #94

Franken statement to the effect that OnDoutside Nov 2017 #50

This is right wing bullshit. I don't believe it. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #77

It was obviously a joke and Franken was on a USO tour working as a comedian. Vinca Nov 2017 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #116

Wtf was he thinking? Damn it Al Thrill Nov 2017 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #79

Well this is disappointing ... whether true or not KPN Nov 2017 #66

Franken apologized for the photo.. kentuck Nov 2017 #69

Can't escape the photo (I guess HE knows it's real), but the alleged "kiss" (not much mutual there) WinkyDink Nov 2017 #73

He didn't say he didn't remember the kiss Yupster Nov 2017 #82

So disappointing romana Nov 2017 #70

I think Franken should be censured by the Senate Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #75

I'm hurt and disappointed. Tavarious Jackson Nov 2017 #88

I disagree that we are at a defining moment. moda253 Nov 2017 #89

He needed to come out with a strong apology SHRED Nov 2017 #85

Agreed. Morris64 Nov 2017 #113

That is shameful rusty fender Nov 2017 #95

didnt happen, staged photo for skit, she is lying Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #102

nope, SHE IS LYING Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #101

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Get Ready for a Bunch of Allegations Against Popular Democrats Leith Nov 2017 #103

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yeesh.... Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #112

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