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6. I wouldn't be surprised if it was McConnell

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Fri Nov 17, 2017, 12:25 PM

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So Franken was probably set up. Same could be true for Moore [View all] Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 OP

Yep, Moore was set up. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #1

I hope you are not intentionally misunderstanding me Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #3

I was mocking the people defending Moore, not you Tom. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #9

No please leave it Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #10

The WaPo says they became aware when a WaPo journalist Hortensis Nov 2017 #20

I agree that it is very different Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #22

Yes! Cons who insist it was equally bad or worse for the Democrat Hortensis Nov 2017 #24

I get your point... it's a good one! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #27

It came out now edhopper Nov 2017 #25

Oh no I feel bad for Moore! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #8

Or, an Ethics Hearing may disclose he was a Juvenal asshole, with bad judgement. Ninga Nov 2017 #2

Did you mean juvenile? I looked up Juvenal and found ... hedda_foil Nov 2017 #47

I have friends in Gadsden sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #4

Mind boggling, isn't it? Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #7

they live with their dirty lil secrets questionseverything Nov 2017 #35

And it never occurred to them leftynyc Nov 2017 #26

The common theme seems to be sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #33

Franken was not set up. that would mean he was entrapped into doing what he did. He has been exposed Lil Missy Nov 2017 #5

Words matter. I agree that "set up" is not the right term. Caliman73 Nov 2017 #18

Agreed. Lil Missy Nov 2017 #19

Me too. n/t Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #23

Ratfucking is the appropriate word. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #28

That is definitely the word that defines the political tactic. Caliman73 Nov 2017 #45

I get your point... it's a fair one. Love Franken too btw... so bummed to see this happen. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #30

We don't know that yet. More still to come on this story. It was an apparent hit job on Franken... brush Nov 2017 #37

I wouldn't be surprised if it was McConnell Kaleva Nov 2017 #6

Was Franken banned from the mall, er, ugh, the USO Tour? TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #11

Did you actually read what I wrote? Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #14

No, I did not read your dissertation... TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #17

It's true, I don't write Tweets. Literally, I don't Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #21

this MFM008 Nov 2017 #12

For the record Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #15

Not true Nevernose Nov 2017 #31

Franken did not do this while in the Senate. dogman Nov 2017 #13

Hear! Hear! solara Nov 2017 #16

Well, that was the excuse the leftynyc Nov 2017 #29

Roy Moore didn't do this in the Senate either... brooklynite Nov 2017 #36

One is a misguided prank C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #32

Technically, it's not pedophilia misanthrope Nov 2017 #38

Thanks for clarifying :-) C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #40

Really Tom? saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #34

Absolutely no equivalency in conduct, agreed Tom Rinaldo Nov 2017 #44

Franken has handled this with transparency. moriah Nov 2017 #39

Trump was set up too. There was someone recording his words! Fucking Pussy Grabber. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #41

I don't understand why Franken apologized... Joe941 Nov 2017 #42

I can understand why. Whether he took the photo with her compliance or not, it is being judged thru OnDoutside Nov 2017 #43

Digging up dirt and trying to score political points is nothing new in politics loyalsister Nov 2017 #46

One thing I absolutely do NOT believe DFW Nov 2017 #48