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peggysue2

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50. Never said it was trivial

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 11:56 PM

Dec 2017

I'm talking about differentiating between accusations. Franken was called on the behavior, he owned it and apologized while simultaneously requesting an ethics' inquiry.

I think this deserves a public airing, not a beheading.

Think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

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I am going to attempt to defend Al Franken without all the sexist garbage. [View all] boston bean Dec 2017 OP

Absolutely right. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #1

K and fucking R..... dhill926 Dec 2017 #2

K&R, the false equivalency shit is nerve racking !! uponit7771 Dec 2017 #3

Republicans abound in false equivalencies Stargleamer Dec 2017 #4

it's all enabled by 1500 radio stations we ignore certainot Dec 2017 #60

Agree. And thats assuming that the allegations are true. spooky3 Dec 2017 #5

Yeah, someone tried to float how strangers at a bar are the same- not as bosses or powerful men bettyellen Dec 2017 #13

Sing it, sister! Mme. Defarge Dec 2017 #6

Damn right. I've been trying to get this across all day. hlthe2b Dec 2017 #7

I am not minimizing the issue but damn all women need to understand boston bean Dec 2017 #12

Did you mean "no man of the democratic pursuation will survive this". CincyDem Dec 2017 #14

That is on them. I dont want to become them. boston bean Dec 2017 #18

K&R SalviaBlue Dec 2017 #8

The wisdom of this OP GaryCnf Dec 2017 #9

None of the allegations against Franken have been proven. yardwork Dec 2017 #10

I agree. SergeStorms Dec 2017 #41

Please don't leave our arena here. You frame these issues perfectly and they need to go viral. ancianita Dec 2017 #62

Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #11

So women should just turn the other cheek? Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #15

No. I dont think I said that. Can you show me where you came up with that? boston bean Dec 2017 #17

Why wasn't there a hue and cry when John Conyers was forced to resign? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #20

Unfortunately for Conyers, the accusations are much more credible. Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #24

There was one settlement for $27,000.00. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #27

There were multiple identified accusers who worked spooky3 Dec 2017 #31

Credibility and reasonableness are jury questions. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #34

The court of public opinion matters. Read the WaPo article spooky3 Dec 2017 #35

His actions were deplorable. I don't believe his denials. I believe his accusers. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #37

No! peggysue2 Dec 2017 #43

Nobody has a right to touch another person's buttocks or breasts without their permission. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #46

Never said it was trivial peggysue2 Dec 2017 #50

I empathize with Al Franken. Maybe in a different environment he keeps his job. (REDUX) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #52

Amen BlueIdaho Dec 2017 #49

He may have vociferously denied it - Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #29

Don't look now.... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #44

Exactly right. nt dflprincess Dec 2017 #16

Well said. n/t LuckyCharms Dec 2017 #19

E-mail Al Franken elleng Dec 2017 #21

Done! catchnrelease Dec 2017 #25

Done - my message: klook Dec 2017 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Dec 2017 #22

That is just not helpful and not what is going to happen. boston bean Dec 2017 #23

You said it perfectly. Agree 100% rainy Dec 2017 #26

very well done. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #28

Al Franken isnt being punished brooklynite Dec 2017 #30

I see lots of distinctions. I thought that was obvious in the OP. boston bean Dec 2017 #33

Look at Donalds treestar Dec 2017 #54

PERFECT. ancianita Dec 2017 #32

Good OP BostonBean aikoaiko Dec 2017 #36

Since 14/16 women Senators signed the statement, I'm starting to wonder pnwmom Dec 2017 #39

And we can and should wait for that. sir pball Dec 2017 #47

Not according to Senator Hirono. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #48

Yep kcr Dec 2017 #53

She's not contradicting the idea. We don't know why she thinks it's time, do we? n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #59

If we don't know Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #67

Damn fuckin dumb asss' uponit7771 Dec 2017 #65

"If they possibly know more about what he might have done than we do." LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #57

I would agree if I hadn't seen first hand how spineless our Dems in Congress can be ... mr_lebowski Dec 2017 #58

Every post on DU against Al Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #68

Its pretty much all or nothing. snort Dec 2017 #40

Yep. I agree Kimchijeon Dec 2017 #42

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2017 #45

Ah...just looking at threads you can see the opposing Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2017 #51

Is it possible that Dems purity test going forward to NoMoreRepugs Dec 2017 #55

A mistake Morris64 Dec 2017 #56

No it it not. boston bean Dec 2017 #61

Id take it easy on the well actually type of posts if youre not going to proofread your own. Morris64 Dec 2017 #66

Proportional response and degrees of difference LanternWaste Dec 2017 #63

BB, you've never been more right! rock Dec 2017 #64