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144. Supporters came out to support their guy

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #141)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 03:54 AM

Dec 2017

Supporters went after the accusers. That's simply how it works. There is no high road when it comes to maintaining the system with one simple rule; protect powerful men at all costs. I have mixed feelings about Franken's decision and really don't feel like I have enough information to make a firm judgement on his decision from the outside. I do know the whole thing sucks.

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Panel on MSNBC: He was railroaded. [View all] madaboutharry Dec 2017 OP

let's fucking hope so ProfessorPlum Dec 2017 #1

I was going to say Amen but Perseus Dec 2017 #84

Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #130

I have to beg you to consider rephrasing. Mister Ed Dec 2017 #132

Thank you..Yes, please rephrase that whathehell Dec 2017 #148

This most certainly was excess janterry Dec 2017 #2

He knows he can still make a difference. defacto7 Dec 2017 #3

Who was the engineer? Stone, Gillibrand or Harris? Nm bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #4

I'd bet Schumer & Feinstein - they got their junior partners from NY and CA to spearhead his ouster FarCenter Dec 2017 #9

Gillibrand finally made a BIG name for herself. I have raised Alice11111 Dec 2017 #30

Yes. She showed very bad judgement. Jane Austin Dec 2017 #76

A friend sent me an email saying, she was always a Alice11111 Dec 2017 #93

Recently Gillibrand said that Bill Clinton should have resigned as president drray23 Dec 2017 #108

Oh yeah. She needs to switch parties. She probably Alice11111 Dec 2017 #113

Me thinks maybe she is a secret agent for the Repubs. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #114

I didn't pay much attention to her before spiderpig Dec 2017 #95

Sessions & someone above him Wwcd Dec 2017 #59

Go further to 1988, HW Bush ran Butterflylady Dec 2017 #67

And they're such filthy dirty tricks that even Roger Stone himself calls it "rat-fucking." calimary Dec 2017 #86

...& the Dems fell for it w Gillibrand leading the charge! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #96

Bernie Sanders Renew Deal Dec 2017 #90

Aaaagh! The voice of how women are treated! His is a damned hypocracy Wwcd Dec 2017 #99

i am very disappointed bernie fell for the rights bs but questionseverything Dec 2017 #139

His words, His thoughts. "Fiction" doesn't diminish its trigger-warning Wwcd Dec 2017 #149

lawd now we gotta lock up the authors that don't write pollyanna crap!!! questionseverything Dec 2017 #162

Rape ? Wwcd Dec 2017 #163

fiction? questionseverything Dec 2017 #164

The Democratic Party. tazkcmo Dec 2017 #152

Brokaw pointed out that Als constituents octoberlib Dec 2017 #5

Yeah, now we may get a Repub. Great for women with more Alice11111 Dec 2017 #31

And I bet it will be Michele Bachmann maryellen99 Dec 2017 #40

At least we can say that is never going to happen. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #45

I would not have believed it possible a year ago, but Alice11111 Dec 2017 #46

Nope.Gillibrand burned him at the stake w/o due process Alice11111 Dec 2017 #97

She will never get past the Primary. Wwcd Dec 2017 #100

Instead of raising $$ for her, it will be for her opponent, Alice11111 Dec 2017 #103

Dem opponent, that is. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #105

Me too, from Oregon! Kittycow Dec 2017 #127

I know. My heart is breaking, for Franken&, even more, the USA Alice11111 Dec 2017 #133

Hope it is Al Franken itsrobert Dec 2017 #128

Yes! Also, since the Gov of MN is appointing someone to Alice11111 Dec 2017 #134

I suggest Franken move to NY mchill Dec 2017 #109

Great idea! NY invited Hillary. NY could invite him. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #115

I want him to stay in his home state BlueIdaho Dec 2017 #125

This could backfire badly on the senate Dems. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #6

I think this will severely damage xxqqqzme Dec 2017 #50

I do too WyLoochka Dec 2017 #92

I hope Gillibrand goes down hard. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #94

Im having trouble BlueIdaho Dec 2017 #126

The 'Franken standard' earthside Dec 2017 #60

The problem is we're the ones who will pay for it. dflprincess Dec 2017 #72

If what I've seen the last 40 years holds true, it will misanthrope Dec 2017 #85

Yes he was...and the media ran with it Freethinker65 Dec 2017 #7

The Democratic Senators must have some other reason to railroad him. FarCenter Dec 2017 #8

It is completely irrational. They got caught up in a mob mentality The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #10

THIS DaDeacon Dec 2017 #22

Spot on, and the Repubs will contort it to define us, as Alice11111 Dec 2017 #49

perfect clip renate Dec 2017 #53

Mom mentality. Yes. That's it exactly. NurseJackie Dec 2017 #24

I'm sure the respectful Repub voters will yield to that. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #33

They got hoist by their own petard... regnaD kciN Dec 2017 #116

Yep. Liberal purity tests....so sick of that mindset. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #157

the panel said the Dems "just want to clear the mud" trueblue2007 Dec 2017 #17

Bringing up Trump's sex crimes didn't work in '16 Blaukraut Dec 2017 #44

Especially now that they can and will use this to say, "See, even the Dems admit Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #68

Exactly, as long as you deny them, they didnt happen. wisteria Dec 2017 #79

Besides his being too liberal for establishment Democrats? nt dflprincess Dec 2017 #73

And I think you're exactly right. Schumer,Feinstein YOHABLO Dec 2017 #135

Power. Mechanisation. joshcryer Dec 2017 #153

I wish Democrats would be specific about sexual assault Fresh_Start Dec 2017 #11

You left out that Franken has grabbed breasts and asses mythology Dec 2017 #36

He denied it. So we are into the "he said/she said" (nt) question everything Dec 2017 #48

We really don't know that. avebury Dec 2017 #52

I hope Al holds out True Blue American Dec 2017 #146

Really? Egnever Dec 2017 #54

Has been accused of grabbing breasts and asses TiberiusB Dec 2017 #69

"Me too" doesn't count if you're anonymous. tomp Dec 2017 #129

I dont believe the women. wisteria Dec 2017 #80

Get your facts right. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #98

alledgedly ..you kind of forgot that part huh? questionseverything Dec 2017 #140

Exactly!!! One of these things is not like the other Kimchijeon Dec 2017 #55

Franken is a very smart guy.. SummerSnow Dec 2017 #12

I agree. There's something going on here we don't know about. Mr.Bill Dec 2017 #21

From my observations, "they" act like there is more to come mchill Dec 2017 #110

NOW they speak up about it -- RandomAccess Dec 2017 #13

Right! Now they turn on a dime eleny Dec 2017 #14

Exactly. deurbano Dec 2017 #62

He was railroaded. saidsimplesimon Dec 2017 #15

Hope all gets some good payback. Nm bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #32

!!!!!! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #35

Ha! I bet they didn't count on this. kcr Dec 2017 #16

Where were these voices... quickesst Dec 2017 #18

No. That's a wish and a dream. He's been ousted. He can't function in the senate... Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #19

They had the votes to expel him, and were going to do Alice11111 Dec 2017 #38

Bullshit, he can still vote. n/t Mr.Bill Dec 2017 #111

He'll probably cont. to vote until he leaves, yes. But it won't change his resignation. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #117

I stand with Al..... Heartstrings Dec 2017 #20

Me, too. LakeArenal Dec 2017 #136

Railroaded indeed. That's a FACT! And it's not just the fault of the GOP... NurseJackie Dec 2017 #23

Thanks talking heads but it's just a little fucking late for that analysis. jalan48 Dec 2017 #25

And all the people who railroaded him octoberlib Dec 2017 #26

I hope they feel very, very guilty about what they did. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #37

Well, they don't or they wouldnt have been still pushing it. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #41

I'm afraid you might be right. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #43

So instead of leftynyc Dec 2017 #27

Yes he was railroaded. Unfortunately, I do not think he will change his mind still_one Dec 2017 #28

He denied the charges on the Senate floor, and said he remembers others differently. Cattledog Dec 2017 #29

Tom Brokaw, Andrea Mitchell mean nothing to me elmac Dec 2017 #34

I'm not listening to Andrea Mitchell, Iliyah Dec 2017 #39

I think he has to resign now, BUT if there was a movement put together to try and encourage him to OnDoutside Dec 2017 #42

Nah...he'll resign. He doesn't need this WHACK JOB treatment from Dems.... Bengus81 Dec 2017 #47

... FarCenter Dec 2017 #58

Only against any of 18 of them (i.e. the male ones)... regnaD kciN Dec 2017 #118

Where was this panel the last few weeks? LisaM Dec 2017 #51

So insightful when it's too late... just like with Clinton. deurbano Dec 2017 #64

The Democratic High Ground.... ollie10 Dec 2017 #56

Yep, stuck and broken, but Repubs will like us more. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #101

Sad to say that none of Franken's lynch mob were Republicans..... ollie10 Dec 2017 #102

I know. Unbelievable. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #104

Of course, some would say none of the lynch mob were really Democrats.... ollie10 Dec 2017 #107

Repubs were screaming the usual false equivalencies, Alice11111 Dec 2017 #112

I saw that! 👍🏼 spanone Dec 2017 #57

Yep. They should be apologizing to him for the lynch Alice11111 Dec 2017 #106

Tom Brokaw and Andrea Mitchell DarthDem Dec 2017 #61

But it's true Franken was railroaded. rockfordfile Dec 2017 #88

I hope none of the 'accuser' Dems want any money from me Lifelong Protester Dec 2017 #63

This is the kind of thing that used to happen with lynch mobs Jarqui Dec 2017 #65

You should repost this as an OP. madaboutharry Dec 2017 #66

"People are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty." regnaD kciN Dec 2017 #119

I told this story previously on here : Jarqui Dec 2017 #124

Remember negoldie Dec 2017 #155

This is the party that brought us Jarqui Dec 2017 #156

Can someone explain to me jeaps Dec 2017 #70

That's what Trump and Moore supporters said loyalsister Dec 2017 #71

ridiculous questionseverything Dec 2017 #141

Supporters came out to support their guy loyalsister Dec 2017 #144

there is more than enough known to make a judgement questionseverything Dec 2017 #145

My post was about the way supporters use the same formula loyalsister Dec 2017 #147

actually to be accurate your first line should read SOME supporters questionseverything Dec 2017 #161

Wow. when even the MSM says that...it tells you something is up. yurbud Dec 2017 #74

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2017 #75

Dems haven't looked this gullible and hysterical for quite awhile. It's not a good look. n/t MrModerate Dec 2017 #77

Other than him being a well-liked liberal Ztolkins Dec 2017 #78

i don't believe the woman because their stories make no sense questionseverything Dec 2017 #142

My take bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #81

There is no upper hand tapermaker Dec 2017 #83

Alabama's senate race is a foregone conclusion and always has been misanthrope Dec 2017 #89

How nice of them to wait til now to speak out Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2017 #82

They don't want the Resistance Puzzledtraveller Dec 2017 #87

I'm so f'ing mad that Al has to resign sweetroxie Dec 2017 #91

So were these the marching orders of the DNC? Mr. Ected Dec 2017 #120

Franken "said he would resign in the coming weeks" Yes, that's the sliver of hope I interpreted too stuffmatters Dec 2017 #121

Hope what you say is right. zentrum Dec 2017 #122

At least 2 dozen of them have Presidential ambitions. madaboutharry Dec 2017 #123

they have shown they have no judgement ,no fight in them questionseverything Dec 2017 #143

franken is another trophy on limbaugh's wall, maybe next to anita hill certainot Dec 2017 #131

Where are all our 'Franken should resign" people today... LakeArenal Dec 2017 #137

Randy Bryce, Randy Bryce, Randy Bryce! Heartstrings Dec 2017 #138

This is what I've been saying ... he has NOT resigned.. he simply said he WILL resign secondwind Dec 2017 #150

They can rot. tazkcmo Dec 2017 #151

These accusations sure seem spurious. I mean, the more we're hearing, the less PatrickforO Dec 2017 #154

No matter it's DownriverDem Dec 2017 #158

Kangaroo court lynch mob workinclasszero Dec 2017 #159

Yes Franken was railroaded Gothmog Dec 2017 #160