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20. Stop Using your emotions

Reply to zentrum (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 01:09 PM

Dec 2017

Put your energies into beating the crap out of the repubs. This is politics plain and simple.

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The media (and even some repubs) are ripping democrats apart over treatment of Al Franken [View all] ecstatic Dec 2017 OP

Don't Resign Al SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #1

Just left him zentrum Dec 2017 #10

Stop Using your emotions DownriverDem Dec 2017 #20

It is. Piss poor politics at that. KPN Dec 2017 #24

#metoo...a double meaning now Alice11111 Dec 2017 #35

Yup. zentrum Dec 2017 #61

Yes. Please, Sen Franken, do NOT resign! ananda Dec 2017 #13

His replacement DownriverDem Dec 2017 #18

need a clarification - do you say this because Smith is a conservative-Dem or because rurallib Dec 2017 #26

...but she has to agree not to run for the seat. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #37

Strong message to the voters? KPN Dec 2017 #27

Dayton plan Lonestarblue Dec 2017 #33

More purity bullshit. snort Dec 2017 #51

Omfg! ecstatic Dec 2017 #62

In this case, it was obviously orchestrated mn9driver Dec 2017 #2

No it won't DownriverDem Dec 2017 #19

Franken was not a "willing" particpant. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #38

They trying to divide us. It's a GOP tactic Iliyah Dec 2017 #3

You're right. We'd be attacked whether he stayed or resigned ecstatic Dec 2017 #7

No one should think it's right DownriverDem Dec 2017 #16

Then piss on politics!😣 bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #52

Yes! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #39

Not only divide us, KPN Dec 2017 #32

Democrats have been playing defense rainin Dec 2017 #4

The for-profit, corporate owned media is a big problem. Hardly a reliable fail-safe ecstatic Dec 2017 #8

I disagree DownriverDem Dec 2017 #15

67 here. Is that too young? KPN Dec 2017 #34

I agree, especially with your first 3 paragraphs. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #40

We Want Franken Back! Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #5

Nope DownriverDem Dec 2017 #12

You are so right!!! rainy Dec 2017 #6

It's about politics!!!!!!!!!! DownriverDem Dec 2017 #9

Ugh Lee BBG Dec 2017 #21

We already ran on attacking Trump. KPN Dec 2017 #36

Got that right!!! 100pc Alice11111 Dec 2017 #44

We already ran on sexual harassment in 2016. It didn't work ecstatic Dec 2017 #63

I thought this purity was gonna give us the upper hand.... mentalslavery Dec 2017 #11

Not purity DownriverDem Dec 2017 #14

Purity in politics mentalslavery Dec 2017 #28

Pure as the driven sleet in Al's. Case😣 bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #53

The Dems who pushed Franken out screwed the pooch - scarletwoman Dec 2017 #17

Exactly. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #31

...and our country! The EU would say, what about us Alice11111 Dec 2017 #42

Please provide some links to help educate us all. I'd really like to see some REAL opinion pieces on vkkv Dec 2017 #22

Just wait a month or so Valhallakey Dec 2017 #23

Exactly! KPN Dec 2017 #41

Good n/t kcr Dec 2017 #25

It could be this is about someone's Presidential aspirations. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #29

Me thinks this. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #46

Me too😉 bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #55

We blurred important lines pandr32 Dec 2017 #30

We got what the Republicans planned and wanted KPN Dec 2017 #43

The public lynching needs to be criticized. Maybe it Alice11111 Dec 2017 #49

If nothing had been done they would be ripping us apart too. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #45

Yep. So since we get ripped either way, let's pursue Alice11111 Dec 2017 #47

I agree, I would like the truth from Franken and Dem leadership. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #48

You would have thought just one would have said, Alice11111 Dec 2017 #50

I like to think the Dem leadership checked things out before they opened their mouths. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #54

The facts suggest it was a token check, heresay Alice11111 Dec 2017 #59

Yup - it was a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Initech Dec 2017 #56

If you are going to be blamed either way, always do the right thing. Works out better in the end. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #57

The GOP always does the wrong thing. Initech Dec 2017 #58

Kind of a no brainer. They put the ethics Investigation aside. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #60