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Denzil_DC

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36. Which would have led to exactly the same outcome.

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 05:35 PM

Dec 2017

According to Hirono (see my reply above), it was Gillibrand's tweet coupled with the number of accusations that tipped her balance, not any judgment of the accusations' validity. Never mind the quality, feel the width.

Since Hirono was a Dem spoke on the Maddow Show, it seems reasonable to apply Occam's razor and say she's representative of her caucus. If not, they need to professionalize and figure out their media outreach, because he came across as unprepared and gave weak arguments.

But this is all irrelevant, as is your OP. On the evidence of your own posts, you convicted Franken a fortnight ago. You're in a clear minority on DU. In the age of sauce for the goose, I humbly suggest you try your best to get over it.

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Occam's Razor..... [View all] brooklynite Dec 2017 OP

I vote they're too stupid to see a plot Submariner Dec 2017 #1

+1000 Pachamama Dec 2017 #2

+1000 n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #3

+1000 OnDoutside Dec 2017 #5

Where is this painting from? gilpo Dec 2017 #10

Just a redditt post Submariner Dec 2017 #12

Not the first time Egnever Dec 2017 #32

+1000 totally agree avebury Dec 2017 #51

I don't think we need to assume malice on Gillibrand's part. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2017 #4

more zero tolerance. which has no perspective. pansypoo53219 Dec 2017 #30

I don't know why you want to bring logic and facts into this. VermontKevin Dec 2017 #6

These few remaining people who remember how to reason are such a nuisance L. Coyote Dec 2017 #7

Honesty would be like ice water on a riot, Hortensis Dec 2017 #27

Or: BootinUp Dec 2017 #8

We've let a lot of things go over the years. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #9

I would except Motownman78 Dec 2017 #57

There are many reasons why victims don't come forward. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #58

And people's reactions seem to be rather tame. Kaleva Dec 2017 #11

How would you expect them to change? MoonRiver Dec 2017 #48

Generally, if people say they are enraged, they do more then post about it Kaleva Dec 2017 #59

Or both. n/t Igel Dec 2017 #13

How many ways is this wrong? Let's start with the obvious 6. grantcart Dec 2017 #14

+1 flamingdem Dec 2017 #23

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #24

Great response. CentralMass Dec 2017 #26

+1 treestar Dec 2017 #29

And again you nail it Egnever Dec 2017 #33

+1 betsuni Dec 2017 #35

This uponit7771 Dec 2017 #41

This is such a fantastic response, grantcart! All excellent points. R B Garr Dec 2017 #42

Very very well said! Agree entirely. bench scientist Dec 2017 #46

Thank you! MoonRiver Dec 2017 #49

+1,000,000 Raster Dec 2017 #55

Great reply, grantcart. n/t ms liberty Dec 2017 #56

Invoking Occam's Razor to present a false dichotomy is manipulative and an insult to Occam. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #15

as a side note, the word "me-tooism" has taken on a more nuanced meaning Bucky Dec 2017 #19

"Herd Mentality" MoonRiver Dec 2017 #50

She was also able to draw Bernie Sanders into her nefarious plot. nt LexVegas Dec 2017 #16

And Kamala Harris. (n/t) SMC22307 Dec 2017 #53

How can anonymous accusations be judged as credible? alarimer Dec 2017 #17

While, yeah, Franken did do some inappropriate things, Occam requires including all evidence Bucky Dec 2017 #18

This...nt stopwastingmymoney Dec 2017 #45

It doesn't work... tonedevil Dec 2017 #20

Man, Occam must have been shaving constantly because he had a lot of Razors... califootman Dec 2017 #21

Then the correct answer would have been I never touched them inappropriately brooklynite Dec 2017 #34

Which would have led to exactly the same outcome. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #36

Except that, at that point, Franken's initial response was baked in to the analysis. brooklynite Dec 2017 #37

There has been no evidence whatsoever of any analysis. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #38

He said he remembered it differently. What you are saying there is he R B Garr Dec 2017 #44

Occam's razor is a bitch. Occam's aftershave is even worse. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #22

or more stuff was about to come out and he left rather than deal with it Dreamer Tatum Dec 2017 #25

Your OR is inaccurate -- a syllogism of sorts. The complaints against Franken KPN Dec 2017 #28

Thank you for posting this Brooklynite. Same thoughts I have had. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #31

Unlike with Trump, Moore, et al BaileyBill Dec 2017 #39

What was the lie they told??? Lil Missy Dec 2017 #40

There are no perjury charges for talking to reporters or posting on a blog. LisaL Dec 2017 #43

Ridiculous! ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #47

Not all lied riverwalker Dec 2017 #52

If it is not acceptable in today's society treestar Dec 2017 #54