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7. Well, there are credible accusations that deserve scrutiny and action.

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Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:01 AM

Dec 2017

Conyers. Moore. Trump. The surrogacy guy. The playboy in duckie pajamas guy.

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Tina Dupuy has done more harm to the #me too movement. [View all] boston bean Dec 2017 OP

I think she really believes it. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #1

But shouldn't we judge a person by what is reasonable and not by what that person believes? LisaL Dec 2017 #2

Oh yes. Please don't think I agree with this. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #3

Yes, yes, yes mountain grammy Dec 2017 #18

Unfortunately, there are people who don't think so. localroger Dec 2017 #21

Didn't she already hint at being weight conscious? pandr32 Dec 2017 #62

She used to believe she was an alcoholic ToxMarz Dec 2017 #63

I read that too. In fact, she was a celebrity within AA. yardwork Dec 2017 #88

Did you see her tweet afterwards? Nothing but admiration and praise for Sen Franken lunamagica Dec 2017 #68

Totally Agree Me. Dec 2017 #4

Yep I blame him Meowmee Dec 2017 #6

Yep Meowmee Dec 2017 #5

Well, there are credible accusations that deserve scrutiny and action. boston bean Dec 2017 #7

The surrogacy guy resigned because he didn't want an Ethics investigation. LisaL Dec 2017 #8

And was there due process? Nope. boston bean Dec 2017 #9

If the guy decided to resign on his own, because he doesn't want an Ethics Investigation, LisaL Dec 2017 #13

Franken could have stayed and rode it out. I understand the pressure he was under. boston bean Dec 2017 #16

It was going to be impossible for him to do his job. localroger Dec 2017 #23

That is so unfair. kcr Dec 2017 #38

He can stay - he has not resigned WyLoochka Dec 2017 #91

Yet another crucial difference. Franken asked for an ethics investigation. yardwork Dec 2017 #12

It's so hard for me, too kcr Dec 2017 #41

+1 OKeefe is rounding up Mueller accusers as we type uponit7771 Dec 2017 #72

The senate Dems did not have to do the public shunning ceremony delisen Dec 2017 #78

You got it - it was political theater WyLoochka Dec 2017 #92

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #71

The fact that there are credible accusations does not Meowmee Dec 2017 #19

Yes, it just feeds that right-wing treestar Dec 2017 #10

Absolutely Hav Dec 2017 #11

Yes PatSeg Dec 2017 #14

Disclaimer: I am male. At least a few of Al Franken's accusers make charges that seem to me ... marble falls Dec 2017 #15

I personally don't think you need to self delete MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #84

Degrees evilhime Dec 2017 #17

Who Couldn't Have Predicted Something of this Nature Happening to Undercut #MeToo dlk Dec 2017 #20

Excellent question. dalton99a Dec 2017 #22

THank you for this post. logosoco Dec 2017 #24

Not according to her... tenderfoot Dec 2017 #25

thanks for that link. Kali Dec 2017 #52

No man should be grabbing the flesh of any women that he meets for the first time. Doodley Dec 2017 #26

Um, putting your arm around someone Motownman78 Dec 2017 #28

Have you grabbed a handful of flesh of young women "dozens of times?" Doodley Dec 2017 #32

Yes, I have for group photos Motownman78 Dec 2017 #42

Are you saying that all allegations against Franken are lies? And do you apply the same Doodley Dec 2017 #46

Yes, I do Motownman78 Dec 2017 #53

I won't be asking you to take photos of my daughter if you think it is okay to grab the Doodley Dec 2017 #50

He never grabbed her flesh Motownman78 Dec 2017 #55

And if you look at the photo she provided as proof, she is smiling happily in it, so is Franken. LisaL Dec 2017 #86

Don't Worry ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #90

You are not alone Egnever Dec 2017 #75

Grabbed her flesh? Or put his arm around her waist for a photo she asked for? brush Dec 2017 #31

You seem to be saying she lied. Are you attacking a Democratic public figure? Doodley Dec 2017 #35

Stop with that BS Motownman78 Dec 2017 #45

Are you now denying she is a Democrat? Doodley Dec 2017 #48

Yes, I am Motownman78 Dec 2017 #51

If you truly believe s/he is bashing rather than spooky3 Dec 2017 #66

Ahahah Egnever Dec 2017 #76

Michael Flynn is a Democrat also. JI7 Dec 2017 #83

She has nearly 9000 "news" results on Google. I think that makes her a public figure. Doodley Dec 2017 #39

She is a comedian/writer Motownman78 Dec 2017 #47

I didn't realize you were an expert on DU rules and Tina Dupuy. You have smeared her integrity. Doodley Dec 2017 #54

She is on TYT Motownman78 Dec 2017 #57

Through her clothes, not bare flesh. And she was "sensitive about her weight." mainer Dec 2017 #64

+1, Not only that but said she wouldn't her husband touch her that way uponit7771 Dec 2017 #74

Arm-putting rules when asked to be photographed? delisen Dec 2017 #79

Careful, she posts on this board Motownman78 Dec 2017 #27

One post by someone who claims to be her. MrsCoffee Dec 2017 #29

Good, I hope she reads this eissa Dec 2017 #30

Do you have a link to her posts? IronLionZion Dec 2017 #89

here is one Motownman78 Dec 2017 #93

I've enjoyed watching her on TYT alp227 Dec 2017 #33

She's on TYT? kcr Dec 2017 #36

YES, that explains a whole lot! R B Garr Dec 2017 #40

Tweeden also appears in an old Youtube video with that crowd kcr Dec 2017 #43

Tweeden was always suspect to me because she never called out the USO show R B Garr Dec 2017 #60

Back around 2010-12 alp227 Dec 2017 #70

This did have an impact on me. Very much female equal rights, anti-harassment, feminist... Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #34

Can be ruined? Motownman78 Dec 2017 #49

Agree. But... zentrum Dec 2017 #37

Agree with everything but you last two words. Dupuy helped with that ridiculousness. brush Dec 2017 #81

Yeah, I know what you mean... zentrum Dec 2017 #82

The more I think about it, the angrier I get. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #44

Are you able to actually provide evidence that "her accusation was bullshit?" Doodley Dec 2017 #56

He grabbed her waist and squeezed? smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #59

yes i am, what she has described is called a hug questionseverything Dec 2017 #80

Thanks, and I'm so glad we can call this out for the distraction R B Garr Dec 2017 #58

+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #61

The whole thing makes me sick MrsMatt Dec 2017 #65

I am sickened by it, too. And very disillusioned with R B Garr Dec 2017 #69

+1 leftstreet Dec 2017 #73

This article echoes -- and amplifies -- your thoughts RandomAccess Dec 2017 #67

I dont think it even registers as bad behavior at all. Bluepinky Dec 2017 #77

Well said. K&R Owl Dec 2017 #85

K&R betsuni Dec 2017 #87