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20. Why? People are complicated. This is utterly unrelated to the accusations

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:03 AM

Dec 2017

My biological dad does legitimately good work with kids with HIV and AIDS. Yet he verbally and emotionally abuses his family. Just because somebody does good things doesn't mean they can't do bad as well. We aren't cartoon characters either all good or all bad.

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Who is Al Franken? [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 OP

Thank you. I wish I could rec a thousand time. n/t Mister Ed Dec 2017 #1

Me too. That says so much about the man. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #2

I completely agree The country should know about this. Rene Dec 2017 #13

Rec Meowmee Dec 2017 #3

me too barbtries Dec 2017 #52

Yeah Meowmee Dec 2017 #93

And since most of us haven't heard about it until now, he wasn't doing it for publicity. LisaL Dec 2017 #4

Exactly pandr32 Dec 2017 #43

Thanks for sharing this. K & R Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #5

K&R nolabear Dec 2017 #6

Thanks for revealing this confirmation of Al Franken's kind nature. oasis Dec 2017 #7

Yes, THIS is Al Franken.. thank you! mountain grammy Dec 2017 #8

So agree,this is the Al that I know. Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #56

Breaking our hearts again... spooky3 Dec 2017 #9

K&R stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #10

K&R. He is a good person. demmiblue Dec 2017 #11

Very recently I read Franken's book, A Giant in the Senate. Nitram Dec 2017 #12

I hope Al Franken reads DU! rainy Dec 2017 #14

K&R. There are a lot of people on this board who should read this. rzemanfl Dec 2017 #15

I think there are a lot of Senators luvtheGWN Dec 2017 #16

Lookin' at YOU, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. calimary Dec 2017 #81

Yes indeed. nt cwydro Dec 2017 #17

Why? People are complicated. This is utterly unrelated to the accusations mythology Dec 2017 #20

Wow, you would take this moment to share that... LakeArenal Dec 2017 #24

And I Think You're Wrong ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #47

But when that someone does good things like this, without publicity ms liberty Dec 2017 #62

Currently having trouble considering "he grabbed my waist..." as any sort of groping. calimary Dec 2017 #82

Yes, I agree... ms liberty Dec 2017 #88

Sorry that having such a family messed you up. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #70

Do you interrupt Black Lives Matter events BlueWI Dec 2017 #84

K and R...thank you for posting this. Stuart G Dec 2017 #18

K&R Bettie Dec 2017 #19

k&r Little Star Dec 2017 #21

Admittedly, five minutes of banter does not tell you who a man is DFW Dec 2017 #22

OMG!! hurple Dec 2017 #36

It turned out OK DFW Dec 2017 #76

I'm not surprised. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #23

I continue to stand with Al. LakeArenal Dec 2017 #25

I weep for the unnecessary loss lark Dec 2017 #26

Thank you. snacker Dec 2017 #27

Franken is a good guy who goes out all the way for PatrickforO Dec 2017 #28

This! Absolutely! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #32

And they can call on Trump to resign day in and day out. LisaL Dec 2017 #83

K & R geardaddy Dec 2017 #29

K&R. dchill Dec 2017 #30

Al Franken is a mensch nt COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #31

Thank you pazzyanne Dec 2017 #33

+1000 You know Al would fight for CHIP for 9,000,000 kids WyLoochka Dec 2017 #90

Thank you seta1950 Dec 2017 #34

K&R. Paladin Dec 2017 #35

OMG! hurple Dec 2017 #37

K&R! UCmeNdc Dec 2017 #38

Franken 110liberal Dec 2017 #39

This is why so many Dems are now dead to me. ananda Dec 2017 #40

Thank you for this riverwalker Dec 2017 #41

I'm crying .... Please don't quit Al Botany Dec 2017 #42

Of course. Egnever Dec 2017 #44

k&r n/t orleans Dec 2017 #45

Beautiful.. whathehell Dec 2017 #46

He was railroaded and we won't forget flamingdem Dec 2017 #48

This is the real Al Franken eissa Dec 2017 #49

I QUESTION the accusations. . . Collimator Dec 2017 #79

"It's my right as an entertainer!" eissa Dec 2017 #80

snort does not easily cry snort Dec 2017 #50

thanks for sharing this renate Dec 2017 #51

Thank you! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #53

Was anyone able to read this without tearing up? Both for what he did and for what we Amaryllis Dec 2017 #54

Not me. dragonlady Dec 2017 #63

That is the Al Franken that I know. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #55

What a wonderful story PatSeg Dec 2017 #57

He is such a good man...I will never get over what some in our own party did to him... Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #58

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2017 #59

K & R Lifelong Protester Dec 2017 #60

Wow what a great story workinclasszero Dec 2017 #61

this is who I thought he is KT2000 Dec 2017 #64

I'm in tears, thanks for the story yonder Dec 2017 #65

Odd. Some posters seem to be missing from this thread. mn9driver Dec 2017 #66

I hope you forwarded this to those Democrats that rushed to judgement over him. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #67

And to Gov Dayton, who's in such a rush to replacement Franken BEFORE foral resignation stuffmatters Dec 2017 #71

dang it - I'm crying nadine_mn Dec 2017 #68

Trying to stifle the tears. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #69

Sobbing my heart out. This is who he is-I truly believe that. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #72

This beautiful story! It shows us so clearly what we have thrown away. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #73

Al Franken is a real mensch Hekate Dec 2017 #74

You can't hide this kind of kindness but you can manufacture slurs against it. grantcart Dec 2017 #75

sent this to my senators KT2000 Dec 2017 #77

If they ask for a reference: no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #87

thank you KT2000 Dec 2017 #89

Let it be known we've lost someone on a level with Obama flamingdem Dec 2017 #78

Sure does suck. LisaL Dec 2017 #86

But anonymous but gropes... Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #85

This doesn't surprise me a bit. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #91

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #92

Al Franken is a man who is smiling with the rest of us tonight. nt C Moon Dec 2017 #94

I didn't know my heart could break twice. colorado_ufo Dec 2017 #95