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Sen. Al Franken Gets A Groping Allegation of His Own | 185 comments (185 topical)

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I think (5.00 / 3) (#10)
by CaptHowdy on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 11:43:12 AM EST
The spectre of male accountability is more terrifying to the Trumpreich than the spectre of Mueller.

There's a reason (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by CST on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 11:47:01 AM EST
He's been silent on Moore - despite having endorsed his opponent in the primary.  If it were anything else he'd be screaming "I told you so" from the twitterverse 24/7.

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He won't be able to stay that trigger finger (none / 0) (#14)
by Militarytracy on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 11:50:53 AM EST
It might be 2:00 am but he's going to let us have it.

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No because (5.00 / 1) (#20)
by smott on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 12:13:12 PM EST
The standards DEms are held to will never apply to the GOP.

Anybody calling for Clarence Thomas to step down?
Of course not.

This is another version of Clinton Rules.
Applies to Dems only.

FRanken may step down, whatever.

Meanwhile the GOP will finagle a special election to get out of the Moore problem.

And all will continue as usual, except w Dem's circular firing squad more active than normal.

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Armando is on Twitter (5.00 / 1) (#28)
by Militarytracy on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 12:31:48 PM EST
Responding to everyone putting out stories that Bill Clinton needed to resign that Clarence Thomas needs to resign NOW. Look, anyone who has been preying on people sexually is done...period.

Stay in the present tense. That is all any of us can change anyhow. Thomas is relevant, Franken is relevant, they both hold office. They are public servants.

But Armando is calling for Clarence Thomas to resign on Twitter. We can all join him. I'm certain he would welcome us.

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Those fools (none / 0) (#50)
by Ga6thDem on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 06:46:30 PM EST
at Vox completely fell for it. I don't know what they were attempting to do but those bros seem to be stuck on stupid and glossed over facts.

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That is the (none / 0) (#49)
by Ga6thDem on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 06:45:44 PM EST
crux of the problem sorry to say. Republicans are allowed to harass women but Democrats are now.

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Trump looks pretty hammered out today huh? (none / 0) (#13)
by Militarytracy on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 11:49:20 AM EST
He looks like, "What the hell is going on here?" Where did the 80's go?

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The 80s (5.00 / 2) (#32)
by MKS on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 12:47:33 PM EST
So true.

There were strippers in the lunch room at work.   Call girls in the offices of the Big Enchiladas....Affairs with paralegals and Associates....

Much less now, and what does go on is not so blatant.

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Too young for the 80's... (none / 0) (#36)
by kdog on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 01:01:31 PM EST
but here in the plumbing supply business I remember when the distributors stopped giving out nudie calendars to their customers in the mid 00's.  

But my cube-dweller mentor who is in his late 50's tells me stories of what went on in this business in the 80's...holy sh*t.  I think the sales guys expense reports actually had a line item specific for strippers & hookers back then.

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I think the norms (none / 0) (#37)
by MKS on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 01:06:20 PM EST
have changed--as women gain stature and become more prevalent in the work force as equals.

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Indeed they have... (none / 0) (#39)
by kdog on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 01:15:24 PM EST
No more tom-foolery, no more bally-hoo...poor big baby boys gotta grow up...and get consent for their rocks-off on their own time and/or on their own dime.

Good stuff, all thing considered...let the sunlight disinfect and set women free from all this bullsh&t they've suffered for so long.

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kdog (none / 0) (#40)
by Militarytracy on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 01:20:42 PM EST
You have no idea :)

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I thought I did... (none / 0) (#41)
by kdog on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 01:31:01 PM EST
but yeah, I really didn't.

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Something (none / 0) (#48)
by Ga6thDem on Thu Nov 16, 2017 at 06:43:27 PM EST
big must be going to drop as apparently the Franken accusation came through Infowars which is really strange. I would think she could have come forward with out their assist.

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