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I'd have to answer that question ... (none / 0) (#89)
by Donald from Hawaii on Fri Nov 17, 2017 at 07:17:33 PM EST
... with one of my own: Would you want your own career and life to be neatly summed up and characterized solely by your own questionable personal choices or actions on one particular day from over 10 years ago?

If everyone who once behaved like a total jackass at some point or another in their lives were suddenly called out years after the fact and then summarily fired from their jobs for it, the unemployment offices would be swamped with applicants, and there would be nobody behind the desks to process the claims.

If there is an unfolding pattern of dubious personal conduct with women on Al Franken's part, it will be unearthed soon enough and we can revisit his tenure as a U.S. senator at that time. But until then, let's please remember that (a) this regrettable incident took place while he was an edgy stand-up comic and not while he was in public office; (b) perfect is always the enemy of the good; and (c) nobody's perfect.

Aloha.

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