Posted on 11/27/2017 11:42:01 AM PST by heterosupremacist
Yesterday, Sen. Al Franken broke his silence and did a media tour explaining away his sexual offenses. “I’m looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow,” he said. He should instead take some of his own medicine and resign.
Five years ago, Franken co-sponsored a bill, the End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act, to strengthen federal legislation on human trafficking, which includes sexual exploitation. The bill, which was approved by the Senate in December 2012, was necessitated because of the failure of the existing “zero tolerance” policy.
In July 2013, Franken co-sponsored another bill, the Military Justice Improvement Act, to deal with the “epidemic of sexual assault in the military.” It was necessitated because of the failure of the existing “zero tolerance” policy.
It was noble of Franken to support going beyond “zero tolerance” to combat sexual abuse by government contractors and subcontractors who operate overseas. Similarly, it was noble of him to support going beyond “zero tolerance” to combat sexual molestation in the armed forces.
It was ignoble of him to go back to work today. Does he think that his support for legislation combating sexual abuse should not extend to him? He has admitted to one act of sexual abuse, and is accused by three other women of violating them.
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I thought the title was “Al Franken Gnat of the Senate”!
Where are the Republicans asking him to resign?
Ha!
McConnell needs his vote - so there you go.
I don’t see why he should resign. Maybe apoliogize for hitting on a few women in a boorish way. But he didn’t do anything worth losing his job.
Al Franken, Gonad of The Senate
My sources tell me that the original title was “Al Franken, Groper of the Senate”.
And this was the original front cover. Pity that they changed it.
The stench of Franken’s hypocrisy must be burning the nostrils of all but the most hardened liberals
The republicans are afraid to say anything. Typically when someone condemns another, women come out of the woodwork with accusations of hipocracy.
“Where are the Republicans asking him to resign?”
Over recent, documented sexual harassment?
They’re busy demanding that a possible GOP senator resign over unsubstantiated, scurrilous hearsay from decades ago.
There must be many, many in congress and the senate who are guilty, looks like 18 may be a watershed event like Gingrich’s 1994 take over after the house banking and post office scandals.
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