Posted on 11/20/2017 8:06:04 AM PST by Kaslin
Despite calls from his Republican and Democratic colleagues alike to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct, Sen. Al Franken is reportedly refusing to go anywhere.
When his hometown paper The Star Tribune asked over the weekend whether he planned to resign, a spokesperson for the Minnesota Democrat said, “no.”
“He is spending time with his family in Washington, D.C., and will be through the Thanksgiving holiday,” the staffer told the paper by text, “and he’s doing a lot of reflecting.”
Sports broadcaster Leeann Tweeden accused Franken of forcibly kissing and groping her without her consent. She even tweeted a photo of the groping incident from a 2006 USO tour in Afghanistan. The then-comedian appeared grabbing her breasts over her flak vest while she was sleeping on a military aircraft.
I’ve decided it’s time to tell my story. #MeToohttps://t.co/TqTgfvzkZg— Leeann Tweeden (@LeeannTweeden) November 16, 2017
She also said while they were practicing a sketch he kissed her despite her protesting.
Franken himself and his Senate colleagues have recommended a Senate Ethics Committee investigation of his behavior.
“I understand why we need to listen to and believe women’s experiences,” Franken said in a statement. “I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.”
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Republican Sen. Tim Scott agreed an ethics investigation should begin.
“We certainly should start the process,” Scott said. “This is absolutely the right starting point. All sexual harassment is inexcusable. And everyone should be punished at the same level.”
We do need pest control for the DFLquitos
All true. He wasn’t guilty of anything except being in the way of an NVA victory. Damn fine president.
I wonder if history will ever again be accurate and truthful in this country.
Leni/MinuteGal
A very good analysis, FRiend Free.
However, I still prefer a damaged Franken to remain in office, on the “better the devil you know” principle.
Franken is good enough.
He’s smart enough.
And, by golly, leftists like him.
Only if we write it.
Semper Fi
Good enough for what?
that’s what Stuart Smalley used to say, paraphrased.
They accuse an Republican whether they have proof or not, and if they don’t have proof, they make it up.
“The 10 billion mosquitos are just from one small lake of the 10,000 lakes.
The Boundary Waters are INSANE with mosquitos.”
I’ve loved the northwoods as long as I can remember and am a born fisherman. However, in my dotage I just can’t take mosquitos anymore. I periodicaly have a month or two
Of them around my house. Despise, loathe, hate them. Deet doesn’t even do it for me.
Call me an objectifying male, but is what he did really all that bad anyways? He put his hands on a girls breasts while asleep for a photo. Certainly inappropriate, but worth resigning over? I just don’t know.
Els meister, we have a live one here, a talented Limericker, a competitor, as it were. 😂😁🤗
He won’t resign? OMG!
There won’t be even one place in Washington D.C. where a set of buns will be safe.
VERY talented; but a comrade; NOT a competitor!
hahahah
and you KNOW he will grope more.
Members of congress do truly believe they are entitled and above the law.
Al Franken Just Will Not Resign
“Everythings going to be fine”.
“I’m not one of those rubes,
who grabs sleeping boobs,
of women, laying supine.”
Exactly. Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.
Teddy’s choice of nubile young women
included one that knew nothing of swimmin’.
Teddy got out alive
but his story don’t jive.
Why couldn’t his door jam and keep him in?
Minnesota deserves him. The rest of the USA doesn’t however.
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