Al Franken, Resign (Minnesota Democratic Senator Requesting Ethics Investigation on Himself)

Vice News ^ | Nov 16 2017, 12:14pm | Eve Peyser

[drewh]

another radio host just accused Franken of stalking and harassing her...

[factoryrat]

Only republicans have to resign.

Democrats get a free pass, because everybody knows that they’re a bunch of sexual deviant whack jobs.

[DesertRhino]

Nevertheless....he persisted.

[dirtboy]

I’m waiting for Old McConnell’s condemnation and call for an Ethics Committee investigation of Franken..............still waiting.......

No need. Using McConnell's own standard set by calling for Moore's expulsion if he is elected, the Senate should proceed directly to a vote to expel Franken - no due process required.

[bigbob]

He wants to take his slap on the wrist and get it over with.

Wisconites, a good question from Vicki McKenna:

“Tammy “Believe the victim except when it’s someone accusing Bill Clinton” Baldwin campaigned w/an accused rapist, and took money from Frankengroper’s PAC. Any reporters going to ASK HER ABOUT THAT?”

How many others have hung out with Alfranken and his dopey friends when it served their purposes and no one knew he was a disgusting perv?

[PGR88]

We are in the Jacobin stage of this particular leftist cultural revolution. The part where the revolutionaries eat their own and destroy everything around them.

[Political Junkie Too]

...Franken—who was then just a liberal comedian...

Al Franken was much more than "just a liberal comedian."

Franken was the founding talent for the progressive Air America Radio Network, launched in 2003. Franken hosted "The O'Franken Factor," later renamed "The Al Franken Show" from March 2004 to February 2007.

This incident occurred while Franken was still the premier host on Air America Radio.

-PJ

[Louis Foxwell]

Chewing cashews.

[raiderboy]

This is so wonderful for Roy Moore!! This demonstrates the establishment being hoisted on their own petard 🤕. These pathetic hypocrites are now exposed on the real motive of denying the people's choice from Alabama. Roy is going to win because the Alrred year book is a lie and a forgery and is laughable. It destroyed the entire political attack made on the eve of his election after 40 years of silence. Frankenstiens sexual assault was photographed!! Thank you God!!

[Fantasywriter]

I don’t recall any Democrat actually resigning over sexual misconduct. I remember when MA Rep Gerry Studds (his actual name) plied male pages with some kind of cranberry juice alcoholic cocktail and had sex with them. He was censured, but went on to be reelected until he retired.

[TheStickman]

I’ve seen some twitter posts to this disgusting pile of bat dung to suggest the picture was photoshopped.

None of them are believable at this point, but that claim is being made by a few progressives.

[Repeal 16-17]

Yeah but he belongs to the correct party ergo he is exempt.

I don't think the Liberal Media can get away with that anymore; too many alternative news sources.

[Louis Foxwell]

Franken is a uniquely disgusting human being. His badgering attacks are always based on slime and filth. He has a dirty mind and talks in dirty words.

[CatOwner]

Has ANY Democrat ever been forced to resign because of something like this?

Maybe at the local level, but I don't recall that happening at the Congressional or Gubernatorial levels.

[circlecity]

"Is he claiming the image was photoshopped yet?"

Nope, to the contrary. He's come out with two statements now claiming it was a "joke" - thus, implicitly acknowledging the photo is real. But I just don't get the "joke" defense - how does groping a sleeping woman and making a snarky photo of it to show your buddies make it OK, even if it was a joke?

[IVAXMAN]

Too late, he already said it was a bad joke.

[Kozy]

Fun things are happening on way to Moore’s election. Bill Clinton under the bus now Franken and report of Congress paying for sexual harassment lawsuits. Maybe the swamp is being drained.

[Fireone]

That is a photo of a crime being committed. I doubt Franken skips on this one. He needs to resign.
Allegations of “dating” a 14 year old, are not nearly as serious as criminal sexual conduct.

[TheStickman]

I’ve seen some twitter posts to this disgusting pile of bat dung to suggest the picture was photoshopped.

None of them are believable at this point, but that claim is being made by a few progressives.

[TheStickman]

Doubt that “it was a bad joke” will work well for him lol.