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Franken Reportedly Will Not Resign
Townhall.com ^ | November 20, 2017 | Leah Barkoukis

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.”

 


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 115th; alfranken; corruptdems; franken; frankensexscandal; minnesota; resignation
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To: Mark17

And only puppies demand puppies to resign.


21 posted on 11/20/2017 8:25:16 AM PST by Kaslin (Quid est Veritas?: What Is Truth?)
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To: robroys woman

That’s silly


22 posted on 11/20/2017 8:25:39 AM PST by stanne
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To: Kaslin

The true side of a liberal.


23 posted on 11/20/2017 8:27:57 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: jalisco555

He’s chump-change compared to Teddy Kennedy.
And Kennedy remained at his desk for three-and-a-half decades.


24 posted on 11/20/2017 8:28:14 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Chainmail

Well, there is honor and there is honor. I remember JFK and Marilyn Monroe. And I’ll wager a guess it was extremely common, and nobody personally involved was complaining much.

Doesn’t make it ok, but there needs to be some serious perspective applied to this stuff. And that includes both the seriousness of the charges, the veracity of the charges, the timing of the charges and the age of the event(s) in the charges.


25 posted on 11/20/2017 8:29:56 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: stanne

Do you think Jefferson, a former slave owner, could run for political office today?


26 posted on 11/20/2017 8:30:40 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: Leaning Right

“A second woman has come forward and said that Franken groped her at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010.”

Minnesota the land of 10,000 jerks and 10 billion mosquitos.


27 posted on 11/20/2017 8:31:09 AM PST by Bonemaker
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To: Kaslin

Well it is really understandable.

It was only one woman. And it was before he ran for office. Way back in 2006.

It isn’t like there are multiple women, or that he was doing this after he was in office.

Oh... wait....

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/20/politics/al-franken-inappropriate-touch-2010/index.html


28 posted on 11/20/2017 8:31:12 AM PST by sipow
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To: Kaslin

POS needs to go! NOW! Scum of the earth hypocrite!


29 posted on 11/20/2017 8:31:19 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Kaslin

I would gladly trade his life for manson’s right now.


30 posted on 11/20/2017 8:34:10 AM PST by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Kaslin

“and he’s doing a lot of reflecting.”

And, as a result of that vision-quest of ratiocination and self-reflection, he will emerge a purified man, ready to take on Judge Moore and President Trump.


31 posted on 11/20/2017 8:34:34 AM PST by odawg
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To: robroys woman

Wait ‘til you see what happens to these guys when abortion and the reality of its it’s culture takes over


32 posted on 11/20/2017 8:36:10 AM PST by stanne
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To: robroys woman

Play to win.


33 posted on 11/20/2017 8:38:01 AM PST by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: Kaslin

Sounds like he needs to be removed by his colleagues.


34 posted on 11/20/2017 8:40:55 AM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Kaslin

If Franken won’t resign, his fellow senators should pressure him to do so or else kick him out.


35 posted on 11/20/2017 8:42:03 AM PST by Rapscallion (Politics just makes us hate each other. It's un-christian and un-American)
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To: Kaslin

Of course he won’t resign. He’s a friggin’ “democrat”. They don’t resign. The only way to get them out of the District of Corruption is on a coroner’s gurney.


36 posted on 11/20/2017 8:43:16 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (2017 - The year the liberals' "sexual revolution" strikes back!)
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To: robroys woman

I’m with you. Juvenile antics do not qualify as rape or sexual assault. I’ve never liked that turd, but he’s not a predator like BC.


37 posted on 11/20/2017 8:43:17 AM PST by punknpuss
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To: Kaslin

38 posted on 11/20/2017 8:44:13 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Kaslin

I am glad he is not resigning. If he did the Dem. Gov. would just appoint another Dem. who doesn’t have the baggage that Franken will be carrying around.


39 posted on 11/20/2017 8:46:36 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: Kaslin

WHY ISN’T MCDONNELL JUMPING ALL OvER THIS AND DEMANDING IT?

He’s attacking Roy Moore instead...


40 posted on 11/20/2017 8:47:01 AM PST by Mr. K (NO CONSEQUENCE OF OBAMACARE REPEAL IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF)
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