Posted on 11/16/2017 11:14:06 AM PST by drewh
Hours after news broken that a U.S. senator made inappropriate sexual advances on a woman, Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said he is not getting the similar benefit of the doubt.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, was accused by sports broadcaster Leeann Tweeden of groping her and kissing her aggressively when they were rehearsing a skit for a USO show in 2006. The incidents occurred two years before Franken - a former comedian - was elected to the Senate.
Sen. Al Franken accused of kissing, groping woman
Sen. Al Franken accused of kissing, groping woman
TV host and sports broadcaster Leeann Tweeden said she was on a USO Tour in 2006 with Al Franken – two years before the comedian was elected to the U.S. Senate - when the incident occurred. Tweed said the two were rehearsing a skit for a show when Franken insisted they practice kissing.
Moore suggested that there was a double standard for how he is being treated in the aftermath of women saying they had romantic encounters with the former Alabama chief justice when they were teens and he was in his 30s. Two of the women said Moore made unwanted sexual advances.
Moore has repeatedly denied the allegations and has said he is conducting an investigation. His attorney, at a press conference Wednesday, questioned the authenticity of a yearbook signing one of the accusers attributed to Moore and asked for the handwriting to be reviewed by an expert.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called on the Senate Ethics Committee to review the allegations against Franken.
Moore pointed out that McConnell said Moore should step aside in the Dec. 12 election against Democrat Doug Jones and that he believed Moore's accusers.
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McConnell backed Moore's GOP primary runoff opponent, Luther Strange, and Moore has repeatedly called for McConnell to be stripped of his leadership duties before the allegations were made last week.
Franken issued an apology after Tweeden made her allegations in a post on the Los Angeles radio station KABC website, where she is now a morning host. He also said he would cooperate with the ethics investigation.
"Al Franken admits guilt after photographic evidence of his abuse surfaces," Moore posted on Twitter. "Mitch: "Let's investigate."
"In Alabama, ZERO evidence, allegations 100% rejected. Mitch: "Moore must quit immediately or be expelled
Moore will be elected
Franken will be ejected
Moore fights. That’s all I need to know.
Attacking McConnell and the swamp is an excellent strategy.
Keep it up, Roy.
McConnell, McStain and other GOPe grabbed a tiger by the tail, and they will end up being eaten alive by it.
Turtle Waxed
I always liked this guy. Starting to love him.
A case could be made that McConnell is guilty of election tampering.
McConnell tried to deliver a kill shot to Moore. He missed. Mo more bullets. Mow Moore attacks. He has the high ground and the turtle is drawing his head into his shell. funny how things turn out.
Has McConnell ever met with a Russian? If so he must be bought up on charges for election fixing. Agree.
The Turdle is exposed again for his double standard.
Elect Roy Moore. Ditch Mitch.
Where’s Swamp Turtle McConnell’s outrage? Ms. Graham’s? McLame’s? Eddie Munster Ryan’s? You won’t hear it because the GOPe is compromised and treasonous.
If I were Roy Moore, I’d shut up on this one. There is now a second accuser and these things happen quickly. Franken could be forced to resign before long and therefore the precedent will be set. You engage in boorish, wait I’ll call it Kennedy/Dodd type of behavior you must resign from the Senate.
LOL!! I like that.
Franken will be ejected
After he was erected.
I agree but he is entitled to a little payback.
Franken is McTurtle’s “colleague!”
You can’t expect him to treat Franken the same way he treats a beltway outsider!
Yes...
These types of real conservatives used to be a lot more plentiful at one time. They only seem so bizarre now because they are so rare.
The Turtle was Tweedened
the swamp senate better start quaking. unwittingly, they’ve handed us conservatives the sword of their undoing.
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