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| I was just trying to get her to do this with me |
In apologizing, Franken said he didn’t recall the rehearsal incident “in the same way,” although he declined to say exactly how he remembered it. He also used an increasingly tired dodge, saying the photo “clearly was intended to be funny but wasn’t.” Let’s be clear: The photo was never intended to be funny. It was a mean attempt to humiliate and denigrate a fellow USO volunteer who had the temerity to reject his advances.
We’ve heard the humor defense before. Franken’s initial Senate run suffered over his history of profane and at times misogynistic humor, which included a 1995 proposed “Saturday Night Live” sketch on the comedic “rape” of CBS reporter Lesley Stahl. In apologizing to the DFL Party convention in 2008, Franken resorted to saying he had come to realize some of his jokes “weren’t funny.” The apologies are wearing thin.
Franken now faces what is sure to be a prolonged Senate Ethics Committee investigation led by Republicans as they try to salvage the candidacy of one Roy Moore, an Alabama Republican who stands credibly accused of sexually assaulting a string of young women, one as young as 14. Franken’s scandal simultaneously provides cover for them and damages his ability to be an effective moral voice for Minnesotans — perhaps too much for him to continue in the Senate.
For many, I am sure this has little to do with Al Franken, and much to do with Roy Moore. If not for a close Senate race with sexual harassment undertones, there may be more Congress critters (especially Democrats) who might openly stand with Franken on this. But the hypocrisy of supporting Franken for proven and admitted actions, while attacking Roy Moore for allegations is probably too much even for members of a Party build on hypocrisy.
While momentum has surely been "against" Moore since the allegations broke, the events of the past couple of days have certainly moved in his direction. First the Alabama Republican Party decided to circle the wagons and stand by Moore. Secondly, the President did not call on Moore to step down, but instead suggested that it was up to the people of Alabama. Now, with the Franken allegations, it will be extremely difficult for sitting members of congress to continue their attacks, as well as threats to expel or not seat Moore should he win. The fact that they have called for an "ethics probe" regarding Franken's actions is not going to cut it.
Bottom line: Those who have been demanding Moore stand down, and otherwise suggesting that they would refuse to seat him are in a precarious situation. The choice seems to be that they must either make the same case against Franken, or basically back off the Moore attacks.
Nobody in Congress (at this point) seems willing to demand Franken step down. That probably makes Roy Moore very happy.
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He should make a deal with the pussy grabber donnie....I'll go if you go....!!!!! Funny how you now like the strib.....Your skirt is around your ankles CH,,,,LOLOL
” The apologies are wearing thin.
So is the defense of moore and the screwing of the middle class as trump gets the biggest present of all....no estate tax for his elephant killer spawn......disgusting...
AMHERST, S.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don't believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems.
Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning and activated emergency response procedures after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from the leak south of a pump station in Marshall County, TransCanada said in a statement. The cause was being investigated.Yep.....pipelines are much safer to transport oil across the plains...
Only 210 k gallons of sludge oil to clean.....no problem.....
Seems the state DFL committee is ready to throw him under the bus.
Seems the state DFL committee is ready to throw him under the bus.
SO!!!!!! Right next to donnie......saves a lot of time as jared seems to think he is immune from trouble....At least they may react quickly unlike you pedophile loving christian republicon's.....
As bad as NY's elected officials have been, i think yours are worse.
And dopie this is not about Trump.
Quote of the Day
“I come from the poor people, and I have been here working my whole stinkin’ career for people who don’t have a chance, and I really resent anybody that says I’m doing it for the rich. Give me a break. I think you guys overplay all the time, and it gets old. And frankly, you ought to quit it.”
— Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), quoted by RealClearPolitics, in an exchange with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
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I guess they call that looking out for the poor.
And dopie this is not about Trump.
So you give him a pass that all those 17 women lied and trump did not....Yeah it is about trump and his whorish behavior like grabbing pussy is okay when you are rich....still an idiot after all these years....ballz.....LOLOLOL You really are a joke....
Not about Trump.
Right. It's about Moore and Trump, two of a kind.
not about Trump.
Right. It's about Moore and Trump, two of a kind.
Actually your weak attempt to deflect from Al Franken which is this threads topic is noted. As is two more cut-n-paste copies from political_lire already on totally different topics (note - this is spamming)...
I am curious as to how many elected officials we would even still have serving if all of them who engaged in some form of sexual misconduct (whether it be harassment, extra-marital affair, or inappropriate workplace relationship)... were sent packing?
"As is two more cut-n-paste copies from political_lire already on totally different topics (note - this is spamming)..."
You didn't expect Boswell to keep his word, did you?
Republican's are crushed with another historic decision that went against them...
'Friendship' defense, lack of 'smoking gun' aided Menendez
Associated Press DAVID PORTER,Associated Press 3 hours ago
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez didn't think the government's case was strong enough to convict the New Jersey Democrat and a wealthy friend, according to interviews with members of the panel after a mistrial was declared Thursday.
Jurors said most of the group was for acquittal but that a few holdouts forced a hung jury, giving Menendez a reprieve from the criminal charges for now.
A good question is being asked about Moore's latest accuser. Judge Moore presided over her divorce proceedings in 1999. Why did she not ask for a recusal or different judge??
Sounds more and more like she is lying.
You didn't expect Boswell to keep his word, did you? " Ette
He does have God as his Compass, so sure, he should have kept his word.
Trump, can you tell me how this makes America great again? Do you really need that Elephant Head Trophy hanging on your wall? " CHT
I don't. but I also am not about stopping those that want to within the laws of the nation they go and hunt.
You know California pimps for hunters from other Nations to hunt in your state, maybe it is ok for your state to gain those hunting-dollars but you want to keep those dollars out of other nations hands.
wtf is wrong with you alky, so stupid on all issues every freaking day.
November 17, 2017 at 10:31 AM
Judge Moore presided over her divorce proceedings in 1999.
He did not preside....he provided his signature as a judge on a document without being part of the proceeding.....
You know California pimps for hunters from other Nations to hunt in your state,
And that is relevant for elephant slaughter by the trump boys......They also require out of state hunters to obtain a license....does that mean they can hunt elephants at the san diego zoo????? Does kansas allow anyone to hunt in your state without a license???? Dayum you are dumber than rat hole....
That's fine. But why are you still supporting Moore?
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators reportedly issued a subpoena to President Donald Trump’s campaign last month, requesting Russia-related documents from over a dozen top officials, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The subpoena, issued in mid-October, reportedly requested documents and emails with keywords related to Russia but didn’t compel any officials to testify before Mueller’s grand jury, an unnamed source told the Journal.
This is the first report of Mueller compelling the Trump campaign to hand over information
Now this is funny...probably a friend of menstral
n Ohio lawmaker who routinely touted his Christian faith and anti-LGBT views has resigned after being caught having sex with a man in his office.
Wes Goodman, who is the Republican state legislator for Ohio, is married to a woman who is assistant director of an annual anti-abortion rally known as March for Life.
The right-wing legislator, who pushed “family values”, was reportedly witnessed having sex with a man inside his office who was not employed by the legislator.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the observer told Ohio House Chief of Staff Mike Dittoe what had happened on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Dittoe responded by telling House Speaker Republican Cliff Rosenberger who in turn met with Mr Goodman.
The 33-year-old, who has been branded the “conscience of the conservative movement”, resigned for “inappropriate conduct” shortly after the meeting took place.
Mr Goodman, whose Twitter biography describes him as “Christian. American. Conservative. Republican. Husband to @Beth1027”, has regularly claimed "natural marriage" occurs between a man and a woman.
He claims to be a devote Christian. He's going to hell.
He doesn't believe that a Muslim can serve in congress. rrb has an orgasm because of that. Gay rights and marriage should not be legal. And nine women are lying about him, according to our esteemed host.
You believe your winning?
Just saw a headline, first head transplant was done. Rumor has it the recipient's name is Roger Amick and was chosen because his old one was stuck so far up his ass that he needed a new one.
Hee hee
Franken is getting hammered by the left who would rather keep the narrative than keep him.
I kept my word. I said I would cut back on spamming and I have.
I clearly said that I would quote from shorter sources.
Start labeling it spam whenever Rat or anyone else on your side does it.
Lindsay Kimble
October 13, 2016 03:15 PM
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, GOP nominee Donald Trump was hit with an onslaught of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Trump has vehemently denied any wrongdoing — but now, with Nov. 8 just seven days away, the accusations made against him by 12 women will likely weigh heavily on some voters’ minds as they prepare to cast their ballots.
Here’s everything you need to know about the claims against Trump, as well as his responses to each instance of alleged misconduct.
Early 1980s: Jessica Leeds
In an in-depth report released by The New York Times last month, Jessica Leeds — now 74 — charged that Trump physically violated her aboard a plane over 35 years ago.
Leeds, then 38, claimed that she was seated next to Trump in the first-class cabin of a flight to New York City, and that the encounter was their first meeting. Forty-five minutes into the flight, Leeds said, Trump allegedly moved the armrest separating their seats and began to touch her — grabbing her breasts and attempting to put his hand up her skirt.
Of the encounter, Leeds told the Times, “He was like an octopus. His hands were everywhere. It was an assault.”
To avoid the businessman, she retreated to the back of the plane, Leeds claimed. She didn’t report the incident to airline staff and only recently told friends. Leeds said she encountered Trump once again, at a New York charity event just two years after their alleged plane interaction. She claimed that he remembered her, and insulted her with a “crude remark.”
Impeach him little Lilly Lynn
Who else has already posted 2 things from political_wire today or any same source other than you? I would say you are still abusing.
Feel free to point others out when they are worse than you
Spam by the drunkard
Feel free to point out Roger's TDS also, I just ignore him
Spam by the drunkard
“Charlie Sykes, a former conservative talk radio host, said Republican voters have been conditioned over years of right-wing media consumption to reflexively reject any news that challenges their worldview
“In Alabama, Sykes said, a ‘nightmare scenario’ is unfolding. ‘You have credible journalism being attacked and ignored amid a flood of misinformation and bizarre propaganda,’ he said, adding that his compatriots in the conservative media who are horrified by Moore need to grapple with their own culpability. ‘I think we should be horrified by the monster we helped create.'”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/conservatives-reap-the-whirlwind-of-their-war-on-the-press/546215/
"Feel free to point out Roger's TDS also, I just ignore him"
He's a troll.
There's no record Trump was even on the plane.
Spam by the pedo
Loretta says it's not spam if you give your source. :-)
So where is the yearbook Gloria?
Also, if she keeps calling me pedo and rat keeps calling me pederast, I may consider returning to full-blown spamming. I have that option.
“Trump, who once bragged to Access Hollywood‘s Billy Bush about grabbing women’s crotches without their consent, says allegations against Al Franken are ‘real bad.'”
— Associated Press, on Twitter.
Lying pedo.
Fuck you pedo.
So what, pedo?
Ok we will let Loretta be the final arbiter on board etiquette when the sidebar on the right is in question else I would consider spam as off-topic, unsolicited writings.
And again you have strayed from your worthless word as I posted....
CH has already asked James Boswell and Roger Amick to stop spamming every thread.
They're both vindictive, hate-filled trolls.
Russia Investigation’s Spectacular Accumulation of Lies
Michael Gerson: “President Trump and others in his administration are about to be hit by a legal tidal wave... Mueller III and his A-team of investigators...are investigating an administration riven by internal hatreds....A number of elected Republicans, particularly in the Senate, would watch this showdown with popcorn.”
“...We are witnessing what happens when right-wing politics becomes untethered from morality and religion.”
Souce: WaPo. Google it.
I'm keeping it short.
LIAR-etta wants me to go back to lengthy spamming using fake monikers.
I may or may not accommodate her. :-)
Fuck you jane, you are just another emotional out of control liberal.
How goes your ACLU bid to sue all of US that call you a pedo?
Jane you admit your cowardly behavior by admitting you use spam ID's.
Why be brave, us just your faggot boy loving ID.
"How goes your ACLU bid to sue all of US that call you a pedo?"
More bs from the fake "Christian."
Your source is once again political_lire which has aggregated the one sided garbage you bring here and we both know it. That is the third or fourth time today...
Your word is worth less than dog shit as the past few hours have proven.
I would hope no church would ever consider your services, they definitely wouldn't if they were aware of your actions here.
Speaking of Ch's sidebar, compare the following
- excessive profanity
- threats
- personal insults
with the last several posts.
My letter to the ACLU made it clear that I would consider suing
only if someone here caused me professional harm.
You are all too cowardly to do that.
Politicalwire is considered one of the best sources for information.
Even the conservative Larry Sabbato praises it.
You left out-
"CHT encourages:
- ongoing on topic discussions regarding the post in question
- critical analysis and disagreement
- open back and forth between regular users
CHT discourages:
- reprinting other people's opinion (C&P)
- excessive linking of other websites"
Which you haven't followed which caused the reaction you are complaining about... In other words you are the cause, but EVERYONE HERE KNOWS THAT
President Trump and others in his administration are about to be hit by a legal tidal wave... Mueller III and his A-team of investigators
So after 10 months of Senate (Jan 2017) investigations
So after 10 months of House (Jan 2017) investigations
So after 10 months of FBI (July 2016-May 207) investigations
followed by 6 months of Special Counsel investigations
Keeping in mind that neither the Senate or the House came up with anything and James Comey testified UNDER OATH after leading the charge for 10 months that he didn't even have enough evidence to consider Trump a target of any investigation...
They are finally going to "really start investigating, huh?"
"Laughing, James said...
Politicalwire is considered one of the best sources for information.
Even the conservative Larry Sabbato praises it."
Who cares if one conservative praises it? If he's the best you have it's sad and says volumes.
It's also still spam and against board rules and against your word. Kind of figures you would laugh about breaking your word
Even the conservative Larry Sabbato praises it."
I am not sure who that is...
But Larry Sabato from the Crystal Ball is no conservative.
LOL you are right CHT, guess political_lire calls him that and that even says more about them.
Lol "professional Harm"
Being a predator is not a profession.
So you got fucking nothing queenie.
Jane like to make up conservatives.
Joe Biden is a pedifile.
My mistake. Mine alone. Sabbato is not a conservative.
I should have said Joe Scarborough. But of course you will not
consider him a conservative because heis not always in lockstep with you.
KD doesn't even know how to spell pedophile.
He also thinks "your" can mean "you are."
Kay Ivey, female, Alabama Govenor will vote for Moore.
Female Staffers Come to Franken’s Defense
Eight of Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) former female staffers issued a statement to the Minneapolis Star Tribune saying Franken treated them “with the utmost respect” and “was a champion for women both in the legislation he supported and in promoting women to leadership roles in our offices.”
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Lining up in defense of sure beats lining up to accuse, a la Roy Moore.
Clinton: There are ‘lots of questions’ about legitimacy of Trump’s election
Which may only increase as the Russia investigation proceeds.
I see FUCKING ASSHOLE JAMES has given up any pretense of change with his FOURTH or FIFTH cut and paste spam from political_lire JUST TODAY in the few hours he said he was giving his word he was changing his behavior. His word is obviously as good as his ministry - ABSOLUTE HORSESHIT
FUCK OFF ASSHOLE I GAVE YOU A REAL CHANCE and AGAIN I AM JUST REACTING TO YOUR ACTIONS.
It's going to be fun continuing to kick your face in
ROFLMFAO !!!
ROFLMFAO !!!
Yes, so many questions, like how did she spend 1.25 Billion and loss.
Jane, you being our Resident pedophile is former VP Biden a fellow Pedophile in your opinion.
ROFLMFAO !!!
Frankin is a good guy in Jane's eyes, Lordie.
*** CORRECTION ***
He posted 2 more while I was typing...
SO he posts his SIXTH or SEVENTH cut and paste just on this thread just in the last few hours all from political_lire, plus some posts trying to defend their bias ....
WHAT A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT, that's rev james boswell, normal Illinois, and his word is obviously worth even less.
Who's your daddy ???
ROFLMFAO !!!
A man after Roger's and James' heart. Now that's a defence of good old Al Franken.
Now that the dogs of war are calling for the head of Senator Al Franken I believe it is time to speak up on behalf of all heterosexual males. As a candidate for Governor let me save my opponents some research time. In the last fifty years I was sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females. It ranged from a gorgeous blonde who was my first true love and we made passionate love in the hayloft of her parents barn and ended with a drop dead gorgeous red head from Cleveland.
Now can we get back to discussing legalizing marijuana and opening the state hospital network to combat the opioid crisis. I am sooooo disappointed by this national feeding frenzy about sexual indiscretions decades ago.
Peace.
Bill O'Neill (D) Justice Ohio State Supreme Court
Cool, he is a good Democrat, shit, 2020 looks good for his run for Prez
Spam by the pedo
"I see FUCKING ASSHOLE JAMES has given up any pretense of change with his FOURTH or FIFTH cut and paste spam from political_lire"
He's a dirty, sick pedophile and a troll.
Period.
Menstral the Holy posted....
Bill O'Neill (D) Justice Ohio State Supreme Court
Just because you don't like sex or women, what's the problem of a guy who has multiple notches in his pistol? Good for him!!!!!!
The hypocrisy of the right runs rampant everywhere...another holy right wing asshole screws the pooch in the name of god and country....LOLOLOL KD and Menstral would pull the lever for this pervert without thinking....normal for the R!!!!
A Republican 'Family Values' State Legislator Quits After Having Sex With a Man in His Office
An Ohio Republican state legislator who consistently touts his faith and his anti-LGBT stances resigned this week after being caught having sex with a man in his office.
Representative Wes Goodman, who is married, was reportedly seen by someone who is not a staffer having sex with a man inside his Riffe Center office. The witness told Ohio House Chief of Staff Mike Dittoe of the situation early Tuesday afternoon, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Dittoe told House Speaker Republican Cliff Rosenberger, who met with Goodman. Shortly after the meeting, Goodman resigned due to “inappropriate conduct.”
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This comes as a surprise to many constituents, because Goodman has consistently spoken about "natural marriage" being between a man and a woman. His campaign website, which is now offline, outlined his views on family: "Healthy, vibrant, thriving, values-driven families are the source of Ohio's proud history and the key to Ohio's future greatness. The ideals of a loving father and mother, a committed natural marriage, and a caring community are well worth pursuing and protecting."
Goodman’s twitter bio describes him as: “Christian. American. Conservative. Republican. Husband to @Beth1027.” His tweets are protected and his account is private. His Facebook page has been taken offline.
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