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Val
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« on: November 16, 2017, 05:46:09 PM »

Anyone wanna tell me how to change my Username RIP
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2017, 03:44:07 AM »

So on the same USO tour where Franken "groped" her, Here she is grabbing the guitar players ass, After he pushed her away.



1) Not sure why groped is in scare quotes.  Franken groped her (among other things), there's really no ambiguity regarding that fact.

2) I'm not sure what this has to do with anything.  I mean, yes, it looks like this woman sexually harassed that guy, but that doesn't make what Franken did any less horrible.  He still needs to resign immediately even if this was the only time he did something like that.  Once is one time too many, period.  

3) I'm not saying this was your intent or anything (in fact, I'm pretty sure it wasn't, but this still needs to be said since some other posters seem to be moving in this direction), but acting like this has any relevance to what Franken did to this woman is straight out of the Clintons' slut-shaming playbook.  It would be like saying "So one of the women Roy Moore 'sexually assaulted' has been divorced three times and once filed for bankruptcy."

Again, not saying you were trying to do that (and I'd be shocked if you were), but there is an long history of powerful men getting away with treating women horribly by digging up dirt on the victim that into the story.  I'm not saying Franken's accuser is an angel or that grabbing that guy's a** was anything other than completely unacceptable, but let's not fall for this tired trick.  Whatever else this woman has or hasn't done, during her interaction with Franken, she was the victim of completely unacceptable behavior by a man who now holds one of the highest political offices in America.  She has a right not to be groped in her sleep, period.

4) Mods get to use profanity uncensored?  When will the double-standards end Tongue  

^^^ Thank you for this. As you can tell by my permanent Username 🙄 Al Franken is someone that I looked up to. I read all his books and I was proud that he was my senator. I used to brag about it to people. So when I heard the news about what he did I felt like someone kicked me in the stomach. But I would never defend him for that. I see people all over twitter and here trying to Justify what he did and it’s making it worse. We really just gotta let go of him and find someone better to take his place.
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Val
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2017, 01:42:28 PM »

I don't get how in every other industry anyone accused of this same type of misconduct either gets fired or loses all of the projects they're working on. Why don't we hold politicians to the same standard? He should resign... It's embarrassing for Minnesotans and democrats.
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