Al Franken accused of sexual harassment

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Should he resign? Yes. Will he resign, probably not. All we can do is wait for the inevitable press conference.

[BudgieForce]

I think the calls for Franken to step down were premature. Franken has apologized and his accuser has accepted the apology. As long as no other women come forward and Franken keeps his head down untill the probe is over, he'll have no trouble winning re-election in 2020.

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

Another woman has come out and claimed Franken touched her butt in 2010.

Even if it makes me a hypocrite, Im at the point where I dont think getting your ass grabbed should be a news story. Its gross and deserves a smack on the face, but thats about it.

[BudgieForce]

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

Another woman has come out and claimed Franken touched her butt in 2010.

Even if it makes me a hypocrite, Im at the point where I dont think getting your ass grabbed should be a news story. Its gross and deserves a smack on the face, but thats about it.

Reasonable.  What about the Bush 41 grab ass allegations?

An old man in a wheelchair touched a butt. Ive had multiple old women grab my ass, who cares.

[BudgieForce]

You nuclear Elmo fans are a tad quiet here.

We're saving those for when Kushner gets indicted.

[BudgieForce]

Seems like this second allegation got alot less traction then the first. Probably because most adults have touched a butt in some capacity or another.

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People on dailykos are disputing the validity of the accusations.

Honestly, I am starting to believe the accusations are false after reading about the situation there.

But those Roy Moore accusations...

If it makes you feel better about supporting a pedophile with little respect for the law.

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And now a third accusation

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/11/20/al-franken-arianna-huffington-harassment/883718001/

Lol. I'm gonna believe Arianna Huffington over the New York Post.

[BudgieForce]

He's not stepping down.

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Up to 4 and growing but it doesn't seem like his colleagues are in a rush to see him resign. Hmmm

The NY Post story shouldnt count, Arianna Huffington has refuted the claims.

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http://kstp.com/news/survey-franken-job-approval-plummets-many-say-he-should-resign/4678569/

Contrary to what some people are saying on this thread, the voters at large do care about sexual harassment. Only 22% of Minnesotans want Al Franken to stay on as their Senator, with only a 2% difference between men AND women. His approval rating is barely above Trump's now. Voters do care about their representatives being sexual predators, unlike some of my fellow Democrats apparently.

He'll recover.

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Army veteran accuses Franken of groping her during USO tour

He really should have resigned (or at the least announced his intent to resign) already.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/al-franken-groping-allegation/index.html

The picture she gave to media doesnt back up her claim. Unless her breast is on her back.