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« Reply #125 on: November 16, 2017, 12:25:01 PM »

People.
Santander is trolling you !
Stop trying to answer to his posts with any serious manner.
Cant you see he is going back and forth on the issue, just for attention ....

I hated him before, but now I stand with Franken. He's being treated very unfairly.

I'm not necessarily saying Franken's a good guy - I don't like him ...
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« Reply #126 on: November 16, 2017, 12:25:11 PM »

And if many of my friends and family members have groped someone without their consent I’ll cut off contact from them.
Franken clearly did not "grope" in the photo - he made a joke about groping, which was inappropriate given the setting and the fact that the woman was actually sleeping. And if you think nobody you know has done similar, you are extremely naive.
Not just the photo, moron.

And you need to reread the part of my post you quoted.

If you think you would cut off contact with them, you are naive as well.
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« Reply #127 on: November 16, 2017, 12:25:28 PM »

Every male politician accused of sexual harassment should be replaced by a woman.
For what reason exactly? To make a point? I’d rather have the best possible politician, regardless of gender.

Implying that the best possible politician can’t be a woman.
I’m saying that the best politician could be either. Nobody should be appointed just because of their gender.
half the population is women (actually over half) and how many Senators, Representatives, Presidents, Cabinet Members are women? maybe 10-15%. I don't know. I think there's no reason NOT to have a woman replace EVERY man who resigns over sexual misconduct. It can only improve things!
How can it only improve things? They could be terrible congresswoman depending on who they are. All I care about is their job performance. You people are the ones who are being discriminatory.
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« Reply #128 on: November 16, 2017, 12:26:06 PM »

I'm stunned right now. I think that Franken should have time to respond, but it would be prudent for  him to resign.

Yes... how unfortunate, but I'm not willing to support this behavior on any side. He needs to resign within the next few days, and Dayton should appoint a good replacement.
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« Reply #129 on: November 16, 2017, 12:26:18 PM »

It's a shame, I really wanted him as the running mate on whatever Dem ticket ended up emerging. I'd been a fan of his for literally decades. I even listened to Air America in its early days. I'm very disappointed in him.

We're in a new era now, and things like this are unacceptable. Yes, people did far worse than him in the past and the present, but that's not the bar we should hold people to. Franken should go.
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« Reply #130 on: November 16, 2017, 12:26:54 PM »

If he resigns I'm afraid who Dayton might appoint.  It's almost better for Murica if he stays.

It would probably be the State's AG Lori Swanson.
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« Reply #131 on: November 16, 2017, 12:27:22 PM »

People.
Santander is trolling you !
Stop trying to answer to his posts with any serious manner.
Cant you see he is going back and forth on the issue, just for attention ....

I hated him before, but now I stand with Franken. He's being treated very unfairly.

I'm not necessarily saying Franken's a good guy - I don't like him ...

I stand with him because the allegations against him are basically mistakes that any man could make in his life, unlike the kinds of predatory behavior that people like Roy Moore are alleged to have done. No, that does not make it okay, and the voters of Minnesota have a right to judge him for it, but he apologized, and I see nothing wrong with accepting it and moving on.
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« Reply #132 on: November 16, 2017, 12:27:39 PM »

It's the allegations NOT captured in the photo that are resignation-worthy.

Franken should resign (and make way for Senator Ellison *crosses fingers so hard they snap*)
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« Reply #133 on: November 16, 2017, 12:27:41 PM »

All of these male politicians being outed as sexual predators are only fueling my desires for a woman president.
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« Reply #134 on: November 16, 2017, 12:28:08 PM »

Some have done worse than the allegations against Franken with little consequence, and such a system isn’t fair, but if we really want the big fish to go down, we need to go after the smaller fish as well. There cannot be excuses or defense for the violation of another person’s body.
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« Reply #135 on: November 16, 2017, 12:28:23 PM »

He has to resign.  I liked Franken, this hurts, but it has to happen.  I'll have to find a new favorite for the presidency in 2020, but that should be easy enough.

See that, GOP?  When someone in your party does this stuff, you can't go on defending them.
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« Reply #136 on: November 16, 2017, 12:29:43 PM »

It's the allegations NOT captured in the photo that are resignation-worthy.

Franken should resign (and make way for Senator Ellison *crosses fingers so hard they snap*)

YAS
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« Reply #137 on: November 16, 2017, 12:29:55 PM »

Should he resign? Yes. Will he resign, probably not. All we can do is wait for the inevitable press conference.
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« Reply #138 on: November 16, 2017, 12:30:58 PM »

More and more Democrats are supporting the ethics investigation. My guess is Franken stays until that's over.
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« Reply #139 on: November 16, 2017, 12:31:30 PM »

All of these male politicians being outed as sexual predators are only fueling my desires for a woman president.

Yea, but when given the opportunity, we go for the blowhard moron with zero experience in running anything worthwhile, and who has stacks of sexual harassment accusations against him (as well as video/audio proof of said misconduct).  I have little faith that when given the opportunity again, we won't just go down the same stupid path.  Because emails or some other made up phony conspiracy like Benghazi.
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« Reply #140 on: November 16, 2017, 12:34:31 PM »

And if many of my friends and family members have groped someone without their consent I’ll cut off contact from them.
Franken clearly did not "grope" in the photo - he made a joke about groping, which was inappropriate given the setting and the fact that the woman was actually sleeping. And if you think nobody you know has done similar, you are extremely naive.
Not just the photo, moron.

And you need to reread the part of my post you quoted.

If you think you would cut off contact with them, you are naive as well.
I am so glad you know exactly how I’d react on every situation, considering you’ve never met me in person and have had very limited interactions on this site.
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« Reply #141 on: November 16, 2017, 12:35:39 PM »

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« Reply #142 on: November 16, 2017, 12:36:22 PM »

I could live with a senator Swanson.
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« Reply #143 on: November 16, 2017, 12:40:32 PM »

More and more Democrats are supporting the ethics investigation. My guess is Franken stays until that's over.

Aren't the Republicans going to turn any ethics probe into a total circus?
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« Reply #144 on: November 16, 2017, 12:42:15 PM »

More and more Democrats are supporting the ethics investigation. My guess is Franken stays until that's over.

Aren't the Republicans going to turn any ethics probe into a total circus?

Safe bet. They'll probably throw in But Hillary's emails and Bill! just for safe measure.
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« Reply #145 on: November 16, 2017, 12:42:50 PM »

Kirsten Gillibrand reacts:

Seung Min Kim @seungminkim
NEW: Gillibrand tells reporters the allegations against Franken are “deeply concerning,” says she believes the woman who accused him

https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/931204194605895680

Now this is a stock fake reaction if ive ever seen. He already admitted to doing it lol
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« Reply #146 on: November 16, 2017, 12:45:01 PM »

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« Reply #147 on: November 16, 2017, 12:45:55 PM »

More and more Democrats are supporting the ethics investigation. My guess is Franken stays until that's over.

Aren't the Republicans going to turn any ethics probe into a total circus?

Bread and circuses.
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« Reply #148 on: November 16, 2017, 12:48:57 PM »

Anything short of Franken resigning today, before lunch, eliminates the Democrat moral high ground in the Roy Moore fiasco.
This.

Democrats: Unless you want a Senator who represents the toothless hillbilly coalition for 3 years, you'd better clean up this Franken mess post-haste.

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« Reply #149 on: November 16, 2017, 12:50:15 PM »

More and more Democrats are supporting the ethics investigation. My guess is Franken stays until that's over.

Aren't the Republicans going to turn any ethics probe into a total circus?

Safe bet. They'll probably throw in But Hillary's emails and Bill! just for safe measure.

I believe most ethics investigations are done in private.
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