Now Al Franken (US Senator) accused of sexual assault

[Phil C. McNasty]

But you were not surprised when the right wingies were trying to defend the child molester called Moore???

If he did he what he (allegedly) did he should burn in hell!!

End of story!!!

I got no problem with that

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Why do you keep misreading everything we are writing?

Franken has agreed to cooperate with a Senate investigation. The Senate has the option of sanctioning or removing him for misconduct. It's like an accused in a criminal case apologizing to the victim. He still has to appear before the judge at his trial. The apology might make him look a little better. It certainly doesn't end the episode.

Hi oagre!!

I thought you still had me on ignore

 

[Insidious Von]

Franken is not God's messenger like Moore, he will burn in hell.

Butler1000 is correct, a backdraft should have been expected after Trump got elected. Swine behaviour has been going on longer than Clinton. William Kennedy Smith pulled an OJ on his rape trial and don't get me started on Chappaquiddick.

Ted Kennedy must not have been thrilled by this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7UpbD0toBI

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Would you guys be OK if I grabbed your sister's boobs???!!

I'm guessing you probably wouldn't be

 

[Insidious Von]

Phil, you wanna grab my sister's boobs - go ahead. After she slaps you out, don't do anything stupid - it's a big family.

 

[Butler1000]

Franken is not God's messenger like Moore, he will burn in hell.

Butler1000 is correct, a backdraft should have been expected after Trump got elected. Swine behaviour has been going on longer than Clinton. William Kennedy Smith pulled an OJ on his rape trial and don't get me started on Chappaquiddick.

Ted Kennedy must not have been thrilled by this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7UpbD0toBI

Hoping a bunch of interns on both sides of the aisle start naming names. Throw some real gas on the midterm fire. See some independents come up the middle. Screw some incumbents and have some actual elections.

 

[Butler1000]

Yes, and Moore is the one who denounces same sex marriage and transgenders as not being part of Christian values that should be banned.
Coming from a man who is accused of underage sexual abuse. That is a whole different kettle of fish. At least Franken acknowledged it and apologised for his inappropriate involvement in this affair. Still, that does not make it right and he should resign from the senate. Moore on the other hand is trying hard to make it a case of a conspiracy theory.

Let him get elected and make a mockery of the GOP and the Senate. The electorate needs a louder wake up call to throw out incumbents.

Let's get more progressive independents in. Let them toss Moore out. Run another election where the voters don't vote for either party.

I want to see the voters say fuck off to the two party system. Let chaos reign to facilitate it.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

What exactly do you mean by these very personal comments, Phil?

Can you explain this a little more? For me and the mods?

I'm asking you why you feel the need to defend guys like Spacey and Al Franken??

If you feel that I'm wrongly singling you out, then tell me why

 

[james t kirk]

So that makes everything okay then???

I'm just asking???

Yes it does. What he did was wrong, but you must consider the severity of the crime. He didn't shove his hand down her pants. He didn't rape her. The punishment must fit the crime.

The photo I saw was a prank. She was wearing very heavy clothing. I don't know the details about a kiss.

If this is all Franken is guilty of, he has a dent in his armour, but he survives. (Unless other skeletons come dancing out of the closet and a pattern emerges.)

 

[mandrill]

Let him get elected and make a mockery of the GOP and the Senate. The electorate needs a louder wake up call to throw out incumbents.

Let's get more progressive independents in. Let them toss Moore out. Run another election where the voters don't vote for either party.

I want to see the voters say fuck off to the two party system. Let chaos reign to facilitate it.

You know this is never going to happen, huh?

With all of Moore's flaws - and I count his sexual history as the least of them - he will still probably win the AL election, purely because he is running as a Republican with the brand name label on his forehead and that party's electoral team and fund raising ability in his back pocket. If EVER there was an election where an independent candidate could have come out of the wings and ridden proud, this was one of them. Moore has lost repeatedly in electoral races in AL. He is an extremist. He got the nomination because the GOP is now FULL OF EXTREMISTS and is being pushed further and further to the extreme Right. The common middle of the road guy counts for shit all, but is quite happy to bend over and lube up for the big boys to do what ever the fuck.

And this is not changing any time soon.

 

[mandrill]

Tweeden was a correspondent for Fox Sports Networks' The Best Damn Sports Show Period from 2001 to 2007. In 2008, Tweeden became the third hostess of the NBC late night television series Poker After Dark.[4] She has also appeared on the political discussion series Hannity in 2011 and 2012.[1] She was a member of the "Great American Panel" and also occasionally appeared on the panel of Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.[5][6]

Tweeden was seen in pre- and post-game coverage of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Fox Sports West and is currently working on Fox Sports 1's UFC Tonight, with Kenny Florian and Ariel Helwani.[5]

Tweeden is currently on the Los Angeles morning radio show McIntyre in the Morning on KABC, 790 AM from 5 - 10AM as the news anchor. She joined the show on February 7, 2017.[7]

Extract from the Wiki article. Ms Tweeden has a long time affiliation with Fox and appeared on Hannity a couple of times. Also was a member of "The Great American Panel", a Hannity and Fox show.

Given the timing and the lady's background, this is starting to look like a hit job.

 

[danmand]

Tweeden was a correspondent for Fox Sports Networks' The Best Damn Sports Show Period from 2001 to 2007. In 2008, Tweeden became the third hostess of the NBC late night television series Poker After Dark.[4] She has also appeared on the political discussion series Hannity in 2011 and 2012.[1] She was a member of the "Great American Panel" and also occasionally appeared on the panel of Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.[5][6]

Tweeden was seen in pre- and post-game coverage of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Fox Sports West and is currently working on Fox Sports 1's UFC Tonight, with Kenny Florian and Ariel Helwani.[5]

Tweeden is currently on the Los Angeles morning radio show McIntyre in the Morning on KABC, 790 AM from 5 - 10AM as the news anchor. She joined the show on February 7, 2017.[7]

Extract from the Wiki article. Ms Tweeden has a long time affiliation with Fox and appeared on Hannity a couple of times. Also was a member of "The Great American Panel", a Hannity and Fox show.

Given the timing and the lady's background, this is starting to look like a hit job.

I don't think hit job. It is the season for coming out with these old skeletons. And Al Franken admitted it and apologized to the women.

What is not right is the attempts of "equivalence" now between Moore and Franken, as attempted between the "fine" white supremacists and the other demonstrators.

 

[nottyboi]

The woman accusing Al Franken is kinda piling on. It was part of a comedy skit and she wanted to be part of it. If she was uncomfortable she should have said so. Lots of performance artists do things they are uncomfortable, kissing simulated sex scenes etc. Its up to people to call out their barriers and bringing things up like this years after is kinda silly. I am pretty sure I did things that were awkward and made people uncomfortable when I was in university, but same thing happened to me. I got my ass pinched, my clothes stolen out of the shower by the girls on the floor, and had them rip the shower curtain off me as I made my way back to my room. I would NEVER consider those things assault, but in the current climate it sure seems to be. ESPECIALLY if I was a woman I suppose.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Yes it does. What he did was wrong, but you must consider the severity of the crime. He didn't shove his hand down her pants. He didn't rape her. The punishment must fit the crime.

The photo I saw was a prank. She was wearing very heavy clothing. I don't know the details about a kiss.

If this is all Franken is guilty of, he has a dent in his armour, but he survives. (Unless other skeletons come dancing out of the closet and a pattern emerges.)

The photo was just a little snapshot in time, she alleges a lot more abuse than that

 

[Frankfooter]

The photo was just a little snapshot in time, she alleges a lot more abuse than that

Really?

She alleged that during a rehearsal for a skit in which they kissed, that they kissed and he frenched her.
She also alleges that he groped her breasts based on a photo of him pretending to grope her breasts for the camera.

Sure, investigate further, but then also investigate all 20 of the allegations against Trump with the same seriousness, as well as those against Moore.

 

[Butler1000]

You know this is never going to happen, huh?

With all of Moore's flaws - and I count his sexual history as the least of them - he will still probably win the AL election, purely because he is running as a Republican with the brand name label on his forehead and that party's electoral team and fund raising ability in his back pocket. If EVER there was an election where an independent candidate could have come out of the wings and ridden proud, this was one of them. Moore has lost repeatedly in electoral races in AL. He is an extremist. He got the nomination because the GOP is now FULL OF EXTREMISTS and is being pushed further and further to the extreme Right. The common middle of the road guy counts for shit all, but is quite happy to bend over and lube up for the big boys to do what ever the fuck.

And this is not changing any time soon.

The more they push to right, the more they will lose. Not in AL but the swing states. And hopefully the Dems fuck up to.

Ten independent senators could run the show.

I don't see a party coming up. I think it will have to be an informal caucus of progressives. And it will probably come in a few elections from some state houses. I can see several districts putting in independents at that level and then with name recognition they can get in.

It will take time but I'm confident Congress will not change for the better and continue to alienate the voters. They can't help themselves.

And I see it led by women.

 

[Butler1000]

Really?

She alleged that during a rehearsal for a skit in which they kissed, that they kissed and he frenched her.
She also alleges that he groped her breasts based on a photo of him pretending to grope her breasts for the camera.

Sure, investigate further, but then also investigate all 20 of the allegations against Trump with the same seriousness, as well as those against Moore.

Actually he apparently changed the script to get the kiss in. And when he kissed her grabbed the back of her head and forced his tongue down her throat.

Good ol' fish lips Franklin........

 

[Butler1000]

Yes it does. What he did was wrong, but you must consider the severity of the crime. He didn't shove his hand down her pants. He didn't rape her. The punishment must fit the crime.

The photo I saw was a prank. She was wearing very heavy clothing. I don't know the details about a kiss.

If this is all Franken is guilty of, he has a dent in his armour, but he survives. (Unless other skeletons come dancing out of the closet and a pattern emerges.)

It's the hypocrisy. He was quite vocal about Trump when the tape came out and since.

Fact is Trump is a dog. And has never claimed otherwise. But get on your high horse and it's a longer fall when it bucks.

I'm thinking this isn't the first time. Maybe back to SNL days.

 

[Insidious Von]

Frankfooter your new sig pic is so adorable! Butler1000, your wrong. Trump is a Supreme Being on Earth.

Leeanne Tweeden, is this the same girl from the World Poker Tour? She seems to be very professional about the incident, its beginning to look fishy.

As for Roy Moore, is a Steve Bannon associate. As long as he has Bannon's support, he doesn't have to admit to anything. After all inbred Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that every Trump accuser is a liar.

 

[bver_hunter]

Let him get elected and make a mockery of the GOP and the Senate. The electorate needs a louder wake up call to throw out incumbents.

Let's get more progressive independents in. Let them toss Moore out. Run another election where the voters don't vote for either party.

I want to see the voters say fuck off to the two party system. Let chaos reign to facilitate it.

I agree that the people at the very top of the chain have skeletons in their closets that need to be revealed. That also includes the guy at the top of the ladder, who tweets when it is okay to do so, but stays silent when he should not. Unless, that is addressed I think that the silence will be deafening in situations that make the Americans the laughing stock of the Universe.