The Franken allegation is headline breaking news on CNN*

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I am profoundly disappointed in Al. I hope and pray it wasn't a pattern. In any case his aspirations for higher office are over.








*If it was a Republican I would have given it the *****BREAKING NEWS***** treatment.

[rzemanfl]

1. No, the allegation is bullshit from a Hannity type rightie. The photo was a joke. n/t

[VermontKevin]

7. Do you think it was funny to the woman? Her husband?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. No, not in the slightest. Politics aside, if I was her husband, I would have punched Al in the face.

Sorry, but that's just how I react.

[lame54]

28. it is not a funny photo...

and it will haunt him

but it is not proof of groping - he is not touching her

[WillowTree]

8. And that would be your take if it had been, say, Dennis Miller or someone else on the Right. Right?

[rzemanfl]

15. Pretending to cop a feel over a flak jacket? Yes. n/t

[Initech]

16. That's one of the worst Photoshop jobs I've ever seen.

[onenote]

17. except Franken isn't denying it

That being said, I doubt you'll hear many calls for his head from members of the House or Senate. Glass houses and all that.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. As I have been saying I hope it's an isolated incident. If it isn't he has major problems.

[Initech]

19. I wonder how long this gets played out?

I don't want to believe it, but if it is true then I don't want to know what is going to happen. I will wait and see what happens on this. But that photo is so damn fake looking, and even that whole thing read like it was copied and pasted from somewhere else with a few words changed. I hope Al's people are looking into this deeper, but I can spot a bad Photoshop job from a mile away.

[Marengo]

25. As hes acknowledged the photo, apparently you cant spot a bad Photoshop job.

[Initech]

27. Here's how I know it's a terrible Photoshop job.

Look at this version of the picture:



You can *CLEARLY* see another person's uniform underneath Al's arm. But the rest of that person is nowhere to be found in the picture. A true pro would have been able to airbrush that whole person out of this photo.

[LP2K12]

29. Ummm...

FWIW... we (service members) have accessories that match our uniform camo. That could easily be a bag, jacket, etc that has been placed on the floor or a table.

[pnwmom]

31. When I enlarge the picture, it appears that the shadows under his fingers show they are hovering,

as opposed to touching. A sophomoric thing to do, but not criminal. The photographer should clarify.

[Marengo]

30. I saw that as well, but its far more likely a piece of soft gear than an appendage.

[B2G]

33. That's not a leg.

And the seat next to her is empty. Likely Franken's seat.

[Agschmid]

34. The photo is real.

[melman]

35. It's not fake

look at the EXIF Data.










http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi

you can check it yourself if you don't trust the screenshot, but the picture is real

[SweetieD]

2. Clinton and Trump have had wayyyy worse allegations against them. I don't think it is

The end for franken.

[snowybirdie]

4. He definitely should resign

Right after Trump does and Roy Moore steps down

[Chasstev365]

10. I said the same on an earlier post.

One set of standards for Democrats, another Republicans!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. If it was an isolated incident he shouldn't resign.

I'm hoping it was.

[BannonsLiver]

6. Some here believe only Dems should hold themselves accountable, apparently.

I am not one of them. What Franken did was in poor taste. I'm not sure I believe the Hannity Show reject's account of the other issues.

[democrank]

3. Too many have taken this problem too lightly for too long.

Women are rising up, speaking out. Good men should do the same.

[writes3000]

5. IF the allegation of an aggressive, harassing, unwanted kiss is true then Im disappointed as well

But this feels like you’re convicting him of more than that. I want more information including whether this was a pattern.

[flamingdem]

9. This is such bullshit against Franken

Chill pill please

[brooklynite]

11. Sen. Franken has issued an apology; the person who's opinion counts is the victim...

[yallerdawg]

13. Do people have any idea who Al Franken is?

You outta try reading some of his books - like the White House fantasy one where he was impeached for funding his campaign with a 1-800 sex line!

God, my head hurts.

[Cattledog]

14. So true yallerdawg!

[MFM008]

20. Resign ?

Like Moore will resign.
Like maggot will resign.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. If it's an isolated incident he will likely be able to weather it.

I'm hoping it is.

[MFM008]

22. I agree

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...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. I'm just disappointed. I like to be able to point at the other guys.

Men are men and women are women. I would add that people of all genders and orientations can act badly.

[Kirk Lover]

23. I'm hearing this kiss was for a skit and that he wanted them to 'practice'...I have not heard

though how he forced himself on her and kissed her. I would like to hear more details about that. But If anyone is capable of taking a nugget of truth and then embellishing it up 1,000 notches it's the alt right/reich hit machine.

[Vinca]

32. If CNN is so concerned, they might cover the Pussy-Grabber-In-Chief.

He is not a comedian and he was not on a USO tour doing comedy when the photo was taken. Don did, however, visit the dressing room of a teenage beauty pageant while the girls were in various states of undress . . . and bragged about it on the Howard Stern show. Why is Trump getting a passing during this brouhaha?????

[smirkymonkey]

39. Exactly, they don't have a leg to stand on until they start holding their own actual rapists

and child molesters accountable. This was nothing compared to what Trump and Moore have done.

[Fresh_Start]

36. Is there any woman on DU who has not had a male grope her against her wishes at least once?

It starts in middle school...when you start growing boobs.

There is a huge difference between an unwanted kiss or being groped over clothing....then what Trump and Moore are accused of. To start with the age of the victim.

In the picture, Franken is clearly posing for a camera...since he's look back at the camera person.

Sexual attacks tend not to occur in front of the camera....so I believe Franken that he was doing a tasteless joke.... His voters already know about his prior career so much of his comedic bad taste has already been absorbed.

[workinclasszero]

37. Damn it Al

This sucks and its not right for any anyone to be doing shit like this.

Sen. Al Franken disappointed me today big time. Running for President is out now.

Just damn.

[BannonsLiver]

38. "running for president is out now."

Tell that to the guy who bragged about grabbing women by the pussy and then got elected president.

[workinclasszero]

40. Republicans can get away with it. They are lawless, morally bankrupt cretins

Plus selling out the country to Russia, making profits$$$ from being president, installing your kids in high government offices and stealing a democratic presidents right to appoint a supreme court justice.

[flamingdem]

42. Exactly

This is the time to remind everyone of Trump's words. He's a pervert. Al Franken is a comic.

[rock]

41. Photo is obviously staged, Vaudevillian humor

Franken has apologized (and admitted it wasn't funny). As for the non witnessed kiss, his recollection is different from hers. She is a friend of Hannity I believe.