Franken spokesman: Senator won't resign, doing a lot of 'reflecting'
Source: The Hill
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 11/19/17 11:43 AM EST
A spokesman for Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said the senator would not resign in the wake of an accusation he kissed and groped a woman without her consent, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Sunday.
He is spending time with his family in Washington, D.C., and will be through the Thanksgiving holiday, and hes doing a lot of reflecting, the spokesperson told the newspaper.
Leeann Tweeden, a broadcaster in Los Angeles, published a story on Friday alleging that Franken kissed and groped her without her consent during a USO tour in 2006. Franken had not yet entered politics at the time, and was working as a comedian.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/361100-franken-spokesman-senator-wont-resign-doing-a-lot-of-reflecting
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,973 posts)Those who are calling for his resignation are clueless knuckleheads. He's asked for an investigation, and then we'll see what really went down.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)still_one
(92,497 posts)Al Franken, and it ISN'T because he is a Democrat that I am saying that.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)7 days a week.
still_one
(92,497 posts)brooklynite
(94,934 posts)Are you uncomfortable with any news story that's not "pro-liberal"?
mahina
(17,739 posts)I gave him 25 bucks.
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/afdefault
Going to now do the same for Mazie Hirono, Brian Schatz and neither of my congresspeople. In fact I'll go donate to their primary opponents, Sherry Campagna and Kaniela Ing.
/no, I don't condone what he did. If the standard for a Democrat is perfection but the Republicans can run and win with the worst people in the world, we're going to have to look pretty hard for candidates. I'll take him how he is, flaws and sincere apology and all.
Anybody who cares to lecture me can save their breath as I'm definitely going to ignore you.
Imua, Al. For Paul Wellstone.
Susan Calvin
(1,653 posts)riversedge
(70,441 posts)GatoGordo
(2,412 posts)It's he said/she said. It's a waste of time and the public's resources.
However, if alleged victim #2 comes up with her Facebook page "proof" from 7 years ago, then all bets are off.
Very discouraging, this trial by court of public opinion. I think we all could use a little introspection.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,878 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)I emailed him the same. Im sure hes getting bombarded with negative calls to resign. He needs to hear from constituents who believe in him.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)I would be pissed at him if he resigned. He knows perfectly well that he ain't a predator or a bully, that his moral compass works just fine. He is only guilty of a silly gag that allowed the Trumpsters to turn it into Sodom & Gemorrah.
Yeah for Al Franken.
Yes, vlyons, yes
lostnfound
(16,195 posts)He can choose to let it die, or to encourage an investigation. If there was a quid pro quo or evidence that completely debunks Tweeden's account sufficiently obvious for the sheeple that haven't grasped it yet, it might be best to investigate. But (assuming that he knows there's much more to the story than she claims, and that stuff is fully exonerating him), he also recognizes it as nonserious politics and a distraction from stuff that matters.
Susan Calvin
(1,653 posts)We've sure spent more money on R circuses.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Interesting word choice.
dalton99a
(81,692 posts)rtracey
(2,062 posts)Not after the video I saw of this chick grabbing the ass of the guitar player, and he grabbing her ass, so this was a set up and Franken needs to push this and so do we.... this is an attempt to turn this fucker Moore into a senator, and that is fucked up.....
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)"Franken needs to push this and so do we"
pandr32
(11,638 posts)He is a target of a political hatchet job by the Russian loving bunch. The not-so-innocent accuser now has a book deal where she can make lots of cash. Her target audience couldn't care less whether there are any facts in the book or not but will be looking for anything salacious.
Franken is a target because he is strong and effective in challenging Republican dirty tricks.
magicarpet
(14,203 posts)..... and their think tanks and dirty tricksters no longer have HRC to kick around anymore so they are painting a target on Franken's back so they can use him for target practice of convenience when they need to create a diversion or distraction when the political spotlight focuses on their wrongdoings.
Projection, distraction, distortion, and flagrant lying is their only game.
orangecrush
(19,661 posts)You know they were going to pull this shit eventually.
marble falls
(57,461 posts)or VPOTUS to a woman POTUS.
thegoose
(3,115 posts)This was a hit job, through and through. It'd be nice if the networks besides MSNBC would start showing the photos and videos that reveal Leelee (or whatever her name is -- who cares) mugging with Franken many years after the "assault" and pinching other guys' asses onstage. And the topless pic of her with Dump stickers superimposed over her chest. She is a bought-for Trump/Russia troll through and through.
The real assaulter currently resides in the White House. Disgusting.
Gothmog
(145,828 posts)bluestarone
(17,104 posts)1000%
walkingman
(7,689 posts)since mine are Cornyn and Cruz. It would be wonderful to have someone with the intellect and decency of Sen. Franken in Texas. Like Alabama and Mississippi, Texas has a lot of good people regardless of how we appear to the rest of the nation based upon our representation.
roamer65
(36,748 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)How many want their histories for the past 10/20/30 years examined under a microscope?
What's good for Al is good for the rest of them.
bdamomma
(63,959 posts)tRump.
videohead5
(2,186 posts)At least I didn't.with Robin Williams and Leeann Tweeden.if what he does here is not sexual harassment I don't know what is?..and she just laughs it off.