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In reply to the discussion: Al Franken [View all]Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)25. I miss him, too! nt
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because the corporate media wouldn't stop adding Al to every discussion about the real abuse
rainy
Jul 2018
#21
Yep. The GOP played that one perfectly. Let the Dems shoot themselves in the foot.
Neema
Jul 2018
#11
The effort was led and coordinated by 6 female Democratic senators, including Kamala Harris
oberliner
Jul 2018
#84
Gillibrand, McCaskill, Hassan, Hirono, Harris, Murray and Baldwin put out statements together
oberliner
Jul 2018
#75
Do you also find it funny that there aren't continuing accusations against Roy Moore?
mythology
Jul 2018
#43
I'm still absolutely livid. I think I get angrier the worse things get in this country.
Neema
Jul 2018
#6
There were six female Democratic senators who coordinated the initial statements together
oberliner
Jul 2018
#88
KG was one of six Democratic senators who coordinated the initial call for him to resign
oberliner
Jul 2018
#92
Yes ... spot on. That extends as well to the fear of being labeled socialists because we want
KPN
Jul 2018
#58
this kind of shit will keep happening as long as the left/dems ignore talk radio and
certainot
Jul 2018
#51
First he didn't hold office "by right" but by the expressed democratic "viewpoint" of the voters.
hlthe2b
Jul 2018
#166
He had the "right" to be Senator by virtue of all those, including me, who voted for him.
scarletwoman
Jul 2018
#184
That's right. He knew how to cut to the quick with his questioning of lying repugs.
brush
Jul 2018
#167
Kamala Harris called on Franken to resign, as did Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Bernie Sanders
oberliner
Jul 2018
#50
The irony of the anti-Gillibrand rants in these threads is always entertaining...
brooklynite
Jul 2018
#64
But nobody venting at her here will claim she doesn't deserve to be re-elected to the Senate...
brooklynite
Jul 2018
#76
Wrong! She put self-interest over principle first, and any partisan advantage she may
KPN
Jul 2018
#82
So, you're saying that an unprincipled person like this SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be re-elected?
brooklynite
Jul 2018
#110
I'm saying I won't vote for her in a primary if she does run in 2020 -- and, as I'm in a deeply
KPN
Jul 2018
#129
One does not have to be a constituent to have an opinion on who should get elected...
brooklynite
Jul 2018
#107
What I found especially craven about Gillibrand sacrificing Al to her ambitions
dflprincess
Jul 2018
#195
Yes, Sanders and Warren were eventually among those calling for his resignation
SFnomad
Jul 2018
#187
Others followed Lieberman too, just like Gillibrand, but I don't see the others...
drbtg1
Aug 2018
#196
He should run again. Let the voters decide if they think his comedy photo on the plane
Vinca
Jul 2018
#176
We miss him, too. The Senate needs him. Maybe he can run again. May have to get a new leader in the
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#178
And, we're missing this guy because ROGER F*ING STONE decided we had to be rid of him?
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
#191