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The Velveteen Ocelot

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6. It's an unnecessary dose of bullshit. I fully stand with Al Franken

Reply to Tarc (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 22, 2019, 11:26 PM

Jul 2019

and Jane Mayer. The article deserves every bit of the hostility it's getting.

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Lines from Alternet.org about the Franken Situation. [View all] Collimator Jul 2019 OP

The Marcotte article was such a pile of crap. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Right there with you! pazzyanne Jul 2019 #28

You're 100% correct, unlike some others here. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2019 #2

Alternet, once a reputable publication, is even MORE lousy with ads that rawstory... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #3

The embarrassment is Amanda Marcotte-self appointed community delisen Jul 2019 #4

I fully stand by the Amanda Marcotte piece, it is a necessary dose of reality Tarc Jul 2019 #5

It's an unnecessary dose of bullshit. I fully stand with Al Franken The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #6

I'm sorry that you discount the testimony of 7 women Tarc Jul 2019 #7

Anonymous testimony in combination with ratfucking by a right-wing radio host The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #8

So now certain DU'ers are against newspapers protecting the identities of sexual abuse victims? Tarc Jul 2019 #10

No, I, myself, am not against the policy of protecting the identities of sexual abuse victims. Collimator Jul 2019 #15

"actual sexual abuse" Tarc Jul 2019 #16

Okay, now you're just trolling me. Collimator Jul 2019 #21

Hear, hear! pazzyanne Jul 2019 #29

well said n/t orleans Jul 2019 #31

Great response to the trolling you received Blecht Jul 2019 #40

so why didn't you like al franken? orleans Jul 2019 #30

Well put! n/t Myrddin Jul 2019 #34

You said it well. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #18

Claims were made. FDRman Jul 2019 #27

Democratic Senators were "criminal"? brooklynite Jul 2019 #9

Thank you for your question. Collimator Jul 2019 #11

Count me in as an embarrasment too Perseus Jul 2019 #12

this is far from the only piece slating Mayer's piece Celerity Jul 2019 #13

Posting Nate Silver tweets proves only that he was as wrong as... brush Jul 2019 #20

it wasn't Tweeden that did him in, it was the other seven women (including some Democrats) Celerity Jul 2019 #24

Tweeden worked with Hannity and Stone, furnished the gag photo and... brush Jul 2019 #25

Tweeden did not make the others come forward, and Gillibrand was but one of many Democratic female Celerity Jul 2019 #32

Despite this excessively long post you're misinformed. brush Jul 2019 #37

I am not re-writing anything nt Celerity Jul 2019 #38

I'll join the embarrassment crowd. Mr. Evil Jul 2019 #14

It was a hit job dalton99a Jul 2019 #36

I was sickened by how easily the #MeToo movement was turned into a vigilante mob Ford_Prefect Jul 2019 #17

That article was a load of shit. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #19

The concept of "due process" does not only serve the accused. Collimator Jul 2019 #23

Exactly, and it did not happen for either Franken or his accusers. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #26

Tbey were all credible... lame54 Jul 2019 #22

Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? pazzyanne Jul 2019 #33

Both Mayer and Marcotte have missed the ultimate point... Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #35

You're so right about the Virginia/Fairfax gin up. However with Franken the pressure applied by... brush Jul 2019 #39