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In reply to the discussion: Lines from Alternet.org about the Franken Situation. [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)12. Count me in as an embarrasment too
And I am still very upset about the whole show...Shame on Kirsten Gillibrand and many other democrats who fell, some willing, into that trap.
One expects the elected officials to take their time in analyzing situations such as the Al Franken one, and now they feel bad because they rushed to judgement? Really???
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Alternet, once a reputable publication, is even MORE lousy with ads that rawstory...
Dennis Donovan
Jul 2019
#3
It's an unnecessary dose of bullshit. I fully stand with Al Franken
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2019
#6
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
it wasn't Tweeden that did him in, it was the other seven women (including some Democrats)
Celerity
Jul 2019
#24
Tweeden did not make the others come forward, and Gillibrand was but one of many Democratic female
Celerity
Jul 2019
#32
I was sickened by how easily the #MeToo movement was turned into a vigilante mob
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2019
#17