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In reply to the discussion: Was Al Franken denied a right to due process [View all]JHB
(37,158 posts)32. The same "credible news outlet"s that "credibly" flacked every RW claim about Hillary?
The same "credible news outlet"s that were just dying for a claim about a Democrat so they could retreat to their "both sides do it" comfort zone?
The "credible news outlet"s that have long been so eager for salacious news about a Democrat that if you pointed over their shoulder and said "Holy shit! Is that Bill Clinton's penis?" their heads would whip around so fast they'd snap their own necks?
Those outlets?
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And Frankie Pentangeli could have lived out his years in The Villages in Florida
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2017
#6
He wasn't expelled from the Senate (as other Senators have been). He wasn't denied "due process"...
PoliticAverse
Dec 2017
#2
Nor was he afforded the opportunity for due process before yesterday's calls for his resignation.
lapucelle
Dec 2017
#4
He could have chosen to stay in the Senate. If the Senate chose to expell him...
PoliticAverse
Dec 2017
#10
A bit different when people hang you instead of suggesting you leave. n/t
PoliticAverse
Dec 2017
#19
The reality is Franken is still alive, and hasn't even actually resigned yet. n/t
PoliticAverse
Dec 2017
#38
Do you believe that bullying has consequences and can affect personal decisions?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2017
#12
Politics can be unfair, there is no right to due process in the court of public opinion
tritsofme
Dec 2017
#20