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Egnever

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44. Of course.

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 12:30 PM

Dec 2017

The guy has a track record of being a caring individual. So glad we threw him out to make a point with no consideration whatsoever of his character.

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Who is Al Franken? [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 OP

Thank you. I wish I could rec a thousand time. n/t Mister Ed Dec 2017 #1

Me too. That says so much about the man. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #2

I completely agree The country should know about this. Rene Dec 2017 #13

Rec Meowmee Dec 2017 #3

me too barbtries Dec 2017 #52

Yeah Meowmee Dec 2017 #93

And since most of us haven't heard about it until now, he wasn't doing it for publicity. LisaL Dec 2017 #4

Exactly pandr32 Dec 2017 #43

Thanks for sharing this. K & R Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #5

K&R nolabear Dec 2017 #6

Thanks for revealing this confirmation of Al Franken's kind nature. oasis Dec 2017 #7

Yes, THIS is Al Franken.. thank you! mountain grammy Dec 2017 #8

So agree,this is the Al that I know. Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #56

Breaking our hearts again... spooky3 Dec 2017 #9

K&R stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #10

K&R. He is a good person. demmiblue Dec 2017 #11

Very recently I read Franken's book, A Giant in the Senate. Nitram Dec 2017 #12

I hope Al Franken reads DU! rainy Dec 2017 #14

K&R. There are a lot of people on this board who should read this. rzemanfl Dec 2017 #15

I think there are a lot of Senators luvtheGWN Dec 2017 #16

Lookin' at YOU, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. calimary Dec 2017 #81

Yes indeed. nt cwydro Dec 2017 #17

Why? People are complicated. This is utterly unrelated to the accusations mythology Dec 2017 #20

Wow, you would take this moment to share that... LakeArenal Dec 2017 #24

And I Think You're Wrong ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #47

But when that someone does good things like this, without publicity ms liberty Dec 2017 #62

Currently having trouble considering "he grabbed my waist..." as any sort of groping. calimary Dec 2017 #82

Yes, I agree... ms liberty Dec 2017 #88

Sorry that having such a family messed you up. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #70

Do you interrupt Black Lives Matter events BlueWI Dec 2017 #84

K and R...thank you for posting this. Stuart G Dec 2017 #18

K&R Bettie Dec 2017 #19

k&r Little Star Dec 2017 #21

Admittedly, five minutes of banter does not tell you who a man is DFW Dec 2017 #22

OMG!! hurple Dec 2017 #36

It turned out OK DFW Dec 2017 #76

I'm not surprised. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #23

I continue to stand with Al. LakeArenal Dec 2017 #25

I weep for the unnecessary loss lark Dec 2017 #26

Thank you. snacker Dec 2017 #27

Franken is a good guy who goes out all the way for PatrickforO Dec 2017 #28

This! Absolutely! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #32

And they can call on Trump to resign day in and day out. LisaL Dec 2017 #83

K & R geardaddy Dec 2017 #29

K&R. dchill Dec 2017 #30

Al Franken is a mensch nt COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #31

Thank you pazzyanne Dec 2017 #33

+1000 You know Al would fight for CHIP for 9,000,000 kids WyLoochka Dec 2017 #90

Thank you seta1950 Dec 2017 #34

K&R. Paladin Dec 2017 #35

OMG! hurple Dec 2017 #37

K&R! UCmeNdc Dec 2017 #38

Franken 110liberal Dec 2017 #39

This is why so many Dems are now dead to me. ananda Dec 2017 #40

Thank you for this riverwalker Dec 2017 #41

I'm crying .... Please don't quit Al Botany Dec 2017 #42

Of course. Egnever Dec 2017 #44

k&r n/t orleans Dec 2017 #45

Beautiful.. whathehell Dec 2017 #46

He was railroaded and we won't forget flamingdem Dec 2017 #48

This is the real Al Franken eissa Dec 2017 #49

I QUESTION the accusations. . . Collimator Dec 2017 #79

"It's my right as an entertainer!" eissa Dec 2017 #80

snort does not easily cry snort Dec 2017 #50

thanks for sharing this renate Dec 2017 #51

Thank you! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #53

Was anyone able to read this without tearing up? Both for what he did and for what we Amaryllis Dec 2017 #54

Not me. dragonlady Dec 2017 #63

That is the Al Franken that I know. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #55

What a wonderful story PatSeg Dec 2017 #57

He is such a good man...I will never get over what some in our own party did to him... Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #58

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2017 #59

K & R Lifelong Protester Dec 2017 #60

Wow what a great story workinclasszero Dec 2017 #61

this is who I thought he is KT2000 Dec 2017 #64

I'm in tears, thanks for the story yonder Dec 2017 #65

Odd. Some posters seem to be missing from this thread. mn9driver Dec 2017 #66

I hope you forwarded this to those Democrats that rushed to judgement over him. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2017 #67

And to Gov Dayton, who's in such a rush to replacement Franken BEFORE foral resignation stuffmatters Dec 2017 #71

dang it - I'm crying nadine_mn Dec 2017 #68

Trying to stifle the tears. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #69

Sobbing my heart out. This is who he is-I truly believe that. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #72

This beautiful story! It shows us so clearly what we have thrown away. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #73

Al Franken is a real mensch Hekate Dec 2017 #74

You can't hide this kind of kindness but you can manufacture slurs against it. grantcart Dec 2017 #75

sent this to my senators KT2000 Dec 2017 #77

If they ask for a reference: no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #87

thank you KT2000 Dec 2017 #89

Let it be known we've lost someone on a level with Obama flamingdem Dec 2017 #78

Sure does suck. LisaL Dec 2017 #86

But anonymous but gropes... Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #85

This doesn't surprise me a bit. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #91

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #92

Al Franken is a man who is smiling with the rest of us tonight. nt C Moon Dec 2017 #94

I didn't know my heart could break twice. colorado_ufo Dec 2017 #95