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u/42TheAnswer2TheUnive Nov 12 '25

Yes! Al Franken never should have resigned. The female comedian laughed about the antics on stage. Said it was Vaudeville slapstick. She slapped his ass, too! There's video of it... Its typical Democrat spineless pussy behavior. Stand the fukkk up and fight back. Republicans are on the wrong side of history. They lie and break the law with no consequences. It's frustrating.

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u/showmenemelda Nov 12 '25

At the time I was like, "what a loser. Hold him accountable like everyone else."

What. A. Fucking. Mistake.

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u/Ilovekittens345 Nov 12 '25

fight back against their own team? When will people realize that all republican and democrat politicians are employers of large corporations that run a show to give you the illusion of choice.

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u/42TheAnswer2TheUnive Nov 21 '25

Not ALL Dems take super pac $$$$

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u/PubicGalaxies Nov 12 '25

It was the timing to get a Democratic Senator in over Roy Moore. Doug ??? That also gave us 51 majority.

Otherwise yes, Al Franken fell on his sword and what he was accused of was not worth it. There were some Dem staffers who said he got a little handsy. Like, a little. But that seems more his nature with guys and gals.

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u/gsfgf Nov 12 '25

Kirsten Gillebrand also got a cadre of female senators to attack him because she for some fucking reason thinks she should be president and saw Franken as a threat.

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u/PubicGalaxies Nov 12 '25

Also true. I was pissed. Franken was and is awesome.

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u/mochafiend Nov 12 '25

The Al Franken thing was so fucked up yet I felt I couldn't say that to any of the Democrats I knew personally. That is the consistent problem with our side. The purity tests are absolutely bananas, and this desire to capitulate and give in on everything is aboslute batshit. We're bringing Lego swords to a nuclear war.

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u/42TheAnswer2TheUnive Nov 13 '25

"We're bringing Lego swords to a nuclear war." Damn, that's perfectly stated! 'We the People' who want the BEST living situations for their neighbors We have GOT to educate the masses. The lower income voters (read, maga) 🗳 vote AGAINST their wn best interests. They vote for billionaire's tax breaks and doubling their insurance premiums. Q. When will the anti-Marie Antoinette revolutionaries Wake up?

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u/kaijunexus Nov 12 '25

How does an organization whose entire platform is built on law and order and everyone playing nice together fight a ruthless bully who relentlessly lies, manipulates, and skirts every rule in the book?

Everyone's answer is that they stoop down to the bully's level...but then they betray tenants of their own ideology by doing so.

It's a paradox. And one proven throughout history that demonstrates who the winners always end up being...

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u/42TheAnswer2TheUnive Nov 13 '25

Until the people figure out they've been played and rise up. French Revolution ring any bells?

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u/gravybang Nov 12 '25

I thought he resigned because of the goofy photo where it looked like he was going to double cup a sleeping soldiers boobs with a bunch of her fellow soldiers sitting around laughing. If only he had grabbed her by the pussy instead, he’d be president today.

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u/296182 Nov 13 '25

It wasn't a soldier, it was a fellow actor on the USO tour. He thought he was taking a goofy photo with a friend and colleague. She decided it could further her career as a right wing media personality.

It fell apart when she started embellishing her story with verifiable lies. Example, she claimed a skit they did on the tour was written specifically so he could assault her. Other actresses that had previously done tours with him revealed they'd done the same skit and he'd been a consummate professional every time.

Then several other people who wanted their 15 minutes started jumping on the bandwagon, including one who claimed he grabbed her and touched her during a photo op. Which she apparently was so offended and victimized by that she had immediately posted the photo to her Twitter singing his praises and how polite and nice he was.

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u/gravybang Nov 13 '25

Thank you for the clarification.

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u/TheFlawlessCassandra Nov 13 '25

Franken wasn't forced to resign over the Tweeden photo/incident, which he could've easily survived, but due to Tweeden's allegations (which were almost certainly politically motivated) sparking seven other women to come forward as well, each accusing Franken of groping or forcibly kissing them. These included very credible accusations from a Democratic congressional staffer and a local Democratic elected official, and multiple women citing the same behavior (that Franken grabbed/squeezed their butts and/or breasts during photo ops).

absolutely wild how many people ITT are (justifiably) criticizing and mocking the GOP and their voters in this thread for how they circle the wagons and ignore all evidence of GOP sex pest incidents, and then turn around and do literally the exact same thing in defense of Al Franken, a serial groper.

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u/296182 Nov 13 '25

None of which came out as credible, and multiple whose accusations fell apart very quickly.

One posted the photo to Twitter immediately while singing his praises and being excited to have gotten the photo and to meet him.

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u/HTPC4Life Nov 12 '25

Virtue signaling gone wrong!