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73. So the media can't be trusted

Reply to Autumn (Reply #67)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:46 PM

Jan 2019

by the people? Where have we heard that before?

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Kirsten Gillibrand answers an Al Franken queation [View all] brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

"...by those that investigated them..."? manor321 Jan 2019 #1

+1000 hlthe2b Jan 2019 #4

Agree ananda Jan 2019 #11

Due process refers to criminal proceedings Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #12

We lost a great Democratic senator dalton99a Jan 2019 #16

+ me. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #44

Gillibrand blew an opportunity to expose that shithead Roger Stone & the GOPee suegeo Jan 2019 #99

"His decision was to resign...." BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #2

Ditto. Shrike47 Jan 2019 #6

Agreed 1000 percent!!! blueinredohio Jan 2019 #31

+me UpInArms Jan 2019 #32

+1000! nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #47

Me, either.....nt Heartstrings Jan 2019 #58

That's where I'm at too Rorey Jan 2019 #78

This. nt Doremus Jan 2019 #80

"His decision" -- after she started an avalanche. Qutzupalotl Jan 2019 #85

She blew the chance at a teachable moment: Republicans suck suegeo Jan 2019 #100

Me too. zentrum Jan 2019 #105

what did she say? nt msongs Jan 2019 #3

'Credible allegations?' Bullshit. Shrike47 Jan 2019 #5

This right here ornotna Jan 2019 #14

"And for me, that eighth allegation..." wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #39

I'll never support her. I'll never forgive her. I'll never trust her. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #52

That stuck out to me also DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #90

Men are often assumed guilty until proven innocent. democratisphere Jan 2019 #7

He sure was......ugh.....and come on... a kennedy Jan 2019 #13

She won't last past the second primary. Liberal In Texas Jan 2019 #8

She won't last passed the first debate. She will sit at the kiddies table. I doubt she will wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #28

Agree. Opportunism cost her badly, and rightly so. Hortensis Apr 2019 #110

She set a standard that any Democrat, if accused, must resign without an investigation Clash City Rocker Jan 2019 #9

+1. Summary execution without investigation or trial dalton99a Jan 2019 #15

Then she flip-flopped by saying Kavanaugh wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #41

Ms. Big Tobacco 1990's should quit now. She sold her soul long ago. bitterross Jan 2019 #10

+100. How about her cosponsoring a senate bill that called for Hortensis Apr 2019 #111

Holy Crap! I didn't know about that bill. bitterross Apr 2019 #112

My reaction and thoughts also. Hortensis Apr 2019 #113

My take from that is.. Cha Jan 2019 #17

True Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #20

And, the team lost UpInArms Jan 2019 #33

In the Senate Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #36

I was merely referring to the loss of his powerful voice UpInArms Jan 2019 #38

There are other voices Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #43

No way like Franken! Butterflylady Jan 2019 #66

True Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #70

Nor were any of them able to embarrass Sessions into recusal. Qutzupalotl Jan 2019 #86

Nor were any of them on the Senate Judiciary Committee Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #88

But certain people got exactly what they wanted... LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #106

I think this is accurate. NT WeekiWater Jan 2019 #21

Good point. Agree. That is Al. zentrum Jan 2019 #103

Regardless of what one thinks about Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand is a liar. StevieM Jan 2019 #18

No, she's not oberliner Jan 2019 #24

"8 credible allegations."??? BULLSHIT! Total LIE! They were NOT "credible." LBM20 Jan 2019 #26

Yes, she is! nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #49

Funny how all these accusers just vanished after he resigned. cwydro Jan 2019 #63

She just proved that she is. nt Doremus Jan 2019 #81

Pardon my French, but what a bunch of fucking shit. BlueStater Jan 2019 #19

Yes, exactly. It's innocent until proven guilty. LisaL Jan 2019 #35

her statement... quickesst Jan 2019 #22

"they were corroborated in real time" KelleyKramer Jan 2019 #23

Exactly. Gillibrand was duped by right-wing dirty tricksters. SMC22307 Jan 2019 #84

"8 credible allegations."??? BULL FUCKING SHIT! LBM20 Jan 2019 #25

And the last one was from a lady who claimed he squeezed her waist LisaL Jan 2019 #37

I like how every day she demands Twitler' s resignation. krispos42 Jan 2019 #27

Reality Newland56 Jan 2019 #29

Sorry Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #53

The Washington Examiner Butterflylady Jan 2019 #68

Is there anything Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #71

Well, Butterflylady Jan 2019 #101

What is fake? Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #104

I don't think your timeline is accurate. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #74

Sanders, Booker, Harris, and Warren all found the allegations credible madville Jan 2019 #30

Not sure that's true, they just jumped on the bandwagon DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #91

That's even worse if they didn't believe it madville Jan 2019 #109

And my decision is not vote for her. LisaL Jan 2019 #34

Who the fuck "investigated" them? Autumn Jan 2019 #40

The media maybe Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #46

The media doesn't investigate. They report talking points given to them. nt Autumn Jan 2019 #50

That's true of FAUX Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #57

YMMV. If the media investigated anything our country would not be in the shape it is. nt Autumn Jan 2019 #59

While a nice thought Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #61

That your opinion and I'm not buying . If the media reported fact and not just Autumn Jan 2019 #67

So the media can't be trusted Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #73

Pure deflection. You can't refute my opinion that the media reports what gives them ratings Autumn Jan 2019 #76

That's not what you said. Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #87

Whatever, they did a lot of investigative reporting on Trump, didn't they? If they had done any Autumn Jan 2019 #89

But in the case of Franken Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #92

They reported what was told to them by the women. That was about it, not a lot of detail or proof Autumn Jan 2019 #93

And no one can just walk in off the street Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #94

All they have to do is talk to a reporter, or someone like Roger Stone. nt Autumn Jan 2019 #95

And no reporter Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #96

Dan Rather? Vetting doesn't always work and vetting is not investigative reporting. nt Autumn Jan 2019 #97

Well there were several women Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #98

That answer is rather dishonest dsc Jan 2019 #42

Would there ever had been? Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #45

I'll give you credit for trying. It's not working. nt USALiberal Jan 2019 #48

There are many of us who respect Al Franken more than Gillibrand will not vote for her. Stuart G Jan 2019 #51

I just can't trust her judgement. Honestly, I can't even stand to LISTEN to her. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #55

There was *no* investigation. There were anonymous allegations The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #54

Thank you!!! Butterflylady Jan 2019 #69

+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #77

Michael Cohn was Hannity Attorney, passing cash suegeo Jan 2019 #107

Never. She blew it. riverwalker Jan 2019 #56

Kirsten Gillibrand is dead in the water...There are consequences when you destroy someone's career. Stuart G Jan 2019 #64

Well said. nt Doremus Jan 2019 #82

Yawn. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #60

Next, please jberryhill Jan 2019 #62

No thanks. jalan48 Jan 2019 #65

BULL SHIT! She railroaded him out of office. MoonRiver Jan 2019 #72

Quit while you're ahead Kirsten MagickMuffin Jan 2019 #75

Where can I find Franken's response to the individual... LAS14 Jan 2019 #79

I feel Gillibrand did the bidding for Roger Stone. I don't care what she said dem4decades Jan 2019 #83

Love Franken. But if we want zero tolerance when a GOPer is charged, it's kind of Hoyt Jan 2019 #102

To hell with Gillibrand. Al Franken was the victim of a coordinated right-wing attack. VOX Jan 2019 #108