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In reply to the discussion: Fuck. This. Shit. [View all]RVN VET71
(2,753 posts)I've been skeptical -- not close minded, but skeptical -- about the accusations against Moore, until the accusations piled up into what seems like he groped an endless line of teen-agers. If the same evidence had been levied against Cruz as against Franken I'd have called foul, and waited for the scam to blow up. Look, Franken essentially denies the kissing incident -- and even as Tweeden described it, it's more a stupid than a depraved move. And as far as the photo "evidence" of groping: give me a freakin' break. He's not touching her, she's wearing a kevlar vest -- and probably felt a little pissed off about the photo, but not enough to make an issue of it.
I will await additional complaints against Franken before suggesting any harsh moves against Franken. If there are none, I think the whole issue should be dropped as just another right-wing effort to distract from its own crimes and depravity.
Stone announced the "scandal" before Tweeden put it out there -- which says, obviously, that she worked with Stone on the story. If the DNC establishment wants to pull the rug out from under Franken over this -- barring additional accusations, a la Moore -- the DNC can go to hell. They screwed Bernie out of a very likely nomination, and it angers me that they did so, but I sucked it up and voted for Hillary. But if they move precipitously against Franken, they will have lost me forever.