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NCTraveler

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21. His office responded last night.

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 09:51 AM

Nov 2017

Stated that he has taken thousands of photos with people and this isn’t how he operates. Said they are going to fully cooperate with the ethics investigation.

That line becomes a little difficult to swallow considering some of the photo’s out there. We are at a point where it will be almost impossible to elect someone with a similar profile again. The photo’s don’t necessarily show any wrongdoing yet they paint an unflattering picture when consumed with some of the accusations.

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OK, now I'm just mad as hell........an Army vet comes forward saying Al Franken cupped her breast. [View all] a kennedy Nov 2017 OP

Not looking good for Franken. nt LexVegas Nov 2017 #1

Does that picture show him cupping her breast? spotthebird Nov 2017 #64

Total bullshit...I don't believe a word...another lying rightie. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #71

We have a problem. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #2

Yeah, looks like time to say good bye to Franken. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #49

Not looking good for Franken @1st blush, but, we should at least give him a chance to respond InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #86

Franken is fine Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #150

Did you see the pic DSB? No boob grabbing. NT Adrahil Nov 2017 #65

Oh okay... well that's interesting... quite the smile too. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #95

Exactly! It's not in the picture! rsong71 Nov 2017 #140

Losing the seat harms our party more. And we can't let the GOP do this to take out good Democrats. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #72

D*mn, this is not good...... a kennedy Nov 2017 #3

So what is the strategy now...a few more revelations and another apology? BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #4

His office responded last night. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #21

Good post...we are in a different place now BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #28

Yes and that's a GOOD thing! Should never go back! #MeToo InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #89

This particular photo doesn't show any wrongdoing. LisaL Nov 2017 #33

Agree. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #37

And his arm doesn't look long enough to have been able to stretch that far. nt pnwmom Nov 2017 #135

Exactly!!!! rsong71 Nov 2017 #142

None of the photos confirm a thing, spotthebird Nov 2017 #66

Shes a registered Republican with ties to octoberlib Nov 2017 #5

how do you know this?? a kennedy Nov 2017 #6

Its in the article! octoberlib Nov 2017 #7

sorry, guess I just missed that when I was reading it.......just saw red a kennedy Nov 2017 #13

No problem . Its a long article. octoberlib Nov 2017 #15

thanks for pointing this out!c an you quote this for us? rsong71 Nov 2017 #132

Read the article. She is a registered Republican who voted for Trump. LisaL Nov 2017 #10

Yah, I see it now, it's just my heart sank with another accuser....... a kennedy Nov 2017 #16

My heart sank with another accuser as well. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #24

There must be thousands of photos of Franken with women out there. None so far show him groping them brush Nov 2017 #107

I think there is a very good chance he is being targeted. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #117

Of course they happen off camera. So why would Franken commit harassment on camera? brush Nov 2017 #118

I'm afraid he is being targeted too rsong71 Nov 2017 #145

I'm willing to bet she trying to get her 15 min shooting into the barrel. n/t woodsprite Nov 2017 #32

So, I guess he only gropes republicans? GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #25

It seems to be only republican accusers who want to be identified, and two supposed still_one Nov 2017 #34

This is what I find most odd. This groping is only occurring in open public places with Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #48

It really doesn't. While Franken does not discount what the accusers are saying, it sure seems that still_one Nov 2017 #59

That is not what he said. I believe the women making these claims are lying and Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #73

I know....he only gropes whilst taking public photos ?? AGAIN MAKES NO SENSE. Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #74

There is no way he said "I think they are lying", and you know it. still_one Nov 2017 #76

True highmindedhavi Nov 2017 #87

Typo...I think they are lying...fixed it. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #104

typo ...deleted part of the post accidentally...will fix it...in the meantime. I believe they are Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #98

Demsrule I think Al is proceeding the best way possible. He wants an open hearing, where as you still_one Nov 2017 #103

Thank you ...I fixed my post to show I think the women are lying...Franken has not said that. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #106

Probably not...they want to force a resignation...as they know these trumped up lies will never Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #152

Al wont resign nor should he still_one Dec 2017 #153

No he shouldn't. The GOP lies must not be accepted. Also, I am sure we know about some on their Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #154

BING-fucking-O!! KPN Nov 2017 #94

Agreed wryter2000 Nov 2017 #113

excellent point rsong71 Nov 2017 #130

And in front of the photographer, during the shoot. Yeah, right. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #139

yup - makes no sense rsong71 Nov 2017 #146

BINGO! Chasstev365 Nov 2017 #52

Whatever Franken did mindfulNJ Nov 2017 #8

Right! We Democrats need to keep our priorities straight. LAS14 Nov 2017 #81

True dat!! On it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #92

exactly everyone needs to focus bdamomma Nov 2017 #101

good point! this is part of the repub stratedgy - distraction while they steal and loot. rsong71 Nov 2017 #147

The right is going after franken .. Fullduplexxx Nov 2017 #9

this bluestarone Nov 2017 #54

Yes it is all bullshit...and any Dem who goes along is complicit. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #84

"The right is going after franken." LenaBaby61 Nov 2017 #151

It's bullshit like all the rest. alarimer Nov 2017 #11

After the Tweeten b.s. complaint and kacekwl Nov 2017 #63

IT"S about net neutrality ..... stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #12

Interesting timing. yardwork Nov 2017 #14

I'm sorry, I don't believe the woman angstlessk Nov 2017 #17

How would he even be able to get to her breast, based on the photo? LisaL Nov 2017 #20

I guess they were left alone so he could grope her.. angstlessk Nov 2017 #27

It does not seem possible for him to have grabbed her breast in the position they were posed. Tipperary Nov 2017 #41

I don't buy it, either. JawJaw Nov 2017 #35

I laughed out loud blue cat Nov 2017 #53

during photo OPs, ideally with significant others watching, except in the case of the 2 anonymous still_one Nov 2017 #39

Not Rove. Roger Stone. n/t GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #42

Oh, hell. Take your pick. They're both sociopaths. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2017 #55

You are right still_one Nov 2017 #61

Let's see the photo Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #18

The photo is in the article. LisaL Nov 2017 #19

Well its been 20 years since I took Anatomy and Physiology Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #22

I wondered about that too Bettie Nov 2017 #31

Shes claiming she wiggles out of the boob grab right.... RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #77

She's full of shit. A liar Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #110

Was any law broken? Did she file a complaint? ucrdem Nov 2017 #23

Does the same apply to Moore or Trump? Calista241 Nov 2017 #26

Has either resigned? ucrdem Nov 2017 #29

Oh, well then its all good then. Calista241 Nov 2017 #75

of FFS BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #56

Good question!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #99

Unwanted touching of another's private parts IS against the law,. whathehell Nov 2017 #38

Thankfully the women have offered photos that show no such touching. nt spotthebird Nov 2017 #69

Not buying what they are selling Bettie Nov 2017 #30

Are his arms long enough to do that? riverwalker Nov 2017 #36

Ugh. Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #40

Sorry, I don't believe it greeny2323 Nov 2017 #43

The reporter is MJ Lee riverwalker Nov 2017 #44

State Fair Lindsay shopped her story around on Twitter, no takers riverwalker Nov 2017 #45

Looks like the Donnie Short Fingers accusers need to get tweeting! maxrandb Nov 2017 #46

Thank you for this.....makes me feel a little more relieved..... a kennedy Nov 2017 #47

+1 dalton99a Nov 2017 #50

But, but, she's a liberal reporter so sayeth a particular Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #122

The picture at the link shows no such thing. dawg Nov 2017 #51

Yeah, wait... THAT'S the picture!? Adrahil Nov 2017 #62

But but we must never scrutinize accusers. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #57

I don't beleive her. bitterross Nov 2017 #58

Okay, not try to defend Franken necessarily... Adrahil Nov 2017 #60

Al is going to have to strongly deny this. He has no choice but to put out a statement of denial. AJT Nov 2017 #67

I don't agree. Attacking the 'victims' will get him bad press. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #88

He has clearly asked for an investigation. Whether Congress actually does that or not is up in the still_one Nov 2017 #90

The republicans will drag their feet so it won't be done before the election. AJT Nov 2017 #96

You should post the pic in the OP JI7 Nov 2017 #68

The pic is in the OP. His hand isn't even close to her breast. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #133

This is a strategy Polly Hennessey Nov 2017 #70

Any dem who believes this needs to be less gullible flamingdem Nov 2017 #78

They are calling for his head on kos maryellen99 Nov 2017 #79

They are wingnut trolls JI7 Nov 2017 #80

I understand the fear and intimidation victims of sexual harrassment feel and how, especially when Nanjeanne Nov 2017 #82

I am mad at how despicable Republicans are. grantcart Nov 2017 #83

I can't believe that Democrats are still falling for this ratfucking bullshit. hadEnuf Nov 2017 #85

was he a Senator then? bdamomma Nov 2017 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author dlk Nov 2017 #93

I've taken pictures with celebrities and dignitaries before Horse with no Name Nov 2017 #97

Don't fall for this crap! This is a GOP set up! KPN Nov 2017 #100

+1 bdamomma Nov 2017 #102

Can NO ONE see MFM008 Nov 2017 #105

Yes. Most of us have been noticing that. n/t GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #108

Seriously . . . I saw that photo and thought it looked more like she was grabbing his genitals. Nanjeanne Nov 2017 #120

It is maddeningly obvious Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #144

That photo does not show that treestar Nov 2017 #109

"all the way over on my breast" or "holding my breast on the side"? Which is it? Demit Nov 2017 #111

Also, what she describes is him reaching all the way around her from the back... TCJ70 Nov 2017 #119

You would think with all this groping during photo ops Flaleftist Nov 2017 #112

You nailed it wryter2000 Nov 2017 #115

The picture does not show that wryter2000 Nov 2017 #114

Get ready for another round of "the accuser is lying" posts oberliner Nov 2017 #116

Well, get ready for the counterpoint from those who've been throwing around counter-accusations Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #123

There is an identified accuser today oberliner Nov 2017 #125

And her claim is being subjected to scrutiny, as are her possible motives. Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #134

Exactly oberliner Nov 2017 #138

Alrighty. How many of those accusing Franken have engaged counsel? Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #149

We can always count on the same posters to show up with the same arguments. brush Nov 2017 #127

I will proudly make the same argument against these awful responses oberliner Nov 2017 #137

Some just don't automatically believe anonymous accusers with photos that show the opposite... brush Nov 2017 #143

Thats what the picture shows Loki Liesmith Nov 2017 #129

Please explain how his arm could have stretched that far. pnwmom Nov 2017 #131

Another liar sent by Roger Stone. Dawson Leery Nov 2017 #121

I looked up Kemplin on the election contribution data base and while she hasn't Vinca Nov 2017 #124

Nope... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #126

How is his arm long enough to have done that? And she says this happened DURING the shoot, pnwmom Nov 2017 #128

As long as we have a self proclaimed pussy grabber in the white house, Franken still looks Fresh_Start Nov 2017 #136

More lies. Wow they really wanna get rid of Al! Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #141

146 replies---ZERO recs---kinda speaks for itself. panader0 Nov 2017 #148