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In reply to the discussion: What's The Difference Between Al Franken and Andrew Cuomo? [View all]
SocialDemocrat61
(6,856 posts)16. Did Gillibrand go to his office
with a gun and resignation letter and tell him either his brains or signature would be on the letter before she left? No. So please don’t pretend that she did. Gillibrand was one of 39 democratic senators who called for Franken to resign on the same day. She wasn’t even the first to call for his resignation on national television. That was Harris. And she directly benefited by getting Franken’s seat on the Judiciary committee.
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Yup, the base knows they are going to lose alot in the coming months/years without fighters.
Biophilic
Jun 2025
#1
Al Franken was a comedian first. However misplaced his behavior, it was not malicious...
hlthe2b
Jun 2025
#2
I don't remember Franken using the, "When your a star they let you do it" line.
Marcuse
Jun 2025
#46
Gillibrand was the first senator to make a public statement demanding his resignation
Autumn
Jun 2025
#98
which came first? the chicken or the egg? your video is december 6 and so is this one with gillibrand.
orleans
Jun 2025
#99
i'm right there with you. see my post 85. she was the first to lead that anti al charge nt
orleans
Jun 2025
#86
I'm pretty sure you are not suggesting that we can only run progressives and minorities in
gab13by13
Jun 2025
#79
Robert Garcia has a 96.37% score on Progressive Punch -- that's actually HIGHER than Jasmine Crockett (95.52%).
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#18
And absolutely nothing else came to light after the victim of the 'prank' came forward
Jose Garcia
Jun 2025
#31
Four of them were anonymous and the other four *literally* were photographed in public.
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#60
And when an acquaintance of mine did almost exactly what Franken is accused of
Ms. Toad
Jun 2025
#69
The photographs themselves aren't the point -- it's that they were all done in very public settings, during photo ops.
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#97
I did. At the time. And went back and re-read them yesterday just to be sure I wasn't forgetting anything.
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#103
Here is a summary of the 8 accusations. Your definition of putting an arm around someone is very odd.
Ms. Toad
Jun 2025
#107
Whether you believe the accusations is different from whether accusations were made.
Ms. Toad
Jun 2025
#110
Thanks for your post. I'm a huge admirer of Senator Franken, but I'll take him at his word when he resigned.
mjvpi
Jun 2025
#102
It's not about it being a deterrent, it's about the fact that we have proof that there was no sexual harassment.
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#95
I think he also urged Kristen Killibrand to take a vocal opposition to Franken
FakeNoose
Jun 2025
#73