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Stop presses! Democrat gropes!

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Re: Stop presses! Democrat gropes!

Post by Forty Two » Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:48 pm

Well, I need more than that article to be outraged.

I'm no fan of Al Franken's politics, but his comedy was always pretty good.

That picture is a big nothing - ho hum. He's not "groping" her - he's making a funny, comical move of appearing to grope her. She's got a big thick flight jacket on - he's not "groping" anything. Unless there is more to it, that's a big fat zero.

And, the "skit" where he somehow got her to kiss him involuntarily. Well, we need more. I haven't googled it, and I'm not that interested because I bet the other articles are just as sparse. But if someone has the details and can link or summarize what horror he supposedly committed, then I'm going to assume it was tame. I mean - at least she should say where the kiss was. Did he stick his tongue in her mouth or vice versa? Was it on the cheek? What? I hate when these articles are so vague it's impossible to know if anything wrong actually happened.

When I saw the headlines that Al Franken was accused of kissing and groping a woman, I expected something real. Instead, I'm here like "come the fuck on, lady."
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Post by Tero » Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:28 pm

I can see the headlines now: Senator resigns after groping breasts through flak jacket.

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Re: Stop presses! Democrat gropes!

Post by mistermack » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:03 pm

He's not groping her in that pic.

His hands are not touching her.

That's a photo of a man not groping her. Hope the rest of the evidence is better than that.
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Post by Tero » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:25 pm

Sarah Huckabee Colonel Sanders jumps on Franken:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/ ... ion-245332

And he DID penetrate:
“And he just mashes his mouth to my lips. It was wet and he puts his tongue in my mouth and I push his chest away with my hands."

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Post by Sean Hayden » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:04 pm

I hope they all fucking die of ass cancer.

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Post by Brian Peacock » Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:31 pm

[quote="Tero"]Sarah Huckabee Colonel Sanders jumps on Franken/quote]
Now that's got to be harassment, surely?
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Post by pErvinalia » Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:09 am

Sean Hayden wrote:I hope they all fucking die of ass cancer.
Ahh so that's what your profile picture is of...
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Post by Sean Hayden » Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:01 am

:lol:

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Post by Forty Two » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:06 pm

I've not seen the details of the story, but I did see Franken apologizing for doing it. He claims his intent was different.

I still am not outraged by it, and I don't see that he did something wrong.
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Re: Stop presses! Democrat gropes!

Post by mistermack » Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:46 pm

Sean Hayden wrote:I hope they all fucking die of ass cancer.
There's no such thing as ass cancer, and anyway, it's not fatal. :prof:
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Post by Tero » Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:40 pm

Pussy grabbing president? No problem. Breast "honking" Franken: National disaster, need PURGE, according to National Review. :lou:
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Post by pErvinalia » Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:29 pm

Forty Two wrote:I've not seen the details of the story, but I did see Franken apologizing for doing it. He claims his intent was different.

I still am not outraged by it, and I don't see that he did something wrong.
Do you think he would have done that to a sleeping man?

It's belittling to women.
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Post by Woodbutcher » Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:45 pm

pErvinalia wrote:
Forty Two wrote:I've not seen the details of the story, but I did see Franken apologizing for doing it. He claims his intent was different.

I still am not outraged by it, and I don't see that he did something wrong.
Do you think he would have done that to a sleeping man?

It's belittling to women.
If he was gay he might have.
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Post by Sean Hayden » Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:55 pm

Forty Two wrote:I've not seen the details of the story, but I did see Franken apologizing for doing it. He claims his intent was different.

I still am not outraged by it, and I don't see that he did something wrong.
You'd have to have a screw loose to be outraged. Now, being outraged at your clown' s response is a different story.

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