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As you heard, a goop ratfucker, who supposedly had six hearsay witnesses who could corroborate her sexual harassment story against Joe Biden contemporaneously, just had her whole story blown apart by new evidence that Biden wasn't even at the event to begin with.
This was exactly what happened to Franken. People chose to believe the ringleader, " target="_blank">notorious gooper liar and birther Leann Tweeden, over a good honest man. And now we are lesser because a rare honest, decent man is out of politics.
Then it came out that the notorious photo in question is very much a joke that Tweeden was in on. It depicted a skit they did on USO tours, and there are other photos of Tweeden laughing off Franken striking poses similar to the one in question.
Another trumpanzee, Lindsey Menz, had her family back up her claim that Franken grabbed her rear end, yet she posted the photo of the "gross" incident on Facebook! What sexual assault victim does that? And besides, what sexual assault victim votes for an admitted pussygrabber anyway?
Stephanie Kemplin, the third trumpmonkey, claims Franken did a reach around to cup her chest at length with his right hand. But seeing the photo below, Franken is behind the table, Kemplin is in front of the table. Franken, who is about 5' 6'', would have to be Elastic Man in order to pull off that feat:
There are four anonymous accounts, all used the "contemporaneous collaborator" to back up their claims. Three of the events happened in public places (one was on stage in front of an audience of 700, none in the audience can back up her claims). One was a congressional aide who says that Franken tried to kiss her. Franken said he did not, but the woman clearly does not want to entertain the prospect that there was a misunderstanding.
"Is there a difference? If someone tries to do something to you unwanted?" she told Jane Mayer.
And finally, there is the allegation that sank Franken's career. Franken did the unforgivable deed of (gasp!) holding Tina Dupuy's waist during a photo op.
During normal times, Dupuy's account would be dismissed as an obvious case of overreach. Indeed, her social media postings immediately after the event in question occurred were complimentary of Franken.
But that didn't matter, Franken had to go. Let's not let the same thing happen to Biden.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)dlk
(11,552 posts)Democrat got played with Franken and the cost remains high.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)Also Obama should have issued a clarification to the Title IX guidance after it became obvious that universities were conducting star chambers.
Finally Senator Feinstein should have wrote back to Ford indicating that the Senate is really not the place to attempt to investigate 30 year old complaints. It was a Hail Mary that did lasting damage (someone equally as bad would have got the seat anyway even if Kavanaugh was derailed).
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)And he did assault her, no question about it. The powers that be just didn't bother to investigate too deeply.