Hillary Clinton defends Al Franken after assault accusation

[comradebillyboy]

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/hillary-clinton-defends-al-franken-after-assault-accusation/

I n an interview with Rita Cosby on WABC radio on Friday, the former secretary of state said that party colleague Franken, who was accused this week of groping a female broadcaster in 2006, acted responsibly by apologizing and requesting the Senate ethics panel investigate his conduct.

"I deeply regret what he did," Clinton said. "There's no excuse for his behavior. But he's called for an investigation. He's apologized to the woman involved." She went on to say that is "the kind of accountability I’m talking about.” “I don't hear that from Roy Moore or Donald Trump.”

[HipChick]

1. Still getting under Trump skin...

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Well said.

[a kennedy]

3. Thank you Hillary......

[Guilded Lilly]

4. Hillary is what happens when intelligence takes over.

[LiberalBrooke]

5. My answer

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To the many people who have asked me about him: I say his behavior was inappropriate and he should apologize. They are left sputtering, saying he had already apologized. Nothing further is or needs to be said

[RiverStone]

15. I agree and don't want Al to resign, but...

Al Franken has shown accountability and apoligized, though for any politician - DEM or REP, where do we say it's too much? Where is that line?

My sense is one mistake in the past is a teachable moment, but a "pattern" of sexual harassment with multiple reports is inexcusable.

The Orange monster and flatearther Moore have not the courage to own ANY responsibility!

[George II]

19. Hah, good tactic - make THEM state the obvious and the correct thing. Good job.

[aeromanKC]

6. Once again Democrats prove to be the adults in the room

Once again Democrats admit they are human too, but are the adults in the room.

[brer cat]

7. I'm glad she spoke out.

She made the important points.

[burrowowl]

23. Me too!

and she did make important points.

[NastyRiffraff]

8. A voice of reason

Hillary can be depended on to cut through the bullshit and provide it.

[Lucinda]

9. KNR

[Oneironaut]

10. I totally agree. Franken apologized.

What he did was bad, but he apologized. That should be the end of it.

[robbob]

11. I dont hear that from Roy Moore or Donald Trump

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Instead they make wild conspiracy claims and threaten to sue their victims. This differences cannot be emphasized strongly or often enough.

Thank you, Hillary.

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[nevergiveup]

12. She is one of the few Democrats

that didn't "jump off a bridge" in response to the Al Franken situation. I will admit that it took her a little longer to respond but maybe all the Democrats should have thought this through and at least given it a little time before becoming all twisted in a pretzel.

[LiberalLovinLug]

13. I'm glad she spoke up for him but......

I'm sick of our side having to grovel and assume not only the very worst in ourselves but the worst possible interpretations from others. To make double sure that EVEN IF its blown way out of proportion to this degree we still have make sure we say things like "deeply regret" and "no excuse".

I'd rather every Democrat stood up to the mic and stated that this is ridiculous. That he was a comedian hamming it up for the camera in a room full of people, and that he denies the aggressive rehearsal kiss before a show. And that this is an obvioius attempt by Republicans to deflect Ray Moore's pedophiliac sexual assault, ....and oh...what about those accusations against Donald Trump?


But they can'd do that. Only Republicans are allowed to that. So what that means is Franken will forever be lumped in with other actual serious sexual predators. I mean he admitted it right?

Its so f'd up.

[RandomAccess]

24. I don't agree with you at all

That WAS an offensive photo, even IF it was supposed to be a "joke."

Here's another tip for you: rape jokes aren't funny either, just in case you're not aware of that as well.

[LiberalLovinLug]

28. You conflate an "offensive photo" with "rape'?

Your post is a prime example of the fringe PC police our side has to deal with and they don't. They know that well and take advantage it to pit us against each other.

[RandomAccess]

29. Your post is a prime example of

the lengths males (and too many females, sadly) will go to in the service of resisting simple equality for women -- in this case, an ABSENCE of oppression in all its sexual forms.

Conflate means to "combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one."

So, yes and no. These two acts are different by quite a lot, and yet, and yet -- they are mainly different by degree, and are both part of our rape culture. (Heh, that very term all by itself will send you right through the roof, I suspect.)

As I see it, this discussion only "pits us against each other" to the degree you want to kick up a fuss about it and make yourself separate. As well as on the wrong side of history, and all that.

Edited to add the main thing: how disappointing (though revealing) to see someone on "our" side who doesn't get it -- well, refuses to get it -- that the photo is damned OFFENSIVE.

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. Yes I agree, its OFFENSIVE

and.....?

I'm hardly the one kicking up a fuss.

so is this photo "offensive" or a certain degree of oppression?:

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[RandomAccess]

31. Sorry, I'm not going to play WhatAboutism with you

It's yet another way to try to try to defend Franken by tearing her down, and that's just wrong. That's exactly why women don't come forward -- which is not to say ANYTHING about this particular woman's veracity or behavior, tho I would l like to point out no one knows if that was part of the skit or not.

I'm nauseated by what I see here. It's NOT helping Franken at all to go after his accuser in this way.

[SunSeeker]

14. K & R

[orangecrush]

16. The right wing scammers don't want an investigation for real

You can bet on that.

[lunamagica]

17. K&R. I love her loyalty

[GoCubsGo]

18. I guess that explains The Dotard's latest tweet... n/t

[ananda]

21. Good!

Franken really is one of the good guys!

[Honeycombe8]

22. Good response. The words of a true leader. nt

[Miigwech]

25. I agree with Hillary

We need a proper investigation. I really don't want to believe Franken did what he is accused of doing.

[jb5150]

26. What Al did was wrong, and I'm glad he apoligized.

But there is no comparison between taking a joke too far, and a long time child predator, no comparison at all ...

[Jakes Progress]

27. Oh. We almost forgot what class and intelligence looks like.

Boy did we blow it last November.