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Thread: Al Franken Accused of Groping, Forcibly Kissing Broadcaster Leeann Tweeden

  1. #31
    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    I am on both sides of this fence. When I worked in the corporate world there was a guy in upper management with the reputation. Everybody knew it, yet management ignored it. Women who complained to HR were invariably terminated for other causes. I'm not talking about lewd comments or off-color jokes here. This guy, who earned salary + commission over 1 mil every year, was a predator.

    His secretary was a friend of mine. She was terrified of him. At the company you had to stay in a position for at least a year before you could transfer. She didn't make it. She quit.
    ...
    The other event that sticks out in my mind was emotional, not physical. I was called into an office of a man I respected and emulated. I considered him an unofficial mentor of sorts. I went in anticipating a discussion of career possibilities, hoping for a promotion. I was shattered to learn that despite the efforts I had made in education, dress and being the quintessential professional, he wanted nothing except sexual gratification. I got over it, I moved on, but if it becomes unsocially acceptable to behave like that then the world will be a better place.
    A woman I knew from college was literally chased around the bosses desk in his office. Obviously inappropriate, and cause for firing, especially if it is a pattern.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    A woman I knew from college was literally chased around the bosses desk in his office. Obviously inappropriate, and cause for firing, especially if it is a pattern.
    That's the thing, isn't it? I don't want women to take over the world by fabricating accusations, I don't want men to have their lives ruined by a single accusation, but from my perspective it takes a lot of nerve to be the first person to make that accusation even when there is a pattern.

  6. #34
    Now they have all kinds of members of Congress calling for a hearing on Franken. No way they would be doing this if it wasn't for the upcoming Moore vote.

    This Franken thing wouldn't have made any mainstream news without the backdrop of Moore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    That's the thing, isn't it? I don't want women to take over the world by fabricating accusations, I don't want men to have their lives ruined by a single accusation, but from my perspective it takes a lot of nerve to be the first person to make that accusation even when there is a pattern.
    The public figure or Hollywood type thing would be hard. In today's actual workplace, at least at large business companies, making such an accusation is almost encouraged. Of course not all workplaces are the same, YMMV.
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    "Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
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  8. #36
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Now they have all kinds of members of Congress calling for a hearing on Franken. No way they would be doing this if it wasn't for the upcoming Moore vote.

    This Franken thing wouldn't have made any mainstream news without the backdrop of Moore.
    What do you make of the slush fund in congress that has paid out over $15 million for inappropriate behavior that is really We the People, have to pay?

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  10. #38
    Quote Originally Posted by donnay View Post
    What do you make of the slush fund in congress that has paid out over $15 million for inappropriate behavior that is really We the People, have to pay?
    Can you cite your reference to that? I musta missed it. Sounds disgusting though.

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    Where's her Marine? He should go kill Al Frankin or something. Those are your freedom titties, Marine Man!

  12. #40
    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    Can you cite your reference to that? I musta missed it. Sounds disgusting though.
    Did you know that the House of Representatives has paid out $15,000,000 to victims of sexual harassment in recent years?

    https://www.infowars.com/another-reason-to-drain-the-swamp-sexual-harassment-is-rampant-in-the-halls-of-congress/
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    Second accuser....

    Hours after sports commentator Leeann Tweeden accused Democratic Senator Al Franken of groping and kissing her without her consent, another woman is stepping forward with harrowing claims about the man.


    “Yes, it’s true. I was stalked and harassed by Al Franken,” Media Equalizer and Media Equality Project Co-Founder Melanie Morgan tweeted on Thursday. “I will have details @MediaEqualizer shortly.”

    She then recounted her story, saying she appeared on a 2000 episode of ABC’s late night show Politically Incorrect alongside Franken, William Baldwin, and then-Colorado Lt. Governor Joe Rogers.

    “I was invited and unaware of who his guests were going to be that night. I’ve since learned that though few know this, Al Franken was actually a writer for the show,” Morgan said. “I made a statement about the budget numbers, Franken challenged me, I challenged him back. It was about spending priorities, actually just a mundane discussion. But he obsessed over it.”

    After the show, he reportedly wouldn’t leave her alone:

    He approached me backstage, angrily called me out on those numbers and insisted he would prove he was right. He wouldn’t leave me alone, he kept following me. As a woman, his presence and proximity to me felt very threatening and intimidating. I didn’t realize his creepy behavior after the show meant it would continue in the days to come. He approached Carol, the show’s producer and demanded my home phone number, which was a clear violation of network protocol. I had thought that was the end of the story and was shocked when he started calling my home, badgering me repeatedly. I became fearful and called Carol to complain and asked her to tell him to back off. But he made another call after that. I thought that he might end up stalking me at my home in Northern California, it was that bad. By the third phone call I was outraged and terrified, as he is really disturbed.

    Eventually, Franken stopped his behavior after Morgan threatened to call the police and report that he was harassing her. However, the disturbing incident still haunts her.

    “I never forgot that experience and it informed me of his lack of character and obsessive personality. I believe every word Leann wrote,” she said before addressing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for an investigation into the senator. “I will happily testify before the Senate Ethics Committee, should a hearing be held regarding Franken’s behavior.”
    http://rare.us/rare-news/across-the-...tor-al-fraken/

  15. #42
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Shocked. Shocked I tell you...
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  16. #43
    Let's see, in all these accusations starting with Weinstien we've gone from raping, then it went to masturbating in front of, then it went to heavy petting, then it went to kissing, then it went to harassing phone calls.
    I can hardly wait to see what's next.

    "I'm mortified. I was at a conference in New York when I met the Dalai Lama. At first he seemed really kind and attentive, but something just felt off balance. Not right about him, you know? Like that feeling you get? And as we were walking into a conference room he opened the door for me. Can you believe that? Women shouldn't have to put up with such a misogynist. I looked at him, like, in shock, you know? And then, and then, he bowed his head, made a moving motion with his hand and and sarcastically said "please." I could just read the intention in his demeanor. I only hope my story allows others stories to come out. Because I know there are more. I just know it."

  17. #44
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Let's see, in all these accusations starting with Weinstien we've gone from raping, then it went to masturbating in front of, then it went to heavy petting, then it went to kissing, then it went to harassing phone calls.
    I can hardly wait to see what's next.

    "I'm mortified. I was at a conference in New York when I met the Dalai Lama. At first he seemed really kind and attentive, but something just felt off balance. Not right about him, you know? Like that feeling you get? And as we were walking into a conference room he opened the door for me. Can you believe that? Women shouldn't have to put up with such a misogynist. I looked at him, like, in shock, you know? And then, and then, he bowed his head, made a moving motion with his and and sarcastically said "please." I only hope my story allows others stories to come out. Because I know there are more. I just know it."
    "A man looked at me while taking my order at McDonald's, he may deny it but I know what he was thinking, I want him fired and prosecuted"
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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post


    or this one?

    Last edited by Raginfridus; 11-16-2017 at 05:02 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    This country is a joke.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kcchiefs6465 View Post
    This country is a joke.
    I'm laughing, burn it all down.

  21. #48
    So did he actually grope her? She was sleeping so how could she be certain.

    Last edited by milgram; 11-16-2017 at 05:24 PM.



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  23. #49
    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    I'm laughing, burn it all down.
    Things have become a $#@! show, haven't they?

  24. #50
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Most of it is pure politics.

    But once they unleash a witch hunt like this, it will be hard to stop it. What's next? Make all rejected advances some kind of crime? It's completely subjective. A woman likes a man and he kisses her, it's the greatest thing in the world. She doesn't like him, it's an assault! If she's on the fence, it can go either way, depending upon the kiss. The idea of making an entirely common human interaction into some kind of scandal or punishable offense is insane.
    Ergo, less government ftw.

  25. #51
    Seriously, though, if this isn’t a libertarian moment, I don’t know what is one.

    Hey all you voters who think this is insanity, blame them all, and vote for people who don’t want to control you but want to allow you to control yourselves. Enjoy the peace and freedom. mic drop

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  27. #53
    Moore hits McConnell over handling of Franken groping allegation

    https://www.politico.com/story/2017/...connell-245195
    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

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  28. #54
    Quote Originally Posted by Raginfridus View Post
    "So, we were having a cordial conversation when Drew Barrymore just went off. She jumped up on my desk and started gyrating. In a sexual way. And then, and then, she flashed her titties at me. Can you believe that? I'm a happily married man! And then while I sat there stunned she came in for a kiss. I think I was able to turn my head, but it seems I remember some tongue. I've been suffering PTSD ever since.I hope other men will come forward. It's just so debilitating and humiliating." - David Letterman


  29. #55
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    "So, we were having a cordial conversation when Drew Barrymore just went off. She jumped up on my desk and started gyrating. In a sexual way. And then, and then, she flashed her titties at me. Can you believe that? I'm a happily married man! And then while I sat there stunned she came in for a kiss. I think I was able to turn my head, but it seems I remember some tongue. I've been suffering PTSD ever since.I hope other men will come forward. It's just so debilitating and humiliating." - David Letterman

    Women can't be predators, only men, just like only whites can be racist.
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    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

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    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

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  30. #56
    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    "So, we were having a cordial conversation when Drew Barrymore just went off. She jumped up on my desk and started gyrating. In a sexual way. And then, and then, she flashed her titties at me. Can you believe that? I'm a happily married man! And then while I sat there stunned she came in for a kiss. I think I was able to turn my head, but it seems I remember some tongue. I've been suffering PTSD ever since.I hope other men will come forward. It's just so debilitating and humiliating." - David Letterman

    Drew was at her physical peak in those days... lordy, wish I could come forward.



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  32. #57
    Quote Originally Posted by georgiaboy View Post
    Seriously, though, if this isn’t a libertarian moment, I don’t know what is one.

    Hey all you voters who think this is insanity, blame them all, and vote for people who don’t want to control you but want to allow you to control yourselves. Enjoy the peace and freedom. mic drop
    I've got a platform, I'm just not old enough.


  33. #58
    Quote Originally Posted by Wooden Indian View Post
    Drew was at her physical peak in those days... lordy, wish I could come forward.
    You ain't the only one.

  34. #59
    I have loved Drew Barrymore for as long as I have loved women. I just want to proclaim that. Not a stalker.

  35. #60
    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    Can you cite your reference to that? I musta missed it. Sounds disgusting though.
    Rep says Congress paid out $15M to silence sex harassment victims
    https://nypost.com/2017/11/14/rep-sa...sment-victims/

    Rep. Speier Claims House Has Paid $15 Million to Congressional Sexual Harassment Victims
    https://www.mrctv.org/blog/rep-speie...ssment-victims

    Speier: U.S. House Paid $15 Million to Its Secret Sexual Harassment Victims
    http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ecret-victims/
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