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flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:32 AM Dec 2017

Senators Admit To Being Pressured When Calling On Franken To Resign (HuffPo editorial)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senators-admit-to-being-pressured-when-calling-for_us_5a37e524e4b0e7f1200cfd0e

also article referred to in the editorial: Franken urged to reverse his resignation
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/18/manchin-franken-senate-resign-300843


Editorial:

David Fagin, Contributor
Writer, musician, Trump Resister, food snob


Out of all the volcanically infantile, cowardly treasonous, vile behavior spewing from the mouth of Mt. Congress these days, this has to be one of the more pathetic stories to surface in some time. Never let it be said the Democrats can’t match their Republican counterparts when it comes to the subject of spinelessness, inch for inch.

According to an article penned by Politico’s Edward-Issac Dovere, numerous Democratic senators have gone on record stating they acted “without having all the facts.” Some even went as far as to say they were “too busy” focusing on other issues to give the matter due process, and simply jumped on the bandwagon as pressure mounted to call on Franken to step down. You gotta be kidding me?

In a climate where dozens of high profile, career-ending accusations are surfacing each day, to be a member of the United States Congress - the one body that’s supposed to evaluate, investigate, and analyze every piece of data they can, the one’s whose job it is to separate the facts from the innuendos - to hear that some of them admitted to haphazardly abusing their positions and happily railroaded a fellow colleague, costing him not only his career, but reputation as well, because they just didn’t have time to ask questions, leaves one speechless.

It also makes one wonder what they do re: other pressing issues if they can’t even be bothered to spend five minutes attempting to review the facts before throwing one of their own under the bus? How many other matters have these gutless individuals rubber stamped in the past months/years because they didn’t bother to vet the issue?

Not for nothing, but didn’t the Dems just spend the past several weeks ranting and raving about how their Republican counterparts tried to push the #taxscambill through without so much as looking at it? How is what they did to Franken any different? How many other Democrats towed the party line and called for Franken’s resignation simply because “everyone else was doing it,” but don’t have the guts to come forth admit it? Odds are, the number is surely higher.

I call for an investigation into the Democrats’ demand on Sen. Franken to resign w/out due process. I bet the Republicans would do a bang-up job on that. No wonder Franken doesn’t want to return. If I was him, I wouldn’t want to come back to this disgusting cesspool, either.
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Senators Admit To Being Pressured When Calling On Franken To Resign (HuffPo editorial) (Original Post) flamingdem Dec 2017 OP
Pathetic is right. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #1
Right? I hesitate to add to the displeasure with our dear leaders flamingdem Dec 2017 #3
they ignored the woman who actually worked for Franken throughout decades JI7 Dec 2017 #2
That was crazy. flamingdem Dec 2017 #4
I love my two senators (Merkley and Wyden) and I was embarrassed for them renate Dec 2017 #5
Make sure you let them know. calimary Dec 2017 #12
I was furious with Wyden and Merkley over this! Kittycow Dec 2017 #16
Ditto, ditto, ditto! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #6
Horrific SHRED Dec 2017 #7
Reminds me of the sad ACORN debacle SHRED Dec 2017 #8
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Franken feels hurt and betrayed ecstatic Dec 2017 #9
Mr. Fagin has it right. Duppers Dec 2017 #10
I reiterate: Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2017 #11
I love you ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #14
Too Little, Too Late pazzyanne Dec 2017 #13
For the love of fucking God flotsam Dec 2017 #15
More than a little heartbreaking -- BUT, RandomAccess Dec 2017 #17
Is it the water??? tavernier Dec 2017 #18
The Herd mentality, then add to that flamingdem Dec 2017 #19
Gotta wonder if Russian bots called Dems 24/7 demanding action McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #20
Wow. Thanks. Someone who worked for Clinton was telling me how much impact that has flamingdem Dec 2017 #21
An attempt to remove or influence a juror is obstruction of justice in a fed case McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #22

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
3. Right? I hesitate to add to the displeasure with our dear leaders
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:39 AM
Dec 2017

but this one was just TOO much. Way too much.

JI7

(89,252 posts)
2. they ignored the woman who actually worked for Franken throughout decades
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:38 AM
Dec 2017

and instead let the lies from some right wing piece of shit and attention seeking TYT dumbfuck decide what should happen.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
4. That was crazy.
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:40 AM
Dec 2017

Almost Republican-esque.

On the other hand maybe it's good they're learning double speak Keep up with the Repukes!

renate

(13,776 posts)
5. I love my two senators (Merkley and Wyden) and I was embarrassed for them
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 02:46 AM
Dec 2017

And mad at them too. They really failed here.

calimary

(81,320 posts)
12. Make sure you let them know.
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 03:25 AM
Dec 2017

I will, too. Both Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris also. Shame on them. Jump right into the lynch mob and don't even think twice about it. Gang up on one of the best, sharpest, and most eloquent Democratic senators we've had.

That goes double for Kirsten Gillibrand, the leader of the mob. Let her know, too.

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)
16. I was furious with Wyden and Merkley over this!
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:27 AM
Dec 2017

I reminded them about ACORN hoax and told them they lost my trust.

ecstatic

(32,710 posts)
9. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Franken feels hurt and betrayed
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 03:12 AM
Dec 2017

and is not very interested in working alongside them anymore. An unfortunate situation.

pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)
13. Too Little, Too Late
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 03:36 AM
Dec 2017

...way too late unfortunately. Thank you for your reply. You speak for me as well.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
15. For the love of fucking God
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 03:59 AM
Dec 2017

The actual idiom is Toe the line. In this case it is both apt and spelled wrong and that makes smart readers think you are stupid...

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
17. More than a little heartbreaking -- BUT,
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:20 AM
Dec 2017

I hope, esp. with the experience Sen. Schumer subsequently had, that they'll ALL be a lot more cautious about jumping so far so fast next time, which will be a good thing.

I hope Franken comes back. He had SUCH a bright future in the Senate, and perhaps even beyond.

tavernier

(12,392 posts)
18. Is it the water???
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:30 AM
Dec 2017

I’m seriously starting to suspect that the Russians have infiltrated more than just emails and parties. I think they are somehow pumping goofy juice into the water in Washington D.C.

Why otherwise would a sane and intelligent Democratic body do such an idiotic thing?

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
19. The Herd mentality, then add to that
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:39 AM
Dec 2017

the human tendency to make assumptions, oh there he goes again, without looking into the facts those oh so busy congress people, and then a sprinkling of presidential ambitions.

I believe this error needs to be corrected. It leads to a festering distrust between leaders and constituents.

I for one am festering.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
20. Gotta wonder if Russian bots called Dems 24/7 demanding action
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:42 AM
Dec 2017

And that this made them think the political sky was falling. I agree. We should look to see if they got calls and emails from the same non existent people who demanded an end to net neutrality.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
21. Wow. Thanks. Someone who worked for Clinton was telling me how much impact that has
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:44 AM
Dec 2017

Why didn't I think of that.

This might explain the insanity.

They think their constituents really want x and then it justifies doing what they want, at a minimum.

We should be privy to those numbers - the calls and who/what they're pushing - and someone needs to investigate.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
22. An attempt to remove or influence a juror is obstruction of justice in a fed case
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 12:02 PM
Dec 2017

And Franken would have been a juror if Trump is impeached. Making this a potential conspiracy to obstruct justice case for Roger Stone.

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