Kirsten Gillibrand appreciation thread
Look what I just found in a comment on Senator Gillibrand's FB page: (negative story about her)

Kamala Harris called on Franken to resign, as did Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Bernie Sanders [View all]
Kirsten Gillibrand's Moment Has Arrived [View all]
Ex-Clinton aide criticizes Gillibrand after Franken's resignation



.... both sides.

Not Russian trolls.

Remember, Franken has been one of the top Russian troll topics on twitter.

Would we be talking about Franken a bit less here if not for Russian and rightwing media amplification of Franken and Gillibrand? Perhaps. And if so, we should be thinking about how to prevent our conversations from being influenced by right-wing manipulation.

The reason was that I was frustrated with how much negativity was being thrown at her.

I think it's important for DUers to remember that she has been a great senator who continues to fight for causes that are important to DUers.

Obviously this is not a particularly popular position right now on DU, but I think that is all the more reason to share it.

She is, after all, a Democrat, and a damn good one, in my view.

I like both Gillibrand and Franken.
And if Franken did what he is accused of, I think he should resign.

But I worry that the first accuser at least was exaggerating her story - given what we know about right wing dirty tricks from people like James O'Keefe and Roger Stone, I think Franken deserves a full investigation.

And among Democrats in general.

And maybe that's OK?

As well as the GOP trying to destroy the America we know.

Franken and Gillibrand deserve some discussion. But let's do that, then refocus on the threats to America posed by the GOP and the current president.

by propaganda
Insulting either way

then I think it needs to take into account the authorship of those OPs you've chosen to highlight.

There's pot-stirring going on alright. The motivation is whatever it is. I don't think it depends on outside agency.

Recently Russia is an example of a user of that propaganda method.

Just watch out for the same method here at DU.

I fear it is going to take national misery in the form of economic and perhaps societal collapse to see any real change.

It only requires that people be angry. Once they are angry, they will find new issues to fight about.

all based on BULLSHIT and her own need to promote herself.

i'm not calling for gillibrand to resign.

Though I suppose if you add trolls into the mix they can push something over the edge.

The election of Trump pretty much hinged on that.. the combination of incompetence and manipulation.

Here is a good example of a brilliant person still fighting the primary:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet