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Honeycombe8

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36. Ditto. And ironically, she's not a strong contender for the Presidency.

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #26)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:18 PM

Dec 2017

Which is sad, because I've said all along, that's what the "get rid of Franken" movement was all about. Didn't I say that from the start? Yes, I did.

He was TOO popular, he sucked TOO much of the media attention from the others, he was TOO noteworthy and TOO successful a senator. He had to go. So when this opportunity arose, they jumped on it. It's just ironic that she doesn't have much of a chance, in the first place.

You know who's a strong contender for the Presidency? Someone who is noteworthy in his or her own right, without having to figuratively kill someone else so s/he can get attention.

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Please stop with the cult of personality. [View all] Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 OP

Get ready for a storm in response to a reasonable opinion. marble falls Dec 2017 #1

Frankin hasn't resigned yet. JimBeard Dec 2017 #24

And he shouldn't, either. Tommorrow would be a good for Mark Dayton to refuse Al's offer to .... marble falls Dec 2017 #28

I Don't Understand Roy Rolling Dec 2017 #43

We're talking about Al Franken. I agree with you, Al Franken hasn't resigned yet. I further posited. marble falls Dec 2017 #45

Al Franken doesn't work for Mark Dayton. Mark Dayton can't "refuse" Al's resignation onenote Dec 2017 #96

Sacrificing one of your own is "reasonable"? BlueWI Dec 2017 #53

Its an honest opinion. I don't necessarily buy into it, but its a popular opinion here and it was... marble falls Dec 2017 #54

Objecting to being called a cult of personality is nitpicking? BlueWI Dec 2017 #55

Who's asking, I was confirming: we're all voting Democratic. Have the rest your way. Sulk alone. marble falls Dec 2017 #56

Sounds like a plan. BlueWI Dec 2017 #67

So true! SkyDaddy7 Dec 2017 #2

It's natural to politics today. Just look at the 2016 election. jalan48 Dec 2017 #3

Nope, wrong. n/t demmiblue Dec 2017 #4

+1000 OnDoutside Dec 2017 #6

Only commentary -- your horse comment made me again... moriah Dec 2017 #5

No, he's not a god Bettie Dec 2017 #7

The Senator is who voted against Trump the most Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #57

Well said, Bettie. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #77

"Sacrifice one of your own." Nope, not on accusations. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #8

+1000 dflprincess Dec 2017 #44

+1000 Alice11111 Dec 2017 #78

Losing stategy for standingtall Dec 2017 #9

"Cult of personality"? "Hardball politics"? Such hyperbolic terms... JHB Dec 2017 #10

But oddly, for people who profess to be so pissed, this isn't a game changer Kaleva Dec 2017 #15

Exactly what should they be doing, in your opinion? JHB Dec 2017 #20

Here's a link Kaleva Dec 2017 #21

So, you got nothing. JHB Dec 2017 #22

Nothing is what people who profess to be angry are doing. Kaleva Dec 2017 #23

"THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES" n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #11

LOL peequod Dec 2017 #13

Spot on. n/t geardaddy Dec 2017 #49

LOL Kimchijeon Dec 2017 #75

Bingo zipplewrath Dec 2017 #76

I say let people vent, Trumpocalypse. peequod Dec 2017 #12

In this instance ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #14

"Sacrificing one of our own" was pointless. It gained us absolutely nothing." LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #30

Agree. I haven't heard the right crying out, the Dems are moral! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #79

What about Nancy Pelosi? Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #16

Why would you want to stop an effective Dem?? Alice11111 Dec 2017 #86

Kind of a straw man argument, as I haven't seen anyone claiming Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #17

You should read more of the threads here nt Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #58

K&R mcar Dec 2017 #18

This should be fun to watch Kilgore Dec 2017 #19

Gillibrand was unwilling to await due process Skittles Dec 2017 #25

+++++++++++ pangaia Dec 2017 #27

Ditto. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #33

bout it, there was no downside in waiting for due process uponit7771 Dec 2017 #48

self-serving bullshit on her part Skittles Dec 2017 #52

Wow you really missed the point nt Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #59

no, I didn't Skittles Dec 2017 #73

Yeah you did and Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #74

LOL Skittles Dec 2017 #84

buh-bye Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #85

+100 billh58 Dec 2017 #93

Yup. cwydro Dec 2017 #62

Truth Alice11111 Dec 2017 #89

i support due process, but a lot of people here are doing a really good job of acting like they TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #98

he did not deserve to be booted out of the Senate without an investigation Skittles Dec 2017 #107

No KT2000 Dec 2017 #26

And .... LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #31

Ditto. And ironically, she's not a strong contender for the Presidency. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #36

and he got a member of the club KT2000 Dec 2017 #37

You've got to be kidding me. pangaia Dec 2017 #29

No...I don't need to be told what is right or wrong. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #32

+1 SergeStorms Dec 2017 #38

voice of a young girl???? Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #60

I thought this was going to be about something else entirely. NurseJackie Dec 2017 #34

"sometimes you have to sacrifice one of your own." Horse-fucking-shit. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2017 #35

Exactly. I wonder if the OP would feel the same if it were HER who was being sacrificed. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #41

I don't sacrifice someone who has my back. blue cat Dec 2017 #39

There was no need. She wanted him to tweet something vindictive...gave her national exposure. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #42

Using Al Fraken's situation as a launching point was a poor move. CentralMass Dec 2017 #40

The GOP let's their voters down all the time, but those voters stay loyal and still vote. ashling Dec 2017 #46

Your last 2 sentences are everything and everybody should read it again !!!!! Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #47

Just a smidge at odds with the first 7 sentences. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2017 #51

Thank you. Excellent argument in favor of both Hillary & Bernie bowing out of presidential politics. beastie boy Dec 2017 #50

I like Franken AND Gillibrand MountCleaners Dec 2017 #61

Nobody, ever, has thought of Franken as a god. Former comedians are not worshiped as gods. Duh. betsuni Dec 2017 #63

You should have read the threads her last week Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #65

I've read the threads here last week and the replies in this thread. betsuni Dec 2017 #72

Nope, you swung and missed horribly. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #82

No I didn't Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #83

Yes you did. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #87

Not cynicism Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #88

Yours is the only valid view of reality? Just listen to yourelf, for heaven's sake. Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #91

You're being naive. Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #92

LMAO Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #94

Well I only know what you've posted here Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #95

You're very one-note, aren't you? Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #97

And that one note is called reality. nt Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #102

What YOU have chosen as YOUR "reality". Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #106

No it's political reality Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #109

No it's not. n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #110

You're in denial Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #111

No I'm not. n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #112

Denying it is part of being in denial. Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #113

No it's not. n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #114

You're so stubborn Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #115

No I'm not. n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #116

Still in denial, so sad. Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #117

No he/she's not kwalter66 Dec 2017 #118

Hi! Denzil_DC Dec 2017 #120

Admitting the problem Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #123

Still, he need not have resigned. treestar Dec 2017 #64

Probably Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #66

Since Moore didn't win, treestar Dec 2017 #68

What if Moore would have only standingtall Dec 2017 #70

Yep. treestar Dec 2017 #71

Not really standingtall Dec 2017 #69

Wrong. Due Process is a value that hardball democratic politicians delisen Dec 2017 #80

That's being naive Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #81

Exactly. The hard decision was NOT made. delisen Dec 2017 #100

No you have to make hard decisions Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #101

I don't have to do anything and my horse is not high. delisen Dec 2017 #104

Wow That's a reach. Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #105

Geez kwalter66 Dec 2017 #119

When you guys resort to personal attacks like this Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #122

oh please... Joe941 Dec 2017 #90

Al is great and I wish he had decided to stick it out, but onenote Dec 2017 #99

Exactly my point! Trumpocalypse Dec 2017 #103

Well kwalter66 Dec 2017 #121

And if you want to be in a party where people threaten to walk away because of a mistake onenote Dec 2017 #124

No. XRubicon Dec 2017 #108