Dear Al,
Boy, have we got a piece to speak today.
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New Rule: From now on men all need to wear boxing gloves when women
are around as a defense against being accused of inappropriate
touching.
Soon to be former Senator Al Franken sure wishes tonight he followed
that rule. Because virtually his entire party turned on him, almost
in unison, literally overnight. Lawrence O'Donnell on his show last
night called it bravery. It was no such thing.
Senator Franken deserved a fair hearing in front of the Ethics
Committee. And if the Democrats thought that quickly yanking Franken
off the stage would strengthen the case for an Ethics Committee
investigation of Roy Moore, should he win in Alabama, they are more
than fools, they are cowardly fools. The most disgraceful thing here
is Franken's own treatment.
Indeed, the loudest nut jobs on Fox News were ridiculing the
Democrats today, openly mocking them, for their precipitous
"lynching" of Franken on such tenuous evidence, at least as far as
his conduct when actually in office. The one thing that would have
forced an ethics examination of Moore would have been a parallel
investigation of Franken going on at the same time. And today, the
Democrats threw that leverage into the trash.
Had there been an ethics investigation of Franken, every single
staffer who ever worked for him would have testified that not only
had they never themselves experienced or witnessed inappropriate
behavior, they never heard a hint or even a rumor of any such thing.
They have been saying things like that today. In this case, the open
secret was that Franken was a man of decency and honor.
Franken has posed for literally thousands of pictures with
constituents, surrounded by crowds of people, including staffers, and
never, not once, did anyone say, "Hey, did he just grab her ass?" The
difference between Franken and George H.W. "Cop-A-Feel" Bush or
Donald Trump or Roy Moore is like the difference between Bambi and a
pack of Godzillas, one sophomoric POSED picture or not.
The hyperbole about this is typified by the vicious innuendo of Corey
Lewandowski who suddenly lurched into the plural on a cable TV
appearance, ranting about the WOMEN that Franken groped in their
sleep, based on one stray picture. And that sudden lurch to the
plural flew right by the female host interviewing him. And if Franken
did actually grab right winger Tweeden's breasts that one time,
instead of just pretending to, don't you think there's a reasonable
chance she would have woken up on the spot? Don't you?
Yesterday, we applauded the women breaking their silence about real
assaults by real predators. But there are men who are innocent of the
assault accused as well, and not just today. Hashtag Kobe Bryant.
The day that accusations are automatically equated with conviction,
especially accusations as subject to misunderstood interpretation as
virtually all of those against Franken, is the day that the #MeToo
movement becomes a hysterical witch hunt that crucifies token
scapegoats, but does nothing to actually stop the worst of the actual
predators.
As Franken noted himself today, confessed sexual assaulter Donald
Trump continues to sit in the White House, while his own party made
Franken's position politically untenable.
While the Democrats eat their own in acts of self-flagellation, the
Republicans say let the voters decide. By that standard Franken
should have stayed in office and run for reelection.
And therein lies the fundamental difference between the Democrats and
the Republicans. The Democrats are basically cowards, unwilling to
put up a fight even when they are in the right. And Franken is the
least to blame for that, for his own party forced his hand.
While by diametric contrast the Republicans are ruthless, and
shamelessly and hypocritically so. So unprincipled are they, that
they will sell their moral souls for a single vote to pass a bill to
make the rich richer and decimate the poor and middle class at their
expense.
Speaking of which, call your members of Congress again right now and
howl about the Republican tax reverse Robin Hood ripoff.
202-224-3121
Republicans say, "Child molester? Hey, if you can still get people to
vote for you, have a seat." As men of the so-called church make
excuses for Moore lamer than the dog ate my homework. Family values?
Ha!!
They will tell any lie, embrace any 180 degree contradiction, the
opposite of whatever they had previously said on videotape, to
justify condemning a Democrat, or defending a Republican, for the
very same thing.
It took Republican Senator Bob Packwood three years to resign finally
in 1995, in the midst of rampant stories of him harassing his own
staff. Republican Blake Farenthold, who still has not resigned even
now, cost Congress an 84 thousand dollar sexual harassment
settlement. Republican Trent Franks repeatedly pressured multiple
women staff members to agree to be impregnated by him.
They all needed to go. Franken, only the second senator to be so
expelled, did not.
At the same time progressive commentator Sam Seder was just himself
fired from NBC News solely because of single old tweet that was
clearly an absurdist satire. Politically incorrect humor it seems has
become an even more fatal than ever career ending offense. But
thankfully Seder has already been hired back.
Yes, sexual assault and harassment must stop.
BUT . . . punishment of the innocent must NOT take its place.
If Moore should win, and if the Republicans immediately back pedal
hard on an ethic investigation of him, we frankly hope that Franken
changes his mind about resigning without an investigation at all.
If you want to condemn the truly and clearly guilty, you can start by
demonstrating your resistance to the Trump debacle.
Trump, YOU'RE Fired caps: https:/www.utalk.us/?g=2:Y
Lock Him Up Trump popcorn boxes: https://www.utalk.us/?g=5:PB
Dump Trump bumper stickers: https://www.utalk.us/?g=1:SU
Trump the Fraud bumper stickers: https://www.utalk.us/?g=1:SF
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Boy, have we got a piece to speak today.
But first, if you want to support our progressive policy advocacy
work and are inspired to do that now, please consider making a
valiant contribution, and you can even make it recurrent by checking
the box for that.
Donations: http://tiny.cc/ypnbpy
Or here is the mailing address if you would prefer to send a check.
The People's Email Network, PO Box 35022, L.A., CA 90035
New Rule: From now on men all need to wear boxing gloves when women
are around as a defense against being accused of inappropriate
touching.
Soon to be former Senator Al Franken sure wishes tonight he followed
that rule. Because virtually his entire party turned on him, almost
in unison, literally overnight. Lawrence O'Donnell on his show last
night called it bravery. It was no such thing.
Senator Franken deserved a fair hearing in front of the Ethics
Committee. And if the Democrats thought that quickly yanking Franken
off the stage would strengthen the case for an Ethics Committee
investigation of Roy Moore, should he win in Alabama, they are more
than fools, they are cowardly fools. The most disgraceful thing here
is Franken's own treatment.
Indeed, the loudest nut jobs on Fox News were ridiculing the
Democrats today, openly mocking them, for their precipitous
"lynching" of Franken on such tenuous evidence, at least as far as
his conduct when actually in office. The one thing that would have
forced an ethics examination of Moore would have been a parallel
investigation of Franken going on at the same time. And today, the
Democrats threw that leverage into the trash.
Had there been an ethics investigation of Franken, every single
staffer who ever worked for him would have testified that not only
had they never themselves experienced or witnessed inappropriate
behavior, they never heard a hint or even a rumor of any such thing.
They have been saying things like that today. In this case, the open
secret was that Franken was a man of decency and honor.
Franken has posed for literally thousands of pictures with
constituents, surrounded by crowds of people, including staffers, and
never, not once, did anyone say, "Hey, did he just grab her ass?" The
difference between Franken and George H.W. "Cop-A-Feel" Bush or
Donald Trump or Roy Moore is like the difference between Bambi and a
pack of Godzillas, one sophomoric POSED picture or not.
The hyperbole about this is typified by the vicious innuendo of Corey
Lewandowski who suddenly lurched into the plural on a cable TV
appearance, ranting about the WOMEN that Franken groped in their
sleep, based on one stray picture. And that sudden lurch to the
plural flew right by the female host interviewing him. And if Franken
did actually grab right winger Tweeden's breasts that one time,
instead of just pretending to, don't you think there's a reasonable
chance she would have woken up on the spot? Don't you?
Yesterday, we applauded the women breaking their silence about real
assaults by real predators. But there are men who are innocent of the
assault accused as well, and not just today. Hashtag Kobe Bryant.
The day that accusations are automatically equated with conviction,
especially accusations as subject to misunderstood interpretation as
virtually all of those against Franken, is the day that the #MeToo
movement becomes a hysterical witch hunt that crucifies token
scapegoats, but does nothing to actually stop the worst of the actual
predators.
As Franken noted himself today, confessed sexual assaulter Donald
Trump continues to sit in the White House, while his own party made
Franken's position politically untenable.
While the Democrats eat their own in acts of self-flagellation, the
Republicans say let the voters decide. By that standard Franken
should have stayed in office and run for reelection.
And therein lies the fundamental difference between the Democrats and
the Republicans. The Democrats are basically cowards, unwilling to
put up a fight even when they are in the right. And Franken is the
least to blame for that, for his own party forced his hand.
While by diametric contrast the Republicans are ruthless, and
shamelessly and hypocritically so. So unprincipled are they, that
they will sell their moral souls for a single vote to pass a bill to
make the rich richer and decimate the poor and middle class at their
expense.
Speaking of which, call your members of Congress again right now and
howl about the Republican tax reverse Robin Hood ripoff.
202-224-3121
Republicans say, "Child molester? Hey, if you can still get people to
vote for you, have a seat." As men of the so-called church make
excuses for Moore lamer than the dog ate my homework. Family values?
Ha!!
They will tell any lie, embrace any 180 degree contradiction, the
opposite of whatever they had previously said on videotape, to
justify condemning a Democrat, or defending a Republican, for the
very same thing.
It took Republican Senator Bob Packwood three years to resign finally
in 1995, in the midst of rampant stories of him harassing his own
staff. Republican Blake Farenthold, who still has not resigned even
now, cost Congress an 84 thousand dollar sexual harassment
settlement. Republican Trent Franks repeatedly pressured multiple
women staff members to agree to be impregnated by him.
They all needed to go. Franken, only the second senator to be so
expelled, did not.
At the same time progressive commentator Sam Seder was just himself
fired from NBC News solely because of single old tweet that was
clearly an absurdist satire. Politically incorrect humor it seems has
become an even more fatal than ever career ending offense. But
thankfully Seder has already been hired back.
Yes, sexual assault and harassment must stop.
BUT . . . punishment of the innocent must NOT take its place.
If Moore should win, and if the Republicans immediately back pedal
hard on an ethic investigation of him, we frankly hope that Franken
changes his mind about resigning without an investigation at all.
If you want to condemn the truly and clearly guilty, you can start by
demonstrating your resistance to the Trump debacle.
Trump, YOU'RE Fired caps: https:/www.utalk.us/?g=2:Y
Lock Him Up Trump popcorn boxes: https://www.utalk.us/?g=5:PB
Dump Trump bumper stickers: https://www.utalk.us/?g=1:SU
Trump the Fraud bumper stickers: https://www.utalk.us/?g=1:SF
Custom Trump Resistance bumper stickers:
http://www.peaceteam.net/custom_trump_sticker.php
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