That didn’t take long.
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is going on the attack after a radio broadcaster revealed Democrat Senator Al Franken groped her back in 2006.
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Moore, of course, is fighting allegations that he preyed on teenagers in his 30s. For days, Republicans and Democrats have demanded Moore end his campaign. Even Ivanka Trump, daughter of the president, has been critical of the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice.
It looked like Moore was actually going to drop his candidacy. That was… until the Franken revelations came out.
After photographic evidence emerged of Franken groping Leeann Tweeden while they were on a USO Tour, Moore must have decided he’d had enough. And for good reason. While Senate Democrats have been mum on the Franken accusations, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called for an ethics investigation.
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I’m not sure what there is to investigate. We have proof of Franken’s disgusting act right here:
If Al Franken voluntarily had this picture taken of him, imagine what he was doing when there were no cameras around… pic.twitter.com/BnDjnI948L
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 16, 2017
Moore was thinking the exact same thing. So far, there has been no verifiable proof of the accusations against the Alabama Republican. Yet, McConnell is demanding he step down. The incongruity was not missed on Moore:
Al Franken admits guilt after photographic evidence of his abuse surfaces.
Mitch: "Let's investigate."
In Alabama, ZERO evidence, allegations 100% rejected.
Mitch: "Moore must quit immediately or be expelled."
— Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) November 16, 2017
BOOM!
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Now, it should be noted that this comment, and Franken’s depraved behavior, don’t excuse what Moore did if it’s proven that he was a lecher.
But his remark does speak to a deep inconsistency in how certain lawmakers or candidates are treated when it comes to allegations of sexual abuse.
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When conservative Republicans are accused of impropriety, the media has a field day. When liberal Democrats are caught engaging in the same tomfoolery, you can almost hear crickets.
There’s absolutely no reason why Moore should drop his candidacy if Al Franken remains a senator. The double standard has gotten to a point where it can’t be tolerated any longer.
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You neglected to mention that the junior senator from Minnesota called on the Senate for a full ethics investigation of Senator Franken.
That senator is a Democrat. His name is Senator Al Franken. Why would he call for an investigation on himself? It is the right thing to do and he is interested in doing the right thing.
MOORE STAYS!! MITCH, McCAIN, RYAN, & especially FRANKEN-STEIN, MUST-GO!!! All disgusting and guilty of inappropriate behavior. INNOCENT, until proven Guilty!!!
You know I looking at this. The woman waited 40 years until the Election. I smell a Democrat Rat that paying those woman to talk. If they said this without an election pending it might be more be more credible and don’t you think a sexual predator would keep doing this and have more recent allegations in the last 5 10 years?
I think they need to look to see if they have Bitcoin Account or money added to their account and see if they are paid to say he done this.
Let’s see.
Moore has two accusers who describe incidents that are morally ambiguous, in no wise illegal, and seem fairly normal, even restrained, for ordinary courtship. The mothers, whose consent he requested beforehand and received, considered the war hero and prosecutor a good match.
He has another “accuser” who stated that her mother would not allow her to date Judge Moore because she was only sixteen. All advances dropped.
And then we have the woman with terrible credibility problems concerning mental illness and substance abuse making the most serious accusations.
Finally we have the reputed liar and possible forgery artist making a claim through Gloria Allred. That has become hopelessly mired in disputes over authenticity. And Allred’s reputation proceeds her.
On this basis we should surely call for Roy to drop out. And then never run a male Republican candidate again for any statewide office, because disputed accusations are enough to drive him from the race.
Now let’s look at Al Frankovich.
Photographic evidence of the very married Al’s molestation of his victim while she slept, fitting tongue in groove (no pun intended), into the victim’s story of his sexual aggression and then his vengeful retribution following her rejection of him. Al has admitted this was wrong, regardless of motivations. An unfunny joke, perhaps. It should not be lightly dismissed, he’s been telling unfunny jokes up until the time he cheated his way into the United States Senate.
And now a second accuser comes forward.
Mitch, it’s your call. Expelling the Honorable Senator from Minnesota on real grounds, versus expelling a not yet elected Senator from Alabama, based on mere accusations?
Because politically speaking, Franken is more ideologically in line with McCommie than Moore.
A Bolshevik by any other name (Mitch)…….is still a Bolshevik.
I wonder what’s suppose to be funny about this? Or it’s meant as a joke? Anyone that does this stuff is a lowlife scum sucking bottom feeding snot licker
Proof of impropriety by Moore has not been proven; yet Franken’s has. Franken should step down because of the proof; Moore should not drop his candidacy. Just my opinion. Innocent until proven guilty.
Unfortunately, where some Democrats AND Republicans are concerned you don’t have to have proof, just accusations. Why after 30-40 years all of sudden the allegations come to life? Does anyone else question this timing?
It appears the swamp in DC is rife with a bunch of “DIRTY OLD MEN”, who use their power to diddle women and then make use of a slush fund of TAX PAYER DOLLLARS to pay off the victims when they get caught!! Kennedy, Franken, Menendez, McCain, Clinton, Biden etc etc etc. Stop the slush fund and make them pay for their own, legal funds and sexual perversion!! The Constitution does not provide for the defense of sexual perverts!
He forced his tongue in her mouth. Forceful enough for you??
I dislike Franken immensely…I think he’s a lefty, communist, Marxist A$$HOLE, but I think this PC sexual misconduct crap has gotten waaaay out of hand. I don’t see him actually touching the girl in this picture…I see him doing a camera pose in a very innocent, tongue in cheek activity very similar to Red Skeltons old beloved comedian character, Mean Widdo Kid, who used to say…”If I do dis, I dit a whippen…I dood it anyway.” If he tried forcing her for anything else…that’s different, hang him, otherwise get rid of Franken for being a communist jackass and a danger to our republic. How that sleazeball commie ever got elected by Americans is beyond me.
It’s actually not funny to a woman.
Democrats and media have a different set of standards for democrats as to compare to the conservatives. It is common knowledge. Proven every day. Just like the OJ Simpson case in CA or the Menendez case in NJ. Who will hang a black for killing a white when tried in the hood? No blacks. Who will convict a democrat for theft when tried in a democratic state? No democrats. Who will believe harry reid when he lies and say Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for ten years? All democrats. etc., etc., etc.,
More than a dozen women came forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct.
“All of these liars will be sued after the election is over.”
He hasn’t sued any….he knows he would have to take the stand
under oath. We all know what happens when he talks….1,628
lies…. http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a13724944/trump-false-claims-through-nine-months-in-office/?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&date=111517
And don’t forget John McCain’s groping allegations by women. He too asked Moore to step down. These scumbags are hypocrites. I hope their states remove them from office.