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This wasn't a moral decision, it was a political one. by Mischief Maker 12/09/2017, 7:31am PST
Excuse me for sperging out and thinking you weren't being rhetorical when asking, "What are they thinking?"

Obviously in a political vacuum I don't think Franken's butt-grabs are at the same level as Roy Moore's child predation, and he has definitely been an asset to the Democratic party in the past, but right now every time he appears on the news he toxifies the Democratic brand and dilutes the outrage over Moore's creeping.

To be honest, I'm kind of ambivalent about this move. We won't really know if this was the right decision until Wednesday morning.

an idiot wrote:

Do you think Anthony Weiner should have resigned?


Well it's funny you chose that example.

The first time he got in trouble for sexting, I thought absolutely not. I was outraged at the time and was making jokes about how only Republicans are allowed to have erections without having to resign from office in shame. But it turned out we didn't have the full story at the time.

Holy shit, he kept getting caught sexting again and again. It lost him his seat in the senate, it ruined his mayoral bid, it lost him his wife, he couldn't resist sexting even when his child was asleep in bed with him, and eventually it landed him in jail. I used to think sex addiction was a myth before Weiner's downfall.

And biggest of all, Anthony Weiner's sexting addiction directly led to President Trump. Because it was the investigation of his latest sexting case, this time with an underage girl, that lead to the Comey letter.

Maybe those Democrats who at the time we said were cowardly and disloyal by calling for Weiner's resignation knew some details about Weiner's sex life that were kept from the public to give him a chance to save face. Likewise Al Franken was part of Saturday Night Live in the 70s. If even half the backstage stories about the show at that time were true, grabbing butts were likely the least of the skeletons lurking in Franken's closet.
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Why are Dems so eager for Al Franken to resign? by idiots 12/07/2017, 4:44am PST NEW
    They think the GOP/any voter cares about looking less morally pure than the left by Saltlord 12/07/2017, 7:10am PST NEW
        I wonder why there are no female posters here NT by Exhibit #1792 12/07/2017, 9:04am PST NEW
            Yeah what would we do without granny porn spamming by do you REALLY care about women? 12/07/2017, 8:32pm PST NEW
                I would take granny porn over your granny posting. by Buh buh buh mah abortions :O 12/07/2017, 9:07pm PST NEW
                    abortions are important for women to have access to, yes by an idiot a broad 12/07/2017, 11:51pm PST NEW
                        Don't bother talking to the sex offender, that state-cuck can't vote or own guns NT by Saltlord 12/08/2017, 4:33am PST NEW
                            You probably speak English better than I speak whatever sad joke of a language by you crawled through wire to escape. 12/08/2017, 8:22am PST NEW
                                I never had a baby sister, or mentioned one NT by (4 page ANGRY REPLY missing point) 12/08/2017, 10:34am PST NEW
                                    I'm really glad at least one person in this thread has court-ordered therapy NT by Saltlord 12/08/2017, 1:38pm PST NEW
    Fall on the sword, funny man NT by Roop 12/07/2017, 2:28pm PST NEW
    Honest question: why was censuring not an option? NT by why 12/07/2017, 10:54pm PST NEW
        I assume they thought Franken was taking the heat off Moore. by Mischief Maker 12/08/2017, 6:58am PST NEW
            Do you really think Franken resigning is going to help Doug Jones win at all? by an idiot 12/08/2017, 8:49am PST NEW
                No, but it will help bring in the "both parties are the same" Bernie kids. NT by cook - Fullofkittens 12/08/2017, 7:29pm PST NEW
                    Nothing will bring them in by an idiot 12/09/2017, 5:41am PST NEW
        Schumer didn't want it to be by skip 12/08/2017, 6:55pm PST NEW
    ha ha, i JUST got a petition email from one of the Dem senators by idiots 12/07/2017, 11:58pm PST NEW
        Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are part of the purity test Bernie crowd? NT by Mischief Maker 12/08/2017, 5:40am PST NEW
            It's certainly the mentality they're kowtowing to by an idiot 12/08/2017, 7:14am PST NEW
                What difference does it make, you mean? by Vested Id 12/08/2017, 12:39pm PST NEW
                You had an opportunity to complain about the purity spirals. You didn't. Boo hoo by blackwater 12/08/2017, 10:51pm PST NEW
                    ha ha ha ha by an idiot 12/09/2017, 5:10am PST NEW
                This wasn't a moral decision, it was a political one. by Mischief Maker 12/09/2017, 7:31am PST NEW
                    CORRECTION: Weiner lost his seat in the House, not the Senate. NT by Mischief Maker 12/09/2017, 7:34am PST NEW
                        I don't get the concern for brand value when it has failed to achieve results. by Saltlord 12/09/2017, 8:08am PST NEW
                            I don't disagree. by Mischief Maker 12/09/2017, 9:54am PST NEW
                                Having lived in VA, it'll be a fucking miracle if the state board helps the dems by Saltlord 12/09/2017, 1:47pm PST NEW
                    Well, he was a COMEDIAN. And you know what that means. NT by blackwater 12/09/2017, 1:11pm PST NEW
    These shits are getting bribes of $90K by lobbyists and Franken has to resign. NT by The List-Maker 12/09/2017, 2:01pm PST NEW
 
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