Al Franken's absolutely awful apology

You may be right. Republican politicians are, for the most part, as repulsive as their Democrat partners. But so far most of those being exposed are Democrats. Shouldn't we put Republicans like, H. W. Bush, who voted for The Clintons. squarely in the Democrat column?


Nov. 10
Eddie Berganza Editor at DC Comics
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including groping and forcibly kissing women. »
Andrew Kreisberg Executive producer of "Arrow", "Supergirl", "The Flash"
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of more than a dozen people »

Nov. 9
Louis C.K. Comedian and producer
ACCUSATION Sexual misconduct with five women, including exposing himself and masturbating in front of them. »

Nov. 8
Benjamin Genocchio Executive director of the Armory Show art fair
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including unwelcome touching of five women. »

Nov. 3
David Guillod
Co-chief executive of Primary Wave Entertainment agency
ACCUSATION Sexual assault of four women. »
FALLOUT Resigned. »

Nov. 1
Jeff Hoover Kentucky speaker of the House
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment and inappropriate text messages. »
Brett Ratner Producer and director
ACCUSATION Rape, sexual assault and harassment of six women, including exposing himself and masturbating. »

Oct. 31
Kirt Webster Music publicist
ACCUSATION Sexual assault and harassment, including unwanted touching. »

Andy Dick, Actor
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including groping.»
Michael Oreskes Head of news at NPR and former New York Times editor
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of three women. »

Oct. 30
Hamilton Fish President and publisher of The New Republic
ACCUSATION Complaints by female employees. »

Oct. 29
Kevin Spacey Actor
ACCUSATION Sexual assault of multiple men and sexual misconduct with a minor. »

Oct. 26
Ken Baker E! News correspondent
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of two women, including unwanted kissing and inappropriate messages »
Mark Halperin NBC News and MSNBC contributor, author of "Game Change"
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of at least five women.»
Rick Najera Director of CBS's Diversity Showcase
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including inappropriate comments to performers. »
FALLOUT Resigned. »

Oct. 25
Knight Landesman Publisher of Artforum
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of at least nine women, including groping. »

Oct. 24
Leon Wieseltier A former editor at The New Republic
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of several women, including inappropriate advances. »

Oct. 23
Terry Richardson Fashion photographer
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of models. »

Oct. 21
John Besh Chief executive of the Besh Restaurant Group
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment »

Oct. 19
Lockhart Steele Editorial director of Vox Media
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of a female employee, including unwanted kissing. »
Robert Scoble Tech blogger and co-founder of the Transformation Group
ACCUSATION Sexual assault of at least two women.»

Oct. 17
Chris Savino Creator and showrunner of “The Loud House”
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including unwanted sexual advances, of as many as 12 women. »

Oct. 12
Roy Price, Head of Amazon Studios
ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of one woman. »
Andy Signore, Senior vice president of content for Defy Media
ACCUSATION Sexual assault of one woman and harassment of several others. »

Oct. 5
Harvey Weinstein Producer and co-founder of the Weinstein Company
ACCUSATION Raping three women. Sexual assault and harassment of dozens of others — including masturbating, exposing himself and unwelcome touching. »


THE NEW YORK TIMES, After Weinstein: A List of Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct and the Fallout for Each, By SARAH ALMUKHTAR, LARRY BUCHANAN and MICHAEL GOLD UPDATED 8:42 A.M. ET, NOV. 11, 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/10/us/men-accused-sexual-misconduct-weinstein.html

==
====

List of sexual abusers and incidents left off the NYT list:

Oct 10.
Donna Karan, DKNY Shames the victims
THE DAILY MAIL, EXCLUSIVE: Fashion designer Donna Karan comes to Harvey Weinstein's DEFENSE suggesting his victims may have been 'asking for it' by the way they dress calling the shamed mogul and his wife 'wonderful people’, By JAMES DESBOROUGH and JAMES WILKINSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 18:25 EDT, 9 October 2017 | UPDATED: 10:09 EDT, 10 October 2017.

Oct. 12
Jeff Bezos accused by Rose McGowan of retaliating against rape victim
THE DAILY MAIL, I told you he raped me: Rose McGowan says Jeff Bezos killed her TV series when she objected to Amazon bailout of Weinstein Co as streaming giant's top studio exec is accused of telling lesbian producer 'you will like my dick’, By CHRIS SPARGO. 12 October 2017.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...owan-lashes-Jeff-Bezos-says-HW-raped-her.html

Oct. 13
George Clooney, and actor Eriq La Salle and a crew member of ER accused by Vanessa Marquez

“Clooney helped blacklist me when I spoke up abt harassment on ER.’women who dont play the game lose career’I did,” tweeted Vanessa Marquez, who played a nurse on the show’s first three seasons.”
“She accused actor Eriq La Salle and a crew member of being “p—sy grabbers” and said racial abuse about her Mexican heritage came from “Anthony,Noah,Julianna,” referring to cast members Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle, and Julianna Margulies.”
PAGE SIX, ‘ER’ actress calls out Clooney, producer in misconduct claim
By Ruth Brown October 13, 2017.
https://pagesix.com/2017/10/13/er-actress-calls-out-clooney-producer-in-misconduct-claim/

Oct. 23
David O. Russell accused of groping and onset abuse
THE DAILY BEAST, Hollywood Terror: Director David O. Russell’s History of Groping and On-Set Abuse, BY Amy Zimmerman, 10.23.17.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/holly...-russells-history-of-groping-and-on-set-abuse

Nov. 1
Bryan Singers, director of The Usual Suspects (which featured Spacey), as well as multiple films across the X-Men franchise and the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody.
“— Justin Smith ️‍ (@Justin_C_Smith) November 1, 2017
I never went to any of Bryan Singers “private parties”, but I guarantee the stories of the young men who say they were raped are true. I witnessed the beginning of many of these nights. I wish I would’ve loudly objected to what I saw happening. (12/14)”
YAHOO NEWS, Producer Bryan Singer again accused of sexual misconduct, By Carly Milne, November 1, 2017.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/producer-bryan-singer-accused-sexual-misconduct-015929533.html

Nov2.
David Corn “touching female staffers and insensitive descriptions of sexual violence”
POLITICO, David Corn investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior
Mother Jones magazine says it looked into allegations against its D.C. bureau chief in 2014 and believes they were remedied.
By MICHAEL CALDERONE 11/02/2017.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/02/david-corn-mother-jones-workplace-behavior-probe-244482

Nov. 3
THE WASHINGTON POST, Two new accusers emerge at NPR, adding to growing harassment scandal, By Paul Farhi November 3, 2017.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...0d4f04b89eb_story.html?utm_term=.c3214f8ba397


Adam Venit Sexual harassment accused by Terry Crews
VARIETY, WME’s Adam Venit on Leave Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Actor Terry Crews (EXCLUSIVE). By Cynthia Littleton and Justin Kroll, 11/3/17.
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/adam-venit-terry-crews-sexual-harassment-1202605857/

Nov. 6 Gore Lawyer David Boies hired to smear victims of sexual harassment
LAWNEWZ. Gore Lawyer David Boies Implicated in Insane, Ornate Plot to Discredit Weinstein Accusers
by Alberto Luperon | 10:06 pm, November 6th, 2017.
https://lawnewz.com/high-profile/go...-ornate-plot-to-discredit-weinstein-accusers/

THE NEW YORKER, Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies
The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists., By Ronan FarrowNovember 6, 2017.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spiesƒrussƒ

Nov. 9 (USA Today List)
Ben Affleck,groping MTV host Hilarie Burton during a 2003 appearance on Total Request Live. He issued an apology on Oct. 11

Dustin Hoffman, sexual harassment by Anna Graham Hunter

Ethan Kath (Claudio Palmieri), 34, a songwriter and producer Crystal Castles, accused of rape by former bandmate Alice Glass

Jeremy Piven, 52, a star on the TV series Entourage, accused of groping Ariane Bellamar

Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White), bassist and guitarist of the band Marilyn Manson, accused of rape by singer Jessicka Addams

Steven Seagal, “… actor and producer accused of sexual harassment by Portia de Rossi, who claims he unzipped his pants during a private office audition. ER actress Julianna Margulies also revealed an incident she had with Seagal "He made sure that I saw his gun, which I had never seen a gun in real life," … "And I got out of there unscathed... I sorta screamed my way out."

Jeffrey Tambor, “actor best known for his role on Amazon's Transparent, was accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior by his former assistant, a transgender woman named Van Barnes”

Bob Weinstein,”film producer and brother of Harvey Weinstein, has been accused of harassing TV producer Amanda Segel.”

Ed Westwick, 30, actor, Gossip Girl, accused of rape by actress Kristina Cohen
USA TODAY, List: All of the Hollywood power players accused of sexual assault or harassment, Sara M Moniuszko, Nov. 9, 2017.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...-accused-sexual-assault-harassment/827004001/

Nov. 10
Jann Wenner Founder Rolling Stone
BUZZFEED, This Writer Says Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner Offered Him Work In Exchange For Sex, By Mary Ann Georgantopoulos, November 10, 2017.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeorgantopoulos/jann-wenner?utm_term=.dsAKAKXvr#.nd7mYmGvx

Guardian, Senior Editor, He's alleged to have put his hand underneath a female employee's shirt, on her torso and abdomen, and in the back pockets of her jeans.
BUZZFEED, A Senior Guardian Editor Is Under Investigation Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, 11/10/2017.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistef...on-amid-sexual?utm_term=.erVgvgnYb#.jbqmkmVpJ

George Takei, Sexual abuse
“A former model and actor is accusing Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981. The accuser, Scott R. Brunton, who was 23 at the time of the alleged incident, claims that Takei took advantage of him when he was most vulnerable.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, George Takei Accused of Sexually Assaulting Former Model in 1981, By Ryan Parker, 11/10/2017.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-takei-accused-sexually-assaulting-model-1981-1056698

Nov. 11
Lindsey Buckingham chokes Stevie Nicks
“One time, during a heated argument in front of the band in 1987, Buckingham, the book says, “manhandled Stevie, slapped her face and bent her backward over the hood of his car. He put his fingers around her neck and started to choke her.”
NEW YORK POST, Lindsey Buckingham’s abuse of Stevie Nicks detailed in new book, By Raquel Laneri, November 11, 2017.
http://nypost.com/2017/11/11/lindsey-buckinghams-abuse-of-stevie-nicks-detailed-in-new-book/

Nov. 14
NTK, $15 Million in Taxpayer Money Has Been Paid Out to Settle Congressional Sexual Harassment Suits, 11.14.2017.
http://ntknetwork.com/15-million-in...settle-congressional-sexual-harassment-suits/

Nov. 15
THE DAILY BEAST, ‘Unsafe and Just Plain Dirty’: Women Accuse Vice of ‘Toxic’ Sexual-Harassment Culture, The Daily Beast talked to more than a dozen former and current employees about the culture for women inside Vice Media. They spoke of harassing behavior and company indifference., BYBRANDY ZADROZNY, 11.15.17.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/unsaf...ccuse-vice-of-toxic-sexual-harassment-culture

 

Watching Sessions' former seat go to a Democrat, and the GOP lead in the Senate go down to 51-49 because of it will make it better...

 

Sandusky, Bush, Abu Ghraib, Moore = Republican rape scandals


here's another example:


https://www.vox.com/2017/11/18/16673284/goodman-ohio-lawmaker-resigns-gay-sex-scandal



Anti-LGBTQ lawmaker resigns over gay sex scandal
Republican Ohio state representative Wesley Goodman may have also previously assaulted an 18-year-old



hundreds more all over the internet

 

Yawn. How did this gibberish work for you on November 8, 2016? You people never learn. The entire leftist campaign was based on claims of moral high ground, personal attacks, smear, lies and allegations, certainly not on issues and still, Trump wiped the floor with the left. The american people showed the liberal mob a big fat middle finger.

And now that the left has been exposed as a mob of rapists, sex criminals, their admirers, supporters and enablers, the left is screwed for decades.

 

Trump the *****-grabbing liar and swindler holds the record for getting into office with the least amount of popular votes of any candidate EVER. That combined with his abysmally low approval ratings from day one to the present is hardly "wiping the floor" with anything or anybody other than the fools that still support this traitorous snake oil salesman as he laughs at their enormous gullibility.

 

Is it true that she is a Fox correspondent, grabbed the drummer by the ass during a concert (pictured), that Roger Stone had a hand in this,
and that she was paid after she submitted this article to Fox? And she is a is a good friend of Hannity? Smells like a set up, and if so, she better hope that she doesn't have to testify under oath.

 

Trump campaigned with factory workers in Michigan and miners in Pennsylvania, Hillary had fundraisers with uber-rich Hollywood sex predators, child molesters and rapists. Trump won 90% of battleground states, landslide electoral victory and the combined popular vote of 49 states, Hillary overwhelmingly won California. This works for me....Does it for you?


And now that the libs fell down from their moral high horse and broke their necks, that they've been exposed as a hypocritical mob of rapists and their willing enablers, cynically using women's issues for political gains while destroying victims of sex offenses, the libs have ABSOLUTELY nothing to run in 2018 and 2020, even their smear attacks, lies and slander will backfire.

 

Your post is pathetically desperate as you unsuccessfully avoid the subject and attempt to sweep under the rug the truth of the very unpopular *****-grabbing traitor and crook that is squatting in The Oval Office...lol The party of pedophile supporters and you talk about enabling???

Twittler would have stolen your granny's bloomers at his bogus university if given the opportunity and you continue to support this swindler. That is ****ing nuts!

And btw...your boy never had a mandate and never will.

 

Let me be very careful. My integrity will remain in tact no matter what. No, and I am not demanding that Franken step down.
Tweeden is a correspondent for Fox, a friend of Hannity, grabbed the drummer by the ass during a concert (pictured), and got paid after submitting that article to Fox. She better hope that she doesn't have to testify under oath. Maybe that is why she readily accepted his apology and said no need to go further and don't resign.

 

you are defending franken. You integrity just went down the crapper even if you dont think so. The lefts hypocrisy is worth studying on this. Its fascinating how you can sit there and defend franken and not be embarrassed by your blatant double standard. Ive never seen anything like it.

 

Pointing out facts concerning an accuser is NOT defending the defendant.

 

Why do you imagine the man she accused is so gung ho for an investigation?

 

I am discussing the subject this thread actually which is Al "Grope" Frankenstein being the libs' morality voice for years. It's also the libs' cynical and hypocritical "morality", "pro-women" hysteria which just blew into their faces as the liberal mob was outed and exposed as enablers and supporters of perverts, rapists, sex offenders...

You do realize that rapists/sex predators embracing libs and progs have no leg to stand on when women's issues, misogyny and sex crimes are concerned, right?

 

Franken is guilty of sexual assault and sexual harrassment. point out all the facts you want but anyone here or elsewhere defending this POS has no integrity at all. You damn well know it too. This is pure partisan BS from the left. After all the moore talk this is blatantly ridiculous that you guys can actually stand there, saying what youre saying and not be embarrassed in the least. You should be. This is off the charts double standards. Its proves beyond any doubt that the left was completely and utterly fantastically full of fecal on the moore matter.

 

I just found this out. Pay attention. Fox correspondent and got paid for article after submitting it. Roger Stone involved, and if that guy is involved, problems. Grabbed guitarist by the ass during concert. Good friend of Hannity. Accepted apology and said not to resign and that it didn't have to go any further. It stinks of a setup. The ethics committee may want her testimony, and she better not lie to congress. Can you read? A little different than 16 women accusing Trump, yes? I am embarrassed, since I passed judgement before getting the facts. Now if more women come out...... There is no hypocrisy, and I am not a "lefts." You need to read more deeply into accusations like this. You seem to ignore the meat and simply flap away, displaying your lack of education and shallow mind.

 

He asked for an ethics committee investigation, and this committee may well call her to testify.

 

I already know he is guilty...hell he admitted it. As far as sexual assault I believe he has asked for an investigation to figure that out. She has now decided to be against this idea which puts her story into question specially when taken with her Fox News association and history of...shall we say...sexuality.

 

Are the 13 women also full of fecal matter?

 

Yes I can read very well actually. Your post is gibberish. Try re- writing it so there isnt so many missing words. Then I can answer.

 

This is all the american political system has to offer its citizens as the societal wealth extraction and redistribution scam continues unabated beneath layers of chaos and distraction.

 

dont know yet. We will find out when we see the evidence.

 

It could never be anything but. Any notion that Don shall ever make the acquaintance of truth and objective reality, much less allow it to ever escape his utterly dishonest oral cavity, is fiction on the face of it.

 

there ya go women readers. The left thinks that if you act sexy and look sexy then its your fault when they assault you. After all....you were asking for it.

 

Authoritarian power structures always blame and scape goat their outgroups and victims.

 

I am not on the left and did not indicate any of the nonsense you forcefeed.