tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post5134721626321131623..comments2024-03-13T07:52:13.478-04:00Comments on THE SWASH ZONE: Roger and #MeToo(O)CT(O)PUShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post-49791193466908491652018-11-27T09:11:14.293-05:002018-11-27T09:11:14.293-05:00Nearly a year since this was published, but it'...Nearly a year since this was published, but it's still timely. Perhaps Stone will get what he deserves, or part of what he deserves, but Franken is still in the dog house.<br /><br />The opposition of course was quick and adept at using the passion of the Liberals against them in a kind of political Judo. Perhaps we have learned something.Capt. Fogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post-27760963795202491012018-01-05T11:06:44.878-05:002018-01-05T11:06:44.878-05:00Agreed, Octo. Al Franken was convinced that he'...Agreed, Octo. Al Franken was convinced that he'd be cleared by an investigation and I believe he would have been too. It was not just his own colleagues that came out against him, however. Many Democratic voters said Franken had to go. It's about "doing the right thing" <a href="http://w-dervish.blogspot.com/2017/12/al-franken-latest-man-held-accountable.html?showComment=1512988745821#c1874719043963740372" rel="nofollow">some said</a>. Getting rid of an excellent Senator (one on the right side of the issue, btw) after he apologized (and his apology was accepted) due to waist squeezes was the right thing?<br /><br />Roger Stone's involvement, the fact that it was Franken who caught Sessions in a lie during his senate confirmation hearings (causing him to recuse himself from the Russia probe) and the fact that Franken was a strong proponent of net neutrality say to me that this was a hit job.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.com