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dlk

(11,541 posts) Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:05 AM Jan 2019

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I Wish Al Franken Had Been in the Senate Today to Question William Barr

I think Franken would have held Barr’s feet to the fire in his unique way.

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I Wish Al Franken Had Been in the Senate Today to Question William Barr (Original Post) dlk Jan 2019 OP

Yeah me too. sfwriter Jan 2019 #1

He was railroaded! Joe941 Jan 2019 #2

Very Upset. nt Mars and Minerva Jan 2019 #12

me too and i'm still very unhappy with Guillibrand. trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #17

Me too, but the Senator from New York decided that Roger Stone's gal pals Baltimike Jan 2019 #3

Kamala Harris was right there, too. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #8

She joined in, as did the Senator from Hawaii, the Senator from New Jersey Baltimike Jan 2019 #9

The only woman Senator who didn't join was Amy Klobuchar, and she said it was only because pnwmom Jan 2019 #13

But she didn't sign it. Thank goodness. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #26

Tweeden was a right wing plant Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #14

The question is, was there any evidence at all? LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #19

What investigation? Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #20

IKR? There was none. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #21

I'm defending Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #22

You forgot Justice and the American way. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #23

No didn't forget justice at all. Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #24

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #25

I agree shanny Jan 2019 #4

This was exactly why he was targeted Charlotte Little Jan 2019 #11

Love this!!!! LakeArenal Jan 2019 #27

The smartest Senator we've ever had IMO superpatriotman Jan 2019 #5

Me too. I'd vote for him for president if he won the primary (and if he ran) CozyMystery Jan 2019 #6

Oh, yes! So do I! He was absolutely the best with Jeff Sessions! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #7

Al would have flustered him flamingdem Jan 2019 #10

But like Maddow said tonight, Barr knows he has the votes so he can brush off the Dems mastermind Jan 2019 #15

i was just thinking about him as i was orleans Jan 2019 #16

wasn't Gillibrand the one who bdamomma Jan 2019 #30

yes, she 's the one who started the orleans Jan 2019 #31

I really bdamomma Jan 2019 #32

I swear I heard Franken through Amy's question about jailing journalists. Barr revealed his politics ancianita Jan 2019 #18

I thought so, too. LakeArenal Jan 2019 #28

Miss him bdamomma Jan 2019 #29

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

1. Yeah me too.

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:06 AM

Jan 2019

Joe941

(2,848 posts)

2. He was railroaded!

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:07 AM

Jan 2019

I'm still upset about it.

Mars and Minerva

(369 posts)

12. Very Upset. nt

Reply to Joe941 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 01:24 AM

Jan 2019

trueblue2007

(17,203 posts)

17. me too and i'm still very unhappy with Guillibrand.

Reply to Joe941 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 02:06 AM

Jan 2019

running for president. bah humbug.

Baltimike

(4,140 posts)

3. Me too, but the Senator from New York decided that Roger Stone's gal pals

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:10 AM

Jan 2019

before a fact finding investigation.

And I am not sure if she did it out of convenience. I am not sure she could have beaten him in a primary

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

8. Kamala Harris was right there, too.

Reply to Baltimike (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:27 AM

Jan 2019

Baltimike

(4,140 posts)

9. She joined in, as did the Senator from Hawaii, the Senator from New Jersey

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:30 AM

Jan 2019

and a host of others. i will never forget what they did to that man.

And how thin the accusations were

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)

13. The only woman Senator who didn't join was Amy Klobuchar, and she said it was only because

Reply to Baltimike (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 01:32 AM

Jan 2019

they worked together. She agreed with his decision to resign.

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

26. But she didn't sign it. Thank goodness.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #13)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:13 AM

Jan 2019

I bet you she’s very glad she didn’t.

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

14. Tweeden was a right wing plant

Reply to Baltimike (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 01:41 AM

Jan 2019

but is there any evidence the other 7 women were as well.

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

19. The question is, was there any evidence at all?

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #14)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:22 AM

Jan 2019

Guess we will never know, because some people's blind idol led the railroading to prevent an investigation.

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

20. What investigation?

Reply to LakeSuperiorView (Reply #19)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:29 AM

Jan 2019

A Ethics committee hearing is not what you think and do you really believe the republicans on that committee would have given Franken a fair hearing?

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

21. IKR? There was none.

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #20)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:35 AM

Jan 2019

You have no idea what I think...

But keep on defending your hero, someone has to.

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

22. I'm defending

Reply to LakeSuperiorView (Reply #21)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:40 AM

Jan 2019

truth and fairness against the group think of the mob.

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

23. You forgot Justice and the American way.

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #22)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:44 AM

Jan 2019

That's going come up in your quarterly review...

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

24. No didn't forget justice at all.

Reply to LakeSuperiorView (Reply #23)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:51 AM

Jan 2019

Response to Trumpocalypse (Reply #24)

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shanny

(6,709 posts)

4. I agree

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:15 AM

Jan 2019

and it makes me wonder: why is it that Al Franken was SO effective when questioning witnesses while so many others, with far more legal and even prosecutorial backgrounds, were/are not? His punches land; those thrown by many others do not. The pukes seem to just slither away...

Why? Perhaps that is why he was targeted, y'know?

Charlotte Little

(658 posts)

11. This was exactly why he was targeted

Reply to shanny (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:48 AM

Jan 2019

And this is why I will never change my stance on Gillibrand or Harris. I supported both prior to all of that. Not anymore.

And I refuse to be shamed by the "you're attacking the women" crowd. I know Schumer asked Franken to leave, But Gil & Har were the most vocal for political points. I am completely disgusted by them both now.

Klobuchar has my full support. She's fully qualified without being thirsty.

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

27. Love this!!!!

Reply to Charlotte Little (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:14 AM

Jan 2019

superpatriotman

(6,247 posts)

5. The smartest Senator we've ever had IMO

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:16 AM

Jan 2019

Run out of town on a rail

CozyMystery

(652 posts)

6. Me too. I'd vote for him for president if he won the primary (and if he ran)

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:17 AM

Jan 2019

Rhiannon12866

(205,158 posts)

7. Oh, yes! So do I! He was absolutely the best with Jeff Sessions!

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:22 AM

Jan 2019

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

10. Al would have flustered him

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:40 AM

Jan 2019

and is sorely missed

mastermind

(229 posts)

15. But like Maddow said tonight, Barr knows he has the votes so he can brush off the Dems

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 01:41 AM

Jan 2019

be as nasty as he wants but it would have been great to see Al do his thing though.

orleans

(34,045 posts)

16. i was just thinking about him as i was

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 02:03 AM

Jan 2019

watching colbert's show

with gillibrand announcing that she's running for president. ugh.
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/678292493/new-york-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-announces-2020-presidential-run

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)

30. wasn't Gillibrand the one who

Reply to orleans (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:23 AM

Jan 2019

neutered Senator Franken. I like Senator Klobuchar better than her.

orleans

(34,045 posts)

31. yes, she 's the one who started the

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #30)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 09:57 PM

Jan 2019

"run al out of the senate" bandwagon

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)

32. I really

Reply to orleans (Reply #31)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:27 PM

Jan 2019

don't care for her after what she did to Senator Franken. Now she wants to throw in her bid to run for President. Nah. I am not impressed.

ancianita

(36,017 posts)

18. I swear I heard Franken through Amy's question about jailing journalists. Barr revealed his politics

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 02:48 AM

Jan 2019

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

28. I thought so, too.

Reply to ancianita (Reply #18)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:19 AM

Jan 2019

They run Al out, then try to adopt his style.
Just so showing that Al is the one who should be in charge of questioning fascists.

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)

29. Miss him

Reply to dlk (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 11:21 AM

Jan 2019

I would love to hear him on the floor of the Senate now. He was railroaded.

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