Hold your nose for this one

[SHRED]

[yuiyoshida]

1. REPUBLICANS ARE BETTER WITH WOMEN?

yOU JUST MADE NEARLY CHOKE!

[dalton99a]

17. Shades of "Nobody respects women more than me"

unless it's a nasty woman

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2. Sorry, my "lying POS" detector has been activated by this video. No one gropes waists.

And this BS is the last straw that prompted Gillibrand to railroad Al?

We are in big trouble with party leaders gullible enough to believe this crappola — not to mention Tweeden's sketchy story.

Waist groping is now a thing. Who knew?

Watch out every male alive. Do not put you arm around a waist when posing for photos (shoulders are bound to be the next no-no area).

Just keep your arms in front of you with your hands clearly visible and make sure at least 6 inches of space is between you and anyone else in the photo.

Good God, we are fucked.

[Plucketeer]

11. Great idea!

Where a group of people pose for a photo, the PC thing to do would be to have all the males hold their hands high - as if they were being arrested.

[brush]

12. Heehee. Yep. Hands up and visible or you could be accused.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

36. I have actually seen that back stage at a concert

There were about half a dozen tween girls meeting a male pop star and he was holding his hands up and out and making a goofy face while they were taking the pictures. It was really uncomfortable, or at least I thought it was - especially since the mothers seemed to be egging the girls on.

[mountain grammy]

3. I used to be a fan..

I can't believe this. She's trivializing assualt. She's trivializing harrassment. Shame on you, Tina.

[Dalton Mac]

4. "Inappropriate to do that from the Senate Floor"

But gutting healthcare and financially RAPING 99% of the country is just fine, huh?

[jalan48]

5. Squeezing her waist twice traumatized her?

[Dalton Mac]

6. Another Thing

Doesn't her face just exude "Snob"?

[delisen]

7. Why is testifying in an investigation worse than

testifying in front of a camera before millions?

De Puy said she was grateful Al Franken resigned and spared her having to testify in a hearing.

I honestly don't understand that.

[SHRED]

8. +10000

[brush]

15. Great point. I wonder what or who prompted her to participate in this obvious hit job?

Also you have to wonder if anything was exchanged for her to step forward and disclose how hurt she was by having her waist groped (not)?

As you said, she was willing to go on TV before millions of viewers but is unwilling to testify in a hearing.

Isn't that an unstated contradiction of terms, sort of an oxymoron?

[Plucketeer]

9. Someone should tell her that bullshit has an unmistakable aire

The only women I've ever groped were wearing a wedding ring I put on their finger. But a friendly grab of the waist - in front of a camera no less??? I couldn't BEGIN to recall all the family members I've probably disgraced myself with. Imagine the temerity of a handshake - or a pat on the back? Our society is headed towards trying to walk a high wire made of goo. Maybe we should all start wearing body cams - forward and rearward looking.
Don't get me wrong, but can we ever be absolutely sure of every allegation leveled against someone else??? What a clusterfest that would be! " Yeah , after I set his coffee on his desk and started towards the door, I caught him looking towards me and smiling. What am I supposed to do? The office dress code forbades me wearing sweat pants!"
As a happily married man of 35 years, I STILL notice those of the opposite sex that I find attractive. I am male and I'm built in such a way that I have an interest in females. I didn't ask to have the carnal desires I had in my younger years. But even then, I didn't just grab every female leg, boob and buttock that was within reach. I can't recall that my late mother instilled that respect into me or I fashioned my personal actions after my dad - or maybe it's all or part genetic. The truth is that once Ma Nature caused hair to sprout in places other'n on my head, I began to perceive that girls weren't as dorky as I had thought. And so it began. 60 years later, I still steal a glance. Izzat wrong? I've never wolf whistled at a woman, never pinched an ass, never grabbed a breast or a vulva. But I am guilty of having initiated a handshake - a pat on the back (upper back or shoulder) - a brief hello hug (like the late night hosts do with a guest) and the odd wink - a respectful wink, mind you.

[Bluepinky]

10. This woman is absolutely ridiculous.

She’s seriously saying that squeezing someone’s waist over clothing while taking a photo SHE ASKED FOR is sexual assault or even misconduct? She says she was uncomfortable because she had gained weight, which implies she wouldn’t have been uncomfortable if she hadn’t gained weight. Her problem was with her excess weight, not Al Franken. She’s a joke and demeans women who actually have been sexually assaulted.

[SHRED]

13. Not just women

As a male victim of sexual assault from another male I'm absolutely offended by her claims of "trauma".

[Bluepinky]

16. Hearing her speak about the trauma of a hand squeezing her waist over clothes suggests shes insane.

She must be a bitch to live with (and I’m female so please don’t call me sexist).

One person’s discomfort doesn’t mean the other person is guilty of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Edit: I’m not disagreeing with you, I agree with you 100%. Sexual assault is terrible no matter who it happens to.

You have to see this woman try to justify herself to realize how lame she is. It makes me wonder how Franken’s other accusers justify their own traumas?

[jimmil]

14. Is this Sean Hannity's sister? N/T

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. That's really fucked up.

It would be fun to have a little counter going and clicking off with each thing she says that's opposite of reason or reality.

Her Wiki profile is a bagful of cats, too, if you're looking for some background.

[lunasun]

32. +1 read her this American Life segment transcript

Her segment is ironically titled The Wisdom to know the difference.......
https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/539/transcript

[Rustynaerduwell]

19. She said she was more uncomfortable because she had recently gained weight!

And it's something she left out of her original accusation. Wrong thing to say on so many levels: 1) It would have been okay if she was thinner? 2) This speaks way more of how she perceives herself than to Senator Franken's intentions 3) It trivializes sexual assault as predicated upon the attractiveness of the victim. 4) It turns around Trump's defense that the women accusing him weren't worth groping. It seems to me she was offended because he inadvertently reminded her that she gained a little weight around the waist.

[Ohioboy]

20. Someone needs to inform this woman that she wasn't actually groped.

Then she needs to be questioned as to her motives for coming out with such BS.

[IronLionZion]

21. Tina Dupuy makes me profoundly uncomfortable

so she must resign immediately. I'm reporting this anonymously and can not be paraded in front of an ethics committee. I'm not giving my name because it would be cruel.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. I think a barf bag might be needed as well

As some other posters have stated she's trivializing sexual assault. I'm still in shock that Al lost his career over this petty bullshit.

[SHRED]

23. She's all smiles

Looks traumatized to me.

[MustLoveBeagles]

25. I know right?

Truthfully I could only make it halfway through before I turned it off. A waist grab to take a photo is not abuse. It just isn't. If that sort of thing really bothered her why the hell didn't she say something before the photo was snapped? I'm sure he would have respected her boundaries and kept his hands to himself. This whole thing stinks.

My beautiful stepdaughter was molested by her former stepfather when she was 9 years old. While she has built a happy life for herself with a supportive husband and two wonderful little girls, what happened to her as a child still effects her to this day. I'm truly sorry that this happened to you too.

Thanks for the reply. I've been reading this board since the Bush years and this whole thing with Frankin pushed me to sign up.

[pandr32]

26. Happy you joined us

[MustLoveBeagles]

29. Thank you

[SHRED]

30. Happy you're here

[MustLoveBeagles]

33. Thank you

[Rocky888]

24. Because I said it happened

That’s all the proof we need, and her experience was just too painful to repeat under oath in an ethics investigation, but not too painful for her to do an interview on cable news.

And roger stone getting physically aroused watching this interview and writing the script to be used against the next powerful smart democrat that dares to question any member of trump’s criminal empire.

[onecaliberal]

27. This woman is delusional and makes a mockery of the #Metoo movement

[SHRED]

31. That's how I feel also

[onecaliberal]

35. The fact they get attention from media in light of the allegations

Against maggot and pedo is a clear demonstration we are fucked.

[JeaneRaye]

28. Tina

I used to like this woman..... but complaining about a touch on the waist?!! And maybe a squeeze or two ?!! Give me a break! That is just a stretch too far for me. I would hardly call this sexual harassment. I know I'll be turning off the radio or TV when she comes across the airwaves in the future.

[lunasun]

34. Not the first time she has been delusional

Her segment Act3 is ironically titled The Wisdom to know the difference.......
https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/539/transcript

[stuffmatters]

37. Thanks for the link. I've been searching for her AAer to non AAer story..

It certainly adds Beaucoup layers, especially considering Al's decades long membership within the 12 Step Fellowships.

[Honeycombe8]

38. What is HER accusation? Is this the one with the "He grabbed my waist" "groping" allegation?

Makes me sick.

[LisaL]

39. Yep, that's her.