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Originally Posted by Jim Moonan
We have now entered the rock throwing stage. The glass house era of politics. Give me a break. What Al Franken did was immature. He was a funnyman once; a comedian. Not a serial criminal.
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The thing with Al Franken is really disappointing, to say the least; and I think it is more than just
immature, I am afraid. Being a comedian is no excuse for what he did. I honestly think he will be an unwanted liability now for the Democratic party that would define itself in opposition to the party of Moore. I do agree, however, that Roy is
worse. In my opinion, when one of our own is guilty, it is incumbent upon us to fully disclaim the wrong committed as we would do were he of the other party. And where there is smoke there is fire, what starts as a trickle of accusations all too often ends as a flood with such cases; as we have seen play out over and over. Thus, I would be all the more hesitant to downplay or defend, though the first allegation was bad enough.