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‘This is so pathetic’! Al Franken’s Thanksgiving weekend ‘apology’ drop goes THUD

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As Twitchy reported Wednesday evening, two more women came forward to accuse Sen. Al Franken of groping them. The Minnesota Democrat and SNL alum has apologized again. Well, sort of: Al Franken issued a new apology: "I'm a warm person, I hug people. I've learned from recent stories that in some of those encounters I crossed a line for some women, and I know that any number is too many." https://t.co/YpeV2VSzNH pic.twitter.com/Pc3krGG9hx — CBS This Morning 🦃 (@CBSThisMorning) November 24, 2017 Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a […]

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FINISHED? Dem Sens. Gillibrand, McCaskill, Hirono call on Al Franken to resign; Update: Floodgates open

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As Twitchy told you this morning, Sen. Al Franken is facing a new allegation of sexual harassment that the Minnesota Democrat called “preposterous.” These three Democrat senators don’t agree and have now called on Franken to step down: Al Franken should resign. — Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) December 6, 2017 JUST IN: Sen. Gillibrand calls for calls for Sen. Franken to "step aside" "I believe it would be better for our country if he sent a clear message that any kind of mistreatment of women in our society […]

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These Women Were Just Out Shopping When They Were Violated In A Terrible Way

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When women go out in public, there’s always the risk of harassment. It’s an unfortunate part of our society that proves that we still have a long way to go when it comes to truly being equal. Beyond catcalling and other intimidating behaviors, in certain states it remains legal to take photos up a woman’s skirt without her consent. One man in Sarasota, Florida, was arrested after people noticed a pattern of behavior in which he stalked women while shopping, bending down to look underneath their skirts […]

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Is complimenting someone on her looks sexual harassment? A new poll surprises

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A new poll taken by The Economist and YouGov over the past month shows some surprising views on what exactly constitutes sexual harassment in five Western countries. Over-friendly, or sexual harassment? It depends partly on whom you ask https://t.co/dae5uRMcCq — The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 17, 2017 The poll found that younger people are much more likely to consider things sexual harassment. One consistent pattern that emerged was a generation gap. In general, younger respondents were more likely to think that a behaviour crossed the line than their older […]

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IRONY alert! Does this scene at Al Franken’s presser ring some bells?

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Senator Al Franken held a very brief press conference earlier to address allegations that he groped several women. While Franken offered a statement in which he said he let people down while at the same time saying he remembers things differently than some of his accusers, something else about the scene was noticed: someone is losing their job over this unintentionally dramatic lighting on Franken pic.twitter.com/I82gB6fOwf — katherine krueger (@kath_krueger) November 27, 2017 How’s this for irony: Ironic that Franken has the Charlie Rose lighting thing going […]

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Riding it out? Rep. John Conyers says he won’t seek re-election in 2018

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Rep. John Conyers’ political future already looked dim following allegations of sexual harassment by at least two former staffers, but it looks like he’ll attempt to retain his seat in Congress until 2019, according to The New York Post. Conyers will not seek re-election in 2018 https://t.co/Lv7Is0X81A pic.twitter.com/0cCTMskWak — New York Post (@nypost) November 30, 2017 … because he's resigning in the meantime? https://t.co/vYd9SkZeDG — Omri Ceren (@omriceren) November 30, 2017 Because a person can't give campaign speeches from the toilet, sitting in his underwear. — polyscihill […]

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