Gee, almost as if the Roger Stone-orchestrated takedown of Al Franken was designed to distract us...

[kpete]

Gee, almost as if the Roger Stone-orchestrated takedown of Al Franken was designed to distract us from the #GOPTaxScam ....

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Absolutely.

[Ninga]

2. If we were smart, we would take the story and use it like a weapon. Either she

played a role in offering up her story to Stone, and company, or she didn't.

Did she say..."hey guys, I may have a little distraction for you!"

How the fuck did he know. THAT's the story!

[brush]

4. Hannity commented yesterday that she had shown him the photo years ago

Wonder if he remembered, called her up, tipped off Roger Stone, and they arranged the hit to come out the next day (I assume the check cleared).

[Ninga]

6. Any and all scenarios are more than plausible. Moreover, this needs to be hunted

like a dog on a bone......

[calimary]

30. Its just the KABC talk radio angle that sends up a red flag for me.

Another CON talk station. I can’t help but be a little suspicious.

They all are in the loop together I think. I bet either Roger Stone has been on as a guest, or interviewed, or most of the hosts know him.

Anything that has even the most remote whiff of Roger Stone is guaranteed NOT to be on the up-n-up. He’s the guy who boasts about his reputation for “rat-fucking.” He knows ALL the Dark Siders. Guaranteed.

[mopinko]

3. ya think?

who would be that dastardly?

[Ninga]

5. The only thing missing from Stone's face is a dastardly, black, twisting mustache!

His finger prints have been found at the scene.....she just had a light bulb moment that SHE is the one who would have to testify....not so much fun now, isn't it?!

[GusBob]

7. I have lost count of the Franken threads. I tried trashing them all

who has time for that?

How many threads on the tax bill?

[Initech]

8. As I said, this was a Steve Bannon hit job.

Brought to you by Breitbart, and paid for by the Mercers.

[MFM008]

9. THIS

your right.

[Duncan Grant]

10. That would never happen.

[Stallion]

11. First Thing I Taught My Son about Politics-"Keep Your Eye on the Ball"

and not flag pins, the flag, the national anthem or any one of the other distractions politicians use to evade the truth

[orangecrush]

12. ...

obviously.

K&R

[maryellen99]

13. And to get back at Franken for being so rough on that evil elf Sessions nt

[SandyZ]

14. I think Franken has handled this better than both sides. Left defending him

trying to sexually shame the woman, and certainly better then Republicans. Franken was straight, reasonable, owned it and handed it off to people to investigate. Time to move on.

[marble falls]

17. Franken will make a great President.

[SandyZ]

18. I think he makes a terrific senator. I am not cheering him for Presidency.

[marble falls]

19. I know what you mean - I feel that way about Elizebeth Warren and Bernie Sanders right now.

[SandyZ]

21. I like the idea of some of our younger Democratic Leaders that are sounding good, speaking out,

doing.

[marble falls]

23. Did you see the Rachel Madow segment this week with the young woman made the state ....

Democratic Party head in Oklahoma? In just a year she's gotten several young and diverse state reps elected including a gay black woman in a district that Trump took in 2016 with a 40% margin. The DNC pretty has pretty much been absent.

This is our future and I as an old white guy have absolutely no problem embracing it.

[SandyZ]

24. I don't have TV. I do not know if this Franken thing is as blown up as this site is making it sound

What he did was juvenile. I cannot tell you the number of boys, and yes, even men behave in the same manner as he did in the photo. The kiss is another story, but I can piece that one together between the two. Mostly, we are discussing privilege. I don't see it needing to continue on the way Franken addressed it, but by the site behavior, it seems like it is not dying down.

I did not see this young woman, but I have been following the strength and voice of young women since the 2016 election and I am thrilled. Thank you for sharing about her. Maybe I will run across a Maddow video, and watch.

[marble falls]

25. Sort of, but the noise machine has caused me to FF past it. I will admit how shocked I am ...

over the vituperation regarding this on DU.

You can get this segment on Madow's web-site, its worth it because this woman is smarter and more poised than 90% of everybody I've seen in politics. No sense of being impressed with herself at all.

[SandyZ]

26. Thank you for this information I must check it out. I appreciate it.

[Mr. Evil]

31. Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California.

[DeeDeeNY]

34. He's got baggage too

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/AIDE-QUITS-AS-NEWSOM-S-AFFAIR-WITH-HIS-WIFE-IS-2652745.php

[Mr. Evil]

35. Well fuck!

I never knew of that. Back to the drawing board!

[mahannah]

20. Agree. He's more valuable in the Senate.

[marble falls]

15. He'll see how distracted we are when Bob Mueller has him arrested for his part in Russia-gate.

[IronLionZion]

16. Some on our side are a little too easy to bait

Not as bad as the conspiracy nuts on the other side, but it's still way too much.

[Jakes Progress]

22. It's not just republicans

who are distracted by shiny objects.

[defacto7]

27. They could remove the words "almost as if".

[Kaleva]

29. Why did you allow it to distract You?

[Hekate]

32. The GOP just had this story waiting in the wings. They will bloody us -- again. Resist!

[Hekate]

33. Gee, imagine the Senate with one less powerful Democrat. I wonder who benefits by that?