Just a reminder for concerned members

[BootinUp]

Franken has already called for an investigation into his own actions.

This has been a public service announcement. If you are still feeling woozy, sit down or lay down without a smartphone or other internet enabled device for awhile.

[Blue_true]

1. Not a good idea.

To attempt to win an argument by insulting and belittling those that have legitimate concerns and don't agree with you.

[BootinUp]

2. thanks for your concern. The good news

Is I didn’t do what u suggest.

[Skittles]

3. hilarious, isn't it?

[BootinUp]

5. Typical DU Im afraid. Losing my sense

of humor maybe.

[yardwork]

4. There's so much concern on DU.

I can practically hear the hands wringing across the globe.

[Drahthaardogs]

6. Hand wringing, or is it the pitter patter of goat hooves

On the bridge we keep hearing?

[yardwork]

15. Maybe it's little bears. Comrade bears.

[Drahthaardogs]

16. Isn't that Komrad?

Bears on the bridge. Yes.

Maybe moose and squirrel too?

[jimlup]

11. Seriously chill

we shouldn't be fighting among ourselves. This is all part of the alt-right/Russian mafia plan.

[steve2470]

14. I agree nt

[moriah]

7. I was probably the first to say "Good response, but(t)..." to yesterday's release.

I, too, had a bit of a "c'mon, you sound like you're excusing ass-grabs as just 'friendly behavior' when that's ass we're talking about here, not just shoulder or back" reaction, to particularly the word "hugs".

However, since I truly can't picture Franken propositioning anybody for a bathroom quickie even when he was a broke teenager -- let alone in Minnesota after Larry Craig -- I can see why he might not feel like dignifying those further.

The non-anonymous accuser did contrast his behavior with that of another politician at the same event. That politician asked about positioning preferences before just leaning in.

So as a response to THAT... I think it was good. Yes, men should learn to respect personal space. Ask, don't ASSume.

[BootinUp]

8. You r thinking about it too hard. He is not

going to participate in a court of public opinion. He prefers the more official process. I think it’s the right approach for many reasons.

[moriah]

9. Yet he is, by making statements at all.

He has to. Even his call for an investigation, even if it's an investigation of relatively minor things, had to be called.

All so the person accused of doing things TO minors doesn't get to use this as a distraction. So people see what the correct way to respond is.

And hence why, when you look st yesterday's statement not as a response to the butt-grabbing allegations, but to the constructive criticism given by the non-anonymous accuser about how he could do things differently....

It's a good statement.

[BootinUp]

10. Ok. Glad u think so. Nt

[rpannier]

12. You do know that the likelihood of their being an investigation of pre-senate behavior is small

[BootinUp]

13. I dont know how such a claim can even

be backed up in the Trump era. Do you want to try?