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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAl Franken's 1st Sit-Down Interview Since Senate Resignation
Sen. Al Franken returned to Minnesota for his first public appearance here since resigning from the U.S. Senate.
In an exclusive interview with WCCO-TV, he talked about how much he misses his old job.
Franken resigned from the Senate in January after #MeToo allegations from more than half a dozen women alleging unwanted touching.
Franken was joined by three Minnesota members of Congress at the dedication of the new Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The old school campus was comprised of tin buildings that leaked, were rodent-infested, had heat that often failed in the winter, and plumbing that led to frequent sewage backups.
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/07/30/al-franken-1st-interview-since-senate-resignation/
In an exclusive interview with WCCO-TV, he talked about how much he misses his old job.
Franken resigned from the Senate in January after #MeToo allegations from more than half a dozen women alleging unwanted touching.
Franken was joined by three Minnesota members of Congress at the dedication of the new Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig High School on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The old school campus was comprised of tin buildings that leaked, were rodent-infested, had heat that often failed in the winter, and plumbing that led to frequent sewage backups.
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/07/30/al-franken-1st-interview-since-senate-resignation/
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Al Franken's 1st Sit-Down Interview Since Senate Resignation (Original Post)
oberliner
Jul 2018
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flotsam
(3,268 posts)1. The good news is he hasn't ruled out running again N/T
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)2. Excellent
That would go up a lot of asses, sideways.
Greybnk48
(10,147 posts)3. Best news I've heard in weeks! n/t
ancianita
(35,812 posts)4. It's great to see him support improvements for those who most need them. He's a man with heart.
Many of us miss his old job, too.
He also can do this failing country more good than just allow himself to be sidelined by an aggrieved group's single issue.
We should not practice the politics of inevitability.
When he's done his penance, learned his lessons, he should be allowed to return when he's ready.
I've been ready for him to return since the day he left.