I hope Al Franken or someone on his staff is looking at DU tonight - we are against him resigning

[kimbutgar]

And support him 100%.

I am disappointed in Kristen Gillibrand and my Senator Kamala Harris tonight. This is a right ring hit job and we need to circle tha wagons around Al Franken tonight.

“Whoever who has not sinned cast the first stone”.

[yardwork]

1. It's a rare evening for DU. Most of us are in agreement.

[hlthe2b]

2. Wasn't so, this afternoon (pretty appalling to see the drum march). I'm glad others are weighing in

I was really depressed reading all the "satisfied" comments presuming he'd already decided to resign.

[guillaumeb]

3. I emailed Franken earlier.

Hoping many more did also.

[Jimbo101]

5. Good to know -

I did too -

[Mr. Evil]

10. I emailed him 5 times.

And I just sent Sen. Chuck Schumer this:

"NIce job Sen. Schumer. Two accusations against Sen. Franken that are disingenuous at best and outright lies at worst. Five anonymous accusations obviously is all it took for you to throw him under the bus. What about the 36 women of the SNL team that all signed a letter of support for Sen. Franken? Real women that he spent an enormous amount of time with and not one accusation of nefarious behavior at all. What about the 14 women of his campaign and office staff that had nothing but nice things to say about how respectful he was/is to them and his attention to women's issues. Nothing Chuck? 50 real, female, direct associates of Al Franken and not one single disparaging remark. But, 5 anonymous accusations, well, that's enough for such a fair and respectable gentleman like you, isn't it? Why the hurry to get rid of Sen. Franken? Afraid he might cause a problem for your possibly new Senate buddy, Roy Moore? The Republicans are about to unleash their hit machine on everyone. Why is there no hurry to get Donald Trump to resign? If you think for a moment that there any Republican voters that give a diddly damn about this so-called 'moral high ground,' think again. Are you that obtuse or just scared you might be next if you don't play ball. Where is Sen. Franken's due process? Where is his right to confront his accusers? Where is your spine? In case you aren't aware, tonight there are thousands of people working overtime to convince Sen. Al Franken to NOT resign, myself included. We are all strongly considering leaving the Democratic Party once and for all because of people like you and the other spineless Democratic Congresspeople calling for Sen. Franken to resign based on unsubstantiated, contrived bullshit. No more support. This is a Roger Stone, Republican hit-job so obvious that any half-wit could recognize it. Well, except for you. You suck! Eat a bag of shit!"

[Egnever]

16. Hah that was awesome!

[Mr. Evil]

17. If they are successful in railroading Sen. Al Franken out of the Senate

I sincerely hope he sues the shit out of everyone involved. Slander, libel, defamation and everything else that can be piled on. He must not resign at least until a full investigation has been completed.

[kimbutgar]

18. Bravo

Until twitler quits Franken needs to stay put.

[trueblue2007]

30. good letter. you should get it on Twitter !!!!

[greyl]

4. They're surely seeing lots of support on Twitter.

7 X 0 = 0

[BootinUp]

6. I believe he knows there is support.

The issue is we have reps who don’t understand how to make a case for jack shit.

[flamingdem]

8. Keep emailing and tweeting and calling

It matters, word is out that Perez is being deluged, they all should be saying this

[flamingdem]

7. Hats off to my fellow DUers for supporting Al Franken!!

[musette_sf]

9. I've emailed Sen Franken with my support

and emailed Sen Harris with my disappointment.

[Historic NY]

11. Republicans are lost on whether Al Franken should resign

[link:http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-lost-on-whether-al-franken-should-resign-roy-moore-alabama-2017-12|]

[Morris64]

12. You do not speak for everyone.

[kimbutgar]

24. But I am entitled to my opinion on this subject whether or not if you disagree

[Morris64]

31. I completely respect YOUR opinion on this.

Language like “we” and “DU” that would imply that there is a unanimous stance on Franken is a not quite true.

[dhol82]

13. I sent him a supportive email earlier today

Spoke with Gillibrand’s office and left a nasty message.
Just sent an email to Schumer and excoriated him for his stand.

This is so awful! Al is such a wonderful force in the senate. Doubt the Lt. Gov. will be a comparable replacement.
He was not afraid to speak truth to power. How many of the democrats left will do the same?

[Kirk Lover]

14. Twitter is none too happy either.

[Toorich]

15. IF THIS IS ALL IT TAKES...

there won't be a goddamned Dem left in Congress by the end of the year.
If our own party is this chicken shit, we are screwed, blewed and tattooed!

[Duppers]

19. I mentioned in my email to him earlier today

That "thousands of people on www.democraticunderground.com and my family and I support your NOT resigning."
I added "Please Stay! Fight this."

[burrowowl]

20. Don't resign AL!

[JeaneRaye]

21. Sickening.

I am just sick about this. There is not one person other than Al Franken, who recently has been accused of sexual misbehavior, that I would defend. Not Charlie Rose, not Harvey Weinstein, Not Anthony Weiner, Not John Conyers, and especially not Roy Moore or Donald Trump. There is a BIG difference between driving a 14 yr old girl behind the dumpster of a restaurant and pushing her head down between your crotch, or grabbing women by the p--sy, and being a bit overzealous with a kiss. Al Franken is NOT a predator! More than I can say about that a-hole sitting in the White House or that pedophile running for Senator is Alabama. Makes me want to give up on the Democratic Party altogether. If they are hell bent on sabotaging the party, why in the hell should I continue to support them? Tell me...

And by the way, this is one reason that I do not support "Emily's List". Just because you are a woman, and I am talking to you, Senators Gillibrand and Harris, doesn't mean you always are doing the right thing and are worthy of my support!

[Hekate]

22. THIS IS A RIGHT WING HIT JOB. DO NOT RESIGN. CENSURE AND MOVE ON, FOR GODS SAKE.

I swear the Democrats in Congress are SUICIDAL. This is a war that the GOP declared on my Party long ago, and it's like the Democrats just cannot wrap their minds around this reality.

[LenaBaby61]

28. Unfortunately ....

MOST Dems are weak in that way, and will continue to be Charlie Brown's to thuglicans Lucy.

[brooklynite]

23. They're not...

...this is a blog for people interested in politics. It has no influence in the real world.

Welcome to the real world.

[Codeine]

25. Why would they look at DU?

Seriously, we're a couple hundred people who like to type at each other about politics and post kitten videos. A potent political force we ain't.

And we don't all, 100%, agree on this issue, though we are more united on it than on many other subjects.

[uponit7771]

26. Largest active solely political dem sight based off hits, there's a reason it was hacked last year

[Codeine]

27. And it still matters not one whit

beyond the fleeting entertainment and educational value its relative handful of regular users gain from regular use.

[still_one]

29. I suspect they don't have to read DU. A lot of folks I believe are contacting his office asking him

not to consider resigning until after the ethics hearing