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I find it amazing that after the detailed account of what actually took place when it comes to the main accusation
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Let me stop you right there. Who declared one of the accusations "main?" Is it more important than the rest or is it just the one Al remembers and can put context around?
I guess it was first (to my recollection) and the most detailed, but they're all allegations misconduct that would have needed to be investigated, and dismissing one doesn't make the others go away.
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It seems clear to me that this woman became a Republican operative, had a photo that she could use, figured out how to use it with the help of Conservative news dipshits, and did so.
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Yes.
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It's pure political bullshit (which, based on what you've said about his replacement is apparently all that matters to you).
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Yes, the politics is the only part that matters. Jesus, how is that even in dispute?
I do not care on whit about whether Al (or any them) gets to continue to be a Senator. I do not care about what is "fair" to Al or what additional process any particular person thinks is or should have been due. The politics of it meant that Al needed to go, his colleagues told him that and he made his decision. That's it.
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And as Gillibrand decided to use this to build her own brand
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That people defending Al continue to singled out just one of the women involved - which Al doesn't seem to do himself - is one of the strangest parts of the whole thing.
ETA: Or what Amanda Marcotte said:
https://www.salon.com/2019/07/22/wha...ken-denialism/
