With liberals arguing over Al Franken, Bill Clinton and the political power of opposing sexual harassment, here’s a reminder that Republicans’ Roy Moore problem, which is only partly about sexual harassment, remains a problem. Both Steve Bannon and the White House have vacillated about their strategy, and the result has been silence from Ol’ Stumpy Fingers.
As expected, the calls for Franken’s resignation grew louder after a second victim came forward yesterday. “Time for Al Franken to go,” tweeted liberal commentator Sally Kohn. “Wrong is wrong. And the Democrats need to show they strongly AND CONSISTENTLY stand for women’s rights.” The evidence that they “need” to do this is non-existent, BTW. What will women do otherwise, vote Republican?
The Trump Justice Department has sued to block the merger of AT&T and Time-Warner. Speculation is that this is all about Trump’s war with CNN, but I’ll take the right move for the wrong reason every time.
As evidence that creating a media monopoly isn’t the problem with that merger, read how Trump’s FCC is making it easier for a right-wing media takeover.
Schadenfreude alert: Fox News host “Judge” Jeanine Pirro turns out to be a speed freak. She was clocked driving 119 mph in upstate New York. Having seen her act in clips, I feel sorry for the cop who pulled her over.
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