Former MN GOP Guv: Why Al Franken should STAY in Senate
Powerful words from Arne Carlson’s blog, posted late Sunday:
I am deeply troubled by the resignation of Al Franken and the complete absence of anything resembling due process.
Now reports are surfacing that Leeann Tweeden, Franken’s prime accuser, may have been coached by Roger Stone, a major Trump operator. Since there was no vetting, we only heard her story. But there has been no explanation as to why she attended a USO event in 2009 honoring Franken and was captured on tape joking around with him.This is three years after she claimed to be traumatized by Franken.
She continued in 2011 with a tweet containing a photo of her and Franken together.
This is all very troubling. A rush to judgment is, unfortunately, all too human. But a rush to punishment is totally unacceptable.
Perhaps this is a time for reconsideration. We now know that the right wing attempted to plant a false accusation with TheWashington Post. On the other side, we also know that an accuser against Roy Moore of Alabama fudged the truth in her allegations.
Further, we know that Senate Democrats who asked for Franken’s resignation may have been motivated more by the politics of the Alabama Senate race than the seriousness of the allegations.
The photo which Tweeden used in her initial accusation against Franken has itself become highly suspect due to metadata Tweeden failed to remove before posting the photo. And Tweeden’s (former?) friend Tom Arnold, who joined the fray on Twitter when the story first broke, tweeted a scorching accusation several days ago:
I’m disappointed with my friend Leeann Tweedon. Her partner at KABC John Phillips is a Roger Stone pal & they coached her for weeks to bring Al Franken down. I’d hoped she’d use her voice to speak out for all women again predators like Roy Moore & Donald Trump but she’s a birther
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 7, 2017
I’ve gone to bat for Leeann 100 times this last month hoping she’d at least reveal her whole truth too but she ghosted me. I know every single detail of this political manipulation. KABC should lose their license. Promoting a fraud is a federal offense & FCC violation. https://t.co/QY1Cxne5tw
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 7, 2017
To put a button on this the only truth about my old pal Leeann Tweeden’s Al Franken story was the picture. The rest was created by KABC colleague & fellow Trump supporter John Phillips & his bud Roger Stone who coached Leeann for weeks to take Al down. Mission accomplished.
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 7, 2017
And there is this [NSFW images].
1/ A USO tour joke made Leeann Tweeden feel “violated…Embarrassed. Belittled. Humiliated” She published/annotated another on Myspacee: “VINCE (Morris) AND DARRYL (Worley) BEING SILLY”
2006 https://t.co/LML3LLHFid
2007 https://t.co/YeqA2hDxnN pic.twitter.com/tPsgyNhIPf— John Mashey (@JohnMashey) November 30, 2017
Proof: Here is Russian Roger Stone’s Email blast pre @LeeannTweeden @TheView appearance as part of plan to take down Al Franken. Leeann told me she didn’t know about this. @seanhannity did though. @KABCRadio pic.twitter.com/HDnyJc6pbH
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 8, 2017
To be honest, we don’t believe Franken will reverae his decision to resign. If, however, he does, it would at the very least rattle the dirty tricksters’ cage — and in all possibility expose an intentional and fraudulent attack on Franken’s character.
