The women of SNL & Al Franken
Thirty six women who worked & performed with Sen Al Franken during his two stints on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" have come to his defense!
In a letter they sent to NBC they have declared the following:
The letter, titled “SNL Women Offer Solidarity in Support of Al Franken,” was signed by 36 women who worked on the program with Franken. Franken worked as a writer and performer on the NBC program from 1975 to 1980 and again from 1985 to 1995.
“We feel compelled to stand up for Al Franken, whom we have all had the pleasure of working with over the years on Saturday Night Live (SNL). What Al did was stupid and foolish, and we think it was appropriate for him to apologize to Ms. Tweeden, and to the public,” the women wrote. “In our experience, we know Al as a devoted and dedicated family man, a wonderful comedic performer, and an honorable public servant.”
“That is why we are moved to quickly and directly affirm that after years of working with him, we would like to acknowledge that not one of us ever experienced any inappropriate behavior; and mention our sincere appreciation that he treated each of us with the utmost respect and regard,” they added.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/saturday-night-live-women-defend-franken-after-groping-allegations-n822806
So, either Franken was a different person on SNL or It may be that the SNL women share his attitudes on what is acceptable behavior or maybe they simply share his political views, which for the past few decades seem to be the views of the show. I say this because there actually has been evidence of Franken's behavior for all to see. For example, there is the interview he did with Howard Stern in 1999. It's a long interview, but within it we find that a few of the callers bring up suspicious incidents. One was a woman who called in saying that she was aboard a flight in which Franken hit on her via a note. Stern in his usual manner mentions that Franken was married at the time. Franken denies it, everyone has a good laugh and we get another caller with some connection to the old Regis & Kathy Lee show. It seems Franken filled in one day as co-host with Kathy Lee. The caller says Kathy Lee is angry ("they say you grabbed her A$$ after the show"). That was laughed off as Stern put down Kathy Lee as a "phony". (not sure why liberals hated her, but they dont need much of a reason) It's all towards the end of the tape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smf3_a40EfE
Then there was the time Al groped Arianna Huffington :
It was OK with Arianna...It was a joke, you see.
Then there was the time Al groped Joy Bahar:
The same with progressive Joy...It's Ok with her.
Bad news for a generation of young women.
Currently Al Franken is hidden away someplace. Rumor has it he is staying at his daughters home. Probably hiding under the bed, like a bar-room bully who has finally been confronted by someone who can defend themselves. T he first sitting federal lawmaker to face accusations is actually contemplating riding out the career-threatening controversy! Two separate accusers have now say he touched them inappropriately.
What does this say about Huffington, Bahar or the SNL women?
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Two 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Minnesota, both females, called on Franken to resign. Democrats in congress prefer to leave it to the benign "Senate Ethics Committee"