Hollywood, heal thyself

[Moliere]

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[Color Me Badd Fan]

Pat Leahy tested the waters on whether they could pull off the de-resignation move, apparently that wasn't going to work. Of course, Leahy is old school -- as in he was in the senate in 2009 -- back in the day they tolerated Ted Kennedy.

[Eddie]

I think someone wanted him to autograph their "Make America Great Again" had, that had previously been signed by Trump.

Al's response was "I will NOT re-sign that."

Hence the confusion. He's going to resign - but not re-sign.

[myboynoah]

This just in: Franken will resign January 2nd.

Resign, not resign, now resign.

Make up your damned mind, Al!

[Northwestcoug]

This just in: Franken will resign January 2nd.

[Omaha 680]

Self-reflection in politics is a charade just like everything else they do. In spite of all the current hand-wringing about defending a serial harasser/abuser 20 years ago, eventually they will rehabilitate Bill and Hillary and accept them back into the fold as well if they think they will deliver a few votes.

[Shaka]

It's kind of hilarious how Franken isn't resigining anymore. I don't think he should resign, actually.

So much for all that moral high ground the Democrats fought so hard to seize by acting like they were pushing Franken out the door.

Of course not. This was the plan from the beginning. He falls on his sword on a date to be named later only to be asked to stay by several in his party. He then reconsiders and stays.

[Commando]

It's kind of hilarious how Franken isn't resigining anymore. I don't think he should resign, actually.

So much for all that moral high ground the Democrats fought so hard to seize by acting like they were pushing Franken out the door.

He's not? He announced he's making the first of a series of final addresses re: various issues on the floor today. I didn't take that to mean he's not resigning, but if he thinks he can do some good and burn up some useful miles before he steps down, more power to him. (I don't think he needs to resign, either, but whatever.)

[Jeff Lebowski]

It's kind of hilarious how Franken isn't resigining anymore. I don't think he should resign, actually.

So much for all that moral high ground the Democrats fought so hard to seize by acting like they were pushing Franken out the door.

Yep.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

It's kind of hilarious how Franken isn't resigining anymore. I don't think he should resign, actually.

So much for all that moral high ground the Democrats fought so hard to seize by acting like they were pushing Franken out the door.

[falafel]

Not hollywood, but since we don't have an official "Politics/Law, Heal Thyself" thread I'll just put it here.

Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit is feeling the heat. Multiple women alleging that he showed them pornography in his office and asked them if it aroused them.





https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.90d0e7f3c448

Kozinski is retiring after all of the sexual misconduct allegations.

He told the Post he was retiring because he could no longer be an effective jurist. Two of his four law clerks resigned last week as reports of his misbehavior escalated on the internet.

The 9th Circuit last weekend called for an investigation into the reports.

Federal judges have lifetime terms and can be removed only by Congress. But the court system can sanction them and pressure them to resign. The probe into the allegations had not yet begun when Kozinski decided to retire.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-p...218-story.html

[LiveCoug]

If you are going to apologize for being a pervy harasser, make sure you add a recipe for a tasty breakfast treat!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoer...KNe#.ybMXz1ZO9

[MartyFunkhouser]

So Tom Colicchio wrote a fantastic article a few weeks ago.

https://medium.com/@tcolicchio/an-op...s-742ca722e8f2

[Omaha 680]

Not hollywood, but since we don't have an official "Politics/Law, Heal Thyself" thread I'll just put it here.

Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit is feeling the heat. Multiple women alleging that he showed them pornography in his office and asked them if it aroused them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.90d0e7f3c448

LOL @ the Kozinski quote. Yeah, I'm sure that's all they have and all they will ever uncover, pal.

[falafel]

Not hollywood, but since we don't have an official "Politics/Law, Heal Thyself" thread I'll just put it here.

Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit is feeling the heat. Multiple women alleging that he showed them pornography in his office and asked them if it aroused them.

A former clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski said the powerful and well-known jurist, who for many years served as chief judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, called her into his office several times and pulled up pornography on his computer, asking if she thought it was photoshopped or if it aroused her sexually.

Heidi Bond, who clerked for Kozinski from 2006 to 2007, said the porn was not related to any case. One set of images she remembered was of college-age students at a party where “some people were inexplicably naked while everyone else was clothed.” Another was a sort of digital flip book that allowed users to mix and match heads, torsos and legs to create an image of a naked woman.

Bond is one of six women — all former clerks or more junior staffers known as externs in the 9th Circuit — who alleged to The Washington Post in recent weeks that Kozinski, now 67 and still serving as a judge on the court, subjected them to a range of inappropriate sexual conduct or comments. She is one of two former clerks who said Kozinski asked them to view porn in his chambers.

[Kozinski] told The Los Angeles Times that he was unaware of any formal complaint against him. “If this is all they are able to dredge up after 35 years, I am not too worried,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.90d0e7f3c448