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Hard not to note the irony of Jane Mayer of all ppl writing a long defense of Al Franken, arguing he was unfairly forced to resign for an act of sexual harrassment that was actually *caught on film* plus other unverified accusations. She lacks shame. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
With Franken, it's all about 'context' and the politics of his accusers, and the opportunism of Republicans at the time, blah blah blah.
This is the woman who wrote the "Brett Kavanaugh may have flashed me in my sleep, I'm not sure but let's go with it" to tank his nomination.
This is the woman who wrote the "Brett Kavanaugh may have flashed me in my sleep, I'm not sure but let's go with it" to tank his nomination.
The irony here is that I actually think (and have always thought) that Franken got a raw deal. But if there's any one person with absolutely no standing to write the case defending him and lamenting his unseemly political knifing, it's Jane f***in' Mayer.
Exactly. It's so transparent.
The next time my friends on the Left try to tell me "but Jane Mayer is a great reporter, you should take her work seriously!" this side-by-side comparison will stand for all time as a refutation of that, and proof of her hackery.
One thing I love about Mayer's Franken piece are all the character references she provides for him. Loving family man! Hall monitor at SNL! Stern and morally upright! Many quotes from friends. Except there's PICTORIAL EVIDENCE.
Meanwhile, a woman whose Kavanaugh accusations were literally "I don't really remember this+it might not be true" was written up in a piece which afforded absolutely zero space to ppl speaking on his behalf. She's a partisan, she dresses up her activism in the garb of journalism.
Some negative context Jane Mayer would've given if Franken was a GOP'er: Franken would destroy nominees that came before him in the Judiciary Committee for jokes they made in the past. Remember him attacking Don Willett for saying he'd like to marry bacon? reason.com/2017/11/16/sen…
Now Franken is saying his photo was just a joke, though he'd have demolished a nominee who came before him w/the same photo. You'd have thought Jane Mayer, diligent+conscientious reporter that she purportedly is, would have thought to bring up that incident. But shockingly, no!
Listen, what I'm saying here is that Mayer is not an honest reporter: her work is not merely partisan in its slant but untrustworthy & nobody w/any self-respect should push it as anything other than the work of an explicit activist who cares less about truth than Dem Squad Goals.
Thus endeth my Jane Mayer rant.
We'll never know if margin of victory for Franken in 2008 was based on vote fraud or not, despite what people confidently claim. What I do know is Dem side out-lawyered the GOP fair+square. And Franken was a good Senator for MN, took the job seriously.
I've never disliked Franken, despite his occasional hypocrisies and caustic behavior. When he ran and won, he didn't treat the gig as a celebrity show. He acted as a public servant. My quarrel is not with him despite my personal disagreement w/his politics, it's with Mayer.
