Brzezinski Rips Franken Accuser Tweeden: ‘Playboy Model Who Goes on Hannity, Voted for Trump’

BRZEZINSKI So been pulling ░░░░░░░░ some opinion pieces in ░░░░░░░░ to this I just ░░░░░░░░ an incredibly uneasy feeling ░░░░░░░░ this entire story to ░░░░░░░░ honest I tried to ░░░░░░░░ that once yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ was as if a ░░░░░░░░ went off SCARBOROUGH By ░░░░░░░░ way so for people ░░░░░░░░ there I know there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of little ░░░░░░░░ wingers who are like ░░░░░░░░ 15 years old BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Hold on And ░░░░░░░░ have a blog post ░░░░░░░░ you re like Oh ░░░░░░░░ is just saying this ░░░░░░░░ she s a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ No SCARBOROUGH I understand ░░░░░░░░ re you know you ░░░░░░░░ out you play tee ░░░░░░░░ then you come back ░░░░░░░░ then you do your ░░░░░░░░ post and you have ░░░░░░░░ sense of history Mika ░░░░░░░░ in 1999 and 2000 ░░░░░░░░ everybody else in the ░░░░░░░░ Party was defending Bill ░░░░░░░░ Mika has consistently said ░░░░░░░░ Democrats were hypocrites She ░░░░░░░░ been saying it for ░░░░░░░░ years all right So ░░░░░░░░ don t you go ░░░░░░░░ and you know get ░░░░░░░░ juicy juice and go ░░░░░░░░ in your basement and ░░░░░░░░ with your Legos and ░░░░░░░░ read up on a ░░░░░░░░ history before you start ░░░░░░░░ about how Mika s ░░░░░░░░ this because she s ░░░░░░░░ tribal because she s ░░░░░░░░ no The people that ░░░░░░░░ out and belatedly 17 ░░░░░░░░ later said maybe Bill ░░░░░░░░ did something wrong in ░░░░░░░░ with Juanita Broderick Mika ░░░░░░░░ with saying that 17 ░░░░░░░░ 18 years ago So ░░░░░░░░ little argument why don ░░░░░░░░ you just keep that ░░░░░░░░ your basement with your ░░░░░░░░ eat some Cheetos and ░░░░░░░░ it Because it s ░░░░░░░░ the case This has ░░░░░░░░ to do with tribalism ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ Mika thinks is right ░░░░░░░░ what she thinks is ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ debate BRZEZINSKI And due ░░░░░░░░ I m worried for ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ who are legitimately sexually ░░░░░░░░ in the workplace across ░░░░░░░░ and where this is ░░░░░░░░ us Ruth Marcus says ░░░░░░░░ one way She tackles ░░░░░░░░ issue in her Washington ░░░░░░░░ column and she says ░░░░░░░░ Al Franken s punishment ░░░░░░░░ She writes in part ░░░░░░░░ There s no doubt ░░░░░░░░ the case of Al ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are better off ░░░░░░░░ the Minnesota senator gone ░░░░░░░░ s more doubt about ░░░░░░░░ justice was done The ░░░░░░░░ calculus is simple Franken ░░░░░░░░ to go With the ░░░░░░░░ picture of him groping ░░░░░░░░ pretending to grope the ░░░░░░░░ of a fellow USO ░░░░░░░░ he would have been ░░░░░░░░ nonstop distraction muddling Democrats ░░░░░░░░ against alleged groper President ░░░░░░░░ and alleged child molester ░░░░░░░░ Moore Franken paid not ░░░░░░░░ for their sins but ░░░░░░░░ for the alleged behavior ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton two decades ░░░░░░░░ Democrats underreacted then and ░░░░░░░░ were impelled to overreact ░░░░░░░░ And all this time ░░░░░░░░ m going to read ░░░░░░░░ one we ve never ░░░░░░░░ talked about the woman ░░░░░░░░ first came out against ░░░░░░░░ Franken who is in ░░░░░░░░ picture that you say ░░░░░░░░ is just the death ░░░░░░░░ I would think a ░░░░░░░░ owned by Monica Lewinsky ░░░░░░░░ bring down a president ░░░░░░░░ it didn t I ░░░░░░░░ surprised that you think ░░░░░░░░ comedian s picture of ░░░░░░░░ performer Playboy model who ░░░░░░░░ on Hannity who voted ░░░░░░░░ Trump I see some ░░░░░░░░ there is but I ░░░░░░░░ t brought that up ░░░░░░░░ step of the way ░░░░░░░░ of course in this ░░░░░░░░ too environment you must ░░░░░░░░ just believe the women ░░░░░░░░ I think that there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of reasons ░░░░░░░░ we need to look ░░░░░░░░ the women seriously and ░░░░░░░░ them and in many ░░░░░░░░ like for example I ░░░░░░░░ to accusers in Mark ░░░░░░░░ which he admits a ░░░░░░░░ of what he s ░░░░░░░░ of doing I spoke ░░░░░░░░ them I believe them ░░░░░░░░ m just wondering if ░░░░░░░░ women need to be ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned that ░░░░░░░░ re being the judge ░░░░░░░░ jury and the cops ░░░░░░░░ and so did Senate ░░░░░░░░ getting ahead of their ░░░░░░░░ And trust me Kirsten ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ for president but you ░░░░░░░░ got to keep it ░░░░░░░░ DEL PERCIO There s ░░░░░░░░ awful lot to unpack ░░░░░░░░ because you re right ░░░░░░░░ we talk about politics ░░░░░░░░ s different than when ░░░░░░░░ talk about media It ░░░░░░░░ also different than when ░░░░░░░░ talk about the woman ░░░░░░░░ at a K Mart ░░░░░░░░ trying to get full ░░░░░░░░ employee and is harassed ░░░░░░░░ her boss BRZEZINSKI Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ PERCIO So when it ░░░░░░░░ to politics though the ░░░░░░░░ is different The truth ░░░░░░░░ I agree with the ░░░░░░░░ opinion piece where she ░░░░░░░░ it was that photo ░░░░░░░░ there wasn t that ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ the allegations may have ░░░░░░░░ forward because also when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Moore look ░░░░░░░░ the journalism that was ░░░░░░░░ They found 30 sources ░░░░░░░░ back that up This ░░░░░░░░ t a woman going ░░░░░░░░ a celebrity lawyer looking ░░░░░░░░ making an allegation This ░░░░░░░░ a piece of journalism ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ congressmen who are now ░░░░░░░░ what s that about ░░░░░░░░ This is about money ░░░░░░░░ I was just talking ░░░░░░░░ Al Franken DEL PERCIO ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ Franken he s collateral ░░░░░░░░ There s just no ░░░░░░░░ way to put it ░░░░░░░░ I would appreciate if ░░░░░░░░ senators would say The ░░░░░░░░ is too dangerous we ░░░░░░░░ the work that he ░░░░░░░░ done for women I ░░░░░░░░ a list of legislation ░░░░░░░░ he sponsored for victims ░░░░░░░░ domestic violence and rape ░░░░░░░░ We appreciate his work ░░░░░░░░ this time Right now ░░░░░░░░ picture is too politically ░░░░░░░░ and we prefer if ░░░░░░░░ step aside That would ░░░░░░░░ been a more honest ░░░░░░░░ of asking him to ░░░░░░░░ down In my opinion ░░░░░░░░ my opinion I feel ░░░░░░░░ we are just we ░░░░░░░░ got a machine gun ░░░░░░░░ and we re just ░░░░░░░░ know going around the ░░░░░░░░ with every man that ░░░░░░░░ we don t like ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ is Masha Gessen She ░░░░░░░░ it a lot better ░░░░░░░░ me This is what ░░░░░░░░ me She writes in ░░░░░░░░ New Yorker in a ░░░░░░░░ entitled Al Franken s ░░░░░░░░ and the selective force ░░░░░░░░ METOO It reads in ░░░░░░░░ this The case of ░░░░░░░░ makes it all that ░░░░░░░░ more clear that this ░░░░░░░░ is in fact about ░░░░░░░░ not about power violence ░░░░░░░░ illegal acts The accusations ░░░░░░░░ him which involve groping ░░░░░░░░ forcible kissing arguably fall ░░░░░░░░ the emergent undefined and ░░░░░░░░ likely undefinable category of ░░░░░░░░ misconduct Put more simply ░░░░░░░░ stands accused of acting ░░░░░░░░ like a jerk and ░░░░░░░░ denies that he acted ░░░░░░░░ way The entire sequence ░░░░░░░░ events from the initial ░░░░░░░░ to Franken s resignation ░░░░░░░░ based on the premise ░░░░░░░░ Americans as a society ░░░░░░░░ at least half of ░░░░░░░░ society should be policing ░░░░░░░░ behavior related to sex ░░░░░░░░ only Franken s heartbreakingly ░░░░░░░░ expression of his loss ░░░░░░░░ capable of focusing our ░░░░░░░░ on this root and ░░░░░░░░ the dangers of the ░░░░░░░░ to police sex The ░░░░░░░░ panic that is happening ░░░░░░░░ said that Kasie there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ be done on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ HUNT I think there ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ mood on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ reflected some of the ░░░░░░░░ that you have highlighted ░░░░░░░░ I think there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of sadness among ░░░░░░░░ Democratic senators who truly ░░░░░░░░ actually feel that Franken ░░░░░░░░ done good work on ░░░░░░░░ of women And I ░░░░░░░░ nobody would say it ░░░░░░░░ loud to me but ░░░░░░░░ do think that the ░░░░░░░░ that every time Democrats ░░░░░░░░ gotten asked about Roy ░░░░░░░░ or wanted to say ░░░░░░░░ negative about Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ in those cases they ░░░░░░░░ met with Well what ░░░░░░░░ Al Franken BRZEZINSKI Exactly ░░░░░░░░ s why I said ░░░░░░░░ understood the political position ░░░░░░░░ were in I do ░░░░░░░░ that I just want ░░░░░░░░ to be honest about ░░░░░░░░