# Now it's Al Franken Accused of Sexual Harassment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-al-franken-accused-of-sexual-harassment/801781>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-al-franken-accused-of-sexual-harassment/801781 "2017-11-16T17:01:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-al-franken-accused-of-sexual-harassment/801781/61 "2017-11-23T02:24:30Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> [Two more women accuse Franken of groping them.](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/al-franken-two-more-women-groping_us_5a15a455e4b09650540ec295)
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> The man is starting to look indefensible.

Are you still at “starting”?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-al-franken-accused-of-sexual-harassment/801781/62 "2017-11-23T02:35:15Z")

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> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#):
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> We need to make a list.

We’re gonna need a bigger list.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-al-franken-accused-of-sexual-harassment/801781/63 "2017-11-23T19:29:25Z")

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> [@hogarth](#):
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> So just to clarify – according to PBS, David Letterman’s mistreatment of his female employees is okay, but Al Franken’s mistreatment of women crosses the line?

Letterman had an affair with one of his employees. This was unfair to his wife, but I wouldn’t count it as mistreatment of the employee. Am I missing something?

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