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....why doesn't he adopt children. He already has two with his wife, Josephine. Why does he want to knock up other women?
Franks said he has informed House leadership he will resign effective January 31.
Trent Franks To Resign From Congress
Good riddance, you self-righteous asshole!
What a waste of tax payer's money!3. Trent Franks (R-Arizona): You Say "Tomato," He Says "Abortion"
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is the John Coltrane of Congress. He's managed to spend the past decade in Washington playing but one note: an extreme take on abortion.
He may be the country's most irrelevant congressman, passing exactly zero of the 45 bills he's sponsored. Few have been taken seriously enough to even merit a vote.
As Frank sees it, his job isn't to move America forward. It's to talk, talk, and talk some more about abortion.
"Abortion has been his one and only issue," says Arizona Democratic Party spokesman Frank Camacho. "That's his main claim to fame."
This proved true during a recent House debate on fiscal policy, when Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. — who recently pleaded guilty to blowing $750,000 in campaign contributions on his wife and himself — asked whether anyone could explain a balanced-budget amendment. Franks eagerly offered his assistance. "I'll give it a shot," he said.
He then proceeded to talk for three minutes about — what else? — abortion. And Nazis.
Franks has called Obama the "abortion president," and once claimed that abortion laws were more devastating to blacks than slavery.
But his zealotry hasn't been particularly effective. Unable to pass national legislation, he lowered his sights to the capital city, pushing a law that would ban women in Washington, D.C., from having an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
When D.C. residents objected in a novel way — by lining up outside Franks' office and asking the Arizona legislator they sarcastically called "mayor" to fix potholes — Franks clumsily sidestepped. "District of Columbia is not the issue," he said. "It's the pain of the child."
The protesters, however, had little to fear. The bill soon died on the House floor. Like everything else Franks does, it was merely one more piece of amateur theater in an ongoing show with no end.
Trent Franks Makes List of the 10 Weirdest Members of Congress
Wow, what a weirdo!
Hearsay.What rumors of inappropriate behavior? The way the post is written it seems that Franks anti abortion stance is the problem.
Franks had two.....,two.....conversations with staffers about their opinions on surrogacy.
That's it.
He didn't ask them to be surrogates for his wife and himself, although they were having trouble with conception....merely two 'uncomfortable' conversations.
Here are the details:
Might I interest you in a bridge I have for sale in Brooklyn? For you...the price will be a STEAL!!!!So let's see...while looking for a surrogate mother for a hoped-for child, he approached two women who worked for him. The inquiries made them understandably uncomfortable. He asked a highly-personal favor of his employees, which he clearly should not have done. There was apparently no coercion or retaliation when they declined.
And rather than have the whole episode dragged through a media circus - as the Democrats in Congress and their fellow travelers in the MSM were sure to do - he just resigned. Been there long enough.
But because he has been consistently Pro-Life throughout his terms in Congress, the usual Leftist ass-holes are trying to make a case for him having done something outrageous, or even criminal.
You fucking people are slime.
Asking two subordinates to bear his child.If Franks is resigning due to sexual misconduct, I doubt he will provide specifics in his press statement.
"I raped the Navy mascot goat in a drunken blackout."
Typical Jesus freak republican who’s nothing but a big fake . Can’t even fess up to his sins .
What was his 'sexual misconduct,' you dunce?
Hearsay.What rumors of inappropriate behavior? The way the post is written it seems that Franks anti abortion stance is the problem.
Franks had two.....,two.....conversations with staffers about their opinions on surrogacy.
That's it.
He didn't ask them to be surrogates for his wife and himself, although they were having trouble with conception....merely two 'uncomfortable' conversations.
Here are the details:
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Franken's was longer and more of an apology, Franks just explained.
"I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it."
Franken then issued this statement:
"The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. There's more I want to say, but the first and most important thing—and if it's the only thing you care to hear, that's fine—is: I'm sorry.
"I respect women. I don't respect men who don't. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.
"But I want to say something else, too. Over the last few months, all of us—including and especially men who respect women—have been forced to take a good, hard look at our own actions and think (perhaps, shamefully, for the first time) about how those actions have affected women.
"For instance, that picture. I don't know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn't matter. There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it—women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.
"Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that.
"While I don't remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why we need to listen to and believe women's experiences.
"I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.
"And the truth is, what people think of me in light of this is far less important than what people think of women who continue to come forward to tell their stories. They deserve to be heard, and believed. And they deserve to know that I am their ally and supporter. I have let them down and am committed to making it up to them."
Actually, no. Nice try though.Hearsay.What rumors of inappropriate behavior? The way the post is written it seems that Franks anti abortion stance is the problem.
Franks had two.....,two.....conversations with staffers about their opinions on surrogacy.
That's it.
He didn't ask them to be surrogates for his wife and himself, although they were having trouble with conception....merely two 'uncomfortable' conversations.
Here are the details:
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Like 'Russian Collusion'???
Franken's was longer and more of an apology, Franks just explained.
"I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it."
Franken then issued this statement:
"The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. There's more I want to say, but the first and most important thing—and if it's the only thing you care to hear, that's fine—is: I'm sorry.
"I respect women. I don't respect men who don't. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.
"But I want to say something else, too. Over the last few months, all of us—including and especially men who respect women—have been forced to take a good, hard look at our own actions and think (perhaps, shamefully, for the first time) about how those actions have affected women.
"For instance, that picture. I don't know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn't matter. There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it—women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.
"Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that.
"While I don't remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why we need to listen to and believe women's experiences.
"I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.
"And the truth is, what people think of me in light of this is far less important than what people think of women who continue to come forward to tell their stories. They deserve to be heard, and believed. And they deserve to know that I am their ally and supporter. I have let them down and am committed to making it up to them."
In his resignation speech he attacked Republicans and played the look at what they do BS. So, I am not buying his self serving apology. He, like Franks got caught and apologized.
Had they both been sincere, they would have apologized long before it came out and in the case of Conyers, long before he had to payout.
Franken's was longer and more of an apology, Franks just explained.
"I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it."
Franken then issued this statement:
"The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. There's more I want to say, but the first and most important thing—and if it's the only thing you care to hear, that's fine—is: I'm sorry.
"I respect women. I don't respect men who don't. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.
"But I want to say something else, too. Over the last few months, all of us—including and especially men who respect women—have been forced to take a good, hard look at our own actions and think (perhaps, shamefully, for the first time) about how those actions have affected women.
"For instance, that picture. I don't know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn't matter. There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it—women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.
"Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive. But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that.
"While I don't remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why we need to listen to and believe women's experiences.
"I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.
"And the truth is, what people think of me in light of this is far less important than what people think of women who continue to come forward to tell their stories. They deserve to be heard, and believed. And they deserve to know that I am their ally and supporter. I have let them down and am committed to making it up to them."
In his resignation speech he attacked Republicans and played the look at what they do BS. So, I am not buying his self serving apology. He, like Franks got caught and apologized.
Had they both been sincere, they would have apologized long before it came out and in the case of Conyers, long before he had to payout.
Asking two subordinates to bear his child.If Franks is resigning due to sexual misconduct, I doubt he will provide specifics in his press statement.
"I raped the Navy mascot goat in a drunken blackout."
Typical Jesus freak republican who’s nothing but a big fake . Can’t even fess up to his sins .
What was his 'sexual misconduct,' you dunce?
Probably.Asking two subordinates to bear his child.If Franks is resigning due to sexual misconduct, I doubt he will provide specifics in his press statement.
"I raped the Navy mascot goat in a drunken blackout."
Typical Jesus freak republican who’s nothing but a big fake . Can’t even fess up to his sins .
What was his 'sexual misconduct,' you dunce?
While that seems inappropriate, I don't see why that alone would enough to warrant resignation.
There has to be more to this
He mentioned Moore and Trump, both have been accused, both deny, and ignore.
Probably.Asking two subordinates to bear his child.If Franks is resigning due to sexual misconduct, I doubt he will provide specifics in his press statement.
"I raped the Navy mascot goat in a drunken blackout."
Typical Jesus freak republican who’s nothing but a big fake . Can’t even fess up to his sins .
What was his 'sexual misconduct,' you dunce?
While that seems inappropriate, I don't see why that alone would enough to warrant resignation.
There has to be more to this
Like, did his wife know he was trying to spread his seed around?
Really?He mentioned Moore and Trump, both have been accused, both deny, and ignore.
Boy, that Roy Moore is sure looking a lot better to me after this Trent Franks thing.
He's suing these women and rightly so. It was a discussion, in a group setting, of the legal foundation of surrogacy.Good to see that both parties are finally policing their own.
Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, to resign after sexual harassment claim - CNNPolitics
Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual harassment.
The House Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."
In his statement, Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."
Women are going to complain themselves right out of a job.
hmmm....so you are excusing him. Is Franken excused?
Actually I suspect it's MORE then just a surrogacy conversation or he would not have resigned.
need a LOT of evidence. This is resembling Salem, Mass and the Witch Trials. And looks to be more of a viral mob intent on lynching, then getting to any substantial truths.
The lack of any sort of due process does concern me.He's suing these women and rightly so. It was a discussion, in a group setting, of the legal foundation of surrogacy.Good to see that both parties are finally policing their own.
Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, to resign after sexual harassment claim - CNNPolitics
Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual harassment.
The House Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."
In his statement, Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."
Women are going to complain themselves right out of a job.
hmmm....so you are excusing him. Is Franken excused?
Actually I suspect it's MORE then just a surrogacy conversation or he would not have resigned.
I think in most ALL of these cases, except the ones where they were naked in Congress, or had a button at their desk to lock the door
The lack of any sort of due process does concern me.He's suing these women and rightly so. It was a discussion, in a group setting, of the legal foundation of surrogacy.Good to see that both parties are finally policing their own.
Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, to resign after sexual harassment claim - CNNPolitics
Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual harassment.
The House Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."
In his statement, Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."
Women are going to complain themselves right out of a job.
hmmm....so you are excusing him. Is Franken excused?
Actually I suspect it's MORE then just a surrogacy conversation or he would not have resigned.
I think in most ALL of these cases, except the ones where they were naked in Congress, or had a button at their desk to lock the door
Not in the slightest, but believe as you feel you must.He's suing these women and rightly so. It was a discussion, in a group setting, of the legal foundation of surrogacy.Good to see that both parties are finally policing their own.
Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, to resign after sexual harassment claim - CNNPolitics
Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual harassment.
The House Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."
In his statement, Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."
Women are going to complain themselves right out of a job.
hmmm....so you are excusing him. Is Franken excused?
Actually I suspect it's MORE then just a surrogacy conversation or he would not have resigned.
I think in most ALL of these cases, except the ones where they were naked in Congress, or had a button at their desk to lock the door
Not in the slightest, but believe as you feel you must.He's suing these women and rightly so. It was a discussion, in a group setting, of the legal foundation of surrogacy.Good to see that both parties are finally policing their own.
Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, to resign after sexual harassment claim - CNNPolitics
Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual harassment.
The House Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."
In his statement, Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."
Women are going to complain themselves right out of a job.
hmmm....so you are excusing him. Is Franken excused?
Actually I suspect it's MORE then just a surrogacy conversation or he would not have resigned.
I think in most ALL of these cases, except the ones where they were naked in Congress, or had a button at their desk to lock the door
