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    1. Alex Burns‏Verified account @alexburnsNYT Jun 11

      Wow, I missed Bill Clinton weighing in on Franken, citing SNL colleagues defending him and questioning some allegations https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/06/08/bill_clinton_defends_al_franken_maybe_im_just_an_old_fashioned_person.html …pic.twitter.com/bi2pxMf5MF

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      Alex Burns‏Verified account @alexburnsNYT Jun 11

      And this is quite the turn of phrasepic.twitter.com/JZjl4t9WKs

      10:11 AM - 11 Jun 2018
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        2. Trotskyist‏ @trotskydc Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT

          and this is a perfect example of taking something out of context to entirely change the meaning. You are now officially a hack journalist. Congrats!

          12 replies 2 retweets 42 likes
        3. OPS Specialist‏ @OSNavyVeteran Jun 11
          Replying to @trotskydc @alexburnsNYT

          What part of "against their will" did you find confusing and taken out of context?

          3 replies 3 retweets 68 likes
        4. Trotskyist‏ @trotskydc Jun 11
          Replying to @OSNavyVeteran @alexburnsNYT

          he is clearly not talking about rape but about subtle office relationships. Enjoy your bubble.

          20 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
        5. Leslie Feffer  📚‏ @LeslieFeffer Jun 11
          Replying to @trotskydc @OSNavyVeteran @alexburnsNYT

          When the phrase “against their will” is used, normal people think of coercion and abuse of power — not consensual relationships between equals.

          4 replies 5 retweets 81 likes
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        2. Amy Mullen‏ @LilyBelle05 Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT

          Would Franken have resigned his Senate seat if he felt that he was innocent of the accusations? Or did he know that more revelations were a possibility and that he and his family decided that it wasn't worth putting them through the inevitable embarrassment and humiliation?

          5 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
        3. Amy Mullen‏ @LilyBelle05 Jun 11
          Replying to @LilyBelle05 @alexburnsNYT

          Just because 29 women who appeared on SNL signed an affidavit saying that he didn't behave in a way that made them uncomfortable, it doesn't mean that he was blameless with other women. Some sexual harassers are strategic, groping a woman on the set SNL would be risky.

          2 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
        4. CabinLoon‏ @cabinloon Jun 11
          Replying to @LilyBelle05 @alexburnsNYT

          Yeah, that would be risky. So instead he did all of his in public places with photographers. None of which were even interviewed much less corroborated anything. (Seriously, serial harassers go for privacy, target subordinates, etc. Also, none of which was even alleged here.)

          0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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        2. Megan Dugan  📚‏ @library_dean Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT

          If anyone should be told to take up knitting...

          1 reply 0 retweets 90 likes
        3. Merrick Garland's Stolen SCOTUS Seat‏ @Knitlife Jun 11
          Replying to @library_dean @alexburnsNYT

          Leave Knitting Alone

          1 reply 0 retweets 29 likes
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        2. Leila Gardner‏ @leila_gardner Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT

          You know, in context, he is talking about behavior in the workplace and not rape @maggieNYT But, you knew that.

          7 replies 1 retweet 28 likes
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        1. TheBadBreakerUpper‏ @TheDonald4truth Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT

          You know, the norms of what is acceptable has never changed for actual gentlemen.

          0 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
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        2. Lori Hilborn‏ @HilbornLori Jun 11
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT @jaketapper

          Isn't he saying that it's good that the norms HAVE CHANGED and that it is no longer just physical improprieties but also making someone's work day miserable in other ways that are NOW actionable...yes?

          2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. CabinLoon‏ @cabinloon Jun 11
          Replying to @HilbornLori @alexburnsNYT @jaketapper

          Yes. But it's just much more fun to dunk on him. And I guess this is what passes for a journalist now.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        4. dennise johnston XX‏ @JohnstonDennise Jun 11
          Replying to @cabinloon @HilbornLori and

          I don’t know about the hack journalist most of them are 🙄you’re probably right. however the left constantly gives Bill Clinton a pass ask Juanita Broderick if he deserves it🇺🇸💃#TheGreatAwakening #QAnon #WhereAreTheChildren #Justice

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        5. overloon‏ @overloon Jun 12
          Replying to @JohnstonDennise @cabinloon and

          Even Starr didn't think Broaderick was credible.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. BlueNGold‏ @BlueNGold92 Jun 12
          Replying to @alexburnsNYT @geoffcaldwell

          Waiting for the clarification ... depends on what the meaning of against their will is ...

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