The message from Keith Ellison? MeToo, but not me. But
Pepperidge Farm remembers:
On Wednesday afternoon, another of Franken’s Minnesota congressional colleagues, Rep. Betty McCollum, said the growing number of allegations make it “impossible for him to be an effective senator for Minnesota.” Rep. Keith Ellison also called for Franken to resign.
That was December 6, 2017.
Now?
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison on Sunday denied an allegation from an ex-girlfriend that he had once dragged her off a bed while screaming obscenities at her — an allegation that came just days before a Tuesday primary in which the congressman is among several Democrats running for state attorney general.
The allegation first surfaced Saturday night from Karen Monahan after her son alleged in a Facebook post that he had seen hundreds of angry text messages from Ellison, some threatening his mother. He also wrote he had viewed a video in which Ellison dragged Monahan off the bed by her feet. Monahan, a Minneapolis political organizer, said via Twitter that what her son posted was "true."
Question for the audience -- should Franken call for Ellison to step down?
3 comments:
Somehow I'm having trouble believing that either Keith Ellison or his ex-girlfriend filmed her abuse. I can believe domestic abuse, especially in a "living in sin" situation like the one Ellison was in, but it's a special kind of sick to make a video.
On the flip side, the call should be "if the video exists, release it to the police and the media." Will solve this whole kerfuffle very quickly, no?
Franken should. I don't know why he hasn't already.
Ellison's ex may have done the videotaping to protect herself or document the abuse. They have both been political animals for some time; she would know what dynamite she has in her hand - and the costs of playing with that dynamite.
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