Washington Examiner
by Eddie Scarry
Nov 18, 2017, 12:01 AM
It’s remarkable how thoughtful and reserved the national media become when a political scandal doesn’t fit the narrative they pound day-in and day-out.
Early on Thursday, a radio news anchor accused Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., of sexual assault, claiming that in 2006 he aggressively put his face against hers, forcing his tongue into her mouth as they were “rehearsing” a skit they planned as part of a USO Middle East tour.
Separately, the anchor, Leeann Tweeden of KABC in Los Angeles, said Franken had touched her breasts while she was sleeping, a claim backed up by a photo she produced of Franken smiling and touching her breasts while she was sleeping.
Given recent events, there couldn’t be a clearer case for the media to immediately call for his resignation and for Franken to disappear from public life.
Instead, editorial boards at the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and even the Wall Street Journal took a more pensive route.
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