Episode 983 • • 1:45 - 6:37
983: 3 Belts No Road
Al Franken Sexual Harassment Allegations and Media Framing
Senator Al Franken faces mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, including a new claim from former Bay Area radio host Melanie Morgan regarding persistent harassing phone calls in 2000. The discussion contrasts the media's framing of Franken's "mock groping" of Leeann Tweeden during a USO tour versus how similar actions by Republicans would be reported. Analysis focuses on the "alternate universe" of media defense where forced kisses are minimized as rehearsed skits.