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more about #kbr more comments → Where The Mild Things Are: Al Franken, so far, has turned into a pretty kick-ass senator. As I'm in Minnesota, I'll just take a moment to bask in the sweet, warm glow of Republ... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: Okay, Repugs...take your hand out of your pants and your head out of your ass and maybe you will realize that you defend rapists on a pretty frequent ... more » willwriteforfood: Boo. Fucking. Hoo. Here's the thing, GOP. It's not really another senator's job to help you spin your way out of a mess, even if he's the newbie in y... more » Twizzgirl: Maybe I don't understand politics. Since when is it Al Franken's job to defend Republicans who voted against his amendment? more » Dodgergirl: Dear GOP Party Leadership: Hi, how's it going. So I know you've been having a rough year-- 2009's been hard for everyone, and I know it broke your h... more » boobookitteh: "Trying to tap into the natural sympathy that we have for THIS victim of THIS rape".. Is the actual quote and I think it's an important distinction. t... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Nono, Rethugs. The Mighty Franken painted nothing of the sort. You all did that little bit of bastard art yourselves. Mmm hmm. more » bluebears: oh dear me, that IS horrible more » Hooplehead: Damn those Democrats, telling the truth again! Why won't they just let the GOP get away with being hateful, misogynist and showing criminal negligenc... more » SomeAuthorGirl: "I don’t know what his motivation was for taking us on, but I would hope that we won’t see a lot of Daily Kos-inspired amendments in the future co... more » televisionarie: They need to bring Whoopi Goldberg in to define when it's rape and when it's rape-rape for this to be a legitimate outrage. more » BeckySharper: Does the shoe fit? Well, you know what to do... more » Ratinski: But, GOP, you're the ones who made that impression in the first place. It's not Al Franken's job to fix your mess. In my day I had to pull myself up ... more » spunkay: Ugh, I totally know where you're coming from, GOP. I mean, I'm trying so hard to tap into the natural sympathy I have for whiny, lying assholes but I... more » winner: Did Big John Cornyn ever get around to signing that anti-lynching resolution? more » -
#cryusariver
Repubs Think Franken Painted Them As "Rapist Sympathizers"
The GOP is complaining that Al Franken isn't doing enough to combat leftists from "tap[ping] into the natural sympathy that we have for [victims of rape]" and it's making them look bad. Here's a thought: stop defending rapists! [Politico] -
#justicefornone
KBR Arbitration Awards Another Assault Victim
Former military construction contractor Tracy Barker was raped in Iraq in 2005 while on the job. Barker went through arbitration and won a settlement, but her former employer, Kellogg Brown & Root, is still trying to screw her over. More » -
#consciencedeficit
Franken Anti-Rape Amendment In Danger
Democratic Senator Dan Inouye may remove Al Franken's anti-rape amendment from the defense appropriations bill, because defense contractors are complaining it would leave them overly vulnerable. The vulnerability of actual rape victims: apparently not a concern.[Huffington Post] -
#nojusticenopeace
Jamie Leigh Jones Takes On Pro-KBR Senators On Rachel Maddow
Last night on the Rachel Maddow Show, Jamie Leigh Jones and her attorney, Todd Kelly, spoke out directly about the Defense Appropriations Bill Amendment, showing their support for the measure and expressing their disappointment with those who voted against it. More » -
#servingupjustice
Sen. Franken Fights KBR On Behalf Of Rape Vicitims
Sen. Al Franken's amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill passed yesterday; the amendment penalizes companies that restricts claims of sexual assualt and discrimination to arbitration. The opposition claims that this is "a political attack" aimed at Halliburton/KBR. [ThinkProgress] -
#justiceforall
After 2 Years, Court Rules Gang Rape Unrelated To Employment
Finally, there's some news about Jamie Leigh Jones, the former Halliburton/KBR employee who was gang-raped by co-workers and then held in a shipping container so she couldn't report it, that won't make any reasonable person weep. More » -
