Point, which is, bill clinton was accused far more credibly than al franken has been by juanita broaddrick. my point is really simple. until juanita broaddrick is invited on cnn respectfully, ing can t take this seriously. that s interesting. for one thing, and i think we have actually talked about it, there has been a bit of a reckoning to say, you know, if we were in this moment now that we were if we had this moment 25 years ago that we re having now, we actually probably would see some of bill clinton s misdeeds a lot differently. tucker: i think that s right. i think that s true. however, i think there is a big problem in looking at this through such a narrow lens that we forget the man who is sitting in the oval office had, what, 20 women come out against him. tucker: again, we are not peering through the mists of time here back 25 years to the democratic primary of 92.
Administrations come and go, you just wanted to run the country. that is the danger. you want good people to be willing to serve. you don t want them to think that a week into the job they have to lawyer up. tucker: i m beginning to think that. thank you, that was really interesting. appreciate it. thanks, tucker. tucker: one group thinks we can fix the world s problems by abolishing all countries and borders and implementing what they are calling a single global democracy. we ll talk to the founder of that group next. i m 65 and healthy. i m not at risk. even healthy adults 65 and older are at increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia. isn t it like a bad cold or flu? pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease. in some cases, part of your lung may fill with mucus, making it hard to breathe. can i catch it from a pneumococcal vaccination? no. the vaccines do not contain live bacteria. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to help protect yourself.
It is widely believed, and it is probably true, that he will announce he is leaving the senate. many on the right are reacting gleefully to all this, to what is happening to franken, and you can understand the impulse.. franken was a mediocre senator and a thoroughly miserable person, cruel to those beneath him, narcissistic, monumentally self-righteous. al franken should have beenma exposed years ago for the nasty poser he always was. instead, he was celebrated by the media. he was protected by the democratic establishment that found him useful. very few people who knew al franken personally, including me, are mourning his departure from washington. good riddance. but there is a downside to all this for anyone who cares about justice or due process or, for that matter, living in a free country. today s calls for al franken s resignation were sparked by p a new accusation that he tried to kiss a woman against her will 11 years ago after a radio interview. w it certainly sounds plausible. on the other hand, the allegation is unproven.
Staged by the ruling class against a president they didn t pick, if people really believe that, that is a disaster, and shouldn t the justice department be doing everything it can to make sure that people don t think that, that they think this is legitimate? i think we have to let it play out, tucker, before we make a judgment about what people will think about it. for all of the heavy breathing that has gone on, there ve been three sets of charges, one indictment that doesn t havet anything to do with the 2016 election or president trump, and two process crimes that also don t have anything, really, to do with the election of trump. there is a lot of noise, but, you know, if that s all it is at the end, i don t know what people will make of it except that it was probably a waste of time and it was very bad for the country, because it is hard for an administration to govern when everybody has to look at everybody else like a potential suspect.t. tucker: that s right. and that s a problem.
Like inequality, which is hollowing out the middle class, like you covered last week. like unlocking the doors to economic opportunity for everyone. we have a super powerful new video that makes the case a for video to make this on our website at oneglobaldemocracy.com, and i encourage everyone to check that out. tucker: i would encourage them, too, i think it is an interesting idea, but it seems very antidemocratic to me. people don t want this, they have never wanted this. the league of nations had to be imposed on them. same with the u.n., the e.u. actual people don t want to be ruled from a great distance by people who don t speak the same language or have the same history or values. they don t want this. they never have wanted it. why do you think otherwise? well, the key distinction here is between being ruled and democracy. democracy is about everyone having an equal voice, and we don t have that today. international borders and separate countries are getting in our way. our current patchwork of
Saying this. i agree with you completely. they must be deeply offended by you then. exactly. i tell a lot of people that, you know, the lgbt community, and there are some left communities that aren t as tolerant as they may seem. i actually think about like, a lot of the same things you do, i m just a little bit weird. tucker: yeah. that s fair to say. yeah. i mean, your mom agrees. i don t think it s news to anyone. but, if so, like, we give all sorts of rewards based on race and we also punish on the basis of it, and you are saying you re breaking the rules by saying, then i m just going to change mine. that must drive the people who are making these rules totally crazy. i suppose so. you know, i don t believe you can actually change your sex and i don t believe you can actually change your race.
Them nothing. another, likely more liberal democrat, will be voted in to take his place. a vote to expel ray moore will be a lot easier to hold if democrats don t have to account for al franken. this isn t principle. in fact, it is the most cynical kind of politics, and if you don t believe it, look no further than democratic senator kirsten gillibrand, the first to demand franken s resignation. on the subject of harassment, gillibrand is a opportunist and a phony, and so are many around her. when it was convenient for gillibrand to give cover to a sexual abuser, she did enthusiastically. unlike al franken, former president bill clinton has been credibly accused of rape,em forcible rape. gillibrand didn t care. in 2013, she tweeted happy birthday, president clinton! thank you for your friendship and support as well as your incredible leadership! in april of last year, gillibrand said she was, honored to campaign alongside bill clinton in new york.
Says help me, dad. how do you console him? you know, we had a session with with a professional psychiatrist, psychologist. it was a family thing, you know having whatever issues. but when i touched kate, when she was talking the counselor said don t touch her, don t touch her. and he you thought what s that about. the four of you? okay i thought you meant after she had passed. no. no. this is back. i m getting to my point here. i learned from that, and i was told that when somebody is trying to have emotions. don t break it don t break. so there is no consoling them. we have all got to work
How do you console him? you know, we had a session with with a professional psychiatrist, psychologist. it was a family thing, you know having whatever issues. but when i touched kate, when she was talking the counselor said don t touch her, don t touch her. and he you thought what s that about. the four of you? okay i thought you meant after she had passed. no. no. this is back. i m getting to my point here. i learned from that, and i was told that when somebody is trying to have emotions. don t break it don t break. so there is no consoling them. we have all got to work through it the way we work
Argue for your position. go out there and win an election. push to change it. but don t break it. julie, how do the president and his team in the white house, how do they see this now that the shutdown is over? do they think they have republicans on the run? how do they think this is going to play out in terms of policy and politics going forward? i think it s a very unknown answer, even in the white house at this point. i m struck by howñi shrunk the agenda is for the president just a year after winning his second term. when he was inaugurated in january he talked about raising the minimum wage, expanding early child ho d education, immigration reform looked like it had a chance to pass over the summer. now we re talking about things like the farm bill which is generally a fairly easy thing to pass. i think they are certainly hoping that republicans will look at what just happened through the budget