Heather Caygle (December 6, 2017), quoting a woman who worked with Franken and alleged he sexually harrassed her in 2006; Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her, Politico.com
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He was between me and the door, and he was coming at me to kiss me. It was very quick, and I think my brain had to work really hard to be like ‘Wait, what is happening?’ But I knew whatever was happening was not right, and I ducked,” the former aide said in an interview. “I was really startled by it, and I just sort of booked it towards the door, and he said, ‘It’s my right as an entertainer.’

— Heather Caygle

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He was between me and the door, and he was coming at me to kiss me. It was very quick, and I think my brain had to work really hard to be like ‘Wait, what is happening?’ But I knew whatever was happening was not right, and I ducked,” the former aide said in an interview. “I was really startled by it, and I just sort of booked it towards the door, and he said, ‘It’s my right as an entertainer.’" in the context of "Heather Caygle (December 6, 2017), quoting a woman who worked with Franken and alleged he sexually harrassed her in 2006; Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her, Politico.com" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Al Franken

About Al Franken

Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American writer, actor and politician. He was the junior United States Senator from Minnesota from 2008 to 2018, when he resigned following sexual harassment allegations from several women. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party. Franken achieved note as a writer and performer for the television show Saturday Night Live from its conception in 1975 before moving to writing and acting in films and television shows. He then became a political commentator, author of five books and host of a nationally syndicated radio show on the Air America Radio network.