<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Swift Sunrise]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://steynian.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Binky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://steynian.wordpress.com/author/binky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Honk honk, Smirk&nbsp;smirk?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="19872" data-permalink="https://steynian.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/honk-honk-smirk-smirk/v-matt7-20/" data-orig-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg" data-orig-size="541,284" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="v-matt7-20" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg?w=541" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19872" src="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg?w=541&#038;h=284" alt="v-matt7-20" width="541" height="284" srcset="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg 541w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg?w=150&amp;h=79 150w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/v-matt7-20.jpg?w=300&amp;h=157 300w" sizes="(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">What. The. <em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Hell</span>?</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>~ SOMETIME</strong> comedian &amp; U.S. Senator &#8220;Al&#8221; Franken &#8220;honking&#8221; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-al-franken-accused-forcibly-kissing-groping-woman-n821381" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a sleeping female member of a tour</a> for the U.S. military? And getting photographic evidence of a sexual assault (legally)&#8230; and force-kissing her in a public skit? <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5092825/Al-Franken-accuser-Grope-photo-face-insult.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brilliance in action</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8220;By their fruits ye shall know them&#8221;, as <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A15-20&amp;version=NKJV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Man said</a>.  Here&#8217;s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/senatoralfranken/posts/1553158881436655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Senator&#8217;s squishy apology</a>.. was it for getting caught, or for <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-al-franken-women-dont-belong-1117-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">having been a pig</a> in the first place?  Hard to say with this kind of public character.</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s this <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5091015/Al-Franken-pitched-SNL-skit-raping-Leslie-Stahl.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">horrible sketch &#8216;comedy&#8217;</a>. A peek into a creepy mind?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Make a difference. Why not let good old Al <a href="https://www.franken.senate.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">know what you think</a>?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="19879" data-permalink="https://steynian.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/honk-honk-smirk-smirk/color-al-franken-web/" data-orig-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg" data-orig-size="600,465" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="color-al-franken-web" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19879" src="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg?w=600&#038;h=465" alt="color-al-franken-web" width="600" height="465" srcset="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg 600w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg?w=150&amp;h=116 150w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/color-al-franken-web.jpg?w=300&amp;h=233 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
<h2>&#8216;Mistakes&#8217; Were Made</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Of course, this is a terrible quandary for the progressive &#8220;truth is relative&#8221; crowd, isn&#8217;t it? If it seems right to Spacey &amp; Weinstein &amp; Franken &amp; their ilk, how can it be actually &amp; objectively &#8216;<strong>Wrong™</strong>&#8216;?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Even so, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/senatoralfranken/posts/1553158881436655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the tribal hooters are springing to the defence</a> of &#8220;their&#8221; guy, for political reasons.. just like they did for old rapey Clinton, and yelling &#8220;Oh YEAH? Republicans!&#8221;. . Hell,  <em>yeah</em> Republicans, Democrats, Independents&#8230; pretty much a large part of DC &amp; U.S. political culture is all about the crazed sex, power, and getting away with bad things, like spoiled children; like God isn&#8217;t watching.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/11/al_frankens_career_is_collateral_damage_for_the_dems_on_the_way_to_getting_trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Franken&#8217;s crisis is now all part</a> of deposing the evil rapey God-emperor Trump (as they see him).  You know, because he talked about grabbing crotches once.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Awkward questions.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_19873" style="width: 534px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-19873" data-attachment-id="19873" data-permalink="https://steynian.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/honk-honk-smirk-smirk/grabbygrabberton/" data-orig-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg" data-orig-size="524,572" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Owner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510922171&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="grabbygrabberton" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg?w=275" data-large-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg?w=524" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19873" src="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg?w=524&#038;h=572" alt="grabbygrabberton" width="524" height="572" srcset="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg 524w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg?w=137&amp;h=150 137w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grabbygrabberton.jpg?w=275&amp;h=300 275w" sizes="(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px" /><p id="caption-attachment-19873" class="wp-caption-text"><strong><a href="http://www.kabc.com/2017/11/16/leeann-tweeden-on-senator-al-franken/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click for her story.</a></strong></p></div>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#808080;"><em>+</em></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#808080;"><em>&#8220;I couldn’t believe it. He groped me, without my consent, while I was asleep. I felt violated all over again. Embarrassed. Belittled. Humiliated. How dare anyone grab my breasts like this and think it’s funny? I told my husband everything that happened and showed him the picture.&#8221;</em></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#808080;"><em>+</em></span></h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="19875" data-permalink="https://steynian.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/honk-honk-smirk-smirk/torches/" data-orig-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg" data-orig-size="500,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="torches" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19875" src="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg?w=500&#038;h=368" alt="torches" width="500" height="368" srcset="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg 500w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg?w=150&amp;h=110 150w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/torches.jpg?w=300&amp;h=221 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;">Man In The Mirror</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Let&#8217;s remember: these are simply uninvestigated accusations, at this point. <a href="https://drhurd.com/2017/11/18/death-reason-bigger-problem-sexual-harassment/#.WhBIrIqJbYs.facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Let&#8217;s not go nuts &amp; grab the torches</a> &amp; pitchforks just yet. Accusers lie, real perps cover up, and not all the accused are actually guilty.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">And before we enjoy any more finger-pointing and moral panics, let&#8217;s recall that Jesus said it wasn&#8217;t enough not just to <em>refrain</em> from adultery&#8211; we must also refrain from lusting after others (as objects), and seek rather to love them and do them good, as our neighbour, and co-pilgrims to heaven, and sons and daughters of Our Father.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">And we cannot rush to forgive the exact same activities on the part of people we like, either. God&#8217;s justice is merciful, but true.. for all, or else for none.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">As for the woman above? If he did what he&#8217;s accused of, I&#8217;d file legal and civil charges against the virtue-signalling &#8220;feminist&#8221; self-righteous <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/al-franken-even-worse-than-you-think/article/2010505" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doofus Senator</a>. Cough up, Mr. Giggles.</p>
<p><strong>So saith,</strong></p>
<h1><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Teh Binks</strong></em></span></h1>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_19874" style="width: 598px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-19874" data-attachment-id="19874" data-permalink="https://steynian.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/honk-honk-smirk-smirk/leeann-tweeden/" data-orig-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg" data-orig-size="588,461" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="leeann-tweeden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg?w=588" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19874" src="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg?w=588&#038;h=461" alt="leeann-tweeden" width="588" height="461" srcset="https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg 588w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg?w=150&amp;h=118 150w, https://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/leeann-tweeden.jpg?w=300&amp;h=235 300w" sizes="(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px" /><p id="caption-attachment-19874" class="wp-caption-text">Honk. Honk.</p></div>
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