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SCENE:\u00a0 \u00a0A recording studio.\u00a0 Mitch BERG is recording a voice-over for a video about Minnesota politics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Democrat activist and former candidate Lindsey Port, whose allegations of sexual harassment against Al Franken led to his political demise…<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 (breaks in<\/em>) Er, let’s cut there.<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Is everything OK?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Yeah – but Port didn’t actually file charges against Franken.\u00a0 Franken was never alleged to have harassed her.<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Ah.\u00a0 So – do it again?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Yep.\u00a0 Take two!<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Lindsey Port, whose condemnation of Al Franken led to his resignation..<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Er, cut.<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 OK, what’s up?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Port didn’t condemn Franken.\u00a0 She never even mentioned him.<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 OK, so what happened?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Democrats think the fact that she\u00a0talked about\u00a0<\/em>sexual harassment\u00a0at all\u00a0<\/em>helped lead to Franken’s resignation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Really?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Really.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 That’s just crazy.<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 I know, right?<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Minnesota Democrats, right?<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Yepper.\u00a0 Take three?<\/p>\n

BERG:\u00a0 Lindsey Port was attacked by Minnesota Democrats for standing for something they claimed to believe in…<\/p>\n

PRODUCER:\u00a0 Perfect.\u00a0 That’s a wrap.<\/p>\n

And SCENE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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