{"id":79492,"date":"2021-09-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=79492"},"modified":"2021-09-16T08:22:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:22:51","slug":"what-a-difference-a-little-access-to-power-makes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=79492","title":{"rendered":"What A Difference A Little Access To Power Makes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senator Melisa Lopez Franzen took what some called a &#8220;brave&#8221; stance  in going after the perps in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=79000\">sexual harassment scandal at the MN STate Capitol earlier this year<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79490\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061.jpg 828w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061-139x300.jpg 139w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061-473x1024.jpg 473w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061-768x1662.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2061-710x1536.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Senate staffer, Cynthia Callais, reported being harassed by a Legislative staff manager who happened to be related to Senator Jason Isaacson, a prominent DFLer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fracas led to the resignation of Susan Kent from her Senate Minority Leader role, and her announcement she wasn&#8217;t going to run again &#8211; potentially opening a seat for a GOP challenger, but that&#8217;s another story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Lopez Franzen just got elected to Kent&#8217;s old position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And look who&#8217;s BFFs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060.jpg 828w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060-139x300.jpg 139w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060-473x1024.jpg 473w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060-768x1662.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/img_2060-710x1536.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not about justice, for women or anyone else.  It&#8217;s about power &#8211; personal, and partisan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Melisa Lopez Franzen took what some called a &#8220;brave&#8221; stance in going after the perps in a sexual harassment scandal at the MN STate Capitol earlier this year. A Senate staffer, Cynthia Callais, reported being harassed by a Legislative staff manager who happened to be related to Senator Jason Isaacson, a prominent DFLer. 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