THE #METOO MOVEMENT SPUTTERS:

● New York Times columnist who called on Al Franken to resign has ‘second thoughts.’

● The Times Is “Torn” About Whether Glenn Thrush Should Lose His Job Over Sexual-Misconduct Allegations.

● ABCNews’ Alleged “Proud Independent” Chief Political Analyst [Matthew Dowd]: There’s a Big Difference Between Rapists and Molesters Working for “The Common Good” (i.e., Progressives) and Those Not Working for the “Common Good” (i.e., Conservatives).

MSNBC’s Joy Reid tweets, “The Kennedys occupy a special place in our national consciousness. JFK had a roguish gallantry. Jackie O had the glamour and pathos of a Hollywood star. RFK had the seeds of goodness and greatness. Teddy chased redemption. Americans love those kinds of narratives.”

Becket Adams of the Washington Examiner responds to Reid:

“Teddy chased redemption.” You can straight up drown a woman, sexually assault a waitress, etc., etc. and *still* be eulogized with this fluffy shit. The #MeToo movement sputters.

As another Twitter user adds, “Teddy chased that redemption right off the road and into the water leaving a woman to drown. But hey, each to their own, right [Joy Ann Reid]?”

And JFK’s own “roguish gallantry” was certainly roguish.

Finally:

● CNN’s Dylan Byers Laments ‘Drain of Talent’ With Harassers Leaving Hollywood, Media.

How much worse can movies get? (I know, I know, that’s a perennial question for Hollywood.)

UPDATE: “The Democrats are going right back into the same mode they did with Clinton. Don’t worry everyone. In 2036, brave editors will have ask people to write, ‘Franken should have resigned’ pieces,” Jay Caruso of the Dallas Morning News tweets.