next you going to be telling us that they are getting uppity
Kirsten Gillebrand may be a candidate but because she is smart and tough not because she is a woman
next you going to be telling us that they are getting uppity "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Really?
She can FUCK OFF for what she did to Franken. I know it was only her famous snake-like political maneuvering to eliminate perceived competition to her own aspirations, but that alone is enough to condemn her. But, wait! There's more: She was an attorney then—a partner making half a million dollars a year at Boies, Schiller & Flexner, the law firm now implicated in the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the top source of contributions to her House and Senate campaigns. Upon winning, she became a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of conservative Democrats. She supported a balanced budget amendment and a ban on deficit spending. Her immigration platform was of a piece with the proto-Trumpism brewing during George W. Bush’s second term—no amnesty or benefits for illegal aliens; a crackdown on sanctuary cities like New York ; more agents, fencing, and tech for the border; and legislation making English America’s official language. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, gave her the lowest rating of any New York Democrat in Congress for her positions on gay rights issues. Her rating from the National Rifle Association, meanwhile, was a solid 100 percent. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/12/kirsten_gillibrand_is_playing_her_cards_right.html Kirsten Gillebrand is just another entitled, worthless sack of excrement from the Capital of the Worthless Thumb. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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my bad, I had her confused with Kirstjen M. Nielsen (dont know why)
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Re: Really?
FTFNYT: That calculus may be playing in Democrats’ minds. After Politico published accusations from a former congressional staff member on Wednesday morning that Mr. Franken had forcibly kissed her, Democrats lunged. Unlike earlier accusations, the newest one involved a congressional employee in the workplace. Gillibrand didn't take Franken down. Franken's past and his inability to overcome it, and people like Roger Stone who were out to get him, took him down. I heard her speak at a rally at the Lincoln Memorial a few months ago. She needs work on her delivery, but she said the right things. I dunno if she thinks she should run for President in 2020, but she isn't an empty suit and she has a bright future in politics. FWIW. Cheers, Scott. |
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Dunno about her in my opinion Franken should not have resigned, the voters should make that choice
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He lost the confidence of his colleagues and was replaced by a Democrat.
Franken always said he had skeletons in his closet. He did a good job as Senator. I liked him a lot and gave him money several times. I don't know how many of the allegations were true, and how many were ratfucking by Stone and his Minions. But he had to go. [...] Cheers, Scott. |
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Fsck his "colleagues" he represented MN not them
If he had pulled a repo "jebus forgives me" he would have been fine "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Allow me to be the first to say ...
If she (Gillebrand) does run and if she ($DEITY help us) becomes the Democratic nominee, prepare for four more years of Drumpf. I don't often agree with him, but Bill Maher pretty much sums it up. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |