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ecstatic

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26. Or maybe it's due to the cycle of learned

Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:34 PM

Feb 2019

abusive behavior. In the Kavanaugh hearings, she revealed her father is an alcoholic. Sometimes the disease of alcoholism causes people to act in cruel, abusive ways at times. I don't know if she drinks or not, but she might have picked up some of the behaviors she was exposed to as a child.

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Harry Reid Rebuked Amy Klobuchar For Mistreatment Of Staff [View all] jalan48 Feb 2019 OP

Gosh if this is true MontanaMama Feb 2019 #1

Yes, so bummed... though Elizabeth still has my vote of all the declared candidates. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #33

Yeah... cilla4progress Feb 2019 #2

She is still my second choice behind Beto Awsi Dooger Feb 2019 #38

I never would have expected this. She comes across as such a nice person Quixote1818 Feb 2019 #3

Have heard more than a few DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #7

The Stanford prison experiment proves that power corrupts csziggy Feb 2019 #13

Or maybe it's due to the cycle of learned ecstatic Feb 2019 #26

Yes. LisaM Feb 2019 #32

This is how dems defeat dems lancelyons Feb 2019 #4

Nominating candidates while ignoring their shortcomings is foolhardy. jalan48 Feb 2019 #10

There are NO HUMANS without shortcomings. Expecting perfection is futile. lancelyons Feb 2019 #19

It's not about perfection. It's about winning elections. jalan48 Feb 2019 #22

It should be about winning elections if we want to achieve our agenda lancelyons Feb 2019 #27

Being nice and respectful to other people does not require perfection. nt Hotler Feb 2019 #25

This thread is an example of if your not nice and respectful all the time lancelyons Feb 2019 #29

geez, sorry I even added my thoughts. Hey, you have a nice day. nt Hotler Feb 2019 #30

And then what happened? Iggo Feb 2019 #5

Have you ever seen the end of Mortal Kombat? Renew Deal Feb 2019 #6

Truly shocked. marble falls Feb 2019 #8

I know. Iggo Feb 2019 #21

For me, too. marble falls Feb 2019 #39

Hmm. Iggo Feb 2019 #45

Add one after mine, too. I do have some questions regarding her treatment of her staffers ... marble falls Feb 2019 #51

The only source for any of this is Huffington Post. nt Skidmore Feb 2019 #9

Also BuzzFeed brooklynite Feb 2019 #23

Reporting by Molly Redden and Amanda Terkel. Two real pros. Good luck calling them bloggers TeamPooka Feb 2019 #24

Does make one wonder. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #34

If it were a lie one would have thought Harry Reid would have put the kibosh on it by now. marble falls Feb 2019 #40

Now I wonder snowybirdie Feb 2019 #11

Does the dying part have. any relevance ? CentralMass Feb 2019 #31

This is a deal breaker for me if true. Baltimike Feb 2019 #12

You and me both. Paladin Feb 2019 #37

It was so bad her staffers union local asked that the union not support her ripcord Feb 2019 #41

Multiple Unnamed Sources have been busy the past few days. OilemFirchen Feb 2019 #14

Well this is surprising coming from the girl next door. Just goes to show that we really don't know UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #28

Meanwhile Trump rapes women, cheats on his wives, and becomes President. OnDoutside Feb 2019 #16

I know....mind boggling.... dhill926 Feb 2019 #17

The Huffers must really be afraid of Amy's possibilities. DURHAM D Feb 2019 #18

So you have decided to ignore the facts? ripcord Feb 2019 #42

About the reporters and a report from AFSCME ... marble falls Feb 2019 #44

Hmm, that's pretty damning customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #50

My question is customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #20

That's exactly what I was going to Cha Feb 2019 #46

The same folks customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #48

I'm surprised no one got a statement from Harry Reid. Your question is the one I'd like to ... marble falls Feb 2019 #52

Would it be different were she a man? Asked the host at a local PBS station. Yes, question everything Feb 2019 #35

Her behavior goes back a ways. Klobuchar's 2006 Campaign jalan48 Feb 2019 #36

That is unfortunate, if true. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #43

If this is true crazycatlady Feb 2019 #47

Yes customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #49