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Bettie

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149. Perhaps if she had supported a Democrat
Sat Dec 9, 2017, 08:28 PM
Dec 2017

we would not be as disgusted by her.

She stabbed him in the back for her own ambitions.

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still waiting for her to condemn trump at a public press conference. profiles in courage and all n t msongs Dec 2017 #1
haaaaaaa......ya think the OP is expecting these sorts of responses? Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #13
I haven't figured out if they are just trolling us Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #21
my thoughts exactly......almost said that, as well Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #27
St. Elsewhere what a brilliant show ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #48
amazing all the great actors that got their first real notice on that show, including Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #50
Indeed it was a force of beauty ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #56
Count me in on that dflprincess Dec 2017 #214
I am so with you on this! FarPoint Dec 2017 #81
I started to say, are you a troll. Vote Gillibrand Out! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #68
Exactly, she is only for one thing - herself Wiseman32218 Dec 2017 #165
Maybe this ISa troll thing! Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #190
Right on! 💯 Alice11111 Dec 2017 #61
UnRec itsrobert Dec 2017 #2
She has my full support to remain in the senate, for entire career. oasis Dec 2017 #3
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As long as she doesn't pull another stunt, not ever having her oasis Dec 2017 #73
We have a POTUS who likes to threaten prison for political enemies who haven't committed a crime. Bleacher Creature Dec 2017 #124
Blah JonAndKatePlusABird Dec 2017 #4
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yep. she was toast the moment she spewed that garbage about WJC and Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #17
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totally, man. and the liberal media couldn't have pounced any harder, with more glee Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #74
+1 beaglelover Dec 2017 #169
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Unrec avebury Dec 2017 #7
No appreciation from me! MagickMuffin Dec 2017 #8
this bluestarone Dec 2017 #12
Agree 100% Lotusflower70 Dec 2017 #23
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Maybe you'd like to modify that before you get alerted on? marble falls Dec 2017 #15
Greeny is just stirring. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #62
Oh please, there will be hardly anyone left with the rantings and lunatic ravings I'm seeing on here Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #108
I suggest you bail on this so you can be around for the REAL stuff. oasis Dec 2017 #71
We can do better. There are many qualified women who would make better candidates. jalan48 Dec 2017 #10
. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #11
I'm ok with her stepping down dalton99a Dec 2017 #14
Oh I see what's going on here. Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #16
Can't do it. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #18
Happy? Horizens Dec 2017 #19
Exactly the anticipated response. Revise one assumption and it becomes clear. ret5hd Dec 2017 #28
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GMTA ret5hd Dec 2017 #31
I'm turning on my dehumorizer for this thread! Cattledog Dec 2017 #20
Post it on Free Republic. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #22
And the cave too. Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #24
Hmm, I have bean wondering about that. R B Garr Dec 2017 #33
She is a Democrat who has fought for the causes promoted by DUers since she got to the Senate oberliner Dec 2017 #99
She blew it - check social media - no longer liked womanofthehills Dec 2017 #111
She cost us one of our very best senators. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #122
Not as loud and strong as Bernie... but then, who is? InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #182
I would phrase that "done for them." yankeepants Dec 2017 #228
Apropos of nothing, I thought this other thread was very interesting: ret5hd Dec 2017 #25
Oh yeah! Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #26
so, let's hear it from all the KG supporters out there: Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #30
Apparently only 2 so far. Kingofalldems Dec 2017 #35
But they posted in both threads Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #38
Yep, that should count twice. LisaL Dec 2017 #39
That seems to happen a lot! R B Garr Dec 2017 #47
Up to 6 oberliner Dec 2017 #106
Why are you just singling out her? You should be going after everyone else as well. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #107
True, though, to be honest, she did lead the charge... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #183
"I could easily see it. She's now a high profile Senator, progressive, and SMART!" oberliner Dec 2017 #113
I thought of that thread too oberliner Dec 2017 #109
She gets no appreciation from me Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #32
She is an outstanding Democratic member of the senate oberliner Dec 2017 #34
Exactly ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #36
So encouraged to hear that from you! ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #69
Thanks ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #87
Did you mean ENHANCING the damage of Trump...that Alice11111 Dec 2017 #76
Curious to know what other warriors you think ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #89
Really? She knocked him out? Renew Deal Dec 2017 #203
Yes. Calling for the resignation of the Senator who drilled Sessions Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #112
Surely Gillibrand wasn't the only senator who called for Franken's resignation ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #114
Don't play me for a damned fool. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #115
Honest question ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #117
YES! Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #119
Do you have any support for that claim? ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #121
The news said she was the first Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #126
You are so right and we need to rainy Dec 2017 #198
Agree ebbie15644 Dec 2017 #123
Her most successful fight seem to have been going after a democrat. LisaL Dec 2017 #37
like all the times she's called for him to step down for his his serial sexual assaults? Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #43
Actually, she should be standing outside looking in. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #54
Kirsten? Is that you? You seem to be the odd ball out on your own OP. brush Dec 2017 #83
She is a Democrat who has fought for the causes promoted by DUers since she got to the Senate oberliner Dec 2017 #110
Sad to see she was so gullible to believe the shetchy Tweeden story right off the bat... brush Dec 2017 #158
How so? N/T lapucelle Dec 2017 #171
She blow it with me with the Franken bullshit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #45
Congrats on getting rid opf a troll. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #40
Well I'm afraid that I've followed her lead and judged her without looking into the facts. CentralMass Dec 2017 #41
Ouch ! OnDoutside Dec 2017 #226
Nope. Hypocrite call on Trump to resign? Hold a press conference about like she did Franken? bench scientist Dec 2017 #42
I give her credit for standing up to a president dalton99a Dec 2017 #46
Bill Clinton is no longer THE President. And she was comfortable for years taking $ from Th Clintons bench scientist Dec 2017 #51
do yourself (and all of us) a favor and educate yourself just a bit Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #53
edited to add sarcasm warning dalton99a Dec 2017 #55
sorry, dalton....just saw the sarcasm edit Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #64
No worries dalton99a Dec 2017 #77
That right there! They were good enough to help her when she needed it. R B Garr Dec 2017 #65
All this woman can muster is contempt for her. jrthin Dec 2017 #44
Ouch SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #167
Nope. She did past good work, but she turned on another democrat no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #49
With friends like her Butterflylady Dec 2017 #52
I will always think of Senator Gillibrand Mme. Defarge Dec 2017 #57
Wonderful post! Exactly who Guillibrand is...not Spartacus Alice11111 Dec 2017 #80
#fakenews. stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #58
Waring blender? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #59
She broke DU's TOS agreement tazkcmo Dec 2017 #60
Thread winner! mnhtnbb Dec 2017 #225
If she thinks Black folks will stand out in the November cold to vote for he she is sadly Dream Girl Dec 2017 #63
Have an "r" on me. I agree with you, few white folks will either. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #67
Bingo! Mme. Defarge Dec 2017 #184
64 replies, 1023 views and 4 rec's lol stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #66
Call Kirstin. Someone touched the "Rec" button 4 times. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #75
Unrec. madaboutharry Dec 2017 #78
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2017 Kaleva Dec 2017 #79
With the way this forum has been acting crazycatlady Dec 2017 #82
No shit. pintobean Dec 2017 #86
Let's share some positive vibes on Gillibrand oberliner Dec 2017 #97
She Hurt Our Party SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #170
IT'S UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #105
Who do you think Julius Caesar had more respect for flotsam Dec 2017 #134
I just think this forum is treating Al Franken as the most important senator crazycatlady Dec 2017 #143
Actually he was a rising star flotsam Dec 2017 #144
I actually thought Amy Klobuchar's star is rising faster than Franken's was crazycatlady Dec 2017 #145
Amy Kloubachar is great. So is Al Franken. BlueWI Dec 2017 #180
I am unhappy with Klobuchar for not supporting Franken. dhol82 Dec 2017 #191
I can see your point. BlueWI Dec 2017 #197
He was certainly more than just a regular senator. LisaL Dec 2017 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 2017 #219
Gotta say peggysue2 Dec 2017 #179
At this moment, Gillibrand is probably pretty popular on BlueWI Dec 2017 #186
+1 dhol82 Dec 2017 #192
Well said rainy Dec 2017 #229
I understand being angry but this whole "I'm never supporting her with anything again' Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #84
Loyalty isn't her strong suit, is it? LisaL Dec 2017 #88
Yeah I didn't agree with her about that, I do understand why she said it and what she Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #92
No Loyalty for Franken itsrobert Dec 2017 #91
Then you are just as bad as her and just as disloyal. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #93
Oh please. LisaL Dec 2017 #94
OMG! Shades of the bitter primary wars! Where someone who's Pathwalker Dec 2017 #130
All you have to do is read and a 'decision' is easily determined. I never 'accused' anybody Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #133
You should get used to the fact flotsam Dec 2017 #137
No loyalty for Clinton either. LisaL Dec 2017 #95
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #103
O My God...You don't even see the irony of YOUR OWN POST!!! ret5hd Dec 2017 #125
Of course I do, it was by design. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #136
Sorry, I'm in no mood to apreciate her. intheozone Dec 2017 #85
And yet when you give her zero tolerance flotsam Dec 2017 #139
Nope. Unrec lunamagica Dec 2017 #90
hahahaha...appreciate? Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #96
But it's a lot easier to get rid of a democratic senator than Trump. LisaL Dec 2017 #98
Exactly. Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #240
at this point AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #100
How about her total abandonment of any sort of due process guillaumeb Dec 2017 #101
Nope -- can't do it. KPN Dec 2017 #102
IMO Shes not fit for office Meowmee Dec 2017 #104
she pinched my ass a few years ago, I think. Gabi Hayes Dec 2017 #116
K&R. NT Bleacher Creature Dec 2017 #118
No appreciation from me...sorry. Rustyeye77 Dec 2017 #120
Not what I'm hearing from Democratic friends and family in NY. July Dec 2017 #127
I do appreciate much of what she's done for progressive causes. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #128
For what? Costing us the only doc03 Dec 2017 #129
Can't totally appreciate her. Different Drummer Dec 2017 #131
Shame On You ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #132
For supporting a Democrat? oberliner Dec 2017 #138
Perhaps if she had supported a Democrat Bettie Dec 2017 #149
Bingo SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #172
Exactly! WoonTars Dec 2017 #177
After she apologies CommonHumanity Dec 2017 #135
Welcome to DU! spooky3 Dec 2017 #140
+1 SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #173
Don't hold your breath. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #174
UnRec Owl Dec 2017 #141
No thank you ornotna Dec 2017 #142
It is important to stand up for Gillibrand, now more than ever oberliner Dec 2017 #146
And a couple of big fat negative ones ornotna Dec 2017 #163
She has done excellent work supporting women mcar Dec 2017 #147
Not a lot of appreciation going on in here. woolldog Dec 2017 #148
True ! I'm a bit surprised no one has alerted this thread for being divisive. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #150
A positive thread about a Democrat is divisive? oberliner Dec 2017 #153
Ah come on, Oberliner, you're fooling no one ! You got your answer on this thread by the reaction. OnDoutside Dec 2017 #154
Gotta agree without Oberliner. If a positive thread about a 2020 hopeful is divisive... MadDAsHell Dec 2017 #157
In normal times I would agree 100% agree but we have just OnDoutside Dec 2017 #224
Dont worry, theyll catch up Renew Deal Dec 2017 #205
Should We Add Railroading Franken? dlk Dec 2017 #151
keep the water flowing juxtaposed Dec 2017 #152
I like Kristen. But I almost bit my lips off chewing to popcorn reading this thread. Blue_true Dec 2017 #155
Thanks for this post oberliner Dec 2017 #199
As a presidential hopeful, she makes an all right Senator. HughBeaumont Dec 2017 #156
I would appreciate it if Sen Gillibrand would please sit next to Roy Moore at any public event... Hugin Dec 2017 #159
That mchill Dec 2017 #216
She either did a lousy thing or took credit for a RW hit job. ucrdem Dec 2017 #160
Sorry Don't Want To Get Banned.... Again.... SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #162
I know folks should wise up that people with low post counts are not automatically trolls, Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #238
Look it All Them Posts Removed - 20 People List Their Accounts On 1 OP SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #164
How about a Doug Jones appreciation thread? BlueWI Dec 2017 #166
Go Doug Jones! oberliner Dec 2017 #207
Ever hear the expression . Walbash Blues Dec 2017 #168
The Peter Principle riverwalker Dec 2017 #175
Nope. She hurt the party with her grandstanding. WoonTars Dec 2017 #176
Kind gesture but it reminds me of everybody gets a trophy. rainin Dec 2017 #178
I did like her very much. spicysista Dec 2017 #181
"One mistake should not end someone's career?" KPN Dec 2017 #230
She did not end Senator Franken's career. spicysista Dec 2017 #233
Well, we disagree on that one. I hold her accountable for leading off KPN Dec 2017 #236
Where is her big press conference condemning Trump and insisting that HE resign? LBM20 Dec 2017 #185
This! dhol82 Dec 2017 #193
She has voted against Trump's Cabinet appointees more times than any other senator oberliner Dec 2017 #200
3417 views and 11 rec's DO you fill like a fail·ure ? stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #187
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It's up to 13 now oberliner Dec 2017 #204
Any future pix w/Hillary may have to be photoshopped. oasis Dec 2017 #227
Now it's 17 ... 16 ...17 again uponit7771 Dec 2017 #235
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #188
Ummm,NO! Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #189
Kristen Gillibrand dumped on Dems! Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #194
She did not "dump on Dems" oberliner Dec 2017 #202
unrec Ligyron Dec 2017 #196
😕 nocalflea Dec 2017 #201
🤦 populistdriven Dec 2017 #237
🙃 nocalflea Dec 2017 #239
Mandatory arbitration agreements should be completely, totally banned altogether. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #206
Agreed oberliner Dec 2017 #223
I don't know whether it is still the case in California. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #234
I've never been so disgusted with a Democrat - she is dead to me mchill Dec 2017 #208
Do you feel the same way about Feinstein? oberliner Dec 2017 #209
Yes, I do, as a matter of fact mchill Dec 2017 #213
*fart noise* NBachers Dec 2017 #210
This horse is mostly dead. Stop beating it. nt Persondem Dec 2017 #211
Rec. Love KG. nt LexVegas Dec 2017 #212
I doubt any here appreciate her as JNelson6563 Dec 2017 #215
On the Democratic Respect-O-Meter, shes a notch ahead of Joe Lieberman. VOX Dec 2017 #217
She took the womens move back many years... Matt_R Dec 2017 #218
I would appreciate it if she would resign hurple Dec 2017 #220
Absolutely NO! nt Raine Dec 2017 #221
I appreciate that she decided not to sponsor the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. Garrett78 Dec 2017 #222
A week ago, yes. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #231
Gillebrand's work on sexual harassment in the military is outstanding delisen Dec 2017 #232
Agreed oberliner Dec 2017 #241
Your active revels in widening divides are clever... LanternWaste Dec 2017 #242
Thank you oberliner Dec 2017 #243
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