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Hortensis

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15. Lots of flawed people have a great talent for
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 09:21 AM
Dec 2017

self aggrandizement and rise above their levels of competence and ethical appropriateness. Some have enough ability to pretend and and maintain, most eventually fall, but a surprising number self destruct.

Brazile put herself in danger by unethically offering questions to the Hillary campaign that weren't even requested, apparently to curry favor with people she expected to be around the next president. And did it again in spite of being courteously rebuffed the first time. Someone else will have to write a book to find out whatever other foolish missteps she was making.

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She has ruined her career obamanut2012 Nov 2017 #1
+1 grantcart Nov 2017 #2
The part where she says she didn't know why everything was being cleared through Hillary's staff ehrnst Nov 2017 #5
I should say: her legacy, too obamanut2012 Nov 2017 #8
Maybe she thinks this will open up other opportunities. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2017 #4
OR or working for Fox News is about it obamanut2012 Nov 2017 #7
The new token "liberal?" ehrnst Nov 2017 #9
Lots of flawed people have a great talent for Hortensis Dec 2017 #15
Thanks grantcart Nov 2017 #3
K&R. Thank you, ehrnst! lunamagica Nov 2017 #6
Great letter Gothmog Nov 2017 #10
Very glad to see that letter NastyRiffraff Nov 2017 #11
I know - the whole "murder in the DNC" foil hat fuckery ehrnst Nov 2017 #12
K&R Jamaal510 Nov 2017 #13
Awesome letter. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #14
Thanks for sharing this. I must say... NurseJackie Dec 2017 #16
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