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Rep. Katie Hill's final speech in Congress (Original Post) JaneQPublic Oct 2019 OP
WOW. Listen to this. she gets real IcyPeas Oct 2019 #1
Thanks for the markers. JaneQPublic Oct 2019 #7
Good for her mountain grammy Oct 2019 #2
Incredibly brave. JaneQPublic Oct 2019 #9
Yes she is. mountain grammy Oct 2019 #11
I am just absolutely gutted she is stepping down Celerity Oct 2019 #3
Hope someday a law is passed... JaneQPublic Oct 2019 #4
+100000 Celerity Oct 2019 #6
I'm frustrated as hell by her leaving. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #5
+100000000 (nt) JaneQPublic Oct 2019 #8
She slept with a subordinate in violation of ethics rules. What is excuse for that? tinrobot Oct 2019 #12
Something can be wrong without rising to the level of requiring resignation. femmedem Oct 2019 #13
THAT IS A VOICE THAT WILL BE MISSED Stinky The Clown Oct 2019 #10

IcyPeas

(21,901 posts)
1. WOW. Listen to this. she gets real
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:13 PM
Oct 2019

listen at the 3:15 mark.

listen at 5:34 too, if nothing else.

EXCELLENT SPEECH

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
7. Thanks for the markers.
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:35 PM
Oct 2019

She said exactly what needed to be said and pointed fingers at all the guilty parties.

It broke my heart, though, earlier in the speech, where she said "I'm sorry" to all the various people she feels she disappointed.

All I could think about is that among all those powerful men who are accused of far worse, not a single one has every publicly said the words "I'm sorry"... about anything.

Celerity

(43,485 posts)
3. I am just absolutely gutted she is stepping down
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:24 PM
Oct 2019

the fucking scum win again

HER EX HUSBAND DESERVES PRISON TIME!!!!!!!

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
5. I'm frustrated as hell by her leaving.
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 03:29 PM
Oct 2019

Almost as frustrated by that as by the chickenshit "she should have known better..." excuses I hear.

tinrobot

(10,914 posts)
12. She slept with a subordinate in violation of ethics rules. What is excuse for that?
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 04:31 PM
Oct 2019

I have yet to hear a valid excuse that doesn't involve some sort of double standard. Either sleeping with your employees is wrong or it isn't. Pick one and be consistent.

I donated to her campaign, so I am also very frustrated and disappointed.

femmedem

(8,206 posts)
13. Something can be wrong without rising to the level of requiring resignation.
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 05:17 PM
Oct 2019

She could have been censured, for example.

Stinky The Clown

(67,818 posts)
10. THAT IS A VOICE THAT WILL BE MISSED
Thu Oct 31, 2019, 04:26 PM
Oct 2019

I am so upset at her leaving. And yes, she was RATFUCKED by RATFUCKERS skilled at RATFUCKERY.

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