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A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water into her colleague’s work bag multiple times across several months.

The bizarre behavior is allegedly a part of a campaign of harassment that one legislator aimed at another who represents the same district in the Green Mountain state, independent outlet Seven Days first reported.

The Republican representative, Mary Morrissey, 67, confessed to dumping water in the bag of the Democratic legislator Jim Carroll, 62. She later apologized during a Vermont state house session on Monday, Boston.com reported.

“I am truly ashamed of my actions,” Morrissey said.

Morrissey did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

She means the Republican, "sorry" - she is sorry she got caught.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“I am truly ashamed of my actions,” Morrissey said.

You're a Republian, lady. You're not supposed to say you're ashamed. They're going to kick you to the curb now.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That was after she tried to claim she ‘flicked’ water on his bag because a bug was on it. She tried lying, no one bought it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Did she learn nothing from Trump? You just keep repeating the lie until people get tired of correcting it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I'd rather deal with a confrontational Karen who you at least know is batshit crazy than a passive aggressive secret psycho Karen who does weird shit like this. At least she didn't try to poison him or something.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So first, according to this article, it was water in the bag. Then it was a backpack, then it was a tote bag, and finally it was on the bag. What exactly was the situation, because this article is little help.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

"...multiple times across several months."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

I mean, we can summarize it in "republican representative pours water on the property of her Democrat colleague from the same district, lies about origin and reason"

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, if you were ashamed of the shit you wouldn't have done the shit. What you are is embarrassed to have been caught.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

embarrassed to have been caught.

Exactly.

They're always so very sorry after they get caught.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago

She should be ejected from the chamber(s) for a while in my opinion, and forced to "telecommute" her votes and participation in, if they even choose to let her participate at all in the lawmaking, for the rest of her term.

There's no reason that behavior should be excusable.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Morrissey’s face was not captured in the video, but fellow lawmakers were able to identify her by her gray hair.

Lol, fucking roasted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That picture of Mary Morrissey looks like it was taken decades ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was. She's 13 terms in, so I'm guessing it was taken when she was first elected, based on styling and photo quality. She have been in her early 40s, which seems about right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah - the image quality was what got my attention first. It looks like a scan of an old photo. It’s especially obvious when right next to a more recent image.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I thought the same thing, it said she was 67

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Mary Morrissey is a psychotic bully.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Getting the first N of the DENNIS system - Nurture dependence, all wrong lol

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