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Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Apologize publicly?

Fuck that

He should get to pour any liquid he wants into any bag or possession of hers that he wants to, an equal number of times, and she can't say anything about it and it'll all be on video and go up on social media.

And if she doesn't want that, let her try to explain why not, and put that on social media. You could try to time it right, so that right as she's getting kind of emotional about how she's so sick of all this bitterness in politics and what happened to forgive and live and let live, is right when someone's sneaking up behind her and pouring a pint of lemonade into her purse or something.

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[–] [email protected] 170 points 5 months ago (3 children)

As for whether he forgives Morrissey, Carroll said: “I guess I would have to say yes in the spirit of forgiveness, reluctantly. But if I had to be a smartass, I’d say her apology holds about as much water as my canvas bag.”

Fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago

I'm glad he had to be a smartass. Because Morrissey was certainly being a dumbass.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you are only ashamed of your actions after you were caught, you are not ashamed of your actions. Grade A trashy behaviour that has no place in the world.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago

And especially no place in the halls of governance.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)

America elects some of the wierdest politicians.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Australian politicians sniff the chairs of their female colleagues, and eat raw onions like apples. All politicians are just disguised reptilian barely holding it together.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (15 children)

Holy god

I once witnessed a competition which involved people trying to eat an onion raw, like an apple, and it was unreal the level of pain and unhappiness they were all clearly experiencing.

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