Another side of Sen. Mark Kelly

[Tanuki]

The article includes observations from a renowned speech therapist who worked with Gabby Giffords after her devastating near-assassination, and who gives Kelly a lot of credit for his support and involvement in her recovery.

https://avlwatchdog.org/democracy-watch-when-character-collides-with-power-which-side-should-we-choose/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Thank you for posting this

This excerpt from this article really hit me hard

“Mark is such a strong character. Anybody who gets shot into space is braver than a bullfighter. There’s no one braver than an astronaut because you don’t know what will happen to you. And he had this strong military background [as] a fighter pilot. Mark even looks pugnacious.

“But what’s lost about that is the warmer and human side of Mark, the man who loves a joke and has a sense of humor and doesn’t mind cleaning up after lunch and taking out the garbage. I guess he even does that up in outer space.”

When the president called Kelly a “traitor” and said Kelly “should be hung,” Helm-Estabrooks said, her adult children expressed no concern for Kelly; rather the reverse. “The kids said that from what they’ve seen, the message should be “Don’t [expletive] with Mark Kelly.”

[choie]

2. I love this!

[SWBTATTReg]

3. the brat tRUMP is a spoiled six-year old, and is no way, shape, or form to be president.

[popsdenver]

7. His temper tantrums and acting out

is more like a two year old or three year old........

It is painfully obvious that he missed out on countless Developmental areas of his personality, and therefore he is still "Frozen" at all the areas that he didn't develop, as an infant/child........As an adult, in all those arrested areas, he acts like how a child would react.....

[RandomNumbers]

21. Clearly you are correct. What is more worrying is HOW THE FUCK

enough of America didn't see that?

The first time even, but absolutely in 2024. What the absolute fuck.

Oh right, his opponent was a non-ivory-skinned WOMAN.

[JBTaurus83]

4. I know people say

He isn’t charismatic enough, but after four years of hell, I think his personality could be a welcome change. Not to mention, he’s extremely intelligent and dedicated to the nation.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I agree. We have had enough personalty for six lifetimes.

[jaymac]

12. strength and talent

we, in the Democratic Party, have a wealth of talented politicians. I hope they can fashion a message that will FINALLY overshadow the right wing faux news and manosphere crap that we have been subjected to for way too long....... that the people who claim republican ties can stop. being so gaslit...........their stupidity drives me nuts......

[Gore1FL]

19. While I am not ready to support a candidate for 2028, yet, I'll say this about Senator Kelly's charisma:

Actually, I'll let this video speak for me.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wXNEZ6NvwTc

[Catlady123]

6. I think Kelly and Beshear as VP would be an unbeatable team for 28

[angrychair]

8. As a union shop Steward

For almost 14 years I have serious concerns about his position on organized labor.

[Srkdqltr]

9. What is his position?

[angrychair]

13. He has shown reluctance

To support pro labor positions. He didn't initially support the PRO Act and voted against pro labor people nominated for Dept of Labor positions during the Biden administration (David Weil).

Reference article: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mark-kelly-labor-kamala-harris/#

[JBTaurus83]

18. Thanks this is good to know

As a union member myself, we need to hold our officials accountable.

[llmart]

10. Your concern is duly noted.

As a former UAW worker my concern is whether we have legitimate elections and save our democracy. I'll put aside any self-centered concerns at this point in time.

[angrychair]

14. I understand

But I don't see them as being different.
We cannot have a functioning democracy if we do not support the ability of labor to organize and fight for equal and fair treatment.

[NNadir]

11. I'll spend some time with this article this weekend.

I'm rapidly becoming a big time Mark Kelly fan; one who would like to see him run for President should our democracy survive it's attempted suicide in service to the orange pedophile.

[FakeNoose]

15. Everything that Chump says about Mark Kelly

"He's a traitor" ... "he should be hung" ... "he doesn't appreciate his country" ... "he's a criminal" ... etc.

Those are things WE said about CHUMP on January 6th, 2021. And most of us are still saying them now.
Chump is completely turning tables on the accusations against himself for the last 5 years.

Of course in his case, they're TRUE. For Mark Kelly, they are completely UNTRUE.

Chump, just shut up and look in a mirror, why don't you?

[littlemissmartypants]

16. When a psychopath looks in a mirror, especially Trump, he's not going to see a single flaw.

I would say it's a fools errand but that glimmer of hope that the mirror might violently crack and create a mortal injury with a wildly errant shard, springs eternal.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Tanuki, Thanks so much for sharing this. ❤️

[Joinfortmill]

20. A real man. Not an asshole.

[Tanuki]

22. Coincidentally, this interview with Mark and Gabby aired on GMA

just a few days ago, marking 15 years since the shooting: