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Tanuki

(16,314 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:39 PM 4 hrs ago

Another side of Sen. Mark Kelly

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/

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Another side of Sen. Mark Kelly (Original Post) Tanuki 4 hrs ago OP
Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #1
I love this! choie 4 hrs ago #2
the brat tRUMP is a spoiled six-year old, and is no way, shape, or form to be president. SWBTATTReg 4 hrs ago #3
His temper tantrums and acting out popsdenver 3 hrs ago #7
I know people say JBTaurus83 4 hrs ago #4
I agree. We have had enough personalty for six lifetimes. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #5
strength and talent jaymac 3 hrs ago #12
While I am not ready to support a candidate for 2028, yet, I'll say this about Senator Kelly's charisma: Gore1FL 2 hrs ago #19
I think Kelly and Beshear as VP would be an unbeatable team for 28 Catlady123 3 hrs ago #6
As a union shop Steward angrychair 3 hrs ago #8
What is his position? Srkdqltr 3 hrs ago #9
He has shown reluctance angrychair 3 hrs ago #13
Thanks this is good to know JBTaurus83 2 hrs ago #18
Your concern is duly noted. llmart 3 hrs ago #10
I understand angrychair 3 hrs ago #14
I'll spend some time with this article this weekend. NNadir 3 hrs ago #11
Everything that Chump says about Mark Kelly FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #15
When a psychopath looks in a mirror, especially Trump, he's not going to see a single flaw. littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #16
Tanuki, Thanks so much for sharing this. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #17

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,400 posts)
1. Thank you for posting this
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:50 PM
4 hrs ago

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.”

popsdenver

(1,663 posts)
7. His temper tantrums and acting out
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:41 PM
3 hrs ago

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.....

JBTaurus83

(901 posts)
4. I know people say
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:01 PM
4 hrs ago

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.

jaymac

(260 posts)
12. strength and talent
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:06 PM
3 hrs ago

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

(22,857 posts)
19. While I am not ready to support a candidate for 2028, yet, I'll say this about Senator Kelly's charisma:
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:00 PM
2 hrs ago

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

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

angrychair

(11,763 posts)
8. As a union shop Steward
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:47 PM
3 hrs ago

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

angrychair

(11,763 posts)
13. He has shown reluctance
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:06 PM
3 hrs ago

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

(901 posts)
18. Thanks this is good to know
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:35 PM
2 hrs ago

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

llmart

(17,346 posts)
10. Your concern is duly noted.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:01 PM
3 hrs ago

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

(11,763 posts)
14. I understand
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:09 PM
3 hrs ago

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

(37,345 posts)
11. I'll spend some time with this article this weekend.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:02 PM
3 hrs ago

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

(40,324 posts)
15. Everything that Chump says about Mark Kelly
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:18 PM
2 hrs ago

"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

(31,772 posts)
16. When a psychopath looks in a mirror, especially Trump, he's not going to see a single flaw.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:28 PM
2 hrs ago

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.

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