You have to wonder if she would have done this if she was not protected by the nature of her office (elected) and could be easily fired for it. I think not. As it is, her "principled stand" just looks like bullying, abetted by the protection her office provides to her income. I say put your money where your mouth is and quit. But it's too late for that, and now the other bullies are high-fiving her. No doubt she'll get a big cash injection from gofundme campaigns and such by doing it this way, and she may have if she'd been fired weeks ago, but c'mon - we can see right through you, angry scared person! You're not our first bully or our first time seeing someone get run over by their own sense of self-importance. You missed your chance to do the "principled" thing and now you're just dragging yourself and everyone else through the mud to get your 15 minutes.
As it is, her "principled stand" just looks like bullying
I wouldn't call it "bullying", but it sure as hell is bigotry and showboating.
No doubt she'll get a big cash injection from gofundme campaigns
No doubt she would, but GoFundMe is a bit more careful now with the campaigns they accept. Y'know, after people threw buckets of money at Darren Wilson for killing a black kid.
Yeah, I'm not sure if it qualifies as bullying either, but I do think it looks a lot like it - pushing people around or excluding them because you have the power to do so, etc. I did forget about the Ferguson gofundme thing, though I imagine her supporters will still find ways to underwrite her through speaking tours and such. Hell, she'll probably be standing next to one of the GOP candidates on the campaign trail sooner than later. It's an ugly business all the way around.
You have to wonder if she would have done this if she was not protected by the nature of her office (elected) and could be easily fired for it. I think not. As it is, her "principled stand" just looks like bullying, abetted by the protection her office provides to her income. I say put your money where your mouth is and quit. But it's too late for that, and now the other bullies are high-fiving her. No doubt she'll get a big cash injection from gofundme campaigns and such by doing it this way, and she may have if she'd been fired weeks ago, but c'mon - we can see right through you, angry scared person! You're not our first bully or our first time seeing someone get run over by their own sense of self-importance. You missed your chance to do the "principled" thing and now you're just dragging yourself and everyone else through the mud to get your 15 minutes.
I wouldn't call it "bullying", but it sure as hell is bigotry and showboating.
No doubt she would, but GoFundMe is a bit more careful now with the campaigns they accept. Y'know, after people threw buckets of money at Darren Wilson for killing a black kid.
Yeah, I'm not sure if it qualifies as bullying either, but I do think it looks a lot like it - pushing people around or excluding them because you have the power to do so, etc. I did forget about the Ferguson gofundme thing, though I imagine her supporters will still find ways to underwrite her through speaking tours and such. Hell, she'll probably be standing next to one of the GOP candidates on the campaign trail sooner than later. It's an ugly business all the way around.