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Bonobo

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3. A man does the same thing and it is a legal issue.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 09:50 PM

Dec 2012

Arrest her or admit to a double standard that makes no sense.

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When someone's belt has a notch for an up-in-your-face assault of the President of the indepat Dec 2012 #1

What a psychotic bitch hatrack Dec 2012 #2

How true! santamargarita Dec 2012 #31

A man does the same thing and it is a legal issue. Bonobo Dec 2012 #3

"Double standard" KansDem Dec 2012 #12

There's a TV movie from 1993 called "Men Don't Tell" starring Peter Strauss as an abused husband. tclambert Dec 2012 #21

Check out current pics of Brewer Rene Dec 2012 #34

I agree. She should be charged with assault. Chemisse Dec 2012 #22

Yes, but two double standards will get her out of that davidpdx Dec 2012 #24

I knew she was an asshole, but I didn't know she was a violent asshole. marmar Dec 2012 #4

Usually assholes are violent, whether in word, body or emotion. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2012 #17

I'll bet she wanted to poke Obama with that finger of hers!!! nt MADem Dec 2012 #35

Brewer said something about it not being man-made? Can we see her PHd in Climate Science JaneyVee Dec 2012 #5

And not very articulated question everything Dec 2012 #9

"Everybody has an opinion on it" -- just like cancer can kill, the earth is a sphere, and rape can LuckyLib Dec 2012 #14

All I see in Brewer paying a fine for it sakabatou Dec 2012 #6

let's send her to the moon to search for rocks. Kurovski Dec 2012 #11

She's looking more and more like an alcoholic... Archae Dec 2012 #7

Agree. She acts like an alcoholic. Greybnk48 Dec 2012 #13

Looked more like a playful tap on his shoulder to me FreeState Dec 2012 #8

Have another drink, Madam Nutsplatz. Kurovski Dec 2012 #10

THIS SURELY WAS AN ACCIDENT ROBROX Dec 2012 #15

IMO the AZ governor should face a charge. mwooldri Dec 2012 #16

A few years ago, one local politician swatted another with a piece of paper. Bette Noir Dec 2012 #18

"A reporter ... had the gall " ???? underpants Dec 2012 #19

What an ass. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #20

Well I guess we can assume that her strange disappearance Marie Marie Dec 2012 #23

I think you're correct. LIkely alcohol and a small cache of pills. Tutonic Dec 2012 #25

I definitely suspect something is very wrong with this woman. Just look at her. She looks like she's spicegal Dec 2012 #27

That woman is a lunatic. However, I'm pretty sure what she did would be considered assault. spicegal Dec 2012 #26

Sanity of Arizona Voters? GatorLarry Dec 2012 #28

I live in AZ Nevilledog Dec 2012 #29

Jan Brewer has a bad attitude... MyOpinion-2 Dec 2012 #30

What a joke she is. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #32

Nothing like a good fart joke Maynar Dec 2012 #36

press charges willhe Dec 2012 #33