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Yes, she was nice... to those who agreed with her. OK, I’m really trying not to be too catty or petty... but all the stuff I’m hearing — from everyone like Brewer to the rest of them saying how nice she was — is so NOT the persona Gabby presented at any number of town halls and meetings when I heard her.

She would threaten to walk out whenever things got a little rowdy (and only rowdy because she refused to meet with her constituents for so long! and then wanted to vote the opposite of the majority of her district). I personally never saw her smile at the crowd or in any sincere fashion. And even when the crowds were full of “friendlies” to her. She was a very nervous type who didn’t seem comfortable in her own skin.

You wouldn’t know it from the photos they’re printing though. The perky Katie Couric-type of photos.

Our local paper was notorious for that all these years. They’d find the best glam shot of Gabby that they could, makeup, smiling, good angle, etc. Whenever there was an article about Gabby’s opponents (Randy Graf, Jesse Kelly) or about Sarah Palin or Gov Brewer, you can’t believe the hideous, mouth-agape photos they would publish. The other day they even put one in of Glenn Beck with sweat on his brow!

When Gabby was married in 2007, the paper ran a full three page, cover of the Sunday “Accent” section, commercial for her. Detail by detail. I know we don’t have many celebrities in Tucson, but it was really galling.

And bright... my best example is the one I mentioned before... when I was sitting in the front row at the company’s townhall. She recited a badly-memorized version of global warming — it was clear that she had no idea what she was talking about. When confronted by the top scientist, she felt threatened... and had him removed a few weeks later.

Sorry, I will try to shut up now.... I’m just scared about what’s coming next after all of this worship and revisionism....