Rep. McCarthy’s staff morale hits bottom

The Hill ^ | May 20, 2003 | Betsy Rothstein

[Happy Valley Dude]

Morale in Rep. Karen McCarthy’s (D-Mo.) office has reached an all-time low following her return from an alcohol treatment program.

Staff members, many of whom have been recipients of her abuse, are coming to the conclusion that the situation is impossible and their only option may be to quit.

McCarthy recently hired Democratic consultant Peter Fenn for $25,000 to help sort out the turmoil following her admission that she is an alcoholic.

Fenn denied information given to The Hill that he had told McCarthy’s staff they should consider getting new jobs, and added: “Karen is making tremendous progress in beating the disease of alcoholism. From what I can tell, she’s not drinking. I’m trying to help the staff. I’m trying to help Karen through a very difficult time.”

McCarthy recently took a month-long leave from Congress and checked herself into an Arizona rehabilitation facility to deal with a long-time drinking problem.

[NativeNewYorker]

Congresswoman Karen McCarthy Visits Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association

April 3 2001: Congresswoman Karen McCarthy visits with Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association's Deron Cherry (Anheuser-Busch), Jeff Krum (Boulevard Brewing), R.H. Mos, Jr.(Miller High Life), Bob Sullivan (Boulevard Brewing), and Brian Gelner (Premium Beverage Sales). During their visit they discussed their legislative priorities for the 107th Congress, which included the estate tax, the federal excise tax on beer, and commercial driver's license reform.

http://www.house.gov/karenmccarthy/news/album/MissouriBeerWholeSalers.html

[justshutupandtakeit]

You are BRUTAL.

[Lazamataz]

She's a stone-cold drunk.

She hates guns.

Any questions?

[randog]

Among several sources of staff members’ discomfort is McCarthy’s requirement that they stand in a circle in her office and recite the Serenity Prayer.

I wonder if she then made them shake their arms up and down and scream "KEEP COMING BACK IT WORKS!!"?

[Lancey Howard]

“Karen is making tremendous progress in beating the disease of alcoholism. From what I can tell, she’s not drinking"

"And if I do catch her drinking", Fenn continued, "I'll just slam the toilet seat on her head."

[TaxRelief]

She obviously needs to practice playing the victim card a little more.

Here are some tactics that work well with libs:
"I was abused as a child."
"I have been hiding my sexuality from myself. In my heart, I believe that I am really a lesbian cross-dresser."
"I started drinking when I realized that nobody really cares about the pollution and what it is doing to the environment."
"I was riddled with guilt because I used to date an SUV salesman."

If she came out with the right sob story, her staff should be eating out of her hand.

[SJSAMPLE]

At first, I thought it was Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). Different lady. I feel for anybody who has an alcohol, drug or gambling addiction. Is she a big anti-gunner in MO?

[rface]

MIssouri seems to have more than its fair share of politicians who get in trouble because of being drunks.....both sides of the aisle get caught on a regular basis.

[Lazamataz]

At first, I thought it was Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). Different ladY.

I wuz fool't.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

She gets NO Leinenkugel's...

[Lazamataz]

I wonder if she then made them shake their arms up and down and scream "KEEP COMING BACK IT WORKS!!"?

IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT IT SUCKS IF YOU DONT

[M Kehoe]

McCarthy's face looks lit up like a Christmas tree. Maybe if I bump this thread some democRAT in her district might see it. Then again, they're all into the kool-aid, so it won't make a difference anyway.

5.56mm

[Princeliberty]

She could say she is a gay man born in the body
of a female

[NativeNewYorker]

This falls into the category of material you couldn't put in a novel because it is TOO absurd.

[Grampa Dave]

Her nose would enable her to replace Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer if he wants to retire from Santa's Raindeer crew.

[Noumenon]

One further thought - like so many of the Left, she projects her own pathologies onto the rest of us. She transleates her self=hatred and self-punishment into lip-curling contempt and punishment for the rest of us. Put enough power into the hands of people like that, and you've got a recipe for atrocity and mass murder. History makes my case.

Good to see you around...

[Noumenon]

"And if I do catch her drinking", Fenn continued, "I'll just slam the toilet seat on her head."

Coffee spray on monitor - cleanup on aisle six. Hilar1ious!

[Just mythoughts]

This gal was married to the "LAWYER" Benson who represented the Kansas City Missouri School District, of Judge "I can raise your taxes by decree" Clark fame.

The billion dollar rip-off of supposed de-segregation where they would put 5 year olds on buses at 5:30 a.m., bus them across the city to keep "diversity", you know, "for the children".

[mass55th]

"Any questions?"

Yeah, how come the press attacks Bill Bennett's gambling habit and not this b#tch's drinking problem?

Never mind!