The heroic Senator with severe cancer who interrupted treatment to vote... NO

[riversedge]

Source: DailyKos





Wednesday Jul 26, 2017 · 2:44 PM CST



Update, Wednesday, Jul 26, 2017 · 3:49:51 PM CST · Karen Wehrstein

Thanks to Kossack Straights of Dire, Rachel Maddow’s email address: [e-mail] . Email her!

She got no standing ovation. She got no mainstream media lauds for her heroism. She got no kudos for leaving home, a much longer journey than that other senator, the one from Arizona, to get to DC, and there are no mainstream media stories on it that I can find… I only found out from a friend who spotted it on Twitter.

She didn’t do it for publicity.

Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii was just doing her job as a good politician, voting not to repeal the ACA so as to protect her constituents. She has Stage Four kidney cancer — that means scarce chances of survival — is recovering from a second surgery to remove part of a rib, and made sure she got to her seat in the Senate Chamber to vote “no” to whatever Republican wealth-care crap was thrown at her.....................




Read more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/26/1684231/-The-heroic-Senator-with-severe-cancer-who-interrupted-her-treatment-to-vote-NO

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Thank you senator Hirono




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A true American hero

[Midnight Writer]

1. Thank you.

[Alice11111]

2. A Real heroine Thank you.

[LeftInTX]

6. It is heroine not heroin

[Alice11111]

7. Oops...245 in AM and half asleep...thx

[gilligan]

29. We

Could all use some heroin.

[Pachamama]

3. Thank you for being a true hero

[Rhiannon12866]

4. K&R for Senator Mazie Hirono!

She's wonderful! I follow her on Twitter. Kudos for her courage and wishing her a return to good health.

[JusticeForAll]

5. Wow I had no idea she had cancer. :(

It will be a very sad day if she ever loses her fight.

Keep strong, Senator!

[riversedge]

35. I found out a few weeks ago and wondered it she would be feeling well enough to come to DC.

[BigmanPigman]

8. This needs to be "put out there" by the fake media

so others can share the value of a true Representative of the people. The country should be applauding her morals and efforts (and without grandstanding). She deserves much respect which is rare these days.

[democrank]

9. Kicking for Senator Hirono

Wishing her all the best

[Scarsdale]

10. Thank you.

No fake "hero" like you know who. The genuine article. THANK YOU.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[lastlib]

12. Thank you Senator Hirono!!!

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Your courage inspires me!

[raging moderate]

13. Thank you, Senator Mazie Keiko Hirono!

You are a true American heroine!

[denvine]

14. Thank you for your courage and compassion!

Why is it the villains get all the attention?

[Cadfael]

15. Thank you Senator Hirono

For your selfless act of heroism for the people of this country! Mahalo!

K&R

[Bengus81]

16. KICK this to the top......thank you for your vote!! n/t

[mdbl]

17. Thank you Sen Hirono

many millions thank you too!

[dchill]

18. K&R.

[SunSeeker]

19. K & R

[IronLionZion]

20. Way more impressive than McMaverick

I wish her a miraculous recovery.

[niyad]

21. thank you, Sen. Hirono

[BigBearJohn]

22. I love the term "wealthcare" we should start using it! /nt

[SergeStorms]

23. What a great woman.

I sent her an email. I hope she reads it, although I realize that's a long shot with everything going on in her life. I wish for a her a miracle......a miracle to release her from the terrible affliction from which she suffers. People such as she deserve miracles, but all too often it's the people who don't deserve them who are the recipients.

What a great woman!

[benld74]

24. Thank you Senator

No explanation given
No speech required
No standing ovation
She was just doing her job

[Tarheel_Dem]

25. America thanks you Senator Hirono, and that includes me.

[Hieronymus]

26. Just saw her interviewed on TV ...

by Chris Hayes.

[Retrograde]

27. Of course the MSM ignores her!

She's female, she's a Democrat, she's a person of color, and she's from the state that's really just an island in the Pacific. I'd be surprised if McConnell knows who she is.

Brava, Senator Hirono!

[Lotusflower70]

28. She is amazing

A remarkable woman. I love that she stuck up for Senator Murkowski as well.

[bluecollar2]

30. kick for visibility....n/t

[iluvtennis]

31. Yet this wasn't reported...shameful. Thank you Sen Hirono for voting NO to repeal the ACA

[Heartstrings]

32. K & R.......nt

[WinkyDink]

33. Yes! She didn't vote "Aye" just to return next time to become the big heroic savior.

[duncang]

34. Thank you for being there for the American people

[hamsterjill]

36. Just interviewed by Blizter

An amazing woman!!!

[riversedge]

37. Sorry I missed it.

[llmart]

38. How many people even knew about her?

Why not? Because she's a woman.

I swear to God we need more women in Congress. We need a majority of women in Congress. I'm tired of the male pissing contests and the "mines bigger than yours" contests and the grandstanding with their big egos and getting absolutely nothing done. We need MORE WOMEN.

Now, having said that, what we don't need is women like Palin, etc. that the Repukes put out there to give the perception that they're not a bunch of sexist men running the party (aka token women). But overall women have more empathy and less ego and tend to be more collaborative.