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Democratic congresswoman seeking treatment for alcoholism after 'serious' fall
washingtonexamine ^
| 01/15/2020
| John Gage
Posted on 01/15/2020 11:47:48 AM PST by BenLurkin
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is taking time away from Congress after she said she had a "serious" fall, related to alcohol dependence.
"I sincerely thank the many people who have reached out in support after my accident last week. The fall was serious, but with physical therapy I will fully recover," the Arizona Democrat said in a Wednesday statement. "I do, however, have another challenge I must face, which was the underlying cause of the fall. Beginning next week, I will receive treatment that I have struggled to ask for, to treat my alcohol dependence."
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: alcohol; alcoholism; annkirkpatrick; arizona; resign; resignnow; wod
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I wish her a full recovery, and a lifetime of sobriety.
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:47:48 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
She is 69 years old. A serious fall for a woman that age can be debilitating. I join you in wishing her recovery and sobriety.
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:49:40 AM PST
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: BenLurkin
...right off the wagon, eh?
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:52:47 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
My first thought was that is was Madame Pelosi
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:56:07 AM PST
by
RaginRak
To: BenLurkin
Kirkpatrick will be eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave available to members after they complete a year of service.
its not like shes doing anything otherwise anyhow.
To: BenLurkin
I wonder if she enjoyed the Taxpayer funded Open Bar on Pelosi’s Government provided 757?
To: RaginRak
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:59:25 AM PST
by
CMailBag
To: BenLurkin
I guess she didn’t take any lessons from San Fran Nan on how to handle your liquor.
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:59:37 AM PST
by
Wizdum
To: BenLurkin
I wish the same for Nanci Pelosi - her demeanor, mentality, and rambling (almost slurring) public statements almost always sound and look like someone who is intoxicated... except for the 1/10 time she looks and sounds like she is suffering from a 3-day binge hangover.
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posted on
01/15/2020 11:59:42 AM PST
by
TheBattman
(Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
To: BenLurkin
She might sober up and become a Republican.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:00:48 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: CMailBag
Hillary always had people to catch her when she was drunk and falling.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:01:06 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(Please, oh pretty please let Crazy Uncle Joe Biden be the nominee.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
She is 69 years old. A serious fall for a woman that age can be debilitating. I join you in wishing her recovery and sobriety. Well, twelve steps include GOD, don't they? Our good Lord is the one to ask for help. Doncha think? I hope that she's not an atheist.
I wish her well.
To: BenLurkin
Im just glad it was a fall and not a crash, hurting others.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:01:30 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: BenLurkin
I’m with you. I dont care what her politics are when it comes to fighting an addiction. I hope she gets it back to being managed.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:02:37 PM PST
by
llevrok
(Vote while it is still legal)
To: BenLurkin
is obamacare paying for the rehab?
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:10:28 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
"She might sober up and become a Republican."
Nah. Long-term use of alcohol destroys brain cells that aren't regenerated. She's already too far gone, and besides, being Democrat is a mental disorder.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:11:12 PM PST
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: cloudmountain
Yup. You can’t do the twelve steps without acknowledging a higher power.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:12:40 PM PST
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
5-6 days in a detox facility will do it.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:12:44 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: BenLurkin
I predict she’ll sober up, look at the Dem agenda, and then switch to Republican.
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:16:21 PM PST
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: BenLurkin
She's a Democrat. No mercy, no pity, no prisoners. Let 'em burn.
As they do unto us...
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posted on
01/15/2020 12:17:51 PM PST
by
jonascord
(First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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