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The Hater’s Guide to Amy Klobuchar
Would President Klobs hurl a binder at your face? Probs.
Some people are supporters of Amy Klobuchar. But many, many more people are NOT supporters of Amy Klobuchar. This 2020 GEN hater’s guide, the third in an already famed and illustrious series, is for those in the latter group.
Your candidate
The lady who eats salad with a comb. You know, Marco Rubio had his little water fuckup in 2016 but then his PAC had enough good cheer (for them, at least) to give water bottles to donors as a defiant little wink. Amy Klobuchar, true to form, is not interested in such levities. The only time she’s gonna wink at you is when you’re trying to merge in front of her car and she won’t let you.
“However, the aide forgot utensils and the flight had none on board, prompting Klobuchar to berate the aide and pull a comb from her bag to eat the salad, the paper reported, citing four people familiar with the episode. Klobuchar then directed the aide to clean the comb after she had finished.”
Christ. The ONE fellow Vikings fan in this whole field and it’s this idiot. I’ve dealt with United Airlines gate agents who are more charming than this woman.
Her résumé
I’m not done with the abuse shit yet! I know that Americans are used to the president lashing out at everyone like he’s starring as the kid in a reboot of The Toy, but that doesn’t give one of his potential opponents the right to be similarly rude and miserable to people, and to be 100% comfortable with that being an open secret in town. Going by reports from the Times, from HuffPost, from BuzzFeed, and apparently from anyone who has a pass to ride on the U.S. Capitol subway system, Klobuchar treats her staff like she’s running to be the CEO of Away and not to be POTUS. Given her polling numbers, the former is a much more realistic goal for her. She even tries to fuck over former employees when they want to find new jobs!
“The senator is well known on Capitol Hill for calling prospective employers in an attempt to shut new job opportunities down — including at least one opportunity with the Obama administration. Accounts of Klobuchar trying to thwart job-seekers come…
