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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I think you need thick skin to be an elected official (college president, a few other jobs). Back when I worked in politics, that would have been one step above the fake-bomb-threat (a weekly occurance), and certainly wouldn't have been as bad as much of what I saw. Peksy, annoying, but fairly pedestrian. Be glad they put up with it, but don't think that one is anything out of the ordinary.
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Elected officials may need thick skins but their families and neighbors should not need them. If I lived next door to an official and protesters blocked the street or sidewalk protesting there, I'd turn my hose on them -- even if I agreed with the cause, don't bring it to my neighborhood.
