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• Anonymous

  Congratulations.  I wish them well.

• Anonymous

  I wonder if Barney Frank was the maid of honor ?

• Anonymous

  Oh isn’t that sweet did Donald finally get the multi million dollar renovation of the Turner Farm complete?  Or maybe the Nebo Inn?

• Anonymous

  No, I heard that former Rep. Larry Craig was.

• Anonymous

  From what I hear, she wouldn’t have to go out of state to find one.

• acadiashores

  Congrats to them!  Love is difficult to find, I think it is wonderful that they found each other.  

• Anonymous

  She could scare a train down a dirt road.

• https://me.yahoo.com/a/qD27wDV0m.h3NTahGt9XXmbiL5pzyvZC8k2TLVU2qmScdalecwc4cQ--#b0bd2 The_Greek_SailorBC

  This HAS to be true and pure love…because based on anything else except being blind in one eye and not being able to see out of the other, Sussman could have done a lot better! 

• https://me.yahoo.com/a/qD27wDV0m.h3NTahGt9XXmbiL5pzyvZC8k2TLVU2qmScdalecwc4cQ--#b0bd2 The_Greek_SailorBC

  This HAS to be true and pure love…because based on anything else except being blind in one eye and not being able to see out of the other, Sussman could have done a lot better! 

• https://me.yahoo.com/a/qD27wDV0m.h3NTahGt9XXmbiL5pzyvZC8k2TLVU2qmScdalecwc4cQ--#b0bd2 The_Greek_SailorBC

  This HAS to be true and pure love…because based on anything else except being blind in one eye and not being able to see out of the other, Sussman could have done a lot better! 

• Anonymous

  beauty is found on the inside

• Anonymous

  beauty is found on the inside

• Anonymous

  beauty is found on the inside

• Anonymous

  But, but……the evil rich! And and and, uh, Wall Street fat cats!……..and and what the??… sputter, the evil rich!

• Anonymous

  Are spouses obliged to testify in criminal trials?

• Anonymous

  Congratulations Chellie and Donald! Hope you have a long and very Happy life together, Good Luck! :-)

• Anonymous

  Congratulations Chellie and Donald! Hope you have a long and very Happy life together, Good Luck! :-)

• Anonymous

  Yes, congratulations to them. That is what we wish most newly married couples (politics aside.)

  (some of the comments here….beyond shallow….usually those who make such comments, do not really have anything to brag about….)

• Anonymous

  who’s in bed with big business now!!!

• Anonymous

  And I bet your mother was a runway model in her mid-fifties…it’s a good thing we aren’t subjected to your face. :)

• Anonymous

  I disagree.
  She is very pretty, however, looks aged.
  Even though, she has a rich husband who hopefully loves her and thinks she is beautiful.

• https://me.yahoo.com/a/qD27wDV0m.h3NTahGt9XXmbiL5pzyvZC8k2TLVU2qmScdalecwc4cQ--#b0bd2 The_Greek_SailorBC

  My face?  You’d LOVE it!

• Anonymous

  Would the name be Chellie  Sussman???  or will he change his name???

• Anonymous

  Think they could have found a better photo…..Dont care for the Lib, but best of luck to both of them….

• Anonymous

  Good luck to both of them. I always wish people well in marriage.
  Does anyone see the resemblance to David Axlerod and Sussman?

• StillRelaxin

  Oh no, this has to be the scariest thing possible for all those conservatives out there. A mega rich liberal in love with and combining forces with a powerful politically positioned liberal. There’s no telling how much good these two can bring to the greater majority of folks out here who are generally ignored (Other than as tools to be use and manipulated) by conservatives. A blow to the hostile, hateful, and self indulged whom we see here crying tears of resentment over this joyous event. May this couple have many years of peace and happiness together and may they spread the same all across Maine and this great nation.

• Anonymous

  yes, they will assure that many people stay on the welfare rolls to perpetuate the democrat party… you’re exactly right…

• Anonymous

  yes, they will assure that many people stay on the welfare rolls to perpetuate the democrat party… you’re exactly right…

• Anonymous

  yes, they will assure that many people stay on the welfare rolls to perpetuate the democrat party… you’re exactly right…

• Anonymous

  yes, they will assure that many people stay on the welfare rolls to perpetuate the democrat party… you’re exactly right…

• Anonymous

  In her case? Nope, none there either….

• Anonymous

  Yeesh!

• Anonymous

  Yeesh!

• Anonymous

  Yeesh!

• Anonymous

  Typically the Leftist would look at a Sussman as an evil money changer and part of the problem but the fact that he is a Leftist that somehow makes him a good.
  You duplicious pieces of ….

• Anonymous

  Yes, inside and out.

• Anonymous

  Congratulations to them both!!!!

• Anonymous

  Congratulations to them both!!!!

• Anonymous

  Congratulations to them both!!!!

• StillRelaxin

  Sorry we liberals can’t all be pigeon holed into your narrow minded view of the world. I hope you find that disturbing. Pieces? Pieces of what? Are you talking to me or a bunch of Leftist? Well I’m the only one here. Please consider using singular rather than the plural to correctly convey your message. Also did you mean “duplicitous?” It might be a good idea in the future to check your spelling when using big words with more than one syllable. Otherwise folks might immediately assume your comments are coming from someone with a dubious level of intelligence or education.

• Harry H Snyder III

  Disparaging remarks about her looks or his business seem so classless.  I do not care for politic al la Pingree, but….

  My best hope for both of them is that they find some  State where the very wealthy live (I here Malibu is nice)  and that they go there and enjoy their life together. 

• Anonymous

  It’s the Democratic Party.

• Anonymous

  It’s liberals who are closed minded. They do everthing they can to keep people on welfare on it, so the can be voted in again. You really want to help people help them get of welfare, then they will contribute to the tax’s the rest of us pay and in return it will lower tax’s overall.