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Pelosi is still going strong, right now on the floor of the House - (Original Post) RandomAccess Feb 2018 OP
Nancy Pelosi is bad ass. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author withoutapaddle Feb 2018 #2
But I thought that she was a weak, old female..... BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #3
77 years old. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #4
Go Nancy go!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2018 #5
That beats the hell out of Ted Cruz and his "Green Eggs and Ham" filibuster. Arkansas Granny Feb 2018 #6
She started at 10:00 am and still going strong. lamp_shade Feb 2018 #7
She's looking very, very tired. lamp_shade Feb 2018 #8
She's still at it -- and Ted Lieu and a couple of others are RandomAccess Feb 2018 #11
Let's not forget that she'd been standing this entire time Glassunion Feb 2018 #9
#GoNancyGo. 👠 irisblue Feb 2018 #10
Huge Kick for Nancy! Cha Feb 2018 #12
Anybody hear any support statements MontanaMama Feb 2018 #13
Rec'd for the use of her last name in the subject line. Iggo Feb 2018 #14
Somebody help me out here. WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2018 #15
Someone explained in a different thread RandomAccess Feb 2018 #18
Good to know. WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2018 #19
Seven hours!?! spanone Feb 2018 #16
WOW! njhoneybadger Feb 2018 #17
Catching up to Wendy Davis Delmette2.0 Feb 2018 #20

Response to RandomAccess (Original post)

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
6. That beats the hell out of Ted Cruz and his "Green Eggs and Ham" filibuster.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 05:23 PM
Feb 2018

Maybe not the duration, but the subject matter.

lamp_shade

(14,796 posts)
7. She started at 10:00 am and still going strong.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 05:58 PM
Feb 2018

I love the way she throws a personal commentary into each letter she reads.
She's one tough lady.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
9. Let's not forget that she'd been standing this entire time
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 06:02 PM
Feb 2018

in 4" heels...

My feet hurt after 3 hours standing in one spot, in my nearly flat dress shoes with the Dr. Whatshisname's inserts.

MontanaMama

(23,238 posts)
13. Anybody hear any support statements
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 06:38 PM
Feb 2018

from other house or senate members? Was it an impromptu decision to do this? I’m curious how it all came about.

Go Nancy Go!

WinstonSmith4740

(3,048 posts)
15. Somebody help me out here.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 06:41 PM
Feb 2018

How is this possible in the House? I thought each member had a limited amount of time, and I know there's all kinds of rules and ways around them, but if she's been going on for hours, the Republicans almost have to be allowing it.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
18. Someone explained in a different thread
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 06:48 PM
Feb 2018

that there's an arcane rule called someething like Leader's Moment where the top 4 peeps in the House can have the floor and control the time for as long as they want. Apparently hasn't been used for a century or more.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,048 posts)
19. Good to know.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 07:18 PM
Feb 2018

I had gone to a site that had the House rules, but you can imagine what reading it was like. I figured someone here would know!

Delmette2.0

(4,141 posts)
20. Catching up to Wendy Davis
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 07:39 PM
Feb 2018

She filibustered for 11 hours to protect abortion rights in Texas.

Yes I know Wendy is much younger. I hope Nancy can get close to her mark.

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