***Speaker Nancy Pelosi Appreciation/Admiration/Love/Respect Thread***

[NewsCenter28]

A thread to celebrate one of the most influential, smart, friendly, charismatic women in US history. Thanks for all you do. We love you, Nancy, especially for helping President Obama provide health care to all Americans. Your actions in 2010 will NEVER be forgotten! Kick and/or recommend if you love Nancy Pelosi as much as I do and cant wait for her to be Speaker-Designate again this November! Ive always known your time would come again, Madam Speaker!😍

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Nancy can count and she maintains control of her troops

Blessings to Nancy

[NewsCenter28]

2. She was instrumental

To many of Barack’s accomplishments, much like HRC was in the foreign policy arena.

[MaryMagdaline]

5. She was indeed and never put anything to a vote when she didn't have the votes

[disndat]

38. I was surprised

at some of the newly elected Democrats who promised not to support Nancy Pelosi's reelection as
Speaker of the House. I had always been admiring of her leadership skill as the Speaker. What is behind this insurrection by the new candidates?

[MaryMagdaline]

39. I no longer underestimate the dislike of women and minorities throughout the country

[Honeycombe8]

40. "Me, too." They came out of the walls with the elections of Obama and Trump.

The racists became more prominent when Obama was elected. They went batsh*t crazy when he won a second time. Then the misogynists joined the racists to celebrate Trump.

[MaryMagdaline]

41. Perfect summary

[BlancheSplanchnik]

46. A fundamental devaluation of women

Is what’s behind it. She’s a superb speaker, from what I’ve read. If a man was the one doing what she does, they’d all be bursting with respect.

[sheshe2]

3. I support Nancy Pelosi.

[BigmanPigman]

4. She is smart and I am glad she is on our team...

[Bradshaw3]

6. It was amazing what she did in the House on healthcare

Getting a public option, which didn't make it into law as passed but still a great accomplishment. Despite a short stint, one of the best speakers ever.

Also, people often overlook what she and Schumer have done in keeping their members (including those from red states) in line during the last year and a half.

Hope, hope, hope she is the next Speaker.

[gibraltar72]

7. Her problem she was smart successful and female.

Those are all very threatening to Ratpublicans. I have no idea why some Dems disrespect her.

[NurseJackie]

8. She's smarter than her whining hand wringing critics.

[Cha]

10. Exponentially!

Link to tweet

[Cha]

9. Off to the Greatest, NewsCenter!

Thank you for doing this!

Link to tweet

[NewsCenter28]

11. No problem Cha!

Ya, she has been one of my most favourite politicians for over a decade!

[Cha]

13. Good time to show Appreciation for Nancy..

[dlk]

12. Nancy Pelosi is a Rare, Extremely Savvy & Talented Politician

We are so lucky to have her on our side!

[mcar]

14. GMTA!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210654137

[meow2u3]

15. Leader Pelosi is a master of turning the tables on repuke bullies

I can't wait for her to resume her role as Speaker. There'll be more discipline and accountability and less chaos and fewer childish antics.

I only wish she'd put impeachment back on the table because we're not dealing with a rational adult in the White House. We're dealing with a budding tyrant who must be removed from office by any--and I mean ANY--means necessary!

[bottomofthehill]

16. Thank you for all you have done

Once and future Madamme Speaker!

[BadgerMom]

17. Thank you, Leader Pelosi!

[Greybnk48]

18. I support Nancy Pelosi 100% n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. Love and admire you Nancy. But time to go

[applegrove]

20. She's our star. That is why the GOP trolls are trying to destroy her. She is

likeable as a politician in an election when who women voters will will break for will determine the outcome.

[Thekaspervote]

21. We love you Nancy

[brer cat]

22. I support Nancy.

Now let's GOTV and make her Speaker again!

[skylucy]

23. We love Nancy!

[Guilded Lilly]

24. Totally Team Pelosi!! Yes!

[wasupaloopa]

25. I don't know if this is a response to my post.

I asked , maybe in the wrong way, how would she as Speaker deal with trump.

That does not mean I am anti Pelosi. Or that I want her out as Speaker.

If the majority want to impeach trump how will she deal with it?

She has said more than once that impeachment is off the table.

Mueller may hand the House the reasons to draw up articles of impeachment.

Anytime someone can’t ask these questions without being labeled is a sad day around here.

I am not new to this board even though my current post count is low. I have been posting or lurking here since 2001.

We are not as great as we used to be.

[murielm99]

26. They would use any support for impeachment

to win elections in the midterms. And if we impeach, it better be a sure thing that we can throw him out of office. If not, they win.

I understand saying impeachment is off the table.

[NewsCenter28]

31. No no

I have just been a huge fan of hers ever since she won the leadership. Not a response to you. I didn’t even know DU had multiple threads on her today until after I posted. She and Barack Obama are my 2 all time favourite politicians!

As far as NP, if Special Counsel Mueller actually does his job, she’ll move forward with impeachment with vigor.

[NCTraveler]

33. This would be believable with respect to your other post.

If it was simply a K&R in support for Pelosi.

Transparent.

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. I absolutely LOVE Nancy Pelosi!

A long, healthy life to her. She is a WARRIOR!

[sprinkleeninow]

28. I'm for Nancy! 😍 That is all. eom

[betsuni]

29. K&R

[Gothmog]

30. Nancy Pelosi does not care if you hate her

I also like this article http://theweek.com/articles/761142/nancy-pelosi-doesnt-care-hate

Nancy Pelosi welcomes your hatred.

Okay, that may be an exaggeration. But when the Republican Party spends so much of its time talking about her, you'd think she'd be a bit more perturbed. And there's no sign she is.

She has good reason. We just saw yet another election in which Republicans tried everything they could do to tie the Democratic candidate to Pelosi, and he won anyway. Conor Lamb, the victor in that Pennsylvania special election, said at the campaign's outset that he wouldn't be voting for Pelosi for speaker in 2019 if he were elected, since he thought the time had come for a new generation to take control (Pelosi, who's 77, has been in Congress for over 30 years). That might not have made Pelosi feel good, but she's as hard-headed as they come, and if it helped win a seat for Democrats, she wasn't going to complain.

But we don't know whether it actually did help. Perhaps Lamb's stance defused the attack (though it certainly didn't stop Republicans from making it), or perhaps when people are voting for their member of Congress, they don't much care who the party's leader is.

That sounds like a radical thing to say, but the truth is that we have zero evidence that it actually changes any votes when every Republican candidate shouts "My opponent is just a puppet of San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi!" There's no question that Republican voters dislike her, but that's very different from her actually having an effect on the outcome of any race. But we've been seeing those ads for so long we just assume they must make a difference

[Progressive dog]

32. Nancy Pelosi is a hero of American democracy

and of the Democratic party. K&R

[California_Republic]

34. No matter who is our leader they will make them look bad

Kerry had a good war record... they tried to trash it

If a Bernie won the nomination they would have painted him as a silly old man

Go Nancy

[dawg]

35. Kick for Nancy.

[Nitram]

37. I'm with you.

[Tom Rinaldo]

42. Count me in n/t

[Honeycombe8]

43. I will support whoever is the Democratic Speaker.

Not that I wouldn't have a hard time with some of them. But there would be serious work to do, so full support is called for, IMO.

Pelosi does have a skill in getting the Dems to band together for votes, which is like corralling cats. But if they go for fresh blood, I hope it's still someone who has that skill and some experience at leadership. This is the most serious time in our history.

[lordsummerisle]

44. k&r n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

45. The Nancy Pelosi-Obama team in 2009 and 2010 was truly revolutionary.

What they did to stave off economic recession, push through civil rights legislation and massive healthcare reform was truly historic and underappreciated.

[m-lekktor]

47. Damn, I just read a WAPO editorial highly critical of her for refusing to criticize the NFL!

I agree with the WAPO. I stand with the kneeling NFL players!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/05/25/nancy-pelosis-refusal-to-condemn-nfl-decision-shows-why-democrats-struggle-with-black-millennials/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b9a7261b769c

[ladym55]

48. And as my daughter says

Nancy Pelosi is a "bad ass." She is happy that NP is her rep, and I think NP is an incredibly strong leader.