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sheshe2

(83,335 posts)
27. She works for the people. Always has.
Mon Mar 12, 2018, 10:39 PM
Mar 2018

She is demonized for that. Not a clue why that is.

I stand with Nancy. It is never just talk with her. She walks the walk.

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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor for eight hours Wednesday, giving the longest speech in that chamber in at least a century. She did so to pressure Speaker Paul D. Ryan to permit a vote on protecting the roughly 700,000 undocumented “dreamers.” Republicans expressed delight that eyes were on the polarizing Pelosi, but her marathon speech served to energize activists while highlighting that House Republicans will not commit to a vote. Despite having little leverage, she scored a tactical success.

It’s not just Republicans who discount Pelosi’s talents. Some Democrats are unsatisfied with her leadership: They accuse her of being unable to deliver on liberal Democrats’ top priorities, hurting the party’s brand and blocking the way for younger members.

But Pelosi is one of the most underrated American politicians of the past half-century. Her media and activist critics judge her competence and leadership almost entirely based on her performance in front of a microphone. Pelosi has never tried, as Ryan did, to seduce the press, and what she says in public is occasionally convoluted. Her strength is in what she does away from the microphones.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nancy-pelosi-is-incredibly-underrated/2018/02/08/3983dc7a-0d2c-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.f7078813c681

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THIS RIGHT HERE! THIS! SHE DOES NOT NEED A MICROPHONE OR BRIGHT LIGHTS.

She works for us everyday behind the scenes and making a difference.


Her strength is in what she does away from the microphones and not pontificating in front of the masses. Her words and actions matter. I am so proud to be a Democrat.

Nancy Pelosi rules! [View all] mcar Mar 2018 OP
Haahaa..imagine how hard she laughed when she hit the "post" key Wwcd Mar 2018 #1
I love it! mcar Mar 2018 #2
Damn.. haaahaa. Paul you're a laughing stock! dumb shit.. I had to come back to read her tweet again Wwcd Mar 2018 #4
So great! mcar Mar 2018 #5
Rofl.. haahaa Wwcd Mar 2018 #7
Except she didn't. former9thward Mar 2018 #29
So we also don't know if it WASN'T her, right? Wwcd Mar 2018 #30
Since you know what is "exactly her sense of humor" former9thward Mar 2018 #33
Click on the tweet and then "PelosiPress". It was issued by her office. George II Mar 2018 #42
I did. former9thward Mar 2018 #47
If you did, you would have gotten this: George II Mar 2018 #48
Thanks George. See how uncomplicated that was? Wwcd Mar 2018 #50
Anal retentive. He has been trying to cleanse his colon. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #3
Ha! mcar Mar 2018 #6
Ya... sheshe2 Mar 2018 #11
Oh god nooo! Eeegaaad! Wwcd Mar 2018 #8
Oh shit. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #10
🤤 Wwcd Mar 2018 #13
Bwaaah! mcar Mar 2018 #14
OMG She Me. Mar 2018 #22
Ummm Hmmm sheshe2 Mar 2018 #23
EEEEK Me. Mar 2018 #24
Do not underestimate Nancy! brer cat Mar 2018 #9
Oh yeah! mcar Mar 2018 #15
Awesome dalton99a Mar 2018 #12
Boom sheshe2 Mar 2018 #16
Best speaker in a generation at least mcar Mar 2018 #17
She works for the people. Always has. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #27
Meh. That's pretty mild, considering the House Intel Committee released its fake conclusion. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #18
Got to get a dig in, huh? GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #25
Not at all. Just truth. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #26
Oh. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #31
Point, but note that she courteously called Ryan Hortensis Mar 2018 #52
Pelosi Statement on House Intelligence Committee Republicans Concluding the Russia Investigation mcar Mar 2018 #35
"Did you really think that tweet was her statement?" Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #38
It was a tweet mcar Mar 2018 #40
You would have to be elected first. George II Mar 2018 #43
Yeah, there would have to Cha Mar 2018 #46
Here's a strong statement mcar Mar 2018 #45
Paul was tucked in by Charles and David Koch rurallib Mar 2018 #19
Bravo Nancy! NastyRiffraff Mar 2018 #20
Yep! Our once and future Speaker! calimary Mar 2018 #28
Yes She Does Me. Mar 2018 #21
Brilliant mcar! Here's another napper.. Cha Mar 2018 #32
Oh, I hope he loses today, Cha! mcar Mar 2018 #36
Ah, your homestate, is it? Cha Mar 2018 #39
A vacation surprise? mcar Mar 2018 #41
Yeah, premature.. Cha Mar 2018 #44
I don't know what people are talking about when they say Dems aren't out there ehrnst Mar 2018 #34
Some seem to only see statements, interviews by certain politicians mcar Mar 2018 #37
Even sleeping the little twerp looks smug. Enoki33 Mar 2018 #49
creepy Skittles Mar 2018 #51
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