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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:14 PM Apr 2018

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Madame Speaker of the House

Coming soon to a Congress near you!

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Madame Speaker of the House (Original Post) workinclasszero Apr 2018 OP

Maybe... brooklynite Apr 2018 #1

Theyre a distinct minority. If she wants it, shes got it EffieBlack Apr 2018 #19

I've got to say, she does it well. eom Control-Z Apr 2018 #2

That's a fact workinclasszero Apr 2018 #5

Sad to see some on this Democratic board mcar Apr 2018 #15

"New blood" MFM008 Apr 2018 #3

THANK you! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #20

I don't think she will be running again. nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #4

That would be nice BeyondGeography Apr 2018 #7

I think so as well. NCTraveler Apr 2018 #8

That she does BeyondGeography Apr 2018 #13

For her seat or for leadership? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #12

I'm very confident about the leadership position. NCTraveler Apr 2018 #14

Fuck yes Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #6

"strong women scare the beejezus out of so many" NCTraveler Apr 2018 #10

Yeah workinclasszero Apr 2018 #11

Anonymous goppers are scared to death of her. That in itself should tell our antsy ... Hekate Apr 2018 #9

There is nothing about her I don't like and admire. Go Nance.. monmouth4 Apr 2018 #16

Im with her. (Deja vu??) Guilded Lilly Apr 2018 #17

I want Nancy. She's smart, savvy, and tough! Greybnk48 Apr 2018 #18

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)

1. Maybe...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:15 PM

Apr 2018

Some Democratic House members have said they won't vote for her, preferring new blood in leadership.

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

19. Theyre a distinct minority. If she wants it, shes got it

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:46 PM

Apr 2018

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

2. I've got to say, she does it well. eom

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

5. That's a fact

Reply to Control-Z (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:22 PM

Apr 2018

Nancy Pelosi: The Most Effective Speaker of the House in History

As Nancy Pelosi hands off the Speaker’s gavel to John Boehner today, she also hands him a tough act to follow. Despite insistent attempts to malign her during her four years as Speaker of the House, the California congresswoman turns out to have been arguably the most effective person in that post in U.S. history. And it’s not just rah-rah Democrats saying so.

“We’re looking at an extraordinary set of accomplishments over a brief period of time,” said Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. “She ranks with the most consequential speakers, certainly in the last 75 years.”

https://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/425315/nancy_pelosi%3A_the_most_effective_speaker_of_the_house_in_history

mcar

(42,331 posts)

15. Sad to see some on this Democratic board

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:42 PM

Apr 2018

being so negative about this most effective speaker - and the first female speaker.

I still haven't seen any factual reasons for the desire to replace her with some random white guy congressman.

MFM008

(19,808 posts)

3. "New blood"

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:17 PM

Apr 2018

For democrats is why we have the asshat in office we do now.
Oh, and her EMAILS.

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

20. THANK you!

Reply to MFM008 (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:47 PM

Apr 2018

Transparent as hell

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

4. I don't think she will be running again. nt

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:18 PM

Apr 2018

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

7. That would be nice

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:25 PM

Apr 2018

But I'll only believe it when it happens.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

8. I think so as well.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:28 PM

Apr 2018

Send her out to enormous cheers during a time of great electoral victories. She deserves it.

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

13. That she does

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:35 PM

Apr 2018

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

12. For her seat or for leadership?

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:33 PM

Apr 2018

What did you hear?

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

14. I'm very confident about the leadership position.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #12)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:37 PM

Apr 2018

I don't think she is running.

Many of the rumors last time were that she didn't wan't to fight for the leadership position but thought it was her duty to not step away when things were so tough. Her character runs deep. As do her relationships.

That is all I have. Absolutely nothing more.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

6. Fuck yes

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:22 PM

Apr 2018

Expect the world to stop rotating though in the attempt to stop her, strong women scare the beejezus out of so many

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

10. "strong women scare the beejezus out of so many"

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:30 PM

Apr 2018

Exactly.

It wasn't long ago that the "left" tried to unseat her with a more conservative white male Democrat. Thankfully, they failed miserably.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

11. Yeah

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:33 PM

Apr 2018

Strong, intelligent women scare the shit out of many Americans for some dumb ass reason.

Hekate

(90,686 posts)

9. Anonymous goppers are scared to death of her. That in itself should tell our antsy ...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:29 PM

Apr 2018

..."more progressive than thou" types something.

monmouth4

(9,705 posts)

16. There is nothing about her I don't like and admire. Go Nance..

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:29 PM

Apr 2018

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)

17. Im with her. (Deja vu??)

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:40 PM

Apr 2018

Greybnk48

(10,168 posts)

18. I want Nancy. She's smart, savvy, and tough!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:43 PM

Apr 2018

We need to work hard until Fall.

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