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riversedge

(70,306 posts)
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:13 PM Dec 2018

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi just stood up to Trump, telling him that she will not give him his stupid w




Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen
58m58 minutes ago

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi just stood up to Trump, telling him that she will not give him his stupid wall.

Nancy Pelosi's spine just became the envy of all Republicans, after witnessing two years of Paul Ryan giving his best jellyfish impression.













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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi just stood up to Trump, telling him that she will not give him his stupid w (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2018 OP
Go Nancy! Me. Dec 2018 #1
Mexico was supposed to pay for the wall. Dulcinea Dec 2018 #53
Tim Ryan and Seth Moulton can suck it. Bleacher Creature Dec 2018 #2
Indeed. 47of74 Dec 2018 #21
Great Pa-Kid Dec 2018 #44
Yay, Madame Speaker-to-be! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #3
Well said, Peggy saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 #6
Indeed! orangecrush Dec 2018 #33
Is Ed basing all that solely on Nancy's tweet? nt greyl Dec 2018 #4
Nancy Pelosi pamdb Dec 2018 #5
Perfect message. Perfect pitch Raven123 Dec 2018 #7
Pelosi not going to "give" anything to trump or GOP...they will have to give something in beachbum bob Dec 2018 #8
Nancy has been demonized for years by the Republican hate machine Cyrano Dec 2018 #9
Yes young Dems. LiberalBrooke Dec 2018 #28
Nancy has more balls than Paul Ryan. Doodley Dec 2018 #10
Titanium ovaries. MontanaMama Dec 2018 #11
And Chuck Schumer! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #14
Pelosi for President, 2019! Richard D Dec 2018 #12
No, she's too old! Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #16
Damn, that's funny! justhanginon Dec 2018 #18
She is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training 47of74 Dec 2018 #22
OH, yeah! 💙 sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #23
Getting rid of Mueller is becoming pointless erlewyne Dec 2018 #13
* The Butthead will be in an XXXXL sling. 🤣 sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #24
I read this earlier and was very happy to see Pelosi . . . peggysue2 Dec 2018 #15
Her response is great. But she doesn't say she won't. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #17
You go Nancy. Show Chuck what it looks like to stand with a spine of steel The Liberal Lion Dec 2018 #19
Yes! Gore1FL Dec 2018 #20
Very good news! hostalover Dec 2018 #25
One simple answer Botany Dec 2018 #26
I find it ironic LiberalBrooke Dec 2018 #29
Republicans have had majorities for two years to do it Victor_c3 Dec 2018 #27
It didn't matter, they needed a 2/3 majority in the Senate to make it happen, and they didn't have still_one Dec 2018 #30
3/5s. Not 2/3rds. But the sentiment is the same. NT GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #35
Thanks for the correction. Yes, 3/5 for bills still_one Dec 2018 #37
Bravo! GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #40
The question is will the republlicans threaten to close down the government by not approving the still_one Dec 2018 #38
Of course is my go to answer. But maybe not. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #39
going to be interesting gulfcoast still_one Dec 2018 #41
That's the only guarantee. NT GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #42
She can always tell him area51 Dec 2018 #31
YAY Pelosi.. BOO to all Cha Dec 2018 #32
Yes shenmue Dec 2018 #47
Can someone tell me again why she shouldn't be our Speaker? mcar Dec 2018 #34
Pelosi can't do anything anyway til Jan 3rd... KCDebbie Dec 2018 #36
"Mr. President you will not build that wall" California_Republic Dec 2018 #43
Like this a lot. I would have one and only one rule for giving them the wall. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #45
I think it would be funny to create a bill to match any funds provided by Mexico YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #46
Schumer is going on the offense, too!:) True Blue American Dec 2018 #48
Thank you Madame Speaker Achilleaze Dec 2018 #49
Maybe we could compromise and do a dollar-for-dollar match with Mexico to build the wall?? mart48 Dec 2018 #50
Nancy has always been smarter and stronger than any Repub... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #51
"We're just waiting for Mexico to pay for it. I feel sure Jared will get the money from them" struggle4progress Dec 2018 #52

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
2. Tim Ryan and Seth Moulton can suck it.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:19 PM
Dec 2018

Nancy Pelosi is as tough and effective as they come, and every day that she's Speaker should be cherished, because there aren't many like her.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
8. Pelosi not going to "give" anything to trump or GOP...they will have to give something in
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:43 PM
Dec 2018

return.

This is politics

Cyrano

(15,060 posts)
9. Nancy has been demonized for years by the Republican hate machine
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:45 PM
Dec 2018

Time that every Dem stood behind her and hailed her for her grit, values and dedication to the causes we all believe in. Stop letting the fucking Republicans define who Democrats are.

And to all those who want a new, younger Speaker, let me say this: Nancy is a powerhouse politician who knows how to fight, how to lead and where all the bodies are buried. At the end of her term, two years from now, she will hand over the leadership baton. But during these coming two years, the best thing that the young newcomers can do is to learn from her. It will make them more effective against the real "evil" America is facing: -- The Republican Party.

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)
28. Yes young Dems.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:28 PM
Dec 2018

Watch her, work with her and gleam some of her knowledge. Your turn will come so learn all you can from her. She is awesome. You need to admire her if for no other reason that rethugs are afraid of her.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
22. She is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:05 PM
Dec 2018


Forget it Yoda. That didn't work with the Skywalkers and won't work with her either.

erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
13. Getting rid of Mueller is becoming pointless
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:02 PM
Dec 2018

Pelosi is our new leader and Trump's goose is cooked. They keep talking
about 2020 and Trump's opponent. Trump is not going to be around in
2020 and Nancy is going to be the incumbent.

peggysue2

(10,842 posts)
15. I read this earlier and was very happy to see Pelosi . . .
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:26 PM
Dec 2018

call Trump's bluff. If he and the Republicans went to shut down the Government they can certainly do that. And then, be held accountable for the lost revenue and ensuing chaos/anger a shutdown will entail. Right before Christmas.

This blackmail routine has to stop. Using the Dreamers and a resolution on DACA as the bait is despicable. We're talking thousands of young lives and futures vs the Trumpski's bloated ego and empty promises.

The Republicans want to play hardball. Fine. We have Nancy Pelosi in our court. I like the odds!

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
17. Her response is great. But she doesn't say she won't.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:29 PM
Dec 2018

She says she won't give it to him using the Dreamers as part of the deal. She may have something else in mind.

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)
19. You go Nancy. Show Chuck what it looks like to stand with a spine of steel
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 07:44 PM
Dec 2018

instead of the one of jello he seems to possess.

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)
29. I find it ironic
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:32 PM
Dec 2018

That Trump is begging for money for the stupid wall he assured everyone that Mexico would pay for. Mexico is smart enough not to pay for it and we need to be smart enough too.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
27. Republicans have had majorities for two years to do it
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:20 PM
Dec 2018

Why is it on democrats to facilitate the republicans in accomplishing their shitty agenda?

still_one

(92,418 posts)
30. It didn't matter, they needed a 2/3 majority in the Senate to make it happen, and they didn't have
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:32 PM
Dec 2018

the votes then, and they still don't now, plus in addition, we control the House

In other words they needed Democratic votes in the Senate for the wall, then and now, and they don't have them



still_one

(92,418 posts)
37. Thanks for the correction. Yes, 3/5 for bills
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:55 PM
Dec 2018

Does that include 3/5 for the Mexican legislature also?


still_one

(92,418 posts)
38. The question is will the republlicans threaten to close down the government by not approving the
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:04 PM
Dec 2018

budget if the wall funding isn't approved?


GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
39. Of course is my go to answer. But maybe not.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:06 PM
Dec 2018

The house is a done deal.

Despite their bluster the blue wave rocked them. The senate may well pass it and put the onus on trump.

California_Republic

(1,826 posts)
43. "Mr. President you will not build that wall"
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:17 PM
Dec 2018

Mr. President you will not build that wall”

Something like “ mr. President you will not fill that seat”

Too bad McConnell wasn’t sitting in the audience

 

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)
45. Like this a lot. I would have one and only one rule for giving them the wall.
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 10:30 PM
Dec 2018

A process that provides immediate amnesty and a fast track pathway to citizenship the second the legislation is signed. Then let the Trump followers and rank and file Republicans realize that we can tie their wall up in court for a decade while they build a small section here and a small section there. In that decade we will the repeal the wall aspect of the legislation like they did the ACA.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
46. I think it would be funny to create a bill to match any funds provided by Mexico
Fri Dec 7, 2018, 01:18 AM
Dec 2018

The Trumpanzees need to be reminded of that ridiculous promise that Mexico would pay for the wall.

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