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suffragette

(12,232 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:29 PM Jan 2019

How dare she! : summing up the Republican response to the blue wave of Democratic women in the House

This week the House of Representatives is back in Democratic control. This solid majority includes a record breaking number of women whose diversity reflects the United States.

The response from Republicans and their supporters? A loud “How dare she!”

First up was Pelosi for having the composure and audacity to brand Trump’s peevish shutdown of government over funding of the Wall as the #Trumpshutdown. Her move during the meeting with him made him literally sit up out of his chair and say “What?!?”

That she has followed that up by expertly gathering the support she needed to become Speaker again, then following that up by expertly overseeing the introduction of appropriate legislation to start the New Year only angers them more.

How dare she!

Then came the release of a snippet of Ocasio-Cortez dancing in a video supposed to show her as “clueless.” Apparently in the Republican world view, being a young woman dancing, expressing joy and having fun is somehow shameful. Likely add a dollop of self-hatred that the guy who posted this probably found her attractive, since that undercuts the Republican meme that Democratic women must be unattractive. Then, not only did people react in a completely opposite way to the video the that poster expected, but Ocasio-Cortez even posted a new dance video in between actively working on policy matters.

How dare she!

Given the many capable, powerful and, yes, joyful Democratic women raising their voices and crafting legislation in the New Congress, we will likely be hearing many more repetitions and variations on “How dare she” in the coming months.

Let the sputtering commence.

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How dare she! : summing up the Republican response to the blue wave of Democratic women in the House (Original Post) suffragette Jan 2019 OP
I agree. trev Jan 2019 #1
Thank you for this and welcome to DU! suffragette Jan 2019 #3
:) trev Jan 2019 #6
She is a pistol. safeinOhio Jan 2019 #2
Yes, as are so many women in the House and Senate. Waters, Harris, Jayapal, Lee, etc. - the list is suffragette Jan 2019 #4
Great points mercuryblues Jan 2019 #5
And you make a great point about them driving women away from GOP. suffragette Jan 2019 #10
new gang; new rules Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #7
New rules, indeed. And all their sputtering and blustering won't stop that. suffragette Jan 2019 #11
Incels gotta Incel. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #8
Lol omg u just won the internet today! Volaris Jan 2019 #9
Yes, that they do. suffragette Jan 2019 #12

suffragette

(12,232 posts)
4. Yes, as are so many women in the House and Senate. Waters, Harris, Jayapal, Lee, etc. - the list is
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:03 PM
Jan 2019

extensive and impressive.

mercuryblues

(14,491 posts)
5. Great points
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:27 PM
Jan 2019

We all knew their heads would implode yesterday. The more they behave like this, the more women they drive from the party

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,025 posts)
7. new gang; new rules
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:06 PM
Jan 2019

Deal with it, Repugs. Take your false piety and shove it.

I hope our new House keeps them sputtering and fainting.

Volaris

(10,260 posts)
9. Lol omg u just won the internet today!
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:16 PM
Jan 2019

What a perfect response to all their bullshit, from pussy-grabbing Trump, across to rape-bro Kavanaugh, all the way down to the poor dumb fucker in his mom's basement who can't get laid cause he won't leave the house so that's somehow everyone ELSES fault for not just showing up and offering blowjobs.

To hell with the lot of them. Robert Mueller has help now, and the Motherfucker otherwise known as Individual 1 WILL be impeached, and then die in prison.

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