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virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 03:12 PM Jun 2017

There is nothing wrong with Nancy Pelosi

Democrats should be proud to have someone like her as the Democratic leader in the house.

Nancy Pelosi can get things passed, unlike Boehner or Ryan.

Democrats should be proud of her. They should never imply that they "haven't given an ounce of thought" to whether they would vote for her for Speaker.

They should respond with "Why wouldn't I"? Then they should talk about the wonderful things that she accomplished, and certainly compare her to the very weak Speakers, Boehner and Ryan. Watching Ryan bow to Trump is disgusting.

Nobody has ever "carried water" for Boehner or Ryan.

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There is nothing wrong with Nancy Pelosi (Original Post) virtualobserver Jun 2017 OP
Thank You Me. Jun 2017 #1
she knew how to get the votes in the house for sure! samnsara Jun 2017 #2
she is an ACTUAL leader virtualobserver Jun 2017 #4
Nobody is better than Nancy at political maneuvering secondwind Jun 2017 #3
She is the only Speaker that I have ever heard of, who had a Sec. of Treasury kneel before her. virtualobserver Jun 2017 #6
I am proud she is a Democrat. I'll take her 'California values' any day over those fucks. CurtEastPoint Jun 2017 #5
Well said. Batship Jun 2017 #7
Fight the vilification! mcar Jun 2017 #8
yes, fight it on all levels. virtualobserver Jun 2017 #9
I too am proud to have Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader Progressive dog Jun 2017 #10
I do not understand voter disdain for her or for San Francisco values. LonePirate Jun 2017 #11
That needs to be explained to those voters clearly in ads... virtualobserver Jun 2017 #12
Pelosi is tops. oasis Jun 2017 #13
I agree with your analysis Gothmog Jun 2017 #14
The only thing wrong is she's not Speaker! Our fault, not hers. She was the BEST! nt. gateley Jun 2017 #15
Exactly, she knows how to corral the troops MiddleClass Jun 2017 #16
maybe we should start running ads asking if Repub reps.... virtualobserver Jun 2017 #32
She's got my vote BigBearJohn Jun 2017 #17
The russian/RWNj's bots are going after Nancy Pelosi now.. stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #18
Yep and the same people who fell for the Hillary botscam are falling for this hard. nikibatts Jun 2017 #19
it's prolly just russian bots and not real people .. stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #20
Amen! Demonizing her because the alternative facts folks do it MadLinguist Jun 2017 #21
2006-2010 with Pelosi as speaker was a glorious time for Dems IronLionZion Jun 2017 #22
Sa Francisco has some of the same problems murielm99 Jun 2017 #23
Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #24
SHE IS WHAT WE NEED WHERE SHE IS. NYETNYET Jun 2017 #25
Sadly I heard a lot of negative trash about Nancy, and it came from Dems. BigDemVoter Jun 2017 #26
Correct! BadgerMom Jun 2017 #27
I agree...her beliefs match up with mine. bresue Jun 2017 #28
Exactly right. She is a republican boogeyman for a reason. GoCubsGo Jun 2017 #29
DU REC yardwork Jun 2017 #30
. George II Jun 2017 #31

Batship

(28 posts)
7. Well said.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 03:21 PM
Jun 2017

I think she's doing a terrific job. Masterful, even. And this from somebody who spent the last eight years in the Green Party (but voting Democrat, so don't hold it against me!)

I think she's got a very tough row to hoe, and she's playing the game as well as the best of them. Given that Republicans HATE women, and especially women in power, she's playing the game twice as well as any of the Republicans. She's doing it backward and in heels, while dodging poisonous missiles.

She has my full support.



mcar

(42,331 posts)
8. Fight the vilification!
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 03:23 PM
Jun 2017



@peterdaou
If Hillary and Pelosi have been vilified to the point of being a perceived liability, fight the vilification, not them.

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
11. I do not understand voter disdain for her or for San Francisco values.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 03:31 PM
Jun 2017

The voters of the GA-6 district in suburban Atlanta have needs and issues that are more common with the voters of Pelosi's San Francisco district (CA-12) than they do with the voters in rural districts like KS-1 where the largest city has about 50K people. Yet GA-6 votes like KS-1 instead of CA-12. Politics is far too illogical.

MiddleClass

(888 posts)
16. Exactly, she knows how to corral the troops
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 03:58 PM
Jun 2017

She is our lightning rod, and gives as good as she takes.

I love the way people say "oh my God Reps keep attacking, we should pick somebody else"

when new doorbell rings, you go hide under the couch like the cat?

Think about it. Turning the other cheek, just gets another punch

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
32. maybe we should start running ads asking if Repub reps....
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:05 PM
Jun 2017

are going to vote for the spineless Ryan as Speaker....

MadLinguist

(790 posts)
21. Amen! Demonizing her because the alternative facts folks do it
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:31 PM
Jun 2017

is to drink their toxic kool-aid. Why in THE hail would we wanna do a thing like that?

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
23. Sa Francisco has some of the same problems
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:41 PM
Jun 2017

as the rest of the country. Employment, affordable housing, to name a couple of things.

My brother lives there. He loves Nancy, and would not trade her for anyone. She wins her district by large margins, too.

I live in a rural red district in Illinois. Under the right circumstances, I can get 45% of my precinct to vote Democratic. Things could change here!

NYETNYET

(212 posts)
25. SHE IS WHAT WE NEED WHERE SHE IS.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:49 PM
Jun 2017

She knows her job. She knows every way to work through the house to get things done. AND... do you remember right before the crash W wanted to take ALL the social security money and invest it in the stock market. Then came the crash. She was the only thing to stand between him and losing every penny every senior citizen in the whole country was counting on to live. That woman saved us. Her picture should be on the ten dollar or twenty dollar bill. She quietly every day works to protect us and make our lives just a little better. She is a special lady and a great American.

BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)
26. Sadly I heard a lot of negative trash about Nancy, and it came from Dems.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:54 PM
Jun 2017

Apparently they watched too much Faux News and thought it was true.

Really heartbreaking to hear her demonized by her own people. She is right on ALL of the issues, and she isn't afraid to speak up. After all, she represents San Francisco, and she is EXPECTED to hold the line.

bresue

(1,007 posts)
28. I agree...her beliefs match up with mine.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:06 PM
Jun 2017

And if comparing me to Pelosi is meant as an insult, I proudly wear the label of a 'Pelosian' lol!

GoCubsGo

(32,083 posts)
29. Exactly right. She is a republican boogeyman for a reason.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 05:13 PM
Jun 2017

And, it's everything you just listed. Those are all the more reasons to stand with her. Every time we run away from one of their boogyemen, THEY win. You wanna throw Nancy Pelosi under the bus? Fine. But, don't be surprised when EVERY DAMN PERSON who comes after her is also demonized. Because that is what they do. They smear Democrats. You going to throw her successors under the bus when that happens, too?

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