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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:59 PM Jun 2017

You know what you could be doing instead of shitting on pelosi

And second guessing the guy who got within 3 points in a district that the last guy won by double digits.

You could be figuring out how to turn Paul Ryan into a bogeyman instead of taking down the person who is the most effective at resisting trump's agenda.


But you know that's much harder and far less fun

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You know what you could be doing instead of shitting on pelosi (Original Post) La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 OP
Yes! we can do it Jun 2017 #1
I blame this entire thing on La Laioness Priyanka. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #2
oh now we're getting somewhere unblock Jun 2017 #5
I'm comfortable with that notion La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #6
Thank you, Lioness! VOX Jun 2017 #3
That is a good idea! hrmjustin Jun 2017 #4
I'm with you. TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #7
i think we ought to be able to have some fun with bashing lyin' ryan! unblock Jun 2017 #8
Pelosi has rock solid leadership credentials. "Democrats" calling for oasis Jun 2017 #9
"Rock solid" ? vkkv Jun 2017 #21
Explain how the impeachment of George Bush would have oasis Jun 2017 #37
Fighting Republicans? mcar Jun 2017 #10
The more often I see posts about how Democrats should abandon Pelosi, Progressive dog Jun 2017 #11
Yup La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #12
Pretty tired listening to men on the sidelines barking orders .... bettyellen Jun 2017 #13
I get so frustrated Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2017 #14
I called my Senators today shenmue Jun 2017 #15
"Much harder"! It's so easy to get Cha Jun 2017 #16
Paul Ryan will be challenged in 2018 zz-la Jun 2017 #17
Amen! Pelosi has been awesome and outside of hope, there was no realistic Greywing Jun 2017 #18
Give it a go ! Be my guest ! vkkv Jun 2017 #19
Lol at least I'm not on du solely for the purpose of shitting on Dems La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #20
Oh, correction, I'm not "shitting" on Pelosi.. vkkv Jun 2017 #22
Lol La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #23
+ 1 musette_sf Jun 2017 #41
Circle the firing squad... curiouso Jun 2017 #24
.. Cha Jun 2017 #25
Good thing to remember, my friend. calimary Jun 2017 #28
It's definitely not easy, calimary.. Cha Jun 2017 #33
You know what we could do to Ryan? murielm99 Jun 2017 #26
A zillion times this. JHan Jun 2017 #27
Fantastic post. Mrs. Overall Jun 2017 #29
Yep! Don't agonize! Organize! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #30
k&r eleny Jun 2017 #31
It's not Pelosi's fault SCVDem Jun 2017 #32
Today has been aggravating as hell around here Hekate Jun 2017 #34
+ 1000. Thank you Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #35
There are 3 parties in America today. hay rick Jun 2017 #36
A-fucking-men La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #42
Do what Moulton is doing. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2017 #38
'Scuse me Plucketeer Jun 2017 #39
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Jun 2017 #40

oasis

(49,387 posts)
9. Pelosi has rock solid leadership credentials. "Democrats" calling for
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:10 PM
Jun 2017

her removal need to have their loyalty to the party put under examination.

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
21. "Rock solid" ?
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:38 PM
Jun 2017

I will never forgive Pelosi for saying "the Impeachment of George W. Bush is OFF the table."

That's the kind of leadership that we do not need.

If she had the spine, courage and guts that her defenders squawk about - Dems would NOT have been set back years.

oasis

(49,387 posts)
37. Explain how the impeachment of George Bush would have
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:45 PM
Jun 2017

advanced the long term goals of the Democratic Party. Average Americans didnt view impeachment as the nation's number one priority. Remember them because their votes count.

I wouldn't expect a wave of new voters to come flocking to a party in power that put the nation through months of stressful hearings and debates.

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
11. The more often I see posts about how Democrats should abandon Pelosi,
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:31 PM
Jun 2017

the more I like her. She is a model of what I admire about the Democratic party.
She is a smart and effective leader. She doesn't abandon her beliefs for short term political advantage. She doesn't lie about where she stands. She believes in our system of government. Most of those denigrating her are the opposite.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
13. Pretty tired listening to men on the sidelines barking orders ....
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:47 PM
Jun 2017

guys, you actually have to do the phone calls and walk the walk too. The resistance is predominantly women, yet guys keep shouting advice from the sideline.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
14. I get so frustrated
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:22 PM
Jun 2017

With people who can't grasp the bigger picture and go looking for fire where there is no smoke.

zz-la

(224 posts)
17. Paul Ryan will be challenged in 2018
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:31 PM
Jun 2017

The first real challenge he has faced since he won his seat in 1998. Just the fact that he will be challenged should give Sanders and other DEM leaders an opportunity to test how long Ryan will continue to cover for Trump and his misgivings.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
18. Amen! Pelosi has been awesome and outside of hope, there was no realistic
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:32 PM
Jun 2017

expectation that any of these Republican leaning districts in Republican leaning states was going to turn Democratic in the first go around. Mid terms are coming up ... focus needs to be on seats previously held by Democrats turning blue again.

Let Mueller do his job and 45 will pay in due time. 45 is dirty, everyone with half a brain knows it and if we give Pelosi a majority in the house his goose is cooked.

Focus on 2018 and make these mealy mouth, obstructionist Republicans pay a price. Make them own their words, hold them accountable for their votes, counter their lies with facts and force them to spend more money than they ever dreamed of! Keep the Democratic senators up for re-election in their seats and hope to gain 2 seats. Turn the House blue!

curiouso

(57 posts)
24. Circle the firing squad...
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:48 PM
Jun 2017

Why are we talking about pillorying Pelosi?
Where are the protest organizers?
Why aren't we scheduling demonstrations in front of the Senate and at GOP senator's home offices and the streets of D.C. and every major city in America?
The only time they recoil in horror is when demonstrators show up with pitchforks and torches!

calimary

(81,267 posts)
28. Good thing to remember, my friend.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:53 PM
Jun 2017

Gotta keep up the resolve.

It's not easy sometimes. Besides, this new era has already showed itself to be so grim that our side needs a significant morale booster. I didn't want to wait till 2018. I still don't want to wait till 2018.

Cha

(297,237 posts)
33. It's definitely not easy, calimary..
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:07 PM
Jun 2017

That's why I felt the need to post it. It's really challenging right now.

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
26. You know what we could do to Ryan?
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:51 PM
Jun 2017

Get someone to primary him. It could be a Democrat who registers as a repubbie and challenges him. Even if it is a token resistance, keep him off balance and make him spend his money in the primary. Maybe some Democrats would be willing to pull repubbie ballots in the primary and vote for the challenger.

Then, the candidate who has announced already that he is going to run against him can hit him before and during the general election and show Ryan as the villain he is.

Let's have some dirty tricks and some hard campaigning of our own!

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
32. It's not Pelosi's fault
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:01 PM
Jun 2017

It's hard to defeat a propaganda machine which pretty much owns the airwaves.

We are really not the home of the brave you know. Not when so many shit themselves when we get hit in the nose.

Yet we are the most heavily armed nation on the planet.

People vote their fear, the majority are not rich enough where tax breaks mean anything.

Nancy's doing good, although that impeachment thing still bothers me.

Hekate

(90,686 posts)
34. Today has been aggravating as hell around here
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:10 PM
Jun 2017

Swarming like wasps, they are. The majority keeps swatting them away, but they keep coming back.

hay rick

(7,613 posts)
36. There are 3 parties in America today.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:36 PM
Jun 2017

Republican, Democratic, and BitchingontheSidelines.

I can find fault with all three but that does not mean they are all equally bad. It's obvious to me that the only viable and humane option is the Democratic Party. I volunteer with and help organize the local party. I contribute monetarily according to my means. I hope that my efforts make the Democratic Party a little better and suggest that for each person who joins in this work, our imperfect party will become a little better and stronger.

I view the other two options with equal contempt.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,120 posts)
38. Do what Moulton is doing.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 10:52 PM
Jun 2017

Find good candidates and some one to help them. We do need young people in leadership positions.

"Moulton, frustrated with party leaders, endorses 8 veterans in House races.

We need more service-driven leaders who are prepared to put country over party and people over politics,” Moulton said. “The Democratic Party needs a new generation of leadership - one focused on the future.”


http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/21/seth-moulton-2018-endorsements-239809
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