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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid you catch this comment from Speaker Pelosi? :)
From today's press conference. She was commenting on the House Managers for impeachment:
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)Squinch
(58,737 posts)made her quite outspoken.
calimary
(89,227 posts)The insurrectionists were specifically targeting her. BY NAME.
diverdownjt
(736 posts)There is a certain fire in her eye...they really deeply pissed her off...Watch the show now...she is
about to teach all these ignorant pricks how shit get's done.
Nancy is my fav's....
Squinch
(58,737 posts)mopinko
(73,370 posts)that's what happens when you stare death in the face.
KS Toronado
(23,296 posts)We need to follow Nancy's lead when she said "If the Q fits". Let's make "Pure Nonsense" the face of the reQug party.
50 Shades Of Blue
(11,340 posts)Reader Rabbit
(2,751 posts)It's pretty awesome to watch!
magicarpet
(18,459 posts).... with their marauding violent mob.
Traildogbob
(12,689 posts)Hope everybody here is f**king sick of Gym Jordan, Gang Green, Vanity and every QOP spewing every day Democrat Mob. Completely UNCENSORED and free to project. We saw the Mob, thick with Trump flags, hats, shirts, probably complete with shit stained Trump skivvies. (Underwear for you civie types)
KS Toronado
(23,296 posts)Noticed you know your Ps & Qs, please encourage all Democrats to refer to reQugs with the Q they deserve. They own
Qanonsense, let's ensure it's the face of their party. As Nancy Pelosi said "If the Q fits wear it"
Traildogbob
(12,689 posts)DallasNE
(7,979 posts)Again and cause him to completely go off of his rocker? She has shown how backbone works when applied wisely.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... is better than the sloppy and feckless sledgehammer approach. Sharp and sophisticated wit is more effective than name-calling; puffed-chest challenges; or crude "yo-momma" insults. That's the type of thing I'd expect from the GOP and other juveniles on Twitter, but I think it's important to hold Democratic elected representative to a higher standard that's being set and raised by Nancy Pelosi.
liberaltrucker
(9,165 posts)she can cut off your head and you won't know you're bleeding?
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)It's a good analogy.
BobTheSubgenius
(12,174 posts)Zingers seem to be a little beneath her aura of gravitas and statesmanship. (sorry, I can't think of a gender-neutral term)
Don't get me wrong - I totally love her witty barbs! It just seems a bit out of character.
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)Completely off
stopdiggin
(15,127 posts)And I think they have always been there. The difference (IMO) between the Speaker and some others, is that she is in control of the message -- rather than an indiscriminate firehose of rhetoric. She is also (IMO) a master at situational awareness. Tactics and playing field seem her natural element.
All of which to say -- the snark was perfectly timed -- to arrive at a point of impact. Heads are nodding, and chortles of glee break out across the country. And the Republicans are twisting .....
(love the moniker -- I'm stealing that one)
stopdiggin
(15,127 posts)And I think they have always been there. The difference (IMO) between the Speaker and some others, is that she is in control of the message -- rather than an indiscriminate firehose of rhetoric. She is also (IMO) a master at situational awareness. Tactics and playing field seem her natural element.
All of which to say -- the snark was perfectly timed -- to arrive at a point of impact. Heads are nodding, and chortles of glee break out across the country. And the Republicans are twisting .....
(love the moniker -- I'm stealing that one)
calimary
(89,227 posts)MAN, shes good!!!
Joinfortmill
(20,352 posts)SunSeeker
(57,796 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,068 posts)Me too Nancy, me too.
I have a feeling she's just getting started.
Cha
(317,497 posts)malaise
(293,733 posts)misses a beat.
My Pet Orangutan
(12,595 posts)behind closed doors.