Jennifer Rubin's WAPO headline: Facing Trump's tantrum, Pelosi takes away the TV

[populistdriven]

lol Jennifer Rubin's WAPO headline:

"Facing Trump’s tantrum, Pelosi takes away the TV."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/16/pelosi-case-tantrum-take-away-tv/

To say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has mastered the art of dealing with President Trump would be a gross understatement. She fact-checked him in the Oval Office on live TV and passed spending bills to reopen the government, thereby reinforcing Trump’s responsibility for the shutdown. To top it off, she’s taking away the president’s TV. More precisely, in response to Trump’s nearly month-long temper tantrum, she has told him he won’t get his prime-time State of the Union address on Jan. 29.

In a letter to Trump, she writes, “During the 19th Century and up until the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, these annual State of the Union messages were delivered to Congress in writing. And since the start of modern budgeting in Fiscal Year 1977, a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown.” She then explains that both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, which are charged with security, “have not been funded for 26 days now – with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs.” Given all that, we couldn’t possibly have the speech, she says.

She concludes: “I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after government has re-opened for this address or for you to consider delivering your State of the Union address in writing to the Congress on January 29th.” (I vote for delivering it in writing.)

(Snip)

You wonder why in the world Democrats ever considered replacing her. She knows she has power, she willingly and skillfully deploys it, and, as she has said, as a mother of 5 children, knows how to handle a toddler’s meltdown. She also knows what Trump craves most — attention and TV cameras. (Remember, he couldn’t stand it when she had the limelight on Jan. 3 so felt compelled to enter the White House briefing room — but take no questions.)

[Hekate]

1. Paywall. Can you give us the usual 4 paragraphs?

It's a great headline, though.

[populistdriven]

4. Done, yes that headline is a glorious one

[Hekate]

23. Thanks!

[YessirAtsaFact]

5. How to get around the paywall

Copy the link. Open a private/incognito browser window.

Paste the link into the url of the private window.

Press enter

[populistdriven]

8. On Android inbrowser works great

[zipplewrath]

26. private/incognito

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. or, accept no cookies, or use lynx or links

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[dhol82]

2. First two paragraphs

To say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has mastered the art of dealing with President Trump would be a gross understatement. She fact-checked him in the Oval Office on live TV and passed spending bills to reopen the government, thereby reinforcing Trump’s responsibility for the shutdown. To top it off, she’s taking away the president’s TV. More precisely, in response to Trump’s nearly month-long temper tantrum, she has told him he won’t get his prime-time State of the Union address on Jan. 29.

In a letter to Trump, she writes, “During the 19th Century and up until the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, these annual State of the Union messages were delivered to Congress in writing. And since the start of modern budgeting in Fiscal Year 1977, a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown.” She then explains that both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, which are charged with security, “have not been funded for 26 days now – with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs.” Given all that, we couldn’t possibly have the speech, she says

[Hekate]

24. Thanks!

[oasis]

3. He he

[emulatorloo]

6. Great op-ed. And the title is brilliantly hilarious

[dalton99a]

7. "There is little doubt who's going to get the blame"

Meanwhile, Trump’s overall approval rating is a puny 37 percent. “Trump’s support among Republicans and Republican leaners remains high (80% approve), while nearly all Democrats and Democratic leaners (96%) disapprove of his job performance. The partisan gap in Trump’s job approval is wider than for any president in more than six decades.”

In short, Pelosi has the full support of her party and a sizable majority of the country behind her. Unlike Trump, many don’t view the wall as a dire issue, but 58 percent do see the shutdown as a “very serious” matter.

We don’t know how this will end, but should the shutdown create a serious safety hazard or take a big chunk out of the economy, there is little doubt who’s going to get the blame. And Pelosi knows it.

[smirkymonkey]

9. Well done Nancy!

[iluvtennis]

19. Indeed

[Pepsidog]

10. Reading these headlines and watching AOC's where's Mitch routine is really fun!

The ladies are kicking some ass in DC.

[Mme. Defarge]

11. Best. Headline. Ever.

But, seriously, Mme. Speaker would really prefer a written report from him?

[not fooled]

12. Here's a preview

of donnie's written SOTU

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[Demovictory9]

13. Wonderful

[burrowowl]

14. Very well done Nancy!

Should be read aloud on network news!

[LiberalFighter]

15. Why I am against term limits. Experience and knowledge is power.

Term limits should only be implemented at the ballot box.

[SCantiGOP]

16. An old friend who I no longer talk to

Told me the day after the 2016 election that he felt “giddy” at the outcome.

News like this makes me understand how he felt.

[gratuitous]

17. Pelosi raised five kids

She's handled a tantrum or two in her day. Hasn't forgotten much about how to do it, either.

[RainCaster]

18. If only she could take him over her knee

[robbob]

20. Umm...he might actually LIKE that...

eww...brain bleach please...

[RainCaster]

22. Not if the video went out on Twitter

Spanky would be embarrassed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. Her daughter said she could cut your head off without you knowing it.

[populistdriven]

25. Whoa, both fearsome and magnificent

Rare combination

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Am pleasantly surprised at NDP's expert level of trolling

Trump.

[Dem_4_Life]

29. Yesterday my mom said..."It's like go clean your room and don't come out until it is clean"