Pelosi On SOTU: I Don't Need 'Lessons About Dignity' From This President

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Pelosi On SOTU: I Don’t Need ‘Lessons About Dignity’ From This President
By Kate Riga
February 6, 2020 12:10 p.m.


A notably animated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) decried President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Thursday, calling it a “manifesto of mistruths” and a “reality show” using the House of Representatives as a backdrop.

“The whole State of the Union was beneath the dignity of the White House, an insult to the Congress of the United States and the American people,” she said at her weekly press conference, calling it a “state of his mind” address rather than the State of the Union.

Now famously, Pelosi tore the speech in half upon Trump’s conclusion, a move which drew swift and full-throated denunciation from Trump’s allies.

When pressed on the act Thursday, she snapped that she doesn’t need “lessons about dignity” from anyone, but especially not from the President.

She added that she felt “liberated” after shredding the document, that as soon as he was about one-third of the way through the speech she knew that she had to do something to show the American people that the address was full of falsehoods.

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Her voice rising, Pelosi said that it is an “absolute imperative” that America have a new President next year, one who does not “denigrate our values,” is not “disloyal to the Constitution” and does not “degrade the environment.”

“He has shredded the truths in his speech, he has shredded the Constitution with his conduct,” she thundered. “I shredded his state of his mind address.”

[Laelth]

1. Rock on, Madam Speaker! n/t

-Laelth

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. Was hit with joy when she ripped up that shit

Nancy Pelosi,thank you.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. That is totally right Madam Speaker!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. an orange turd can't teach anything about dignity

[ibegurpard]

5. Bravo!

[empedocles]

6. The Pelosi 'tear' was seen big time everywhere. Good.

Great response.

[MFGsunny]

7. And it was such an excruciatingly purposeful tear ....... BRAVA!!!!

Somebody HAD to say it ::

“He has shredded the truths in his speech, he has shredded the Constitution with his conduct,” she thundered. “I shredded his state of his mind address.”

[defacto7]

8. K&R

[SunSeeker]

9. Link to her brilliant press conference today (full length):

[lunatica]

19. Thanks!

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I’m one of those who refuse to watch the media spin any longer, so this is a tremendous help to keep me apprized of important things.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

28. Me too. 👍🏾

[KPN]

10. "The State of His Mind address" ... perfect!

Now that was truly a “perfect call”.

[knightmaar]

14. Definitely better when you capitalise it.

[yaesu]

11. She snapped & not she exclaimed or she said, that is a little misogynist. nt

[llmart]

16. A little?

That's outright sexism. If a man said that they'd have written, "In a strong tone of conviction...".

We need to keep calling out these so-called journalists.

[mr_lebowski]

27. Srsly?

I don't associate 'snapping' with either sex in particular, nor do I think do most people.

Now, had it been 'screeched' or 'wailed' or if she'd 'gotten hysterical' I would see your point.

This is, however, the sort of words the media uses in general to describe how Democrats said something. Us Dems are always 'slamming', 'blasting', 'snapping', 'complaining', and words of that nature.

Republicans, OTOH, they 'question', 'retort', 'assert', 'bellow' and the like.

Annoys the hell outta me.

[RVN VET71]

30. I disagree, but OK.

I think the verb works here. She snapped -- meaning she responded quickly and with anger because she was asked a stupid question that suggested she had over-reacted or acted improperly. I think it is absolutely correct to say, hey, the reporter asked a stupid question and she was having none of it. She snapped at the fool and emphasized the difference between the low life in the WH and herself.

Of course "she snapped." I would have, also. Wouldn't you?

[happy feet]

32. My POV

In my long lifetime I've never heard a man referred to as having 'snapped.' Only women. and her words were clear, deliberate and concise, not what is generally referred to as having 'snapped'.

I understand if you have heard it used with men. That is not my considerable experience.

[llmart]

33. Yes, that's how I feel too.

I have never heard a sharp retort by a man characterized as "he snapped". Maybe I just miss those times when reporters say that, though I doubt it.

It is akin to saying "she was snippy". Are men ever referred to as "snippy"?

Language is a powerful tool.

[RVN VET71]

34. You seem to think the verb refers to a loss of control

and possibly, albeit momentarily, sanity. If so, I disagree with your interpretation. The verb used here means she immediately and impatiently replied to a very stupid question.

[SMC22307]

25. A lot. It jumped out immediately. (n/t)

[Ferryboat]

12. Can't wait to get home

After work to watch this, and the WH event at noon.

Apparently that was way over the top.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Amen

[Dave in VA]

15. Preach it

Sister Nancy!

Hallelujah!

[smirkymonkey]

17. +1000

[Quixote1818]

18. K and R

[bronxiteforever]

20. Kick and recommend.

[Blue Owl]

21. That speech rip was ROCK N' ROLL baby

Fuck tRump, that lying, rotten piece of shit...

[hangaleft]

22. Madam Speaker is Kicking Ass

And taking no prisoners.

Words fail me. I am in awe of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

I’m a 70 yo white male. In my 70 years I have had four idols — Mickey Mantle, George Carlin, Barbara Jordan and Dave Letterman.

I now have a fifth. Yeah, I admire and respect her that much.

P.S. I know Mantle had his shortcomings, but I was a kid. I offer no apologies for idolizing my childhood hero. And I was disappointed in Carlin when he did that commercial for AT&T (or whatever corporate giant it was). But, as Joe E. Brown said, “Nobody’s perfect.”

[wnylib]

23. She's a far better person than I am.

I cannot bring myself to pray for Trump. If I try, it will come out in ways that Jesus did not teach and that my pastor would not approve.

[bdamomma]

24. Can I say

We have her back. We will always have the backs of our Democratic leaders. Period

[Docreed2003]

26. Beautiful! K&R

[burrowowl]

29. Kick!

[happy feet]

31. Mic Drop

[demtenjeep]

35. I love her

and she speaks for me