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(12,286 posts)Always.
sheshe2
(83,933 posts)I don't know where we would be without her wisdom and her don't F with me attitude. She does what she does, without fanfare. She makes it about us and not herself.
Two of the recent best from her...the day she clapped at him condescendingly and commences to shred his speech behind his back with one snarky smirk on her face, the other walking out of the WH and dons her sunglasses. Both were brilliant.
aggiesal
(8,929 posts)pointing at Pendejo45 stating "... with you, all roads lead to Russia"
Love this picture.
Yes, that one as well. She is one awesome woman.
aggiesal
(8,929 posts)maybe even the room.
All the advisors around Pendejo45 are attentively listening or they're
bowing their heads in shame, embarrassed or disgusted with Pendejo45.
Big things, come in small packages.
Awesome picture.
rickford66
(5,528 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,819 posts)dem4decades
(11,304 posts)aggiesal
(8,929 posts)But even after 10 years, she might still be considered too young.
George II
(67,782 posts)sheshe2
(83,933 posts)You are 100% correct. You need to know how to connect with all your people. You don't incite your staff, you bring them together. Nancy has done this for years.
Age isn't important, experience and ability to deal with everyone in the caucus.
Well a hard headed woman
A soft hearted man
Been the cause of trouble
Ever since the world began
Oh yeah, ever since the world began
A hard headed woman been
A thorn in the side of man
Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)Because I never want her to retire, but my goodness, she deserves to rest!!!!!
Especially after all that she has done to keep our nation together.
George II
(67,782 posts)mcar
(42,377 posts)I believe she is mentoring Hakeem Jeffries to take that role someday and I think he'd do well at it. I don't know if anyone could rise to her level, though.
dem4decades
(11,304 posts)sheilahi
(277 posts)Maybe Katie Porter.
Irish_Dem
(47,461 posts)I would be in a fetal position on the floor.
Ohiogal
(32,093 posts)Nancy is of the "get it done" old school... reminds me of my Grandma, who was still shoveling snow, volunteering part-time, and taking care of a big old house well into her 80's...
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Opposite of qqpubes!
brer cat
(24,617 posts)She's an exceptional leader.
Mr.Bill
(24,330 posts)that's for sure.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)niyad
(113,587 posts)on that tape.
She is a true shero.
Lonestarblue
(10,088 posts)It was the voice and tone of the abuser who cant wait to torture someone. Ugh! I have no doubt that those sadistic Trumpists would have murdered her if they had found her. Thank God security got her out of there. After watching all the video, I cannot imagine the terror of all those stuck in the Capitol wondering when the terrorists would find them. I truly despise Trump and his nasty minions. May they all rot in hell.
Hekate
(90,837 posts)They would have torn her to gobbets.
The orange monster demonized anyone who got in his way especially women. I hope Mme Speaker was well-protected that day. And I fully understand why Congresswoman AOC fled in a panic. Both their names had been used by him ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
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GopherGal
(2,010 posts)were Pelosi, Pence and AOC, probably in that order.
The other members of the Squad were also high on the list, but I'd put Ilhan Omar at #4 if only because even the most ignorant domestic terrorist could recognize her by her headscarf.
The cowardly senate "jurors" who are ignoring the impeachment evidence as flamboyantly as they ignore their oath to protect the Constitution are all apparently comfortable in knowing that they were not as personally targeted.
Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)She is a shero and a national treasure.
Everyone of the managers of this impeachment and the other impeachment are just incredible in every way.
I am filled with such gratitude that they have all chosen to spend so much of their lives serving the greater good.
likesmountains 52
(4,098 posts)mcar
(42,377 posts)llmart
(15,555 posts)We have such tremendous women in positions of power at this point in our history and I am delighting in it. I have a five-year old granddaughter and I am so glad that she gets to see women like Ms. Pelosi and many, many more that she can look to for role models. Just this past week my daughter sent me a video of her daughter in kindergarten with a cape on her shoulders saying, "I'm a super hero" in the video. I wrote her back and said, "Yes, you are." No more hearing the nonsense I did growing up in the 50's and 60's like "girls can't become chemists", "you don't need to go to college because you'll only get married and have children", and my personal favorite "boys don't like girls who are smarter than them".
aggiesal
(8,929 posts)I had a younger sister who was so competitive, that in gym class, she would play so
hard that she made the boys cry.
But my dad would never allow her to sign up for any sports, like soccer, swimming, basketball, softball or volleyball.
He just didn't think that girls should be competing.
I told him that she could be good enough to get a scholarship. It didn't matter.
llmart
(15,555 posts)My father was a real piece of work. I received no support from him whatsoever. He'd barely bat an eye at my report card every grading period and never said a thing about getting straight A's every time. He's the one who said girls didn't need to go to college because they'd only get married and have kids. I went to college after I was married and had kids and after he was long gone, and I graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. He was one who was just happy when each of us graduated high school because as soon as we did we were told we had to get a job and pay him room and board. Most of us left as soon as we could get out.
I was always very competitive and I guess that wasn't very "ladylike" to him. He was a quite the misogynist.
aggiesal
(8,929 posts)myself.
When I graduated, my dad said that I would not be allowed to move out of the house, unless I got married or got a job out of town.
I got a job out of town.
There were 8 of us siblings. Every one of us, got jobs out of town.
My mom was upset, because she feels my dad drove her children out of town.
Biophilic
(3,697 posts)We are extremely lucky to have her with all her experience and all her smarts and toughness.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,473 posts)Hekate
(90,837 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,571 posts)She is incredibly professional and spectacularly able. And let's not forget fearless. She is the right person at the right time.
She'll have buildings or something named after her. She sure as hell deserves them.
LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)she held us together 2018 to 2020
JI7
(89,276 posts)They hate her, yet they fear her more. I bet their balls shrivel up when she walks into the room. Sorry to be crass.
Love the gif.
theneworiginal
(302 posts)in the 60 Minutes interview after she was hunted and traumatized as a victim of a violent crime. I thought she was insensitive and looked past the human tragedy that deserved to be foremost in any interviewer's mind. Stahl cheapened herself by making it about politics and then treating a victim with callous disregard for the trauma of such an event. Disgraceful.
She should have apologized.
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)judesedit
(4,443 posts)I hope her next 2 years only strengthen the legacy of successful leadership she's exhibited. I know I am grateful. We couldn't have done it without her.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Love & admiration for the grace & dignity of this dear wise woman of ours.
From her news conference today:
THIS:
"The stunning life of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi was just re-elected as House Speaker here's how she went from San Francisco housewife to the most powerful woman in US politics"
https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosi-2013-3
sheshe2
(83,933 posts)Our Madam Speaker. One magnificent woman, Budi.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)NBachers
(17,149 posts)a natural cathedral when you enter it. It's the Aids Memorial Grove. This stone plaque is in the ground at the entrance:
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niyad
(113,587 posts)sheshe2
(83,933 posts)Gothmog
(145,619 posts)Kitchari
(2,168 posts)Thank you, Madam Speaker
George II
(67,782 posts)....(hope that doesn't get bashed!)
My memory is fuzzy, she's probably the best since Sam Rayburn!
peggysue2
(10,842 posts)But January 6th was certainly one of the worst days for Madame Speaker with dozens screeching her name in sing-song voices, hoping to catch her and do . . . whatever.
Chilling. Like some awful horror movie.
She has served the country well and tirelessly. She didn't deserve being taunted and hunted by a bunch of Donald Trump's crazies.
Never forget!
And yes, once the danger passed, she got right to it. Pretty good role model from where I sit.
George II
(67,782 posts)....by ANYONE.
As her daughter said (paraphrasing), "she can cut your head off and you won't even know you were bleeding".
As for January 6, after it was all over she called the House back into session and they did their job. And she did it without a 50-minute Instagram video weeks later.
peggysue2
(10,842 posts)Admirable as hell. We should all have that courage and determination.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)unless they are of their own ilk. They hate strong, powerful women. Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,151 posts)sheshe2
(83,933 posts)❤️❤️❤️
Tender hopper
(60 posts)She is the spine of the party, just ask Donnie TwoTimes.