What Terrible Things Did Neera Tanden Tweet?

[babylonsister]

Hypocrisy on full display, again.

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/25/what-terrible-things-did-neera-tanden-tweet/

What Terrible Things Did Neera Tanden Tweet?
February 25, 2021 at 8:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Dana Millbank: “Can you believe that Neera Tanden called Hillary Clinton the ‘anti-Christ’ and the ‘real enemy’? Oh, wait. It was Ryan Zinke who said those things. Fifty-one Republican senators (and several Democrats, including Joe Manchin) confirmed him as secretary of the interior in 2017.”

“And how about the times Tanden allegedly called the NAACP a ‘pinko organization’ that ‘hates white people’ and used racial epithets? My bad. That was Jeff Sessions. Again, 51 Republican senators (and one Democrat, Manchin) voted to confirm him as attorney general in 2017.”

“Surely Tanden went beyond the pale when she “liked” a tweet calling then-Secretary of State John F. Kerry a ‘traitor’ and ‘Vietnam’s worst export,’ and when she suggested Clinton supporters leave the country. Except Mike Pompeo was the one who did those things. He won confirmation as secretary of state in 2018 with the votes of 50 Republicans and six Democrats, including Manchin.”

[llashram]

1. I just knew with Manchin

we would have trouble with him. The day after his election. I just hope he stands with us.

[catbyte]

7. I've kinda had to make my peace with my disappointment in him.

At this point, I'm afraid that's the best we can expect from West Virginia. A Senator who votes with us 60% of the time is better than one voting with us 0% although I wish it didn't have to be.

[llashram]

9. yah we're stuck

and I agree completely

[Demsrule86]

23. He stood with us with the ACA...he always does when it is important...honestly there are

plenty of qualified folks. This is not worth a lengthy battle...we need to get the Covid bill out. And one last thing, with out Manchin, the GOP holds the Senate and McConnell is in charge.

[llashram]

25. we shall see

I understand our tenuous hold on Congress, both Senate and House of Representatives. Always has wish, washy Democrats. And that's for whatever reason. Constituency, personal politics. Whatever. In these dangerous times we ALL need to stand shoulder to shoulder as the wall of decency in this country against RW hate, malfeasance and ignorance. Politicians like Manchin slow down the building of trust amongst us. And yeah, we are stuck with him.

[OnDoutside]

40. I get that,but what is puzzling is why he built a ditch on this. He could just have said nothing,

voted her through, and there probably wouldn't have been a word said. Plainly, if he can vote to confirm Richard Grenelle, he sure as hell can vote to confirm Neera Tanden. It really does suggest something else going on here, that has not surfaced yet.

[llashram]

61. It's something personal

with Manchin, his sister and Tanden being involved in some kind of court proceeding.

[onecaliberal]

33. He dances with the people who b(r)ought him.

[betsuni]

2. K&R

[TDale313]

3. This isn't about nasty tweets.

Tanden called out Manchin’s daughter for her role in the company that raised Epi-pen prices by 400%

[ewagner]

4. oh....that explains it n/t

[SergeStorms]

11. And her $19 million salary...

yeah, don't mess with Daddy's little girl, even if she is an avaricious, heartless, con-woman. That's way over the line.

[Hortensis]

35. The company is also one of WV's biggest employers and rain makers.

Not defending his high-wire act on this, trying to defend his daughter and the company caught out in egregious price gouging, but it's certainly understandable. Relationships among people interconnected in various ways in small states typically appear incestuous on mere glance, and of course on closer look inevitably often turn out to be.

If you were running an NGO helping women on the street there, including funding raising, encouraging employers to hire, and lobbying and otherwise dealing with people in government, or were just on a county commission, you might well be acquainted with and know more about the person you're calling an "avaricious, heartless con woman," and for sure others in that big company, and it'd be critically important to you to maintain good professional and social relations with them.

[SergeStorms]

45. Yeah, OK.

Thanks for that.

[druidity33]

62. What you just stated...

really has nothing to do with Tanden or the price of Epipens and how it affects poor people (or people without HC when the price spikes). Are you excusing someone's behavior? The only behavior here i am excusing is Tanden's "nasty" tweets.

[babylonsister]

12. But this isn't just about Manchin.

And personal gripes shouldn't be entering into it.

[TDale313]

15. Shouldn't...

Doesn’t mean they’re not.

[TNNurse]

27. Exactly.

[Staph]

48. I know that this will sound weird,

but I am less upset with Manchin after I found out about the tweet about his daughter.

If he were just against Tanden because of her general tweeting, I'd be screaming about his sexism, etc. But when it involves a tweet about family . . . well, family is very important here in West Virginia. And "daddy's little girl" is a universal concept.

I think we'll have his vote on all of the rest of the Biden nominees.


(FYI - I am in no way defending Heather Bresch (the Manchin daughter) and Mylan Pharmaceutical's heinous policies on Epipen pricing. And Mylan is closing their West Virginia plant, so their interest and investment in Manchin is likely to decrease in the future.)

[mitch96]

5. I think this is political pay back for when she called out his daughter on a price increase of

a drug...
m

[TDale313]

16. Yep

[NoRWNJ]

17. The DINO needs to recuse himself

since this is clearly a conflict of interest. Or he could disown his price gouging daughter!

[groundloop]

38. Even if he did recuse himself we'd lose 50-49.

EVERYTHING Democrats want to achieve depends on Manchin and Senema being team players, unless we can get one or two GQPer votes (which certainly won't happen).

So yeah, as much as I hate losing anything because of an asshole like Manchin, sometimes it's best to pick your battles and move on from some of them. Certainly Joe can find another well qualified nominee.

[niyad]

6. Such a nasty woman. . .

[Hoochie Coochie Man]

8. I think she said unkind things about Manchin's daughter

The big pharma price gauger. Remember her?

[OnDoutside]

41. Lol.

[BarbD]

10. Why is it so hard to simply do the right thing?

Could it be they don't understand honor, truth, integrity and all the good qualities of human beings?

[kentuck]

13. Whatever it was, it wasn't bad enough to totally divide the Republican Party...

...as the tweets of Donald Trump managed to do.

So they are blaming the wrong person for the difficulties they are in...

[mdbl]

14. repugs are hypocritical a-holes

so what else is new?

[Texin]

18. She tweeted the truth. They can't handle the truth.

Biden ought to buttonhole Manchin and point-blank ask him if he works for his daughter's big pharma corporation (and the industry* as a whole) or if he works for his constituents. Manchin's pettiness is on full display - and the rethugs (big fucking surprise there!) are showing once again what fucking hypocrites they all are. The were pretty damn fine with five+ years of tRump's vile, boorish and misogynistic behavior(s), treason and sedition, and now they've got the Miss Pittypat vapors over Neera Tanden? GMAFB.

ETA: *he probably is beholden to pharma lobbyists.

[UpInArms]

20. From Milbank's column

No, senator. What’s “concerning” is that, after four years of excusing lies, racism, vulgarity, lawbreaking and self-dealing by the Trump administration, your idea of healing is to defeat Biden nominees for speaking the truth.

[George II]

21. Many of her "attacks" on Twitter were reactions to even viler attacks from others. She NEVER....

....instigated any of them.

And some of those attackers were employed by the Senator who publicly castigated her at the hearing.

[betsuni]

28. [phone]

[Demsrule86]

22. It is all bullshit but there is nothing we can do about it. There are other qualified people so

lets no die on this hill and move on.

[SergeStorms]

31. Biden can appoint Tanden to a position...

that doesn't require Senate approval and she can still be a thorn in the GOP's side. I agree, let's not choose to die upon this hill. There are more important battles ahead.

[aikoaiko]

24. It is possible to burn political bridges. There is always pushback on some nominees.

Joe and his team should have alternates ready to go when nominations are problematic.

[lostnfound]

50. That goes two ways. Nt

[aikoaiko]

56. Sometimes even more ways.

At this time. Joe and Needra need the Senators more than the other way around.

[patphil]

26. Just one more thing to consider in this, the 3 people mentioned are all men.

Considering all the trouble Joe also had with Deb Haaland's nomination, it appears he has a lower standard for men than women.

[Oldem]

29. This was my continuing thought as I read through these posts. The personal

pique about his daughter aside, he's exhibited all the traits of a misogynist. You could probably sit him down and explain this to him for hours, and he wouldn't get it.

[ananda]

30. I hate hypocrisy and double standards.

Really ... hate.

[AllaN01Bear]

32. oh, that word again. hem. wear it with pride .(pinko)

i was called a comunist pinko pig when in high school by my rop teacher . i wear that designation with pride .)

[sarchasm]

34. KnR

This needs to be trumpeted far and wide.

[Jon King]

36. Biden has to pick his battles...

Looks like this one won't go through, can't pressure Manchin too much over this. Lets hope we get a few more Senate seats to make Manchin less relevant.

[ffr]

37. 3/4 of Americans are being held hostage by the QOP

It's nothing less than extortion by Manchin and those seeking leverage.

Meanwhile, the QOP strangles the life out of America's future.

[Kota]

39. I hope we stand our ground here.

Point out the hypocrisy at every turn and show the stink is worse on the other side. If we don't the have leverage to do this to every nominee.

[OnDoutside]

42. The compromise way out of this is for Tanden to agree not to use her twitter account while she is

Director of the OMB. Face saving all round, so they can move on. ps I wouldn't expect her to tweet as before anyway, but it gets past this impass.

[BobTheSubgenius]

43. We have our own dilemma regarding Manchin, it seems to me.

He is absolutely not an ideal, progressive Democrat, and we have no idea why he is the way he is on any given moment or issue. This was already pointed out. So, that is a conundrum, but not the dilemma I mentioned.

What's the point of arguing/debating/discussing his politics and behavior when it seems he's going to do what he wants in any of those given moments? This may be somewhat paranoid on my part, but I don't want to be part of any pressure he feels to jump ship and embrace his Inner Republican.

Nothing we say is going to bring him into the fold, so to speak, so why add to whatever forces he feels pulling or pushing him? It seems to me that, absent any real hope of "success" in changing his mind, there is an element of political purity in this.

Unless you have a receptive "target," it's a waste of time and energy, and may contribute to creating a negative effect...which could be a catastrophe. He already has - and knows he has, unless he's the dumbest person in politics - a fair amount of leverage in Democratic policy discussions and especially in votes. Why give him more, or more reason to use what he has, or worse?

[spanone]

44. K&R

[samsingh]

46. she tweeted while brown and female

[LizBeth]

47. We mention Manchin a lot but what about Sanders starting this by once again wagging his finger and

scolding a woman demanding an apology from her on record because of the 2016 primary?

[SunSeeker]

49. Yup, then the GOP sharks smelled blood in the water, and gave Manchin permission as well.

[LizBeth]

51. This is what I saw and yet we consistently ignore Sanders scold of a woman, that he consistently

feels obligating to do with any woman that ruffles his feathers.

[SunSeeker]

52. And again, NOTHING Tanden said was untrue. nt

[LizBeth]

53. Right and addressing what they themselves had put out. It is all about a woman daring to stand up to

them hence the real offense that Sanders wagged the finger scolding her on record for responding to him and his people.

[SunSeeker]

54. Yup, this also sets a terrible precedent against speaking truth to power. nt

[LizBeth]

55. This is the insidious of sexism. Often we have to peel down to, to see the patterns of it.

Racism. Cops murdering our young black men. So in our face. White people throwing hissies across the nation while blacks are minding their own business. Thanks for acknowledging because if we do not say it out loud, it will not be seen. That is the very thing that pissed this group off in the first place. That a woman is calling it out. Not to be seen or suffer this.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

57. Lol. Bernie is using mind control. Yet he is voting for her.

Kind of ironic a “real D Democrat” is giving her such a hard time, eh?

[LizBeth]

60. Nothing about mind control, pretty obvious and predictable.

[JI7]

59. YEah, has Sanders condemned Josh HAwley . He is so angry at Neera Tanden's tweets about Republicans

[Blue Owl]

58. K&R for visibility