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NurseJackie

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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 07:22 PM

Feb 2019

Last time I looked, Brand New Congress, (as in purge everyone Democrats had already elected) and Justice Democrats had no experts on climate change, sustainable energy, environmental protection and restoration, sustainable agriculture, fresh water management, etc., etc., etc. The men running these Siamese twin organizations are mostly IT-oriented, radical political activists and campaign/propaganda operatives.

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Nancy Pelosi just threw some serious shade at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' [View all] progressoid Feb 2019 OP

Wow. Autumn Feb 2019 #1

... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #68

Oh noooos! Betcha they consume fossil fuels driving to work, too. George II Feb 2019 #101

Here's the Resolution, Nancy, easy reading and straight forward. rgbecker Feb 2019 #95

I don't agree it is possible in ten years...and there is little indication of the cost in terms of Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #108

If it's not the only proposal out there 2naSalit Feb 2019 #2

.... ehrnst Feb 2019 #43

I wasn't on DU back then 2naSalit Feb 2019 #47

This is a post from yesterday. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2019 #59

Yes and 2naSalit Feb 2019 #61

I mentioned it because you said you were not on DU back then ehrnst Feb 2019 #88

Okay. 2naSalit Feb 2019 #96

That link is for solutions such as job training programs to foster green energy PufPuf23 Feb 2019 #121

Well this one is easy to read and straight forward. Here it is. rgbecker Feb 2019 #93

Thanks. 2naSalit Feb 2019 #97

I suspect Madame Speaker Charlotte Little Feb 2019 #3

im with you.. i dont believe in chasing every shiny star.. samnsara Feb 2019 #6

The problem with AOC customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #29

I hear you but the sooner we stop running away from issues that might be frightening to some Doremus Feb 2019 #40

Those issues customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #58

She's a member of congress and has every right to speak her mind. Doremus Feb 2019 #75

And I do expect her to have opinions customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #80

I agree 100% Lotusflower70 Feb 2019 #52

Nancy has the knowledge of issues and gravitas at140 Feb 2019 #76

oooooo, wrong side of history on this one, Madam Speaker shanny Feb 2019 #4

AOC seems to think that all her ideas are new Apollyonus Feb 2019 #16

lol shanny Feb 2019 #20

So, Madame Speaker should Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #26

If it's been around since the 60's and President Obama tried to enact it Mariana Feb 2019 #38

+1000 ehrnst Feb 2019 #49

+100 at140 Feb 2019 #77

Here is the Resolution. Good start and pretty straight forward. rgbecker Feb 2019 #94

+1,000,000 liberalnarb Feb 2019 #98

*Ocean swallows Florida* liberalnarb Feb 2019 #99

I don't subscribe to alarmist predictions Apollyonus Feb 2019 #107

Does that mean you don't believe the conclusion by the IPCC that came out earlier this year? liberalnarb Feb 2019 #110

No, she's on the RIGHT side of history. Earlier in the day Speaker Pelosi... George II Feb 2019 #48

Except she didn't. former9thward Feb 2019 #84

Yes, she's "not among members", but she was invited to be among the members.... George II Feb 2019 #85

Interesting. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2019 #91

Says she wants to focus on the "legislative end" of the issue. liberalnarb Feb 2019 #100

By that standard, there are many in the Senate who are on the wrong side of history ehrnst Feb 2019 #90

That's an opinion piece of Chris "Sleeza" Cillizza PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #11

Agreed and much better said... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #12

Thanks for the reminder that Media is a business at140 Feb 2019 #79

Perspective, people. repugs in Congress have been blocking... brush Feb 2019 #7

Very disappointing. The Speaker is missing a crucial wave Achilleaze Feb 2019 #8

Read the entire article. It says something very different later. nolabear Feb 2019 #9

I like Nancy Pelosi a lot! We could not possibly have a better Speaker at this time. But she's KPN Feb 2019 #10

"Our more senior leaders will have to adapt if they want to continue to lead." EffieBlack Feb 2019 #18

I think they are. They just have a different perspective KPN Feb 2019 #30

How exactly are they adapting? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #31

Ask them. I'm sure they are. I did in every job lI ever KPN Feb 2019 #33

The first quote was on Wednesday. The second was on Thursday, maybe after she was told Autumn Feb 2019 #22

We've been told, elsewhere in this thread Mariana Feb 2019 #114

You can ask for a link but you won't get it. Autumn Feb 2019 #115

Pelosi has an agenda zipplewrath Feb 2019 #32

I agree about the author. But I do think Pelosi KPN Feb 2019 #34

Her "era" is clearly "now." ehrnst Feb 2019 #54

I'm a big fan of Mancy Pelosi. She is definitely KPN Feb 2019 #74

Well said. shanny Feb 2019 #87

"Slighting is inappropriate and unnecessary"? If anything, the "slighting" was the other way.... George II Feb 2019 #102

Yeah. I didn't know that at the time I posted. Had I, I wouldn't have used the term "slighted" KPN Feb 2019 #111

Once again - Pelosi did NOT "spite" her or do anything else that can be negatively characterized - George II Feb 2019 #112

No? How about make a snarky remark then. Like your rose colored glasses George. KPN Feb 2019 #113

Did you SEE what Pelosi said or did you just read it? FYI, here's a little bit more.... George II Feb 2019 #116

No, she's being appropriately diplomatic. KPN Feb 2019 #117

You're saying that she didn't tell the truth to Newsweek? George II Feb 2019 #118

House Speaker Horizens Feb 2019 #13

She is actually Speaker of the House WhiteTara Feb 2019 #27

"Nancy Pelosi's statement is 100% right on target "Green New Deal" is headline without content..." EX500rider Feb 2019 #120

I wouldn't call AOC a "big star" yet, she's just the latest media darling FakeNoose Feb 2019 #14

If they wanted the Speaker's support ripcord Feb 2019 #15

Bingo! EffieBlack Feb 2019 #19

Pretty sure that's the last thing they would want, Ripcord. Hortensis Feb 2019 #35

... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #42

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2019 #45

+1 betsuni Feb 2019 #46

Wow.. Mahalo, Hortensis! Cha Feb 2019 #51

Mahalo, Cha. Heard it's a beautiful afternoon way out there. Of course. Hortensis Feb 2019 #53

It is today.. Cha Feb 2019 #55

Probably is...........don't you hate her (Cha) sometimes? George II Feb 2019 #57

Don't hate me 'cause Cha Feb 2019 #60

COLD and drizzly! At least it's rain, not that other stuff. (fingers crossed!) George II Feb 2019 #64

I've been in Connecticut when Cha Feb 2019 #65

I think you're just pretending to remember. I'd have blocked it Hortensis Feb 2019 #71

Oh I remember.. and I think about Cha Feb 2019 #73

Pretty nice the last few days, but this whole area, what's not marsh and swamp, Hortensis Feb 2019 #89

Very well said Apollyonus Feb 2019 #67

Looking forward to the spectacle of watching anyone try to throw Madame Speaker under the bus ... EffieBlack Feb 2019 #17

For no reason.. Cha Feb 2019 #63

You won't see Rep. Ocasio-Cortez... tonedevil Feb 2019 #66

Yep. EffieBlack Feb 2019 #69

The headline is an example of why we don't deserve to survive as a species BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #21

This article is by Chris Cillizza. He's an idiot and should be fired from CNN. OliverQ Feb 2019 #23

Did she? Or is the media just trying to stir up drama? Reader Rabbit Feb 2019 #24

What a bullshit article. And not just the specifics of the story. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #25

i won't be around when the worst effects of climate change start. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #28

I am also unsure wht the "Green New Deal" is, but I know we gotta start somewhere. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #36

I lulz'd KG Feb 2019 #37

Ocasio-Cortez shrugs off Pelosi's comments on "Green New Deal" Eugene Feb 2019 #39

lol. But she's right. I don't know what it is. ecstatic Feb 2019 #41

Someone upthread seems to know all about it. Mariana Feb 2019 #56

Here it is: rgbecker Feb 2019 #92

"Serious shade"? Because she couldn't remember the exact name of the proposal.... George II Feb 2019 #44

I support Nancy's approach to deal with AOC. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #50

My nightmare scenario? customerserviceguy Feb 2019 #82

Another case of a program with wide public support being pushed aside. ? CentralMass Feb 2019 #62

I don't see much to this. David__77 Feb 2019 #70

Pelosi:""I'm very excited about it all, and I welcome the Green New Deal and any other proposals." Kaleva Feb 2019 #72

It appears... Snackshack Feb 2019 #78

She is simply saying she has not seen any bills, legislation, or proposals yet. TeamPooka Feb 2019 #81

Not shade. But possibly "Next time, you might want to loop me in before I'm asked about it" EffieBlack Feb 2019 #83

"some serious shade" eh? ... ROFL 😆😂 NurseJackie Feb 2019 #86

ikr.. JHan Feb 2019 #105

Can we also point out what a shitstain Cilliza is? JHan Feb 2019 #103

Yuck, yuck. That's a real knee slapper Nancy. jalan48 Feb 2019 #104

Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #106

Actually Pelosi offered and AOC declined. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #109

Uh oh... NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #119