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In reply to the discussion: Newsom trolls MAGA Mike [View all]

Hekate

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46. I will certainly bear that in mind when I see you coming. However, remember that DU exists to support Democrats
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 03:17 PM
Sep 2025

We are not expected to be blind followers, and indeed we should not be.

So you just tell me here and now what you think House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has done to deserve your disrespect. The insurrectionist mob hunted the hallways for her, calling her name in mocking tones. One female said on camera that she wanted to find Pelosi and drag her from the building by her hair. One male said he wanted to put a bullet through her brain. They were quite serious about decapitating the line of succession — gibbet erected for the VP, plans to murder the Speaker on sight.

I saw this part unfold from my living-room, didn’t you?

Out of sight, the Speaker of the House was working the phones from her secure location, doing everything she could to get hold of the National Guard, among other things. This is on film from a documentarian who happened to be following her around that day — thinking it would be a normal-enough changing of the guard after a contentious election, but getting instead an insurrection.

When her home was invaded and her husband got slammed in the head with a hammer, the assassin was looking for the Speaker, intending to “kneecap her, so she’d go back to the House in a wheelchair. “

That’s just from Trump’s prior term. Before Trump there was a decades-long GOP history of making her the bogeyman from San Francisco — rather like Hillary Clinton being turned into a she-demon. It’s what the GOP does to Democratic women. It’s what they do. You really want to take part in that?

Don’t hold yourself back. Tell us all.




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Newsom trolls MAGA Mike [View all] speak easy Aug 2025 OP
Is Gavin Newsome the leader of the Democratic party? Autumn Aug 2025 #1
I believe so Abstractartist Aug 2025 #2
Never disrespect Nancy Pelosi. She has fought hard all her life, & was magnificent during the insurrection Hekate Aug 2025 #14
It's that time again. My cuckoo clock is sounding! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #34
Sure is that time. It has become very fashionable around here to diss Hakeem & Schumer.... Hekate Aug 2025 #36
Agreed. thebigidea Aug 2025 #37
You don't have to be a leader to speak out. Abstractartist Sep 2025 #44
You Got That Right.. Mahalo, Oopsie Daisy! Cha Sep 2025 #61
I'll disrespect any person, I feel deserve it. Abstractartist Sep 2025 #43
I will certainly bear that in mind when I see you coming. However, remember that DU exists to support Democrats Hekate Sep 2025 #46
Disrespect Abstractartist Sep 2025 #47
Attaboy. Bite 'em on the anklebones, bite 'em on the knees. They'll never see ya comin' Hekate Sep 2025 #48
🤣😜😂😹 Oopsie Daisy Sep 2025 #49
😉 Hekate Sep 2025 #50
😆 Abstractartist Sep 2025 #59
Oh, please. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2025 #62
They have been sadly silent. Autumn Aug 2025 #28
I wish they would do everything possible Omnipresent Sep 2025 #53
Nancy Pelosi WAS a leader. Stinky The Clown Sep 2025 #57
You are correct in your assessment. At this point, the Pelosi-hatreis just an unthinking automatic "knee-jerk" response* Oopsie Daisy Sep 2025 #64
Murder rate in Birmingham Alabama. Highest in the 50 States. Rape capital of the 50 Bengus81 Aug 2025 #4
Birmingham would still serve Trump's purpose. Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #5
So send in the troops Mblaze Aug 2025 #16
Who cares who the mayor is? Mysterian Aug 2025 #29
Obviously Trump does. Gimpyknee Sep 2025 #42
Into only BLUE STATES Mysterian Sep 2025 #45
Not just members of the Democratic Party misanthrope Sep 2025 #63
Him and Pritzker orangecrush Aug 2025 #7
It does appear that he's stepped in and taken up the banner of leadership for the party. patphil Aug 2025 #8
Someone needs to call it Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #10
It is already pretty much popsdenver Aug 2025 #19
Check this out. brakester Aug 2025 #21
Deserves its own post TommyT139 Sep 2025 #55
Leadership is as leadership does Hekate Aug 2025 #12
At least someone is stepping up to do it. Autumn Aug 2025 #22
Good governor, good Democrat. MAGAGOP hates him, which is a good recommendation imo. Hekate Aug 2025 #31
Respectful spelling, please. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #17
He is, as far as I'm concerned. Paladin Aug 2025 #30
But his hair!!! :/ C Moon Aug 2025 #41
That was a weird criticism, wasn't it? "He's too polished and his hair's slicked back" and something about... Hekate Sep 2025 #52
Shocked me. That's for sure. C Moon Sep 2025 #54
He's a street fighter! NCDem47 Sep 2025 #51
Showing it, yeah more of this! Brainfodder Aug 2025 #3
Most other categories Lousiana finish last or near. Education, health care, poverty, obesity, redhatsyndrome. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #6
redhatsyndrome.... 😛 nt sprinkleeninow Aug 2025 #26
EXCELLENT! Keep it up! CTyankee Aug 2025 #9
We are in a fucking war Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #11
Nobody should ever underestimate Newsom jgmiller Aug 2025 #13
"But he's from California!11 What about the rUsT bElT vOtErS!11" BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #15
Someone should mention... BurnDoubt Aug 2025 #18
Is what a thing anymore? BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #35
And then Democrats from the Rust Belt run and still get branded with the exact same "elitist" crap. NYC Liberal Sep 2025 #58
Precisely. Which is another reason why the "bUt CaLiFOrNIa!11" argument is so lame. BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #60
I'm curious DownriverDem Aug 2025 #20
Democratic purity tests are part of some peoples dna here at DU. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2025 #23
I think they also worry about electability jgmiller Aug 2025 #24
the fact that he signed free college into law when in office is more than 500 Bernies have done for the working class thebigidea Aug 2025 #38
My personal observation is there is a small cadre here bent on eliminating governors one by one... Hekate Sep 2025 #56
The only way to remove MAGA Mike as Speaker of the House is for the Democrats to win big in next year's midterms. red dog 1 Aug 2025 #25
And it's the setting JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #27
With that big 'ol Brown Bear right over his shoulder. speak easy Aug 2025 #33
In the early '60s, the rednecks enigmania Aug 2025 #32
Yeah, bring that pipsqueak Cha Aug 2025 #39
Honestly, Gavin, where have you been all my life??? calimary Aug 2025 #40
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