Nancy Pelosi pushes back hard on question of censuring freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib for language

[bigtree]

...Joy Reid, at a Town Hall with Nancy Pelosi, asked the Speaker for her reaction to Rep. Rashida Tlaib's statement that "we're gonna go in there and impeach the motherfucker."

Pelosi responded that she'd, "probably have a generational reaction to it," but she's "not in the censorship business."

"I don't think it's worse than what the president has said."

"I don't think it consolidates his base, I don't think it makes much difference."

"I don't think we should make a big deal of it... I really don't, I really don't."

"Words weigh a ton, and the president has to realize his words weigh a ton, too, and some of the words he's used have a direct impact on people's lives. My colleague's comments do not have an impact on people's lives."

"If she were a man would they be making a fuss like this?"

"I don't know why we're making so much of a big deal of it now... I think frankly what she said was less offensive than what Trump said about John McCain."

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Excellent response!!

[area51]

2. BAM! n/t

[cwydro]

3. She handled that perfectly.

So did Tlaib.

I don’t necessarily approve of her language, but she was at a private party.

I do approve of the fact she didn’t apologize for it. Good for her.

[YessirAtsaFact]

9. I think the lesson here for the congresswoman is that "private" may not really be private any more

She is a public figure.

Pelosi made a great point by asking this question, "If she were a man would they be making a fuss like this?"

I'm not sure. I don't think the wingnuts would ever allow an opportunity to be outraged to pass them by, but maybe they would if it was a man.

[LuvLoogie]

4. If Nancy is cool with it then so am I.

I freaked out about it. I feel better now.

[EffieBlack]

11. I wouldn't say she's cool with it

She just doesn't think it's that big of a deal.

But I'm pretty sure she wasn't too happy about having to answer questions about a freshman Member's comments on the second day of her speakership. And I have a feeling that, while she publicly defended her and would never throw her under the bus, Madame Speaker's displeasure was privately conveyed to Rep. Tlaib.

[LuvLoogie]

16. I agree with that assessment.

Nancy is a true leader. She is the rock the Dems need right now. Very wise and armored up.

[EffieBlack]

17. Indeed!

[Charlotte Little]

36. This

I listened to Madame Speaker and I got the distinct impression that she wasn't happy with it all while thinking it was a distraction (which it is, but let's not hand the lunatics on the right any ammunition!). I can't imagine she didn't instruct Tlaib on the importance of nuance and public optics going forward. It was a rookie error that will be forgotten in a few days (I hope anyway, as I'm sick of hearing about it).

Now, AOC, on the other hand - what a terrible way to start with that dancing business!

[EffieBlack]

39. Who does she thinks she is having the nerve to run for Congress after dancing in college?

Sheesh!

[elleng]

5. She hit it out of the park!

[David__77]

6. Nice.

[madaboutharry]

7. I think democrats should stop worrying about the

republicans and their phony outrage.

It would have been better if this wasn’t caught on tape but it really isn’t a big deal. This is a one day story.

[elmac]

13. Yep, we don't need to help the repugs "Franken" any more Dems or progressives. nt

[uponit7771]

24. +1

[trueblue2007]

8. trump has said worse.

he even said ...... motherf&cker

RELATED: GOP Piles on Donald Trump Over Remarks on Women

In the 2005 recording obtained by NBC News from Access Hollywood, Trump, then newly married to Melania Trump, spots a young woman through a bus window while in conversation with Billy Bush, at the time an anchor for Access Hollywood, and others.

"Whoa, whoa," he said to Bush about the woman’s appearance. “I gotta use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her."
[Newly-Surfaced Trump Audio: 'I Did Try to (Expletive) Her, She Was Married']
Newly-Surfaced Trump Audio: 'I Did Try to (Expletive) Her, She Was Married' 2:32

Earlier in the conversation, Trump recalls talking about trying to woo a married woman. "I moved on her actually, she was down in Palm Beach and I failed. I’ll admit it. I did try to fuck her, she was married ... and I moved on her very heavily," Trump is heard saying.

"I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture and I told her 'I'll show you where you can get some nice furniture,'” Trump is heard saying. “I moved on her like a bitch, and I could not get there, and she was married. And all the sudden I see her and she’s got the big phony tits, she’s totally changed her look.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-hot-mic-when-you-re-star-you-can-do-n662116


“I’m automatically attracted to beautiful women — I just start kissing them, it’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything," he said in the 2005 conversation. "Grab 'em by the pussy."

Ten years later, as a candidate and now the Republican nominee, Trump has come under fire for insulting and directing crude language toward women. He’s rejected such criticism repeatedly, insisting “nobody has more respect for women than me."

[guillaumeb]

10. Recommended.

[hostalover]

12. She was very impressive.

[Chemisse]

14. Hell, Trump dropped the F bomb in the meeting 3 times just today! n/t

[Roadside Attraction]

15. If "Grab 'em by the pussy" . . .

. . . is male locker room talk, then, "Impeach the motherfucker" is lady locker room talk.

And, I'd say impeaching the motherfucker is a good plan. Let's get rolling.

[volstork]

18. A measured and

cool-headed response. I would expect nothing less from our Madam Speaker.

[calimary]

19. Attagirl!

[djacq]

20. His Deplorable Base.

[dalton99a]

21. Excellent.

[bigtree]

22. kick

[bigtree]

25. let us know when she finds someone seeking attention for themselves or trying to out-Trump Trump

...you'd think this was the first freshman class of reps in history, reading all of the finger-wagging and scolding.

Rep. Pelosi: "I don't think we should make a big deal of it... I really don't, I really don't."

[John Fante]

28. AOC is getting scolded as we speak for harmlessly poking fun at

the Republicans who booed her two days ago. Some people think "we go high, they win elections" is still an effective strategy, apparently.

[bigtree]

29. what's remarkable about these critics

..is the way they talk about helping or hurting the party, seemingly oblivious of the pile-on effect of their own navel-gazing scolding.

Anyone spending time attacking our Democrats, spending time scolding folks for expressing opposition to Trump, for instance, is doing party politics wrong.

[Volaris]

35. It might still be effective, but it's also true that I'm tired of coddling these motherfuckers.

They ain't children (even if they want to act like it in public).
When they do something worthy of laughter; derision, we SHOULD call them out on it .

They wanna get all tight-assed about some fun in college and some off-color, non-bigoted language (unless you're a person who actually SUPPORTS ACTUAL MOTHER FUCKING--then I suppose you might have an argument to make and be heard lol) , we need to CALL THEM ON IT.

A college kid dancing? Really guys? And don't you think for one IOTA of time that we will allow you to get away with any kind of false equivalency bullshit or comparison to Kavanaughs time in the Frat...cause they're not the same.
Rape is NOT an expression of ones First Amendent Right to Free Expression.
So get ready, Deplorables. Mueller is comming, and Nancy's Majority is coming with him, you dumb fuckers.

[samnsara]

26. this is the press clutching their pearls again over a new shiny object..

[albacore]

27. Women of color cursing caused global warming, the crash of 2008, the government shut down... nt

[Paladin]

30. Thank you, Speaker Pelosi.

And if you're a for-real Democrat, get the hell off Rep. Tlaib's back and direct your outrage at more deserving targets---there are plenty of them available at the moment.

[no_hypocrisy]

31. In 1979, I met a 94 year old woman,

Once married to the Chief Justice if the DC Circuit Court. She told me "When I was a student at Oberlin (you do the math), girls didn't smoke, drink, or cuss . . . Guess I made up for the rest of them!". I loved her daring pre-Alice Roosevelt.

[Gothmog]

32. 'If she were a man, would they be making a fuss out of it?'

Link to tweet

[GoCubsGo]

37. Yep, and they're still clutching their pearls over it two days later.

If you are not a white, male, and conservative, you can't use foul language, you can't dance without being mocked, you can't put your feet on the desk, you can't wear a tan suit, you can't play golf or take a vacation... The right's (and their media lap dogs') hypocrisy has no limits.

[Volaris]

33. '....then what Trump said about McCain.'.

Holy Gods I forgot how good she is at flipping the narrative back at them ..and we're not even through rhe first WEEKEND YET.

at this rate Nancy will have the votes for a Senate conviction by Valentine's Day lol!

I'm not in the censorship business-- bwahahaa FUCKING PERFECT.

[lindysalsagal]

34. Sexism. Pure and simple. Men can swear, but in the 21st century, women can't.

We still have to be niiiiiice to people, no matter how horribly the potus talks about abusing us.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

38. "In the face of tyranny, Republicans are outraged"

In a post by muriel_volestrangler,
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11627953
there is the following tweet:


Renato Mariotti
✔
@renato_mariotti

Today Trump claimed he will seize large swaths of land from private citizens at gunpoint and declare a “state of emergency” to build a wall without Congressional approval.

In the face of tyranny, Republicans are outraged ... by a freshman Member of Congress using profanity.