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Nancy Pelosi is trolling Trump (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 OP
Trump lives by numbers...... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #1
the problem is, the shutdown IS the goal ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #2
I agree with you. Maven Jan 2019 #9
exactly - if it hadn't been the wall it would have been some other ridiculous reason rurallib Jan 2019 #10
that's exactly right ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #11
Yes! justie18 Jan 2019 #13
We are watching the "deconstruction of the administrative state" annabanana Jan 2019 #19
I think that social media seminar with AOC might be paying off Maven Jan 2019 #3
yes, she gave good advice Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #5
Nancy knows what makes him tick malaise Jan 2019 #4
It wouldn't surprise me at all if she was consulting Raven Jan 2019 #6
That would be fall down funny although malaise Jan 2019 #8
Great point! She may not need any help at all! n/t Raven Jan 2019 #14
And grandmas like Pelosi know all about the Terrible Twos, lunatica Jan 2019 #18
And this is why I wanted Nancy Pelosi as GWC58 Jan 2019 #26
And that is why ReTHUGs and their bots malaise Jan 2019 #27
Every day in every way we can't help loving her more pdsimdars Jan 2019 #7
I'm not on Twitter but those of you here who are, please mnhtnbb Jan 2019 #12
Not to worry lunatica Jan 2019 #20
If she gives in now to Trump, he will continually shut down the government Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #15
Nancy Pelosi isn't just beating Trump. She's humiliating him Gothmog Jan 2019 #16
Her Speaker's gavel is her spanking paddle lunatica Jan 2019 #21
It is a thing of beauty. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #24
Buy stock in Adderall. watoos Jan 2019 #17
At her next presser, she should shake a baby rattler and tell him he can have it if he opens the gov Hassler Jan 2019 #22
It's time to burp little Donnie Blue Owl Jan 2019 #23
Nancy.. Cha Jan 2019 #25
Nancy is bringing it. aikoaiko Jan 2019 #28
Damn, she's good. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #29
The real question should be..... jimmil Jan 2019 #30
She's a mom and knows how to deal with temper tantrums. ginnyinWI Jan 2019 #31
He painted himself into a corner unnecessarily Johnny2X2X Jan 2019 #32

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,789 posts)
1. Trump lives by numbers......
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:32 PM
Jan 2019

He lives by the polls, he will die by the polls. As they sink lower, the Republicans will start to abandon him as the 2020 election season grows closer.

It was Chuck Todd who said when the Alabama Senate race was happening...."In a state Trump won in 2016, if he is not polling above 50%, a Republican is in trouble." Turned out to be true.

Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Arizona

States that a Democrat can win in 2020.

ProfessorPlum

(11,273 posts)
2. the problem is, the shutdown IS the goal
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jan 2019

our government and our country are being destroyed by a Russian agent.

The "negotiations" are a smokescreen

Maven

(10,533 posts)
9. I agree with you.
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:50 PM
Jan 2019

It is also the Republican Party showing that they do not recognize the legitimacy of Democratic wins or the right of Democrats to share in governance. Our republic is on very dangerous ground.

rurallib

(62,447 posts)
10. exactly - if it hadn't been the wall it would have been some other ridiculous reason
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:52 PM
Jan 2019

Repugs - including McConnell shut the government down before the Dems had a chance to get in place. All set up to make it look like it was Pelosi's fault they thought.

Well you can fool some of the people, but good luck making Nancy Pelosi look like a fool.

ProfessorPlum

(11,273 posts)
11. that's exactly right
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:55 PM
Jan 2019

the giveaway is that "the wall" is such a ridiculous reason on its face. obviously any excuse will/would do.

The other giveaway is that the only bills McTurtle is letting through are ones that are loaded with poison pills. In other words, they are trying to make it impossible to responsibly re-open government.

This is it. Our way of life is going down, because there is nothing to stop them.

Maven

(10,533 posts)
3. I think that social media seminar with AOC might be paying off
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:35 PM
Jan 2019

Seeing a lot less platitudes and "staying above the fray" from Dems and a lot more real talk. Love it.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,413 posts)
5. yes, she gave good advice
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:39 PM
Jan 2019

Social media is not M$M -- it's a conversation, not a soundbite.

She told them to just be themselves.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
8. That would be fall down funny although
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:49 PM
Jan 2019

women over a certain age know everything there is to know about our men and men in general

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
18. And grandmas like Pelosi know all about the Terrible Twos,
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 03:12 PM
Jan 2019

tantrums, hold their breathism, pouting, screaming, kicking, crying and toy abusing. It hardly even registers, much less fazes them while they simply discipline the behavior.

Grandmas also have the dreaded Mom Look down pat.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
26. And this is why I wanted Nancy Pelosi as
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:27 AM
Jan 2019

Speaker of the House. We have exactly who’s needed! 👍🏻

malaise

(269,157 posts)
27. And that is why ReTHUGs and their bots
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 07:31 AM
Jan 2019

Didn't want her.
Notice how the Con is projecting yet again - this time about Pelosi dominating Schumer. Pelvis has humiliated him publicly and it's unbearable.

Farmer-Rick

(10,207 posts)
15. If she gives in now to Trump, he will continually shut down the government
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:24 PM
Jan 2019

Little short Putin is really happy with the shut down. So, if there ever comes a chance for Traitor Trump to do it again he will do it again and again and again and again. To give into building a Russian made steel wall along our Southern border is to give in every time Putin wants our government shut down.

jimmil

(629 posts)
30. The real question should be.....
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 09:57 AM
Jan 2019

What else is Trump doing? The wall is a smoke screen. People not getting paid for work is business as usual for Trump. What is Trump doing now to line his pockets that he is causing all this BS? He does nothing that doesn't benefit him personally. He would drown his own children on TV if he got the ratings.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
31. She's a mom and knows how to deal with temper tantrums.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 09:57 AM
Jan 2019

You never let it work for the child. You stand firm, confident in your authority. I've done this with children and grandchildren. In the end they respect you more.

Johnny2X2X

(19,114 posts)
32. He painted himself into a corner unnecessarily
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 10:06 AM
Jan 2019

He's a terrible poker player. Nancy knew exactly how much the SOTU means to him where he gets to read a prepared speech and look like a civilized human being for a couple hours. It's probably the 1 even he most looks forward to. If he were smart, when she suggested delaying it, he could have played along and put the ball back in her court issuing a statement like, "Nancy has a point, maybe it should be delayed, but let me do something, let me make the speech a plea for both sides to work together, blah blah blah..." He could have easily played it so either he got his speech, or if he didn't he could have played it like he agrees not to give it. Now he looks weak because he is weak.

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