Nancy Pelosi is using gender to win over progressives in her fight to become House speaker

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2018-11-19 12:50

Article here. Excerpt:

'House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she is confident that she's the best choice to be the next speaker of the House — and that a movement against her within her own party is motivated by sexism.

Pelosi has long said that she remained in Democratic leadership after Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss because without her men would have dominated the highest levels of American politics.

"You cannot have the four leaders of Congress [and] the president of the United States, these five people, and not have the voice of women," Pelosi said during a Sunday interview on CBS. "Especially since women were the majority of the voters, the workers in campaigns, and now part of this glorious victory."

Pelosi's defenders have suggested that her demonization by the right is deeply infused with sexism.

"Don't like Pelosi, but can't quite articulate why? Felt the same way about Hillary Clinton? Time for some deep self-reflection about gender bias and leadership," Jennifer Victor, a political science professor at George Mason University, wrote in a tweet that went viral last week.'

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... It's not that you're a girl. It's that you're bat-shit crazy and like The Vile One, you appear to be seriously ill. You and TVO are also older than Jesus. It really is time to call it. Don't you want fresh lovely young things like TVO Jr. (Kirsten G) and the adorable yet insane Alexandra O-C to take over and bring that ol' feminist jet in for a glorious landing? Or is your durned cussed fool pride getting in the way like it does for TVO?

You are at this point signing up for The Drop Dead At My Desk Or At A Podium Club, just like TVO. Wouldn't you rather die as you're getting boinked by some lithe young cabana boy in Jamaica versus an ignominious demise at, of all places, work?

Take the cabana boy. He's a lot more fun.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2018-11-19 20:15

that cabana boy a lot of money. Probably more than she can afford, even with her salary. :)

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Submitted by el cid on Mon, 2018-11-19 22:43

would a bright, new , fresh face use the same ole tired dog-eared excuses like sexism and racism?

I believe they are calling people like her 'professional victims' nowadays.

they got no game, so victim is their name.

u can always follow a victim's trail back to a loser.

much like McCain, a brilliant career can be stained by lingering too long.

however, playing devil's advocate, I predict she will do great things yet, for republicans.

she is the poster child for dysfunctional democrats.

if only we can get hitlery back on the ticket.

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Submitted by daveinga on Tue, 2018-11-20 00:07

https://news.grabien.com/story-ocasio-cortez-dems-opposing-pelosi-it-doesnt-reflect-partys

Though I find this interesting: O-C is looking to overthrow the old guard leadership and set up a new Demo Party complete with the vaunting of women and non-whites ahead of anyone male and white, esp. both. To do this she must eliminate the old guard and Nancy P. definitely qualifies.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2018-11-20 15:17