Discussion: Pelosi: Remove State Flags Featuring Confederate Symbol From U.S. Capitol

system1 · July 9, 2015, 6:11pm

Discussion for article #238294

sjk · July 9, 2015, 7:10pm

De Facto Speaker Pelosi!

bigbraxstone · July 9, 2015, 7:12pm

Nancy being Nancy!!! She’s one of the greatest Minority Leaders in House history. Keep putting the pressure on these Rethuglicans!

bankerpup · July 9, 2015, 7:14pm

Pelosi’s right. This is simple.

brooklyndweller · July 9, 2015, 7:17pm

I do hope Nancy was wearing stilettos when she walked all over Boner.

beattycat · July 9, 2015, 7:17pm

Damn, I wish Pelosi still (officially) ran the place. She is many light years ahead of Boehner in so many ways.

sniffit · July 9, 2015, 7:19pm

Too good haha!

/popcorn

spocksblackpants · July 9, 2015, 7:23pm

Pelosi’s resolution noted that the Confederate battle flag has “been appropriated by groups as symbols of hate, terror, intolerance, and as supportive of the institution of slavery.”

Appropriated? More like specifically designed to represent hate, terror, intolerance, and supportive of the institution of slavery.

Talibaptist · July 9, 2015, 7:24pm

Yes, but your standard Rethuglican is so lacking in intellect that even “simple” is beyond their capability…

jonney_5 · July 9, 2015, 7:25pm

Proving once again that it is the democratic party that knows how to govern better, even from the minority…

Can’t wait for the media to pick this up and hang it around the republican party’s neck…

Oh, wait…

fargo116 · July 9, 2015, 7:25pm

Nance understands once you have the guy down, he doesn’t get up.

jonney_5 · July 9, 2015, 7:27pm

Repubs don’t have to understand… They merely have to continue to vote on mid-term elections

irasdad · July 9, 2015, 7:31pm

“Boehner told reporters that he wanted lawmakers to have more conversation on the [Confederate flag] instead of making it into a ‘political football’….”

Here’s the conversation: “It’s traitorous; get rid of it. Oh, and it’s also racist.”

See, that was easy.

artemisia · July 9, 2015, 7:34pm

This was good politics on her part. By forcing the vote, she forces the GOP to either piss off their Base or piss off everyone else.

fargo116 · July 9, 2015, 7:37pm

Nance and the Democrats decided to come to work in their Hoodies today:

wtf1 · July 9, 2015, 7:42pm

Good-get these racists assholes on the record!

fargo116 · July 9, 2015, 7:46pm

“Boehner told reporters that he wanted lawmakers to have more
conversation on the [Confederate flag] instead of making it into a
‘political football’….”

DISCUSSION

Pelosi: “Mr. Speaker I have Angela Merkel on the line from Germany. She’s waiting for you to tell her just where in her country THIS is flying”

“Mr. Speaker? Where are you running to? She IS on hold.”

jonney_5 · July 9, 2015, 8:00pm

…having to choose between their corporate base and their ignorant base…

Perfect!

boidster · July 9, 2015, 8:08pm

Came here to say this. She shouldn’t water down the message here - it’s not about “extreme” groups finding a new, unsavory message to tie to the Confederate Battle Flag. It’s about the CBF being what it has always been, and us no longer tolerating its presence outside of a museum.

thekickisgood · July 9, 2015, 8:38pm

That’s some good and effective guerrilla warfare being waged by leader Pelosi today.