Pelosi Defends Waters For Comments That Sparked Performative GOP Outrage | Talking Points Memo

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday issued a strong defense of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) amid Republicans’ outcry over the House Financial Services chair’s remarks urging protesters against police brutality to “get more confrontational.”


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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday issued a strong defense of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) amid Republicans’ outcry over the House Financial Services chair’s remarks urging protesters against police brutality to “get more confrontational.”

Spot on as usual, Madam Speaker…

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Good for the Democrats, things like this are not things that should be allowed to pass, and Republicans need to be called out for the bullies that they are. Trump said things that actually incited violence, and they gave him a free pass for all of it…that should be thrown in their faces every single time they complain about anyone.

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“Republicans’ performative outrage over Waters’ recent comment…"

#WATBCaucus

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Hey GQPers: Don’t screw with strong, smart women. They will hand you your balls in a doggie bag.

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You motherfuckers do not have a leg to stand on with regard to violence or rhetoric that produces violence. You acquitted the MFWWNBN for inciting an insurrection and a lot of you were directly involved in it.

Go fuck yourselves, GOP.

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For those American citizens who have read historical tracts describing brutal, lying ideologues ruling hapless subjects in the underdeveloped world…and thought…“Whew! Thank goodness we don’t have these types of politicians here”…

Count your Lucky Stars.

  • We DO have brutal ideologues…but

  • We are not hapless. We have the numbers to vanquish them, provided that we get the Voting Rights Bill passed

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McClain’s district is R+18 (she replaced Paul Mitchell)

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The only constant in this life on earth is change.

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Something tells me they didn’t want a trial during or after the Chauvin trial. This is the largest payout in Iowa’s history.

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It would be quite a decent start to reform if the cops quit doing these bogus goddamn traffic stops on black drivers.

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“I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll…”…go down faster than a KKK Caucus.

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She made the right decision, call it what it is ie… BS and move on to the next issue.

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The stop was for a damn license plate light.

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This warms my heart:

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Students from Minneapolis schools gathered outside U.S. Bank Stadium on Monday afternoon as part of a statewide student walkout to protest against racial injustice.

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The judge in the Chauvin case just called Maxine Waters comments abhorrent
Defense requested a mistrial citing her words as one of the reasons

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The defense is really running with grounds to declare mistrial. I guess they figure Chauvin’s chances aren’t good.

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Dead asshole walking.  Quick, obfuscate.
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Bless you Nancy! These fools are OUTRAGED DAMMIT but held their ‘tongues’ when out Capitol was being attacked by Supremacist freaks.

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O yeah - me too. Statewide - that’s awesome.

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Defense always asks for a mistrial for any reason they can think up.

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