Nancy Pelosi and her clever, snarky quips--another one:

[tblue37]

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — who is seeking to become House speaker in the new year — quipped, “The trade agreement formerly known as Prince — no, I mean, formerly known as NAFTA, is a work in progress.”

https://www.apnews.com/058fa4676b4d40948055cfae877d4e7c

[skylucy]

1. LOL!

[MyOwnPeace]

2. She's brilliant......

that's why the Pugs hate her - she makes their brain pool look empty.

[Lonestarblue]

3. They have a brain pool? Who knew!

[empedocles]

4. Another snarky Pelosi quip. I recall Pelosi's live mike remark to Speaker John

Boehner on the House floor. John had announced his early retirement from the House. Boehner, did not pronounce his name the apparent German way [Boner], understandably. Also Boehner's was known at some point as 'a lady's man', nicknamed 'Woody'.

Nancy made some polite remarks toward Boehner on the floor, live mike, ending with [a total surprise] 'Congratulations . . . Woody.' [to rolling laughter on the House floor]

[Bavorskoami]

7. Boehner

The "Woody" quip by Pelosi is indeed really funny for speakers of American English. However, your "apparent German way" of pronunciation is not as you have written "[Boner]". The "oe" is an alternate way to write the German "ö". You can google how to pronounce o umlaut in regular "school" or "high" German, but in southern German accents and southern German dialects the oe/ö is pronounced as an "ay" just like we hear it in "Bayner". His German ancestors likely always pronounced it as Bayner.

[empedocles]

8. My recollection was just what I read in wapo as I recall. I'm impressed by your

German sense. Longtime good friend is of German ancestry, named Pffeiffer. Lot of Pffeiffer's out in the Midwest. Also my vague recollection was the Speaker pronounced it like Bahner. Anyway, I do distinctly remember seeing the video of Pelosi's face as she devilishly said 'Woody'.

[pecosbob]

5. Cute

I would like to see them call it what it is...the North American F*ck the Worker Agreement.

[rocktivity]

6. It's as if she's undergone a complete personality change

The freshmen Democratic congressional class seems to have breathed new life into her. And it sounds like Alexandria "Cardi A Plus" Ocasio-Cortez is writing her material. Hope she doesn't regress after January 3.


rocktivity

[empedocles]

9. Pelosi has long been Pelosi. Note her 'Woody' remark above.

Pelosi, like the notorious RBG have a lot of life in them and tremendous accomplishments. The freshman Dems could learn a lot from them.