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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:35 PM May 2019

The only people I hear saying Pelosi has taken impeachment "off the table" are pundits

and critics among the base.

Same goes for the claim that Democrats are reluctant to impeach out of fear we'll lose 2020. Not hearing any of this from Democratic leadership or Members - just from the press and naysayers within the party.

I've noticed several Members lately correcting interviewers when they premise their questions on these erroneous assertions.

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The only people I hear saying Pelosi has taken impeachment "off the table" are pundits (Original Post) EffieBlack May 2019 OP
Yes. Either out of stupidity or trying to stir up a controversy they keep twisting her words. pnwmom May 2019 #1
Yup,you are so right. Wellstone ruled May 2019 #2
- and some of the 'activists' here are pretty negative empedocles May 2019 #6
Can not imagine what it would be like having Wellstone ruled May 2019 #9
Seem to be a whole pile of anti Pelosi tweets again today. Maybe the GOP applegrove May 2019 #3
You noticed that too? EffieBlack May 2019 #7
Yup. Quite sudden rushing tsunami of anti Pelosiness. Today is May 16th. applegrove May 2019 #14
Oh yeah, it's been slam Pelosi day mcar May 2019 #17
One would hardly know, from the negatives thrown at the Speaker, that Pelosi empedocles May 2019 #4
If impeachment was going to happen it would have already started. Hotler May 2019 #5
ICYMI Impeachment HAS already started solara May 2019 #15
Well bless your heart. I disagree, but thanks for trying to convince me otherwise. Hotler May 2019 #18
The same ones who cheered on the Con malaise May 2019 #8
Some of them seem to be right in our midst ... EffieBlack May 2019 #10
Right On Effie Me. May 2019 #11
Truth! EffieBlack May 2019 #12
Yup Stinky The Clown May 2019 #13
I've seen it a lot here and other SM sites mcar May 2019 #16

pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
1. Yes. Either out of stupidity or trying to stir up a controversy they keep twisting her words.
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:38 PM
May 2019

She has never taken it off the table and neither has Nadler.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
9. Can not imagine what it would be like having
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:45 PM
May 2019

Hoyer or someone else as Speaker. We are damn lucky Pelosi is running the show.

applegrove

(118,630 posts)
3. Seem to be a whole pile of anti Pelosi tweets again today. Maybe the GOP
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:40 PM
May 2019

are going to make her a boogey woman again.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
7. You noticed that too?
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:42 PM
May 2019

Interesting, isn't it?

Funny how every thread praising her gets swarmed by the same people who just can't criticize her enough.

I don't it's a coincidence.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. One would hardly know, from the negatives thrown at the Speaker, that Pelosi
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:41 PM
May 2019

has outmaneuvered trump pretty soundly for 7 months.

Hotler

(11,420 posts)
5. If impeachment was going to happen it would have already started.
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:41 PM
May 2019

Nothing to see here folks, move along.

solara

(3,836 posts)
15. ICYMI Impeachment HAS already started
Thu May 16, 2019, 09:45 PM
May 2019

Pelosi said, “One of the purposes that the Constitution spells out for investigation is impeachment, and so you can say, and the courts would respect if you said, we need this information to carry out our oversight responsibilities, and among them is impeachment. It doesn’t mean you’re going on an impeachment path, but it means if you had the information, you might. So, it isn’t about impeachment. It’s about impeachment as a purpose, a constitutional purpose for and justifying constitutionally and court wise a path.”

ead More: https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/16/nancy-pelosi-trump-impeachment.html

Hotler

(11,420 posts)
18. Well bless your heart. I disagree, but thanks for trying to convince me otherwise.
Fri May 17, 2019, 09:21 AM
May 2019

you have a good day.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
11. Right On Effie
Thu May 16, 2019, 08:52 PM
May 2019

Even had to turn off Nicole today. They were all losing their minds and of course Eddie Glaude (Obama critic) had a mouthful of nothing but slamming Dems, to say aside from there is a war in the party.phew, phew, phew... Heidi P. was the only one who stayed close to sanity. And another thing I'm sick of is the 'I've been talking to people across the country'..."sources inside the Con party"...blah, blah blah. Don't believe they've been talking to people across the country for one teeny second and whenever I hear the one or 2 people they've talked to (probably friends or family) likened to a multitude, I call foul. Yamiche Alcindor and Jacob Soboroff kept pulling that line all during the last election and used it to slant things ala BS which was such nonsense.

THey're all pushing a line and haven't taken the time to think about what or why the Dems are doing what they are doing. These are the same people who told us Nancy was finished, over, done.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
12. Truth!
Thu May 16, 2019, 09:00 PM
May 2019

Like you, I'm sick of them saying they're "talking to people across the country " I keep thinking "When do you have time to talk to anyone? You spend 24-7 sitting in studios running your mouth. Who did you talk to? Your college roommate between interviews?"

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