Damn Pelosi just called out Wolf Blitzer

[Trumpocalypse]

She said I’m sick of you and your colleagues being apologists for the Republicans.

[PhilosopherKing]

1. about what

specifically?

[IcyPeas]

4. The stimulus payment

[Roland99]

15. what about it?

[PunkinPi]

24. Here's a brief portion of the exchange

Link to tweet

Speaker Pelosi calls out Wolf Blitzer in COVID relief interview:

"I don't know why you're always an apologist, and many of your colleagues, apologists for the Republican position."

[Roland99]

38. Thank you! So Wolf was comparing Covid stimulus to the 2008/2009 stimulus???

dear gawd

[PunkinPi]

50. You're welcome.

No, Wolf was talking about other democrats who are urging for a deal now (Ro Khanna, Andrew Yang, etc.) instead of discussing the meaningful differences between the Dem bill and the GOP bill. Nancy was trying to draw the distinction between the two bills and how the GOP bill doesn't help the people, but helps the rich and Wolf kept following up with "what about getting the deal "relentlessly.

He was being an ass. He was basically blaming her for not getting the deal done.

[Roland99]

52. Wolf ignores the fact that this will the last shot (unless things go deeply wrong again this winter)

but likely the last bill we'll see. Can't go cheap

[Demsrule86]

65. Some much misery. I don't agree. Get something and get the rest after Biden is elected and

inaugurated. The choice is between something and nothing...not a small bill or a bigger bigger bill. There are months between now and January 21st. As member of the unemployed, I would like to see something done. I agree about the media always covering for the GOP.

[LizBeth]

114. That is what I have been saying, make it to last to end of January. But, I listened to the longer

version and finally heard where some of the differences are. If you have not herd the long version you should give it a listen. One in particular Pelosi is fighting for is child care credit for all those that are having an increase because schools are closed. I am sure they want Pelosi to help them too and earned income credit though I don't understand what that will do honestly, while they have a greater amount going to the rich. They certainly should not be getting it. In the longer version Pelosi is also saying this is for retro and it was suppose to be longer but because it went from 3.4T to 2.2T it will have to be a shorter time. Which is fine if Biden wins and we take both houses. I would prefer the shorter time.

But those are two examples of what they want Pelosi to take out of her bill. I never heard how much an increase into unemployment though, so that might be a point too. The thing is, we are not hearing what Pelosi is fighting for and we really need to hear it.

I too am unemployed and going to start on my meager savings soon, so I hear you.

[Demsrule86]

119. Well if there is no bill than no one gets anything and by January, the economy craters.

It will be that much harder for Biden. We also will not make it to January. But I would say it no matterif that was not true...so many people getting evicted.forclosed on and going hungry. What good is school money when you are thrown out of your house and you kids are hungry? Priorities people. I say get what you can and get the rest in January.

[LizBeth]

120. You and I agree. I hear you. I am sitting here not doing anything I need to get done because I am

not messing with the cash I have because I might need it to keep a roof over my head.

[cstanleytech]

97. Two different deals though. The Democrats would be one that actually helps the average person

and the Republicans would be one that helps businesses with the pants on fire lie of it helping the average person eventually.

[LizBeth]

45. I like. I need to find the video to hear more. Good for Pelosi. Thank you.

[Fla Dem]

113. Full Video.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/10/13/nancy-pelosi-intv-stimulus-bill-trump-offer-coronavirus-tsr-vpx.cnn

[LizBeth]

115. Thanks for the full video. I saw it last night in video forum. It was interesting to hear, and

Pelosi was very angry, but I was glad to finally hear a little m0ore what she is battling and the issue and whether she feels like something would be put together. She really needs to clearly spell out the differences. Maybe she has but I have been paying attention and have not heard it. This is the first time I have heard this much info.

I was impressed with Pelosi though, she is awesome.

[calimary]

61. And the talking heads are also attempting to "pre-punish" Democrats

for court-packing?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!

W. T. F. ??? How come they have yet to broach that question with republi-CONS who’ve BEEN packing the courts since trump “took” office????????

[iluvtennis]

84. + agree. talking heads should be asking the rethugs why they are currently packing the SC. What

Joe will/will not do is a hypothetical.

so tired of this shit.

[MustLoveBeagles]

86. Repub's have been court packing for a couple decades now

It just accelerated under Cheetolini's rule. With the two stolen elections within the last 20 years they've cheated the Dem's out of at least 5 Supreme Court picks, not to mention god knows how many federal court picks. I don't want to hear one fucking word from these fascists or their enablers in media about court stacking. Their hypocrisy and whining makes me want to puke.

[Mike Niendorff]

101. THIS

Republican court-packing has been going on for 20+ years.

What we're seeing now is just the end-game.


MDN

[LymphocyteLover]

92. Goddamn that FUCKING BS... I'm so furious about this ridiculous GOP BS

faux scandal. Fuck them to hell.

[usaf-vet]

112. If Democrats do anything after the election of Biden. AND I HOPE THEY WILL! It will be rebalancing..

...... the courts. Call it REBALANCING or UNPACKING the GOP STACKED courts.

Stop allowing the GOP to say Biden will stack the courts. That is their bullshit talking point.

[calimary]

116. Absolutely!

If indeed the fight is to be dirty, let's be all in, from our side, too, 'eh?

If that's how the game is played, let's make sure the playing field is level. And that's the only way to make it so.

[Bev54]

77. Here is the full interview - I love this woman!!

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/pelosi-repeatedly-scolds-wolf-blitzer-in-fiery-interview-on-covid-relief-talks-you-really-dont-know-what-youre-talking-about/

[uponit7771]

80. +1

[LymphocyteLover]

93. thank you

[LittleGirl]

102. my ad blocker won't let me open that link. nt

[Cha]

99. Rt.. TY Punkin!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Verbatim? Wow! What'd he say?

[Trumpocalypse]

9. She said that to him.

She also just said he doesn’t know what he’s talking about regarding the stimulus bill.

[bigtree]

91. .

Erica Werner @ericawerner 2h
Wolf Blitzer grilling Pelosi on why she won't take $1.8T deal. Reads Ro Khanna tweet..

Pelosi: "I don’t know why you’re always an apologist and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position-- Ro Khanna, that’s nice. That isn’t what we’re going to do."

[Ohiogal]

3. Right on, sister!

[BKDem]

5. Blitzer: "when is the last time you spoke to Trump?"

Fuck you, Wolf.

Talking to a Trump is like pissing up a rope, only more disgusting.

[AngryOldDem]

11. WTF is wrong with him?

This is moving dangerously close to mansplaining territory.

Unless Wolf is in the negotiations, he needs to stop with the father knows best bullshit.

She is not going to agree to a deal just for a short term gain.

Wolf is also making Trump out to be a reasonable negotiator...again, WTF?

[PatSeg]

19. I'll never understand why he is a CNN star

He is one of the main reasons I stopped watching CNN. He is absolutely awful and when he speaks, it puts me to sleep.

[marble falls]

27. He's not really a newscaster, but his beard plays one on CNN.

[PatSeg]

34. Too bad his voice

doesn't play one on TV.

[marble falls]

81. The beard and glasses are the only things he's got to work with.

[PatSeg]

83. His big claim to fame was covering

the first Iraq war and he has gotten a whole lot of traction out of that gig. Yeah, maybe its the beard and the glasses.

[marble falls]

85. Wasn't he one of the nitwits on the roof of the Bagdad Holiday Inn during US bombing?

[PatSeg]

88. You know, I think he was

[DallasNE]

95. Wasn't That The Building

An American Abrahams tank fired several rounds from its turret gun on?

[OhioTim]

37. Blitz

He has been seriously demoted in terms of time on the air. Just sayin'.

[PatSeg]

43. Long overdue

He can hardly be an asset to the network.

[PCIntern]

78. He uhhhh seems uhhhh to want to uhhhh say that uhhh

You get the uhhhhhh picture.

[BKDem]

20. There is no excuse for it.

He was pushing a point of view, and pushing it hard.

The worst I’ve ever seen.

[AngryOldDem]

31. Patronizing as all hell.

He more or less told her she doesn’t know what she’s doing.

[Tommymac]

70. Briefly met Wolfboi during the 2004 Kerry Campaign.

The man is a tiny strutting peacock.

Full of himself, with a my shit doesn't stink attitude.

Avoided the 'little people' like they had the plague.

I stopped watching C(o)NN after that. Been 16 years.

So sorry Ted was forced to sell it.

[TheBlackAdder]

40. You can wash piss off your hands, but the pong of a Trump is a stench that lasts a long time.

[Budi]

6. About time! Say it to his face Speaker Pelosi

We're all sick of it!
Thank you 💙

[sheshe2]

13. Nancy does not mince words.

Loud and proud, sister!

[Budi]

41. Wolf & Andrea must have a 'till death do we part' contract with MSM

Speaker Pelosi just says it.

[dhol82]

51. Yeah, Andrea has been sounding really frail lately

She has such a hesitation in her speaking that I’m beginning to wonder about her brain taking a vacation.
Not sure why she is still such a star at msnbc.
She along with Chuckie Todd.

[Budi]

57. Gaaah! Yes. Chuck Todd too. He reminds me of dust.

😬

[Guilded Lilly]

62. Best description I've read today! n/t

[CTyankee]

117. She looks frail. She has this giant head on a shrunken body...

[sheshe2]

54. This.

[DFW]

7. Blitzer IS a Republican

He has always slanted that way except in extreme cases where he thought (probably correctly) that he would imperil his job if he got too blatant (I think he studied David Gregory, and is closely watching Mr. "On It," Chuck Todd).

Good for Pelosi for not dancing around the subject any longer. She's right, and it's about time someone said so out loud.

[CTyankee]

10. I wouldNOT like to be on her shitlist. He sure is.

[DFW]

14. She is in the perfect position

80 years old, at the peak of her intellectual game, in an extremely powerful elected government position, and has nothing left to lose by calling out every phony, liar, and case of Republican incompetence she is faced with.

So she is now doing it. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

[CTyankee]

21. I'm her age and I just don't care about lots of things I might have when I was younger.

It's a good feeling!

[DFW]

33. I had a great-grandmother like that

She was a powerhouse (so was her daughter).

On my first trip ever to Europe, when she heard I would be in London at the same time she was, she invited me to lunch. She gave me the name of the hotel she was staying at, and told me what time to come.

So I went to the address she gave me--typical 16 year old in jeans, unkempt, etc. I get there, and there at the entrance are butlers in uniform whose noses point to the sky, figuring I was definitely at the wrong address. Frankly, I thought so, too. But I gave them my great-grandmother's name, and they reluctantly admitted she was a guest there. I only knew her as my great-grandmother, I didn't know she stayed at places like this! Crestfallen, the whatever-he-was brought me to my great-grandmother's table, where we had a delightful lunch of overpriced mediocre food in this incredibly swanky London hotel. I was delighting in all the stares of "what is the likes of HIM doing here?" I think my great grandmother was kind of amused as well. At the time, she was in her late eighties, what did she care?

[CTyankee]

35. My mother was like that, in her own Texas way...

Or maybe more like Molly Ivins...

[DFW]

42. Molly Ivins was a true Texas hero, just like Ann Richards

My grandmother, the daughter of the one who invited me to lunch in London, got fired by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia as his labor liason in his New York City administration. He complained that she was too close to labor, and not close enough to him. So, she went to work as a New York fundraiser for the progressive Mayor of Minneapolis who was running for the US Senate from Minnesota. His name was Hubert Humphrey, and he had quite a career in front of him.

[CTyankee]

49. Oh, Lordy Ann Richards. I wish we had her or Molly back. I miss them so much.

Don't you know they would have made chopped liver out of TrumP?

[DFW]

53. In less time than it takes to pour hot water over a teabag

I know Cecile, and wish she had taken a higher national profile after Planned Parenthood. I never met Ann, sadly. I was a speech she gave, but couldn't stick around to meet her. My loss!

[CTyankee]

55. Cecile came to a fundraiser for PPCT here in New Haven that I attended.

I had just retired after a nasty bit of time with a new Ex Dir who was getting rid of all the "dead wood" -- older female staff like me. Cecile was just terrific.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

73. What a lovely memory. It's a great story and says so much about your great-grandmother.

Makes me smile.

[Mr.Bill]

26. Not to mention

she is guaranteed to be elected to another term.

[DFW]

36. Anyone betting against THAT could better donate the money to charity

The likelihood of her getting defeated is only measurable if you count fractions.

[BainsBane]

100. He's not a Trump supporter. nt

[saidsimplesimon]

8. Lucky me, I saw it live!!! whoop, whoop

I've rambled to my TV at times that I wish Wolf would be "retired" by CNN.

[jpak]

12. Food fight!

[Walleye]

16. She can cut your head off before you even know you're bleeding. I think her daughter said that

[unblock]

30. Nancy Pelosi will "cut your head off and you won't even know you're bleeding,"

Yes indeed, Alexandra pelosi:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/02/alexandra-pelosi-nancy-pelosi-daughter-cut-head-off-trump-meeting-newday-vpx.cnn

https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-daughter-cut-head-bleeding-1277380

[Walleye]

60. Yeah that was it, thanks

[Mike Nelson]

17. Oh, no...

... I made lunch and missed it... good, though, to see Wolf! Blitzer! taken to task!

[Grasswire2]

18. He was so rude to her.

To the extent that it was abusive.

[MustLoveBeagles]

75. He insulted her and then said that paraphrasing,

this interview is over. She wasn't having it.

[LisaM]

107. Yes, and he had Andrew Yang on yesterday (who was awful).

Last edited Thu Oct 15, 2020, 06:18 AM - Edit history (1)

He (Yang) had that Chessie cat grin he always has and was blaming Pelosi for not taking a good deal from Trump (or so Yang termed it). I guess Wolf was lapping it up, because today he said something about Yang as if he was credible, and Pelosi scoffed at it. She was great.

[LuckyCharms]

22. Nothing left but a bloody suit sprinkled with gray hair.

[Budi]

44. LOL...

Bye Wuffie

[underpants]

23. She closed with "have some respect for our constituency"

Wolf :”I do”
Nancy: “We feed our people”

[dalton99a]

25. About damn time

[Shermann]

28. That was surprisingly testy

Wolf tested her position on the negotiations. and her reply was basically that she is the expert and knows things he doesn't.

I like her but that's really not a good response.

[AngryOldDem]

63. It might have been because of his holier-than-thou attitude...

...as well as his claim she was holding off in order to hurt Trump at the expense of the people. That, plus Wolf repeatedly citing two men — neither of whom are in Congress — as experts on why she should take this deal. Wolf’s theory that any deal is better than none was also enraging, as was his subtext that Trump is acting in good faith.

I don’t blame Pelosi for losing her patience. I don’t know who shit in Wolf’s Wheaties today, but that whole segment was undignified, insulting to the position of Speaker, and patronizing. She may not be at liberty to disclose specifics (he’s been around long enough to understand that), and he never really let her talk once he got wound up.

He’s quickly becoming CNN’s weakest link. That was truly embarrassing.

[Shermann]

67. I'll give Wolf the benefit of the doubt

He wasn't really pushing a theory, just asking questions. Nancy didn't reveal her secret information so he can only speculate as to her complete motives.

[MrsCoffee]

111. Fuck that noise.

Give Wolf fucking Blitzer the benefit of the doubt and question Nancy’s motives?

Blitzer wasn’t just asking questions. Are you kidding me? He was insinuating that Nancy was withholding money from the American people for no good reason. He wouldn’t talk about how the fucking Republicans gutted any real help to people who need it. What a disrespectful asshole.

But yeah, let’s pretend that Nancy was sus.

[Shermann]

121. Imagine for a moment you are hanging by a thread waiting for stimulus money

Now you are watching a reporter question why Nancy is leaving money on the table.

Wolf asked tough questions to see if her footing was solid. Questioning why she didn't take a different position is not an assertion that she should have. It is testing power.

What questions would you rather she be asked given those optics? Softball questions about her piano playing?

If she can answer those questions on the show, then she should perceive the opportunity as a platform for her messaging.

I don't necessarily disagree with her but grade her handling of the situation as a C.

[katmondoo]

29. I really started to dislike Wolf with his treatment of Pelosi and his stupidity about why she was

fighting to make sure the stimulus helped the neediest.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

32. Saw it!

He kept mentioning how many Americans need help, and she pointed out that he doesn't even know what the Republicans are proposing or where they want money to go.

[BlueNProud]

39. Pelosi is just a god damned great American

Like Hillary, often the only adult in the room.

[srose58089]

46. Copied this interview part from Raw Story

I hope this works as I am new at this. Here Speaker Pelosi responds to Wolf "in sheep's clothing" Blitzer:

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

82. +1

[ancianita]

47. Wolf Blitzer is the reason I stopped watching CNN. What a softball sop.

I hope Pelosi walloped him good and hard.

[barbtries]

48. good. so am I.

it's so far past time for them to acknowledge how abnormal and dangerous it is right now in this country!

[UCmeNdc]

56. 'You're always an apologist' for Republican positions

Link to tweet

[WyattKansas]

58. If Wolf is getting worried about his personal financial portfolio on Wall Street, rather than...

The American People and his viewers having real facts, then maybe CNN should shit-can his ass.

Maybe he thinks the election is already lost for Republicans and he needs to get back to perfecting his snipes at and attacks on Democratic politicians... So Republicans post tRUMP will come back sucking up to him and supplying him with talking points to push like in the good old days.

[JHB]

108. Except the people who would make that decision also have portfolios...

...likely bigger than his.

[niyad]

59. Thank you, Speaker Pelosi.

[Grokenstein]

64. "But...but...but the Narrative!"

"The Narrative is all! The Narrative is everything! All hail the Narrative! Let both sides be bad in its holy name!"

[yaesu]

66. corporate ass kissers and the GOP is the party of corporate ass kissers. nt

[aggiesal]

68. BOOM (mic drop) ...

:micdrop:
Damn, we need an emoji for micdrop.

[NoMoreRepugs]

69. CheeseBlintzer just got chopped down to about 4 foot 7.

Obama stimulus, are you kidding me??

[Joinfortmill]

71. About damn time someone did.

[warmfeet]

72. Wolf needs nothing more.

He, and his family, are set for life. Think about it.

[George II]

74. And all of trump's lackeys on Twitter have tweeted a short segment and are bashing her....

They are all using the same segment, taking turns tweeting it and retweeting it. I've seen it about 6-7 times already.

[MustLoveBeagles]

79. That's not surprising

[StTimofEdenRoc]

76. because they think 3/4 of the $ is 3/4 of what you want

we need a stacked bar chart to show what is in the bills

[McKim]

87. Good for Her!!!!!

Good for her!!!! I am sick of them being treated like both sides are equal and of equal value. Both siderism normalized the outrageous, illegal and cruel things they have done! Wolf does respresent certain interests in this country that maybe like Trump.

[tormadjax]

89. She STOMPED that motherfucker but good!! n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

90. Good for her. He's worse that Chuck Toad.

[betsuni]

94. He kept interrupting. Very rude

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

96. K&R

[Cha]

98. GD Right.. there are NO "apologies" for Lying Treasonous

Murdering, Fascists.. get a Grip with your Horse Race, wolf & colleagues.

[Meowmee]

103. Yep an embarrassment for cnn

He was totally out of line, she did great. When are the bulk of them ever going to Stop pretending all is normal and start talking about the fact that we have a lunatic fascist installed as a FAKE prez who they helped put there? And now over 200,000 dead as a result... This is why I have blocked out most if the news now. If my family didn't watch it I hardly ever would. I can’t stand listening to this bs and madness anymore.

[napi21]

104. I yelled at my TV "Don't get into a scrap with Nancy! You'll lose every time!" n/t

[Sherman A1]

105. Good

She should boycott CNN and Wolf Blitzer for a few weeks or even longer.

[Trumpocalypse]

110. FYI

[UCmeNdc]

106. K&R!

[bucolic_frolic]

109. These talking heads have too much power and too much longevity

[Nitram]

118. The deal Wolf is supporting is a deal for wealthy Republicans only.