Pelosi slams Republican leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene:'What could they be thinki

[Stuart G]

Source: CNN

CNN) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday slammed House Republican leaders for not doing more to rebuke GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia over her shocking rhetoric and past statements, saying the focus must be on leadership.

"What I'm concerned about is the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, who is willing to overlook, ignore those statements," Pelosi said at her weekly news conference, days after CNN reported Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians -- including Pelosi -- in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress. The statements were part a CNN KFile review of hundreds of posts and comments from Greene's Facebook page.

Greene is also facing criticism for a video of her confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg before she was elected to Congress went viral Wednesday. And last week, other students who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and families of the victims are calling for Greene's resignation, after comments surfaced that showed her agreeing with people who said the 2018 shooting was a "false flag" operation, remarks Pelosi called special attention to Thursday. The California Democrat also criticized Greene's placement on the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/politics/nancy-pelosi-marjorie-taylor-greene-reaction/index.html

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Please note 2 words:...--including Pelosi, ..............2nd paragraph- 4th line

[spooky3]

1. Why isn't the FBI investigating the possible crime of threatening

An elected official?

[Glorfindel]

3. How do we know they're not?

I hope the FBI doesn't publicize every investigation it intends to conduct.

[Polybius]

4. Marjorie Taylor Greene is accused of "Liking" a couple of threatening posts

While the post author broke the law, I doubt just "Liking" it is illegal.

[PaulnFortWorth]

9. That may not be illegal but...

harassing David Hogg and accusing him of staging a "false flag" would warrant a big civil suit that could pay him well for his suffering.

[Stuart G]

11. CNN story, "....continuously indicated support for executing...."

Is " liking a post" ........"continuously indicating support"...?...

[live love laugh]

29. +1

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Deplorable's gotta be Deplorable. Just the way it is.

[Captain Zero]

8. I think Secret Service and Capitol Police

Should be assigned to shadow and personally monitor MTG and any other member who has made threats on leadership. Also shadow and monitor anyone failing a metal detector test who won't allow a search.

Let these types do their work with law enforcement next to them in the chamber...

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. I could get behind that.

[MissMillie]

5. "Or is thinking too generous a word for what they might be doing?..."

um.... YUP!!!

[DBoon]

6. They are thinking she is useful to them

She appeals to the trumpers, and publicly says that which most republicans keep private

[underpants]

10. That's very true. That's the whole problem with Trump

He openly stated or brought the underlying stuff they never want to mention. They know who their base is they just don’t want everyone to know it. Their core has been racists and polluters for about 75 years now. They know it. Now everyone knows it.

[ananda]

7. Has Rep Jimmy Gomez introduced the resolution..

to have MTG expelled?

Link to tweet

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Wonder if OSHA could get involved?

Do we have to work around volatile people with guns in their offices?

[spooky3]

16. Good question nt

[tiptonic]

14. Looks like

Looks like she is lining up to be, Benedict donalds fourth wife.

[Stuart G]

15. Question..Is this an accurate story?..Is "liking a post" ...".repeatedly incidating support"?

Is this enough "misrepresentation" to remove this post?.......I don't know...

[spooky3]

17. Here's another story from Sept.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-gun-squad-photo/2020/09/04/bb1da24c-eebc-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html%3foutputType=amp

[Stuart G]

18. Thank You for that link. Helps to clarify the original story....I guess it depends on how you

look at it....

[rkleinberger]

19. Democrats

Time for words is enough. Pelosi needs to take action and figure how to muzzle her or get her out. Being upset all the time is useless. They don't care.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

21. Exactly, they don't care, they think it hilarious that the other team is upset...

... it's just like a basketball or football team, keep talking trash and try to, "psyche", the other player/team.

[Fla Dem]

20. The infamous "both sides do it"

House GOP Whip Steve Scalise said in a statement to CNN, "I've consistently condemned the use of violent rhetoric in politics on both sides, and this is no exception. There is no place for comments like that in our political discourse."

Really Steve? Please give me an example where a Democratic Representative or Senator has threaten the life of another Congress Person. Or for that matter has come even remotely close to threatening.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Maybe it's time to put teeth in swearing the oath of office.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

[thesquanderer]

23. And the Dems forced Al Franken out, for a whole lot less... n/t

[RVN VET71]

25. The Dems forced Al Franken out for, basically, nothing.

That’s why, despite Representative Gomez’s interest in expelling this piece of human garbage, I still thing that nothing will happen. Oh she may be trailed and watched, but until she actually steps on the congressional floor and opens fire on Democratic Representatives, he job is safe. She was elected, after all, by people who believe she’s a wonderful leader.

[Nululu]

24. How can government continue to employ her

When every corporate employer would have fired her?

[jalan48]

26. Note to Nancy. The Republican's no longer play by the rules. Expecting them to act like

Republicans of 30 years ago is fruitless. Their goal isn't working with Democrats through a time honored process to achieve compromise and pass legislation. Their goal is one party rule and absolute power.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Many of them would prefer we were all dead, one way or the other (wink). Seriously. n/t

[badboy67]

28. And this is the GOP elected DEMs think will work with them, somehow.

The only action the GOP wants is the removal of all DEMs from any position of leadership and/or oversight.

[ck4829]

30. K&R