The First Female Speaker: An Embarrassment to Women’s Rights Leaders
One of these things is not like the other: Joan of Arc, Margaret Thatcher, Susan B. Anthony, Nancy Pelosi.
The first three women represent a class of women who fought to break traditional gender stereotypes, helping advance the cause of women’s equality. They are a small few of the countless warriors in the battle we’ve been fighting since the beginning of time. And, thanks to women like these, we’ve moved ahead by leaps and bounds.
When men go looking for their mates, they no longer club us over the head and drag us by our hair to their caves. We can vote. It’s illegal to pay us lower wages because of our gender. We are no longer expected to stay home with the kids if we want to work. We can ask our husbands to help us with housework. Women’s stockings are seeing a significant decline in sales.
But just when you think all the work has paid off and our goals have come to fruition … we get Nancy Pelosi.
Many were overjoyed at her unprecedented accomplishment of being the first female speaker of the House. But we’ve since discovered that even more unprecedented is her ability to use that position to undo a century of women’s progress. It’s been blunder after blunder, embarrassment after embarrassment. With countless moments, speeches, and legislation to choose from, I’m counting down the reasons why Nancy Pelosi is an embarrassment to women:
Embarrassment #8: Botox
I have no beef with Botox, as long as you pay for yours and I pay for mine. And although Pelosi’s Joan Rivers’ look does not set a good example for our daughters, I understand that vanity tends to accompany power. But how stereotypical is it that when we elect the first female speaker of the House, she helps pass a bill to cover all of Congress’ cosmetic surgery on the taxpayers’ dime?
You’d think that by adding this coverage, Congress would be a better-looking bunch, but no.
Embarrassment #7: Condescension towards women
Pelosi declared that the health care legislation was “personal for women.” Indeed it was — but as an outright attack on married women. Choosing to tie the knot could cost a woman up to $10,000 more annually than if she just keeps a live-in boyfriend. Didn’t she promise this bill would help families struggling to pay medical bills?
About 55% of tea partiers are women, but they are still targets for Pelosi’s name-calling. To Pelosi, women who stand up for freedom are right-wing extremists, likened to Nazis. Way to defend our boldest female voices.
Embarrassment #6: Her negative effect on our children’s future
When first elected speaker, she emphasized — with her most melodramatic movie heroine impression — that it was “for the children.” Practically every bill she supports she defends as “for the children.” Exactly what has she done for our children other than load them up with massive debts? And how many children has she allowed to be killed by voting against a ban on partial-birth abortion?
Embarrassment #5: Saying stupid things
According to Nancy Pelosi, if we hadn’t passed the stimulus bill “500 million Americans would lose their jobs.” It is no surprise we are in a recession when our House speaker believes that birth control and STD prevention stimulate the economy. Illegal immigrants are patriotic, tea partiers are Astroturf, and we needed to pass health care so that artists can quit their jobs and the rest of us can work harder to pay for their health care. Huh?
In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Pelosi referred to her mother as “Mommy.”
In the same interview, when asked what her father used to say to her that meant the most, her answer was: “Make sure you have the votes.” Not “I love you.” I can just see him tucking little Nancy in at night, kissing her on the forehead, and saying: “Make sure you have the votes.”
Embarrassment #4: Saying stupid things in a stupid way
Not everyone is perfectly poised and articulate — that’s why I write. But when your title is “speaker”? Pelosi’s problem is not just what she says, but how she says it. She’s the Paula Abdul of Congress.
At the Catholic Community Conference in early May, Pelosi aimlessly babbled about her favorite word — which apparently is “word”:
There’s nothing quite like an anti-family, pro-abortion advocate preaching a nonsensical interpretation of the Bible to a group of devout Catholics. No Saturday Night Live could better Pelosi’s own unintentionally satirical performance.
Can you imagine the media frenzy if Sarah Palin said ’500 million Americans will lose their jobs’?
It never looks good when the ruling class has no idea how many citizens there are.
You forgot her stated belief that natural gas is not a fossil fuel.
She reminds me of the comment Hillary made when Bill was running for the Presidency: “Well, I guess I could just stay home and bake cookies like some Tammy Wynette standing by her man.” They are BOTH an embarrassment to me and women like me who actually did fight for women’s rights.
Boy was this article a long time coming. You have perfectly articulated what so many have been thinking since we became aware of this nut job in the House. She is an embarrassment to women. A REALLY HUGE SERIOUS HEAD-UNDER-THE-ARMPIT- EMBARRASSMENT. What stands out among all the visuals I have seen of her is the feeling that she regards her position and the House as a catwalk for her vanity, a political fashion show starring Nancy complete with the outfits, shoes, jewelry, makeup, hairdo, and glitter. She can barely put two words together to express an intelligent thought, stumbles and slurs her way through one sentence after another, all delivered with the same maniacal stare. This is the avatar of the female left? Holy God! She is the walking embodiment of gender politics and the Peter Principle. But then again, let’s not forget an important rule of physics: s–t always floats to the top.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
However, that SNL skit with Pelosi scolding the S&M human ash tray for smoking in her office is not to be missed.
Why would she wear a veil in Damascus? It’s completely unnecessary. No one in mainstream Syria would have expected her to wear it. What a poseur and fool.
The article clearly says she put it on when going to a masque. I would expect her to wear a yamika if she was going to a jewish temple. Do not mistake respect for weakness.
Well you know Brian N. you’d expect that for no good reason.
First off. A Yameka is the adornment of Jewish MEN. Not Women.
So for her to wear one would be a violation of the temple.
Second she is catholic, and I or any member of a Jewish Temple would not expect a catholic to wear a Yameka be it man or woman.
Therefore, a Catholic wearing a veil is a sign of weakness for she is showing no respect to her own professed beleifs.
That simple.
Well Jd there is only one temple, so I assume you are talking about your synagogue. You are not the only one who is jewish here. In my synagogue the women were yamikas as well. I go to a reform synagogue. Yes she is a Catholic, but more importantly she is one of the highest ranking people in our government, and as such she might feel the need to be respectful. I find it very ironic that you are talking about how she should not were a yamika because she is female in a post about feminism.
Dear BrianN
You assume a lot. (of course liberals always do.)
1) When did I ever say I was Jewish?
2) When did I ever say I give a hoot about feminism?
I.D. 10 T warining BrianN is on the net.
You are right I assumed you would not run your mouth about a religion you clearly know little about, I was wrong. It was clear from your earlier post that you did not care about feminism. However, that does not take away from the irony of the situation. Thank you for reinforcing stereotypes.
Sarah: great article!! the fact that women are not beaten , draged down etc..is so true.
you should have included Ms. Phylis Chesler in that list as well. she is trying very hard to free Muslim women form their captives…
You note Nancy Pelosi’s use of “word” in her speech; this was a religion inspired manipulation as she intends an allusion to Christ -The Word/Logos as described in John’s Gospel, chap.1. The nauseating sight of this pro-abortionist invoking Christ should outrage all Christians.
Congrats for the fine article. More women need to speak up on the ridiculous things women like Pelosi and Clinton come up with. I am still waiting for more women to be more vocal about the neanderthal treatment of women in many middle eastern and SE asian countries.
I checked “the word” link. I thought it was a SNL skit.
I’m glad you pointed out what she thinks of tea partiers. I’m personally sick of the democratic “rulers” ridiculing everyday citizens speaking out for what they believe. I remember someone asking George W. Bush how he felt about the war protest and ridicule he was subjected to. He responded that this was a great country that allowed people to speak out for their beliefs. What a far classier response that was compared to Obama, Pelosi and Reid’s shrill ridicule of their dissenters. I believe this is the most mis-representative government in the history of our country.
The title of this article and the actual body do not mesh. The fact that you do not like her or her political beliefs has no impact on feminism. In fact her existence as speaker show that the genders are becoming more equal. The fact that we can have a women speaker for you to complain about is great. As conservative you are not going to like women politicians from the other side. That has nothing to do with feminism that is personal political beliefs. However, your idea that if a women does a bad job as speaker this will negatively affect the feminist movement is disheartening. I hate Bush, but I do not go around talking about how he has negatively affect the perception that men should be president or people from Texas.
Two differences, there have been plenty of men politicians, and politicians from Texas who have been very good. Including the most recent.
As the first, Pelosi’s performance has a greater impact.
The fact that the first woman speaker has been a complete disaster makes people less willing to support another woman for the same position. Your right that it shouldn’t be this way, but it is.
Oh my g-d we finally agree on something. Yes, it should not be that way. However, the author pushes seems to think that is how it should be, which I find to be anti feminist. Also, the mind set that it is that way is the wrong mind set. Women will take a more and more dominant role in politics until they are the majority of congress. This is seems to be the course things are going towards at least for now. For the record Bush will go down as the worst president ever.
Sorry, but Obama is already the worst and it’s only been a year. God save us.
Actually it is funny that you mention that because he was ranked 15th today. Also, it has been more than a year.
http://readme.readmedia.com/Americas-Greatest-Worst-Presidents-Sienas-5th-Presidential-Expert-Poll-1982-2010/1546118
Dear MsCinlynn,
How can you say such a thing?
Why just today an organization that consists of 85% hard core liberals ans leftists have ranked Obama as the 15th best president ever. Above the EVIL Ronald Reagan yet still below the Sainted Bill Clinton.
Why with an endorsement like that anything you say is just spitting in the wind.
And did you see how quickly the I.D. 10 T. BrianN pointed this out.
See?
You don’t know what you are talking about.
Or do you?
All too true – remember when she was leading the charge against those who committed “Torture” on captured enemies, and the evidence led straight back to her own committee?
I thought to myself “She’s toast this time, at last!” – and yet, once again, the media backed off, and let her off the hook. Her “Explanation”, which she delivered in the form of a written statement, was an exercise in subterfuge at best; asked a follow-up question, she said, “Let me read my statement again…..let me…read it again”, proving that she couldn’t keep her own lies straight in her head.
And yet, she’s given a pass every single time, apparently because she’s the “First female speaker of the house”, or some such nonsense – is there NO buyer’s remorse whatsoever from her party? Do Democrats not shiver in disgust at her tongue-tied, narcissistic belief in herself as some sort of prophet of all that is true and just? Gawd, it boggles the mind, and turns the stomach.
Thanks again!
Another gift from Kalifornia. The state that keeps giving..
Just remember that the citizens of Kalifornia repeatedly have returned this idiot to office. They get what they deserve but to unleash this deranged person on the rest of the country is unforgivable..
Politicians are running America into the ground while they line their pockets at the taxpayers expense.
Only the people of San Francisco get to vote for this airhead.
California as a whole can be blamed for Boxer though.
I have also nominated Ms. Ohylis Chesler to the list, since she is helping with the plight of Muslim women
Not all Dem women are happy with Pelosi. I believe she is an airhead. She disgusts me trying to rewrite Catholic Law. She is not a real Catholic, shes outside the cafeteria Catholics.
it is really good to finally see so many women standing up and pointing out the obvious stupidity of so many of their annointed feminist ‘leaders’. just because someone shares similar physical traits with other people does not automatically mean those people should be supported by same for that reason alone.
now if we could just get certain other segments of society to wake up and realize the stupidity of following people based on like physical characteristics… fat chance.
fabio, redford, pitt and i have many similar features, but i probably wouldn’t vote for them for office just based on that. if folks did it would result in only great looking probably unqualified people getting elected.
on the other hand, could it get much worse than what we have now? children could do a better job than this ‘house of fools’.
mama mama mama
who fertilized my egg?
did you deceive my father?
deceit and force
the only things that work
improving the race
the world’s a better place
for all the lies and terror
isnt it?
eventually, i guess, men will have to kill billions to prove that the matriarchy is a myth.
so long as we kill people that mama wants us to kill, that’s okay.
protect the nest
I think my favorite stupid saying from Aunt Nasty Pelosi is when she said that we would have to pass the Obama health reform bill in order to know what was in it. What could this woman possibly be thinking? How does someone attain the position of power that Aunt Nasty has and display such a depth of ignorance. Every evening I say a quick little prayer that Barry and good old Joe “Hoof in Mouth” Bidum are never ever ever in the same airplane, helicopter, car, boat, train or even building together in case some disaster should happen that would elevate Aunt Nasty into the position of actually being in charge. I even think that given a choice between Barry and Aunt Nasty I would have to choose Barry. She’s that dumb.
To the person that said that Bush will go down as the worst president ever. You are close, but Obama will go down as the worst. He has done more to push race relations back a generation than anyone with the help of the rest of the Demacratic, now Socialist party. I am ashamed to say that I was a Democrat for most of my life. I am now an independant looking for those of either party that I can trust. It doesn’t look good. I will agree with anyone that says Pelosi is a nut job.
Madame Speaker is an embarassment to those with a pulse. She is truly a disgrace and further proof of our republic sinking further into an idiocracy.
How this boob can be the 3rd most influential person in America is disgusting in of itself.
She’s frighteningly stupid.
I’ve got to say it: She needs a chin strap for that hairdo! She and her partner-in-crime Barbara Boxer are a couple of geriatrics who truly believe they look good..!
Your picture of Nancy all bundled up and scarved is when she went over to Syria to yak with Assad.
Diane Sawyer looked like that when she went over to Iran to yak with Arachnid-jihad, (“big important interview”, you know, while A’jad basically smirked and mocked Diane for the duration)
Their very presentation of themselves like that is an embarrassment, their phony female paeans to cultural sensitivity, whatever.
Nancy P is one dogged broad, which intimidation (“c’mon boys…”) and cracking the whip has gotten her where she is, not brains. With all the justified criticism she has received from just about every sane quarter left in our society, she has recently been hiding in her version of justice (“hey, the best way to create jobs is unemployment checks”) and has found refuge (cough) in expounding on the “word” and her Catholic roots.*
Whatever happened to separation of church & state, Nance ?
The remaining operative question, is Nancy’s northern CA district sufficiently whacked to return her for another 2 years ? Probably, our good Catholic girl, Nancy, has endorsed churches hiding illegal aliens and likely considers it an aspect of “freedom” that you can get a blow job in broad daylight on the streets of San Francisco.
*The Pope gave Nancy quite a lecture on her failure to stand against abortion, Joe “biteme” Biden is looked upon the same by Rome.