The First Female Speaker: An Embarrassment to Women’s Rights Leaders
Embarrassment #3: Lack of ethics
According to Pelosi, it may “take a woman to clean up the House.” Aside from implicating an antiquated stereotype, Pelosi’s statement was only directed at Republicans.
Amidst Democrat Charlie Rangel’s tax evasion scandal, Pelosi stood by him. She said he didn’t “knowingly violate the rules” when he forgot about half of his net worth. Similarly, she sat on the information for months when her office was notified of Democrat Eric Massa’s alleged sexual deviance with his aides.
Now we hear that the White House may have used illegal election tactics by offering a job to Democrat Joe Sestak in exchange for dropping out of the Pennsylvania Senate race. But Pelosi did not call for an investigation. Shortly thereafter, Democrat Andrew Romanoff came forward claiming he received a similar offer. Instead of looking into these accusations, Pelosi blocked any investigations.
However, when Republican Joe Wilson shouted “You lie!” during President Obama’s health care speech, she made sure he was reprimanded by the House within a week.
Yet Pelosi insists that she is running the most ethical Congress ever.
Embarrassment #2: Veiling herself
In 2007, Kuwait’s only female member of parliament took her oath of office without wearing a veil covering her face or hair. This act sent an unprecedented message to the Islamic world about the future of Muslim women’s rights. The next day, Pelosi showed up in Damascus, in defiance of President Bush, debasing this woman’s courage by choosing to wear a veil.
Pelosi could have been a living representation of the hope and freedom found in this country. She could have used the opportunity to stand up for women’s rights globally, instead of turning things back.
Embarrassment #1: Bad legislation
If she tried to pass good legislation, she wouldn’t have to bribe our representatives in Congress to get their votes.
The stimulus bill, the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, cap and trade, a massive budget, taking over the student loan industry, the “pay-as-you-go” ruse, destroying small business through taxes and regulations, increasing taxes on savings and investments, and saying that the VAT (value added tax) “is on the table” …
The worst was the huge role played by Nancy Pelosi in the passage of the health care legislation. The first female speaker will go down in history as defying her oath to the Constitution and arrogantly ignoring the will of the American people. She’ll be infamous for passing an unprecedented infringement on the rights of Americans in a bill that the majority of Americans now want repealed. Not exactly what I’d like my daughter to see in her textbooks as the archetype of women’s leadership.
And I was embarrassed to be female watching her waltz to the legislation signing giggling, with a goofy oversized gavel in hand. I don’t think we ever saw Newt Gingrich toting around some enlarged prop, snickering like a schoolkid.
Although Pelosi’s shrill, shrieking giggles could have broken all the windows in Washington, it takes genuine, beneficial accomplishment to crack the proverbial glass ceiling. Now, our hope is in the new female GOP candidates who dominated the last elections. The next woman elected to a position like House speaker won’t have big shoes to fill, she’ll have big embarrassments to fix.
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.