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Jen the Michigander


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Written by Amy Siskind of The New Agenda. This article is also posted on their website.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-20/nancy-pelosi-feminist-nightmare/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsC2

Is there an extra seat on Air Force One? Given women’s fury last week over the Stupak amendment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi should have hitched a ride with Obama out of town.

But she did not. Speaker Pelosi continued along unfazed. After taking away insurance funding for reproductive rights, she went off to Massachusetts. There, Pelosi stopped by to endorse a man running against state Attorney General Martha Coakley, an immensely qualified Democratic candidate vying to become that state’s first female senator in the special election to replace the late Ted Kennedy. Pelosi’s not much for helping women in her party, even ones with similar views on policy, with their bids for historical firsts.

How did the most powerful woman in politics become a feminist nightmare? A major element in our battle for equality is getting women into positions of power. The hope is that these leaders, once in place, would promote women’s issues and encourage the next generation of women leaders. Speaker Pelosi reveals a flaw in feminist thinking: There are exceptions. A powerful woman can in fact be an enemy to women.

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Pelosi seems to be one of those women who is threatened by other powerful women. She must them as competition, and is afraid they will somehow diminish her or out-shine her. It wouldn't take much to outshine Nancy, especially given her approval rating which is down to 28% I saw on FOX news this week. She has never stood up for women. Shame those ultra-liberals in her district don't find sexism and misogyny distasteful. One would think liberals would be particularly interested in putting an end to this kind of oppression and bias.

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Pelosi cannot endure sharing the limelight. She thinks she is queen. She will never help other women. She wants to be the only woman and she will defend that.



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Massive amounts of money is the only thing that keeps her in office.disbelief

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Nancy Pelosi is the political version of Diana Ross.

To understand what I'm talking about, go to YouTube and watch some of the old Supremes videos. In the beginning, all three Supremes stood side-by-side during their TV appearances, onstage, and in promo clips. But after awhile, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard were relegated to the background while Miss Ross insisted on having the limelight all to herself. Miss Ross (this was how everyone at Motown had to address her, including old friends who'd known her since she was in her tweens) was also sleepin' with the boss. Not that I think Nancy Pelosi is doing anything like that. But the attitude is the same: Screw the rest of you girls, I'm a star, now get out of my way!


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I am now calling her Nancy Pelousy.  That is what she is lousy for women. She is a disgrace

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