Posted on 06/20/2020 11:36:38 AM PDT by Starman417
Nancy Pelosi, after what seems to be over hundred years in office, is bent on removing eleven Confederate statues from the US Capitol.
In a letter sent on Wednesday, Pelosi asked the Joint Committee on the Library — led by Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, and House Administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat — to direct the Architect of the Capitol to remove the statues of soldiers and officials who represent the Confederacy.They're all democrats, BTW.Pelosi specifically mentioned two prominent Confederates — Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens — who served as president and vice president of the Confederate States of America, respectively, and who were charged with treason against the United States. Stephens’ statue was given by Georgia and Davis’ by Mississippi.
Additionally, she is removing Confederate portraits as well
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday ordered the removal of four portraits in the Capitol of previous House Speakers who served in the Confederacy.Well, while y'all are removing statues, what about the one above?The move marks Pelosi's latest effort to take down Confederate imagery in the Capitol, following her push last week calling for the removal of 11 Confederate statues displayed in the Capitol complex.
"We didn't know about this until we were taking inventory of the statues and the curator told us that there were four paintings of Speakers in the Capitol of the United States, four Speakers who had served in the Confederacy," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.
The statue is of Robert Byrd, former Senator from West Virginia. The man was a racist by anyone's standards.
The guy was a library of racism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnO6ai0Ktro
The racist Byrd was lionized by democrats
When Byrd died in 2010, he had served in the Senate longer than anyone else; the New York Times described him as "a pillar of Capitol Hill." In a statement, then-President Barack Obama called him "a voice of principle and reason." Biden said Byrd was "a dear friend."Byrd was an "Exalted Cyclops" in the Ku Klux Klan.
If there ever was a statue that screamed for removal, it's Byrd's.
Your move, Pelosi.
PS
The Confederate statue dedicated by Pelosi's father was taken down 3 years ago. Her father, Mayor of Baltimore, had this to say at its dedication:
(Excerpt) Read more at Floppingaces.net...
She is desperately trying to get someone to launch an attack on the government somewhere so she can scream bloody murder and blame conservatives in order to disrupt the election. She cares about NOTHING else but getting Trump out of office no matter what the cost. I’ve never seen a politician so desperate that (s)he would resort to such tactics. Oh wait, LBJ...
She has been speaker for years, in her second tenure now.
Why didn’t she do this day 1?
And, why would there have ever been statues of these infamous Democrats like Davis put up at the Capitol in the first place?
If it weren’t for double standards…
Let’s all give Sen. Byrd a break here. Sure, he was in the KKK. But it’s not like he was a Klan leader, or anything like that.
Oh, wait. Byrd was an Exalted Cyclops. So he wasn’t just a Klansman. He was the local Klan leader. Numero uno. The boss man.
Lenin statues should be smashed too
Live Big Boy alone!
This one has not been pulled down yet?
Why is there even a statue of him anyway?
Wow! I just finished watching that video. And I’m deeply offended. And I’m triggered. I’d run to my safe space, but my cat is already there, fast asleep.
So yes, I’m going to find the nearest Robert Byrd statue, and pull it down. But I’m getting older. So I’ve got to take a nap first. Maybe I’ll go tomorrow.
The 3 asswipes standing near the Commie statue...” another doobie”?
Let’s rename Pelosi Drive in San Francisco.
Wonder what the response would be if an angry vet or conservative were to blow that abomination sky high with a charge of C-4?
“White male Veterans are the greatest threat to America.”
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