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Kathleen Rice: Why Is Everyone in the Private Sector Held Accountable While DC Runs Wild?
Townhall.com ^ | November 30, 2017 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 11/30/2017 9:50:25 AM PST by Kaslin

Democrat Kathleen Rice is as fed up with Washington D.C. as the rest of the country.

During an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday night, Rice fumed about the double standard between the private sector and taxpayer funded politicians being protected on Capitol Hill.

"It's that kind of response that leads everyday Americans to say, 'What is going on in Washington? Why is everyone in the private sector held accountable and yet when the same kind of behavior is exposed in Washington D.C., they circle the wagons and protect their own?'" Rice said. "I for one am not going to be in that position.

Kathleen Rice (D-NY) Slams Her Colleague James Clyburn (D-SC), Thinks His Comment Was Inappropriate (Video)

While men like Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose and a long list of others have been fired for bad behavior, albeit maybe belatedly, politicians like Rep. John Conyers and Senator Al Franken get to stay and make their own decisions about resignation.

Yesterday Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a meeting to discuss sexual harassment with members. Rice walked out, saying she "doesn't have time for meetings that aren't real." She has introduced a bipartisan bill with Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock that would require sexual harassment training for all members of Congress, in addition to an overhaul of the reporting system on Capitol Hill.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: New York; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: alfranken; barbaracomstock; capitolhill; johnconyers; kathleenrice; newyork; sexualharrassment; virginia
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1 posted on 11/30/2017 9:50:26 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Double standard? Lords and Serfs?


2 posted on 11/30/2017 9:53:45 AM PST by jazzlite
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To: Kaslin

Because the ruling class and the media are not professionals.


3 posted on 11/30/2017 9:54:17 AM PST by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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To: Kaslin
Yesterday Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a meeting to discuss sexual harassment with members. Rice walked out, saying she "doesn't have time for meetings that aren't real." She has introduced a bipartisan bill with Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock that would require sexual harassment training for all members of Congress, in addition to an overhaul of the reporting system on Capitol Hill.

Will Nancy's protection of her DC/Dem sexual perverts and predators end up taking Nancy out or removing her from her minority leadership position?

4 posted on 11/30/2017 9:55:31 AM PST by Grampa Dave (The fastest way to drain the swamp is to simply expose it! Sunlight does aid in evaporation!)
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To: Kaslin
Because Barky neutered the Inspector Generals throughout the federal government, and Congress didn't do crap about it.

That means you, Congresswoman.

5 posted on 11/30/2017 9:55:56 AM PST by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: Kaslin

Because the Liberal elite has abandoned God. One cannot expect honor fro, such men.


6 posted on 11/30/2017 9:56:10 AM PST by Cyclops08
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To: Kaslin
"Yesterday Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a meeting to discuss sexual harassment with members. Rice walked out, saying she "doesn't have time for meetings that aren't real."

Congresswoman Rice, I have no idea what your basic political beliefs are, but if you want to continue being a Congresswoman, you should probably switch parties and possibly positions. No one in the Democratic party acts dismissively towards the Queen!!!
7 posted on 11/30/2017 9:56:44 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Kaslin

Bill Clinton RAPED and SEXUALLY ASSAULTED women through-out his entire political career.

All along the way - fellow democrats and the fake legacy news media protected him.

He is STILL A HERO OF THE LEFT TODAY.

And you wonder why other democrats act they way they do????


8 posted on 11/30/2017 9:57:08 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Kaslin

Sounds pretty brave of her actually. She places her career on the line.


9 posted on 11/30/2017 9:57:11 AM PST by Fhios (Down with your fascism, up with our fascism.)
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To: Kaslin

Well, the Hollywood/media types just started being held accountable like a month ago so it’s not like that’s been going on for decades while politicians have skated by or anything.


10 posted on 11/30/2017 9:57:49 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (If we disarmed democrats gun violence would decrease by 90%.)
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To: Kaslin

Ms. Rice is running for president. A woman that is not Hillary. Even if she loses she makes a killing making speeches.

But, she’s right about congress being above the law.


11 posted on 11/30/2017 9:58:07 AM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: Kaslin

AHHH! At least put some makeup on that mug!


12 posted on 11/30/2017 9:59:45 AM PST by gr8eman (Facts and evidence are bourgeois constructs weaponized by patriarchal penis-people)
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To: Kaslin
publish the payees from the congressional sexual harassment slush fund!!

C'mon Kathleen, you can do it!!

13 posted on 11/30/2017 10:01:50 AM PST by SGCOS
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To: Kaslin

“Sexual harassment training” would be a joke and just another frivolous way to spend money. These are grown people who have made their way to congress. They know what’s right and wrong. Just get rid of this system of paying off claims with taxpayer money and hiding the incidents from the public. If a few of these people get hit personally with 6 figure judgments I think everything will end up taking care of itself.


14 posted on 11/30/2017 10:02:11 AM PST by circlecity
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Could be something about those scumbags making the rules. See tagline.


15 posted on 11/30/2017 10:08:14 AM PST by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: Jane Long; GOPJ; RitaOK; DollyCali; Tennessee Nana; sickoflibs; TADSLOS; AuntB; SgtBob; ...
Call President Trump: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414

We need a way to cut these overbearing lawmakers down to size.........maybe start with reducing their office budgets and the size of their staffs.

Plus there's too many committees where they can throw their weight around.

And these separatist caucuses must go.....there's a Caribbean Caucus, an Hispanic Caucus, a Black Caucus.... God knows what else......and all getting blanketed with our tax dollars.

BTW, there's even a Muslim Staff Committee organized to influence our govt. This MUST GO.

Call President Trump: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414

16 posted on 11/30/2017 10:08:19 AM PST by Liz (Liberals are incapable of governing or practicing journalism in a normal American way.)
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To: Kaslin

Why do working Americans have to take random drug tests to kerp working while welfare recipient’s and other people who live off of their taxes like congressmen do not?


17 posted on 11/30/2017 10:08:25 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Kaslin

Is this a democrat who believes in her ideals and morality? Doth thine eyes deceive me?


18 posted on 11/30/2017 10:19:44 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Kaslin

” She has introduced a bipartisan bill with Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock that would require sexual harassment training for all members of Congress, in addition to an overhaul of the reporting system on Capitol Hill.”

She talks about the openly protected people in government, then creates a bill that will take a long time to get into the works, that kicks occurrences down the road by placing additional roadblocks up to make it appear something is being done. There are already laws in place to handle rape. Just enforce them. You don’t need more “stinkeen” laws. No smoke zone, please.

rwood


19 posted on 11/30/2017 10:21:35 AM PST by Redwood71
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To: circlecity

What you said.


20 posted on 11/30/2017 10:22:51 AM PST by fullchroma
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