Posted on 01/05/2019 8:25:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Rep. Rashida Tlaib's (D-MI) had not even clocked in a full 24 hours as a congresswoman before making enemies in Washington, including several in her own party. On Thursday night, hours after being sworn in to the 116th Congress, Tlaib grabbed a microphone and pledged to impeach President Trump, whom she referred to as a "mother f***er."
Veterans Democrats in the House noted how...unhelpful her little speech was.
"You can't accomplish very much of anything unless you have civility and show respect for your colleagues," Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said. "Those kind of comments do not take us in the right direction."
Cummings, who takes over as new chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, added that Tlaib's comments were "inappropriate."
"We need to be patient," he said, whatever that means.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) had some of the same complaints.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Rashida Tlaib's vow to impeach Trump: "I don't really like that kind of language, but more to the point, I disagree with what she said. It is too early to talk about that intelligently. We have to follow the facts" https://t.co/Ctwc5n4hGK pic.twitter.com/OsCOTQnuj2— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 4, 2019
Even Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), who introduced actual articles of impeachment against Trump, was appalled by Tlaib's remarks.
“That’s not language I would use," he said. "I think the office of the presidency should be treated with respect.”
If only the Democratic leadership took such a strong stance on Tlaib's language. When asked to respond to the freshman representative's comments, the best Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi could come up with was, "I'm not in the censorship business," before pivoting to criticize President Trump's language.
"Generationally, that would not be language I would use, but nonetheless, I don’t think we should make a big deal of it," Pelosi said, adding that what Tlaib said was "nothing worse" than what's come out of the president's mouth.
What they really mean is, I wish I could call Trump that and get away with it.
taking impeachment before the corrupt muler report is even out is proof this is simply personal hatred and nothing more
Lizzie is RIGHT
Islam is NOT a religion, it’s a political movement started by a genocidal psychopath, and masquerades as a religion to give itself legitimacy
Even the Communists couldn’t bring themselves to try a scam like that
America haters are not nice people. They put on a facade for a while, but it soon tumbles.
this is the most disturbing.
All Democrats are trash. The worst ones are the ones that have been Democrats for years and go to the polls to pull for that (D) with their heads up their collective asses.
H is for Headed
“I scimitared her a question, but she dn’t answer”
What a crock. They all think the very same thing. They have deluded themselves that downplaying their long ensconced plans to impeach the President will give them the chance to act surprised when something emerges to give them the reason to do it. This is their version of being stealthy: operating in plain sight while denying it.
“You can’t accomplish very much of anything unless you have civility and show respect for your colleagues...”
Is this guy for real? So why no condemnation of Antifa?
Oh, I forgot to sore losers, it is, and you are...
.......oh yeah......
Pal POS , n American Talib-an
True - I’d wager the only reason they commented at all is because she proves Trump’s (and our) assessment of how craven and crass the Left is.
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