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Nancy Pelosi had her own “some people did something” moment yesterday. She made it clear that she could care less about the Iranian protestors while talking with George Stephanopolous on ABC’s This Week.
Pelosi dismisses protests in Iran against regime, "different reasons why people are in the street"https://t.co/weKuQ6fSlO pic.twitter.com/q9YwCUZrQ9
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 12, 2020
Nancy literally “whatevered” Iranians who are courageously standing up to one of the most evil and oppressive regimes in the world. She completely dissed Iranian citizens who know that they could be killed for what they are doing.
According to Nancy, these protests are only about the plane. Ummm…NO. The protests are because A. the Iranian government LIED to their citizens about what happened. B. The protests are because Iranians have had enough.
“On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted: “Protests happening in Tehran. Among other things, Iranian protesters reportedly chanting: ‘The regime told us our enemy is the US. But actually, our enemy is right here” (referring the regime itself).”
It’s a pretty fair bet that Nancy knew about the purpose of the protests. Yet she still went with the ‘some people are doing something’ gambit. Heck, she even went on a ramble about the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge as if that had anything to do with what is going on with Iran!
During the Green Revolution, Obama kept his mouth shut. Essentially he supported the regime by not saying a word in support of Iranians wanting freedom. Compare that deafening silence with President Trump’s long standing advocacy of Iranian freedom and his support tweet this weekend, IN FARSI.
““To the brave and suffering Iranian people: I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely. Your courage is inspiring,””
Nancy had a major opportunity to support Iranians who want to climb out from under the yoke of the mullahs, but what does she do instead? Disses them.
Needless to say, Iranians here in the U.S. and abroad were less than thrilled with her statements. Heck, I’d say they were pissed. Hence the terrific hashtag #NancyPelosiFakeNews. And no, they aren’t Russian bots.
I don’t blame them for being angry. Nancy would rather talk about impeachment and crow about her toothless War Powers resolution instead of standing up for Freedom for Iran. She has chosen to kowtow to terrorists and dictators in China (see her non-existent support for Hong Kong) instead.
Compare Nancy’s diss with the statement from the only Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal.
“The sole woman from Iran to win an Olympic medal has defected from the country, announcing her departure in a statement that accused the government of “hypocrisy,” “injustice” and oppressing women while using them as political tools.
Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, shared the news on her Instagram account Saturday.”
News of Kimia’s defection was known around the world by the time Nancy sat down at the studio. Yet she still dismissed Iranian protestors as no big deal.
Read Kimia’s complete statement. It is quite something.
“I turned my back because I am a human and I want to stay a human. In your male dominated and female oppressing minds you always thought ‘Kimia is a woman and will not speak.’ My tortured soul will no longer serve your filthy political endeavors nor your dirty economic dealings.”
Nancy wants us to ignore Kimia and this.
Students at Beheshti University of Tehran Refuse to Walk Over U.S., Israel Flags, Boo People Who Do pic.twitter.com/hVPMONwwve
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) January 12, 2020
And she’d really like us to ignore the women.
Amazing. These women are warriors. https://t.co/HKGUyuu5ig
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 12, 2020
Will Nancy have anything to say about the reports that live ammunition was fired at Iranian citizens?
Banners with photos of the Ayatollah and Soleimani were getting wrecked by Iranians, yet Nancy could care less about that.
Then again, she’s been doing her damndest to try and protect the Iran Deal because Obama, so it’s understandable that she’s be so incredibly insensitive and dismissive of Iranian citizen’s desire for freedom.
Rep. Brian Mast, who lost his legs to an IED that was likely funded by one of Soleimani’s proxy terrorists, had more than a few things to say regarding Democrats and the media coddling the Iranian government.
“”His life’s work was to kill and maim our U.S. service members,” Mast told the “Friends” hosts. Soleimani “ended up in a number of pieces on the side of a road next to the Baghdad airport. And, that’s exactly the way it should have ended for him.””
Watch Mast’s floor speech here. Nancy really should have a discussion with Rep. Mast about this, but she won’t.
According to Nancy Pelosi, Iranian citizens doing stuff must be ignored because Trump. She’s such a lovely person isn’t she?
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GWB says: Twitchy points out a thread showing all the Iranian apologists spinning for the regime.
And there’s the Iranian female journalist who apologized on air for lying to the people, then resigned. (BTW, she apologized for lying to them not just about the airliner, but for 13 years. Wow.)
We can only hope that somehow, some way, the regime falls. If it were taken back up by a modernizing, western-oriented leader, it would be a 9.0 earthquake in the power structure of the Middle East.
Steve Black says: I liked the article, but being a pedant, the correct construction of the phrase is “_couldn’t_ care less.” I.e., she cares so little that she couldn’t care less. I often see the phrase written like you did and don’t understand why.
Mike says: Despite the best efforts of pedants, the English language is always in flux.
Joe in PNG says: Democrats are very used to apologizing for dictators- birds of a feather and all that.
Richard Aubrey says: Two possibilities: Nan, like most democrats, dislikes free people. Too hard to control. Or, the demonstrators make Trump and America look good. Can’t have that.
GWB says: Embrace the power of ‘and’.
njc says: I’ve got a bookmarks folder for Lib/Conservative. One of the folders under it is Basic Split in Worldview, and under that, Moral Void/Moral Warp. Categories under that: Antisemitism, Depraved Elites, Enabling the Wicked, Hating Good-Loving Evil, Idolizing Murderous Dictators, The Left and Nat’l Socialism, Hating the Productive, Lib Guilt, Huckstering Phony Guilt, Self-hate Redirected, No Forgiveness for Shame, and Truth is the Enemy .
Kind of says it all.
me@nowhere.com says: Regarding ” ..She made it clear that she could care less ..”
The correct phrase is “… could NOT care less …”
Without the not, the implication is that she actually cares somewhat.
Kathy Lau says: She is the biggest P.O.S. in Washington. Wish twitchy would realize how much she is dissed by most of America! SHE is WORTHLESS & doesn’t even know WTF she is babbling half the time! SHE NEEDS REPLACED! Old bag of wind
Joe in PNG says: It seems to me that one of the reasons the American Left is so quick to dismiss and ignore those who are really fighting for freedom in Iran or Hong Kong is that it makes their own make believe Resistance! narrative look like the pretend playtime that it is.
Hypochondriacs are typically quick to try to downplay the sufferings of the truly ill, and valor thieves downplay the service of real heros.
Overgrown Hobbit says: If she only knew. Best thing Rep. Pelosi could have done was this: squishy support for the Iranian Mullahs along side Pres. Trump’s support of the Iranian people. 0ft evil will evil mar.
Baizuo is real.
The mullahs and the commisars point to the Pelosis and Merkels and Buttigigs of the West and their sterile vagina-hatted supporters prancing near naked in the streets and say “this is what we save you from”. The Great Satan.
Pelosi et al. have made Trump a viable alternative for the traditionalists to switch to the revolutionaries.
Keep talking Nancy!
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