I am so proud of Nancy Pelosi.

[EFerrari]

I am proud of her because tonight, she had to interact with criminals during a national ritual and she managed it with grace and poise.

We disagree often. Often. And in particular, I think she's dead wrong about impeachment.

But tonight, she handled a historic first with intelligence and ability. This was a very important night for American women, for all Americans as half of us were let a little bit more into a more co-equal balance of power.

Thank you, Nancy. You make me proud of my San Francisco Values. Even if I have to remind you sometimes that we really do hold them dear.

lol

:toast: to our Madame Speaker

[porphyrian]

1. It speaks volumes that they tried to co-opt her success by celebrating it.

She's doing good. I want to see more.

[EFerrari]

4. She was born for this. This is going to be AWESOME to watch.

:)

[tsuki]

2. Yes, to Madame Speaker.

:toast:

[EFerrari]

10. The Thuggery's Worst Nightmare.

:evilgrin:

So sweet.

[Elwood P Dowd]

3. I agree

She was in a tough position trying not to laugh or hold her nose. I could not have made it through that crap without breaking up or making a fool of myself.

[EFerrari]

6. I personally would have tried to get the Decider arrested and there

would have gone the whole night!

She was splendid. :)

[The Wielding Truth]

60. Me,too. I hate the pretense,but she can handle her position strongly and

diplomatically.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

7. you're right.

it took a helluva lot of poise to sit there thru that lying drivel.

[Kerrytravelers]

5. I'm just proud she didn't take her gavel and bop * in the head.

I'd have no such self-control.

[EFerrari]

8. Me, either. And you know, the thought crossed her mind.

lol

[Straight Shooter]

20. Bop bush in the head, like this?

hat tip to Glenda on SOTU toons in GD tonight.

[EFerrari]

36. Now, that's funny.

:hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

44. OMG! That is freakin' hysterical!

Thanks for that! :rofl: It's like they read my mind! That is exactly what I was picturing!

[Arkansas Granny]

52. I would have loved to have seen that last night.

It would done my heart good.

[CrispyQ]

64. OMG! I love the "H" pin on the veep!

Great toon!!!

:thumbsup:

[Raine]

9. Me too

makes me proud to a Democrat and a woman. :thumbsup:

[EFerrari]

13. One for the books.

:)

[BlueStorm]

11. A very dignified woman....

I didn't watch the whole thing, just snippets here and there. But from what I saw in her body language, I am pretty sure there was a bunch of ideas of what to do with the Decider running through her head.

Blue

[EFerrari]

16. Holding your own in that shark pit, ON CAMERA and making history.

I hope she gets a break tomorrow. :)

Edit: As sharks don't live in pits, I think I meant snake pit. :blush:

Edit2: Ack.

[BlueStorm]

19. Right on...

I don't think I would have been that dignified, lol!! I think I would have gotten up and called Bush names or something.

Blue

[speedoo]

12. Agreed. San Francisco can be proud of their congresswoman.

I loved it when she refused to applaud, and to stand, when shrub delivered lines that the dems are opposed to.

She made Bush and especially Cheney look evil and small.

She's doing great.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

14. I am a male... and I about cried when......

I am a male... and I about cried when the State of the Union started...


It was soooo good to see a woman up there with the males.



I am so proud to be a Democrat.

[saltpoint]

15. She was just great.

I'll take her San Francisco values over Dubya's corrupt incompetence any day of the week.

[EFerrari]

17. He'll always have Mars.

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

23. LOL!

The RED planet!

[unkachuck]

18. I couldn't agree more....

....dignified, measured, classy and in charge....most Dems followed her lead....

[EFerrari]

25. That's the thing. Leadership is natural to her, she doesn't seem to need to

use a club. That's a rare thing when you think about it.

[bbinacan]

21. She did well. n/t

[Divernan]

22. What a wonderful, historic moment - to hear the words "Madame Speaker"

She handled herself with true decorum and dignity - I was proud of her.

[Patiod]

53. That gave me chills

About damned time

[femrap]

24. I loved that she practically jumped to her

feet when * mentioned helping Darfur.

I hope that now we can actually help those women. And it bothers me that the Taliban has revived itself in Afghanistan...again making life for the women there hell.

[EFerrari]

26. Rawa. We need to stay with them.

:hug:

[femrap]

50. You're right...and

I hope Nancy will be extremely vocal about the cruelty and injustices that these women are facing.

I don't think many people realize that Afghanistan is now under NATO military control...not under the U.S.

[nuxvomica]

51. Did you notice how bewildered Cheney looked at that point?

Chimpy mentions Darfur and Nancy is up in a flash then Cheney slowly rises, begrudgingly.

[ebayfool]

27. My 10 yr old grand daughter was thrilled ...

she asked if 'the boys were finally not afraid to let the girls play on the field'! (She's a little sportswoman - softball, soccer, everything!) She was awed that 'a girl' was getting the chance to show what she could do - it's so important for the kids coming up to have role models like Pelosi & Boxer.

She's certain that the only reason the men didn't want women to 'play' is because they're afraid the girls will WHIP THEIR ASSES!

I'm proud of our Speaker tonight. She not only gives me hope, she gives hope to both of my grand daughters.

Brava!

[EFerrari]

My boys are grown but I hope my three nieces got to see.

I wonder if us over 30 DUers can count the times we were told "that's for boys!" in some way or other. It was good to see her there, tonight.

:hi:

[ebayfool]

48. The look in those big, round eyes & the hushed tone of her voice ...

when Madame Speaker took office:

took my breath away to witness
broke my heart that she had felt slighted
made me so proud that she was so aware
made me angry that she had to wait so long
and more

All at once.

I think at that moment she felt her future get just a little more open ... a little less confining. I hope she's never let down in that.


And hearing "that's for boys!" :rofl: I've been there for all of 'em -

No woman will EVER work on my job site!
You have to have a man co-sign for a loan!
My personal fav ... "Wheeerrrre is your husband!?" (used when the speaker is on the losing side of a disagreement w/me & wants male reinforcement!)

& on, & on & on.

On the plus side, my grandson says he would rather have a woman on his side in a fight - they're tougher & meaner when they're mad! :rofl:

[EFerrari]

49. LOL!

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

28. Yeah, she's alright for a girl, I guess.

:hide:

[EFerrari]

29. Lol.

:hi:

[Kurovski]

30. It's wonderful.

:hi:

[EFerrari]

32. She's gonna kick their felonious @sses Watch.

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

38. I'm counting on it.

As in when they're "down for the count."

[Jennicut]

31. The more I see of Nancy, the more I Iike her

She seemed taken abck that Shrub actually made a big deal of her being the first woman Speaker of the House. I think Cheney secretly liked that he got to sit next to Nancy instead of that old blimp Denny Hastert. As the mother of two little girls, I was really proud to watch her in that chair. That was the biggest story tonight.

[EFerrari]

33. I think you're right. She was the story tonight. Junior went on

and the nation turned him off a long time ago.

No matter if the CSPAN camera cut her off at the neck most of the night. WE knew she was there as Speaker and THAT mattered to us.

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

34. You should be proud!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

35. The girls are IN THE HOUSE.

lol

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

37. That really was the best part of the night:

"Madame Speaker!"

:woohoo:

[EFerrari]

39. No kidding. Once, some of us asked a professor for a Toni Morrison

seminar and she said, "when pigs fly". Then, Morrison won that little prize and, you know what, pigs flew! And that same prof was teaching the seminar.

Somehow, despite all the drooling, hating 33%ers, we do inch forward. Tonight was one of those sweet inches.

:woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

40. Amen, sister!

I have a feeling there's more goodness ahead in 2008, too.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

41. I Thought Her Poise And Demeanor Were Spot On Tonight. I'm Damn Proud Of Her.

[wildflowergardener]

42. Dignified

She sure looked a heck of a lot more dignified than Vice President Cheney.

Meg

[EFerrari]

43. Well, that's not too hard.. Cheney looks dead most of the time.

:)

[Patiod]

54. My SO says he looked like Satan, sitting of W's shoulder

Plus he was trying not to move his lips as the dummy talked

[lazyriver]

62. That observation was made at my house last night too..

Good (Nancy) and evil (the dark one) were perched over each of *'s shoulders like guardian angel and tempting devil.

[wiley]

45. Pelosi is a real leader.

[EFerrari]

47. She is. She didn't learn it from tapes or marketers.

Refreshing! :)

[wiley]

65. Few people actually know her true history. She's even a veteran!

[Tarheel_Dem]

46. Such a departure from my Senator.....

Liddy Dole :puke: Each time I see Liddy, I can't help but wonder if she's just had her face shot full of poison. Honest to God, the woman looks swollen. Madame Speaker is such a beautiful contrast.

[opihimoimoi]

55. A Refreshing change indeed.....

Go Nancy.....

:toast:

[Bjorn Against]

56. I felt bad for her

It would be so hard that behind that man and be forced to clap for things that you know are bad, but are worded in a way which makes you look bad if you don't applaud. The whole speech so carefully worded to make sure that people would clap for even his most unpopular positions by throwing a "support our troops" or "we must stand up for freedom" at the end of every sentence.

God it made me sick, and there were certainly times when I was wishing they didn't take the bait and kept still in their seats. I know it is a very tough situation however, especially for Pelosi who was in the eye of the camera through the entire speech and was forced to carefully contemplate what to clap for and what not to clap for. You could tell that sometimes when she clapped she did not want to clap but felt she had to.

[EFerrari]

58. It would be excruciating, wouldn't it, to be in that room and know

that President Fredo is just the mafia front man -- to know as much as she does about how horrible his misadministration has been for the country -- and have to move through the night. I couldn't have done it. She managed it very well.

[mvd]

57. Hear hear

:toast:

Wasn't hearing MADAME Speaker nice?

[Marnieworld]

59. When I heard "Madam Speaker"

I started to cry. I think of all of the women who have come before us and how this is their legacy. I thought about how nice it must be for all of the little girls everywhere to live in this country now and how they can just expect to be included. I told my husband that it was a Jackie Robinson moment for me- that even though I may not agree with some of her tactics at the moment, I can't do anything but celebrate this moment for Pelosi, for all of us. Even with the Chimperor at the podium it still was a good day for America.

Imagine how good it will feel when a woman is President? (not an endorsement for a current female candidate ;) )

[rhiannon55]

61. Lol! Nancy looked like an angel over *'s LEFT shoulder

While Cheney looked liked a devil over his RIGHT shoulder. How incredibly appropriate!

[StrictlyRockers]

63. That woman rocks!! I LOVE her!!

And I DO hold my SF/Berkeley values in a place VERY deep in my heart. We are doing it right here.
Listen and learn, America.

SR