{"id":37988,"date":"2019-10-18T15:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T22:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37988"},"modified":"2019-10-18T15:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T22:15:05","slug":"friday-fun-thank-heaven-for-strong-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/18\/friday-fun-thank-heaven-for-strong-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Thank Heaven for Strong Women!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From their overwhelming turnout in the 2018 midterm election that flipped the House to Democrats, to yesterday when Speaker Pelosi stood up to the Bully-in-Chief, it looks like if America is going to be saved it&#8217;ll be because of women!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s savor yesterday&#8217;s delicious moment when Speaker Pelosi \u2013 the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only woman<\/span> at the table \u2013 stood up to confront Trump before walking out.\u00a0 Captured in the portrait photo filter below, that moment became an instant icon. School children decades from now will be able to easily identify the protagonist and antagonist \u2013 and cheer Pelosi&#8217;s heroic bravery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Official-Portrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Official-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Official-Portrait.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Official-Portrait-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Official-Portrait-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Trump thought he&#8217;d score a victory in posting the photo and degradingly calling her <em>&#8220;Nervous Nancy&#8221;<\/em>, Pelosi easily trumped him by turning the tables and making it her Twitter page cover photo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Twitter-Cover-Pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Twitter-Cover-Pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Twitter-Cover-Pic.png 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Twitter-Cover-Pic-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Twitter-Cover-Pic-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No doubt we all saw that moment more like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_BIG_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_BIG_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_BIG_2.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_BIG_2-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_BIG_2-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Combine that with what she said to his face, and we have a fantastic rallying cry for the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_All-Roads-Lead-Putin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_All-Roads-Lead-Putin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_All-Roads-Lead-Putin.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_All-Roads-Lead-Putin-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_All-Roads-Lead-Putin-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was clearly a moment that everyone in the room realized was a game changer. You can see it in the body language of the three generals and advisors to Trump&#8217;s right. If they could make themselves any smaller, they would have.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Arrow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Arrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Arrow.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Arrow-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Arrow-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we know what they were thinking \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Caption.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Caption.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Caption.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Caption-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Men-Heads-Down_Caption-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naturally the Twitterverse stepped in to add insult to Trump&#8217;s fragile ego.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Captioned.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Captioned.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Captioned.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Captioned-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Captioned-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Colorikng-Books_Behave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Colorikng-Books_Behave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Colorikng-Books_Behave.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Colorikng-Books_Behave-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Colorikng-Books_Behave-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And my favorite:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The last time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> got his ass spanked this hard by a woman, he had to pay her $130k in hush money. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NancyPelosi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NancyPelosi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PelosiDemocrats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PelosiDemocrats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PelosiMeltdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PelosiMeltdown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tfU0wfDT8f\">pic.twitter.com\/tfU0wfDT8f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Filthy-Mouthed Wife (@FCDallasMom2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCDallasMom2\/status\/1184655044018348032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On a serious note, Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell has a spot-on analysis of the events of yesterday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi To President Donald Trump: &#039;All Roads With You Lead To Putin&#039; | The Last Word | MSNBC\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EWOKJzhEPQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think a fair summary of where we are at, at this moment in time can be summed up in a paraphrase of Trump&#8217;s own words \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Moved-on-Him-Like-Bitch_Impeach_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Moved-on-Him-Like-Bitch_Impeach_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Moved-on-Him-Like-Bitch_Impeach_3.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Moved-on-Him-Like-Bitch_Impeach_3-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pelosi_Moved-on-Him-Like-Bitch_Impeach_3-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From their overwhelming turnout in the 2018 midterm election that flipped the House to Democrats, to yesterday when Speaker Pelosi stood up to the Bully-in-Chief, it looks like if America is going to be saved it&#8217;ll be because of women! Let&#8217;s savor yesterday&#8217;s delicious moment when Speaker Pelosi \u2013 the only woman at the table <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/18\/friday-fun-thank-heaven-for-strong-women\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}