Please fill in the blank: Speaker Pelosi is ______________
@valentinesdiner (1214)
United States
7 responses
@matersfish (6306)
• United States
12 Apr 10
Speaker Pelosi is constructed entirely of plastic from the neck up.
Like many here, I fail to see the Italian-American significance.
Being half Italian (half Irish and 100% American) and from the east coast, I know of a lot of Italian folks - the jumpsuit-wearing, crab-hand-talking, hard-working, curse-quieter-on-Sunday, middle class hero types.
Out of all I know and all I've met, I can honestly say that I haven't come across any using the "Italian-American" label unless they're a class above.
It might be hard to explain in words, but the label is something that's rather haughty and not anything that anyone I know would subscribe themselves.
All the Irish I know are pretty much the same way. If you wanna know who they are, get ready to hear "Irish" screamed, but the dash American deal is something that me and the folks I know aren't all that worried about.
Now I'm interested to know what all other Speakers were before.
_______-American... ?
Plain ol "American" would suit me fine if I'm ever elected.
@valentinesdiner (1214)
• United States
12 Apr 10
Then it does not matter taht she is female-American.
@matersfish (6306)
• United States
12 Apr 10
A person's gender and a person's ancestry being held on the same level is a bit much in most cases.
Women have a long history of not being on the same playing field with men.
Blacks have a long history of not being on the same playing field with whites.
The first female to leap that hurdle = noteworthy accomplishment
The first black to leap that hurdle = noteworthy accomplishment
But when you get to assigning the -American to everyone, it really loses its luster.
Have Italians been oppressed in America? Were Italian-Americans ever considered second-class citizens any more so than any other nationality? Did they fight hard to overcome obstacles like no voting rights, separate bathrooms, an opposite gender-dominated society that wanted to keep them in kitchens and at home with kids?
If her being Italian-American holds significance to you or anyone else, that's all good and well. But I doubt everyone sees the plight of being from Italian roots the same as women and blacks struggling to overcome.
Belgium-American, Austria-American, German-American, Greek-American, Polish-American -- how long shall we go on? And how far should be go back?
George Washington: First English-American President.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
12 Apr 10
"first ITALIAN-AMERICAN Speaker of the House?"
What diffeence does that make?
I'll do this in tidbits, fill in the blank with any one of the following words: arrogent, condiscending, partisan, boorish, aristocratic, diva, dishonest, intelectualy offensive, sneaky, kaniving, moraly bankrupt, concieted, authoritarian, statist......
That should do for now....but the numnber one word is (hopefully)..: FIRED
@valentinesdiner (1214)
• United States
12 Apr 10
Then it really does not matter that she is the first female speaker either.
THAT was my point.
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
12 Apr 10
I don't think I can't say that on here. It starts and ends with a T and has WA sandwiched in the middle.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Apr 10
Speaker Pelosi is the poster child for what is WRONG with our elected officials.
I am not referring to her political leanings either. But her unethical, unprofessional, and corrupt behavior.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
12 Apr 10
First of all I am wondering what the relevance in America's first Italian American? Cant we all just be Americans?
Second of all, the women scares the hell out of me.
http://minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/537530.html?startIndex=26
Asked about the bill's contents during an appearance at the Legislative Conference of the National Association of Counties, Pelosi said this: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBnO5ICoN8&NR=1
