Moulton calls out Ocasio-Cortez's tweet defending Pelosi as 'offensive'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) tweet defending Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-Ca.) Speaker campaign as "offensive" during an interview with Boston Public Radio Friday.

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted earlier in November that challenges to Pelosi becoming speaker were "coming from her right, in an apparent effort to make the party even more conservative and bent toward corporate interests."

Moulton told BPR that her characterization of Pelosi's opposition was “offensive” not only to him, but to legislators like Linda Sanchez (D-Ca.) who also called for a change in leadership among House Democrats.

“It’s offensive because [Sanchez] is in the progressive caucus, she is not to the right of Nancy Pelosi, and it’s also offensive because she’s a woman,” Moulton said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/419169-moulton-calls-out-ocasio-cortezs-tweet-defending-pelosi-as-offensive

Yes but I believe Sanchez may be the one exception.

[lilactime]

1. Why isn't Sanchez speaking for herself?

[Xipe Totec]

2. Yea, what's with the mansplaining? nt

[KayF]

3. she's a lady

she needs a man to be offended for her.

[haele]

9. Sanchez represents a purple district, not really a progressive district.

She's considered progressive because of some of her social stances - she is very "law and order" and not as liberal as people like to make her out to be, but economically she's very centrist - almost libertarian in some ways - or she wouldn't have stood a chance in the former GOP stronghold of Orange County, California over the past 10 years she's held offices there.
She's also got some rather minor personal issues with Pelosi from way back she still harbors, notwithstanding some of the rather plumb committee assignments she's gotten over the years on her merits.
On edit - she'll say something if she feels it's politically expedient. Until then, she probably doesn't care what Moulton says.

Haele

[suffragette]

4. So, a man calls out a woman's tweet which characterized another woman's action and uses

yet another woman’s background as the reason for his action.

Mansplaining trifecta.

[ismnotwasm]

31. Yup.

[still_one]

5. Wow, I am surprised. Another divisionary gossipy report from The Hill telling us how divided

Democrats are

[pwb]

11. Agreed, The Hill sucks canal water.

Its pushed here quit often by some.

[still_one]

12. I don't a problem if people post this. I hope it is realized that while Democrats do

disagree with each other, we are not as divided as publications such as the Hill and Politico like to give the impression we are

[pwb]

13. Both Politico and The Hill slant against us.

Like you said always starting shit. Not as bad as fake fox news though. Peace.

[still_one]

19. I concur pwb

[mcar]

6. Aww, poor Seth

[Gothmog]

7. The Pathetic Pelosi Putsch

This story makes me smile. Moulton comes off looking like a putsch https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/26/speaker-nancy-pelosi-revolt-seth-moulton-222686

Two days after the election, Moulton declared that his crew was committed to voting against Pelosi on the House floor, where only a handful of renegade Democrats would be needed to deny her a winning majority. The following week, he said he was “100 percent confident” he had the votes, and Pelosi’s time was up.

And yet she’s still here.

Pelosi strides into Wednesday’s House Democratic Caucus elections with her head held high, and her high heels on Moulton’s neck. She remains without a Democratic challenger. She has unleashed a wave of support from the Democratic faithful, from Barack Obama on down. She turned two of Moulton’s allies who had, just days before, stated their opposition to her. A third opponent suggested he’ll vote for Pelosi on the floor if no other Democratic option emerges. And she has kept several other Serve America PAC alumni from jumping aboard Moulton’s rickety bandwagon. While Pelosi isn’t completely in the clear for the final vote on January 3 on the House floor—with Moulton clinging to 14 fellow holdouts and eight other Democrats in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus playing hard to get—she unquestionably holds the whip hand.

Dumping a historic figure like Pelosi, the first female speaker, after she weathered a Republican blitzkrieg to help her party win back the House, was always going to be a tall order. (And don’t say I didn’t warn them!) But Moulton’s operation has been, to borrow some military jargon, FUBAR. He’s poised to not only lose his battle with the party establishment, but to lose in such humiliating fashion that it could ruin his reputation and douse whatever presidential fires may be burning in his belly.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Wait? Telling the truth

Is offensive?

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Who knew Moulton was so sensitive?

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[pecosbob]

14. If it quacks like a duck...

Lead, follow or get out of the way...you're in the way.

[LiberalFighter]

15. Sanchez is more to the left of Pelosi?

Govtrack I think would say otherwise.

The most conservative for 2017 is Pete Sessions with a score of 1.00 and ranked 1.

The most liberal is Barbara Lee with a score of 0.00 and ranked 438.

Sanchez shows up with a score of 0.32 ranking 327 while Pelosi has a score of 0.41 and ranks 278.

Nancy is 49 rankings to the left of Sanchez.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2017/house/ideology


Oh! moulton is to the left of Sanchez too. Ranking of 297.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. No, that ranking makes Pelosi the most conservative of them

The Republicans have the lower rankings; Lee is #438. So Pelosi's 278 is closer to them. However, I don't know if there are procedural votes involved for Pelosi as leader (eg Paul Ryan comes out with the highest R ranking, at #250). I know votes in the Senate by the leading Dem have often been explained as allowing them to re-open the vote in some way.

[yardwork]

16. Sit down, Seth.

[Small-Axe]

18. When AOC says this is an "effort to make the party even more conservative....

and bent toward corporate interests," she attacks our party.

Enough of this shit.

I'm very pro-Pelosi. AOC's slanders of our party are not appreciated by this Democrat.

[DonCoquixote]

20. er...wait a minute

she defended Pelosi and got attacked...so ho is aoc slandering the party by defending Pelosi?

[Small-Axe]

23. By suggesting Democrats are conservatives and bent towards corporate interests?

When she does that, it is crossing a line. Democrat bashing.

WTF?

[Iggo]

29. AOC's a Dem.

So that means you're doing...what?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

27. Give it a rest.

[Small-Axe]

28. Never.

This BS stinks.

[Iggo]

30. Yes it does.

Someone oughta keep a lid on that shit.

[grantcart]

21. Sanchez has never been accused of over working her brain

Her husband is under indictment for misuse of federal funds

I think most people who are familiar with Sanchez consider her a lightweight and being left or right isn't the issue.

She has been there a long time accomplished nothing and appears not to be well supported by her peers.

[pecosbob]

22. Just my opinion, but Dems didn't pick up forty seats because voters wanted bi-partisanship

They wanted the all the grifters thrown out of office. The Chamber of Commerce doesn't get to steer this car...

[Gothmog]

24. Pelosi's momentum builds: 'Voting against Pelosi on the floor is a vote for the Republican'

This makes me smile https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/11/27/1815602/-Pelosi-s-momentum-builds-Voting-against-Pelosi-on-the-floor-is-a-vote-for-the-Republican

It’s a bad day for the #FiveWhiteGuys, as Nancy Pelosi’s bid to reclaim the speaker’s gavel is getting stronger by the hour. A series of representatives and representatives-elect have come forward to announce their support for Pelosi over Underpants Gnome strategery intended to push the party to the right.

Connecticut’s Jahana Hayes, who had said she wouldn’t support Pelosi, cut right to the chase:

Link to tweet

Illinois’s Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said in a statement that “It is time for Democrats to come together and support a unified agenda of progressive values. I urge my freshman colleagues who are undecided to join me in supporting Leader Pelosi.”

According to New Hampshire’s Chris Pappas, “after careful consideration and discussion with many constituents and future colleagues in Congress … I believe [Pelosi] is best equipped to lead the House at this point in our history.”

[suffragette]

25. Moulton had to reach back to Nov 21st for that tweet from AOC

Link to tweet

[Me.]

26. That Whiny Boy Needs A Come To Jesus Moment

Nancy is so damn smart and has done so much good, some of which is not even public knowledge. Go after her at you peril Moulton.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211494835