Appreciation Thread For Pramila Jayapal, Who Is The Latest Indirect Victim Of The Trump Insurection.

[TrollBuster9090]

We've all seen the video of Rep. Pramila Jayapal trapped in the House gallery, bunched together without social distancing with the other House Members as Trump's pogrom Nazis smash their way into the chamber. That lack of social distancing probably caused many to contract Covid-19; and Jayapal is the latest.

But she's tough, and she'll get through this. Here's a reminder of what a tough, principled Democrat can do. Watch Jayapal stand up to the two biggest blowhard bullies in Washington, Tom Homan and Doug Collins. Wish we had 50 more just like her.

[bluecollar2]

1. I don't have any words

The lack of civility is unbelievable

[TNNurse]

2. I believe you could substitute decency for civility.

Their behavior is not those of people with any concern for others.

[marble falls]

3. She's smart, young, tough and especially a Democrat! I'd vote for her with no quibbles.

[avebury]

4. Any Rethug in Congress who refused to wear a mask last Weds.

should be required to take a Covid test and not allowed back on the floor until he/she tests negative.

It sure looks like the latest effort of the Rethugs to keep the Democrats from doing their jobs is to get as many infected as they can with Coronavirus.

[LymphocyteLover]

5. Jayapal caught COVID from those evil jackals?

Motherfuckers!

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Yeah, along with Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ CD-12)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pramila-jayapal-bonnie-watson-coleman-covid-19-positive/

[LymphocyteLover]

8. I heard about Coleman-- I hope she does ok being much older

and a cancer survivor. Still mind-boggling how evil Repubs are.

[pfitz59]

6. She's my Rep

She deserves better. Her unmasked 'colleagues' did this...

[Cozmo]

9. Sexists, Bullies, Pigs The fact that she is so good at her job embarrasses them

Women have had to put up with this crap throughout their lives. Get over it, Repug men!

[ancianita]

10. PJ is amazing. We, her district & the Democratic Party are made all the stronger for her.

She has suffered arrest by Capitol Police for protesting; now she's suffered Capitol Police lack of protection; then she had to flee six flights on her still mending knee.

I just got a knee replaced five weeks ago, and I had a cane. My concern was would I be able to get up and down quickly enough if we needed to get out. Capitol police had barricades up against the doors, and the police were in a half-circle around those barricades with their guns drawn. We were kind of waving and saying, “Hey, how about us? How do we get out of here?” I don’t know how long it was, maybe an hour and a half, until we were finally ushered out and taken down the stairs to a secure location — which was another challenge with my knee. I basically had to hang on to Mikie Sherrill to get down six flights of stairs.

I’m quarantining now because I am convinced that where we ended up, in the secured room — where there were over 100 people and many were Republicans not wearing masks — was a superspreader event.

https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/pramila-jayapal-surviving-capitol-riots.html

[magicguido]

11. Sue Sue Sue Sue Sue the bastards