{"id":27973,"date":"2018-02-08T01:35:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T01:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=27973"},"modified":"2018-02-08T01:35:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T01:35:58","slug":"rep-pelosi-sets-blab-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=27973","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Pelosi sets a blab record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27974\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/161130-nancypelosi-editorial.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This record needs to stand for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California believes strongly in immigration reform. She believes so strongly in it that she is able to talk for a <em>verrrry<\/em> long time about why Congress needs to enact it.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi put her commitment to the test today. She took the floor of the House and spoke &#8212; non-stop, without a break &#8212; for eight hours. She argued passionately on behalf of &#8220;Dreamers,&#8221; those undocumented immigrants who were granted a reprieve under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program established near the end of the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a filibuster-length harangue, only they cannot call it that in the House; only the Senate allows filibusters, which enables senators to talk about whatever the heck they want for <em>as long<\/em> as they want.<\/p>\n<p>Here, though, might be the most remarkable element of the Pelosi gabfest.<\/p>\n<p>The former House speaker happens to be 77 years of age. Do not accuse me of being <em>sexist<\/em> by mentioning Pelosi&#8217;s age; I would say the very same thing about a comparably aged <em>male<\/em> member of Congress if he were able to talk as long as Pelosi has done.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s astonishing display of endurance is likely to remain on the books for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Nice going, Mme. Minority Leader.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This record needs to stand for a long time. U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California believes strongly in immigration reform. She believes so strongly in it that she is able to talk for a verrrry long time about why Congress needs to enact it. Pelosi put her commitment to the test today. 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