Pelosi has 'deplorable' moment, implies many Republicans too racist, sexist to support Harris



Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, one of the most powerful and influential Democrats in America, has implied that nearly one-third of all Republicans are too racist, sexist, and homophobic to support Kamala Harris for president in 2024.

That remark came on Saturday, when Pelosi sat down with journalist Kara Swisher, host of the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas.

'You can put half of Trump's supporters into what I call a basket of deplorables.'

Pelosi and Swisher touched on a number of topics, including why former President Donald Trump is still doing so well against Harris in the 2024 presidential polls.

When Swisher asked Pelosi whether she was "worried" about Trump's possible re-election, Pelosi suggested that "30%" of Republican voters are just too bigoted to consider voting for Democrats.

"There are people who will never be, shall we say, inclined to support Democrats because of — they just have a different orientation toward women, people of color, LGBTQ, you know, they just are not ever going to be there," Pelosi replied. "So say that's about like 30% or something like that — of the Republicans."

As the Post Millennial noted, this response from Pelosi was remarkably similar to an infamous statement from Hillary Clinton that likely helped sink her presidential campaign against Trump in 2016. At the time, Clinton characterized "half" of Trump's supporters — in other words, a large segment of the American electorate — as "deplorable."

"You can put half of Trump's supporters into what I call a basket of deplorables," Clinton said. "They're racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, you name it. And unfortunately, there are people like that, and he has lifted them up."

Pelosi also indicated to Swisher that some Republicans are just "very rich people" who could not care less about "clean air or clean water." They just don't want to pay taxes, she claimed.

Perhaps to soften her remarks, Pelosi then quickly added that some of Trump's supporters have concerns about globalization and immigration. "I think we have to be as respectful and understanding as possible," Pelosi told Swisher.

Despite that call for comity, Pelosi also inexplicably stated that some Republicans feared "innovation."

"They saw the factory down the road move overseas," Pelosi explained. "They're fearful of innovation."

She then tried to give an example: "My father is a truck driver, and now they're going to have all of, you know ..."

As the 84-year-old congresswoman then appeared stuck, Swisher jumped in and added "autonomous truck." "Yeah, and so, so the innovation, globalization, and they include immigration in there," Pelosi continued.

She also insisted that "migration" is not actually a "big job-taker" and that it "fuels the economy."

Another moment from Pelosi and Swisher's hour-long conversation also went viral. At one point, Swisher asked Pelosi to give Trump advice for his debate against Harris on Tuesday night.

"You think he’s gonna show up?" Pelosi asked.

Swisher appeared surprised by the question. "I do. Do you know something that I don't know?" Swisher replied as the audience chuckled in amusement.

"I know cowardice when I see it," Pelosi answered.

In response to a request for comment from Fox News Digital, Steven Cheung of the Trump campaign called Pelosi a "liar and fraud" who "has no idea what she is talking about." Cheung also called the suggestion that Trump would not appear at the debate "fake news."

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Students FIRE BACK after being called ‘homophobic’ by their teacher



A New Mexico middle school has just become the latest battleground for the transgender bathroom debate, after a female student alleged she was raped in a bathroom.

The girl was a sixth-grader at Academy Charter School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, at the time of the attack.

The male student allegedly entered the girls' restroom, attacked her, pinned her down, and forcibly raped her. Her mother did not hear about it until she saw it written in her daughter’s diary.

Sara Gonzales of "The News & Why It Matters" is infuriated.

“You’re called all sorts of names. You’re called a bigot, you’re called a transphobe, you’re called a homophobe if you say, ‘Hey, allowing biological males in women's, you know, anything could lead to disastrous consequences,’” Gonzales says.

Jaco Booyens agrees.

“You just nailed it. This is the greatest attack on women this nation has ever seen. The greatest attack on children. It’s the greatest attack on the womb,” Booyens says, adding, “It’s the greatest way Satan can attack the kingdom of God.”

Justice for the poor girl will hopefully be served, as the incident is actively under investigation.

However, parents — and students — across the globe, are already fighting to make sure this kind of tragedy doesn’t strike more than it already has.

In southeastern England, a school is under fire from parents and critics after one of its teachers called a student “homophobic” for refusing to accept a classmate as a cat.

The students recorded the conversation, fighting back by explaining that a man has a penis and a woman has a vagina.

“Gender is about how you identify. It is not an opinion,” the teacher is heard saying before the students react with “Yes it is!”

While Gonzales and Booyens see this as a ridiculous interaction, they’re both proud of the students for standing their ground.

Booyens says the kids schooled their teacher and took her to the cleaners.

“Are we not talking about a kid being a furry here?” Booyens asks.


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Social media brands bride-to-be as 'homophobic' after she dared ask her gay bridesmaid to pair up with a groomsman for the big day



A large amount of Reddit users say that an anonymous bride-to-be is "homophobic" because she asked her openly gay bridesmaid sister to be paired up with one of her betrothed's groomsmen for their wedding festivities.

The topic was broached on popular Reddit thread "r/AmItheAsshole."

What are the details?

As highlighted by a Wednesday Newsweek report, the bridesmaid is miffed that her sister wouldn't let her bring her girlfriend of three years to her wedding.

The bride reportedly did not offer her sister the option for a plus-one considering she is in the wedding and would be partaking in group events — such as wedding photos and bridal table placements — with a corresponding groomsman.

"I would have to walk down the aisle beside one of the groomsmen, stand beside him in some pictures, and sit at a table with him and the other bridesmaids and groomsmen," she wrote.

She added that she was upset, however, that her girlfriend had not been invited to the nuptials, and that she was not permitted to bring a guest.

The unnamed bridesmaid said that she approached her wedding-planning sister with her hurt feelings, and told her that she didn't understand why she couldn't bring her girlfriend to the celebrations.

"When I brought this to my sister's attention she said that the groomsmen (I'll call him John) is my date," she wrote. "She told me John is single so it made sense to 'pair us up' and have us be each other's dates."

The decision, she insisted, is not about cutting costs, as her family is reportedly paying upwards of $75,000 for the wedding. She added that other bridesmaids and groomsmen are permitted to bring plus-ones.

"I've been out for 15 years," she said. "I took a girl to my prom. My parents and sister have taken me to pride parades in the past. Everyone knows I'm gay and it's never been a problem but now I feel like it is."

Unhappy with the response she got from her sister, the bridesmaid took her gripes to her parents.

They told her, she said, that she was being "self-centered" and said that her sister "can do as she pleases" since it's her wedding.

"I feel like it's homophobia no matter what my sister and parents say," the baffled bridesmaid added.

The original post has been upvoted more than 12,000 times at the time of this reporting, overwhelmingly voting that the bridesmaid was not, in fact, the "a**hole."

What has been the response?

A majority of the comments are in support of the bridesmaid, agreeing that her sister is engaging in homophobic behavior.

One user wrote, "Even if, 'best' case, she's completely accepting of your girlfriend and she doesn't want her there because of the groom's family, she's still being homophobic by catering to them. She can be as homophobic as she wants while pretending she's not, but that doesn't mean you have to tolerate it."

Another added that the bridesmaid ought to destroy her dress and stand her ground in refusing to attend.

"When people show you who they are, believe them," the user wrote. "I'd cut up the bridesmaid dress and mail it to sister along with an RSVP card checked 'We regretfully cannot attend.'"

"If I'm dropping at least $75k on my child's wedding, the very least that child can do is not subject my other child to homophobia," another user said. "If the sister cares so much about potential homophobes on the in-laws' side, she should get them to pay for the wedding then."

Another user added that the bride was asking her sister to be "straight for a day."

"It is incredibly rude to your girlfriend and invalidates your relationship. Also the fact that you're gay, are open and proud about it, and shouldn't have to hide it just for your sister. It's homophobic," the user added.

Another user said that karma would soon catch up to the bride.

'"[W]hat I LOVE is that the bride is about to lose with every not-bigoted member of your family," the user cackled. "All their family is going to be asking, 'Hey, OP, where’s your girlfriend?' OR 'Hey, bride, where’s your sister?' She's created what she was trying to avoid. Impeccable karma. If you're reading this — don't go, OP. It won't be worth sitting at dinner and wondering which of the guests your sister values more than you."

One user even suggested that the bridesmaid cut off her family for the foreseeable future.

"If Op is willing to draw a neon line in the sand with her family (and willing to go this far) but does not want to feel bad about pulling out, she can always sit her family down or send them text and basically say: 'I will be at the wedding and be a good little bridesmaid for it. I will not pretend to be John's date but will do my duties for the wedding without fuss. However, I reserve the right to leave without notice if any homophobic remarks are used at or about me.'"

"'I will say, though, that after the wedding, my girlfriend and I will no longer be around,'" the commenter concluded. "We will not be coming to visit, for family events or for holidays any longer. I have been shown that I, and by extension, my partner have just been tolerated up until now. That being asked to play pretend straight is a slap in the face I never expected from my family, but it has been made clear where everyone stands. I will give in this one time."