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A Woman's Place Is In The House

Proud to Be A Democrat Open Thread: Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary

by Anne Laurie|  February 24, 20217:43 pm| 89 Comments

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Deb Haaland, first Native American picked to run Interior Dept. says: "It’s not about me." It’s about "all of us." https://t.co/edwKhlbVqA

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 23, 2021

Joe Manchin has announced that he’ll vote in favor of Haaland’s confirmation, which is perceived as a good omen, after the GOP Death Cultists attacked her:

… In her opening statement, Haaland attempted to strike a delicate balance on energy and environmental policy, saying, “There’s no question that fossil energy does and will continue to play a major role in America for years to come.” But, she added, “Our climate challenge must be addressed,” and she contended that “the Department has a role in harnessing the clean energy potential of our public lands to create jobs and new economic opportunities.”

Barrasso [R-WY] said Tuesday that he feels “troubled” by some of Haaland’s positions on climate and energy issues, while Daines said he is “concerned” about proceeding with the nomination.

In one contentious exchange Tuesday, Barrasso asked Haaland to answer for a tweet from October 2020 in which she said that Republicans don’t believe in science. The GOP senator pointed out that he and several other Republican members of the committee are medical doctors and called the remark “concerning.”

“Senator, yes, if you’re a doctor, I would assume that you believe in science,” Haaland replied…

Mr. Charles P. Pierce, at Esquire:

… Surely, I don’t have to run down the long recent history of wingnut physicians who get elected and then forget everything they ever learned anywhere except at Vacation Bible School. Republican politicians have accepted lucrative ignorance as the cost of maintaining their partisan viability, and they’ve done so for decades. (The tweet that Barrasso is pretending bothered him so was Haaland’s noting that an RNC document had dropped the word “science” entirely.) Haaland was composed enough not to call out Barrasso for the disingenuous charlatan that he was being at the moment. She played her answer down the middle, promising to remember not only the land and water, but also the families that depend on the extraction industries that the previous administration* allowed to run amuck. Remember, their first Interior Secretary was Ryan Zinke, who lasted two years before being forced to resign over his connection to energy corporations back in Montana. Joe Manchin had no problem deciding to vote for him.

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Haaland’s (very strong) opening statement here:

The Honorable Deb Haaland began her confirmation hearing today, first by introducing herself in Keres, her Pueblo language, followed by acknowledging the Indigenous homelands of the Piscataway peoples / Washington DC. #DebForInteriorhttps://t.co/zEh7zgXPrO

— Indigenously (@indigenous_ly) February 23, 2021

"News of her historic nomination electrified Indian Country. Tribal leaders and organizations for weeks have urged people to write and call U.S. senators…"https://t.co/mwfBxt0CbF

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 23, 2021

Per the Bozeman [Montana] Daily Chronicle:

For Native Americans, Deb Haaland is more than an elected official on track to become the first Indigenous secretary of the Interior Department. She is a sister, an auntie and a fierce pueblo woman whose political stances have been molded by her upbringing.

News of her historic nomination electrified Indian Country. Tribal leaders and organizations for weeks have urged people to write and call U.S. senators who will decide if she’ll lead the agency that has broad oversight over Native American affairs and energy development…

To mark the event, supporters projected a picture of the New Mexico congresswoman on the side of the Interior building with text that read “Our Ancestors’ Dreams Come True.” A mobile billboard with Haaland’s image also made its way around Washington, D.C.

Many Native Americans see Haaland as a reflection of themselves, someone who will elevate their voices and protect the environment and tribes’ rights. Here are stories of her impact…

In 2018, @RepDebHaaland and I became the first two Native women ever elected to Congress, but she has been a fierce advocate in Indian Country & a champion for our environment for decades.

I can think of no one more highly qualified and prepared to lead the Dept of the Interior. pic.twitter.com/5ccu1GvAy8

— Rep. Sharice Davids (@RepDavids) February 23, 2021

Patagonia points out that opposition to Haaland based on the idea that her commitment to protecting public lands will cost jobs is bogus: The outdoor industry supports 6.1 million jobs—compared with 2.1 million jobs supported by the oil and gas industry. It's racism and misogyny.

— Annelise Orleck (@AnneliseOrleck1) February 24, 2021

Click here to stand with Rep. @DebHaalandNM.https://t.co/eb8SBBfo1P

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) February 23, 2021

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Thursday Evening Open Thread: Nancy *SMECK*

by Anne Laurie|  February 4, 20216:34 pm| 214 Comments

This post is in: A Woman's Place Is In The House, NANCY SMASH!, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat

Speaker Pelosi's office just sent out a press release referring to @gopleader as "McCarthy (Q-CA)" pic.twitter.com/I0Ijghe0R3

— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) February 3, 2021

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The most popular congressional leader in America: Nancy Pelosi

(from new Q poll) pic.twitter.com/PZ9rEcRXuD

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) February 3, 2021

Elsewhere, the Disloyal Opposition:

McConnell warns on Vote-a-Rama amendments: "We're gonna put senators on the record" – including on Keystone Pipeline, $15 min wage, stim checks to undocumented immigrants, and more

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) February 4, 2021


Pleeeease don’t throw us in that briarpatch, Massa Mitch!…

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Monday Evening Open Thread: Another Excellent Small, Symbolic Step

by Anne Laurie|  January 25, 20216:14 pm| 152 Comments

This post is in: A Woman's Place Is In The House, Biden-Harris 2020, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Racial Justice

NEW: White House says Treasury Dept. is "taking steps to resume efforts" to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.

Press Sec. Psaki says the Biden admin. is "exploring ways to speed up that effort." pic.twitter.com/z7Jw5CqXP0

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 25, 2021

Can’t tell you how sweet it is to be highlighting good news instead of clown-car outrages!

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Twenty-dollar bill going from Andrew Jackson to Harriet Tubman — one symbol of difference between Trump and Biden. Proposed new design below: pic.twitter.com/e6xaukiSJJ

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 25, 2021

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Proud to Be A Democrat Open Thread: Sisters Are Doing It (Inauguration Day Edition)

by Anne Laurie|  January 21, 20219:02 am| 103 Comments

This post is in: A Woman's Place Is In The House, Biden-Harris 2020, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat

I’m ready to build back better. #Inauguration2021 #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/WYv5npbpnM

— Deb Haaland (@DebHaalandNM) January 20, 2021

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Kamala Harris sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, becoming the 49th Vice President of the United Stateshttps://t.co/hQBfBFbUvQ pic.twitter.com/HKiDtKNp8k

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 20, 2021

On this historic day, I’m wearing Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s pearls, given to me by her goddaughter, who said that her godmother “would not want it any other way.”

Because of Shirley Chisholm, I am.

Because of Shirley Chisholm, Vice President Harris is. pic.twitter.com/rgQKw2Y8Qb

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) January 20, 2021

“This is the day when our democracy picks itself up, brushes off the dust, and does what America always does, goes forward as a nation”

Senator Amy Klobuchar opens Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration ceremonyhttps://t.co/rkHtZRRNH2 pic.twitter.com/HynQ7BplXa

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 20, 2021

Wasn't @TheAmandaGorman’s poem just stunning? She's promised to run for president in 2036 and I for one can't wait. pic.twitter.com/rahEClc6k2

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 20, 2021

On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it." pic.twitter.com/mbywtvjtEH

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 20, 2021

It delights me to think that what feels historical and amazing to us today—a woman sworn in to the vice presidency—will seem normal, obvious, "of course" to Kamala's grand-nieces as they grow up. And they will be right. pic.twitter.com/1gQOvmNipB

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 20, 2021

A highlight of an already very good day. https://t.co/9Zrb3r0Upr

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 21, 2021

Congratulations to Georgia’s U.S. Senators, @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock, who were sworn in moments ago. I am proud to call you my Senators and my friends. #gapol #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/Rq748ZgRMm

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 20, 2021

Well, that was great.

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) January 20, 2021

The Senate has confirmed Avril Haines as intelligence director, approving the first member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet. Haines told lawmakers she sees her role as delivering accurate intelligence even if it is uncomfortable or inconvenient.https://t.co/5h1Va1mUFz

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 21, 2021

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Monday Morning Open Thread: Cry More, Snowflakes

by Anne Laurie|  November 30, 20206:19 am| 313 Comments

This post is in: A Woman's Place Is In The House, Biden-Harris 2020, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat

President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris today announced new members of the White House staff who will serve in senior communications roles.

For the first time in history, these communications roles will be filled entirely by women.https://t.co/SjWAWJg941

— Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition46) November 29, 2020

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VP-elect Harris will also receive the PDB tomorrow, per transition guidance.

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) November 30, 2020

All I can think of is all the abuse women journalists have suffered under Trump and how that'll be a thing of the past. https://t.co/Mkp2akMUxg

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) November 29, 2020

Secret Service, yes. But look for Jill Biden, future first lady, to be her husband's chief protector. By @AP's Laurie Kellman https://t.co/joT4Bmwsys

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 29, 2020

Bonus round: NEERA TANDEN!

Joe Biden set to tap Neera Tanden to run the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Tanden runs the largest progressive org in the country (Center for American Progress); is smart and tenacious; and takes no shit from weak men threatened by strong women.

Congrats @neeratanden.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 29, 2020

Congratulations to my friend, @neeratanden on her nomination as OMB Director! I worked for OMB in grad school, evaluating grantees of the Telecommunications & Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP). Very proud of her & sad for @amprog. But mostly very proud of her.

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 29, 2020

It will take your breath away how quickly the Party of Trump becomes fanatical about civility, conflicts of interest, and the budget deficit https://t.co/WhESA4PWfU

— Matthew Yglesias ?? (@mattyglesias) November 30, 2020

In all seriousness, various Twitter beefs have the left mad at @neeratanden but she’s exactly what’s needed at OMB: Clear-eyed about the nature and purpose of hypocritical deficit games and the need to do what’s possible to prioritize recovery over austerity.

— Matthew Yglesias ? (@mattyglesias) November 29, 2020

The wailing & rending of garments among the GOP Death Cultists and the Cosplay Socialists, as pipelined by Very Serious NYTimes anklebiter Ken Vogel, is absolutely schadenfreudelicious, in a very boutique way. Query: Should I share some of the more amusing snippets in a late-night thread later, or nah?

Context: https://t.co/q6uMZrxgTY

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 29, 2020

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Monday Evening Open Thread: You GO, Kamala!

by Anne Laurie|  October 26, 20206:36 pm| 288 Comments

This post is in: A Woman's Place Is In The House, Biden-Harris 2020, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat

BREAKING: Kamala Harris is coming to Houston again.

For the first time since 1988 we have a Democratic Vice Presidential candidate campaigning in Texas down stretch https://t.co/THao6KwALK

— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) October 25, 2020

Kamala Harris gives #60Minutes four irrefutable examples of Trump’s racism.
• Birtherism
• Charlottesville
• Calling Mexicans rapists
• Trying to ban Muslims

pic.twitter.com/L2rGS9XT17

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 26, 2020

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As Ds send Kamala to Tex > https://t.co/1Meh71LIoa

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 25, 2020

I always forget Peggy Noonan is just a few years older than I am — she seems such a pre-Boomer relic. (Well, TBH, I always forget Peggy Noonan.)

Yeah, something *is* embarrassing here but it’s not Kamala Harris https://t.co/Y74A41edc8

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) October 25, 2020

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Tuesday Evening Open Thread: Thank You, Senator Harris

by Anne Laurie|  October 13, 20205:40 pm| 137 Comments

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Thank you, Senator Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/7AT7MBJrVb

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) October 13, 2020

As a proud graduate of Howard University, I’m always excited to hear from HBCU students. We are family—no matter which school we call home, or where we pledged. pic.twitter.com/DA4ou2DAuM

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 10, 2020

Democrats are hoping that vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris helps them with Florida's booming population of people of Jamaican descent. The California senator's father is Jamaican. https://t.co/nSRpjH8cEH

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 11, 2020

… “The fact she has a lineage means you are going to see a lot of Jamaicans voting even if they were not doing so before,” said Antoinette Henry, director of corporate relations at the Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant, a company with several locations in South Florida. “Part of Jamaica will be in the White House.”

Broward County, home to Fort Lauderdale, is the county with the most Jamaicans in the United States. Florida has more than 974,000 people of West Indian ancestry — a Caribbean category that excludes Hispanic nationalities such as Cuban. That total includes more than 300,000 Jamaicans and more than 530,000 Haitians, according to census figures…

Between October 2016 and September 2018, more Jamaicans became naturalized U.S. citizens than did Venezuelans, a group pursued by the GOP, according to the most recently available data from the Department of Homeland Security.

“I can tell you Kamala is in the tongue of everyone. They are talking about what must be done to make sure we deliver for the team of Biden and Sen. Harris,” said Jamaican-born Hazelle Rogers, the mayor of Lauderdale Lakes who in 1996 became Florida’s first Jamaican to be elected to office. “We are so proud, and we know that we must deliver.” …

Shawn Myers, a voter in Broward County who is Jamaican American, said he would vote for Biden and Harris, just to unseat Trump.

“We need something better,” Myers said. “With her I feel like we are getting somewhere. She is strict, so she knows what she is doing.” …

An emotion with which we can all agree!

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