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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defended embattled Democratic Michigan Rep. John Conyers Sunday, calling the 88-year-old congressman “an icon.”
NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Pelosi on “Meet the Press” Sunday whether Conyers, who faces sexual harassment allegations, should be “in or out” of Congress.
“We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused — and was it one accusation? Is it two?” Pelosi replied. “John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women — Violence Against Women Act, which the left — right-wing — is now quoting me as praising him for his work on that, and he did great work on that.”
The congresswoman continued on to say that she believes Conyers “will do the right thing.”
Pelosi Defends Conyers, He's 'An Ic | The Daily Caller
Ok, so if you are a liberal icon, you can do whatever the hell you want. You can payoff people, bury potential scandal with secretive payouts, you may actually have done the actions alleged, but if you are a liberal icon, that’s ok.
But if you are conservative, any allegation, no matter what sort of allegation, no matter how old, no matter how unbelievable, must be assumed to be true, and said person is said to be unfit for public office. But only because he is conservative, not because of the seriousness of any offense or allegations made.
NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Pelosi on “Meet the Press” Sunday whether Conyers, who faces sexual harassment allegations, should be “in or out” of Congress.
“We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused — and was it one accusation? Is it two?” Pelosi replied. “John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women — Violence Against Women Act, which the left — right-wing — is now quoting me as praising him for his work on that, and he did great work on that.”
The congresswoman continued on to say that she believes Conyers “will do the right thing.”
Pelosi Defends Conyers, He's 'An Ic | The Daily Caller
Ok, so if you are a liberal icon, you can do whatever the hell you want. You can payoff people, bury potential scandal with secretive payouts, you may actually have done the actions alleged, but if you are a liberal icon, that’s ok.
But if you are conservative, any allegation, no matter what sort of allegation, no matter how old, no matter how unbelievable, must be assumed to be true, and said person is said to be unfit for public office. But only because he is conservative, not because of the seriousness of any offense or allegations made.
