Obama Heaps Praise Upon Pelosi, His ‘Extraordinary Partner’

on March 21, 2016 in Havana, Cuba.
HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) while acknowledging members of Congress that are attending a state dinner at the Palace of the Revolution... HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) while acknowledging members of Congress that are attending a state dinner at the Palace of the Revolution March 21, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. March 21, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. This is the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited Cuba in 88 years. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama gave a glowing recommendation to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) amidst her fight for the speakership gavel, calling her an “extraordinary partner.”

“I think Nancy Pelosi, when the history is written, will go down as one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country’s ever seen,” Obama said at a live taping of his former aide David Axelrod’s podcast, “The Axe Files.”

“Nancy is not always the best on a cable show or with a quick soundbite or what have you,” he continued. “But her skill, tenacity, toughness, vision, is remarkable. Her stamina, her ability to see around corners, her ability to stand her ground and do hard things and to suffer unpopularity to get the right thing done, I think, stands up against any person that I’ve observed or worked directly with in Washington during my lifetime.”

“…She was an extraordinary partner for me throughout my presidency,” he concluded.

Pelosi is currently fending off insurrection from within her own ranks, though the 16 members who signed a letter opposing her leadership seem to lack an alternate candidate to rally behind.

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  1. OK Dems, Obama has spoken, better get with the Pelosi support or you may look really bad.

  2. Yes, she was Obama’s ‘Extraordinary Partner’ in Democrats losing the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, the Presidency, and almost 2/3 of the State Legislatures while he was President.

    Extraordinary, indeed.

  3. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK

  4. Reading some of these comments, I fear that the Russian bots have joined TPM

  5. When we can!

    We are is Hillary and wears Bill Clinton? Where are they?

    Well stupid the fascist pig in the White House rakes your name through the coals I hear nothing from Obama or Nancy even Michelle they’re too busy sucking up and taking all the glory.

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