Democrats are nothing if not predictable, but it’s something to behold to watch them march in lockstep on one issue after another, as if a memo had been distributed with strict instruction on how to act.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi played dumb when asked Thursday about Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s disturbing comments on late-term abortion, saying she did not know what he said, and it turns out ignorance was a popular defense in the party.
Not only did Pelosi apparently not hear Northam’s remarks about allowing a baby to live or not AFTER it was born, which reverberated across social media, it seems just every Democratic senator in Congress was under the same rock as Pelosi when the controversy erupted.
Henry Rodgers, the Capitol Hill reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation took to Twitter to say this narrative of denial was common place: “Every Democratic Senator I have spoken with has completely denied hearing anything about Gov. Northam’s late-term abortion comments…”
Every Democratic Senator I have spoken with has completely denied hearing anything about Gov. Northam’s late-term abortion comments…
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) January 31, 2019
Northam was commenting on a proposed bill that would remove all restrictions on abortion in the Commonwealth of Virginia, when he shocked many Americans.
“If a mother is in labor…the infant would be delivered,” he said. “The infant would be kept comfortable,” Northam said. “The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and mother.”
Speaking of being predictable, the Democratic governor would later say his words were “mischaracterized,” adding: “I don’t have any regrets.”
Rodgers would proceed to name every Democratic lawmaker he approached, offering a quick summary of the responses he got.
Suffice it to say, they were all reading from the same script.
Sen. Manchin on @GovernorVA's late-term abortion comments:
"I haven’t seen anything. I’ve been in retreats. Obviously I just got out of a meeting."
Kept walking…
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) January 31, 2019
Sen. Leahy on @GovernorVA's late-term abortion comments:
"I have no idea what he said. I have no idea what happened there. I do follow the Governor of Vermont though, all the time."
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) January 31, 2019
Sen. Menendez on @GovernorVA's late-term abortion comments:
Claims he has not heard them.
"No," he said in response to my question.
Capitol subway door then closed.
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) January 31, 2019
Sen. Jones on his support for partial birth abortions:
"I support the law as it stands right now and that's what we're going to stick with, and I just think that we all need to speak a little bit together and talk about how we can do to…"
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) February 1, 2019
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., did acknowledge the controversial legislation before adding that “we all need to speak a little bit together and talk about how” to do it.
Of course, when it comes to Democrats, much like mischievous adolescents, you’ve got to be one step ahead of them, as social media users noted:
You should play them the video on your smartphone and ask again…
— Charles Hoskinson (@cehoskinson) January 31, 2019
Show them the video. Make them own it or distance themselves. Get them on record.
— SmirkingBee ? (@infobee) January 31, 2019
Here’s a sampling of other responses from Twitter:
Dozens of other Dems on the house side used the same tactic – including Pelosi.
This is a coordinated effort to kill the story and lapdogs in the media are complicit.
Democrats are horrified that the American Public are learning the truth about their sick plans. https://t.co/m6WMAm2Eap
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 1, 2019
It appears that the entire Democratic caucus lives under a rock somewhere with no internet access. https://t.co/BdR8sL6rLp
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) January 31, 2019
Every Democrat Senator you've spoken to is a god damned liar. https://t.co/0Q4HyT5qSV
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/1091091614079074304
— Richard Anderson (@theNorthVision) January 31, 2019
Are they ALL saying “la-la-la-la-la” very loudly with their fingers in their ears, or do their constituents not KNOW that their party has embraced infanticide? Has the MSM actually reported on what they’ve said & done or is it all “conservatives pounce” & vague “healthcare” BS?
— John Sheridan (@JohnSheridan12) January 31, 2019
— MeeZee (@MaryEmBern) January 31, 2019
Democrats voted God out of their party quite a few years ago. Nuff said.
— Occupy This (@jandtee) February 1, 2019
I bet they know about that attack on the “Empire” actor though
— Rambling Mother 🐻 (@RamblingMother) February 1, 2019
— Cory M (@IToldYouMonsoon) January 31, 2019
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