By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--August 18, 2017
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“The halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy. The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans, expressing who we are and who we aspire to be as a nation. The Confederate statues in the halls of Congress have always been reprehensible. If Republicans are serious about rejecting white supremacy, I call upon Speaker Ryan to join Democrats to remove the Confederate statues from the Capitol immediately.
Under the leadership of Democrats in Congress, we have recognized more women and people of color in Congress’s collection of statues, including Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth and Helen Keller. As Speaker, we relocated Robert E. Lee out of a place of honor in National Statuary Hall – a place now occupied by the statue of Rosa Parks. There is no room for celebrating the violent bigotry of the men of the Confederacy in the hallowed halls of the United States Capitol or in places of honor across the country.”It's interesting that Pelosi claims the statues "have always been reprehensible" yet she had no problem with them when her party controlled both houses of Congress and the Presidency. They had all the power necessary to remove these abhorrent relics, yet the only statue I can remember anyone moving was a bust of Winston Churchill. The reason is obvious. People like Pelosi don't give a damn about statues, racism, your feelings, or U.S. History. They're the sleaziest of political opportunists, they think they smell blood in the water, and they've launched into a feeding frenzy. If you want "reprehensible," you need look no further than Pelosi's shameless grandstanding.
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