Note: as of May 10, 2021, @NPelosiHon has been continuously tweeting suggested more honorable versions of Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) tweets.
Examples of dishonorable speech by nancy pelosi:
Mar. 16, 2021:
Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Mar. 16, 2021 speaker.gov blog post:
Headline: “Republican Lawmakers Must Hate Reading the Local Papers.” Sub-headline: “Frontpages across Republican Districts Tout Benefits of Bipartisan American Rescue Plan.” Body: “Maybe someone should rescue House Republicans from Rescue Plan headlines. The American Rescue Plan that they unanimously voted against is overwhelmingly popular and has earned praise from local outlets across the country for the help it’s bringing to their local communities.” [The blog had one more sentence, and then photos of the frontpages of 9 local newspapers from Republican congressional districts.]
Dishonorable speech categories:
#13 offering opinion as fact (“overwhelmingly popular,” “praise,” “tout,” “bipartisan” – according to merriam-webster.com, “bipartisan” means “of, relating to, or involving members of two parties, specifically: marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties.”), #20 (level 2) mocking (“Republican lawmakers must hate…,” “maybe someone should rescue House Republicans…”), #11 misrepresenting reality through cherry picking (mentioning “benefits” and “help,” without mentioning any negatives such as deficit increases; also, are there local media reports that list negatives?)
Suggested more honorable version:
Headline: Local Papers report on some benefits of American Rescue Plan. Body: According to a Pew Research Poll conducted the first week of March, 70% of Americans “favored” the $1.9T American Rescue Plan legislation as they understood it at the time. Local outlets across the country have reported on some of the benefits of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in terms of money that it will provide to their local communities. While the Act is likely to increase federal budget deficits in the short-term (the CBO estimated a $1.2T increase in the deficit for 2021 and $0.5T for 2022 based on a March 6 version of the bill), we believe the benefits of this legislation outweigh the negatives.
[Note that when I wrote the more honorable version, I made the assumption that Pelosi believes the benefits outweigh the negatives.]
Feb. 27, 2021:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Feb. 27, 2021 tweet:
“To Congressional Republicans, conspiracy theories are more important than the American people. Last night, they voted against providing aid for vaccines, schools, families and children. Whose interests are they serving?”
[refers to a tweet by Ari Berman (a journalist for “The Nation”) that said: 76% of Americans, including 60% of Republicans, support Biden’s covid bill but 0 House Republicans voted for it. A perfect illustration of American politics right now]
Dishonorable speech categories:
#8 vague terms that generally bring up negative emotions (“conspiracy theories”) #12 (level 1) declaring bad intent (“more important than the American people”), #7 (level 2) taking what someone does out of context to make it look bad (“they voted against…,” without mentioning other considerations such as the budget deficit, or other provisions in the bill that some may disagree with), #12 (level 1) implying bad intent (“Whose interests are they serving?”)
Suggested more honorable version:
Last night, House Republicans voted against the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Bill H.R.1319 (https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1319/BILLS-117hr1319eh.pdf). The bill would increase the federal deficit in the short-term, while providing aid for vaccines and to schools and families, among other things. We believe the benefits outweigh the potential downsides.
Nov. 12, 2020:
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, via Twitter, Nov. 12, 2020:
(https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1326907013457178625; transcript: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-weekly-press-conference-transcript-november-12)
“If we do so [address the pandemic] scientifically, we will be able to open our economy, we’ll be able to open our schools safely, we’ll be able to do so in a way that recognizes the tragedy that has befallen us in our country because of the Republican denial of science and disdain for governance. So stop this circus and get to work on what really matters to the American people, their health, and their economic security.” Dishonorable speech categories: #14 (level 1) placing blame without looking at broader responsibility; #12 (level 1) implying bad intent; #8 using vague terms that generally bring up negative emotions (“circus” in the context of politics). Suggested more honorable version: If we do so [address the pandemic] scientifically, we will be able to open our economy, we’ll be able to open our schools safely, we’ll be able to do so in a way that recognizes the loss of those who’ve died.