Queen Nancy Antoinette: Laissez-Les Manger de la Glace [Let Them Eat Ice Cream]

April 20, 2020

Long before the coronavirus pandemic hit the US, many Americans were living paycheck to paycheck. Since most of these people had little or no savings, just about every dollar was spoken for every week. Now many of these same people are making the rounds from soup kitchens to bread lines in order to feed their families. 

Many small business owners nationwide have continued to pay their employees with the hope of obtaining a loan from the federal government under the Payroll Protection Program. This loan program was key to making this happen. Without the promise of this loan program, many of these small businesses would have been unable to keep paying their employees during this shutdown.

Therefore, when the $2T Coronavirus Stimulus Bill was passed in early April, businesses from all over the country applied for these loans. The program was so popular in fact that the $350B fund that was allocated for this purpose was depleted in just two weeks. 

It was then decided that Congress should approve an additional $250B to replenish the fund in the hope that more small businesses could be saved. Because the language on the new bill was the exact same language that was used on the first bill, it was thought that this much needed assistance would fly right through Congress. All that was needed was a positive vote in both Houses of Congress and the President’s signature. Well, in the words of that great American philosopher Gomer Plye, “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.” 

Lo and behold, in swoops Nancy Antoinette and throws a monkey wrench into the process. The package wasn’t good enough for her majesty the queen and the other Democrat opportunists. They had “leverage” and therefore they had to exact a price before they would allow this job-saving effort to move forward. It took at least an additional eight or ten days—I’ve actually heard some estimates of sixteen days—and an additional $234B to get this legislation through Congress. 

During the holdup many businesses were forced to close their doors because the funds they were depending on to get through this crisis were not made available in a timely manner. Also, how many of the employees who worked for these companies will now not have jobs to go back to? Those people are included in the 26 million Americans who are now filing for unemployment benefits. This entire episode is just another example of the Democrat party credo, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”—even if it puts tens of thousands of people out of work.

One of the most blatant public displays of economic elitism I have ever seen take place was during an interview of Queen Nancy by James Corden, the host of the Late, Late Show. The interview took place in Ms. Antoinette’s walled San Francisco estate. During the interview Nancy Pelosi put on display her twin $24,000 (apiece) freezers which were filled with ice cream that she purchased for $13 per pint. She also brought out a basket of Easter candy that I would assume was also very expensive. All this with her despicable, detached look-how-much-money-I-have smile on her face. The last thing Americans—especially the 26 million who recently lost their jobs—wanted to see, was this gaudy exhibition of decadence by an elitist multimillionaire politician who is supposedly fighting for the “little guy.” I wonder how many citizens in this country don’t even make $24,000 per year?

Many Americans of all economic classes were rightly offended by this insensitive elitist politician who, in her thirty-four years in office, has become totally removed from the economic reality of the average American. This is especially true now with the current economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This arrogant, self-centered woman, who evidently had a need to brazenly show off her economic superiority, resorted to flaunting her wealth and position to the “little people” whose tax dollars pay her salary. 

As a further example of just how out of touch and disconnected the Speaker is from the world of the average American, please recall the spectacle and fanfare of the momentous signing of the Articles of Impeachment of Donald Trump. If you listened to Speaker herself, she portrayed her mood as “somber and prayerful” at the signing. Forget the reality of her sitting at the table surrounded by her political hacks and smiling for the camera as she proceeded to sign the articles. It was nothing less than a despicable partisan celebration of an event that should have been lamented. Not only was this signing treated as a celebration, Speaker Antoinette actually handed out party favors in the form of expensive souvenir pens. Ms. Antoinette gleefully handed out these expensive gifts, which were most likely paid for by the American taxpayer. This disgusting display took place even though Speaker Antoinette stated that “she took no pleasure” in this process. What a sad commentary on the state to which our republic has devolved. 

To further exemplify how dishonest and disingenuous the third most powerful person in our government is, it was stated by the Speaker that any attempt to move forward on impeachment proceedings would need to be bipartisan in nature. She was referring to the process of voting for an impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. The vote to move forward with the impeachment inquiry of the President was 232 in favor, 196 against. I don’t believe that one Republican voted in favor of moving forward with the impeachment inquiry. As such, it can hardly be described as bipartisan.

When the inquiry was completed, the impeachment managers, Adam Schiff and Jerold Nadler, presented their case to the full House of Representatives. When their presentation was finished the full house again voted on whether to send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial. Although the vote passed, it was not even close to passing on a bipartisan basis. Every Republican along with two Democrats voted against sending the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. One other Democrat voted present. As we all know, after sitting on the Articles for roughly a month, it became very apparent to her majesty, the Speaker, that her efforts to coerce Majority Leader McConnell into making concessions during the impeachment trial were not going to bear fruit. It was at this point that the articles were allowed to proceed to the Senate.

The following is based on my impression only and is in no way fact-based. It appeared to me that during the signing of the Articles of Impeachment that Speaker Pelosi was attempting to equate her status and position with that of the President of the United States. Another example of this occurred during the State of the Union Address when, in her mind, it became acceptable for her to tear up her copy of the President’s address to the nation. This was rude, arrogant, and disrespectful, not only to the President, but also to the country as a whole. In my opinion, it would be a misdeed to do this even in the privacy of her office. It was an even larger misdeed for her to do it in public, in full view of the entire world. It has been my experience that it is never a good idea to air out one’s dirty laundry in public.

Nancy Pelosi has been in Congress since 1987. During that time she and her husband have become exceedingly wealthy. Between her basic salary of $174K a year, plus all the add-ons, and also the added perks, she has done quite well for herself. When you add that to the income derived from her husband’s business, their combined net worth has risen into the tens of millions of dollars.

As is the case with many people who have been in their jobs too long, she has become more important, at least in her eyes, than the job itself. This problem becomes even more relevant when your job is that of public service. By definition the focus should be on the job not on the person. Mrs. Pelosi should be working for the betterment of the constituents of her district, and as Speaker, for the betterment of the country as a whole—not for the betterment of herself or her legacy.

The proposed additional funding to replenish the Payroll Protection Program was stalled by the Speaker and other members of her party. Instead of passing this single agenda legislation, the Speaker insisted on adding several additional items that were scheduled to be included in Phase 4. There was an opportunity to exert her “leverage” and exact a price for the passage of this bill and these badly needed funds. This was nothing less than a shameful display of partisan politics during a time when she should have put the needs of the country first. 

It took almost three weeks from when the replenishment was first proposed to the actual passage by the house. What should have been a seamless replenishment turned out to be two weeks of partisan bickering which ultimately caused a good number of businesses to fail. We will probably never know how many businesses failed while Nancy Antoinette fiddled. We will also never know how many people employed by those businesses will not have jobs to return to. I believe one can safely guess that the number is in the tens of thousands. Her actions here were not those of someone who had the best interests of the American public in mind. Her actions were more along the lines of someone who took advantage of a situation because she was able to—the consequences be damned.

Putting her twin $24,000 freezers on display, filled with $13 per pint ice cream for the entire country to see, was not the act of a person interested in looking out for “the little guy.” It was an ostentatious exhibition of a wealthy elitist showing off to the American public. I’m actually surprised that she didn’t go even further with this tasteless display. She could have continued on with a tour of her walled estate in San Francisco. The public could have been wowed by the crystal chandelier in her dining room or the solid gold toilet seat upon which she places her royal derrière. What a treat for the public that would have been. Oh well, maybe next time. 

The last paragraph was laced with sarcastic examples of decadence. I really have no way of knowing whether Queen Nancy has a solid gold toilet seat. But it wouldn’t surprise me. The point of this post was to show in very stark terms just how removed she is from the lives of everyday Americans. This is not the type of person who should be setting policy and passing legislation for this country. The country needs someone who is more in tune with the average everyday American who shops at Walmart and drinks beer at Joe’s Bar and Grill.