(Of course, that means doing Americans everywhere less potential and actual harm, which is good.)

I do apologize for being redundant.

And, I apologize for my supercilious reply to your supercilious comment. Hopefully that doesn't come across as redundant.

To quote yourself, and with NO humorous attempt this time, You are aware that you're not required to read ALL the articles (posts) here and you're not required to comment on ANY of them aren't you? Not reading and/or not commenting is O.K.

Good for the goose; good for the gander.

LOL

To quote another of TMV contributor who uses this ploy… [sigh]

Oh yeah? Who's that?

Redundant Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

So was your second set of “z”s.

You are aware that you're not required to read ALL the articles here and you're not required to comment on ANY of them aren't you? Not reading and/or not commenting is O.K.

Maybe there's an upside to harassing a TMV Author that I'm missing, because any gain in stature from your comment escapes me. If you disagree with the Authors opinion… Disagree with the authors opinion!.. I do that all the time, but your “z”s are not a disagreement and they add nothing to the legitimate subject being discussed.

To quote another of TMV contributor who uses this ploy… [sigh]

This post was mentioned on Twitter by TMV: New York Mag Profile of Nancy Pelosi: Follow-Up: Yesterday, I received a note (on my Facebook page) from Vanessa Gri… http://bit.ly/2sop6P...

However I have other Heroines such as Amelia Earhart. Some others are listed here:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/heroine.html

Speaking of Pelosi;

If she is shrill, fine. Nothing like finger nails on a chalkboard to get your attention.

If she is strident, well I see that as a quality in a leader, not a fault.

If she is too rich, fine. Few people of her wealth have ever given a flip for less fortunate Americans than her.

If she is Humorless. I don't vote for humor. That’s for idiots that need to be loved and accepted by totol strangers.

Odd? That’s an insult. Please save that for the republican party.

Tone deaf? For conservadips, I certainly hope so.

I have both worked for and been married to independent and powerful women. I personally think they are awesome. I have also been the “powerful man” within both professional and marital arenas. But I see where the perception of Nancy Pelosi comes from. It's the emptiness of her eyes and the way she speaks, seemingly with doubt and uncertainty – even when she's talking about positive points.

There are men that exhibit the same aura about themselves. I truly don't think this is a sexist issue. Politicians are made or broken by the general feeling they give their audience. These feelings are governed by their words, tone, confidence, body language, and overall “look”. Let's take Dennis Kucinich, for instance. He's a liberal, but I respect him (unlike Pelosi). Why would that be? For me, it's mainly because he stands up for HIS convictions, not those of his party. However, he suffers from the same afflictions that Pelosi does (as mentioned above). He comes off as cold and distant. The same could be said of Ron Paul. He comes off as “whiney” when he speaks. Pelosi, however, is a party hack with all of these characteristics.

I can see where Kathy's perceptions came from, just as I can see why Vanessa thinks she was presenting a removed view. I think, though, that it's pretty likely that Kathy's interpretation was the more common, but I also think there's some defensive bias there.

I'm not a liberal. I disliked the “shrew”. But I did relate to the second sentence. One can dislike a powerful woman just because of her mannerisms or personality quirks — just as one can dislike a woman who does not hold power, or a man…. Doesn't always have to be an attack on feminism, you know.

OT, everybody — sorry — (Kathy — hope this comment makes sense. Writing from the hospital post-surgery tonight. Meant to respond to your note saying 'welcome back' a few days ago, but it's been crazy)

Duh.

I'm not sure what you mean by “or something like Facebook,” because I did reply to Grigoriadis on Facebook. If you look at the very end of my reply to her, I tell her that I am posting her note to me and my reply to that note on TMV, so that TMV's readers will know how she feels about what I said about her article, in my article that was published on TMV.

LOL