With liberal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appearing on "The View" "objective" journalist Barbara Walters hit Speaker Pelosi from the left. After briefly discussing the renewed Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill controversy, Walters attacked Pelosi for not doing enough to retreat from Iraq.
BARBARA WALTERS: The Democrats came in. They were going to try to bring the troops home. They were going to try to end the war. What happened?
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI: Well, we are trying to do that. We have a contrast her between a ten year, $1 trillion war that the president is proposing and we’re talking about a year that, that redeployment begins as soon as safely possible and ends within a year. That’s the debate.
That answer was not enough for the veteran journalist, who brought in "fringe liberal" Joy Behar to bolster her argument. Walters and Behar both complained that the Democrats’ leading candidates allegedly do not support an immediate withdrawal.
WALTERS: Well, but your leading candidates- Joy you–
JOY BEHAR: Well, all of the three leading candidates said that they can see this war going on until 2013. Hillary, Barack Obama, and John Edwards all said that.
PELOSI: Well, if you subscribe to that, then that would be your answer.
WALTERS: They are your candidates.
PELOSI: Democrats in Congress do not subscribe to that. But let me speak for the Democrats in the House. And by the way, we have some bipartisan support, which I think is important. What we’re talking about is, all of the generals tell us, the retired generals, that if you’re going to have stability in the region, you must begin by redeploying the troops out of Iraq to end the occupation, end-
Token non-liberal Elisabeth Hasselbeck did manage to bring in key points about the success of the surge and offered up some numbers to back her up.
HASSELBECK: Even though today we had the news that the surge is actually working, that civilian deaths in Iraq are down, like 53 percent with the surge of troops being upwards of 160,000.
—Justin McCarthy is a news analyst at Media Research Center.
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Barabara Walters always had
October 2, 2007 - 17:00 ET by Chris NormanBarabara Walters always had a certain silliness about her. In her dotage, it's become more pronounced.
Wow... This is another
October 2, 2007 - 17:06 ET by bigtimerWow...
This is another show not to be missed by us regular folks.
Filled with the greatest intelligent minds in the US...helping us understand defending this country, Victory in the war, and who to vote for all wrapped in a fuzzy little ball.
Pelosi is TRYING to do
October 2, 2007 - 17:10 ET by TruthMongerPelosi is TRYING to do stuff...
this is how Bush always gets off the hook too, right...?
..all of the generals tell
October 2, 2007 - 17:15 ET by rimsky..all of the generals tell us, the retired generals..
I don't believe ALL the generals, even ALL the retired generals, believe anything remotely like what Pelosi says here. Being the Madam Speaker affords her the freedom/license to say damn near anything in a forum like this and not be challenged because anyone listening is already duped and they think she just knows it all!
rimsky... Syria would of
October 2, 2007 - 17:18 ET by bigtimerrimsky...
Syria would of been a good place to park herself permanently as far a I am concerned.
Ain't it the truth! All
October 2, 2007 - 17:20 ET by rimskyAin't it the truth! All the Generals, indeed! What a load!
You'll notice, She had to
October 2, 2007 - 20:19 ET by RESTLESS 1You'll notice, She had to put the qualifier "retired" in there. As in the "retired" Wesley Clark? Certainly there have been some rumblings among retired military concerning Iraq, but "ALL the generals tell us", retired or otherwise, is playing fast and loose with the facts. Of course dems lying is not new, but I haven't heard a whole lot from these "retired" generals since General Petraeus gave his report. Interesting.
"JOY BEHAR: Well, all of
October 2, 2007 - 17:41 ET by MassConservativePELOSI: Democrats in Congress do not subscribe to that."
Ummm, Madame Speaker??? Two of those three ARE Democrats in Congress.
...and by the way they did not say it would go until 2013 they said they do not see all troops being out of Iraq by 2013. That is a big difference.
"There are scandals that need to be addressed. Republicans address them, Democrats re-elect them." - Tom Delay
Great point Mass.
October 3, 2007 - 01:14 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Great point Mass. Morticia Pelosi seems to forget who's on the team. Then again, she represents a city that bans the US marine corps from using a street to record a recruitment ad, yet is all for the gay, transgender and beastiality sex proponents to have a parade on the same streets. Disgusting.
She is so dumb its indescribable.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~ Unknown
Speakerette
October 2, 2007 - 17:52 ET by NoMoreClintonsPelosi is clearly a failure . . . but you won't hear if from the MSM.
Enjoy your last 15 months on the job, Nancy.
I can hardly wait for the
October 2, 2007 - 20:23 ET by RESTLESS 1I can hardly wait for the elections. I think a lot of democrats are in for a rude awakening. According to Rush today, congress approval ratings are at 11%. 11%!!!! I don't see dems keeping too many of their seats, depending how many are up, with numbers like that. I fear they have a decent shot at the White House, but it is still early there too, but I have many doubts that they will keep a majority in Congress much longer.
Dingbat Pelosi alleges: "
October 2, 2007 - 17:54 ET by TEDingbat Pelosi alleges: " ... all of the generals tell us, the retired generals, that if you’re going to have stability in the region, you must begin by redeploying the troops out of Iraq to end the occupation, end-."
"[A]ll of the generals"? Hahahahaha. By my last count, the Democrat party had a whopping total of seven (S-E-V-E-N!) retired generals, out of thousands and thousands of living, retired generals, who have endorsed Pelosi's plan to surrender, immediately and unconditionally, to the enemy in Iraq and beyond.
Sounds like a concensus to
October 2, 2007 - 18:00 ET by JerrySounds like a concensus to me.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Um, I'm not an intellectual
October 2, 2007 - 20:35 ET by HypocriteHaterUm, I'm not an intellectual member of congress or anything, like madam speaker, but isn't Pelosi suppose to be getting information about the war from ACTIVE generals, not RETIRED generals?
I would think active generals would have more first hand knowledge of the war, but hey, I'm just an idiot in my pajamas sitting at a keyboard, what do I know!
Cut and run
October 2, 2007 - 18:33 ET by JDWOn Monday we learned US troop deaths had fallen for the fourth straight month to a year plus low in September of 64. Iraqi deaths fell by more than 50% from the previous month.
Rep Pelosi, please explain you're inability to brainwash not only the American people into cutting and running, but selling Congress on ending the war.
JDW
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the new view
October 2, 2007 - 18:45 ET by TjexciteI was sorta watching today and was thinking, How many topics they could not have done with rosie and now they can like Nancy Pelosi and anything about sex. there was just topics that were off limits. If Rosie was there she would have rip Nancy a new A-hole and stomped it dry. More over Nancy would not have even been on the show. Just to show that being a liberal makes them more closed than opened.
just my green-white-checkered
Whoops
October 2, 2007 - 18:56 ET by celatorI believe Newsbusters mistakenly let an inaccuracy slip through on this report. Mzz Walters was referred as a "journalist".
Just saw the opening of Pelosi on the View...warning: GROSS!
October 2, 2007 - 19:08 ET by RJBelieve it or not, Barbara Walters opened by saying to Pelosi that the women at the table would like to "do" her husband...and Whoopie followed up by saying to Pelosi "I'd like to "do" you but I probably should wait until you're out of office."
Way to go, Whoopie. Great hire, Barbara.
They're friggin' ladies...
October 2, 2007 - 19:12 ET by Chris NormanThey're friggin' ladies...
Funny, Chris
October 2, 2007 - 19:25 ET by RJI specifically avoided the word "ladies", but I suppose we can apply it in a very loose way. :^>
RJ, I used "friggin'" as a
October 2, 2007 - 19:28 ET by Chris NormanRJ, I used "friggin'" as a stand-in description, as this is a family-friendly web site. :)
I tried to play off your joke, Chris, but obviously failed
October 2, 2007 - 19:36 ET by RJ....as in "loose ladies"...
At this rate, I'll never earn that $50 Matthew promises....
That came from, one night,
October 2, 2007 - 19:40 ET by Chris NormanThat came from, one night, when a buddy's wife loudly burped and my friend turned to her and said, "Honey?" and she replied "Hey, I'm a ------- lady!". She had a twisted sense of humor, but funny as heck.
Would that be "phony"
October 2, 2007 - 20:11 ET by drillanwrWould that be "phony" retired generals, Nancy? ... Woops! Did I say that? ...
D`oh!
Yunz all know I'm just messin' with ya ...
I don't think Baba was
October 2, 2007 - 20:30 ET by NortonalecI don't think Baba was trying to put Nance on the spot-she was giving Pelosi an oppourtunity to explain why the dems have FAILED the kooky left. It can't be the dems fault that we are still in Iraq, because they promised the nutroots that we would be out by now.
Nortonalec
Justin, you rookie you,
October 2, 2007 - 20:28 ET by JABJustin, you rookie you, after spewing a mouth full of "cold adult beverage" upon my keyboard and screen with this one liner; "The View" "objective" journalist Barbara Walters"! I have to inform you that in your post's henceforth please forewarn your readers before hand to dispence of beverages ahead of time.
Now back to the original article...
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Pelosi says: " What
October 2, 2007 - 20:38 ET by JABPelosi says: " What we’re talking about is, all of the generals tell us, the retired generals, that if you’re going to have stability in the region, you must begin by redeploying the troops out of Iraq to end the occupation, end-
Huumm, my guess would be that the "retired Generals" do not have access to the current Data that is needed to WIN a war, read the fine print folks. Just more BS from a no backboned liberal.
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
what about whoopie(eeewww) saying she wants a 3way with pelosi
October 2, 2007 - 21:49 ET by lunaticcringeradioapparently she and barbara got into a top the other pissing contest and she won by saying she'd get in on a three way with pelosi and her husband. yes i know that's a horrible image to think about, but i have an point to make here.
the story is here
http://blog.washingt...
opie and anthony were suspended and almost fired if it hadn't been for the subscribers support because they were interviewing a crazy homeless guy who said he would rape condi rice if she walked down his alley. now yes that's offensive and crude but i have to pay a subscription, buy special hardware, and oh my god turn the knob on my radio to hear crude humor that is advertised and offensive, unedited, and uncensored, that once again i pay for. my point is is "the view" which is packed to the gills with liberals, going to be suspended for a month for a paid show hosts crude sexually suggestive comments about a high ranking politician? bet you not.
if you were wondering anthony is pretty damn conservative. also if you were wondering i would vote for condi rice if she ran for president. also i thought the comments made by the crazy homeless guy were absolutely hilarious because he was a rambling nut. hell liberals make me laugh but i cry later when i see that people actually believe the crap they say.
so i'm asking, when is the view going to be suspended for a month just like opie & anthony were? good thing i'm not holding my breathe.
lunaticcringeradio
How does Whoopi Love Pelosi, let me count the ways
October 2, 2007 - 23:27 ET by Wolf PanglossIs this an entirely different class of media bias, where the media is so biased towards leftist politicians that they want to have "quirky" sexual relations with them?
Ai yai yai yai
it's called being a liberal
October 3, 2007 - 02:30 ET by lunaticcringeradioquite frankly the only conservative i want to have sex with is ann coulter, but only after i fatten her up with cookies and doughnuts. oops i forgot michelle maulkin. ok 2. the point is eeewww ewwww and eeeeewwww put the knife in my eye please on whoopie having sex with anything. it should be a federal crime for any sentient being or tamed house pet to see her nude. also could you imagine, she brings an hideous new level to the term does the rug match the drapes. aweful dreadlocks. could only imagine it would look like a convention of fuzzy leaches or maybe someone stepped on a tarantula.
lunaticcringeradio
I bet it looks liks she has
October 3, 2007 - 07:45 ET by NortonalecI bet it looks liks she has Buckwheat in a scissor-hold down there.
Nortonalec
LINK TO VIDEO of Pelosi on The View
October 3, 2007 - 07:52 ET by blackrain4xmashttp://uk.youtube.co...
File this under BLUE on BLUE
The Idiot Pullet ... er ... Pulpit
October 3, 2007 - 11:21 ET by drillanwrCan't ABC come up with some mindless soap or game show to fill that hour everyday? ... How about a live-feed camera from some farmer's hen house?