Pelosi Claims Obama 'Was About Getting the Job Done Rather Than Pointing Fingers'
Saturday morning, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson on his weekly Rainbow PUSH program, prior to her endorsement of Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) in this month's Democratic primary. The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, WLS AM, and the local affiliates of NBC and ABC all covered the the event.
Moments after saying it's "a badge of honor" for President Barack Obama to be known as the food stamp president, Pelosi made an incredible assertion (video here):
Look, remember the inauguration? Remember that, OK. There he was, saying I'm calling for swift, bold action now to create jobs, to educate our children. you know the list goes on, to protect our seniors, (garbled). One week and one day after the president's inaugural address, the House of Representatives passed his recovery stimulus package. And that, not by us, don't take it by me, by the economists who studied this, three and a half million jobs saved or created. And that was the beginning of taking down this 800,000 jobs being lost on a regular basis. He had inherited a terrible thing. Professional and statesman that he is, he was about getting the job done rather than pointing fingers, but I'll do it for him.
Obama doesn't point fingers? That's absurd. He's repeatedly blamed President George Bush, and there are many examples of that. Here are but a few. In his very first presidential press conference, Obama said: "What I won't do is return to the failed theories of the last eight years that got us into this fix in the first place." In August of the following year, CNN's Ed Hornik asked, "Will Bush-bashing help Democrats win over weary voters?" From the article:
President Obama has made a point recently to invoke Bush's name in what many say is a calculated effort to remind voters of the previous administration's economic policies, which Democrats argue led to the worst recession in modern history.
In June of last year, the Washington Times headlined, "Obama wants credit for cleaning up ‘big mess.’" The article begins:
President Obama told supporters at a fundraiser in Miami on Monday night that he deserves credit for cleaning up the mess he inherited.
“My job over these first two years has frankly been to clean up a big mess,” Mr. Obama said at a $10,000-per-ticket event at a gated mansion in Miami Beach.
Yet Pelosi's ridiculously over-the-top contention wasn't reported by any of the news outlets. Serving as stenographers, they dutifully detailed the Pelosi-designated story of the day, her endorsement of the younger Jackson. When it comes to satisfying the wishes of liberal Democrats, the mainstream media can be most compliant.
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WTF?
Submitted by AMR1960 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:26am.
WTF?
2012 can't arrive soon enough...
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Long Live...THE REPUBLIC !
Here, AMR...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:02am.
You may want to skip to right around the 35 second mark if you are really in a hurry.
;-)
Jer
Like it, Jer!
Submitted by TheHistorian on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:28am.
I really like it, Jer! And you hit the nail right on the head.
Barack Obama is still our President until about 20 days into 2013 regardless of the election. I believe as a lame duck he will be at least as progressive as the Pelosi/Reid Congress was after the Republicans were elected in November of 2010. I remember that the media gave them credit for a bunch of legislation on their way out.
I would expect him to double down on appointments and executive orders at that time. It will be an interesting period in our history.
Dennis Prager
I Believe That.....
Submitted by Samaritan01 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:43am.
I believe that Obama never, ever blamed President Bush. No really...I mean it....seriously!!
I'm a Believer
Submitted by Mike Bates on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:46am.
You know, maybe you're right. I take it all back.
And these fools actually get elected, and ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:54am.
continue getting elected, because there are even bigger fools voting for them.
Crazy, I tell ya.
MD
Pointing fingers
Submitted by cocodrie on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:00am.
All he's done is point his middle finger at America all along.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Jail
Submitted by averageschmoe on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:02am.
Nancy Pelosi should be in jail!
I prefer to have Pelosi soundbites on the air every night
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 8:32pm.
The more she speaks, the more average Americans realize that Top 1%er Pelosi and her pals must think we're all stupid. She sounds like a fool everytime she opens her mouth.
So put on the screen daily.
As the Valley Girl in Frank Zappa's song once said
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:19am.
Barf out.....Gag me with a spoon. Uh, it is time to put Nana McBotox in a home because she is detached from reality. This has been the most polarizing president in the history of this country whose main objective is to plot and pit everyone against each other while blaming his enemies, er, opponents for what he is doing. Now these are the same people that have been wagging and pointing their fingers at everyone telling us to stay out of other peoples bedrooms. Now a FLUKE goes up to capitol hill and demands that the Feds go inside (raid) everyone's bedrooms.
No, Nancy has not lost it
Submitted by TheHistorian on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:37am.
This is Nancy as she always was. When she had lost it was when she wrote the editorial for the Christian Science Monitor about the Democrats leading the most ethical and moral Congress in history.She regained her normalcy by "deeming" legislation passed, by forcing legislation without amendment, by breaking her promises on reading bills al a health care (you have to pass it to know what is in it). Nancy's father, a MD politician before they put them in prison for retirement, was the same way.
Dennis Prager
Nancy learned her dirty
Submitted by celator on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 1:50pm.
Nancy learned her dirty democrat political tactics from her father, "Big Tommy" D'Alesandro, that's for sure. He's known in political circles as the most crooked mayor in the history of Baltimore. His alleged affiliation with mob interests show up in 1947 when the mob (under Luciano, as I remember, but I could be wrong) was allowed to bring cocaine and marijuana etc into the Port of Baltimore for a cut of the profits going to Big Tommy. That is to say, the mayor, police, etc., looked the other way, and happily so. Some authors speculate that "Big Tommy" D'Alesandro's favor to the mob was a gift to them for their protection of the eastern ports of the US (including Baltimore) from Nazi spies and infiltration during WW ll--a interesting tale in itself that hasn't yet been told adequately, IMHO.
Here's an interesting write up that gets into some of this.
http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2010/10/nancy-pelosi-shes-the-...
And another little tidbit about Nancy's daddy:
"D'Alesandro ran for Governor of Maryland in 1954, but was forced to drop out due to being implicated in receiving undeclared money from Dominic Piracci, a parking garage owner convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and conspiracy to obstruct justice."
http://slashtheseats.com/rrpedia/Thomas_L._J._D%27Alesandro,_Jr
Full service coddling
Submitted by Mike Bates on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:44pm.
Nancy's father had been the mayor of Baltimore and her brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III, recalled precious childhood memories. The D’Alesandro family “had our doors open every day, people coming in looking for jobs, for medical assistance, for housing, to get somebody out of jail.”
The patronage jobs and subsidized housing expectations I understand. And certainly Democrats helping other Democrats to either keep out or get out of the pokey is a longstanding custom. But going to their house for medical attention suggests the Family D’Alesandro really provided full service coddling. At taxpayer expense, no doubt.
Nancy's a chip off the old block.
The summary of the propaganda dictated at this fundraiser:
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 4:15am.
Barack Obama: “My job over these first two years has frankly been to clean up a big mess".
Pointing fingers. There is no end to how these Marxists lie right to our faces. To Paraphrase Mark Halpern.....This man IS a Dick.
Or to put a point on it....
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 4:19am.
Courtesy of our photoshopper extraordinaire....(BK).
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Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
This woman is so ridiculous it is laughable! Obama has...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 4:30am.
been pointing his bony finger at Bush ever since he started running for the presidency.
As a native Californian, the only thing positive I can say about Pelosi is that she is not a native Californian. She was "hatched" in some other state.
'He had inherited a terrible
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 5:19am.
'He had inherited a terrible thing'.............in 2008??? Hey, Ms. Botox.............if memory serves me well, you and Harry the Weasel had two full years before 2008 to really screw things up, and you did a very thorough job of it too!!! So by the time Boy Barry was coronated, you had allready set the table for him..............yet all of you STILL want to 'point fingers' at Bush.
And I will grant you that Boy BlahBlah has 'got things done'.....................he DID promise to 'fundamentally transform this country', and - with YOUR help, as well as the StateRun Media, Harry the Weasel, and the self-emasculating eunich Republicans, you have all helped Boy Barry to have a lot of success in that regard.
Not about pointing fingers
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 7:41am.
at those slurpee-sippin' guys who drove the country into the ditch.
Yep, kept it classy, he did.
Saith His O-ness
Submitted by Mike Bates on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 12:47pm.
“After they drove the car into the ditch, made it as difficult as possible for us to pull it back, now they want to keys back. No! You can’t drive. We don’t want to have to go back into the ditch."
No more keys
Submitted by midwest lady on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:01pm.
Even the secret service won't let him drive.
I was going to say "How could she say that with a straight face"
Submitted by syvyn11 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 7:58am.
But.... She's had so much botox, it's both paralyzed her face and made her senile.
It will be a tough haul
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 8:23am.
I pity the person who has to clean up Obama's multi-trillion dollar mess.
US!
It's a badge of honor for Obama to be called
Submitted by no tingly legs on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 9:15am.
the Food Stamp President? That's sort of like an NFL Quarterback who throws 8 interceptions per game proud of being called The Interception Quarterback (after his 3 game career). Only a Dem could try and turn factual evidence of a miserable record of incompetence and failure into a positive. Talk about spin, wow.
The Pelosi's and Reid's of the world really do think we're that stupid.
Personally, for Obama I prefer the title President Downgrade, the failed Food Stamp President.
Repeating Lies
Submitted by Danimal on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 10:21am.
This administration knows the media is on their side and will print whatever they say without challenge. All these media records total up to Obama's manufactured legacy. Years down the road when we look up articles and news stories about Obama, it will all be glowing praise. Propaganda at its core.
This pathetic sad sack of a
Submitted by celator on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 12:14pm.
This pathetic sad sack of a person has been delusional all her life, and she will always be thus.
I guess
Submitted by panzerakc on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 12:34pm.
Nancy's off her meds again.
"a professional and a statesman"...
Submitted by JohnP in OK on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 1:13pm.
I suppose so...in the sense that a prostitute considers herself a professional (as opposed to 30-year-old "college girls.")
And Nancy, dear: if you want to know what a statesman is, see "Churchill, Winston."
You will find that they don't vote "present."
Nancy
Submitted by mmilesll on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 1:20pm.
I don't know how Nancy can hate Big Oil, If it weren't for oil her face would look like the freak she is-plastic surgery=oil, for the slow thinkers.
really?
Submitted by midwest lady on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 1:41pm.
Gee, she said that with a straight bo-toxed face.
Puke.
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:28pm.
Puke.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
Pelosi
Submitted by gkstephens on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:46pm.
Do you realize she was only two awkward steps from the presidency as speaker.
President Pelosi? Try that on for size!
Hey Stretch!
Submitted by lilium479 on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 3:48pm.
He never pointed a finger at W or you for that matter?