On PBS, Pelosi Demeaned Troops, Agreed We're In 'Bunker of 9-11'

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God bless the troops – those wife abusers? That was the conflicted message emanating from Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Charlie Rose on PBS stations last Thursday night. Rose ran Pelosi through the usual list of anti-war talking points, and the Speaker suggested our troops are riddled with "mental challenges" and domestic violence, just seconds after blessing the troops:

CHARLIE ROSE: Some argue that the sacrifice had been primarily by the men and women in the armed services and their families. And part of the reason that we ought not go to war, in which the American people are not asked to sacrifice behind the military.

NANCY PELOSI : Well, the one percent of our population is feeling this in a very personal way. And that`s just not fair. The shared sacrifice -- what did we do? We went to war, and the president gave a tax cut to the wealthiest people in America instead of saying we’re going to have a shared sacrifice here so everyone knows what the cost of this war is.

But we have -- the long-term costs of this war in Iraq are tremendous. You can`t even quantify them when you talk about the breakup of marriages, the mental challenges that many of our troops are coming home with, the domestic violence that is occurring, the divorce rates in the military. This is -- this is a different flavor than we have seen before.

Rose also lamented that America’s still sitting in the "bunker of 9/11" on immigration policy:

ROSE: Do you think in some ways we`re still living with the fear of 9/11, and in terms of some immigration policies that are destructive for our own future? That we are in the bunker of 9/11, even today, seven years later?

PELOSI: Well, I would certainly hope not, because that would be a victory for those who would frighten -- the terrorists -- whose goal is to terrorize. But there are a couple of things. One immigration and trade, because many people in our country think that they are losing their jobs because of trade or because of immigration. And for some of them, they are right, but not for many of them.

Much of Pelosi’s time on the February 28 broadcast was devoted to pushing the Democrat "Innovation Agenda," which, in a nutshell, means heavy government intervention in techno-pork, as if we are all still Keynesian pump-primers:

ROSE: What is the role of government in that to stimulate that kind of process? Is it an education bill that encourages and purchases the use of technology and brings together the smartest people we have, whether it`s on the West Coast or in the Northeast?

PELOSI: Throughout our country -- in our country. Our Innovation Agenda goes right to this point. Our point is, let`s not have arguments of whether we should trade or not. Of course we should. We have to innovate in order to prevail, to be competitive. Innovation begins in the classroom. But innovation can also change the classroom. So we have to encourage that kind of change for the future.

It`s not just in our country. In other parts of world there`s a realization that teachers can know better how children are learning by the use of technology. And we have to either get that technology or task for it, but it is -- there is a federal role in it. There`s a federal role in making sure that we have broadband across America.

ROSE: OK. That`s a fascinating point, because a lot of people go to Japan or South Korea, where the broadband penetration is significantly larger than it is in the United States. How do you promote broadband penetration from the legislative level?

PELOSI: Well, a couple of things. First of all, it`s part of our Innovation Agenda. It`s one of our key points. Second of all, it`s part of our infrastructure agenda.

ROSE: Right.

PELOSI: Because it is part -- should be part of the infrastructure initiatives of our country.

ROSE: Not just roads.

PELOSI: And you -- it`s not just roads. This is very important, because it can cause such a disparity in access to information, whether it`s for education or health care or social services or what -- but in terms of education, it has to be -- it has to be universal, that every family in America has access to high speed, always on, broadband.

ROSE: Right.

PELOSI: And we have to have federal initiatives to encourage this in rural America and in urban America.

ROSE: And do you have a price tag on that?

PELOSI: Well, we want to see public-private partnerships so that it`s not all a federal price tag. So, public-private partnerships, and with the technology some of it gets less and less expensive.

Elect the Democrats, and they'll amend the Bill of Rights to add the right to high-speed Internet services. Amazing.

—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.


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Hey Pelosi. .. .nobody is listening to you anymore

News Flash....Hey, Pelosi, Petraeus is in charge of the Iraq War, and nobody is listening to you anymore. 

No one.  Nada.  Nil.  Zero.  Not even Reid.

I'd comment on what you said....but I'm not listening either.

Jay Tee -

But wait ...

Nancy said something I don't think ANYONE has ever thought of before ... I mean, it's such a revelation for us all ... and worth hearing.

 

PELOSI: Well, I would certainly hope not, because that would be a victory for those who would frighten -- the terrorists -- whose goal is to terrorize.

Thank gawd we have Nancy looking out for us and our country ... She's so smart and wise.

 

 (remember, MY sarc button is always on auto-pilot)

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

drill

I suspect that your "sarc" button is like the Staples "Easy Button"....

Too bad when you hit yours here, it doesn't make a silly noise.

Popeye is a fool. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Drillmeister...look into her eyes...doesn't she look like Couric

Or is it Couric had the same Plastic Surgeon who screwed up both sets of Eyelids...or the absence of same ?  I don't care who you are, those two don't look Natural.  

I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to read her Drivel anymore...thanks for cherry picking something mistakenly Good coming out of her mouth.

Blonde and Jay Tee -

I mean, I'm REALLY scared now ...

I had absolutely NO idea we were dealing with terrifying terrorists.

What did Nancy know, and when did SHE know it?

Terrorists??!!??  How could the government keep this from us?

<silly noise>  for Blonde

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

Drilling machine...calm down, Do NOT look into her Eyes

Don't be Scared, she's only Third in line for the Presidency.....Oops, now i've gone and scared you some more.

Universal Broadband?

This nitwit is a twit.

And I am well and truly over anything that is "universal". 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

That's right...just what we

That's right...just what we need. Have the government take over the Internet too.. Broadband for everyone! Just another bennie brought to you by your Democrat party!

Is there anything at all that Her Speakerness doesn't think everyone has a Democrat-given "right" to?

I could barely comprehend this...

They are always, 24/7, so over the top with their pandering....but this one took the cake.

Popeye is certifiable.  John McCain was at fault for Boeing losing the tanker contract, according to Blinky.

MB, I think we need to start a new company....decorated defensive duct tape to wear when we read the net (color coordinate, natch).

These liberals are positively delusional. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

I agree, Blonde. I gotta

I agree, Blonde. I gotta tell you, I've had my head wrapped all day today! From the O-Ba-MA video, to the Gibson piece, to the Archie Bunker accusations, the student loans thing. I really was getting paranoid, thinking the NB staff was testing the maximum pressure tolerance of my tape, LOL!

But, it's held up, thank heaven! 

Quite Right, MB

I saw the Obambi video link earlier....thanks for the reminder...although I'm not sure I really want to hear the creepy vibes you all wrote about.

Maybe I'll just give it a pass.

P.S.  When we start our duct tape company, we need to have double reinforcement for really bad drive-by media days.  I'm thinking a whole range of tape....this could be good! 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

No, blonde, don't pass it

No, blonde, don't pass it up...you really need to see this...just make sure you duct-tape your head first.

Here's the Link, just for you, so you don't have to go looking for it  in the other thread....

Blonde and mb -

Okay ... I'm back from puking from that Obama link.

Here is one to cleanse your mind:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A0Tf_xwda6E

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

I thought you said

I thought you said "cleanse"??? Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head until I go to bed....oh well, at least it gave me a chuckle, as opposed to the sick feeling of the other one.

 

Thanks, drill

That was a perfect antidote to B. Hussein's "ministry".

Cult of Personality...indeed.

Post it, and often.  And thanks again. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

mb

Oi....the children have taken over.

Just think how embarrased they shall be in forty years when their grandkids see them fawning over the biggest fakir in the history of the planet.

I must stop now.  Before I say anything that will get me thrown off the boards, here.

P.S.  Thanks for linking that...I'd have not chased it, and as idiotic as it is....it was worth watching.  Know thine enemy. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

mb -

Is there anything at all that Her Speakerness doesn't think everyone has a Democrat-given "right" to?

I'm giving in and going in for some Botox in my brow Monday ...

I REALLY wish the democrats, or Nancy, would pay for it .... instead of me.  I want the "right" to free Botox ... The sumbeech is costing $300 out of my pocket ...

Come on, Nancy ... At least tell your doctor to give me a FreeBe. Besides, I don't need nearly as much as he uses on you ...

 

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

We are in the bunker of

We are in the bunker of 9-11, even today, seven years later...

Imagine that...how dare we.

For the leftists 9-11 was just a video game with the name of the game being Bush's War or they act as if it just really was a little thing, can't we just move on....

As to Nancy Dearest and her answers, I would be banned here for what I read and really want to say in response.

She is the enemy within, she is absolutely infuriating, she is dumb as a box of rocks at times but hey that doesn't matter if you are a leftist and a so-called rock star as only the msm calls these political nitwits that are out to destroy this country with their socialism.

I detest the woman, with her phony smile and that aggravating phony laugh of hers, let alone her blinking problem with the wide eyed innocence she tries to portray at times if it is convenient for the cameras...while behind the scenes she is scheming with others on how to grab more govt. control over all of us....let alone what a power hungry b!tch she is. 

Lord I would love to see Sheehan cream her in the upcoming election, I know, I know, when pigs fly, but wouldn't it be delicious.

Not so sure 'bout her...

... I know that my 'bunker' is beyond fortified and is now more of an 'armed pillbox', and, once I get the mechanics right, I'm workin' on some nice, fat, tracks and savin' up for one of those sweet, sweet Krupps 120mm Smoothbores like the Abrams got.

I'll "load my own" thanks. A 120 Ga. Shotgun, baby! Whooo!

THEN we're goin' out lookin' for some a$$ to kick...

I'm with you on this one. 

I'm with you on this one.  Tried to watch this interview with Pelosi and wound up furiously shouting at the television.  She is without a doubt one of the most ignorant, craven, dishonest political hacks to darken the floor of the House in a long time.  She represents the polar opposite of integrity and character.  Of course, Charlie Rose handled her gently, as opposed to the grilling he ususally gives Repbublicans.  Ah well, one good thing is I don't think she commands much respect in the House, and with good reason. 

"Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him." -Muhammad

Repub1... I agree with

Repub1...

I agree with you about the respect she has in the House, with the exception of the far left loonies, depending on what happens after Nov. if the dems keep the majority you can be sure that Hoyer will attempt to take her place.

Speaking of

Speaking of integrity....check this out...I've posted a tip to admin...maybe they will look into it and post on it tomorrow...I hope so.  She simply says "That is ridiculous" and that's the end of it!

Can you imagine her outrage if this were a Republican?

This is hypocrisy on stilts!

Nancy Pelosi

Motherbelt, thanks for the info on Nancy dearest.

Hypocrisy, hypocrisy, she's the epitome of same.

 

mb... Thanks for the link

mb...

Thanks for the link and info about this...

Kind of reminds me of Feinstein and her husbands business connections with her on one of the military/armed forces or some-such committees that had connection with aiding them.

Plus we can tack on Nancy Dearest's Samoa/Starkist connections with her and her husband, the House passed the minimum wage increase to all but them...how convenient..eh? The msm....no big deal. 

The hypocrisy and silence from the msm made me sick then, makes me sick now, most likely will for years to come...unfortunately.

Three immediate reactions

  1. Contrary to Charlie Rose, the people of the United States were asked to make sacrifices. Half a trillion dollars (the cost of the war) is quite a sacrifice, along with all the things we could have bought with that money. Have you ever listened to Hillary or Obama speak, claiming that Bush never asked us to make sacrifices, and in the next paragraph, they complain about all the things that money could have bought? (Cognitive dissonance is another name for unreflective stupidity.) For the sake of security, we were asked to surrender a fraction of our privacy. How did the liberals and Democrats respond? They wanted none of it. They were asked to sacrifice ... and they refused.
  2. All things considered, which is more important to the welfare of a family -- high speed internet, or a car? Obviously, a car (if for no other reason than to go to the grocery strore). But does that mean a car is an essential "right?" And that if missing, that the government must provide it? If high speed internet is a right, then so is a car. But the idea of gvernment providing a car is pure collectivism ... so why isn't this irresponsible babble about high speed internet treated the same way? After all, the technology has exploded and transformed American life until now. What idiot honestly thinks that "yeah, the private sector has done adequately up until now, but to really succeed, we need the federal bureaucracy?" When liberals start talking, they inevitably transform needs into rights. The government is not responsible for every need.
  3. How can Democrats be so keen on seeing the emotional effects of the war on returning soldiers, but remain so oblivious to the emotional damage they inflict with their lack of support? They declare that the troops' efforts are useless, and then complain that the troops come home dispirited. Well. yeah!

Remember, KC, as they said

Remember, KC, as they said about airport security after 9/11..."You can't professionalize unless you federalize." They really think that the Government is best equipped to manage things (the Postal Service, Amtrak and the DMV not withstanding.)

The thing that got me was that when she said that it had to be
universal, that every family in America has access to high speed, always on, broadband,

Charlie Rose simply said "Right." No question... not "do you think we can afford that?" or "do you think that's the government's responsibility?" or even "what about families that don't even have a computer?"

Nothing...Just..."Right."

 

Tripe

Does Pelosi believe that anybody cares about what she says? She's gotta be one of the dumbest people on this planet.

___________________________________ 

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

Why doesn't the liberal press ever ask...

socialist politicians to define wealthy?

"the president gave a tax cut to the wealthiest people in America"

charlie rose is either asleep at the switch or a socialist himself.

MSM is in sad sad shape.

Our gov. are the risk takers, the only entrepreneurs left,

using our tax money!

Technology that's the ticket. A Government story from Maui.. A beaurocrat thought it be great to install 15 road side cell (analog) phones, in remote places for stranded motorists to use. At the installed cost of $110,000 a unit. Well they never worked no cell tower in range, there they sat for 10 years. Now that the cell company went digital the units are trash. To bad the government that proposed this is STILL IN BUSINESS..

Shut-up and fix the roads ! keep us safe , those basic things???!!!

Iranian uranium; Iranian ICBM's; Iranian satellites..CHANGE is comming BELIEVE in that!

 

amazing stooopidity

but as a liberal politician you absolutely have to rely on the dumbess and most ignorant of voters to keep you in office, and no better way than to tie in class warefare to the war.

lets not forget the troops received tax cuts too because they actually earn their paycheck instead of a typical "pity me i vote for government handouts liberal". i seem to recall thinking when i had my sandy butt planted in the deserts over there that i was happy to hear about tax cuts. wow nancy should have asked me what i thought but then that would have defeated her whole class warfare angle.

and who are the "crazies" that she thinks our troops are. hhmmmm i seem to take things that life throws at me much better after serving over there. but apparently to nancy all soldiers are good for are packing sandbags for hurricane victims and serving cocktail weenies at a clinton party instead of actually serving the purpose they are well aware they are VOLUNTEERING for. i'll bet the domestic violence rate is much higher in a household that primarily exists due to government handouts as opposed to a military family pre, during or post combat combined. i'd put every asset i own on that bet.

just more class warfare rhetoric.

lunaticcringeradio

I'd back your bet, LCR

I am so sick of these anti-war whiners ascribing the most ludicrous attributes to the members of our military.

I read a real eye-opener over at Blackfive.  Murtha ought to be skinned alive....for causing  Marine Lt. Col. Chessani to be tried for something that never happened (Haditha). 

It's disgusting what these filthy politicians get away with.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Blonde:  Concur with all

Blonde:

 Concur with all you have written above and wish to ask the following question...

1.)  Why doesn't the press do a story about domestic abuse within Anti-war groups?  I mean, you can probably find some wives beating up on husbands within the ranks of code pink, right?  Or lesbians beating up on each other?

It is almost as if the press have figured out that the troops are not going to vote for the libs and therefore do not mind bashing them....

luna... I'm with you on

luna...

I'm with you on that bet...all the way!

Thank you for your service...my gratitude sent.

I'm still serving...

 And the last time I checked I wasn't one of the richest Americans but yet I still received a tax break from Bush's cuts. But then again according to Pelosi that might  be just because I am losing it.....I need to go hit my wife I'll be back in a minute.

 

 

What a pompass, -insert numerous foul words here-, she needs to get the boot. Funny thing is the people of Califronia get to choose form either Pelosi or Sheehan next time around. I don't know who the Republican will be but it would be interesting to live in that district during elections.

 

 

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter”  - Thomas Jefferson

»→ Pelosi on Charlie Rose

She can't even get a gig on MSNBC anymore.

We see more of Newt Gingrich on Nationwide outlets, and all she can snag is Charlie Rose on PBS?

Did she explain why she wants America  to be attacked again?  I hope GWB has the cajones to continue international wiretaps while she's in the powder room.

She's playing oneupmanship with the lives of our children.

What a stool.

♣ a seal

Also, Her Speakerness and

Also, Her Speakerness and her buddies love to lament the "fact" that most of us aren't "sacrificing," but neither she nor they ever seem to verbalize what they think that "sacrifice" should be.....

Wait! Let me take a guess....some kind of tax!! After all, if our brave young men and women are sacrificing over there, the least we can do is pay more taxes here....and she and her pals will decide what they will be spent on....

mb.. ....yeah...she talks

mb..

....yeah...she talks about sacrifice, what about the employees in Somoa/Starkist factory that work for some company of her and her husbands...no minimum wage for them.

What a hypocrite she is and always has been.

"We went to war, and the

"We went to war, and the president gave a tax cut to the wealthiest people in America instead of saying we’re going to have a shared sacrifice here so everyone knows what the cost of this war is."

Beyond being another dishonest trip to the class envy talking point well, it's an irrelevant subject misdirection not used so shamefully since Mark Geragos and Johnny Cochran had reputations to sully.  Hey, Speaker Bobblehead, remind us...did Hillary vote to go to war?  Yes?  Are you demanding that she send Chelsea to Iraq like you and your minnions are claiming the President and the rest of us who support the war should be doing with our children?  Ah, save your breath, you're due for another facelift and I wouldn't want to interrupt you.

Shared sacrafice?  I see

Shared sacrafice?  I see Army recruiting commercials several times a day.  They are asking for sacrifice.

I guess the only form of sacrifice she really is concerned with is higher taxes.

What a liar

"But there are a couple of things. One immigration and trade, because many people in our country think that they are losing their jobs because of trade or because of immigration. And for some of them, they are right, but not for many of them."

Like hell.Tell that to people who work in construction and processing.Guess if your not a elitist you dont count.Maybe we should replace congress with illegals.At least some work would get done.

w99... Maybe we should

w99...

Maybe we should replace congress with illegals.At least some work would get done.

ROFLMAO!

That was rich.

BT

It is close to the truth.They dont know how to think for themselves.They have to use polls.They create bills then dont fund them.They make sure there is funding for their pay raises.The only ones they will do work is for special interest groups.Nancy and Harry lead this group of bought and paid for congressman.It would be nice if we had some that remembered they are there for the American people.

w99... I understand your

w99...

I understand your frustration as you should know by my posts by now...but there are some hard working congress-critters that thank goodness do work for their constituents and the rest of us out here, problem is they are the minority and you never hear about them unless you can watch and listen to them in congress at times.

True BT

Jeff Sessions and Hunter are definately good it is just there are to many waste of air congressman on both sides of the aisle.I think we should export congressman to Singapore to be use for caneing practice.

w99... Sessions and

w99...

Sessions and Hunter are excellent examples.

I caught Sessions last night on CNN or Beck, maybe both talking about the latest tactics with illegal immigration by the fearless leader Reid and such...

It never quits, thank God for congressmen like both of them, and women too.

Lord help us all whatever the outcome is by Nov. regarding illegal immigration...we are in a real fix as far as I am concerned.

Think about it. Pelosi is

Think about it. Pelosi is 2nd in the order of presidential succession. Amazing to think of it in those terms huh?

http://www.infopleas...

I Have To Ask Pelosi

 Since the Rich got the Tax cut did she and her husband send back the money they got,if she was so against it then you would think that.and I have to ask another thing about the War why did she vote for it and keep giving in on the money to the war.  

Never vote for Byrd

I forgot this lady even

I forgot this lady even existed (nice thought, eh?).  Really, she sure doesn't make he news anymore.  What does she do all day?  Even the Democrat's hate her now; she made all kinds of promises for them and she kept NONE of them.  When they voted her into her position she simply flipped them the "birdie".  Only thing worse than a liberal is an intentional liar.  Pelosi is BOTH.

 

 

Pelosi's Lips

Pelosi's lips look like they've had a good workout.

Yep.  She has them

Yep.  She has them stretched regularly.

The fact that this vile

The fact that this vile mutant is in office is a testament to idiotic America-hating voters. She should be censored, tar-and-feathered and sent on a trip to Outer Mongolia.

Nancy Pelosi is a traitor to the United States of America.

And should be treated as such.

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

And she blinks...about 100 mph. the woman may need help.

traitor, and blinker, I cannot  feel any sorrow, Old folks home, waits for all. NO WAY OUT! we all gotta debt to pay, she will get her's.....

Well, they say that

Well, they say that increased blinking is a cue that someone is lying, or searching for an answer to an awkward quesion. And on occasion, Her Speakerness appears to blink almost not at all. So what does that tell you?

I'll admit...someone could probably pruduce data that shows the opposite and people blink less when they lie. But as I said, Her Speakerness has both rapid and practically blinkless episodes.

So maybe the best answer is the old "How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving."

 

No Sacrifice?

No sacrifice?  All Americans are paying the ultimate sacrifice - Providing our hard earned money (tax dollars) to be spent allowing Charlie Rose and Nancy Pelosi air-time to spew their anti-American agenda on PBS.  Still they want more..."to have federal initiatives to encourage this in rural America and in urban America."

Inovation begins at home.

"Innovation begins in the classroom."

Apparently Mrs. Pelosi missed a lot of her history classes as most innovation came from people working in areas that where far away from the influences of structuralized (read: government mandated and controlled) education. If you look at history, as she has not, you would begin to understand that the classroom is the worse possible place for any innovation to occur. From Mr. Einstein to Mr. Coffee, from fire to ice makers, time and time again the greatest innovations came from those working outside the classrooms and colleges who rejected the theories and “lessons” of the day. If she really wants to help advance innovation as she claims, then she would attempt to reduce the influence of government in education and not increase it as she insists is necessary.

Excellent point.

Excellent point.

so much easier

But it so much easier to shape the minds into a socialist ideology when they are young and in a setting where the children will be comfortable and learning from an authority figure.

control

All this means to me is that the Liberal Democrats are relatively sure that they will be able to put controls on the internet, 'for the children', and therefore see the internet as yet another media forum to repeat their message but without all those pesky opposing views. Fairness doctrine for the Internet coming to Congress soon.

May I say how fetching

May I say how fetching America's grandmother-in-law is looking these days.

Almost a Joan Rivers' glow about her.

Pointing that bony finger is a particularly pleasant touch.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.