ABC anchor Charles Gibson opened Thursday's World News by trumpeting how, video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the House floor holding a baby while she talked to colleagues, demonstrated “the ultimate in multitasking: Taking care of the children and the country.” Seconds earlier Gibson had hailed how “for the first time in the 218-year history of the Congress, a woman was voted by her colleagues to be Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi, Democrat from California, took the gavel.” He then moved to tout what he described as “a picture perhaps even more symbolic, the new Speaker was on the floor for a time, holding her 6-year-old grandson, all the while giving directions on how events were to proceed. It seemed the ultimate in multitasking: Taking care of the children and the country.” In fact, it was clearly a six-month old, not a six-year old.
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Transcript in full of how Gibson, with the U.S. Capitol in the background as he stood outdoors, opened the January 4 World News on ABC (matches video/audio clip):
“Good evening from Capitol Hill. Well, it is a hallmark of this American democracy that power transfers peacefully. People expect it, as a matter of course. And it happened again here on Capitol Hill today as Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate. This time, however, it was different. Still peaceful, to be sure. But this time, for the first time in the 218-year history of the Congress, a woman was voted by her colleagues to be Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi, Democrat from California, took the gavel.
“But in a picture perhaps even more symbolic, the new Speaker was on the floor for a time, holding her 6-year-old grandson, all the while giving directions on how events were to proceed. It seemed the ultimate in multitasking: Taking care of the children and the country. Here's our senior political correspondent, Jake Tapper.”
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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It's all about what looks goo
January 5, 2007 - 01:27 ET by Scout FinchIt's all about what looks good on camera.
Photo op---She is a liar and a hypocrite
January 5, 2007 - 02:12 ET by misterbillHere is where she stands:
I rest my case. What a loving mother and grandmother.
Not to mention, Pelosi is from Calcutta - er... San Francisco.
January 5, 2007 - 08:37 ET by acaiguanaNot to mention, Pelosi is from Calcutta - er... San Francisco.
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Acaiguana says: "Which city is next?"
misterbill,Yes, and they are
January 5, 2007 - 09:16 ET by msh1973misterbill,
Yes, and they are proud of all those facts. Liberals are such hypocrites when it comes to children. I work for a state agency that is suppose to be about saving children, and I am the ONLY conservative in the bunch. Scary isn't it?
Just the other day I heard another employee advocate for abortion...saying how necessary it is for all women. I don't even get into discussions anymore because it is pointless. I love their thinking also, "I don't personally believe in abortion I just don't think you should tell another woman what she can do with her own body." That is rich.
Liberals are only for the rights of children after they are born, well sometimes.
msh1973
January 5, 2007 - 09:37 ET by misterbillI am saddened that those who work in the field of protecting children can consider a child in the womb to be a child. I also am a strong believer in the rights of the male partner(?) to be involved in any decision. To remove this right from men is to weaken even more the institution of marriage.
I am also not in favor of childbirth out of wedlock. Yet, it has happened to me. My son and his gilfriend are the parents of a beautiful 4 month old baby girl. They live with us.When I pick her up and get that million dollar smile, when she falls asleep in Grandpa's arms, I am devastated at the the thought of abortion. I am not without sin, I have , in my younger years, shrugged my shoulders about abortion and said that it was other people's business, not mine. I have come to realize that this is not so. We must defend those who cannot defend themselves. Particularly those who yet have no voice.
misterbill,Did you mean "
January 5, 2007 - 10:04 ET by msh1973misterbill,
Did you mean "can't" instead of "can" in the first sentence? I am confused as to your stance on abortion.
major omission
January 5, 2007 - 10:27 ET by misterbillmajor omission I meant can't--Shows that it is wise to double check before pushing the post button. I am opposed to all abortions. Partial birth abortions seem, somehow, worse. Any abortion is the taking of a human life.
msh1973, my sympathies are with you.
January 5, 2007 - 09:38 ET by acaiguanamsh1973, my sympathies are with you.
San Francisco has a school system. If you are surprised, I was also.
The corruption associated with this school system; public bond funds passed for one thing and spent on another; the actual level of education provided as tested by the State of California; the gang issues in San Francisco; the unwed mothers; the drop out rates; the drug scene; the reality of trust fund babies and the filth associated with living there all point to:
Another Democrat controlled City ...
Oakland Schools, however, are worse.
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "Which city is next?"
Pelosi
January 5, 2007 - 02:33 ET by rbosqueSo Ms. Pelosi would stand there holding an infant which only a couple of months ago could have been dismembered in the womb and thrown into a trash can!? All with the approval of Ms. Pelosi.
What madness is this???
What madness is this???
January 5, 2007 - 09:45 ET by misterbillWhat madness is this??? Would to God I could explain it. I cannot. It IS madness. I had the horrible thought, looking at this picture that Ms Pelosi was the height of evil since the fully formed child in her arms could have been a partial birth aborted child. I am not a church going regular, but I am a deep believer in God and Christianity. I pray every day. I go to church when nobody else is there. I ask God to help me understand these people who put being elected in front of the religious belief they were raised to believe. I believe you cannot be a Catholic and endorse the things she endorses. I believe that Ms Pelosi and the others will answer to God in the end.
Ok I'm gonna step up here a
January 5, 2007 - 02:51 ET by mastersofdeceitOk I'm gonna step up here and say I've had it with the deconstructionist meme of " for the first time in the 218-year history of the Congress.. " I always take statements like this as a dig at our Founding Fathers and I'm sick of it. Ruth Ginsberg engaged in this same thing in her opening statement at her nomination:
" Indeed, in my lifetime, I expect to see three, four and perhaps even more women on the High Court bench, women not shaped from the same mold, but of different complexions. Yes, there are still miles in front, but what a distance we have traveled from the day President Thomas Jefferson told his Secretary of State: ' The appointment of women to public office is an innovation for which the public is not prepared. Nor, "Jefferson added, "am I."
Oh, good grief, get a load
January 5, 2007 - 07:57 ET by motherbeltOh, good grief, get a load of the picture of Pelosi holding the baby. Kinda makes it look like women bringing their babies for her "blessing", doesn't it?
Here she comes, ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of the MSM, Pelosi the grandmother, Pelosi the multitasker, Pelosi the new US Matriarch!
Gag.
I remember the first picture of Arafat holding a baby?
January 5, 2007 - 08:35 ET by acaiguanaI remember the first picture of Arafat holding a baby?
Coincidence?
I think not.
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "Which city is next?"
aca--whoa--memory
January 5, 2007 - 09:48 ET by misterbillwhoa--memory. You triggered off a memory--yes I remember. That man is reaping his reward right now. If that is where Nancy wants to go--her choice--!
That picture with the artic
January 5, 2007 - 08:00 ET by Red JeepThat picture with the article of Pelosi and child makes me want to heave. At least Hillary will have competition for first MOM status, the first mother... of our country.
A photo op of a politician ho
January 5, 2007 - 09:41 ET by Hero SquadA photo op of a politician holding a baby? It doesn't get much more contrived than that.
If she and her party are really concerned about the welfare of our children, I can safely assume that one of their top priorities will be to make the Bush tax cuts permanent so that we can continue to raise them properly?
Personally, I think we should keep ignoring the children.
January 5, 2007 - 09:44 ET by acaiguanaPersonally, I think we should keep ignoring the children.
I mean, after all, we've ignored them for 12 years right?
Why should anyone care about children. I'm in favor of child labor; child prostitution; child abuse; poor education; poverty; dirty water; dirty air...
Works for me.
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "Which city is next?"
"...taking care of the c
January 5, 2007 - 09:48 ET by Chris Norman"...taking care of the country."
I think this kind of remark says a lot about how these MSMers view the government - that they "take care of us". This sentiment has a "creepy factor" of 10...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Well said, Chris! I had th
January 5, 2007 - 09:56 ET by motherbeltWell said, Chris! I had the same thought...since when is it the job of the Speaker of the House to "take care of the country"????????
Why am I reminded of Green
January 5, 2007 - 09:51 ET by CrimsonfistedWhy am I reminded of Green Helmet Guy? She is BEYOND the pale. I am willing to stand to be corrected, but what conservative has this kind of chutzpah? George Bush flying in a flight suit, big deal. He was once a pilot, a VERY good pilot as I recall reading and the press was all over him for that.
Everything about this woman stinks to high heaven.
Oh gosh, I swear I just threw
January 5, 2007 - 10:55 ET by Michael ChapmanOh gosh, I swear I just threw up after listening to Gibson. What a piffling phony.
I may be a bit over protect
January 5, 2007 - 11:01 ET by MightyMouthI may be a bit over protective but, when I hold my grandchildren, I use TWO hands!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
ai'rat
January 5, 2007 - 11:23 ET by foolnomorejust think this only DAY one, that kid's diapers could never stink as bad has what went on in those chambers, an what "Will"go on til some-people expose this,shame-less person.
Interesting to watch
January 5, 2007 - 12:16 ET by Dave ScottThe arrogence of pelosi to sit there in front of camera's and surround herself with children, and walk around with a newborn (less than one year) in that mess of people, not paying attention to the child at all. Just holding it as if it is a stage prop. I saw several times where the childs head was not stable and she did not even notice. You see a normal person with a baby that young, all the attention is on the baby, not the camera's around you! I condem the obvious posturing and lack of care and concern for her fellow Americans much less the child in her arms.
Anyone care to venture a guess on how much plastic surgery she has had?
d/s plastic
January 5, 2007 - 13:39 ET by foolnomorewell, i for one know there isn't enough "bondo" in any body-shop to make this "pillager " a human being!!!