Protesters in L.A. slam Pelosi for ignoring impeachment calls
By SilentPatriot Tuesday Aug 12, 2008 6:00pm
Nancy Pelosi is quickly learning that being a reliable and powerful liberal voice in the House of Representatives doesn't necessarily translate into blind support. During an event in Los Angeles to promote her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, a group of protesters started screaming in anger over her unwillingness to open impeachment inquiries against Bush.
She was in Los Angeles to discuss her recently published book "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters." Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got slammed by protesters screaming that she has been derelict in her duties for not authorizing impeachment hearings against George W. Bush.
The venue: more than 300 people paid $30 each Monday night at the American Jewish University (formerly known as the University of Judaism). The format: a 75-minute interview by the Rabbi Robert Wexler (not to be confused with the Palm Beach, Fla., congressman of the same name). The questions: tough but respectful. Wexler asked Pelosi about a recent Rasmussen Poll that showed a 9% approval rating for Congress.
Update: The Public Record broke the story.
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Worthless c*nt.
And oh yeah, frist!
9% approval? Is it that high?
with so many lemmings appauding her, it's no wonder the democratic party is what it is, a disgrace.
Imagine if Ms Pelosi and the Dems had the balls that these protestors do ....
And screw you Pelosi , and the "oath you took" ; Chimpy took a similar one.
And you're both derelict in your duties..........
Women of America should be damn mad about Nancy Pelosi.
Here the first woman Speaker of the House and she is a disgrace to America.
If I could swing it, I would move to SF to work in any way I could to unseat Pelosi. We know the Repubs are the enemy of
people, but Pelosi is the REAL turncoat. I bet she is intimately involved in war crimes herself, and that's why Obama voted for
FISA, to save her and Hoyer and Feinstein et. al. from the deep doo doo they should be in. I want their political career hanging
from a tree. I work hard to fight the mainstream media, now I got another pet project. Bury the Dem traitors!!!!
Take Nancy off the table.
How about this - Fuck Pelosi and any other passive Democrat who does not stand up for the Constitution. The fact that she says she was elected to uphold it was only to get the claps by those ignorant few in the audience. She is a shill and her daughter is a shill for protecting the right wing agenda. Fuck her and all like her.
I think we can safely attribute Congress' low opinion rating to the fact that Nancy Pelosi has refused to defend the Constitution by impeaching Bush and Cheney.
I thought she'd be in hiding right now recuperating from her latest face lift in Prep for the Dem opening night at the convention.
she's a gutless, spineless worthless excuse for a speaker of the house. i am damn sick and tured of her bending over backwards just to kiss the rebuplicans and george bush's shiny ass. she needs to step up or get the hell out of the way and allow someone with integrity to do the job of speaker.
Reminds me of Chimpy's State of the Union addy in 2005 , and the wind-up toy monkeys called "Republicans" , clapping on cue...........
Go Cindy Sheehan! Drive out this Sell-Out!
Nancy's doing book-signings here in NorCal too. I hope lots of protesters show up to call her for: (a) fully funding Bush's war; (b) no impeachment or accountability for the Chimperator; (c) the FISA treachery; (d-z) etc.!!
Not many working class can afford the $30 ticket to get in. That's where the applause come from. The Democratic party is next, as the Republicans know they are finish for the election, unless they steal it. The Nazi party will move away from the republican and go join the Democratic party.
Doesn't matter what uniform you wear, a fascist tend to change their color to whatever suits them.
Tough break there Nancy... NOT! If my vote has anything to do with it.. You are toast woman!!! Your arrogance and Bush appeasing ass has pushed this voter to back a person who has absolutely no experience in public office.. But has demonstrated that she, at least, has guts and a conscience... Cindy Sheehan.... I don't know if she'll win or not, but she has my vote since you have shown nothing but an inclination to be totally direlict in executing your responsibilities... BTW: Jason@7? Your comment??? Brilliant!!!! JD
greg@11
I could not have said it better if I tried. I just want to add this: Didn't that silly cow have even the least whisper of an idea that continuing to be such
a bend over bitch for the chimp was going to come back on her like a tidal wave at some point? Does she have no idea that it's just going to get worse from here on out for her? Stupid cow.
That Constitution she swore to uphold? Funny, I can't find the part where the Speaker of the House can take impeachment off the table by proclamation.
If i was there...about the time the goon in the suit started pulling that lady's arm down who was speaking from the audience, I would've been on top of him pulling HIS nazi ass to the ground! I wish the woman had thrown her piece of shit book at Pelosi.
The repubs must have something so dirty, so big, that she doesn't dare even breathe the word impeachment. I mean like Cathrine the Great and the broken ropes kind of dirt on her that she wont move on the articles.
Pelosi should be ashamed. But what does she care. She has her salary and book royalties and other 'monies' to survive.
It is doubly shameful that she was the first Madam speaker and blew it.
Nancy Fat Cat Pelosi should retire, sooner, rather than later.
Pelosi is doing a disservice to all progressive women in the world. She was suppose to be a guiding light and now has becomes a total embarrassment. Like this is what women would aspire to be. She makes me want to puke.
No one likes Pelosi except for a few Republicans.
"The Republicans will not allow...." (???????) That's why you are the opposition party. C*nt. Fuck Pelosi.
Vote Cindy Sheehan!!! Pelosi is worthless!!
All these neocon and any democrat enablers should start fearing the rope. Pelosi is a fucking disgrace.
What is it that the Republicans have on Nancy Pelosi that she is scared about? What is she hiding?
Does anyone know of skeletons in Nancy's closet? (besides the Republicans?)
Telling crooks arrest is off the table... think crime would go down?
Let me put it this way:
If the law were not an obstacle, I would say Hello to Nancy Pelosi.
And then there would be another Speaker.
But I am a law-abiding person.
It's disgusting how she can sit there and say that she upholds the constitution while it's being ripped to shreds right before our eyes. Absolutely disgusting. How she can show her face in public much less have the gall to stand up there and tell me black is white is beyond me. Thanks for less than nothing.
-B
4 MCMetal Says: Imagine if Ms Pelosi and the Dems had the balls that these protestors do ….
And screw you Pelosi , and the “oath you took” ; Chimpy took a similar one.
And you’re both derelict in your duties……….
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Exxxactly.
If someone breaks the law (Constitution) and you have the powers to reprimand them, should you? Isn't that your duty, under your oath to protect the Constitution? Derelection of duty.
I have a bridge for sale for 20 bucks or more if you think Ms. Pooplosi cares what the people think.
Speaker Pelosi should hear the same outcry EVERYWHERE she goes!
she works for WE, THE PEOPLE - supposedly, anyway.
The entire congress is out of touch. They have absolutley no idea how hated they are.
Follow her to every book signing and hound the crap out of her. Don't let up on any of these people anymore.
Nancy Pelosi should be arrested for accessory-after-the-fact, abuse of authority, and obstructing investigations.
so, seriously, are these people going to be remembered as the only true American Patriots of these dark times? willing to stand up and risk everything in defense of the United States Constitution and the Rule of Law?
or as mentally unstable individuals seeking attention?
I would guess both, right?
how should they be remembered?
what are the applicable historical analogies?
I'll have a hot dog and two Bud Lights.
Nancy,
"Republicans will not allow........." is not an excuse. You do not pick only the fights you know you can win. If you made the effort, you could energize practically the whole country behind you. And if you lose once, you try it again and again. Let the people of this country see the enemy of justice is Republican.
Jo
I think she needs to send another strongly worded letter to the Criminal-n-Chief
It is time that ALL of you to wake up and realize that Pelosi, Clintons, Obama and EVERY other establishment ELITE ARE THE SAME AS BUSHCO. They are ALL either completely controlled to begin with OR get bribed, threatened or because of there own criminal activity they must follow their NWO/Banker Controllers.
Forget about parties, forget about race, forget about religion or anything else they use to 'divide and conquer' us. Realize it is the Elites versus 'we the people'. You all know who they are. STOP SUPPORTING THEM.
Pelosi knows without a shadow of a doubt that most of the Bush administration are blatant traitors and war criminals, and yet she acts like some BULLSHIT 'equal pay for equal hours' or some other phony legislation is more important. The sad thing is that there are people who know Pelosi is a criminal but will still support her.
WAKE UP NOW! IMPEACH, INVESTIGATE, IMPRISON, EXECUTE. This country can NOT survive allowing Bushco to leave office FREE, and have 'business as usual' Obama take over. Either they need to be impeached NOW or we need Kucinich or Ron Paul as president.
Well SF let's see how much you care about this Country. You ahve a chance to send a HUGE message to the Democratic party by ousting Pelosi in the primaries. Protests are great but voting her out of office is the ultimate.
Don't think commenters here feel strongly enough about Pelosi.
Someone needs to poke the hive.
it's truly sad that the protests have to begin with the DEMOCRATIC speaker of the House. the protests should be directed at bush and his ilk every time they show for a pr event. they should be shouted off to the extent that the media cannot ignore it. Sad about nancy since she supposedly was one of us, but hell she got what she deserved. maybe she'll wake up or show her true colors.
The protesters had a good point, but yelling, interrupting, ranting, and raving really is not the most effective way to make it. They had the opportunity to step up and ask questions, so they could have voiced their criticisms in a more mature way.
That said, when Pelosi said what sounded like "I take an oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and don't tell me I don't do that," we have to tell her that she doesn't "do that," because her statement is a lie on its face. When Pelosi repeatedly stated before the 2006 election that impeachment of Bush was "off the table," that is by definition a failure to uphold the Constitution, and thus a violation of her oath of office, since the Constitution specifically provides for impeachment.
no longer a proud american @ 42:
Sadly, she has shown her true colors.
God, I would have loved to yell at her the same way the first person passionatly yelled at Benedict Pelosi. Even though that person got yanked out, it must have felt so damn good to just yell at her. GW needs that sort of verbal public verbal lashing as well!
WOW! The fact that all those people just applauded her after she said she took an oath to uphold the constitution, even though she hasn't, shows how brainwashed a lot of people have become. They just follow along blindly.
That nasty filthy bush loving scum needs to be fired and left to live on her millions in war profits.
VietVet8666 @ 41:
A charitable Liberal would assume Nancy Pelosi and her brethren have an ulterior motive in enabling the Republican war/ death destruction machine,
prob hoping to cash in on the negative fallout in november, as the Repugs sink beneath the waters into the swamp never to return.
Cynical Liberals have a sneaky suspicion that a large section of the Democratic party have made big profits from the Bushco years and are covering their behinds to avoid being indicted themselves.
In a country with a Constitution and Bill of Rights, and very strict 'oath of offices' its disturbing that Pelosi and co dont apply their oaths.
They are traitors themselves for covering for the treasonous Rethugs.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Oath of Office and following the Constitution does not come below the priorities of party politics, no matter what Nancy or her fellow crims believe.
More of this.
Please.
She is a toothless Republican whore.
The Bussh Admin feels safe for now.
Why is that ?
Nancy Pelosi is a smiling traitor.
Nancy - you're a major disappointment.
Nancy Pelosi tells CHANGE Ohio she hasn't read Impeachment articles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlhmOQEI_M
Are you having server trouble today, at C&L? Holy, about 150 missing comments.
“Let the people of this country see the enemy of justice is Republican.”
No, the enemy is the entire DC political class as a whole. What the heck have the Democrats done, what do they stand for, that is REALLY different than the other party? Look even at their differences in foreign policy. The fact that the US should have this horribly undemocratic and over bloated military (with all the negative repercussions it brings) is a given on both sides. We should without question interfere in any country’s internal dealings, because if Iran or China wanted to do the same we’d be fine with it. On economics what is the REAL difference? Do the Democrats talk about the horrible effects investors and banks have on democracy and working people? No, they at best want them to “work with them”. Do they oppose “free trade”? Maybe a minority does, but on the whole no? Are they for single payer universal healthcare? No, they want, at best, for it to be law that you HAVE to purchase insurance from these crooks in the healthcare industry. The same inefficiencies will be there (profits, executive pay, marketing, administrative costs, etc), at best they’ll be lessened a bit.
The Democrats are part of the political class that is not like you, doesn’t understand you and could care less about you…unless it’s time to vote. Then they’ll throw you a crumb or two. Outside of that they are DC “centrists”, which means they’ll be in the middle of two groups of elites, with an extremely narrow difference ideologically, with their constituents having a passing mention or being of passing concern.
Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman:
"Impeachment does not require the commission of a crime. It involves a serious abuse of power that subverts our constitution. That was determined in the Nixon impeachment proceedings. And, although not strictly relevant, it is noteworthy that violations of the anti-torture act and FISA are federal crimes."
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All-nonsense Nancy claims that Boosh hasn't committed a crime so why impeach. Chimpy has committed various crimes, enough for impeachment, but what Ms. Holtzman says is noteworthy.
Nancy is knee deep with the neocons, otherwise why would she put off her constitutional duties.
Nancy is scum!
Anyone have her itinerary ?
She should not be allowed to profit from writing a book.
Is there not a law that prevents criminals from profiting based on their crimes ?
I'll bet Bush has personally thanked her for taking heat for him.
Thomas Jefferson had this idea that it aint a bad thing if 'gov' is shaken up every few decades.
Our corrupt Washington crew with their disregard for the Constitution, enabling of organized crime and craven sucking up to the Fed jackboots and its perpetual need for taxpayer money to waste on foreign wars and domination.
'Washington' (our fed gov) if it doesnt come clean and have one monster shake up and clean out the corruption in 2009, basically has declared open season on itself, we have the right to close them down and start again from scratch, by any means.
'We the people' is our right.
If the Republitards get to control the House and Senate whether they win or lose, why is it so important to vote for the Democrats?
Nancy Pelosi is a national disgrace, and yet another reason why the Iraq War will go on forever.
Edwin Hussein @ 55:
either the TLAs blocking or the censors editing , pick your choice...
"yenehC hcaepmI Says:WOW! The fact that all those people just applauded her after she said she took an oath to uphold the constitution, even though she hasn’t, shows how brainwashed a lot of people have become. They just follow along blindly."
Aren't these the same women that are seen on Oprah yelling and screaming about getting a free gift from Oprah?
Here is where you can her little tour click here
Now lets give her hell just like she's making us go through. Your time is up Nanc, See ya wouldn't wanna be ya!
Signed
the ones who vote BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Is there not a law that prevents criminals from profiting based on their crimes ?
It's called the 'Son of Sam' law.
Unfortunately it requires that someone actually be convicted of a crime, not just accused of one by a private citizen.
Also, it only prevents criminals from profiting from their crimes, not profiting from anything at all. Some banal book about teaching America's young women how to bend over and grab 'em with a smile when a fratboy chimp yells "war time!" wouldn't qualify.
Pelosi allows impeachment her crimes are uncovered. CYA before country.
Skank Pelosi is unstoppable.
ZombyWoof @ 53:
Just about as evil as an zombywoof can be.
I'm glad she got verbally abused. She has failed in her duties as the Speaker of the House. Failed as the leader of the Dem party in the House.
Sorry Nancy, your 15 minutes of fame are up. Time to move on.
A problem, that needs a solution
How do you keep your federal employees happy and complaint with all the law breaking going on in Washington by the gov depts?
Answer; Federal credit cards :)
Remember that GAO report into the $14 billion spent through federal credits cards, well they did a statistical survey,
turns out that a mere 41% was outright fraud and theft of goods bought on CCs or very shoddy or missing paper trails for goods bought,
Gov employees are buying laptops, ipods and a myriad of goods for personal use with their handy dandy Federal CCs.
Nice to know our taxes are going into the pockets of petty criminals employed at our expense, who get paid very well and with better benefits than most Americans workers.
"no longer a proud american Says: it’s truly sad that the protests have to begin with the DEMOCRATIC speaker of the House. the protests should be directed at bush and his ilk every time they show for a pr event. they should be shouted off to the extent that the media cannot ignore it. Sad about nancy since she supposedly was one of us, but hell she got what she deserved. maybe she’ll wake up or show her true colors."
Bush doesn't do public pr events. His audience is vetted and only "true" patriots are allowed to attend.
Silent Patriot wrote: "Nancy Pelosi is quickly learning that being a reliable and powerful liberal voice..."
I think you need to check the dictionary. If Nancy Pelosi were a "reliable and powerful liberal voice," she wouldn't need to worry about blind support, because she would have overwhelming support.
My guess is that Pelosi took impeachment off the table, because she knows it's not a good idea to seek the indictment of someone when the evidence is likely to show that you are guilty of collusion in some of the same crimes.
Leadership @ 6:
www.CindyforCongress.org
Her excuse is:
"The Republicans will not allow us".
Wow.
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harley @ 72:
Just like Muskasey just said "some crimes and violations of the law are not true crimes"
just what you would expect from a scumbag Republican traitor covering up corruption and treason at the DoJ.
If you'd like to do something more to get rid of Pelosi, please send whatever money you can to Cindy Sheehan's campaign for Congress. She's really going to need it. Here's the contribute link:
cindyforcongress.org
Isn’t Jerome Corsi the same man who was caught up in sexual affair with Mark Foley, seriously Google it.
And Mary Joe Matalin, the woman that James Carville said you had to get drunk so you didn’t have to focus on how ugly she was when having sex with her.
And Karl Rove and the never talked about secret relationship with Scooter Libby; have you seen Karl Rove wife.
The Hypocrisy of these Rethuglicans and their private secrete affairs; if they want to write a book that will sale you could start with these three things. The truth is always a greater story than the pack of lies they print.
61 ferrofluid Says: Edwin Hussein @ 55:
Are you having server trouble today, at C&L? Holy, about 150 missing comments.
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Anyone know if there is a transcription of the video? It all sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher to me. (Waah wha whant wah...I'm guessing this wasn't professional audio/video). I'd like to know what the questions and her replies were.
Glad they stepped to her. Is it me or is the entire democratic leadership a bunch of sell out cowards?
She makes me sick....as does the Latter-day Joe Lieberman...A.K.A: Harry Reid.
Yeah, I would love the transcript for that fiasco. All I got was that she blurted that she upheld the constitution. and then all the wingnut applauded.
I was so excited to see the first woman speaker of the house, but so disappointed that she become a derelict of her duties. Can't imagine that her book would be something that I would want my daughter to read. To sellout your country for corporate shill. What kind of message is that for the American daughters? Know your power, that your powerless to change Washington? what kind of title is that for the American daughters?
Pelosi's REAL message to America's daughters is "if you want to get ahead, don't make waves."
If Congress is getting a 9% or whatever approval rating and more than half are Democrats then maybe she and other Dems should wake up! I was excited when she took over but now I am actually looking toward supporting new candidates just to get non-action people in both parties out.
This is not the way it should be, damn it!
Well, we ARE winning the war on Tara. We've "crushed" the Taliban and "destroyed" Al Qaeda. So what good would impeachment do when we're talking about such a successful presidunce?
Pericles @ 81:
I think her message is, "See we can be corporate whores as good as any man" or "equal payola for equal sell outs"
Fuck 'em. Impeachment would be a waste of time, and give the rightwingers something to rally around. They are desperate and running scared. They stand to lose numerous seats in the House and Senate, we don't need to give them "locker room wall" material for the upcoming elections. We can investigate their asses after they leave office.
Pelosi = Complicity in War Crimes
Does anyone have any info on how her book is doing? I ,personally, hope it does poorly enough to send her some kind of message, and I wish she would get forced into a debate with Cindy Sheehan. a BIG message needs to be sent to her that she cant blame everyone but herself, and it was even more evidence how disconnected she is to the world outside the 1984-world 'Beltway' when she sounded surprised about the uproar over the FISA Bill she shoved thru' in 24 hrs.,with NO amendments allowed !, and remarked that (paraphrasing here)' MAYBE there should have been more time given to this.., clueless or complicit? I dont know, but with her knowing about the torture regimen early, and the (undisclosed, until recently) 400 million dollar gift to Cheney/Bush war mongering with Iran...which is called 'terrorism' when other countries sponsor covert operations against govts. , it looks like spying on the 'opposition' maybe really is a goldmine considering it can be used to legalize it if caught. Harry Reid also could have put the Leahy Bill,without immunity for federal crimes, on the TABLE...
84 Rasputin Says: Pericles @ 81:
Pelosi’s REAL message to America’s daughters is “if you want to get ahead, don’t make waves.”
I think her message is, “See we can be corporate whores as good as any man” or “equal payola for equal sell outs”
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Or how to cower and be subservient. How to abandon your principals for fast cash. How to look great (via plastic surgery) while you sell your country's children's future out from under them. How to go with the flow and write a book for profit about it. How to be ineffectual, but still snag a good title. How to be a c*nt and get paid for it. Get my drift?
The Truth Hurts @ 1:
I'll second that motion. Yup, time for another strongly worded email to the c*nt.
Leadership @ 6:
I couldn't agree more with what you!
This is an exclusive story that was filmed and written by Jason Leopold and Alan Breslauer of The Public Record both of whom risked arrest to obtain the footage and write the story. The right thing to do is to link directly to their website where this was first published instead of the LA Times. And while we're at it how about applauding Jason and Alan for bringing this to our attention.
The website: www.pubrecord.org
jesus zimmerman @ 3:
That should be "americans" and country I think ........
gar man @ 17:
You must of been reading the old version.
Orangutan. @ 52:
Very much so.
JasonS @ 7:
Put her on the water boarding table .........
yenehC hcaepmI @ 46:
By conservative estimates is about 95% of the population.
She's as worthless as W and the rest of the scrotum less Dem's and that included Obama...they all conspired to keep the war going and put the country into bankruptcy.
JCB
Shag @ 85:
Not at all, they are just giving out the usual smoke and mirrors, there is no running or fear there. The US is fucked, though they got their dollar so anyone who does anything from their side now is a rat leaving the ship who is just making a last minute display to be remembered for saying something as the US people can't remember 5 mins ago and don't think about it anyway.