Soon-to-be Speaker Pelosi marks fifth anniversary of Afghan war
posted at 6:54 pm on October 6, 2006 by Allahpundit
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A little morale booster for the troops overseas and all of us chickenhawks, left and right, hoping for victory here at home.
KP can’t wait.
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Christoph on October 6, 2006 at 7:08 PM
KP is right about the attention span of flea, that’s for sure. Too bad Pelois and Co. have the brain of a flea.
SouthernGent on October 6, 2006 at 7:18 PM
This all assumes the Republicans don’t pull their heads out of their you know whats about the Foley issue. I’m still not convinced that they can’t turn this around and ultimately retain control.
She’s on her way to our side.
Baby steps.
Slublog on October 6, 2006 at 7:23 PM
The strategy of triangulation (or the Clinton Special). Pelosi is trying to usurp the security issue from the Republicans to woo the moderates and undecideds over to the Democrats. I for one do not think the voters are as stupid as she thinks we are, and the transparency of this will be apparent to all.
Mallard T. Drake on October 6, 2006 at 7:32 PM
Every time I see her, I think she’s a FemBot. The fixed smile, the glassy stare… it’s just not human.
Lehuster on October 6, 2006 at 7:46 PM
Haven’t we had enough Foley?
Pablo on October 6, 2006 at 7:47 PM
Let’s see, in past wars we’ve had Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Jane attempting to demoralize the effort.
Can we call her Kandahar Nancy?
CP on October 6, 2006 at 7:56 PM
Nancy Peloisi. Sounds familiar. Is she the same Nancy Pelosi who marches in parades with members of NAMBLA?
JammieWearingFool on October 6, 2006 at 7:56 PM
Hey AP, what does KP mean when she says:
Is she just pointing to the obvious out of control investigations we’re in for, but not endorsing it, and possibly complaining about it. Or is she saying this in a “I can’t wait” sor of salivating Kos kid type of way?
RightWinged on October 6, 2006 at 8:19 PM
What makes you think the Dems will wait till day 101?
Kini on October 6, 2006 at 8:27 PM
Let Speaker Pelosi be a lesson to the GOP. Do what we expect you to do, or suffer the consequences.
Theworldisnotenough on October 6, 2006 at 8:42 PM
I don’t, that was a quote from KP’s site. I’m terrified at what Democratic House leadership will do. I see it as a “beginning of the end” scenario. Genuinely scared at what it will mean for the long term. I think the relentless and pointless investigations will be much more than anyone can imagine.
RightWinged on October 6, 2006 at 8:50 PM
Hmmmm, this reminds me of a similar quote I heard once before.
It went something like this.
Kini on October 6, 2006 at 8:51 PM
The former, I think(/hope).
Allahpundit on October 6, 2006 at 8:52 PM
RW – You mean this isn’t already happening?
Just ask Scooter Libby.
Kini on October 6, 2006 at 8:54 PM
Would all of you just look at the picture of this woman. Wild Eyed, frantic, on the lunitic fringe if not far over. Want this person to be third in line to the throne? I think not. She is a maniac, like Dean and very determined to do what ever it takes to bring this counry down. I’m not happy with all the Foley crap but really people, where do we have to go from here? There? I think not.
NEMETI IN SYRACUSE on October 6, 2006 at 9:23 PM
What, no mention of Bacos’ (Iraq/marine murder case) plea bargain on hotair? Why am I not surprised?
Vanya on October 6, 2006 at 9:28 PM
I don’t know. Why aren’t you? Do a word search on “Haditha” in the sidebar and see how many hits come back, smart ass.
I haven’t followed the Hamdaniya case.
Allahpundit on October 6, 2006 at 9:31 PM
The mouth on that girl
mikeyboss on October 6, 2006 at 9:31 PM
Lehuster,
Ever see the movie “Mars Attacks”?
Dave Shay on October 6, 2006 at 9:32 PM
Correction,
“They live!”
Even scarier. And the eyes and cheekbones are a perfect match.
Dave Shay on October 6, 2006 at 9:34 PM
Quite frankly it looked like a defeat even before Foley. Smart voters (that may be an oxymoron) should however, make a checklist to see what’s in store for them under Democratic control:
1 Higher taxes
2 Even more pandering to illegal aliens
3 Miranda rights for terrorists
4 Retreat and defeat in the War on Terrorist Islamists
5 An endless parade of “committees”, “subcommittees”, “special counsels”, “commissions”, “studies”, “investigative reports”,”hearings” etc. as to the feasibility of impeachment proceedings.
Of course, for at least two years, the President can veto congressional proposals and it takes a two-thirds Senate vote to actually kick a President out.
What’s that mushroom cloud doing over San Francisco? It’s just the terrorists’ clumsy way way of saying “thank you Democratic Party.
MaiDee on October 6, 2006 at 9:48 PM
Pelosi is playing a political shell game where nobody ever wins. Judging by her statements made only yesterday at a public gathering, she must think her own constituents are complete idiots.
Her mind-boggling remarks reminded me of a TV program back in the 70s called “Love American Style”, one episode in particular. The plot centered on the Mrs. coming home and finding her hubby in bed, having sex with another woman. I’ve never forgotten one scene that left me laughing hysterically. The husband was played by Joey Bishop. I can’t recall who the female actresses were.
The wife comes home, bursts into the bedroom, and there in broad daylight is the hubby and his playmate look-alike going at it like a couple of rabbits. The wife says, “Why are you having sex with another woman?” Bishop, with eyebrows raised, counters with a line for the ages, and says “What woman”, with his gal-pal laying right there next to him in bed. The scene went on for only a few minutes longer, with Bishop continuing to deny that he was having sex with another woman, while the physical evidence proved otherwise. Maybe you had to be there, but it was hilarious to watch.
In Pelosi’s speech yesterday, she was obviously attempting to stoke up the base for the Democrat takeover this fall. She made a comment that immediately reminded me of that episode from over thirty years ago. Her remark went something like this, and I’m paraphrasing, “Don’t any of you believe for a second that our economy is going well, that’s only what Republicans would like you to believe.
Job growth is up, unemployment is down, inflation is stable, interests rates are low, the Dow has reached an all time high, home purchases are booming, gas prices are falling …… but according to delusional Nancy, the economy has tanked.
What woman?
Frightening to think someone who sees our current booming economy as dismal and failing, might become our next Speaker of the House in a few short months. We can’t let that happen.
fogw on October 6, 2006 at 10:01 PM
Nancy Pelosi says:
Does the woman really think that the War on Terror equals Afghanistan and only Afghanistan? That’s what it sure sounds like in her statement.
That someone so clueless in this post-9/11 world could be leading the House is truly scary. On the positive: At least it will motivate Republicans to vote in 2008.
januarius on October 6, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Assuming we’re all still here to vote.
SouthernGent on October 6, 2006 at 10:35 PM
foggy
I think she’s pissed because the economy and everything else is going so well. They wanted that to happen just after they supposedly take power. That way they can crow and try to take responsibility for the near miraculous recovery this amazing Country has created for itself, even after all of the earth shattering events we’ve gone through in the past 6 years.
So many more really important things going on right now, and all the far left dems are concerned with is pathetically grasping for power. Power that they would not use wisely, even if they were actually to get it.
It’s like some grotesque version of yet another insipid reality show where, by hook or crook, the ’survivor’ wins the prize.
techno_barbarian on October 6, 2006 at 10:38 PM
GOP bumper sticker for ‘06:
“Vote Republican or buy a burka”
infidel4life on October 6, 2006 at 11:04 PM
This is the party of gloom and doom.
Kini on October 6, 2006 at 11:36 PM
I have read where some call her “Popeye Pelosi” but I don’t think she eats spinach anymore. Maybe it’s that wide eyed look of hers?
d1carter on October 7, 2006 at 12:25 AM
You can see the same crazy glazed look in the eyes of people during the Nazi rallies of the 1930’s.
infidel4life on October 7, 2006 at 12:30 AM
Pelosi says she will Drain the GOP ‘Swamp” and vows to raise taxes in her first ‘100 hours’ as the first Madam Speaker in history.
It will be sweet relish time if they don’t take enough seats, and I’d hate to be anywhere within 100 miles of her for the first 100 hours if they don’t. She’s got enough botox in her to blind a person if she spat in someones eyes.
SilverStar830 on October 7, 2006 at 1:24 AM
I’m calling you on it. That’s beyond the pale. You minimize the horrors of the Nazis with such a hateful screed.
Nazis varied in their looks, from very good looking (famously, Ilsa Koch, the “Bitch of Buchenwald” as reported here by Allah earlier today) to otherwise.
To use a Nazi analogy because a person is wide eyed is insane. So are many good people. You should be ashamed of yourself, but of course, you won’t be.
This speaks to your ‘character’.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 1:44 AM
Christoph writes:
If I had a buck for everytime a Democrat called Bush a Nazi, I’d be a millionaire. From even BEFORE the 2000 election, Democrats have been labeling Bush as a Nazi, his father as a Nazi, and grandfather as Nazi. And then there are such endearming terms as “goostepper,” and “fascist,” that is applied by Democrats against most Republicans (not just Bush) on a near daily basis.
And then there are Bush’s daughters, whom “the good folks” at Democratic Underground call DRUNKS, SLUTS and WHORES, in the same casual way they slander Michelle Malkin.
The plain fact is that the Democrats ACT like Brownshirted thugs, SPEAK like brownshirted thugs, and HATE just like brownshirted thugs.
Want an example? Just this week, a mob of BROWNSHIRT libby-dems CHARGED the state at Columbia and physically prevented the founder of the Minutemen from speaking. And REPUBLICAN speakers have even been physically assaulted when attempting to speak on campuses.
And it is a plain simple fact that in 2004, DEMOCRATS fired guns into Republican campaign offices, broke into Republican offices and STOLE computers, and vandalized Republican-leased vehicles.
Read Ann Coulter’s Slander and Michelle’s Unhinged to read about the Democratic Party’s Brownshirted ways.
Message to Democrats: Get used to getting back what your kind tosses out. The only Nazis in America are the ones who call themselves DEMOCRATS.
georgej on October 7, 2006 at 6:43 AM
KP is way too cute for the party of Rosie O’Donnell and Susan Estrich. Slowly but surely, she is joining the ranks of Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter on our side, where the hotties are.
Next step: Econ 101 so we can disabuse her of that whole “minimum wage” thing…
HerrMorgenholz on October 7, 2006 at 7:41 AM
I think AP made a mistake. AP, you probably meant to use a picture of Pelosi, but that appears to be Jennifer Wilbanks, the runaway bride.
By the way, haven’t we had record tax revenue because of the tax cuts and hasn’t the deficit been shrinking way faster than could have been predicted? Why raise taxes? Oh, because the uninformed public still has no clue how the economy is going. Proof? Up until last month, only half of the country knew we weren’t in a recession! A lib would say “because the only people really benefiting are the super rich”. WRONG. Consistently, for years, a vast majority of hte public is happy with their own financial situations, but a vast majority also give the economy low marks. How can that be? Because the media leads people to believe the economy sucks leaving all these people to believe they are flukes or exceptions, rather than the rule. I’ve documented this month after month. Finally last month we saw a bit of a jump in people who realized we weren’t in a recession, but the personal finances vs. view of the economy questions still show that the public is being lied to.
RightWinged on October 7, 2006 at 7:43 AM
Runaway Speaker?
B Moe on October 7, 2006 at 7:55 AM
Rumsfeld has an op-ed in the Post talking about the 5th year re Afghanistan. Imagine my surprise to read it’s pretty peachy. The most interesting claim–the Afghan economy has experienced great growth in the last 5 years. Interesting in that most of this growth is due to the poppy biz coming back with a vengance. But hey, why be a party pooper?
honora on October 7, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Alas. Ms. Pelsoi’s economic attempts to “drain the swamp” seem more likely to “kill the golden goose.”
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on October 7, 2006 at 12:32 PM
Just for the record, regardless if KP reads here, the federal government has spent substantial money funding stem cell research. The terms have to be kept accurate. It is embryonic stem cell research which the government is currently not providing grants for. In a token hat tip to Reagan’s hardline policy of no money that supports abortion, President Bush has taken a stance that support of embryonic stem cell research supports abortion. And of course it does.
But what a shell game. Why is the government footing nearly the entire bill for ANY medical research? Do you realize that we each pay for medical research twice? Health insurance providers charge what they do partially because of the “costs of research” aside from the actual care of doctors, nurses, etc. Then the federal gov’t funds all forms of research, which of course can only be paid from the public tax coffers.
This is exactly the sort of issue that should have been corrected, heck I’d settle for simply minimized, by a Republican controlled Washington. Insurance companies are for-profit ventures, there is no reason for Washington to fund them. Pharmaceutical companies do spend huge amounts of money on advance research of potential products, relatively few of which ever become viable. But they too are for-profit organizations that have the support of venture investors. The federal government’s has no legal authority to take your money and my money and spend it this way. All they have is the arrogance of power and the expectation that the
victimstaxpayers will never revolt. /rantFreelancer on October 7, 2006 at 12:49 PM
If you think you can judge my character from a one line comment you’re just as deluded as Pelosi.
infidel4life on October 7, 2006 at 1:32 PM
infidel4life, “speaks to” as opposed to “defines completely”.
Here I agree with every word you say. But you’re talking about their actions, not looks.
I don’t care if you criticize Nancy Pelosi’s looks. I agree with you there too.
But don’t say or countenance the sentiment that “wide eyed people” are Nazi like.
Maybe I have wide eyes or my mom does. That’s just dopey.
You laid it out well. infidel4life laid it out stupidly.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 5:15 PM
She isn’t wide eyed, she’s bug eyed. Her eyes are are popping out of her skull and it isn’t natural. Someone told her to do that to not show her aging lines or she thinks it makes her look brighter, or something. It’s a bit spooky.
I’ve seen the old pictures of the crowds looking at Hitler or listening to him, and some do have that bug eyed look. They are basically mesmerized. It’s documented that women would swoon and folks hung on his every word.
Her comment on Afghanistan is deplorable in a time of war. Her denial of the successes in the war (Iraq, Afghanistan, home front)is just the party line and if you don’t get out and vote it could become policy.
Hening on October 7, 2006 at 6:21 PM
Hening, once again I must disagree with your ignorance.
Being “bug eyed” is generally a symptom of Graves’ disease. From the Mayo Clinic:
You go on to say:
A very good observation. But they were in a trance state.
No one is in this state 24/7. Nancy Pelosi’s eyes just look like that as do others including others whom I know like a very pleasant man who had Graves’ disease.
I don’t know for a fact that she has this; it’s certainly possible. And if you’re saying she’s unattractive, I don’t disagree.
But this doesn’t have a damn thing to do with her judgment and morals, which are despicable in my opinion, and it impugns other people with Graves’ disease and/or “wide eyes” to imply that there is something wrong with them as a result. Focus on things within her control — not her eyes.
This is not commendable behaviour. It isn’t very Christlike either.
Do you think it’s right for people to criticize Michelle Malkin’s facial attributes as an attack on her politics? Me neither.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 7:13 PM
That’s exactly what I was referring to. The appearance of the eyes can be an indication of the deluded condition of the heart and mind.
Well Christoph, in this thread you’ve managed to insult others by questioning their character, calling them stupid, ignorant, and un-Christlike. Where others are making simple observations about someone, you are judging others character.
In light of Matt 7:1-5, I’d say you are the one who ‘isn’t very Christlike.’
infidel4life on October 7, 2006 at 8:03 PM
“Do you think it’s right for people to criticize Michelle Malkin’s facial attributes as an attack on her politics? Me neither.”
It was her beauty that brought me to read the first article written by Ms Malkin. Been bug-eyed over her ever since. Beauty and a brilliant mind.
Hening on October 7, 2006 at 8:31 PM
You equated her to a Nazi because of what is most likely Graves’ disease.
That is reprehensible.
I was mostly speaking to Hening who placed his observations in a logical format and was speaking, I believe, from understandable ignorance.
Jesus wouldn’t accuse someone of falling a Satanic ideology because their eyes are large.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 8:32 PM
*following
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 8:33 PM
The Deficit has dropped to $250 Billion, due in large part to President Bush’s implemented tax plan. You go Nancy… you go girl! Yeah, we need a woman to clean up the ’swamp’. Lord I hope her popeyed butt gets kicked next month.
And Christoph, please, give it a rest already. With all due respect, we’re all grown ups here. We don’t need you to be anyone’s conscience. Just give your opinion, like everyone is permitted to do so, and leave it at that. I hate skimming thru all the righteous indignation to get to the meat in the threads… thanks.
SilverStar830 on October 7, 2006 at 8:57 PM
I appreciate your opinion, SilverStar, nonetheless I reiterate my point.
Grown-ups shouldn’t call elected officials Nazi-like because of an immune disorder suffered by many decent people.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 9:29 PM
OK, Mr. Know-It-All, post one link to the fact the Ms. Pelosi has Graves disease.
And again, unlike you, I didn’t accuse, I made an observation.
infidel4life on October 7, 2006 at 9:43 PM
It’s moot whether she has Graves disease (which is most likely based on her physical symptoms that you yourself commented on) or protudring eyes from some other cause… it’s not indicative of Nazism.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 10:00 PM
iInfidel4life,
Here is some good commentary and background on it if you would like to gain a deeper understanding.
Perhaps then you will not equate people with bulging eyes, a physical symptom of a thyroid problem (usually Graves’ disease) with Nancy Pelosi or Nazis.
Attacking someone’s physical characteristics, particularly when these are beyond their control, is one thing, but equating them with with evil as a result is unfortunate.
And it tends to backfire in politics.
All of this said, I don’t like Nancy Pelosi. I prefer to engage people based on what they do and say, though, not on their looks or medical problems.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 10:06 PM
Sorry, forgot the link:
http://home.velocitus.net/deecee/eyedisease.htm
Alright, have fun, the thread is yours; learn a bit if you choose to. I’ll follow SilverStar’s advice at this point.
Christoph on October 7, 2006 at 10:07 PM
I’ll take your reply as meaning there is no indication that she has said disease. Which means your original premise, and thus your following argument holds no water. Which leaves you with your strictly emotional reaction to my comparison of her appearance to that of a brainwashed Nazi, which you object to. Fine, you object to my observation, no problem there, we happen to disagree, which is something thinking mature adults often do.
But over and above simple disagreement you have chosen to judge others here as stupid, ignorant, hateful, insane, of questionable character, and being un-Christlike. Again I refer you to Matthew chapter 7 and suggest you look in the mirror, my friend.
infidel4life on October 7, 2006 at 10:15 PM
Who cares whether Pelosi has a disease or not or whether her eyes bug out or not (which they do!) She is a disease to the American Public. Her socialist views are anti-American. Look at what she is trying to do – impose a socialist society in this country. She is a menace. We don’t need more socialists in this country.
Neocon Peg on October 8, 2006 at 10:49 PM
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