Stimulus and STDs: Pelosi explains it all to you
posted at 5:47 pm on January 29, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via MKH, another magical stimulus moment for Madam Speaker. It couldn’t be clearer: If we reduce the number of STDs, we reduce our aggregate health care expenses, which in turn stimulates the economy by … ensuring there aren’t so many people laid up at home with gonorrhea that they can’t go to the mall to shop, I guess. Just vote for the bill, wingnuts.
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Dumber than dirt; this is the only explanation for this woman! The American people need to see more of this dirt clod in action. Jeez!
Keemo on January 29, 2009 at 5:49 PM
I like this comment by MKH:
:-)
I’d like to know if Pelosi has ever spent any extensive time in flyover country to get to know a few Americans who don’t live in the Bay area???????
INC on January 29, 2009 at 5:50 PM
keep talking Pelosi, please!
Sincerly,
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
jp on January 29, 2009 at 5:51 PM
No need for a condom, Pelosi. My erection strangely vanished.
Chuck Schick on January 29, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Nancy’s from San Francisco, where STDs can shut down the entire economy.
Cicero43 on January 29, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Actualy, people NOT getting STDs would HURT the economy.
All those Doctors, Nurses, and drug manufacturers would be out of WORK!
Save a Doctors JOB! Unsafe Sex for all!
Romeo13 on January 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Oh jeeeeeze we are sooo deep in the shid.
ronsfi on January 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
You know if it wasn’t for Conservative political forces that stop alot of liberal insanity from happening, say if they had their own country that was 100% Liberal fascist.
they’d quickly die off and collapse, a few may wake up to reality and become conservatives
jp on January 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
KNOW YOUR POWER
Barrack on January 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Are STD’s really that much of a drain on the US economy or do I live in a sterile, non-STD bubble?
ctmom on January 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM
STD’s are running for the hills.
Barrack on January 29, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Is it Halloween already,my Gosh ugh. Couldnt be any clearer Nan You are big on prevention,ok got it,so why are we in this economical mess again?
canditaylor68 on January 29, 2009 at 5:53 PM
“Nancy’s from San Francisco, where STDs can shut down the entire economy.”
Yeah, she obviously believes the rest of the country has the same level of “health” problems. Nothing like showing off that famed ‘San Francisco’ intellect.
GarandFan on January 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Pelosi “I came to Washington to do what’s best for Americans” NOTE THE WORDING “…what’s best for…” NOT “do the will of the people”. This is the LIB philosophy in a nutshell. F off Nancy.
marklmail on January 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM
LOL. I like that explanation. It’s a lot like the one that spending tons o’cash on the NEA makes more jobs for snooty little artistes and then people buy their “artwork” which stimulates the economy. I guess.
So Pelosi wants us to get lucky with whomever we want so that we can get STDs, then stimulate the economy by buying lots of antibiotics, antivirals, etc? Interesting theory there, Pelos. Interesting theory.
mjk on January 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM
$335 million is a lot of condoms, but it still won’t last very long.
Maybe they should do a cap and trade on non-monogamous sex.
pedestrian on January 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I have had some pretty spectacular debates with my friends on the left about the STD and contraception stimulus.
They’re not comfortable at all having these debates. As general appropriations the concepts are difficult enough to defend. As stimulus expenditures it’s downright gutter balling.
gabriel sutherland on January 29, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Pelosi, the poster woman for abstinence!!
I wouldn’t hit that with or without protection, and that’s saying a lot since some of my friends say I would do a snake if someone would hold it’s head down!/sarc
Liberty or Death on January 29, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Best.Stimulus-Related.Post.Ever.
The Ugly American on January 29, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Seeing and/or hearing Pelosi is an Anti-Stimulus. Big time.
Maquis on January 29, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Hey Nanc, know who could stimulate the economy, if they were healthier?
25 million aborted babies.
fogw on January 29, 2009 at 5:56 PM
She stumbles with great sincerity…
right2bright on January 29, 2009 at 5:57 PM
I truly think she is nuts. She seems completely divorced from reality.
Y-not on January 29, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Pelosi is way into eugenics as a way to improve the economy: abortion, birth control, “std prevention.”
pedestrian on January 29, 2009 at 5:57 PM
If they want to slow down population growth, hang her picture in every bedroom. Yikes.
San Fran Nan(ny) State. Clueless.
kingsjester on January 29, 2009 at 5:58 PM
On Fox News Blagojevich is impeached
William Amos on January 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM
she is an std stopper!
Mercy4Me on January 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Note to self: Do not watch Pelosi vids without cocktail in hand. Bright note: I’ve no appetite for dinner.
anniekc on January 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Can you believe this woman is two heartbeats away from the Presidency? She can’t even form a coherent sentence!! As another poster said — keep on talking. You make a good case to vote Republican!!
Callie C. on January 29, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Good thing her version of the bill has already past, last time she “explained” part of the package for us, it got cut.
Cindy Munford on January 29, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Hey, I want to give credit to whoever that reporter is. At least she asked a question that George Stephanopoulos didn’t in his interview with Pelosi. Stephanopoulos’ interview such a softball interview.
terryannonline on January 29, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Ask any man the number one reason he doesn’t wear a condom and see how many answer “money”.
Chuck Schick on January 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM
I wish somebody would propose the “Nancy Bill” – minimum I.Q. requirements prior to running for government office.
sherry on January 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM
She said prevention about three times, so I guess prevention equals stimulus…or something.
Disturb the Universe on January 29, 2009 at 6:03 PM
If Pelosi wants to stop the spread of STD’s, just keep appearing on tv; any viewers will find their drive to fornicate stopped in its tracks.
Bishop on January 29, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Nobody twitches better than Nancy when attempting to answer a question. She’s like Paula Abdul — she stammers out a few buzz words and cannot complete a thought or a sentence…egads!
jen on January 29, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Translated: It’s good for the economy because it’s in the stimulus. Stop asking particulars. You know how many monkeys with typewriters we had to hire in order to get this bill into existence? Probability is a bitch!
MadisonConservative on January 29, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Nancy Pelosi, the Salt Peter of Speakers
marklmail on January 29, 2009 at 6:06 PM
The Dems in the Senate raised it from 335 mil to 400 and the total is now close to 900 bil.
goat on January 29, 2009 at 6:06 PM
If you want to watch the full video of Speaker Pelosi including a portion where she calls the contraception stimulus “the planned parenthood position” you can view it at this link.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4761683n
Pelosi claims the “planned parenthood position” would have saved states 700 million dollars. She goes on to admit “this vehicle” was not best for the planned parenthood position.
Our Speaker of the House is unexplainable.
gabriel sutherland on January 29, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Look at the vacancy in the Speaker’s eyes; the Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives, that is.
::::builds bunker:::
baldilocks on January 29, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Every minute Nancy’s face is on TV prevents 12 pregnancies per 10,000 viewers
DarkCurrent on January 29, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Watching this woman try to think on her feet is like watching a botched sketch on “Who’s Line Is It Anyway”, except she’s not funny.
As my eyes glazed over listening to her, I couldn’t help but notice that the Harrison School District had a 2 hour delay.
*groan*
Time for cocktails…
turfmann on January 29, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Because heaven knows Nancy, that 1 in 4 Teenage STD rate is because contraceptives are so very rare in modern American society.
BKennedy on January 29, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Not only is she a liar, she’s a stupid liar. A pathetically stupid liar.
redfoxbluestate on January 29, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Pelosi, wrong stimulus.
- The Cat
MirCat on January 29, 2009 at 6:12 PM
You can lead a horny couple to condoms, but you can’t make them use them.
MadisonConservative on January 29, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Ya know when I read the word sterile in your comments the first thing that came to my mind is, is there an STD that makes people sterile and if so can we spread it like the white man did to the Indians via blankets, include that in the stimulus package I for one would be all for it. I do not wish to kill anyone just want to be the most compassionate conservative I can by preventing conception of children to parents who can not or will not provide for them.
PiggieSez on January 29, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Nancy does make a strong case for prevention
DarkCurrent on January 29, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I just saw Nancy Pelosi on Fox News. She said that “Republicans in America support this legislation, its the Republicans in Congress that don’t.” Is she talking about us? Is she really that insane?
ctmom on January 29, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I’m getting over stimulated.
ronsfi on January 29, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I’m noticing a lot of things that are sneaking in socialized health care. Stepping it in.
MirCat on January 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM
This is not a family friendly conversation and I blame the Democrats. Obama is in office little more than a week and already children are exposed to the consequences of sexual promiscuity in the evening news. At least Clinton waited until the end of his second term.
Can we please follow Rush’s lead and call this budget buster porkulus? Call me old-fashioned, but my husband has all the stimulus package I need.
Terrie on January 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Reputedly I heard that Nancy Pelosi wasn’t into the hippie movement in the 1960′s and 1970′s because of motherhood. Well she is making up for lapse of frivolity then by embracing the hippie attitude now that she missed out on 40 years ago. How else can you explain a 60+ year old woman sounding more immature than Willow Palin?
technopeasant on January 29, 2009 at 6:21 PM
I saw at Urban Grounds that DeMint is twittering.
Here’s the link: JimDeMint at Twitter
Here’s his most recent Twitter:
INC on January 29, 2009 at 6:21 PM
If Nancy really wants to do something for society perhaps she could obtain funding for a condom big enough to encompass the entire city of San Francisco.
rplat on January 29, 2009 at 6:22 PM
She can stop STDs for very little money. Plaster pictures of her face with the slogan “Stay VD-free with Nancy Pelosi!” everywhere, and the rate at which STDs, pregnancies, and sexual contact period occur will drop through the floor.
In fact, just thinking about Pelosi and sex makes me want to beat my husband if he comes over even to kiss me. Blech!
Anna on January 29, 2009 at 6:22 PM
She owns this……
………. and now without any Republicans to blame, she is starting to squirm.
Seven Percent Solution on January 29, 2009 at 6:23 PM
As Rush put it if you want to reduce pregnancy or STD’s just put Nancy Pelosi’s mug on your bedroom wall and stare at it. You’ll never want to dive in.
technopeasant on January 29, 2009 at 6:23 PM
With all this stimulating going on we need that money for birth control or else our population will really spike in 9 months
Corsair on January 29, 2009 at 6:24 PM
wow. i hope the rest of the interview went better than that 30-second clip.
toenail on January 29, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Nancy Porklosi
Mark_Tampa on January 29, 2009 at 6:26 PM
What is so hard to understand? In Pelosi’s marxist commune, babies are not future entrepreneurs, workers and shoppers providing the engine for capitalism. Babies are another mouth to feed and provide welfare benefits and free health care to. Admit it. She is right.
tommylotto on January 29, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Pelosi: “I’m a big supporter of prevention, just not abstenence.”
PappaMac on January 29, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Let’s see if any news outlets transcribe that answer phonetically.
- The Cat
MirCat on January 29, 2009 at 6:29 PM
These people have their own version of the stimulus package.
Corsair on January 29, 2009 at 6:29 PM
She is a genius.
WisCon on January 29, 2009 at 6:29 PM
gonorrhea, syphilis, hiv, warts, chlamydia,and crabs. Maybe that’s what she meant by the 6 in 06 campaign.
rob verdi on January 29, 2009 at 6:30 PM
That blinking freak. She’s a lying sociopath.
marklmail on January 29, 2009 at 6:30 PM
All Nancy has to do is put her face on condom wrappers and STDs would go down by ninety percent because no man would be able to go through with the act after having seen Ms. Peelousy’s face on the packet just before the act.
But again this is the insane logic of the dems and the people who elect them.
eaglewingz08 on January 29, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Nancy Pelosi: the 21st c version of Thomas Malthus.
technopeasant on January 29, 2009 at 6:31 PM
if a few less people were so stimulated, we wouldn’t have so many STDs
gatorboy on January 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Nancy is the biggest STD there is. Is there any way we can add money to the bailout to reduce her down to nothing. One Nancy P is was too many.
Brat4life on January 29, 2009 at 6:36 PM
I’m sorry but that is the STUPIDEST woman i have ever seen…
dangitt on January 29, 2009 at 6:38 PM
If you don’t vote Republican for any other reason, do it just to help get rid of this woman. I mean it, she is a terrible Speaker.
Terrye on January 29, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Weakest excuse evah????
Princeps on January 29, 2009 at 6:49 PM
I lost my tingle.
infidel on January 29, 2009 at 6:51 PM
approval ratings don’t matter to her. voters’ wishes don’t matter to her. facts don’t matter to her. she is a lefty freak inside and out.
marklmail on January 29, 2009 at 6:52 PM
The part after she said “I’ll tell you how” is what convinced me. There’s not escaping that kind of logic
DarkCurrent on January 29, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Lying liar lying! How anyone could be okay with this blatant dishonesty is scary and not a good sign for our country. People as disgusting and contemptible as her rule us and it makes me sick. Guns and gold. This cannot continue to go on like this.
King of the Britons on January 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM
No, that isn’t even close. Stupidity can be forgiven. This is pure and blatant, in-your-face, screw you dishonesty. Nothing less. I wouldn’t give her the credit for being that stupid because she isn’t. She is a power hungry, ideologically driven politician.
King of the Britons on January 29, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Isn’t it comforting to know that she’s 3rd in line to be POTUS? I sleep so well nights just knowing that.
ORrighty on January 29, 2009 at 7:06 PM
The usual trolls seem embarrassed into silence.
CK MacLeod on January 29, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Nancy could be the poster-child for the effects of Gonorrhea on the human brain!!
christene on January 29, 2009 at 7:09 PM
ROFLMAO
Ann on January 29, 2009 at 7:10 PM
There ya go, INC. Fixed it for ya. ;)
gryphon202 on January 29, 2009 at 7:22 PM
How did she get where she is today? This woman is dumb as a post.
Why does the MSM not just mock her? You know that the reporterette has to be thinking…. “Jeez she’s stupid”.
roux on January 29, 2009 at 7:28 PM
This is your brain on drugs.
Any questions ?
elgeneralisimo on January 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Those who don’t know, and have not told your kids, that unprotected sex puts you at risk for getting an STD raise your hand.
scalleywag on January 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM
The only thing I can figure is she gets large campaign contributions from a condom manufacturer.
scalleywag on January 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Wow! Speechless. Do Democrats even like her?! Now that she has explained how contraceptives and treatment of STDs will stimulate the economy, maybe she will move on to her real agenda which is bound to save even more health dollars–abortionS and euthanasia. SHE’S ON A ROLL!!
DrStock on January 29, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Pelozi is such a bitch..
Im sorry but this stupid broad needs to be taken out to the woodshed..
and have her makup pounded back into shape..
she cant be this much of a DINGBAT..
Hell is this what al of those hollywood sluts end up to be like a ding dong runnning congress because she cant even run her own home??
Morons..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTq2NEUlhDE
jcila on January 29, 2009 at 7:35 PM
She is such a frigging moron
Im sorry but ever one of these liberals soon will get their commuppance..
im serious if the poeple of this country dont revolt.
I know all of those islamic nazis the liberals are importing will take every liberal to task..
Morons..
Try selling your condoms pelozi overseas..
oh and pelozi (how do you know what a condom does)
do you use one?
jcila on January 29, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Exactly. You can see it in her eyes that she knows she’s peddling nonsense. That is why she hesitates. However, she continues to do it.
terryannonline on January 29, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Lil different take:
CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC
These networks support Nancy Pelosi 100%. These networks are owned by people who support Nancy Pelosi. Just a reminder:
General Electric:
* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.
* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.
* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).
The “MS” in MSNBC
means microsoft
Other Holdings:
* GE Consumer Electronics.
* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.
* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.
* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.
==================================================
WESTINGHOUSE / CBS INC.
Westinghouse Electric Company, part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)
whos #1 on the Board of Directors? None other than:
Frank Carlucci (of the Carlyle Group)
Television Holdings:
* CBS: includes 14 stations and over 200 affiliates in the US.
* CBS Network News: 60 minutes, 48 hours, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, CBS Morning News, Up to the Minute.
* Country Music Television, The Nashville Network, 2 regional sports networks.
* Group W Satellite Communications.
Other Holdings:
* Westinghouse Electric Company: provides services to the nuclear power industry.
* Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company: disposes of nuclear and hazardous wastes. Also operates 4 government-owned nuclear power plants in the US.
* Energy Systems: provides nuclear power plant design and maintenance.
================================================================
VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.
Television Holdings:
* Paramount Television, Spelling Television, MTV, VH-1, Showtime, The Movie Channel, UPN (joint owner), Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel (joint owner), Flix.
* 20 major market US stations.
Media Holdings:
* Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, Blockbuster Video, Famous Players Theatres, Paramount Parks.
* Simon & Schuster Publishing.
=============================================
DISNEY / ABC / CAP (donated 640 thousand to GW’s 2000 campaign)
Television Holdings:
* ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households.
* ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America.
* ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E, History Channel and E!
* Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television.
Media Holdings:
* Miramax, Touchtone Pictures.
* Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover.
* 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers.
* Hyperion book publishers.
* Infoseek Internet search engine (43%).
Other Holdings:
* Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas.
* All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines.
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America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warner–the largest merger in corporate history.
Television Holdings:
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* Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers.
Media Holdings:
* HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera.
* Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company.
* 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune, Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD Magazine.
Other Holdings:
* Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling.
Keemo on January 29, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Well I guess if we are trying to stimulate the economy by lowering STD’s, maybe we should just quarantine San Francisco from the rest of the country and we could lower STD rates by up to 50%.
NeverLiberal on January 29, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Is Pelosi serious? She doesn’t have a brain! A empty shell, she has to be the biggest nit wit in History. geeezeee
sheebe on January 29, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Pelosi is what the left accuses Palin of being.
V15J on January 29, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Hoisted on her own
petardbotox injection.This spending bill and Pelosi’s mutterings are the equivalent of a slow arching pitch right over center plate.
Republicans deserve to wander the desert for a generation if they fail to aggressively take a swing at Pelosi and the pork train.
moxie_neanderthal on January 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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