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		<title>By: Nancy Pelosi, “Draining the Swamp” or Sandbagging the House &#171; Iron Mill News Service</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nancy Pelosi, “Draining the Swamp” or Sandbagging the House &#171; Iron Mill News Service</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: GayPatriot &#187; Can Democrats be Counted on to Keep their Word?</title>
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		<dc:creator>GayPatriot &#187; Can Democrats be Counted on to Keep their Word?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 17:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] In her latest (must-read) post, Jennifer Rubin comments on the President&#8217;s failure to take &#8220;personal responsibility for our current sea of red ink&#8220;, particularly n notable given the &#8220;stimulus&#8221; and the spendthrift budget he has proposed.  Instead, he blames Bush, just as his fellow Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, also blames the former President for her latest troubles. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: HOTAiR: USA House Leader? Career Criminal Politician Disgrace: Pelosi stands by smear of CIA There Lying &#124; Career Criminal Politicians</title>
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		<dc:creator>HOTAiR: USA House Leader? Career Criminal Politician Disgrace: Pelosi stands by smear of CIA There Lying &#124; Career Criminal Politicians</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I thought the story left off, though, with her having absolved the agency and blamed everything on Bush instead. Are we back to her claiming that the CIA misleads Congress all the time or are we still pretending [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Disgrace: Pelosi stands by smear of CIA</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hot Air &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Disgrace: Pelosi stands by smear of CIA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I thought the story left off, though, with her having absolved the agency and blamed everything on Bush instead. Are we back to her claiming that the CIA misleads Congress all the time or are we still pretending [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Rediscovering a Great &#38; Honorable Man &#124; The Pink Flamingo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rediscovering a Great &#38; Honorable Man &#124; The Pink Flamingo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] all know the left, bought and paid for by George Soros is responsible for 75% of the irrational hatred spewed by the left.  As for the right, they are going to be forced to answer for their almost evil [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Nancy Pelosi, “Draining the Swamp” or Sandbagging the House &#171; POLITISITE: Politics from the RIGHT Side of the WEB</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nancy Pelosi, “Draining the Swamp” or Sandbagging the House &#171; POLITISITE: Politics from the RIGHT Side of the WEB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 18:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Bad News for Pelosi: Approval Ratings Lower than &#8220;American Idol&#8217;s&#8221; Sanjaya Malakar, CIA&#8217;s Approval Ratings Skyrocket &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bad News for Pelosi: Approval Ratings Lower than &#8220;American Idol&#8217;s&#8221; Sanjaya Malakar, CIA&#8217;s Approval Ratings Skyrocket &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Malkin: Keeping the heat on Know-Nothing Nan &amp; the Dem corruptocrats Hot Air: Pathetic: Pelosi plays down CIA criticism, blames Bush instead and Hope and change: GOP even with Dems in party affiliation for first time since 2005 GOPUSA, The [...]</description>
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		<title>By: JeffVader</title>
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		<dc:creator>JeffVader</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a solution for this kind of &quot;definition of is, is&quot; speak by politicians: 
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From the point a politician is sworn into office, and until the end of their term as an elected official, they are under oath.  This way if (when) they lie to the citizens, they will be committing perjury and can be tried in a criminal trial!  
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Why not? would this work? What do you guys think?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a solution for this kind of &#8220;definition of is, is&#8221; speak by politicians:<br />
.<br />
From the point a politician is sworn into office, and until the end of their term as an elected official, they are under oath.  This way if (when) they lie to the citizens, they will be committing perjury and can be tried in a criminal trial!<br />
.<br />
Why not? would this work? What do you guys think?</p>
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		<title>By: sargentj</title>
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		<dc:creator>sargentj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A lie told often enough becomes the truth. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 
~ 
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Destroy the family, you destroy the country. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

He who now talks about the &quot;freedom of the press&quot; goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

We do not have time to play at “oppositions” at “conferences.” We will keep our political opponents… whether open or disguised as “nonparty,” in prison. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers and the disarming of the bourgeoisie (the middle class). 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

One man with a gun can control 100 without one. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

The goal of socialism is communism. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

The bourgeoisie is many times stronger than we. To give it the weapon of freedom of the press is to ease the enemy’s cause, to help the class enemy. We do not desire to end in suicide, so we will not do this. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all. I am just like everybody else. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Fascism is capitalism in decay. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution. 
-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 

Dang Nancy! I knew you were a follower of Lenin&#039;s top 20 but you are out doing yourself today!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lie told often enough becomes the truth.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin<br />
~<br />
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Destroy the family, you destroy the country.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>He who now talks about the &#8220;freedom of the press&#8221; goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>We do not have time to play at “oppositions” at “conferences.” We will keep our political opponents… whether open or disguised as “nonparty,” in prison.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers and the disarming of the bourgeoisie (the middle class).<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>One man with a gun can control 100 without one.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>The goal of socialism is communism.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>The bourgeoisie is many times stronger than we. To give it the weapon of freedom of the press is to ease the enemy’s cause, to help the class enemy. We do not desire to end in suicide, so we will not do this.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all. I am just like everybody else.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Fascism is capitalism in decay.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.<br />
&#8211; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin </p>
<p>Dang Nancy! I knew you were a follower of Lenin&#8217;s top 20 but you are out doing yourself today!</p>
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		<title>By: MSGTAS</title>
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		<dc:creator>MSGTAS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Deflecting is an art with Demoncrates.  Speaker Phuloshit does not want to accept any responsibility for her actions or the actions of the left they blame President Bush. She has had her opportunity to put forward the Demoncrates message but has failed miserably because of she continually tries to put her ego above all else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deflecting is an art with Demoncrates.  Speaker Phuloshit does not want to accept any responsibility for her actions or the actions of the left they blame President Bush. She has had her opportunity to put forward the Demoncrates message but has failed miserably because of she continually tries to put her ego above all else.</p>
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		<title>By: jeffn21</title>
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		<dc:creator>jeffn21</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;If you want to ask Pelosi to step down, here’s where you can voice your comment:

http://speaker.house.gov/contact/

Send PiNanncio a message. We don’t want a liar as Speaker.

afotia on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I just did! And then I posted it on Facebook so everyone I know could do the same. Thank you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If you want to ask Pelosi to step down, here’s where you can voice your comment:</p>
<p><a href="http://speaker.house.gov/contact/" rel="nofollow">http://speaker.house.gov/contact/</a></p>
<p>Send PiNanncio a message. We don’t want a liar as Speaker.</p>
<p>afotia on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
</p></blockquote>
<p>I just did! And then I posted it on Facebook so everyone I know could do the same. Thank you!</p>
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		<title>By: workingforpigs</title>
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		<dc:creator>workingforpigs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 07:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this woman is so stupid she can&#039;t keep up with her mouth and what comes out of it. is she actually in charge of anything in our government, if she is she needs to be removed and put in a room where she can&#039;t hurt anyone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this woman is so stupid she can&#8217;t keep up with her mouth and what comes out of it. is she actually in charge of anything in our government, if she is she needs to be removed and put in a room where she can&#8217;t hurt anyone.</p>
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		<title>By: By the CIA lying, Pelosi now clarifies, &#8216;great respect for the dedicated men and women&#8230; committed to the safety and security of the American people&#8217; &#124; The Kansas Progress</title>
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		<dc:creator>By the CIA lying, Pelosi now clarifies, &#8216;great respect for the dedicated men and women&#8230; committed to the safety and security of the American people&#8217; &#124; The Kansas Progress</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 06:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Geraghty at NRO: In an effort to defuse the crisis, Nancy Pelosi offers a statement clarifying that when she said earlier in the week that the CIA lies to Congress &#8220;all the [...]</description>
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		<title>By: gary fouse</title>
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		<dc:creator>gary fouse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 02:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>few days ago, I posted a humorous bit on the Nancy Pelosi/CIA flap. Unfortunately, this issue is not funny. It seems every day, the story takes a new turn. It would be more accurate to say that Speaker Pelosi&#039;s story takes a new turn with each passing day. 

Whatever your politics or your opinion of the CIA-or water boarding, it is hard to defend Pelosi on this one. She has publicly accused the CIA with lying to Congress. Now she is trying to put the onus back on the Bush Administration. The Speaker has changed her story almost every day as each version is refuted. Is there anybody out there who still believes her? Is there still anybody out there who takes her seriously? Is there anybody out there who still thinks she is fit to be Speaker of the House?

Or even fit to serve in Congress?

When a politician makes such serious charges against an agency like the CIA, they had better be prepared to back it up. If Pelosi speaks the truth, then the public would have to be alarmed at the CIA. This means that the truth of the matter must be brought out. If, in fact, Pelosi, after condemning water boarding and calling for a &quot;truth commission&quot;, is found to have been briefed on the water boarding in September 2002, it makes her a hypocrite of epic proportions. If she then lied to us-in Clintonian style- about what she was told and falsely accused the CIA in an effort to cover up, she is unfit to remain in public office.

Two things need to happen here. First of all, Pelosi needs to be put under oath. Second, President Obama needs to step forward, find out the truth-which he could do quickly-and if appropriate, publicly defend his agency. Up to now, the President has been strangely silent.

Kudos to Leon Panetta.

President Obama, where art Thou?

gary fouse
fousesquawk</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>few days ago, I posted a humorous bit on the Nancy Pelosi/CIA flap. Unfortunately, this issue is not funny. It seems every day, the story takes a new turn. It would be more accurate to say that Speaker Pelosi&#8217;s story takes a new turn with each passing day. </p>
<p>Whatever your politics or your opinion of the CIA-or water boarding, it is hard to defend Pelosi on this one. She has publicly accused the CIA with lying to Congress. Now she is trying to put the onus back on the Bush Administration. The Speaker has changed her story almost every day as each version is refuted. Is there anybody out there who still believes her? Is there still anybody out there who takes her seriously? Is there anybody out there who still thinks she is fit to be Speaker of the House?</p>
<p>Or even fit to serve in Congress?</p>
<p>When a politician makes such serious charges against an agency like the CIA, they had better be prepared to back it up. If Pelosi speaks the truth, then the public would have to be alarmed at the CIA. This means that the truth of the matter must be brought out. If, in fact, Pelosi, after condemning water boarding and calling for a &#8220;truth commission&#8221;, is found to have been briefed on the water boarding in September 2002, it makes her a hypocrite of epic proportions. If she then lied to us-in Clintonian style- about what she was told and falsely accused the CIA in an effort to cover up, she is unfit to remain in public office.</p>
<p>Two things need to happen here. First of all, Pelosi needs to be put under oath. Second, President Obama needs to step forward, find out the truth-which he could do quickly-and if appropriate, publicly defend his agency. Up to now, the President has been strangely silent.</p>
<p>Kudos to Leon Panetta.</p>
<p>President Obama, where art Thou?</p>
<p>gary fouse<br />
fousesquawk</p>
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		<title>By: Friday Data Dump &#124; Daily Danet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Friday Data Dump &#124; Daily Danet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 02:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] saying that when she said she wasn&#039;t briefed about that thing she was briefed about, it was the Bush administration that didn&#039;t brief her about the things she was briefed about. We hear your district may be laying [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] saying that when she said she wasn&#8217;t briefed about that thing she was briefed about, it was the Bush administration that didn&#8217;t brief her about the things she was briefed about. We hear your district may be laying [...]</p>
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		<title>By: TN Mom</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2217227</link>
		<dc:creator>TN Mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 01:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PelosiGate will be a huge distraction for President TelePrompter and the Spendocrats.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PelosiGate will be a huge distraction for President TelePrompter and the Spendocrats.</p>
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		<title>By: Red State State of Mind</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2217066</link>
		<dc:creator>Red State State of Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Jesus does not approve of torture. That is why he sends liars to hell so the devil can do it.

Geochelone on May 15, 2009 at 11:24 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt; Sort of the Eternal form of RENDITION ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Jesus does not approve of torture. That is why he sends liars to hell so the devil can do it.</p>
<p>Geochelone on May 15, 2009 at 11:24 PM</p></blockquote>
<p> Sort of the Eternal form of RENDITION ?</p>
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		<title>By: Jules Crittenden &#187; Getting Cheney</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2215742</link>
		<dc:creator>Jules Crittenden &#187; Getting Cheney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 13:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] her horrible gaffe, shifts fire from the CIA to &#8220;the Bush administration.&#8221; via HotAir. Smart enough not to directly engage Our Dark Lord Cheney? I dunno, to adapt a phrase, so far [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] her horrible gaffe, shifts fire from the CIA to &#8220;the Bush administration.&#8221; via HotAir. Smart enough not to directly engage Our Dark Lord Cheney? I dunno, to adapt a phrase, so far [...]</p>
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		<title>By: CaveatEmpty</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2215712</link>
		<dc:creator>CaveatEmpty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 12:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Zip code -- this one works:
District Office - San Francisco, CA &lt;strong&gt;94102&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zip code &#8212; this one works:<br />
District Office &#8211; San Francisco, CA <strong>94102</strong></p>
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		<title>By: unclesmrgol</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2215309</link>
		<dc:creator>unclesmrgol</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;If you want to ask Pelosi to step down, here’s where you can voice your comment:

http://speaker.house.gov/contact/

Send PiNanncio a message. We don’t want a liar as Speaker.

afotia on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Screening step one for that web page is to group the comments, with those zip codes within Pelosi&#039;s Congressional District going first, those outside Pelosi&#039;s district but within California going second, all other US zips going third, and foreign/no zips going fourth.  Expect, as is traditional, that only the first group actually gets read by Pelosi&#039;s staff, with second and beyond getting polite responses to contact the congressperson in whose district the commenter lies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If you want to ask Pelosi to step down, here’s where you can voice your comment:</p>
<p><a href="http://speaker.house.gov/contact/" rel="nofollow">http://speaker.house.gov/contact/</a></p>
<p>Send PiNanncio a message. We don’t want a liar as Speaker.</p>
<p>afotia on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>Screening step one for that web page is to group the comments, with those zip codes within Pelosi&#8217;s Congressional District going first, those outside Pelosi&#8217;s district but within California going second, all other US zips going third, and foreign/no zips going fourth.  Expect, as is traditional, that only the first group actually gets read by Pelosi&#8217;s staff, with second and beyond getting polite responses to contact the congressperson in whose district the commenter lies.</p>
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		<title>By: Ugly</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2215225</link>
		<dc:creator>Ugly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I’m feeling sorry for her. Not because she doesn’t deserve it because she does.

shick on May 15, 2009 at 8:39 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Huh? Doesn&#039;t or does? MAKE SENSE. Please?

I once said here on Hotair that I found her oddly attractive, but never have I seen expressions of sympathy for this tyrant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I’m feeling sorry for her. Not because she doesn’t deserve it because she does.</p>
<p>shick on May 15, 2009 at 8:39 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Huh? Doesn&#8217;t or does? MAKE SENSE. Please?</p>
<p>I once said here on Hotair that I found her oddly attractive, but never have I seen expressions of sympathy for this tyrant.</p>
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		<title>By: Spot the Idiot: Nancy Pelosi &#171; DPGI &#8211; the aftermath</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2215197</link>
		<dc:creator>Spot the Idiot: Nancy Pelosi &#171; DPGI &#8211; the aftermath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hotair.com/?p=53206#comment-2215197</guid>
		<description>[...] Pathetic: Pelosi plays down CIA criticism, blames Bush instead [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Pathetic: Pelosi plays down CIA criticism, blames Bush instead [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Nancy Pelosi: The Torture Trap&#8230;Or did she unwittingly use the rope to hang herself&#160;&#124;&#160;Conservative Political Report</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2214499</link>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Pelosi: The Torture Trap&#8230;Or did she unwittingly use the rope to hang herself&#160;&#124;&#160;Conservative Political Report</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Hot Air &#8211; After a week of increasingly desperate, cowardly excuses, she saved the best for last. Mind-boggling. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Hot Air &#8211; After a week of increasingly desperate, cowardly excuses, she saved the best for last. Mind-boggling. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Always To The Right</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2214487</link>
		<dc:creator>Always To The Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hotair.com/?p=53206#comment-2214487</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Climbdown...&lt;/strong&gt;

Pathetic: Pelosi plays down CIA criticism, blames Bush instead
After a week of increasingly desperate, cowardly excuses, she saved the best for last. Mind-boggling.

I don&#8217;t know what she could possibly mean by this after......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Climbdown&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Pathetic: Pelosi plays down CIA criticism, blames Bush instead<br />
After a week of increasingly desperate, cowardly excuses, she saved the best for last. Mind-boggling.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what she could possibly mean by this after&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: marklmail</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/15/pathetic-pelosi-plays-down-cia-criticism-blames-bush-instead/comment-page-3/#comment-2214440</link>
		<dc:creator>marklmail</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He tried for years to get nuke capabilities/weapons. He ignored the UN. What are you supposed to do, just ignore a guy who killed hundreds of thousands of kurds with gas? A guy who threw people in wood chippers feet first? A guy who chopped off the legs of the soccer team after a big loss? I&#039;ll stand with the President of the United States of America, thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He tried for years to get nuke capabilities/weapons. He ignored the UN. What are you supposed to do, just ignore a guy who killed hundreds of thousands of kurds with gas? A guy who threw people in wood chippers feet first? A guy who chopped off the legs of the soccer team after a big loss? I&#8217;ll stand with the President of the United States of America, thanks.</p>
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