Pelosi Dossier 1 - Nancy Pelosi and the Radical Hallinan Clan

New Zeal ^ | May 30, 2009 | Trevor Loudon

[Free ThinkerNY]

US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi has represented the San Francisco area in Congress since 1987 and has lived there since 1969.

Pelosi has made lot of radical friends in the Bay Area, including the late Vivian Hallinan.

When Vivian Hallinan died in March 1999, Nancy Pelosi placed a tribute in the Congressional Record.

I am very saddened to know that the leader of one of San Francisco's great Irish families, Vivian Hallinan, passed away last night.

Vivian and her family have deep roots in San Francisco and she has contributed immensely to the fiber of our community during her 88-year lifetime. Throughout her life, Vivian was devoted intellecutally and passionately to many causes, well before they became popularly embraced. Her opposition to the war in Vietnam was an example of the courage she displayed in taking an early and fearless stand for her conscience and convictions.

Vivian was a pioneer, a mentor and a leader...

In an article from the San Francisco Examiner also placed in the Congressional Pecord Pelosi described Vivian Hallinan as "a role model for many of us..."

Conn Hallinan, one of Vivian Hallinan's six sons has said "My mother and Nancy were pretty close...".

But who was the Vivian Hallinan that Nancy Pelosi so admired?

According to the San Francisco Examiner article;

Vivian Hallinan, the preeminent peace activist, wife of the later legend Vincent Hallinan and matriach of San Francisco.s, best known Irish political family, whose members include prominent criminal defense lawyer Patrick Hallinan and San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan, has died...

Over a five-decade span, Mrs. Hallinan played a prominent part in San Francisco's progressive politics with grace, beauty and courage. In 1986, when she was 77, she was tear-gassed in Chile while protesting human rights abuses.

[Mandingo Conservative]

Oh, so Pelosi was friends with an Irish American Marxist family?

[hoosiermama]

Is there a file on Ms Nanzi that we can add this one to?

[WilliamofCarmichael]

More on Pelosi and her Democratic Party friends (in case some do not read the article).

"In 1950, [husband Vincent Hallinan] was sentenced to six months in McNeil Island prison for a contempt citation he got while successfully defending union leader Harry Bridges against charges of being a communist.

"Harry Bridges was later revealed as a secret member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA. Coincidentally Bridges was instrumental in the move from Chicago to Hawaii in 1948, of Communist Party member Frank Marshall Davis -- later a mentor to teenage Barack Obama. Bridges also hired and mentored a young Latino Communist Party member named Burt Corona-a mentor to to a young radical named Tony Vilar (Antonio Vilaraigosa), now Mayor of Los Angeles and a former member of President Obama's Economic Transition Team."

[hoosiermama]

Must we rely on other countries to publish the news we all should be reading!

Note the "Democrats" didn't pay taxes then either!This is from the article.... --------------------------------------------------------

In 1950, Mr. Hallinan was sentenced to six months in McNeil Island prison for a contempt citation he got while successfully defending union leader Harry Bridges against charges of being a communist.

Harry Bridges was later revealed as a secret member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA. Coincidentally Bridges was instrumental in the move from Chicago to Hawaii in 1948, of Communist Party member Frank Marshall Davis-later a mentor to teenage Barack Obama. Bridges also hired and mentored a young Latino Communist Party member named Burt Corona-a mentor to to a young radical named Tony Vilar (Antonio Vilaraigosa), now Mayor of Los Angeles and a former member of President Obama's Economic Transition Team.

In 1952, after Mrs. Hallinan persuaded her husband to campaign for president on Henry Wallace's Progressive Party ticket, the couple were indicted for tax evasion. She was acquitted, but he was sentenced to two years in jail.

[hoosiermama]

Looks like the same paragraph stuck out in your mind too.

[muleskinner]

Even among many liberals around S.F., the Hallinan’s were considered on the fringe and kooks. The city of San Francisco has the largest concentration of supportive kooks, unfortunately.

[Fred Nerks]

Vivian Hallinan being arrested at San Francisco civil rights protest (1962)

In l953 Vincent Hallinan ran for President of the United States (as the candidate for Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party) and was also indicted (along with his wife, Vivian) by the IRS on 14 counts of tax evasion.

Vivian was acquitted, but Vincent was convicted on five counts and was fined $622,000 and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. This was his second federal prison term, having served a six month term after the Harry Bridges’s trial.

In the l962 Vivian Hallinan and four of her sons, Terrence, Patrick, Con and Matthew, each received a fine and 30 days in jail relating to civil rights demonstrations.

[LucyT]

Thanks, Fred Nerks.

Ping to article and comments.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

wow who would have thought - irish american commies