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Posted on 05/30/2004 9:17:42 AM PDT by jmstein7
Many FReepers have been contacting me about various action items I have posted, saying that they were having difficulty getting the contact info for their Congressmen, Senators, etc. Thus, I have gone ahead and purchased a "SoapBox Alert" on Congress.Org to enable FReepers to use the protest tactics of this left-wing site against the left wingers -- it directly enables you to contact your representatives and Senators (and makes it very easy). I hope you make use of it.
Clicking here will take you to the Action Item. Here is a Sample Letter:
As your constituent, I demand that you move to censure Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA.
On Meet the Press this morning, May 30, 2004, Ms. Pelosi demonstrated that she has lost all semblance of self-control, bursting into tears when asked hard questions and responding with inappropriate, venomous, partisan attacks on President Bush. While it is perfectly fine to debate issues on the merits, such acerbic personal attacks, made for the sole purpose of partisan gain, are unacceptable and unbecoming the one in a Leadership Position in the House of Representative.
Ms. Pelosi, who has demonstrated time and again that she has no dignity, grace, or self control, must be censured and stripped of her leadership position. She has disgraced the House of Representatives and the United States of America. This latest outburst was the last straw for most Americans -- who have has it with this woman and cannot understand why Congress has not taken any action to discipline her for her outrageous behavior..
Further, she should also be taken to task for her reprehensible and shameful ad hominem attack on President Bush on May 20, 2004.
It is blatantly obvious that Ms. Pelosi fully embraces the philosophy of "blame America first" in her personal and political viewpoints, and that her personal and unbridled hatred of President Bush render her incapable of objective thought and action.
Her venomous attack on the Commander In Chief while our nation and our military forces are at war is an outrage and must be dealt with in a swift and serious manner.
If Nancy Pelosi is unable to keep her hatred of the President along with her bellicose and vitriolic rhetoric in check, then she should be removed from office.
Until that time, she must be reprimanded, by censure, swiftly and in no uncertain terms by both houses of Congress. At the minimum, Democrats must do the right thing by joining to censure her and then stripping her of her leadership position.
Ms. Pelosi is not fit to lead, and she has disgraced America -- and her fellow Democrats -- with her acerbic rhetoric.
Please take action against Representative Pelosi now.
To Recap Her Past Behavior:
On 5/21, Minority Leader Pelosi said this:
"I believe that the president's leadership and the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment, and experience," Pelosi told reporters gathered to hear her remarks.
"This president should have known ... when you decide to go to war you have to know what the consequences of your action are and how you can accomplish the mission," Pelosi said.
The House Democratic leader added, "There was plenty of intelligence to say there would be chaos in Iraq following the fall of Baghdad."
"Bush is an incompetent leader. In fact, he's not a leader. He's a person who has no judgment, no experience and no knowledge of the subjects that he has to decide upon."
"Not to get personal about it, but the president's capacity to lead has never been there," Pelosi said.
"In order to lead, you have to have judgment. In order to have judgment, you have to have knowledge and experience. He has none," she added.
This is an outrage. Ms. Pelosi's comments are not a criticism of policy, but they are a direct, ad hominem (personal) attack on the President for mere political gain in a time of war -- and reckless ones at that, for they give our enemies aid and comfort.
The Republicans were quick (for once) to respond:
Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Chairman Marc Racicot addressed John Kerry, saying, "As leader of the Democratic Party, John Kerry needs to repudiate Nancy Pelosi's efforts to blame American deaths in Iraq on the President. No one is to blame for these deaths in Iraq but the terrorists who are trying to prevent freedom from coming to the Middle East."
Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie said, "To angry Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy, terrorists and militia aren't responsible for the deaths of U.S. soldiers, their commander-in-chief is. And our servicemen and women, in putting torture chambers 'under U.S. management,' are no different than a regime that systematically tortured, raped and killed its own people."
"The San Francisco/Boston Democrats led by John Kerry have now adopted Blame America First as their official policy," Gillespie continued in a statement issued to the press.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) said, "Mrs. Pelosi has the right to disagree with President Bush, and it is clear that she has a different vision from the President. But her comments questioning the President's competence cross the line."
"We are in the middle of a war and in the middle of a political campaign. Mrs. Pelosi's comments were meant to inspire her political base. But who else do they inspire? That is the question she should ask herself," Hastert continued.
"Her comments are also wrong," Hastert said.
Further, Hastert said, "Was it incompetence that put Saddam Hussein in jail? Was it incompetence that disbanded the Taliban? Was it incompetence that spurred the fastest economic growth rate in twenty years? Was it incompetence that created the highest home ownership rate in history?"
"Nancy Pelosi should apologize for her irresponsible, dangerous rhetoric," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) told CNN. "She apparently is so caught up in partisan hatred for President Bush that her words are putting American lives at risk."
For these reasons, I urge you to contact your Representatives and Senators today and DEMAND that they issue a formal Censure (reprimand) of Representative Pelosi.
Take action here.
Further, you can write a letter to the editor about Ms. Pelosi here.
I'd say she had a Midol moment, but she's too old. Heehee, I would have loved to seen this!
Good job! BUMP!
Pelosi says that the most successful wartime President in US history is not a leader, is ignorant, etc. Very interesting. Success means incapacity to lead. I see now. Even if Bush's attack on Iraq were less compelling than it is, even if everything the democrats said were true [which they were not], Bush's success spreads fear in the hearts of our enemies. We would be insane, fresh after 9-11-01, to take this air head seriously. Therefore, her knee-jerk partizan statements should be played on Bush ads, along with casualty figures in other wars, and images of not only 9-11, but also images of Pearl Harbor, images of U boats sinking cruise ships during both world wars, images of South Koreans slaughtered by NK, and news clips of Cambodia after the communists took over.
It's a big, scary world, filled with evil. Not much has changed. We need a strong commander-in-chief.
Among Pelosi, Algore, and Kerry, the Dems are spiraling outta control!!!
Here is the reply I got to my complaint about Pelosi from Sam Farr:
---Dear Mr. Sjoberg:
Thank you for contacting me regarding Leader Nancy Pelosi's remarks on the war in Iraq.
Admittedly, Leader Pelosi was frank and direct in her remarks but she gave voice to a growing sentiment -- and evidence -- that this Administration has mislead the country with regard to the war and miscalculated the impact of U.S. actions in Iraq on the global community. I, too, believe that this war's failure is largely due to the lack of leadership by President beginning with his willingness to make grand foreign policy gestures at the expense of our national credibility around the world. Furthermore, the very least our men and women in combat deserve is to know that their Commander in Chief has a complete plan of action before they go into battle. Because of the volatile security situation on the ground, attempts at winning the 'hearts and minds' of the Iraqis via the $18 billion reconstruction effort is failing, with only approximately $1 billion spent in projects through April, 2004. Unfortunately, every day it becomes more and more clear that there is no comprehensive plan for Iraq. Since President Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" in May 2003, more U.S. soldiers have been killed than during the actual war, with U.S. troops sustaining a horrific loss of 145 lives in April 2004 alone.
Looking forward, the role of the United Nations in Iraq should be increased. We need the considerable expertise of the United Nations in building democratic institutions and helping to develop a viable civil society. Most importantly, however, the UN can bring international legitimacy to the transition process when Ambassador Bremer and the Coalition Provisional Authority pass governing responsibility to the interim government.
Obviously, war is tragic and while each of us may hold different opinions about whether the U.S. should have gone to war, we must all remember and honor the casualties of war. That demands accountability by the U.S. for its actions and a strong post-conflict reconstruction effort -- something this Administration has failed to provide.
Sincerely,
Sam Farr
Member of Congress, CA-17---
The Dems are all having nervous breakdowns. All their attacks on Bush are having little effect on polls and they have nothing to run on.
With luck, she'll quit, Boxer will lose and Bush wins California.
Painfully so.
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