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Nancy Pelosi and her definition of people of faith
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Posted on 01/27/2006 12:09:56 PM PST by italianquaker

January 27, 2006

PELOSI DEFINES “PEOPLE OF FAITH”

At the National Press Club yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi commented on President Bush’s upcoming State of the Union address. In doing so, she touched on the subject of values and religion. Referring to Democrats, she said that the “best way…for us to speak to people of faith is in terms of the work we do; in terms of the budget, for example. The budget is a document that’s supposed to be a statement of our national values.” By “people of faith,” Pelosi meant people like the 114 protesters who were arrested last month for blocking the entrance to the Capitol. “We had the people of faith working against this budget. They had events in the Capitol, they were arrested on the steps of the Cannon Building….”

Catholic League president Bill Donohue saw this is illuminating:

“Ask anyone leaving church on Sunday what public policy issues motivate ‘people of faith’ and the likely answer will be such things as abortion, same-sex marriage, assisted suicide, drugs, illegitimacy, etc. Ask Nancy Pelosi and she says the federal budget.

“Worse than her ignorance is her disdain for the faithful. For example, she likes to call those who are pro-life ‘anti-choice.’ She not only objected to the ‘Justice Sunday’ event that took place last April in Louisville, she said the rally (which included several prominent people of faith, myself included) was marked by ‘assaults on the courts.’ When her party lost the 2004 presidential election, she arrogantly said, ‘As a devout Catholic, I observe with great regret the intervention of some Catholic bishops who joined evangelical leaders in the political arena.’ In other words, all these religious leaders not only fail to meet her qualifications as ‘the people of faith’ (as she likes to call them), they are a threat to democracy.

“According to Democratic strategist Paul Begala, on the night of the presidential election, former President Bill Clinton told him, ‘you can’t ignore those social, cultural values voters.’ He was right. Moreover, Clinton knows the difference between a budget and a bible.”


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; faith; pelosi
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Says it all
1 posted on 01/27/2006 12:09:59 PM PST by italianquaker
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To: italianquaker

...and they wonder why Republicans are the party of religion and traditional values?


2 posted on 01/27/2006 12:12:36 PM PST by RedBeaconNY (Vous parlez trop, mais vous ne dites rien.)
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To: italianquaker

If "San Fran Nan" is a "devout Catholic," I'm the Wizard of Oz.


3 posted on 01/27/2006 12:13:25 PM PST by RexBeach ("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
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To: italianquaker

In her mind, Faith = Budget, and therefore Faith = Money


4 posted on 01/27/2006 12:13:58 PM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: italianquaker
Blah, blah,blah. These lefties are soooooo idiotic but they are good for a laugh. I've been laughing at them a lot lately.
5 posted on 01/27/2006 12:15:04 PM PST by BMC1
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To: italianquaker
perfect example of the DUmmies' party implosion..these people are so out of touch with mainstream that they think that they ARE mainstream.
pathetic really when BJ Clinton is able to nail it (pun intended)

oh yeah, there is no way that Pelosi is a Catholic...a creaster at most.
6 posted on 01/27/2006 12:16:05 PM PST by socialismisinsidious (Liberals are all about choice UNTIL you choose differently than them.)
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To: theDentist

She *IS* a person of great faith.

Great faith in big brother and the nanny state, that is.


7 posted on 01/27/2006 12:16:15 PM PST by RedStateRocker
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To: italianquaker
Clinton told him, ‘you can’t ignore those social, cultural values voters.’

Notice he said "those voters," not "us voters." It's "us vs. them" in the thinking of the Democrats. "They" are willing to take "our" votes, but "they" are definitely not aligned with "us."

8 posted on 01/27/2006 12:16:48 PM PST by My2Cents (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell)
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To: theDentist

And dogma = abortion.


9 posted on 01/27/2006 12:16:52 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: italianquaker
The budget is a document that’s supposed to be a statement of our national values.

I assume this means that our national budget is getting smaller as our traditional values are whittled away.

/s

10 posted on 01/27/2006 12:17:45 PM PST by Caveman Lawyer (Cluckin' defiance)
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To: RexBeach

Right Rex! Someone who is truly devout has a modicum of spiritual maturity and would never call themselves 'devout'.


11 posted on 01/27/2006 12:18:21 PM PST by pbear8 (I have to wait until Monday for '24'!!!! =()
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To: italianquaker
Clinton knows the difference between a budget and a bible

And he used his Bible as a prop.

12 posted on 01/27/2006 12:18:43 PM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: italianquaker

‘As a devout Catholic, I observe with great regret the intervention of some Catholic bishops who joined evangelical leaders in the political arena.’

Dear Sen Pelosi:
What then is your view of the most bodacious and august reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton poking into the realm of politics? Hmmmmm?


13 posted on 01/27/2006 12:19:33 PM PST by roaddog727 (P=3/8 A. or, P=plenty...............)
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To: italianquaker
Don't mess with Bill Donohue.

He smashes lefties like Pelosi with ease.

14 posted on 01/27/2006 12:20:02 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: italianquaker

I know people who faithfully brush their teeth three times a day. That must be who she is referring to.


15 posted on 01/27/2006 12:20:35 PM PST by bella1
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To: RexBeach

I choked on that one, too! The "people of faith" that I know are all opposed to murdering the unborn.


16 posted on 01/27/2006 12:21:23 PM PST by Theresawithanh (Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.)
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To: RedBeaconNY
“best way…for us to speak to people of faith is in terms of the work we do; in terms of the budget, for example. The budget is a document that’s supposed to be a statement of our national values.”

You just can not make this stuff up. Hope she gets the party nomination for '08.

17 posted on 01/27/2006 12:21:28 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever
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To: italianquaker

Great example of the difference between secular libs(Pelosi is one, I don't care what she claims)and conservatives.
The libs feel the highest authority is man made law. Conservatives respect man made law but know that there is a higher law and this is where morals and values come in.


18 posted on 01/27/2006 12:22:31 PM PST by oneofmany (Proud to be intolerant)
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To: italianquaker
"Clinton knows the difference between a budget and a bible.”

only in regard to their value as a prop.

19 posted on 01/27/2006 12:26:04 PM PST by joebuck
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To: italianquaker

"As a devout Catholic,"

I about spewed my coffee on the screen with that statement.


20 posted on 01/27/2006 12:26:16 PM PST by Integrityrocks
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