House Speaker Pelosi lashes out at antiwar protesters

World Socialist Web Site ^ | 10/15/07 | Patrick Martin

[Dane]

“Look,” she said, “I had, for five months, people sitting outside my home, going into my garden in San Francisco, angering neighbors, hanging their clothes from trees, building all kinds of things—Buddhas? I don’t know what they were—couches, sofas, chairs, permanent living facilities on my front sidewalk.”

Poor wittle nancy, when you lay down with dogs you get fleas, and you and your democrat party cohorts deserve them.

[DBrow]

I recall her protests when people camped out in Crawford, Tx.

[rocksblues]

Nancy, just convince your colleagues to cut off funding for this war and they will go away.

Meanwhile she will be reelected after 2 years of trying to destroy our country. And making millions on the death of our soldiers.

[chaos_5]

She told reporters that antiwar demonstrators had established seemingly permanent protest encampments outside her home in San Francisco several months, and more recently outside her Washington home as well. hahahahahahahahah..... HA!

[MaxMax]

focusing on Pelosi’s complaint that antiwar protesters should target the Republican congressional delegation, not the Democratic, because it was the Republicans who through filibusters in the Senate were sustaining Bush’s war policy.

HA HA! You didn't have to place the funding up for a Vote NANCY!
It's your fault, not the Repubs. Nice try though.

[Jorge]

This is almost too funny.

I think they deserve each other.

[oneamericanvoice]

"...they would be arrested for loitering, but because they have ‘Impeach Bush’ across their chest, it’s the First Amendment.” Yes, Nancy. That's free speech. But you'd be okay if it was a Republican's home they were protesting at. I almost feel like sending a care package to those folks, so they stay longer. But then I really do support the troops!

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the...............HA ha!!!

[Freee-dame]

We have to make responsible decisions in the Congress

When will this begin?

[MissMagnolia]

Since Cindy Sheehan is running against Pelosi, she should set up another Camp Casey outside Nasty’s house for the duration of the campaign ..... wouldn’t that be “rich”!

[oneamericanvoice]

"Pelosi tried to backtrack..."They are leaders."" Yep! They're leaders alright! Leading right off the Left cliff! It should be fun around Halloween! She's already got the scary face, and the army of the living dead!

[JoanneSD]

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“Look,” she said, “I had, for five months, people sitting outside my home, going into my garden in San Francisco, angering neighbors, hanging their clothes from trees, building all kinds of things—Buddhas? I don’t know what they were—couches, sofas, chairs, permanent living facilities on my front sidewalk.”
Look like my neighborhood with the third world people living nearby....not just camping out...

[oneamericanvoice]

Can’t figure how they can scream “cut off the funding” and “we support the troops”....

Cut off the funding...but give the soldiers body armor.
Cut off the funding...but make sure you feed them.
Cut off the funding...but make sure they have electricity.
Cut off .........

[Captain Kirk]

Not contradictory at all. You don’t need any of these if the soldiers are brought home.

[rdl6989]

Since Cindy Sheehan is running against Pelosi, she should set up another Camp Casey outside Nasty’s house for the duration of the campaign ..... wouldn’t that be “rich”!

I'm popping the popcorn now.

[LADY J]

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful Democrat in Washington"

Patrick Martin must be smoking something!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

What is she whining about? Those are her constituents, the ones who elected her.

[Soul Seeker]

So she's getting a taste of what they've dished out to those on the other aisle. Good.

The Democratic leader rebuked those antiwar activists who have begun to recognize that congressional Democrats, not merely the Republicans, are opposed to ending the war.

The dirty little secret is out. They may not want to be In Iraq, but even less do they want to be tagged for another 30 years as responsible for "losing a war". they'd bring them home in a heartbeat with no regard for the people over there or our own safety. But only if they can attach the defeat to a republican. They haven't been able to sucker enough Republicans to go along, so they refuse to do the one thing that could end the war. they are opposed to ending the war so long as they would reap the blame for the chaos and lack of security that unfolds.

Apparently the nuts in their base are finally starting to wake up. They aren't awake, but they are starting to have reality intrude on their dream world.

Psstt....hey leftists...if a Dem President is elected..the troops aren't coming home. Maybe a few thousand for show would be brought back temporarily, but most of them will still be there the same way the troops are STILL in the places Bill Clinton sent them.

[oneamericanvoice]

You can not say that you support the troops but don’t want them to have what they need while deployed. I am a veteran.

[freekitty]

Hey Nancy, it’s your fault; not Bush’s.